by Cat Johnson Although I’m a few months behind the curve on Wood and Stone, I’m finding that it’s one of those slow-burning gems that I repeatedly pick out of the stack of cds on my desk, so I thought […]
I'm a freelance writer focused on community, the commons, the freelance economy, and music.
I'm a regular contributor to Shareable and Good Times, the alt-weekly paper in Santa Cruz.
A lifelong musician, I love interviewing and writing about musicians—in particular, those that fall under the roots music umbrella. I also spend a few hours each weeking working at a local, independent record store, where I've been for 15 years, and yes, I collect vinyl.
On my own website, The Freelance Cat, I help freelancers get started and keep moving, with tips, resources and tools. My goal is to help emerging freelancers avoid some of the mistakes I made and get right to the part where they're getting paid to do what they love.
I also hang out on Twitter at @CatJohnson, Facebook at CatJohnsonFreelanceWriter, Instagram at @CatJohnsonLand, and Google+ at CatJohnsonWrites
I live in the Santa Cruz mountains with my partner and two cats.
by Cat Johnson Although I’m a few months behind the curve on Wood and Stone, I’m finding that it’s one of those slow-burning gems that I repeatedly pick out of the stack of cds on my desk, so I thought […]
by Cat Johnson Not all of the successful bands of the 1980s made it out of the decade with their reputations intact. There were lots of one-hit-wonders, a handful of bands whose appeal was as much image as it […]
by Cat Johnson Three-time winner of the IMBA (International Bluegrass Music Association) Female Vocalist of the Year award, Dale Ann Bradley has been steadily growing an audience of loyal fans who understand that this is a woman who simply […]
by Cat Johnson As if they are not ground-breakingly cool enough as it is, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings raised the bar on their latest release, The Harrow & the Harvest by having the covers letterpressed on 100% cotton […]
by Cat Johnson Collaborations are nothing new in Nashville. Songwriters get together looking for inspiration or a creative spark, and every once in a while lightning strikes. Such was the case for Joy Williams and John Paul White. Randomly […]
by Cat Johnson Before Peter Rowan was an internationally recognized bluegrass artist, he was an Elvis Presley-loving, electric guitar-wielding product of the rock & roll ’50s. But as the ’50s rolled into the ’60s, his attention turned to the acoustic […]
Bummer. Exene Cervenka, who has been diagnosed with M.S. is having some health problems and had to cancel her current tour. Here’s the statement she made via Bloodshot Records: “as you probably know by now, i was diagnosed […]
Abigail Washburn never dreamed that she would become a professional banjo player. Her plan was to become a lawyer. Ironically, it was her love for China—she lived there, visits regularly and has a deep connection to the Chinese people—that inspired […]
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