This year, Rising Appalachia released a new album, Leylines, played numerous festivals, and did good work for the world. On August 25, 2019, Rising Appalachia will continue that good work in Northwest Arkansas during the Fayetteville Roots Festival. We got in touch with Chloe Smith just ahead of the band’s Roots Festival appearance to learn… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview with Rising Appalachia
Inside Out is the new album by Bernard Fowler, a man who is Mick Jagger in his own right. After touring as backup vocals with The Rolling Stones since 1989, Inside Out takes his own perspective of hand-selected Rolling Stones songs. Driven by percussion and spoken word poetry, this disc is a must-have for Rolling… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview with Bernard Fowler
GW: When you first started playing the dobro what were the emotions that you felt? Was it love at first note? AH: It truly was. The first time I heard lap style dobro was the record Skip, Hop, and Wobble featuring Jerry Douglas. I knew the sound of blues slide from the original blues masters and… Continue reading Grateful Web with Dusters' Andy & Jeremy
Park City Songwriters Festival is an event for storytellers—providing an intimate music experience with some of the world’s most profound songwriters across five venues in Park City, UT on September 13 & 14th. There will be workshops, panels, songwriters in the round & concerts each night from headliners like Anders Osborne, Marc Broussard & North… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview with Park City Songwriter Festival Founders
To celebrate the release of The Hip Abduction‘s new record To the Ends of the Earth (available Aug. 9, pre-order here), the band answered a few questions for Grateful Web. We discussed everything from finding their sound to exploring our country’s National Parks. The band has heavy touring ahead so be sure to catch them when they are in… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview with The Hip Abduction
Set again for the long Fourth of July weekend in a beauteous, mountainous locale, the 29th annual High Sierra Music Festival is almost upon us. And tickets are still available via highsierramusic.com. Operating out of a fairgrounds in the town of Quincy, California, where the elevation is roughly double the population – except for festival… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview with Cris Jacobs
California grown, Island inspired, The Late Ones have been bringing their take on reggae music to the stage for quite some time. Comprised of the Avei brothers and their close friend Josh Brunson, their harmonies show through their chemistry onstage and their conscious and edgy lyrics in the studio. Performing their set at the Cali… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview with The Late Ones
No conversation about the modern resurgence of Jamaican roots reggae would be complete without mentioning the influence of Jesse Royal. A man who is nothing short of the embodiment of why Jamaicans and lions so often go hand in hand, he has let his heart lead his career and brought his message of love and… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview with Jesse Royal
Simultaneously familiar and fresh, The Steel Wheels bring a singular energy to every note they play and sparkling craft to each song. This potent combination, paired with a robust tour calendar, have made the veteran band hands-down favorites of fans and peers alike. From their base in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, TSW have played the… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview with The Steel Wheels
Over the course of many years of working in this profession, we in this field are lucky enough to be given the opportunity to meet countless musicians who have influenced us in so many ways. As fans, we create Paul Bunion like images in our minds of these people based off small snippets of themselves… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview with Pepper
