Folk Roots Radio Episode 359: Ashley Condon & More New Releases

Folk Root Radio Episode 359 - Ashley Condon & New Releases

Jan 28 2018

Acclaimed Prince Edward Island singer-songwriter Ashley Condon joins us on Episode 359 of Folk Roots Radio to chat about her most thoroughly PEI album to date, her third full-length recording “Can You Hear Me” – an album that features a series of co-writes with other PEI artists and artists who came to the island on creative exchanges. The album also features some beautiful harmony vocals from Ashley’s fellow Eastern Belles – Catherine MacLellan and Meaghan Blanchard, and some great production from her producer, (Anne Murray’s nephew) Dale Murray. It’s an excellent album, and a great interview. I hope you’ll stay with us to check it out. And, as always, on Folk Roots Radio, we check out more of the new folk and roots music we’ve received. Check out the full playlist below.

Interview

Can You Hear Me is not the only new thing on Ashley Condon’s horizon; she has also launched a PEI-based microbrewery Copper Bottom Brewing with her husband and brewmaster, Ken Spears.

We caught up with Ashley at home on PEI to chat about the new album, the island’s wonderful music community and the family microbrewery, which is also a music venue, in Montague PEI.

For more information about the music of Ashley Condon, visit ashleycondon.com.

Show Notes

Notes about some of the new music on our radar that made it into Episode 359 of Folk Roots Radio.

Young Nashville bluegrass guitar phenom Billy Strings debut album “Turmoil & Tinfoil” is not your typical bluegrass recording. Billy describes his music as ‘psychedelic trash-y bluegrass’, and his live performances feature searing guitar solos and blazingly intense finger-picking alongside the obligatory bluegrass jams. On this episode we play the relatively straight instrumental duet “Salty Sheep” which also features bluegrass guitarist Bryan Sutton. We’ll have more from Turmoil & Tinfoil on a future episode. For more information about Billy Strings, visit billystrings.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!

Listen

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