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Aoife O'Donovan and Sara Watkins Discuss the Making and Meaning of 'All My Friends'
InterviewFeb 20, 2024

Thereā€™s something special that occurs when music is rooted in friendship and a shared mission. Perhaps no one exemplifies this better than Sam Grisman Project, founded by the youngest son of "Dawg music" pioneer David Grisman. Seeking to honor the likes of his father, Jerry Garcia & the Grateful Dead, and other musical heroes, SGP…

Aoife O'Donovan and Sara Watkins Discuss the Making and Meaning of 'All My Friends'
InterviewFeb 19, 2024

The members of American Patchwork Quartet present an array of diverse backgrounds ā€“ both musical and cultural. The group is made up of Clay Ross, multi-Grammy winning guitarist and founder of Gullah group Ranky Tanky; Grammy-winning Hindustani classical vocalist, Falguni "Falu" Shah; internationally acclaimed jazz bassist, Yasushi Nakamura; and Juno Award-winning drummer, Clarence Penn. However,…

Aoife O'Donovan and Sara Watkins Discuss the Making and Meaning of 'All My Friends'
InterviewFeb 16, 2024

The first time I saw Willi Carlisle was in Buffalo, New York, in the tiny basement of an old protestant church that Ani DiFranco bought. There couldnā€™t have been more than thirty or so people there ā€“ a queer couple or two holding hands, a mom and a dad plus their kid, a cluster of…

Aoife O'Donovan and Sara Watkins Discuss the Making and Meaning of 'All My Friends'
InterviewFeb 15, 2024

Brittany Ann Tranbaugh is the first artist weā€™ve featured in Out Now that I have yet to meet. She runs in queer music circles, playing with many LGBTQ+ artists ā€“ including Liv Greene and Jobi Riccio, who were featured on this column last year, as well as other queer-identifying artists like Sadie Gustafson-Zook and Mya…

Aoife O'Donovan and Sara Watkins Discuss the Making and Meaning of 'All My Friends'
InterviewFeb 14, 2024

Northern California folk-rock trio Rainbow Girls have always been committed to a grassroots approach to their band. Despite amassing a large community of fans, they remain an entirely independent and self-described mom-and-pop shop. Their new album, Welcome to Whatever (released in early December), spans a broad range of genre references and topics, but is rooted…

Aoife O'Donovan and Sara Watkins Discuss the Making and Meaning of 'All My Friends'
Aoife O'Donovan and Sara Watkins Discuss the Making and Meaning of 'All My Friends'