Hoot Hester has been played on NTS shows including Country Hayride, with I Still Love Her Memory first played on 13 August 2023.

Hubert Dwane "Hoot" Hester (August 13, 1951 – August 30, 2016) was an American fiddle player, multi-instrumentalist, and country music and bluegrass artist. He was born on a small farm near Louisville, Kentucky, on August 13, 1951. Hester played with a number of well-known bands, and later became a session musician and a longtime member of the Grand Old Opry's staff band. Hester was also a featured performer at the NAMM Show during the time it was held in Nashville c. 1993…