Shane Leonard of Kalispell Talks "Westbound"

Kalispell is the songs of Shane Leonard. His music is influenced by the old song forms of Appalachia, timeless American songwriters, and contemporary minimalist composers alike. On recordings and live performances, Shane is often accompanied by Ben Lester (AA Bondy, S. Carey) and Kevin Rowe (The Barley Jacks). Before forming Kalispell, he supported such artists as Justin Vernon (Bon Iver), Megafaun, Caroline Smith and the Goodnight Sleeps, and The Daredevil Christopher Wright.

The Sadies Discuss Working With Andre Williams For "Night And Day"

Canada's finest live band, The Sadies, have reunited with explicit soul singer and cult legend Andre Williams for a new record called Night and Day (Yep Roc). Night and Day is the result of sessions that began in 2008 at the Key Club Studio in Detroit, and it captures Andre, then 70 years old and at his most raw, honest, and immediate.

Woody Pines Declares "You Gotta Roll"

Singer-songwriter Woody Pines has recently released his latest recording called You Gotta Roll. Woody was a founding member of the Kitchen Syncopators, a legendary busking street jugband from Eugene, OR, that were one of the most exciting acts to emerge out of the West Coast folk scene in recent history.

Sam Moss Talks About His "Neighbors"

Sam Moss is a Brattleboro, Vermont based composer and string player. His latest recording, called Neighbors, was just released on May 1st. Sam has released several albums of solo guitar music and is also a member of STRING BAND, along with Jackson Emmer. (STRING BAND's ALL CAPS album was released on New Year's day of this year).

To mark the release of Neighbors, I recently had the opportunity to speak to Sam about his musical influences, solo and collaborative discographies, and the making of his new recording.

Pre-Release Listen To "Westbound" by Kalispell (Out May 17th)

In anticipation of the May 17th release of Westbound, the new album by Eau Claire, Wisconsin-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Shane Leonard's band Kalispell, the man has generously offered to share an exclusive stream of the album for readers of Uprooted Music Revue to enjoy.

Andy Bean of The Two Man Gentlemen Band Offers "Two at a Time"

The Two Man Gentlemen Band are songwriter and tenor guitarist Andy Bean and his partner, upright bass player Fuller Condon. With only the two instruments between them, the boys deliver irresistibly catchy tunes rooted in Pre-War American jazz and western swing.

Father John Misty (Josh Tillman) Delivers "Fear Fun"

Josh Tillman is a songwriter, guitarist, drummer, author, artist, and all encompassing renaissance man who, by boldly embracing his impulses, and bravely following his artistic visions, has crafted one of my favorite records of 2012. He has left his role as drummer for the Fleet Foxes, shed his singer-songwriter solo-moniker, J Tillman, and is now calling himself Father John Misty.