stay safe sessions

Mr. Alec Bowman_Clarke präsentiert in der Reihe “stay safe sessions” den Song “Never The End Of The World”.

”Some of the best songs to have come out of Scotland” (Paul Kerr) Earlier this year, the fantastic Dropkick from Scotland released a 27 track “The Best of Dropkick” album. It’s a beautiful collection of two decades of consistently brilliant

Mac Leaphart – That Train Static Roots Festival – stay safe sessions – episode #023 “Like a more countrified version of John Prine …” “…or a more compositionally-minded version of Jerry Jeff Walker during his gonzo era, Mac Leaphart immediately

The Hiders – It’s Already Over Static Roots Festival – stay safe sessions – episode #022 “A truly remarkable band…” “…a great live experience, tons of great songs…The Hiders are real contenders. They bridge the musical gap as well as

Evangeline Gentle – Ordinary People Static Roots Festival – stay safe sessions – episode #021 “Evangeline Gentle’s self-titled album is a triumph… it’s a satisfying expression of an artist discovering their sound” The amazing Evangeline Gentle, a Scottish born folk

Peter Bruntnell – You’d Make A Great Widow Static Roots Festival – stay safe sessions – episode #020 “His songs should be taught at school”, NME Peter Bruntnell is one of Britain’s finest songwriters. He played a terrific show at

South-East London outfit Sasha & The Shades just released the EP “Grin & Bare It”. As the title indicates, the EP sees the band at their most emotionally revealing and resonant yet, discussing issues that have affected many during the past year: the fragility of human relationships, the tightrope of mental health, hope, despair and longing.

For our “stay safe sessions” series, Sasha Adamczewski and Eli-Rose Sanford (the singers of Sasha & The Shades), recorded a video for the song “That’s The Way It Goes”.

Joe Nolan – High As The Moon Static Roots Festival – stay safe sessions – episode #018 “Joe Nolan bares his soul in every song he writes…” “…, and this one is no different. He will make you cry. He

Icecream Hands – Can You Feel My Love Static Roots Festival – stay safe sessions – episode #017 “for a masterclass in not just the art of songwriting but the joy of melody and message, you can start with No

John Murry – Come Five And Twenty Static Roots Festival – stay safe sessions – episode #016 “Life is a gift, I don’t recall taking, I wear it ‘till it fades” His 2012 album “A Graceless Age” is a monumental

John Blek – The Barman, The Barfly And Me Static Roots Festival – stay safe sessions – episode #015 “His talent is shining brighter with every album” John Blek sure is part of the Static Roots Festival’s inventory. John played

Elles Bailey – Halfway House Static Roots Festival – stay safe sessions – episode #014 On the road to stardom Earlier this year, the amazing Elles Bailey from Bristol, UK, picked up “Song Of The Year” at the UK Americana

ROOKIE – Hold On Tight Static Roots Festival – stay safe sessions – episode #013 One of the most refreshing albums of the year One of the most refreshing rock’n’roll albums of the year has been released by six matching

Judy Blank – Tangled Up In You Static Roots Festival – stay safe sessions – episode #012 A ray of sunshine In September 2019, singer-songwriter Judy Blank made history by becoming the first Dutch artist ever to play AmericanaFest. In

Native Harrow – Shake Static Roots Festival – stay safe sessions – episode #011 We were very much looking forward to seeing Native Harrow at this year’s Static Roots Festival. Last year, Devin Tuel and musical partner Stephen Harms, released

Josh Okeefe – Son Of The Working Class Static Roots Festival – stay safe sessions – episode #010 Taking folk music back to its roots When you hear Josh Okeefe sing, you instantly feel Bob Dylan vibes. At the same

Danny Michel – Nobody Rules You Static Roots Festival – stay safe sessions – episode #009 A Canadian Treasure One of the many great artists that we got to know through (our Static Roots Festival master of ceremonies) Jeff Robson’s

The Goat Roper Rodeo Band – High Heel Blues Static Roots Festival – stay safe sessions – episode #008 Here comes the sun Seeing a live show of The Goat Roper Rodeo Band is a life affirming experience. The three

Tim Bluhm – Too Far Into The Weeds Static Roots Festival – stay safe sessions – episode #007 California native, Tim Bluhm, might be known as frontman of the legendary California soul outfit, The Mother Hips. About Tim Bluhm: “In

Malin Pettersen – Hometown She is pure country gold and so authentic, you won’t believe she does not hail from North America. Actually Malin Pettersen is from Norway where she won a Spellemannpris, the Norwegian Grammy. Paste Magazine called her

Sierra Ferrell – Jeremiah Static Roots Festival – stay safe sessions – episode #005 Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Sierra Ferrell based out of Nashville by way of West Virginia is an amazing talent and a rising star. NPR named her

Emily Barker – The Woman Who Planted Trees Static Roots Festival – stay safe sessions – episode #004 “We need to look to people like Wangari Maathai for guidance and leadership” UK based singer-songwriter Emily Barker just recently announced that

Stephen Stanley – The Troubadour’s Song Static Roots Festival – stay safe sessions – episode #003 I still remember the Sunday night in the winter of 2017, when Jeff Robson interviewed Stephen Stanley on his radio show “Tell The Band

Static Roots Festival – stay safe sessions – episode #002 Anna Tivel – The Question Ever since we heard Anna Tivel’s song “Dark Chandelier” a few years ago we are spellbound. Anna’s way of drawing her listeners into her songs,

Static Roots Festival – stay safe sessions – episode 001 Leeroy Stagger – Carol === We have invited artists to provide a video of one of their songs for our “stay safe sessions” (read more here) When we received Leeroy

  We’ve been teasing you for a little while about the “stay safe sessions” without letting you know in detail what it’s all about. As we postponed the Static Roots 2020 to 2021 and will most likely have the exact