Lydia Luce
Classically trained yet deeply rooted in folk tradition, Lydia Luce brings both emotional weight and graceful restraint to her songs. In early December 2024, the ...
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Immen
I first knew Dutch-Frisian indie folk songwriter Immen simply as one of the employees of my favourite record store Plato in Utrecht. Little did I ... -
Parker Millsap
Hailing from Purcell, Oklahoma, Parker Millsap is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose music seamlessly blends blues, country, rock, Americana, and folk. His soulful sound ... -
Jarrod Dickenson
When Jarrod Dickenson and his wife Claire walked into the Mailmen studio in Utrecht a couple of months ago, their life was a lot different ... -
Case Mayfield
After more than a decade, Dutch songwriter Case Mayfield is back. He made a jump start back in 2010, released a couple of beautiful records ... -
Chima
Kohei Kondo describes Chima’s music as something out of a fairy tale; soft-spoken yet layered with emotion. Watching them perform together, it’s clear how their ... -
Andrea von Kampen
Andrea von Kampen’s music felt like a secret discovery, a while ago, when I first heard her work. Like she’s singing and playing just for ... -
Sessions, TakeRoot festival, USA
Early James
Early James is a folk and blues musician based in Birmingham, Alabama. Back in November, he was the last session we filmed at the TakeRoot ... -
AWKWARD i
If you’re a regular visitor of The Influences, you’ll have seen our earlier sessions with Dutch indie folk songwriter AWKWARD i. Well, good news, seven ... -
Jeffrey Martin
‘I can’t think of anything that has an ounce of meaning or dimension that doesn’t come from failure’, Portland songwriter Jeffrey Martin states on his website. ... -
Abe Partridge
Abe Partridge isn’t your typical folk singer. Hailing from the Gulf Coast, he brings a raw, unapologetic voice to the Americana scene, mixing personal storytelling ... -
Katherine Priddy
Since starting The Influences back in 2008, discovering new music has always been the driving force behind it. That fact remains sixteen years later. So, ... -
Sessions, TakeRoot festival, USA
Tyler Ramsey
Five years after his first session for The Influences, Tyler Ramsey joined us at the same TakeRoot festival and recorded a new one, with covers ... -
Erika Angell
Erika Angell’s musical universe is as expansive as it is unconventional, blending elements of classical, folk, rock, and pop with jazz, electronic, free improvisation, and ... -
Christopher Paul Stelling
Before he left Europe, I caught up with my old friend Christopher Paul Stelling. We trekked out to an old repurposed airfield in Soesterberg at ... -
Sessions, TakeRoot festival, USA
John Paul White
For the last seven years, The Influences has collaborated with the TakeRoot festival in Groningen, and filmed sessions with musicians from the festival’s line up. ... -
Willy Mason
He walked into Bridie’s Bar & General Store carrying nothing. Not an instrument or a bag, not even a cup of coffee. Upstairs, he picked ... -
Annika Kilkenny
Annika Kilkenny’s music is a harmonious blend of inspiration and originality. In our conversation, the twenty-year-old Irish songwriter opens up about the influences that have ... -
Jeffrey Foucault
In September Jeffrey Foucault released The Universal Fire, his first album of entirely new material since 2018. He calls the album ‘both a working wake ... -
Lindsay Clark
Lindsay Clark weaves together the threads of traditional English folk, country, and a personal take on experimental folk that feels both timeless and intimate. Her ... -
Marlene Bakker
Thanks to her captivating voice and her widely praised debut album RAIF, Marlene Bakker has secured a unique spot in the Dutch music world. Even ... -
Andrew Combs
There are some artists who just keep getting better, the more they seem to let go of expectations or boundaries set by other people. Andrew ... -
Daryll-Ann
To have one of your favourite and probably most influential Dutch band reunite after ten years, with their first new album after twenty, is pretty ... -
Giant Julie
The afternoon at the Volkshotel wasn’t my first time meeting Yulya Divakova, aka Russian musician and producer Giant Julie. About a year prior, she was ... -
John Blek
Cheer up! That’s the simple message from John Blek, and the title of his brilliant new album coming in September. Leading up to the album, ... -
Myles O’Reilly
As an extraordinary filmmaker, Myles O’Reilly documented a special era in emerging Irish music, mostly from 2009 – 2020. He calls it ‘an epic journey ... -
Sheesham, Lotus & ‘Son
Sheesham, Lotus & ‘Son, a trio from Canada, bring a distinct and lively approach to traditional folk music. Specializing in old-time Appalachian sounds, the group ... -
Kristina Murray
There’s something about Kristina Murray’s voice that speaks to me, whenever it comes through my speakers. The country singer from Nashville – but born in ... -
Ro Yourell
The first session recorded during this year’s visit to Kilkenny in Ireland, was with Dubliner Ro Yourell. Joined by Finnish-born but Ireland-based Fanni Fagerudd on ... -
Susan O’Neill
There’s a couple of albums being released in the autumn of 2024 that I’m really looking forward to playing, and high up on that list ... -
Rachel Baiman
Rachel Baiman stands out in the contemporary folk and Americana scenes with her voice, songwriting and musicianship. Raised in Chicago, Baiman made her way to ... -
Jeffrey Silverstein, Bobby Lee & Joe Harvey-Whyte
What could three musicians from Portland (USA), Sheffield and London (England) have in common you ask? Well, more than you’d think. In the case of ... -
Small Town Jones
During the Kilkenny Roots Festival, Small Town Jones delivered an unforgettable session for The Influences at Bridie’s. The intimate performance featured captivating covers of Ray ... -
Emma Swift
Blonde On The Tracks, Emma Swift’s album containing a selection of immaculate Bob Dylan covers, was one of the most-listened albums of 2020 here at ... -
David Murphy
David Murphy is a multi-instrumentalist based in Cork, Ireland known best for his work with the pedal steel guitar. Murphy’s unique application of the pedal ... -
Louien
Meet Louien, a Norwegian artist whose musical roots run deep. Growing up in a family steeped in creativity, Live Miranda Solberg developed a love for ... -
Porcelain id
Porcelain id‘s maverick style and commanding voice have become a champion for authenticity. The Rwandan-born Hubert Tuyishime grew up in a small Belgian village. Here ... -
Caitlin Rose
After a 9 year gap, Nashville-based songwriter Caitlin Rose returned in 2022 with her third full-length record Cazimi – and it is a work of ... -
Gemma Hayes
Gemma Hayes recorded ‘At Constant Speed’ and two covers of Sparklehorse’s ‘Sunshine’ and Jackson Browne’s ‘These Days’.
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Villagers
Last Friday, May 10th, Dublin singer-songwriter Conor O’Brien returned with the seventh Villagers album, named That Golden Time. A couple of weeks prior, I met ...