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About Martin Johnson
I've been a music obsessive for more years than I care to admit to. Part of my enjoyment from music comes from discovering new sounds and artists while continuing to explore the roots of American 20th century music that has impacted the whole of world culture.
Interviews

Interview: Tom Paxton, Cathy Fink, and Marcy Marxer on new songbooks and ongoing activism

September 27, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

Keeping Burl Ives, Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger’s inspiration alive. Tom Paxton has helped to define what is generally understood to be meant by the term folksinger via a career that started in Greenwich Village with […]

Album Reviews

Anthony D’Amato “At First There Was Nothing”

September 22, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

New Jersey may be a fundamental influence, but Utah has added a fine refresh. Anthony D’Amato has finally released his first full-time album in 6 years, ‘At First There Was Nothing’, though in the intervening period […]

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Interview: Derek Hoke on keeping americana fresh with ‘70s and ‘80s keyboard sounds

September 15, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

Learning stagecraft from Ricky Skaggs and channeling Muddy Waters, Tony Rice, Buddy Holly, and the early Beatles. Derek Hoke has released a steady stream of well-crafted albums that while receiving critical recognition, haven’t managed to do […]

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Interview: Simeon Hammond Dallas on developing an independent roots music career

September 13, 2022 Martin Johnson 2

Jeff Beck’s open guitar sound has influenced the eclectic approach of this Camden Town based singer-songwriter. Camden Town originally was a transport and industrial centre of Greater London but it has subsequently transitioned to an arts […]

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Interview: Freedy Johnston on his basic urge to write songs

September 7, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

Don’t tweet and get your music from the radio. It can be hard sometimes to explain exactly what a singer-songwriter does and what the dynamics are around the creative process.  Freedy Johnston has been called a […]

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Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”

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If you’ve heard anything about Jim White, you’ve probably heard about the surfing, the modeling, the cab driving, and the unlikely way David Byrne changed his life with a record deal. You’ve heard about the junk […]

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Interview: Tess Liautaud on the New Zealand roots scene and the songs from Blue Mind

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From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

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Interview: Jonathan Bernstein on Justin Townes Earle, addiction, and the music that remains

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Jonathan Bernstein did not set out to sanctify Justin Townes Earle, nor to reduce him to a cautionary tale. With What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, Bernstein instead accomplishes something far more difficult: he restores dimensionality […]

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When folk royalty such as Richard Thompson venture into the adjoining pub before this sold out show, it tends to ramp up the pressure somewhat. It’s a challenge that his daughter, the prodigiously talented Kami Thompson […]

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Dead Horses “Days Grow Longer” – time to tour again

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Milwaukee’s Dead Horses (Sarah Vos on vocals and guitar and Dan Wolff on upright bass) have a new album coming called ‘Brady Street‘, it’s the follow-up to their 2018 debut ‘My Mother The Moon‘.  Today’s song […]

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Cash meets Clash! The Waco Brothers, a mash up of Jon Langford’s punk sensibilities and cowpunk twang, are probably the only band still around who merit the term “Insurgent Country,” a trademark on which Bloodshot Records […]

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