I first came to roots songwriter Kristin Andreassen’s music through Uncle Earl, a seminal alt-country stringband that reinvigorated my interest in the tradition. Their albums on Rounder in the early aughts were must-haves in the community, and they brought a […]
This week, we’re hitting the halfway mark in voting for our annual year-end readers poll. (You can vote through Dec. 30 here.) I’ve been running this poll for seven years now and have always marveled at the diversity of sound and […]
Kristin Andreassen is one of my favorite songwriters. She’s also my dear friend, bandmate in Uncle Earl, musical collaborator, and a creative force who inspires me immensely. In our band and with Sometymes Why (with Aoife O’Donovan and Ruthy Ungar), […]
When Annalisa Tornfelt sings, she sounds like the voice in the back of your head – the voice of your best self, whispering in your ear, letting you know that, as scary or awful as whatever’s next might be, everything’s going to be just […]
