Sam Gleaves

Sam Gleaves is a folk singer and songwriter from Southwest Virginia. His latest record, Ain’t We Brothers, is made up of stories in song from contemporary Appalachia, produced by Cathy Fink.

Amanda Wicks

Amanda Wicks is a New Orleans-based freelance music journalist. She has also published with Pitchfork, Consequence of Sound, New York Observer, Paste Magazine and more. Follow her on Twitter @aawicks.

Devon Leger

Devon Leger is a freelance music writer and publicist who runs HearthPR. He resides in Seattle and listens obsessively to folk, roots, and traditional music and is currently researching Celtic music from the '80s in an effort to get back in touch with his lost youth.