Though he’s spent his entire life in California, Charlie Overbey’s music is unapologetically steeped in deep Southern influence. Growing into the world of roots rock and alt-country at a young age, Overbey was raised in “the school and church of…
Once in a while you come across a video that is just perfect for the song. Step inside Jaconelli’s Cafe and Swing, both in Glasgow, where the Strange Blue Dreams have created their ‘Twilight Zone’. Jaconelli’s is a particularly fitting…
“There’s the weather outside and the weather inside. Sometimes they match – winter seems endless, summer passes too quickly. Sometimes they are at odds with each other, and you don’t feel right in your own skin,” says Jeremy Bass. Which…
Good things can come from bad news. Elle Mary was a mainstay of the Manchester folk scene, launching and running The Folk Cellar and playing her own acoustic material. But following a break-up, she ditched the acoustic guitar for an…
No Burden, recorded in 20 hours as a school project, led to a 20 label bidding war for Lucy Dacus. When the dust settled she signed with Matador, mostly because they saw her live rather than simply watching her on…
It all began on their eighth birthday, when twin sisters Lauren and Leanna Price were gifted a mandolin and a fiddle. Encouraged by the music of O’ Brother, Where Art Thou?, their intrigue in the traditional bluegrass movement—a genre in itself…
In the 21st century, Saw Black defines the term “Americana”. Raised on music, the artist first tried his hand at playing himself once his jazz pianist grandfather gifted him an electric guitar when he was 11. From there, Saw’s gone…
‘Sleep Tight’ is not, as the title might suggest, a lullaby. But the latest taste of The Heart Of’s upcoming debut EP is a beautifully tender reflection on those thoughts that you can’t always escape when the lights go out.…
Happenstance is a powerful force. For Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, and Aoife O’Donovan performingtogether at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival in 2014, created a beautiful friendship. Since then they have toured the world and now, at last, recorded their first album…
Matthew McNeal’s ‘Weekend’ hits you as perfect drive-time fodder, and for good reason. Though the tune was born out of McNeal jamming with his long-time drummer Andre Black, it was only after he listened back to the off-the-cuff lyrics he…