Folk Roots Radio Episode 346: Mayhemingways Interview & More New Releases

Oct 26 2017

Peterborough ON’s wonderful fuzz-folk duo Mayhemingways have had a fabulous couple of years since the release of their debut album “Hunter St. Blues”. Episode 346 of Folk Roots Radio features a great interview with Benj Rowland and Josh Fewings recorded at this year’s Summerfolk. And, as always, we also check out more of the new music we’ve received, including the latest albums from Sarah Hiltz, Margo Price, Tom Savage and Broomsticks And Hammers. Check out the full playlist below.

Interview

The Mayhemingways have spent a lot of 2017 on a cross-Canada tour as side players and the support act for Bill & Joel Plaskett and their new collaboration “Solidarity”. Benj Rowland (synth. bass, accordion, banjo, guitar and vocals) and Josh Fewings (Drums, backing vocals) are now working on their sophomore release, provisionally entitled “Skipland” – the title of which comes from the fact that the Mayhemingways are now touring with a CB radio transmitter in the van and references the fact that while typically CB radio transmissions are short distance and ”line of site”, when conditions are just right, they can ‘skip’ huge distances as they bounce off the earth’s atmosphere. To learn more about the Mayhemingways, visit mayhemingways.wordpress.com.

And that’s all we have time for, this time around. Thanks to all the artists who share their music with us, and thank you for listening. We have a lot of great music and interviews to bring you on future shows. I hope you’ll join us!

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