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 …
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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 …
Artist Interview: Henry Jamison – Acoustic singer songwriter
When we first heard Henry Jamison, we enjoyed his songwriting and style considerably. When we recently got the opportunity to ask about his music, we had to ask him some questions about his sound. Listen to his voice on this single and you’re …
Artist Interview: Joe Purdy Pays the Price for Social Justice
When Joe Purdy decided to write a social justice album, he knew that he was making an important decision for his career. Frankly, he didn’t know what direction it would take, but he knew it was worth saying something meaningful with his music. …
Artist Interview: Soulful Singer-Songwriter Sam Burchfield – On singing about his strawberry blonde babe
Photo credit: Claire Diana Photography Some of you know about Sam Burchfield because you saw him on TV. Others of you know his name because we’ve featured him here before. But no matter how you’ve gained an acquaintance with this guy, I can …
Artist Interview – Loyal Lobos (Andrea Silva) on how 98% of songs are about being sad
We received about four submissions from a young woman named Andrea Silva and accepted them all. That’s pretty rare for us, even for artists we’ve known and supported for years. After a bit, I got a message explaining that Andrea Silva was changing …
Artist Interview: Joshua James on his latest album My Spirit Sister
Far too often Joshua James’s music has been characterized as “dark.” It’s in this album My Spirit Sister that I realized that James is not dark; he’s honest. He is one of the most honest songwriters making music today, wrestling with raw emotions …
Artist Interview: Nashville’s Emerging Folk Trio The Arcadian Wild
Nestled in the landscape just south of Nashville, Tennessee is the bucolic campus of Lipscomb University. That school served as the matchmaker for the three talented artists who make up The Arcadian Wild and has served as a bit of a refining fire …
