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Calvin Powers's Blog – April 2012 Archive (4)

TPR#85 Dave Willis from Possum Jenkins - Interview and Music

On episode 85 of the Taproot Music Show, Dave Willis from the Possum Jenkins band talks about how humbling it was to have their latest album Carolinacana fan-funded through a Kickstarter campaign, how they were able to keep the band together for 8 years even while everyone in the band was having lives outside of the band, and playing bards where they have…

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Added by Calvin Powers on April 27, 2012 at 12:30am — No Comments

TPR#84 Mike June and the Wilson Street Refugees - Interview and Music

On episode 84 of the Taproot Music Show, Mike June talks about his new band, The Wilson Street Refugees got its name; how the Grateful Dead became a bonding point for him and his Dad; how his album Exile on Wilson Street was made even though he was broke; the surreal moment he had during SXSW; and how many of his songs are “usually finishing…

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Added by Calvin Powers on April 20, 2012 at 3:00am — No Comments

TPR#83 Chris Castle - Interview and Music

On episode 83 of the Taproot Music Show, Chris Castle talks about how he lined up the stellar group of musicians for his latest project Last Bird Home and managed to get it recorded in Levon Helms studio; how he got started in song writing and landed his first job working for music publishers on Music Row, and how he connects the dots from Sublime to Lefty…

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Added by Calvin Powers on April 13, 2012 at 5:00pm — No Comments

TPR#82 Beth McKee - Interview and Music

On episode 82 of the Taproot Music Show, Beth McKee tells us and talks about the different styles of southern music on her latest CD, Next To Nowhere; tells us about fishing or redfish near Port Sulfer, Louisiana and its metaphorical implications; and tells us how her "Swamp Sistas" movement got started.…