Sisters In Song

Oakdale Drive are a band far beyond their years in their humility, their kindness, and their musical prowess. Shifting gears from an alt folk group to a more punk-adjacent sound, the sisters got a chance to talk with these two awesome guys about their unique influences ranging from Paul Mccartney and Bill Withers to Nirvana and Metalica. This band is defnitiely one to keep an eye on. Check out what they have to say about getting older (at the ripe ages of 17 and 19) and hear first about their upcoming concept album. 

Check them out on Spotify and whever you stream music and here: 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7mJ6tomk9ODwxqEMJGiPzw

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oakdaledriveband/

Jeff Hanke always knew he wanted to play music. Starting with a simple cheap type electric guitar and amp,  like everybody else…he worked up to better gear and musical ability over the years. Take southern rock, fuse that with some classic hard rock, add some blues,and finally mix in some country and singer/songwriters for the content and you get a pretty good idea of where Jeff's coming from. 3 chords and the truth speak volumes. What's undeniable about Jeff is his music's ability to present it to, and for, the common man and the ever so humble underdog. Writing common themes that normal people (and underdogs) can relate to.

Find Jeff Here:

Https://www.jeffhankemusic.com

Band Camp: https://jeffhanke.bandcamp.com

IG: htts://www.instagram.com/jeff.hanke

FB: https://www.facebook.com/jeff.hanke

As longtime stewards of the modern stringband revival, Pert Near Sandstone has a songcraft informed by the American Folk tradition in a delivery of acoustic instrumentation. Their songs themselves tell a different tale, lightly veiled as bluegrass while sneakily appeasing the band's inner desire for a more modern musical timbre.

  Nobody on this earth is having a singular experience, and Pert Near's songs shine a light on this. 

Check them out here: 

Website: https://pertnearsandstone.com/ 

Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@PertNearSandstone

IG: https://www.instagram.com/pertnearsandstone/

TWitter: https://twitter.com/pertnearmusic

FB: https://www.facebook.com/pertnearsandstone 

Upcoming shows: 

January 18 in Omaha, NE at The Slowdown

January 19 in Des moines, IA at xBk live

January 20 at The Ozarrk Mountain music festival in Eureka springs, AK https://www.ozarkmountainmusicfestival.com/

February 23 and 24 at The Winter stringband gathering  at the Turf Club in St. Paul, MN

And Check out the Blue Ox Music Festival Annoucement dropping JANUARY 11, 2024 here:

https://www.blueoxmusicfestival.com/ or https://www.instagram.com/blueoxmusicfestival/

Join us again this season as we explore our songwriting process, and talk to folks who are on their journey as well! 

Paleface is a prolific American songwriter & recording artist that performs with his partner, Puerto Rican drummer, Monica “Mo” Samalot. The high-energy & full-sound duo, is currently on tour in support of their new album Beyond the Bells, produced by Paleface, mixed by Grammy nominated enginnerJason Richmond (The Avett Brothers, John Legend), and mastered by John Greenham, who's received multiple Grammy awards, most recently with Billie Eilish.  Paleface was schooled by underground music icon Daniel Johnston, and discovered at an NYC open mic by Danny Fields (The Stooges, The Ramones, MC5), who managed him for the next eight years. Paleface has released albums for Polygram and Sire Records, and indie labels Ramseur and Shimmy Disc. He’s been called a “major musical influence” by artists including BECK and The Avett Brothers. (He has collaborated & appeared on three of The Avett’s albums, most notably as the “4th Thief” on their album Four Thieves Gone.) Additionally, Paleface is an accomplished visual artist, and his bright & bold music-inspired paintings are collected by fans worldwide.

Website: https://PalefaceOnline.com 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PalefaceOnline/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/PalefaceOnline

X: https://twitter.com/palefaceonline

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/PalefaceOnline

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/palefaceonline

Upcoming shows: https://palefaceonline.com/events

We visit with Kat on her writing process, distractions, and what we think is some of the best advice for songwriters, being brave. 

Singer songwriter David Childers is the proverbial study in contradictions. A resident of Mount Holly (or as he calls it, "Mount Hopeless"), North Carolina he's a former highschool football player a retired attorney, and a well-read poet and painter who cites both Chaucer and Kerouac as influences. He fell in love with folk as a teen, listens to jazz and opera and fed his family by practicing law before turning in his license to concentrate on his creative passions. 

Childers has always regarded his place in the music pantheon as that of an outsider, though not at all deserved. As those involved on his album indicate, he's well regarded among tastemakers. Evidence includes playing the syndicated World Cafe and Mountain Stage radio shows (he's done the latter twice), as well as Merlefest's main stage. He has also toured Europe and hopes to again. He credits the support of Dolph Ramseur and Bob Crawford with helping him sustain his musical career--which began in college--though he didn't start recording until the 1990's. 

Check out David on his website: davidchilders.com

You can hear his music whever you stream and here is his discography: https://www.davidchilders.com/discography 

UPCOMING SHOWS: (Check the Website for more updates)

10/21/23--Honeycomb Cafe--Belmont, NC10/25/23--Old Town Public House--Cornelius, NC

10/27/23--Devil's Logic Brewing--Charlotte, NC

11/4/23--Comet Grill--Charlotte, NC

11/5/23--Foothills Brewing Tasting Room--Wintson-Salem, NC

11/14/23--Wired Coffee Espress--Kannopolis, NC

11/19/23--Free Range Brewing--Charlotte, NC

11/24/23--Devil's Logic Brewing--Charlotte, NC 

12/30/23--NYE Press On Fund Raiser--Raleigh, NC

1/12/24--30A Songwriter's Festival--Santa Rosa Beach, FL

His facebook: https://www.facebook.com/david.childers.161

Information on his Mountain Stage performance: Mountain stage: https://mountainstage.org/donna-the-buffalo-alisa-amador-david-childers-the-serpents-jon-byrd-and-david-jacobs-strain-bob-beach/ 

To see David's artwork: 

https://www.davidchilders.com/artwork-davidhttps://www.megamegamega.net/david-childers 

Check out this documentary on David as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtJ5kGlaz4c 

Born in March of 1947 in central North Carolina, Jim Avett learned early the educational and entertainment value of storytelling. “I made an effort to write and remember core stories which became songs later in my life,” Jim says.

Interviewing Jim Avett was an absolute pleasure. A man who loves to tell and sing stories, his depth of knowledge about music and songwriting is invaluable. We talk about creativity, the music business, not taking things too personally, fortitude, and working hard.

While Jim’s sons, for those of you who don’t know, are Grammy-nominated artists The Avett Brothers (the “boys” to whom he refers in the interview), Jim is humble and an absolute diamond to the world of music. He believes songwriters should be true to themselves and share their stories. He says, “everyone is unique” and everyone has a story to tell.

Jim sings us his song, “The World Goes Round and Round.” And he’s right, there could be 100 songs in this one. We are so honored to have been able to talk with Jim and we hope you enjoy listening to this interview as much as we enjoyed doing it.

Check out Jim’s website where you can find his albums, tour information, and his art

https://www.jimavett.com/

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/ohwelljim/

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/jimavett

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/JimAvettMusic/

Help support Jim and his music by becoming a patron here:

https://www.patreon.com/JimAvett 

Garrison Starr is a Grammy-nominated American singer-songwriter/producer. Her major label debut, "18 Over Me" was released in 1997. Starr's shows have been described as "marrying pop smarts and Americana grit with a voice of remarkable power and clarity". --Wikipedia

We talk to Garrison about her writing, her music, her forthcoming album entitled "The Gospel Truth" and her love of golf!  

Check out this phenomenal talent here:

My Sister My Brother info: 

Here are the songs we talked about specifically during the Podcast: 

And check out her story here: https://amysmartgirls.com/garrison-starr-the-stuff-were-made-of-94122750a5f0

Like what you hear? You can support her through her Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/garrisonstarr

We interview Kyla about her music, her process, and her influences. Using whatever words she likes, Kyla constructs tales true and tall of fantastic exploits, mundane tasks, and moderate misadventure which she delivers with a mix of vocal fusillades, chaotic finger-picking, and kaleidoscopic rhythms. Come find out more about Kyla with us!

Kylatilley.com

songwhip.com/Kylatilley

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