Bluegrass. Newgrass. Chambergrass. Jamgrass. Thrashgrass. So many sub-genres, so little time. For guitarist Jordan Tice â solo artist and longtime member of Nashville-based Hawktail â thereâs no time at all, because labels donât define art and they donât factor into his creative process. âI don't necessarily think about it,â he says. âI mostly do what…
For Liv Greene, music is all about showing up. The Nashville-based singer-songwriter just released her sophomore record, Deep Feeler, in mid-October and she wrote and recorded the LP guided by a simple but powerful ethos: Show up for the craft of songwriting and it will show up for you, too. In Greeneâs case, that looked…
Sitting in a Nashville hotel room one recent morning, Tim Heidecker is awaiting his Americanafest showcase. Itâll take place later that evening at 3rd & Lindsley. And Heideckerâs dreading the gig. Not because he doesnât enjoy the act of performance. Itâs simply the format in which the show will be set up: solo. âItâs not…
Much like the songs on his latest album Pathways, the sounds swirling around Canadian singer-songwriter Julian Taylor on our recent phone call for BGS were also filled with curiosity, emotion, and the subtle, intrinsic tones of a modern world unfolding. Walking the streets of his native Toronto, the introspective depths of Taylorâs voice and pure…
Willie Watson has been a solo act for well over a decade, since leaving Old Crow Medicine Show way back in 2011. And while heâs put out records since then, in many ways his self-titled third release marks a new beginning. A lot of that comes from the fact that itâs Watsonâs first solo work…