Interview: Angela Easterling on The Personal and Historical Resonance Behind “Songs From The Knoxville Project”
Angela Easterling photo by Sandlin Gaither Angela Easterling on The Personal and Historical Resonance Behind Songs From The Knoxville Project South Carolina-based singer/songwriter Angela Easterling has spent several years thinking about a very big project, one with the potential to be a musical stage play, that relates to her own family history in the Carolinas […]
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Paula Fong – A Bird On the Wing This endeavor by L.A.-based singer-songwriter Paula Fong (vocals/acoustic guitar) was produced in California by Justin Sinclair (acoustic guitar/bass/vocals/string arrangements) with multi-instrumentalist Phil Glenn on her 11-cut debut A Bird On the Wing (Dropped Oct 2/Independent/40:25). My first exposure to bluegrass wasn’t even a bluegrass artist – it […]
Dude Cervantes & the Panchos – Self-Titled This band has moments of Strawberry Alarm Clock (“Me & the Township”) psychedelic fauna but never get their music into a psychedelic pop configuration for long. What surfaces like algae & is far better in their psycho-rootsy bravura is evident on each tune (“Billion Dollar Art”). The melodies […]
John Batdorf Singles Singer-songwriter John Batdorf recently released his latest album, Singles, a collection of songs, most of which were co-written with Michael McLean, whom Batdorf calls his songwriting “brother from a different mother.” Batdorf explains, “Back in September of 2025, I had a musical idea for a song. I had released Anthem For The […]
Rita Bliss – One More Winter This music has an enthusiastic current that runs through the entire album. That along with the expressive Austin-based Rita Bliss performance brings clarity to her bluegrass showcase with sunflower brightness & lavender tonality. The upstate NY raised Ms. Bliss delivers a pound of happiness with an ounce of effort. […]
Carla Gover & Friends – Williams Branch Is Hard To Find This set’s comprised of tracks written by Si Kahn (except “Drifting” written with Gabe Kahn & the title track with Dale Ann Bradley). Seventeen tracks thread this concept LP of Si Kahn songs on the Carla Gover (vocals/harmony/banjo/guitar) self-produced Williams Branch Is Hard To […]