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Texas, Townes, and the Truth: Vincent Neil Emerson in Conversation with Charley CrockettIn advance of the release of Vincent Neil Emerson’s latest, critically-acclaimed album, The Golden Crystal Kingdom – which dropped on November 10 – BGS moderated a conversation between VNE and his friend and peer, country & western singer-songwriter and song-interpreter Charley Crockett. Both artists cut their teeth in music venues…
WATCH: Ethan Lyric, "I Love You More"Artist: Ethan Lyric Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Song: "I Love You More" Album: Saskatoon Berries EP Release Date: October 13, 2023 (single); December 1, 2023 (EP) In Their Words: "The music video was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia, throughout the beautiful area of North Van alongside my cinematographer and long-time…
Basic Folk: Raye ZaragozaThe headline for Los Angeles-based Raye Zaragoza's new album Hold That Spirit is that after she broke off her engagement, she used her wedding budget to fund the recording. She wrote the songs the year she turned 30 while she was thinking of the expectations placed on women in society…
Basic Folk - William PrinceWilliam Prince spent a long time recording his debut album. By the time Earthly Days was released in 2015, Prince had lived a lot of life and was ready for the sort of instant stardom that would throw a lot of emerging singer-songwriters for a loop. A number of extraordinary…
Indigenous VoicesOct 4, 2022
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…
Indigenous VoicesAug 16, 2022
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…
Indigenous VoicesJun 24, 2022
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…
Indigenous VoicesMar 29, 2022
"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…
Indigenous VoicesJan 6, 2022
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…
