If you appreciate authentic folk, folk rock and Americana music, you’ll find affection for the music Old Sap makes – especially on his latest project, Marble Home. The poet/musician rambling, story teller was born in Chicago, went to college in St. Louis, back home to Chicago and then joined the Montana conservation corp. After about six years there, he found ...
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Jeremy Bass
Jeremy Bass grew up in Massachusetts, went to school in Chicago, and lived in New York City for 20 years before recently finding his way to a little cabin in Woodstock, NY. “I had been coming up here for the better part of 10 years, working with collaborators and other musicians I knew here,” he said. “We did a couple ...
Read More »American Idol’s Hannah Harper
Hannah Harper began her musical journey when she was just nine years old. With the legacy of Bob Lewis and The Bob Lewis Family as her foundation, Hannah grew up in Southeast Missouri surrounded by the rich traditions of bluegrass gospel music. Hannah took to the road with her family band, The Harper Family, where she honed her singing and ...
Read More »More Country Than You Know
Hailing from Lancaster, Kentucky, Alex Miller recently relocated to just north of Nashville, TN to be closer to the hub of his heart’s desire – making music. The 22 year old traditional country enthusiast made his way to the national spotlight by way of a 2021 American Idol appearance. His 2022 debut album release, Miller Time, launched his music career ...
Read More »Meghan Hayes’ Latecomer
Meghan Hayes has three critically acclaimed albums to her credit leading up to her most recent album, Latecomer, a 10 song collection that showcases her unique ability to craft a good story, and a voice that accompanies it perfectly. The Virginia born artist said she moved every year as a kid before making a more permanent home in Nashville, TN. ...
Read More »My Grandmother Bought Me A Guitar
Shannon Hudson was born in Wisconsin, moved to Houston, and went to college in Southern California, before settling in the Austin, TX area in 2007, where he currently resides. He started playing piano in 4th grade, but it was during his sophomore year in college that Shannon lived in Germany. “My Grandmother bought me a guitar so I could have ...
Read More »Kim Edwards
Kim Edwards resides in the little village of North Hampton, PA, “for reference, if you listen to Billy Joel, it’s near Allentown,” she clarified. The now stay-at-home mom said she’s, “always been doing music, off and on, for the last 15 to 20 years. It certainly ebbs and flows, but with this new album coming out, it’s flowing a little ...
Read More »Tim Tye; Dark Stretch Of Road
Dayton Ohio native, guitarist, Tim Tye, has been honing his music craft since his high school days. A fan of Americana traditions, his style leans hard in that direction, as evident on his first three albums; Dark Stretch, A Few Good Years, and the third project, Last Hope For The Modern World. “Like most musicians, when I was in high ...
Read More »Genre-Defying Americana Singer-Songwriter
Originally gaining attention as the front man for Boston punk trio, The Spikes, in the early ’80s, Digney Fignus, is a genre-defying American singer-songwriter, bandleader, and producer, whose career has taken him from the underground punk clubs of Boston, to the top of the national Americana charts. Digney grew up in Lexington MA, and currently resides in Cape Cod. He ...
Read More »Andy B And Soul Folk
Andy Bernstein (AKA Andy B) is a veteran of the New Brunswick, NJ Roots Rocker scene from the mid-80s as the primary singer/songwriter for the six-album VooDUDES. “New Brunswick had an incredible music scene,” he reflected. “The downtown area had gone to pot, and the only people that went there at night were the people that were into music. Bands ...
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