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A Prophet in Cowboy Boots: An Interview with Billy Joe Shaver
I recently had the opportunity to interview Billy Joe Shaver for The 9513 when he was in town promoting his new album, Everybody’s Brother. First off, I would like to thank Cassie and Logan over at Compadre Records for setting this up for us and a thanks is due to Billy Joe for taking time […]
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Q&A: Nothing Slowing Down Liz Carlisle… Except Tractors In Iowa
So you graduated summa cum laude from Harvard, that’s definitely something to brag about. Do you think that it gives you an advantage in your pursuit of your career as an artist? Or do you have other aspirations that your degree has helped prepare you for?
Yes, I think my time at Harvard helped prepare […]Continue reading "Q&A: Nothing Slowing Down Liz Carlisle… Except Tractors In Iowa"
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Q&A: Rachel Harrington Stands At The Crossroads of Country, Folk, And Bluegrass
Hailing from the Northwest United States, Rachel Harrington fuses country, folk, and bluegrass to form her instrumentally rich brand of music. She released her debut album, The Bootlegger’s Daughter, this past May on her own record label, SkinnyDennis Records, and has already opened for seasoned veterans Guy Clark and Todd Snider. After discovering her music […]
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Q&A: California Crooner David Serby Not Waiting Around For People To Knock On His Door
Back in April I did a short review of David Serby’s second album, Another Sleepless Night. Since then he’s been busy promoting his album and playing live shows, one of which was the first ever Stagecoach Festival in California. I got in touch with David to see how things were going and ask if he’d […]
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Q&A: Country Siren Wendy Newcomer Lives A Double Life
Wendy Newcomer has become accustomed to life on both sides of the microphone. Her journalism career has taken her from editorial positions at Cashbox and Country Weekly magazines to her current gig as editor for the Great American Country TV network’s website, gactv.com.
The Asheboro, N.C., native is a fine writer and editor, but an even […]Continue reading "Q&A: Country Siren Wendy Newcomer Lives A Double Life"
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Interview: Tammy Cochran Loves To Cook And Wants Your Feedback On Her Latest Album
After finding out last month that Tammy Cochran was releasing a new album I was curious as to whether it would be anything like her past albums. You might remember her soul-wrenching song “Angels In Waiting”. That particular song always held a deep meaning with me because I also have older twin brothers. When […]
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Interview: Brigitte London Discusses Austin, Nashville, And Drinking Whiskey
Some of you may remember Brigitte London since she participated in our iPod contest last month, and others of you may know of her from somewhere else. Recently she contacted us to see if we had received her album for the iPod, which we had, and since we adored the style of music she’s […]
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Interview: John Michael Montgomery Talks About Catfish & Frog Legs
After Jenna wrote the article about John Michael Montgomery’s new album, we got in touch with the fine folks over at Hallmark Direction Company to find out if they would help us out with getting a few questions answered by Mr. Montgomery himself. Unfortunately, it’s still a little early in the album planning game, so […]
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An Interview With Rodney Hayden
We were fortunate to have Rodney Hayden agree to an email interview and in my opinion he hit a grand slam with each one of his answers. After you get done reading what he has to say, head on over to his MySpace to hear some of his music, or visit his website at RodneyHayden.com.
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An Interview With Jerry Adams
Last week we featured Jerry Adams as our MySpace Artist of the Week and I commented that there wasn’t much information available about him. Well, I contacted Jerry on MySpace and he agreed to answer a few questions. Below is the result of our correspondence.
Jerry is also releasing his first album in over ten years […]
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