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CloudwatcherUno catches up with Sterling Drake in the middle of his “Roll The Dice” tour promoting the EP of the same name. The EP was supposed to come out on vinyl last October but liberally every artist under the sun wants to make physical copies of their songs. Melvin Dillon from Soul Step Records collaborated with Sterling to produce a slice of honky tonk, dancehall and western swing heaven. T...

Host CloudwatcherUno sits down with Adam Shoenfeld to talk about his new album “All The Birds Sing“. The album was a team effort with his producer and wife Katie Cook and the album was produced in his home studio where he has access to his many guitars, drum kits and musical paraphernalia. The album was inspired by the music of ELO, George Harrison, The Beatles and Tom Petty. Around 5 to 6 years a...

CloudwatcherUno and Jesse Daniel sit down to talk all about his music, songs and passion for performing. We talk about all the musical influences that inspired his three albums the self titled ‘Jesse Daniel’ (2018), ‘Rollin’ On‘ (2020) and ‘Beyond These Walls‘ (2021). Jesse’s first album acted as a prelude to what this authentic country artist can do with his lyrics, voice and finger picking guita...

Season 6 of the CloudwatcherUno podcast comes to a close with a fabulous talk with the legend that is Chris Roberts. Chris was born in Austin, Texas, then moved to Aspen, and when we spoke we did so from his new home in Joshua Tree, California where he recorded his most recent EPs  'Red Feather' and 'Lost and Found'. Chris fell in love with the Californian landscape and the vibe and moved in...

Host CloudwatcherUno sits down with Katie Mae sits down to talk about Katie's album ‘Yellow Medicine Hills‘ which was released in October 2021 and ‘Hazy Angel‘ which was released in October 2020. When Katie Mae plays with her band then the name of band changes to Katie Mae & The Lubrication a truly original kick ass musical experience! Katie Mae had just started releasing music as an independent a...

Host CloudwatcherUno sits down with Lucy Grubb who is a singer/songwriter from Norwich who combines modern Americana with Country hooks and lyrics. Her new EP ‘Waste of Time‘ came out in June 2021 and features some terrific songs such as ‘You Don’t Do Anything‘ , ‘Waste My Time‘ and ‘Other Side‘.  Love the podcast? Then by all means feel free to share the news with your friends on social medi...

Maja Francis is that rare beast of an artist, a unicorn amongst those special beings called musicians. Maja's new album 'A Pink Soft Mess' is the product of days away from the spotlight and diary entries contemplating the human condition brought to life. It's an extraordinary expression of  Maja's inner life, a passport if you will to her life dreams hopes and desires. Love the podcast? Then...

Gary Hector should be on your music radar.  He's up for consideration for  first round GRAMMY voting for his 'National Trash' album under the category of Best Americana Album and Best American Roots Performance for his single 'Today I Ride Alone'.  It's an album that forges it's own path between the worlds of Americana, country and western and calypso music.  The album was crowdfunded by Gary thro...

Host CloudwatcherUno sits down with  Elles Bailey  to talk about ' Cheats and Liars' , from Elles new album ' Shining in the Half Light ' due in 2022, her musical career so far and touring and promoting her music especially her album ' Road I Call Home ' which is where I first saw Elles live in concert. Elles recently won The UK Blues Awards — where she was awarded UK Blues Artist of the...

Host CloudwatcherUno sits down with Sean and Sal from The Ransom Brothers. We talk about how they came up with the name of  'The Ransom Brothers' . They changed the name from Good Springs to a name inspired from the Jimmy Stewart's character Ransom Stoddard in the movie The Man Who Shot Liberty Vallance.  Their new song 'Talk Of The Town' is a very honest roots rock kinda sounding song and needs t...

Host CloudwatcherUno sits down with Tony Hannah who hails from Northern California via  Knoxville Tennessee where she was influenced by rich Appalachian music.  You can hear the echoes of that sound within her EP 'Premonitions' . We talk about what that means for an independent artist and how best to show the world what you as an artist stand for. he best songs from the EP  are 'Setting Sun' which...

Host CloudwatcherUno sits down with Jeremy Pinnell a honky tonk musician of the highest order. Having released ' OH/KY ' in 2015 and then ' Ties of Blood and Affection ' in 2017, Jeremy brings out his third album ' Goodbye LA ' on October 1st 2021 from Sofaburn Records . The album reflects the life of a troubadour whose living his life one song at a time. Love the podcast? Then by all means feel f...

Host CloudwatcherUno sits down with Megan O'Neill. Megan O'Neill is the stuff of dreams, Irish fairy tales and everything in between. A singer songwriter who manages to capture the essence of that emerald isle in words and melodies so enchanting that you will come away bewitched by her songs. Just listen to tracks ' Ireland ', ' Time in a Bottle ' and ' Winter Sun ' from her latest album ' Getting...

Brand new Season 6 kicks off with @katiejomusic CloudwatcherUno talks with Katie Jo about her debut album 'Pawn Shop Queen' an album that is at once personal but relevant as it explores issues of religion, infidelity and depression. Katie Jo is cut from the same cloth as classic artists Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette and Loretta Lynn. Katie Jo's voice and songs hark back to a golden era in country mus...

The 50th Episode of the CloudwatcherUno podcast features Tim Prottey-Jones. What a journey it’s been with truly wonderful artists. To celebrate the occasion one of with one of UK Country’s brightest stars. Check out the podcast below on Tim Prottey-Jones and other artists: http://cloudwatcheruno.com/?p=3332 Our Spotify playlist is available for those of you keen to know more about every single son...

Host CloudwatcherUno sits down with Dan Whitaker  Dan Whitakers new album ‘One More Story Told‘ is out on Friday 13th August 2021 and is a collection of new old songs as in songs rediscovered or reimagined for a new audience. Check out the podcast below on Dan Whitaker and other artists:  http://cloudwatcheruno.com/?p=3315 Our Spotify playlist is available for those of you keen to know more about...

CloudwatcherUno sits down with Sean Devine In this inaugural first episode. Sean Devine speaks about his inspiration for 'Here For It All' and performs this song live from his home in Montana. Sean explains how at one of the lowest points in his life he met another soul who saw beyond the pain and sorrow and was able to see another soul that they wanted to spend their life with. From the Clou...

Host CloudwatcherUno sits down with Ryan Kinder, a one of a kind superstar. ‘Room to Dream‘ is the debut album coming out from Ryan on Friday 30th July 2021. The title of the album was inspired by Bruce Springsteen documentary where Springsteen said that he needed “Space to Dream”, Ryan loved that idea and added Room to the mix and that’s how he came up with the album title. The album concept was...

Host CloudwatcherUno sits down with Michelle Billingsley who has lived many lives and dreamed of becoming amongst other things an actor, a chemist, a 'mime' and now lives the life of a fully fledged songstress. We talk about how Michelle started in the music business with first moving to Chicago and performing with the Chicago Cabaret Professionals who put on cabaret shows in piano bars. After doi...

Host CloudwatcherUno  Born and raised in Texas, his first experiences of the country music world were from his father (a blood brother of Townes Van Zandt and friend of Guy Clark). Dallas Burrow continued the song writing tradition with his first album like 2019's 'Southern Wind', and now his sophomore self titled album 'Dallas Burrow' Check out the podcast below on Dallas Burrow and other artists...

Host CloudwatcherUno sits down with Sam Filiatreau as they talk about his new self titled album. Sam definitely feels like a proud father with the release of this album and highlights are tracks such as ‘Wrecking Ball, and ‘Fine By Me’. ’Fine By Me’ was written four years ago and was influenced in no small part by John Prine. To me it's a fabulous love song as to where everybody sees the relations...

Host CloudwatcherUno sits down with Steph and Mario of Blue Cactus  Blue Cactus are the North Carolina duo of Steph Stewart and Mario Arnez. We go behind the scenes to talk about this sophomore LP ‘Stranger Again’ which was released May 2021 on Sleepy Cat Records. The new record is a departure from their previous album ‘Blue Cactus‘(2017) and the sound that was mostly influenced by country-western...

Host CloudwatcherUno sits down with Greenberg. Cooper's new album 'SILVERBELLY' is out 9 July 2021 which is perfect timing to introduce Cooper and his music through the podcast. The difference between this album and 'Dream Sequence' Cooper's previous 2018 album is that it is more experimental, uses a whole lot of different instruments and Cooper's taken his time to make sure that the album reflect...

Host CloudwatcherUno sits down with 7T2 Names. The new EP ‘Unlocked’ which came out in 2021 is a kaleidoscope of electronic pop, melodic, hypnotic music to envelop the senses and to let you and your imagination run free.  Check out the podcast below on 7T2names and other artists: http://cloudwatcheruno.com/?p=3037 Our Spotify playlist is available for those of you keen to know more about every sin...

Host CloudwatcherUno sits down with Fayen who are an acoustic duo from Trondheim in Norway who bring their previous experiences of playing bluegrass music and channelling that into the Nordicana genre of music.  Check out the podcast below on Fayen and other artists: http://cloudwatcheruno.com/?p=2997 Our Spotify playlist is available for those of you keen to know more about every single song ment...