We talked about Ruby’s inspirations, the day she bumped into Willow Avalon and ended up dueting with her in England. We talk about a health scare a couple of years ago. It was a setback at the time but she used it to motivate her to embark on music as a career.

Ruby is active on TikTok and Instagram.

On the show this week, our first ever guest! The second part of our chat with writer Ellie Norris from Memphis, Tennessee talks about her year on Substack. We mention Lily Allen, Elvis, Memphis past and present, and the making of two videos that Cyrena and Ellie appeared in together.

As ever, you can listen to Cyrena Wages on streaming or buy her music on physical formats on her website. Ellie Norris is here on Substack as well as Instagram and on TikTok.

The writer Ellie Norris from Memphis, Tennessee talks about her year on Substack. We have some TV recs, the usual shadowy darkness in the background, poetry by Mary Oliver, and life as a woman in Tennessee. You can listen to Cyrena Wages on streaming or buy her music on physical formats on her website. Ellie Norris is here on Substack as well as Instagram and on TikTok. This episode was edited by Oli Seymour.

I caught up with Cyrena Wages at her home in Memphis, Tennessee. Welcome to part four. This is the Larkin poem we were talking about: This Be The Verse. You can catch up with Cyrena's latest on Instagram. Her TikTok is brilliantly hilarious and she has her own website where you can buy Vanity Project as an actual physical thing like a CD or a record!

Welcome to part three of Cyrena Wages at her home in Memphis, Tennessee. In some enormous news Cyrena has just announced that she has signed with the label Champagne Breakfast in time for the release of her sophomore album in 2026! You can catch up with Cyrena's latest on Instagram. Her TikTok is brilliantly hilarious and she has her own website where you can buy Vanity Project as an actual physical IRL thing like a CD or a record!

I caught up with Cyrena Wages at her home in Memphis, Tennessee, for our first sit-down interview. We spent just over an hour shooting the breeze. Welcome to part two, which covers CW's thoughts on the music business and her current 2025-26 album. We have since recorded several more episodes which will come out this fall.

You can catch up with Cyrena's latest on Instagram. Her TikTok is brilliantly hilarious and she has her own website where you can buy Vanity Project as an actual physical IRL thing like a CD or a record!

When I caught up with Cyrena Wages in the summer she was at her home in Memphis, Tennessee. We spent just over an hour shooting the breeze. Welcome to part one, which covers CW's debut solo album, Vanity Project, so this is the place to start if you have not met Cyrena Wages before.

You can catch up with Cyrena's latest on Instagram. Her TikTok is brilliantly hilarious and she has her own website where you can buy Vanity Project as an actual physical IRL thing like a CD or a record!

Imagine leaving your country in search of beauty, love and truth. That’s exactly what Caroline Cotto was brave enough to do after her 22nd birthday. She toiled away in the NYC music scene for years before she left to live in Paris and explore Europe for artistic opportunities to enrich her writing and music. She dreamed by the Seine, wrote in cafes and wandered the Louvre for hours. She describes this as her own beautiful version of the Lost Generation.

Caroline then lived in London playing blues and soaking up the history of her rock heroes before moving to New Orleans. She is the winner of the 2024 INDEPENDENT BLUES AWARDS for BEST NEW ARTIST AND BEST NEW ARTIST RELEASE - BAYOU SUN.

Her music has been featured on high profile radio shows such as BBC Radio 2's 'The Blues Show' with Cerys Matthews, Little Steven's Underground Garage, Genya Ravan's show, 'Goldie's Garage' and Slim Jim Phantom's 'Rockabilly Rave Up.' Her song, 'A Momma To Cry To' was on Cashbox Radio's Top 20 songs for March 2022 and has been featured by Eric Alper, Cashbox Canada, Grateful Web and Tinnitist. She has performed and been interviewed on 'Great Day Louisiana' on WWLTV by Malik Mongo.

Caroline’s album, Bayou Sun was named one of the Top Blues Albums for February 2024 by the Toronto Blues Society.

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You can read my earlier email interview with Caroline here. You can learn more about Caroline on her website and her preferred contact method is via Instagram. Message her if you want to join her film club!