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Deep Roots, Many Voices: A Discussion With Charly Lowry & Pura Fé"Deep Roots, Many Voices" is a project by the Blue Ridge Music Center exploring diversity and inclusion in roots-based music. In these videos, we pair two musicians in each episode to talk about issues related to race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation; how these issues have been part of their personal…
Texas Songwriter Vincent Neil Emerson Believes Indigenous Music Is Folk MusicThe self-titled country album by East Texan singer-songwriter Vincent Neil Emerson (Choctaw-Apache) oozes of the iconic “Wild West” with honky-tonk sensibilities and bluegrass touches that combine so many favorite textures and styles of country and Americana’s primordial ooze. His personality and identity are forward in every aspect of the project,…
WATCH: Digging Roots, "Cut My Hair"Artist: Digging Roots Hometown: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Song: "Cut My Hair" Album: Zhawenim Release Date: 2022 Label: Ishkōdé Records In Their Words: "'Cut My Hair' is a mishkiki (medicine) song about the Indian Residential School experience which is directly linked to genocide, colonialism, oppression, and the actions that this country…
WATCH: Charly Lowry & The Heart Collectors, "Navigating to Hope"Artist: Charly Lowry & The Heart Collectors Hometown: Charly Lowry: Pembroke, North Carolina; The Heart Collectors: Hinterland Byron Bay, NSW, Australia Song: "Navigating to Hope" from Folk Alliance's Artists In (Their) Residence program Release Date: June 1, 2021 In Their Words: "It's safe to say this global ordeal has proven…
Indigenous VoicesNov 16, 2020
Singing on the Land is a virtual music project that celebrates stories and historic sites across North Carolina through the voices of North Carolina musicians. In this installment, blues singer and guitarist Lakota John performs "Together at Home" at Town Creek Indian Mound. Don't miss an interview with Lakota John after the performance, as he…
Indigenous VoicesNov 9, 2020
BGS is proud to announce Shout & Shine Episode 3! Indigenous, Canadian singer-songwriter Julian Taylor is our guest for this livestream iteration of Shout & Shine, which comprises short-form, intimate video performances by underrepresented and marginalized artists in Americana, folk, and bluegrass. Please support Julian Taylor directly, via PayPal: https://paypal.me/juliandeantaylor and visit Taylor's website for more…
Indigenous VoicesNov 6, 2020
Canadian singer-songwriter Julian Taylor didn’t set out to make a country record with The Ridge, but the album oozes with authentic tinges of the vibrant, pan-Canadian roots music scene. Based for most of his career in Toronto, it’s not surprising that the album (produced by Saam Hashemi) feels crisp, modern, and listenable, but its inextricable…
Indigenous VoicesOct 29, 2020
Artist: Raye Zaragoza Hometown: Greenwich Village, Manhattan, NYC Latest album: Woman In Color (Rebel River Records) Personal nicknames (or rejected band names): Ray was my nickname for my whole life. My full name is Rayanna. I added the e when I started playing music! What's your favorite memory from being on stage? My favorite memory…
Indigenous VoicesOct 19, 2020
Artist: William Prince Hometown: Peguis First Nation – Manitoba Song: "Gospel First Nation" Album: Gospel First Nation Release Date: October 23, 2020 Label: Glassnote In Their Words: "Gospel is by definition 'the good news.' These songs were capable of lifting spirits in the darkest of times. I witnessed it on many occasions. They provided hope…
