Artist: Julian Taylor Hometown: Toronto Latest Album: Beyond the Reservoir (October 14, 2022) Personal Nicknames: JT Which artist has influenced you the most ... and how? There are so many, but from a songwriting point of view, I would have to say Jim Croce would be one and another would be Bill Withers. I love…
Artist: Julian Taylor Hometown: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Song: "Wide Awake" Album: Beyond the Reservoir Release Date: October 14, 2022 Label: Howling Turtle, Inc. In Their Words: "I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my life. I deal with feelings of regret. I know that what I think about has a lot to do with my…
Artist: Julian Taylor Hometown: Toronto, Ontario Song: "Seeds" Release Date: June 24, 2022 Editor's Note: "Seeds" was inspired by a text that Taylor received from his cousin the morning after it was announced that 215 uncovered remains of buried Indigenous children had been discovered at a former residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia. The message…
"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 stories; and the importance of…
The 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, from the lyrics to the…