Americana Episodes

We had the pleasure of interviewing Christian Hayes over Zoom video! Capitol Records recording artist Christian Hayes has poetically drawn on his life experiences growing up in the foothills of Appalachia since his grandfather gifted him his first...

We had the pleasure of interviewing Boy Named Banjo over Zoom video! Boy Named Banjo has announced their major label debut album Dusk, due out September 29 via Mercury Records Nashville. On Dusk, the Nashville-native group explores the full emotional...

We had the pleasure of interviewing Peter Raffoul over Zoom video! For Nashville-based singer/songwriter Peter Raffoul, songs often emerge late into the night, at an hour when inhibitions fall away and the most essential truths are laid bare. With a...

We had the pleasure of interviewing Handsome Ghost over Zoom video! Massachusetts duo Handsome Ghost announced their third full-length self-titled album out August 25th via Nettwerk. The announcement arrives with their new single “Like You Lost Your...

We had the pleasure of interviewing BOWEN * YOUNG LIVE from The Twisted Wool Lounge at the Historic Woolworth Theatre in Nashville! Most partners, in theory, will promise the world to keep each other safe and sound, but rarely is their vow necessary...

We had the pleasure of interviewing Sammy Rae & The Friends over Zoom video. For as much as Sammy Rae & The Friends may be a band, this collective of, dreamers, and artists consider itself a family first. Fronted by singer and songwriter Sammy...

We had the pleasure of interviewing Josh Lovelace of Young Folk and NEEDTOBREATHE over Zoom video. Moonwalking, Young Folk’s (aka Josh Lovelace) third release, is a modern pop infused take on his unique brand of family style Americana. The album...

We had the pleasure of interviewing Foy Vance over Zoom video! Award-winning Northern Irish singer/songwriter Foy Vance has unveiled his new single “Sapling” (feat. Rag’n’Bone Man). The song is available to stream and download via Ed Sheeran’s...

We had the pleasure of interviewing Wallis Bird over Zoom video! Irish-born, Wallis Bird is thrilled to share “The Power of a Word” the newest song to be released off her forthcoming album HANDS, due out May 27 via Mount Silver Records / Soundly...

We had the pleasure of interviewing Jon Coco over Zoom video! Music that leaves a lasting impression requires a wandering soul to tame it. That’s an apt description of the moments film composer JON COCO elicits with his melodic and lyrical...

We had the pleasure of interviewing Casey Conroy over Zoom video! Looking toward the future, Casey Conroy knows if music doesn’t tell the truth - it’s not worth making, noting of her process, “I’m not interested in glamorizing myself just for the sake...

We had the pleasure of interviewing Amythyst Kiah over Zoom video! Amythyst Kiah Earns Three 2021 Americana Music Award Nominations and Joins Jason Isbell and Valerie June as Most-Nominated Artist This Year Nominated for Emerging Act of the Year and...

Together with American Songwriter, we had the pleasure of interviewing Blackmore’s Night over Zoom video!  Internationally renowned Renaissance rock band Blackmore’s Night, featuring Ritchie Blackmore, Candice Night and their band of minstrels, are...

Together with American Songwriter, we had the pleasure of interviewing Briston Maroney over Zoom video!  At just 22-years old, Knoxville-native + indie/Americana artist Briston Maroney has released 3 stellar EP’s and was recently declared...

We had the pleasure of catching up with Billy Raffoul over Zoom video! For those that have not watched our face-to-face interview with Billy at the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego in 2019, you can view it at BringinitBackwards.com. Singer/songwriter Billy...

​​We had the pleasure of interviewing Cat Clyde over Zoom audio! ​​ ​​Please share while we are #togetherathome ​🏠​ ​​ ​​Cat Clyde is an established, internationally-renowned, singer/songwriter based out of rural Ontario, Canada. ​​A combination of...

We had the opportunity to interview Billy Raffoul at the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego! "Since delivering his darkly thrilling debut single “Driver” in 2017, Billy Raffoul has redefined the limits of the classic singer/songwriter sensibility. Though each...