Interviews: Salty Dog Blues N Roots Podcast

Visit: www.salty.com.au Recorded 10 October 2018, released 21 January 2019 as standalone interview podcast. Salty talks with Rebecca Lovell from Larkin Poe. Great great great grand daughters of poet Edgar Allan Poe, Rebecca and Megan have burst onto the international roots scene with their brilliant take on old school blues mixed with C21 vox, style and musicianship. For Australian fans they will be at Bluesfest Easter 2019 with shows in Melb and Sydney. www.larkinpoe.com for details.

Visit: www.salty.com.au Recorded 20 July 2018, released 25 August 2018 as standalone interview podcast. Salty talks with fantastic blues guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Matty T Wall. We hear about the influence of 'metal' on Matty over the years, when the blues struck him down and the joy of working with no effects pedals! Tracks from the latest 'Sidewinder' album throughout. Yep, dig it tone hounds. www.mattytwall.com

Visit: www.salty.com.au Recorded 22 June 2018, released 12 July 2018 as standalone interview podcast. Salty talks with Lloyd Spiegel about the new album 'Backroads'. Hear about the writing and recording process, and taking the new material on the road to sold out clubs and rooms. And what is Lloyd's secret passion? We divulge all. Great music throughout. www.lloydspiegel.com for more info.

Visit: www.salty.com.au Recorded 5 June 2018, released 19 June 2018 as standalone interview podcast. Salty talks with Justin Yap and Nardia Rose out on the streets of Melbourne on a fresh winters morning. We celebrate the release of the latest album 'Live in Newcastle', influences on the band, winning blues awards, and what it takes to keep independent music alive in the digital age. Wonderful music from JYB throughout. Mighty fine tone hounds. www.justinyapband.com for more info.

Visit: www.salty.com.au Recorded 10 April 2018, released 2 May 2018 as standalone interview podcast. Salty talks with fabulous, world renowned Australian slide guitarist Dave Hole. With Dave's 'Goin' Back Down' being his first new release in ten years, we explore the new songs, production and what makes his guitar cut that groove so nice! First non American on Alligator records out of Chicago, so you know this is the real deal tone hounds. Australian tour during May 2018, www.davehole.com for details.

Visit: www.salty.com.au Recorded 23 January 2017, released 14 March 2018 as standalone interview podcast. Salty talks with Skip Taylor, Manager and Producer with Canned Heat. We talk about Canned Heat's Australian tour in March 2018, major city dates and finishing with two days at Byron Bay Bluesfest at Easter. Skip talks about the early days, band changes and of course Woodstock. Blues royalty tone hounds!

Visit: www.salty.com.au Recorded 20 November 2017, released 19 February 2018 as standalone interview podcast. Salty talks with Grammy and BMA award winner Joe Louis Walker on the eve of his Easter 2018 shows at Byron Bay Bluesfest. JLW covers his early time in Mississippi, rooming with Mike Bloomfield, gospel and the blues. With a degree in music and English, over 25 albums and a master in the blues, you know this is the real deal.

Visit: www.salty.com.au Recorded 11 August 2016, released 28 October 2016 as standalone interview podcast. Came across the music of Kris Morris and was instantly struck by the authentic quality of his writing and playing. We talk here with Kris about his album 'Ruins' recorded with Kasey Chambers, his writing and playing. It's some of the best original blues / roots material I've heard in a long time. Take a listen, he is a great talent. Dawg certified!

Visit: www.salty.com.au Recorded 31 July 2016, released 27 August 2016 as standalone interview podcast. Interview with the fabulous Hammond player, singer and songwriter Lachy Doley. Doley is regarded as the 'Hendrix' of the keys, but he's better than that! We talk about recording, touring, writing and what gets his energy into high octane. Jimmy Barnes, Joe Bonamassa and Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple) want him, and so will you. Heading for the big time!!

Visit: www.salty.com.au Recorded 13 June 2016, released 16 June 2016 as standalone interview podcast. Great interview with Tracy McNeil, singer songwriter with the renowned Alt country / Americana band Tracy McNeil and the Good Life. We talk about the new album 'THIEVES' and her experiences in Canada and Australia getting the material together. With Dan Parsons and Luke Sinclair (Raised By Eagles) on either side, Tracy has delivered another searing statement from the heartland. Launch Bella Union Melbourne 25th June, CD out 1 July. This is a cut above, and Dawg certified!!

Visit: www.salty.com.au Recorded November 2012, released 01 June 2016 as standalone interview podcast. I recorded this interview at the Caravan Music Club in Melbourne Australia in early November 2012. Soon after Kelly Joe developed a problem with the ulnar nerve in his hand and decided to rest from performing or recording. An in-depth look at his influences, writing, poetry and spirituality.

Visit: www.salty.com.au Recorded July 2015, released 01 June 2016 as standalone interview podcast. Salty talks with great Sydney based roots singer, songwriter and musician Jack Derwin. Had this one on hold until the new album BENT was out, and we sample this material throughout. Jack explains how his rural upbringing and other influences shaped the sounds you hear today. Covers a lot of territory tone hounds, so grab a listen!

Visit: www.salty.com.au Recorded February 2016, released 01 June 2016 as standalone interview podcast. Salty talks with Mike Elrington, great Australian songwriter, singer and guitarist at the Bruthen Blues Fest where Mike was the feature act. Mike takes us through his new album 'Two Lucky Stars' and his experiences on the road as a hard travelling independent musician. Excellent stuff!

Visit: www.salty.com.au Recorded 19 July 2015, released 26 February 2016 as standalone interview podcast. Salty talks with Australian roots / alt country singer-songwriter Jed Rowe about his fine album ‘The Last Day Of Winter’. We cover stories about the writing and recording process with producer Jeff Lang, and delve into everyday conflicts that inspire these great songs. Great music sampled throughout.

Visit: www.salty.com.au Recorded 09 July 2015, released 6 January 2016 as standalone interview podcast. Salty talks with Allman Brothers / Gov't Mule front man about his latest solo release 'Ashes and Dust'. The new material canvases the Alt Country terrain, bringing roots band Railroad Earth into the studio. Bluegrass, mountain, celtic influences create old, and new directions for Haynes.

Visit: www.salty.com.au Recorded 12th November 2015, released 17 November as standalone interview podcast. Salty talks with the fabulous Russell Morris about the just released third album in his Australian blues trilogy 'Red Dirt - Red Heart'. We talk about writing Australian blues, recording with some of the best, what makes him tick and having a new career in the third age!. Oh yeah, and the new album, it's Dawg Certified!!

Visit: www.salty.com.au Recorded 1st July 2015, released 7 July as standalone interview podcast. A conversation with Joe Camilleri of The Black Sorrows recorded early July 2015. Joe talks about the latest album ENDLESS SLEEP Chapters 46 and 47, released on vinyl (with CD’s thrown in). The first pressing has sold out! The song choices are all from ‘people who have left us’, but have influenced Joe since the early days, even pre Jo Jo Zep. We even cover Joe’s new project, a Beat Novel!! Listen to check that one out. The Black Sorrows are about to head off on a European tour, starting with the Edinburgh Fringe, but before that they are headlining a benefit for Ross Hannaford at the Memo St Kilda on 18th July. Essential listening tone hounds!

Visit: www.salty.com.au Recorded 5th June 2015, released 10 June as standalone interview podcast. Salty talks with the fabulous Lloyd Spiegel about his new outing 'Double LIVE Set'. We talk about writing, that playing style, what makes him tick and travelling the world as a bluesman. Oh yeah, and the new album, it's a kracka!!

Visit: www.salty.com.au Recorded 28th April 2015, released 13 May as standalone interview podcast. Salty talks with Luke Sinclair and his band Raised By Eagles. We cover the bands history, songwriting and the new album 'Diamonds In The Bloodstream'. Fantastic Alt Country, Americana, Ozicana from downunder. Hell yeah!

Visit: www.salty.com.au Recorded 13th March 2015, released 28 March as standalone interview podcast. Salty talks with JJ Grey direct from Florida USA (JJ Grey N Mofro) about touring in Oz, writing and the latest release Ol' Glory. Yep!, mighty fine tracks cut in throughout.