It was a huge undertaking but none of it ever felt forced or rushed. What we got definitely exceeded any expectations we had when we started in May of 2019. ![]() This felt like a chance to finally get all my favorites in one place and hopefully take the songs to another level. “I’ve met so many wonderful people and musicians through playing music and hosting the podcast. “Music is about community,” said Josh Muddiman. They believe so strongly that the Cincinnati music scene is one of the best around and these 12 songs can attest to that. Soon after, they had another song ready, and snagged another guest, and so on and so forth until they ended up with 12 songs and 29 guests. Knowing they needed a little extra something, they reached out to friend and current Frontier Folk Nebraska guitarist Travis Talbert to add some magic to the track. They worked so well together that almost immediately, they arranged another session for an older original song, “Love’s Not a Dirty Word”. After reaching out to producer and compadre Jacob Tippey, they arranged a recording session. He recruited fellow music-obsessive and longtime friend Tim Brown to lend a hand, and they got to work covering Jim Ford’s tune. ![]() ![]() By 2019, Big Mouth USA was a success, and Josh needed a theme song. In each episode, Josh interviews regional musicians to discuss their favorite album and how it influences their work. In 2016, Josh created a podcast called Big Mouth USA (named for the Jim Ford song). What started as a simple bit of fun soon became a boundless undertaking of music and community one song soon snowballed into a full-length LP. The Racket Club is a musical collective led by multi-instrumentalists Josh Muddiman and Tim Brown (both formerly of Lost Coast).
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