In this January 2018 interview, the late Justin Townes Earle talked about his unique approach to songwriting and the release of what would prove to be his final album. – Ken Paulson
Category: Podcast
Show 49 Dar Williams
By Ken Paulson I try never to walk into a record store without buying something, but I was stumped one day in the mid-’90s. I felt like I had already bought everything I wanted in the pop, rock, country and R&B bins. So I walked over to the often-neglected folk section and came across an album called Mortal City by…
Show 48 The Reverend Shawn Amos’ new “Blue Sky”
Learn how Shawn Amos’ Blue Sky came together and what he has in common with the Who on this edition of the Americana One Podcast.
Quarantine Playlist: Beth Nielsen Chapman
Stan Garfield’s Quarantine Playlist featuring Beth Nielsen Chapman, and a reposting of our American One podcast with this talented artist.
Show 47 Paul Thorn on songwriting
Paul Thorn talks about the art of songwriting and offers tips on this edition of the Americana One podcast from the 2020 30A Songwriters Festival.
Sara Peacock concert streaming tonight
Sara Peacock will be doing a live concert at 7 p.m. Central via Facebook Live and Instagram tonight to promote her new album “Burn the Witch.” Highly recommended.
Conversations on Cayamo: The Quebe Sisters
The Quebe Sisters’ triple fiddling and tight harmonies create Western swing for a new generation.
Conversations on Cayamo: Emily Scott Robinson
An interview with Emily Scott Robinson on board the Cayamo music cruise
Conversations on Cayamo: Al Jardine of the Beach Boys
On two remarkable nights, the stage featured two founding Beach Boys – Wilson and Al Jardine – and an amazing band revisiting one of pop music’s most entertaining, important and influential catalogs.
Show 43 “Girl to City:” The Remarkable Amy Rigby
By Ken Paulson – We’ve been fans of Amy Rigby since meeting her at a party at Greg Trooper’s home in Nashville in 2002. Both Amy and Greg were working on new albums and played some new songs. Trooper played “Muhammed Ali (The Real Meaning of Christmas)” and Amy followed with “Are We Ever Going to Have Sex Again?” Both…
Show 42 – Last Train Home’s triumphant return
We’ve been too long without a Last Train Home album. After a decade, Eric Brace and Last Train Home have released Daytime Highs & Overnght Lows, an always ambitious and musically diverse collection that reminds us once again of this band’s excellence.
Show 41 – The Genre-Defying Music of Robert Randolph
One of our favorite interviews this past year was a conversation with Robert Randolph, fresh off his “Brighter Days” album. As you’ll hear, Robert is both confident and energetic -and a tremendous amount of fun. While we were doing the interview in the lobby of Nashville’s War Memorial Auditorium, the venue’s staffers asked to shoot streaming video for Facebook as…
Show 40 Tami Neilson’s explosive “Chickaboom!”
Tami Neilson is a dynamic artist on stage, but the challenge is to capture that excitement in the recording studio. In this edition of Americana One, Tami talks about her new album Chickaboom! in a highly entertaining conversation at War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville.
Show #39 Raul Malo on “The Mavericks Play the Hits”
In this edition of the Americana One Podcast, Raul Malo tells us why the Mavericks decided to cover songs like Bruce Springsteen’s “Hungry Heart,” Elvis Presley’s “Don’t Be Cruel” and Freddy Fender’s “Before the Next Teardrop Falls” – all with new arrangements and in delightfully tacky packaging.
Show 38 : Felice and Boudleaux Bryant honored at the Country Music Hall of Fame
By Ken Paulson – There’s a remarkable new exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville celebrating two of the most successful songwriters in the history of country music – or any genre for that matter – Felice and Boudleaux Bryant. We Could: The Songwriting Artistry of Boudleaux and Felice Bryant chronicles the writing of such indisputable classics…
Show 37 Jason Ringenberg Stands Tall
Jason Ringenberg is spending his September touring Europe with Dan Baird and the Kentucky Headhunters (now that’s a show), but we caught up with him recently at the 895 Fest. His latest album Stand Tall is outstanding and we have a special fondness for “God Bless the Ramones.” Jason’s still a punk after all these years. Here’s our conversation with…
Show #38 Mandy Barnett and her “Strange Conversation”
We recently enjoyed a not-so-strange chat with the engaging Mandy Barnett about her new album Strange Conversation. The setting was WMOT’s 895 Fest on the fields of the Hop Spring Beer Park, a distinctly different venue than her upcoming “Nashville Songbook” concert at Feinstein’s/54 Below on Broadway on August 13. But that’s no surprise. Mandy Barnett’s career has always been…
Americana One #35 Gary Nicholson bridges the divide
By Ken Paulson Gary Nicholson, one of Nashville’s most respected songwriters and artists, is overachieving these days. On June 7, he’ll release not one, but two new albums, and both are pretty special. Nicholson, like so many of us, is concerned about the state of our nation these days. His The Great Divide captures that in 11 compelling songs, opening…
Americana One #36 Aaron Lee Tasjan
Aaron Lee Tasjan’s “Karma for Cheap” is one of our favorite albums of the past year. It’s adventurous, engaging and draws on the musical influence of a multitude of great artists. We wanted to talk to Aaron largely to figure out what’s in his record collection.
Americana One #34: A conversation with Elizabeth Cook and Carlene Carter
Describing Elizabeth Cook and Carlene Carter as kindred spirits doesn’t begin to cover it. We were about 10 minutes into our conversation with Elizabeth when Carlene dropped by. What followed was a highly entertaining, engaging and candid conversation about both women’s lives and careers – and how the two first connected.