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Roots Culture Redefined
InterviewMar 4, 2025

Artist: Amy Irving Hometown: San Francisco, California Latest Album: Always Will Be (out April 25, 2025) What has been the best advice you’ve received in your career so far? I’ve been an actor all my life. I began on this new path, making music with the band GOOLIS, a few years back. And I’ve been learning so…

InterviewMar 3, 2025

(Editor's Note: No Skips is a brand new feature from BGS that asks artists, songwriters, musicians, and industry professionals what albums they regard as perfect, with every track a masterpiece – i.e., No Skips! For the first edition of the column, songwriter-artist-musician Adam Wright highlights Mark Knopfler's seminal album, Shangri-La, as we look ahead to Wright's…

InterviewFeb 27, 2025

A blues, old-time, and Americana alchemist, singer-songwriter-instrumentalist Cristina Vane has just released a striking new album, Hear My Call, a collection that defies categorization and tidy genre labels. Something of a roots music influencer – though she perhaps would never self ascribe that title – Vane has built a remarkable following around her agnostic approach…

InterviewFeb 26, 2025

It may look rough around the edges, but Ron Pope’s journey through life encapsulates the American dream. He buffs out those spots, uncovering a hefty dose of humility, wisdom, and empowerment on his 11th studio record — American Man, American Music. On it, the New Jersey-born, Georgia-raised singer uncovers moments from his childhood (like waking…

InterviewFeb 25, 2025

Artist: HORSEBATH Hometown: MontrĂ©al, QuĂ©bec and Halifax, Nova Scotia Latest Album: Another Farewell (released February 7) What's your favorite memory from being on stage? One of our biggest highlights was definitely opening for Sierra Ferrell at Toronto’s legendary Massey Hall. A few of us are from rural Ontario and grew up going to show’s there, and…