Side Tracks: Culture in Northwest Montana
Side Tracks is the Daily Inter Lake’s podcast exploring the people and ideas shaping culture in northwest Montana. From Flathead Valley musicians to chefs, each episode spotlights the creatives and tastemakers defining life in and around the Flathead Valley region.
Through in-depth conversations and live sessions, Side Tracks takes you inside the process - how songs get written, menus get built and creative communities take root in Montana. The podcast also features episodes from our Press Play series, with interviews and live performances recorded in the Daily Inter Lake press room floor.
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Side Tracks: Culture in Northwest Montana
Press Play Interview: Jamie Wyman
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Whitefish singer-songwriter Jamie Wyman is preparing to release Return to the Mothership — a 22-track folk-rock opera rooted in Tarot, transformation, and the raw emotion of lived experience. In this candid conversation with Daily Inter Lake reporter Taylor Inman, Wyman shares how she left a career in social work to fully embrace music, channeling heartbreak and hope into songs that heal.
They talk early influences, songwriting through grief and vertigo, and what it means to create a concept album for women who are trying to make the world a better place. With roots in Kalispell and an origin story involving Craigslist, ukuleles, and Janis Joplin, Jamie’s path to becoming a Montana music mainstay is anything but ordinary. Hear the stories behind “Secrets from Beyond the Veil” and “Spinning Out,” and get a preview of Jamie’s upcoming album before its official release this fall.
Jamie Wyman Duo is performing live on Daily Inter Lake's press room floor for a lunchtime show on Friday, May 2nd 2025. Read Taylor's full article on Jamie on dailyinterlake.com and watch the full interview on our YouTube channel.
Connect with Jamie! jamiewymanband.com...and learn more about Blue Star Resort in Columbia Falls, where we held our interview!
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In Season 3 of Daily Inter Lake's Deep Dive podcast, we explore the devastating fire that struck the small town of Noxon, Montana. By the end of the day on February 27, 2024, three-quarters of the town’s business community were wiped out. Listen to the two-part story on any audio platform you prefer, or watch the series on our YouTube channel.
Daily Inter Lake's Press Play concerts are a subscriber-only benefit and support our Newspaper in Education (NIE) Program. Catch your next show at flatheadtickets.com/
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