We Talk With Master Storyteller Scott Cook
Interview with Scott Cook Scott Cook – Photo: LTTL Scott Cook Opens Up About Touring, Songwriting and Empathy Earlier this month, we travelled to the Port Fairy Folk Festival and, after being mightily impressed with the set and humanity of Scott Cook, we connected with him, leading to the interview below. Scott is a fascinating and caring man, a wonderful wordsmith and brilliant communicator. Judging by the length of the line at...
Grammy Awards 2023 – Roots Music Winners
Grammy Award Winners 2023 Molly Tuttle – Photo: LTTL Grammy Awards 2023 Winners Announced Roots Music Categories Listed The winners of the Grammy Awards 2023 have just been announced. There were ninety-one award categories (!) presented Sunday 5 February in Los Angeles. We’ve screened the list to identify roots music that aligns with the genres we follow here on Listening Through The Lens. And here are the recipients in...
Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion 2023 – 1st 10 Artists Revealed
First Artist Announcement Bristol Reunion Raul Malo, The Mavericks – Photo: LTTL Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion 2023 Part of our GrassRoots Music Tour First Ten Artists Announced State St – Photo: LTTL Our GrassRoots Music Tour will be sweeping through Bristol on the Tennessee/Virginia border, the town officially recognised as The Birthplace of Country Music. The Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion is a three day delightful...
Josh Rennie-Hynes’s US Adventure
Interview with Josh Rennie-Hynes By Rob Dickens Australian singer/songwriter Josh Rennie-Hynes has been living in Nashville for a few years now. Some celebrated solo outings and a successful pairing with Stephen Grady, under the moniker The Ahern Brothers, laid the foundation for a strong career in his native land. But he sought something more. He manoeuvred his way through the requirements of working in the United States for a...
Ten Years Old!!
we celebrate ten years We couldn’t let this go without a bang Images by Jim Jacob Words by Rob Dickens Yes folks, we have turned ten and we almost missed it… Our first post on Listening Through The Lens was published waaaaay back on 15 November 2012 Fairport’s Cropredy Convention Trombone Shorty – Photo: LTTL Over 1,200 posts 9 music odysseys to the USA radio programs hosted Hundreds of albums reviews Covered...
Bluesfest Comes To Melbourne!
Bluesfest the Melbourne Edition Kasey Chambers – photo LTTL Steve Earle – Photo: LTTL Greensky Bluegrass – Photo: LTTL Shaun Kirk – Photo: LTTL Ash Grunwald – Photo: LTTL Buddy Guy – photo LTTL Lucinda Williams – Photo: LTTL Iconic Bluesfest Heads To Melbourne in 2023 8 and 9 April Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre Australia’s premier and largest contemporary blues and roots music...