Johnny Delaware
The longer this musical archive called The Influences excists, the more extensive sessions tend to become. It’s fun to film full band set ups and to make it work in ...
The Ocelots
Brandon and Ashley Watson are on the road somewhere in England when we talk. They’re staying at an old inn, “like something from an English fairy tale,” Ashley says, where ...
Jerry Leger
‘Utrecht – May 15, you around?’ The subject of Jerry Leger’s email was short and sweet. And, I happened to be around. So, I saw the show, brought a camera ...
Jerron Paxton
Often when I film sessions at a festival, I come away with more than I do from most live shows I manage to catch. There’s something about a musician standing ...
Luther Russell
At Kilkenny Roots 2025, Luther Russell recorded two covers for The Influences: Dylan’s It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry and Hendrix’s Drifting. Two songs ...
Erin Rae
There wasn’t much time when The Deep Dark Woods and Erin Rae made a pit stop on their tour in my hometown. But, we managed to film a beautiful duet ...
Tamara van Esch
Dutch musician Tamara van Esch writes songs the way you notice something small and then can’t stop thinking about it. The Utrecht-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist moves through indie-folk that calls ...
Solo
Sometimes things are too special not to film. As you might remember; In 2025, The Influences launched a special project Solo, by other people. A musical tribute to Michiel Flamman. ...
Malin Pettersen
Malin Pettersen has been busy. The past few years have brought a steady stream of releases – each one finding its own shape without feeling hurried. Wildflower, her latest album, ...
Sessions, TakeRoot festival, USA
Kyshona
Sometimes it takes a little while before a session gets published, and trust me, it has nothing to do with how enthusiastic I am about it. Usually it’s logistics, waiting ...
Caleb Caudle
“Guy Clark and John Prine speak a language that I speak. It’s full of details and empathy. I chose my song Sweet Critters because it’s both of those things. When covering a ...
The Northern Belle
Stine Andreassen is one of those singers who will leave a smile on your face, even if you were in a terrible mood before. Trust me. Or don’t, and watch ...
Sessions, TakeRoot festival, USA
Joachim Cooder
After almost 18 years of this project, I can almost always feel it when a recording is going to be interesting. And when Joachim Cooder and his Italian guitarist Adriano ...
Norma
Halden is a small city in the southeastern corner of Norway, right on the Swedish border. It has a river, a fortress, and apparently, one of the most quietly infectious ...
Bertolf & Nomden
Bertolf Lentink and Diederik Nomden met at a Paul McCartney concert in 2003. Since then, they recorded Bertolf’s first demo’s, Nomden played in Bertolf’s band and together they toured with ...
Ole Kirkeng
If you have seen any of the earlier videos we filmed with Norwegian songwriter Ole Kirkeng, you will not be surprised we met up again to film some more. In ...
Italy, Sessions, TakeRoot festival
Adriano Viterbini
It took about a song and a half during Joachim Cooder’s sound check in Utrecht for me to notice, as I was setting up my gear to film his show ...
Signe Marie Rustad
It had been a long, inspiring and physically taxing day at Gamlebyen Loft in Oslo, near the end of The Influences’ visit to Norway, and there was just one last ...
Basciville
When Susan O’Neill is singing a couple of feet away, it’s pretty hard to notice anything else really. But even so, I remember being extremely impressed by her band, by ...
