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Roots Culture Redefined
Mixtape
Trousdale's It's All Happening PlaylistWe’re figuring it out, one day at a time. Sometimes life can go by so fast, one can forget to savor the moment. These songs keep us present and feeling alive. Our new album, Growing Pains, talks about the highs and lows of life and the emotions that come along…
MixtapeApr 7, 2025

The accordion is like a cousin you don’t see very often, but who is an integral, colorful member of the family. In country, folk, bluegrass and related roots music from the U.S., the accordion has always been there, more of a presence than you might think. It’s central to styles such as zydeco, Cajun, and…

MixtapeMar 24, 2025

Playlists are the new Mixtape – and who doesn’t love a good Mixtape? With the release of my brand new album, The Sound of Muscle Shoals, recorded at legendary FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, I thought it would be cool to highlight not only a few of the most important – albeit ubiquitous –…

MixtapeMar 17, 2025

Upon relaying my artistic moniker to people, I'm usually met with one of two reactions: 1. "Oh, weird...that's interesting" or 2. "Oh, weird... I don't get it." (I guess a third option would be, "Well, that's stupid.") My process of finding a moniker came out of a desire for artistic freedom in my writing, as…

MixtapeMar 10, 2025

Since Strengeplukk (translation: “string plucking”) formed in Stavanger, Norway, in 2015, we have established ourselves as one of our country's most dedicated bluegrass bands. For the last ten years, we've played hundreds of concerts spanning the entire latitude of our homeland, as well as several festivals around Europe. Known for combining differing bluegrass traditions with…

MixtapeFeb 24, 2025

What does “home” mean? Answering this question became one of the main themes in my lyrics over the last several years – especially on my new album, Anything At All. After touring consistently for the first 15-20 years of my music career, I finally bought a house in South Philadelphia. Ten years later, my family…