Tag: Folk Alliance International

Podcast 18 Dan Navarro and Maybe April

It’s a double-bill on this podcast with Dan Navarro, the veteran artist who built an admiring fan base with Lowen and Navarro, and Maybe April, a talented young trio from Nashville. We caught up with both at this year’s Folk Alliance conference.

Lisa LeBlanc in Nashville March 10

We happened upon Lisa LeBlanc at the Folk Alliance International Conference in Kansas City last weekend. For those who haven’t attended, it’s four days of great music and you end up stumbling from one showcase to another, like cruising the honky tonks on Lower Broad in Nashville. That’s the last time we’ll be so nonchalant about seeing her.

The Mastersons' "Transient Lullaby"

The Mastersons’ “Don’t Tell Me to Smile”

You couldn’t walk  more than a few steps at last weekend’s Folk Alliance International Conference without seeing someone wearing a “Don’t Tell Me to Smile” button. It’s a statement for the times, but also doubled as a bit of promotion for the new Mastersons video of the same name. From “Transient Lullaby:”