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Calvin Powers's Blog – January 2012 Archive (5)

TPR#73 Lincoln Durham - Interview and Music

On episode 73 of the Taproot Podcast, Lincoln Durham talks about his residency at Gruene Hall, why he can't write love songs, his long path from playing fiddle to Son House and Fred McDowell, and why he wrote a creepy songs about ne'er-do-well characters playing forty two.

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Added by Calvin Powers on January 30, 2012 at 12:30am — 1 Comment

TPR#72 Lee Briante from The Far West - Interview and Music

On episode 72 of the Taproot Podcast, Lee Briante of The Far West talks about the importance of having video and internet media available for today's audience; how it made him feel to…

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Added by Calvin Powers on January 23, 2012 at 12:30am — No Comments

TPR#71 John Lilly - Interview and Music

On episode 71 of the Taproot Podcast, John Lilly talks about meeting Bill Kirchen and Bill's help on his most recent CD, Cold Comfort; how he funded the CD by winning a songwriting contest; working at the…

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Added by Calvin Powers on January 16, 2012 at 12:30am — No Comments

TPR#70 Lydia Loveless - Interview and Music

On episode 70 of the Taproot Podcast, Lydia Loveless talks about how much she enjoyed going into the sound booth to “scream until I almost passed out” when recording her CD, Indestructible Machine; her admiration for the songwriting of Sunny Sweeney and the guitar work of James Wilsey; her advice to aspiring artists; and why punk rock wasn't a rebellion for…

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Added by Calvin Powers on January 9, 2012 at 12:30am — No Comments

TPR#69 Cam Penner - Interview and Music

On Episode 69 of the Taproot Podcast, Cam Penner talks about his motivation for writing songs when he was younger, his road trip across North America, getting stopped by the police, his time with Jesus People…