Yodelin' Vern Lockhart is a hillbilly singer with a problem. On the verge of stardom in the late 1920s, he inadvertently has made a deal he only vaguely understands. It's only when he meets Jo Cullen, a present-day musicologist that he begins to grasp what's happened. THE MUSICIANER is a time-traveling saga that details Vern's story - both past and present - while highlighting musical performances from a wide array of Americana artists.