Will Dailey: Golden Walker
Songwriters, by their very nature, move through life not only from the inside out, but also from the outside in. They look and listen at the worlds within and around … Read More
Ben Glover: Shorebound
The opening cut of Ben Glover’s Shorebound is unlike any others in his discography. With a steady acoustic strum keeping the song’s pace, a sly slide guitar lays down a … Read More
Gretchen Peters: Dancing with the Beast
There’s a bittersweet beauty to the passing of time — the changes it brings are just as often heartbreaking as they are heartwarming. The inevitable tension that arises from that … Read More
Brandi Carlile: The Work, In Progress
“A lot of times, as artists, we don’t write about what we’re good at; we write about what we struggle with,” Brandi Carlile confesses, then adds with a laugh, “I … Read More
Emily Saliers: Back to Her Roots
It was 30 years ago that Emily Saliers and Amy Ray released their debut album, Strange Fire, as the Indigo Girls. They’d been playing music together for a few years, … Read More
The Urgency of History: A Conversation with Rhiannon Giddens
Every now and then, a voice comes along that is so thoroughly in tune with the times that it can’t — and shouldn’t — be ignored. This year, that voice … Read More
There Will Be Dancing: Emily Saliers in Conversation with Chastity Brown
To be a great songwriter is to, necessarily, wear your heart on your sleeve. Whether you want to or not, you must summon the courage to lay it all on … Read More
The Orphan Brigade: Heart of the Cave
The opening strains of the Orphan Brigade’s Heart of the Cave album feel ancient, sacred, and tribal. A drum beat. A shaker. A howling choir. Voices rise up in unison, … Read More