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Archie Roach’s Charcoal Lane established him as one of Australia’s preeminent songwriters, weaving folk and country musical traditions with lived-in lyrics about growing up in Melbourne and, of course, the Stolen Generations. To…
John Prine, who was described by Rolling Stone as "One of America's Greatest Songwriters", long served as an inspiration to Kurt Vile. Vile had the opportunity to collaborate with him before he tragically…
Country singer-songwriter Valerie June has just released The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers, a collection of what she calls “prescriptions”: art that soothes and heals. She tells Brian Wise all about…
American singer-songwriter Bill Callahan contemplates family, cars, nostalgia and his new album Gold Record with Lauren Taylor and Simon Winkler on Breaking and Entering. He muses on the topic of how creating a…
After years of splitting her time between work and music, Tracy McNeil decided to go all in on her dreams. She quit her teaching job, sold all of her furniture and set out…
Off the back of their new holiday album Seasonal Shift, Joey Burns from Americana mainstays Calexico joins Twang to talk about the LP. Recorded during the pandemic, Seasonal Shift sees the band…
On tour in Europe, Marlon Williams discovered the music of Canadian duo Kacy and Clayton through a Spotify Daily Mix, instantly fell in love and messaged the pair via Instagram asking to collaborate…
Archie Roach’s Charcoal Lane established him as one of Australia’s preeminent songwriters, weaving folk and country musical traditions with lived-in lyrics about growing up in Melbourne and, of course, the Stolen Generations.
To…
Djab Wurrung woman Sissy Austin wrote the piece “The destruction of a sacred tree on Djab Wurrung country has broken our hearts” for The Guardian. She joins fill-in host Paul Gorrie (co-host…
Very sad news came through recently that Justin Townes Earle passed away at just 38. To honour the much-loved singer-songwriter, Denise Hylands plays his unforgettable live set in the Triple R Performance Space…