Palmyra: A Matter of TimeIf it’s possible to fall head over heels for a band (and I believe that is possible), then Palmyra is a band that people fall for. Like so many th...

Jeffrey Foucault joins the Red Line Roots podcast to dig into his brilliant new record, The Universal Fire. The album has been described as a “working wake” for his late friend and bandmate, Bill Conway. It explores friendship, loss, both the d...

William Prince: Stand in the JoyIf there is anyone I am excited to see at Newport Folk Festival this year, it is William Prince. From the first song on his amazing 2023 record, Stand in the Joy, I felt like I w...

The Simple Joy: The Power of Community When I moved to North Carolina, I asked some folks about who is active in the local music scene and the name Tuck Satterfield kept coming up. One person said, “He knows everybody.” A...

A chance encounter in a used book store has brought us a stunning new record from Dawn Landes. Years ago, she came upon The Liberated Woman’s Songbook, a 77-song ...

Ryan Flaherty and Erika Stahl are the powerhouse duo out of Maine, Muddy Ruckus. Last year, they released Vacationland, which demonstrates just how expansively two people can make music. We got to chat with Ryan and Er...

For this episode of the podcast, we got to talk with Dr. Newman about his work. We discuss the state of mental health in the music industry, the different stressors on not only artists, but the myriad people who support art, the challenges i...

Larry & Joe: Honest MusicOn March 24, the virtuosic duo Larry & Joe released their album

Our first ever repeat guest, mandolinist and songwriter Ethan Setiawan, returns to talk about his new record, Gambit. We talk writing and naming tunes, moving to a new community, playing together with friends and contemporaries and recording re...

Max García Conover: I Saw The DevilMax García Conover’s new record, “Deer,” (

Thomas Rhyant: Further OnThomas Rhyant recorded his debut solo album, Love Lifted Me,  in about forty-five minutes of first-takes. I guess when you’re this good, you just walk in the studi...

Autumn Nicholas: (Dis)comfortI had the good fortune to hear Autumn Nicholas at Newport Folk Festival this su...

Its been a few years since we started this thing and we don't get to catch up too much about life, what we are listening to on our personal time and what is exciting us, so we hopped on the phone and did just that.We talk releases from ...

Rachel Sumner: Come AlongRachel Sumner & Traveling Light released their debut, self-titled album last week and it is fantastic. The first song, “

The Dead Tongues: It Doesn’t Have to BeI first heard one of Ryan Gustafson’s songs at the Phil Cook & Spirit Family ...

The Kentucky Gentlemen: Love LanguageIt was such a pleasure to talk with Brandon and Derek Campbell, also known as The Kentucky Gentlemen. The twin brothers moved to N...

Sarah McCombie describes herself and her husband, Austin, as “old souls.” They like old things, old people, and old songs. It’s no surprise then, that many of the songs on their new album, If You See Me Riding By, feel...

For episode 5 we catch up with Maya de Vitry. Maya recently released a brand new record titled "Violet Light". Its a beautifully collaborative collection of songs recorded during the pandemic. Two things that usually wouldn't be in...

Aoife O’Donovan: Show Me The Heart on Your SleeveAoife O’Donovan’s new record Age Of Apathy came out on January 21, and it is sure to be one of the great records of 2022. I hav...

I first met Prateek as so many folkish roots songwriters will tend to meet, at the Lizard Lounge Open Mic. I was judging and Prateek was performing/learning the ropes helping with running sound. His excitement and desire to be a part of somethi...

You could go an entire lifetime and never come across another artist like John Mailander. His musical voice resting on the precipice where beauty meets power. His even temperament balancing th...

Scott Hirsch: Love is LongAs we head into a very tenuous 2022, maybe it will help you to know about a great album that was released in 2021! Scott Hirsch’s

Joe Troop: Making MistakesWhen Joe Troop talks about cancel culture, he isn’t talking about the right wing folks who don’t want any books in school about gay people or racism. He’s talking about the people more committed to say...

This has to be one of my favorite conversations that I have been lucky enough to have as part of this podcast. Alisa Amador is an amazing musician and shares so much insight into her work on this episode. Red Line Roots was founded as part o...

Listening to Adia Victoria’s latest record, A Southern Gothic, is mesmerizing. It is my favorite album of the year. It is p...