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Interview: Ida Mae’s Chris Turpin on “Thunder Above You”

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English folk and American roots music with improvisation and tour support from a nanny. Ida Mae are husband and wife Chris Turpin and Stephanie Jean Ward who play an indie folk americana mix that they’ve worked […]
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Interview: Colin Cutler on his view of the American South through Flannery O’Connor’s eyes

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Catholicism and Pentecostalism, with some sacred steel and concrete details. Americana is a broad church, and Colin Cutler’s love of folk and roots music means this Greensboro, North Carolina resident fits right into the genre. Where […]
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Interview: Brent Cobb on why Capricorn Studios is a Southern star

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A songwriter first who just happens to play southern eclectic music. Brent Cobb’s latest album ‘Southern Star’ celebrates the American South, and Americana UK’s Martin Johnson took the opportunity to put some questions to him on […]
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Interview: Stereo Naked’s Julie Zeck and Pierce Black on their Celtic Connections

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The UK audience is more receptive than German audiences to innovative folk and bluegrass. The band name Stereo Naked isn’t the only thing that can be said to be a little off-kilter about folk bluegrass duo […]
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Interview: Terra Lightfoot on hiking and “Healing Power”

January 4, 2024 Martin Johnson 0
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Mother Maybelle Carter and a Gibson SG called Veronica. While the surname may be familiar, Terra Lightfoot is a hard-working sing-songwriter and guitarist from Canada who is known for the time she spends […]

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