I caught Selwyn Birchwood’s act a few years ago at the Philly Folk Festival (remember when we could go to festivals?), and I was immediately won over by the barefoot bluesman. Already an award winning guitarist, Living in a Burning House cements his credentials as one of the leading younger lights in the blues world. […]
Elizabeth Ziman (Elizabeth and the Catapult) On Documentary Films and Live Streaming
Elizabeth Ziman of Elizabeth and the Catapult recalls her first song composition and talks about touring in other people’s buses and vans.
A.J. Croce on Character Building Experiences and Coping with Celebrity
A.J. Croce talks about playing bat mitzvahs and piano bars and shares a favorite band rehearsal story.
Monday Morning Video – Texas Tornados
The legendary Texas Tornados – Doug Sahm, Freddy Fender, Flaco Jiménez, and Augie Meyers – help us kick off the week with their version of ? and the Mysterians’ garage rock classic “96 Tears”.
Beth Lee – Waiting On You Tonight
I have a friend who likes to say that people need to get repotted every now and then. They get root-bound and need a new container to explore, and some new scenery. I’ve found that to be mostly true. Beth Lee seems to have also found benefit in that. After spending her early career as […]
Ana Egge on Touring in the Bluebaru and Chasing Down the Digital Trails
Singer-songwriter Ana Egge talks about playing “Pick-A-Mania”, working construction, and writing one’s own story.
Monday Morning Video – Frank Turner “The Next Storm”
How about a double dose of Frank Turner to kick off the week. Here’s Turner – both acoustic and with his band the Sleeping Souls – performing “The Next Storm”. But I don’t want spend the whole of my life indoorsLaying low, and waiting on the next stormI don’t want spend the whole of my […]
Rod Abernethy – Normal Isn’t Normal Anymore
Sometimes songs capture in a snapshot what ends up being a universal truth. John Prine certainly had a knack for it, and a lot of Woody Guthrie’s material is relevant 60 or 70 years later. Rod Abernethy bottled a bit of that with the title track from his latest record, Normal Isn’t Normal Anymore. Written […]
Drayton Farley- A Hard Up Life
Drayton Farley has released a new album, “A Hard Up Lifeâ€. The songwriting is authentic and has great depth. He has become one of my favorite songwriters, and certainly needs to be recognized as so many other Alabama born musicians have been recognized the last decade or so. Farley if from Woodstock, Alabama; a dying […]
Ben Nichols on Drawing Furniture, Sharing a Cell Phone, and Enjoying the Moment
Ben Nichols of Lucero recalls working at his family’s business and talks about focusing on where you are rather than where you want to be.