Standing in front of the Rialto Theater in Akron, Ohio, I awaited the rental car of Jeffrey Martin and his duo partner, fiddle-playing singer songwriter in her own right, Anna Tivel. Martin parked and walked over, tall, bearded, with working man’s hands and …
Category: Artist Interview
Artist Interview: Rising folk songstress Andrea von Kampen
Imagine a young woman steeped in the study of hymnody, gifted with a background of musical ability and a family to nurture it. That’s the life of Andrea von Kampen, an exquisite talent who has given the world some really fantastic music already …
Artist Interview: Emerging indie pop singer songwriter Emily James
You may know Emily James as the creator of the song, “Never Chase a Boy.” That song has skyrocketed to millions of plays on Spotify, bringing James a bit of broader attention. But some of us have been following her career for years …
Artist Interview: Dara on being an unconventional pop star
Readers of our site are familiar with the name Dara Sisterhen. She was the young prodigious songwriter discovered by the iconic Dave Cobb at a young age. She burst onto the folk and Americana music scene with a fresh sound a few years …
Announcing our new book – Emerging Artists: Interviews with Musicians from 2013-2018
If you’ve ever appreciated the work we do at EarToTheGround supporting musicians and artists, then we finally made something for you to hold in your hands. Here it is – the highly anticipated interviews book. We complete each interview as a labor of …
Artist Interview: Matthew Logan Vasquez on the new Glorietta album
Glorietta was a moment in music history where some of music’s biggest names got together in 2017 to record a live “jam” record. The names include Noah Gundersen, Matthew Logan Vasquez, Kelsey Wilson, Adrian Quesada, Jason Robert Blum, and David Ramirez. We’ve covered …
Artist Interview: Annika On Von Grey’s New EP, Songwriting, and The Success of Youth
At 22, Annika Von Grey is already somewhat of a seasoned veteran of the music scene. Having been classically trained and performing since she was 5, Annika and her sisters found success through their project Von Grey, at a young age. Playing on Letterman, Conan, while touring …
Artist Interview: Dawn and Hawkes – Folk duo singing with depth and beauty
The first time I heard about Dawn and Hawkes was from southwest folk music networker Romi Kamberg. I was thrilled to make the acquaintance of Miranda Dawn, initially. When I found out her duo band with her partner Chris Hawkes was releasing a …
Artist Interview: Greg Holden – With new video “On the Run”
We first found your music with “The Lost Boy” a few years ago, which was right before “Boys in the Street” took off. What do you anticipate will be the big single on the new album? Well, I’m still figuring out what the …
Artist Interview: John Wheeler talks to Slow Dakota on music making as a law student
An interivew with PJ Sauerteig aka “Slow Dakota” So, first of all, how do you find the time to create music while attending law school full time? What sort of sacrifices do you have to make, if any? A few close friends pulled …
