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Hot off the heels of Twisted Pines’ latest release, Love Your Mind, Kathleen Parks is here to dig into her uncelebrated polka origins. Daughter of renowned trumpetist Eric Parks, the younger Parks grew up in New York’s Hudson Valley in a very creative family (her mother was also a dancer and the one who made Kathleen practice all the time). She started young on the violin and was surrounded by her dad’s polka music, as he was a member of…
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Riffing on Life: Chuck Prophet talks Music, Surfing, and Storytelling with Mark Erelli
Editor’s note: For this episode, we invited our friend Mark Erelli to interview Chuck Prophet. The two are familiar with each…
Liv Greene on Finding her Tender Little Queer Heart
Oh how I’ve longed to talk to Liv Greene. Every once in a while you come across a young artist…
Exploring Ancestral Roots with Blind Pilot
The Oregon-bred indie folk music outfit Blind Pilot goes on a deep spiritual journey on their new album In the…
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