Episode 239: Newport Folk Festival Series Part 1 featuring Taj Mahal, Billy Bragg, The Hanseroth Twins, Kelsey Wilson and Briscoe

Roacase is back at Newport Folk Festival and I'm super excited for you to listen to all these amazing interviews and artist stories!! Today's episode, Part 1, features the legendary artist Taj Mahal, whose career spans seven decades and multiple genres; Billy Bragg, activist, folk artist, 80s hero, and Destroyer of Cynicism; Phil and Tim Hanseroth aka The Hanseroth Twins, who are Brandi Carlile’s closest collaborators and decades-long bandmates with a debut album out now, entitled Vera; Kelsey Wilson of the amazing Funk/Soul band Sir Woman who is also know for her solo work with Wild Child; and Briscoe -- Truett Heintzelman and Phillip Lupton -- who recently released their Folk Rock/Americana debut album, West of It All. These are truly epic artists I had the privilege to sit down with at Newport Folk this year, and I'm proud to bring you all the interviews!! Index of Artists: Taj Mahal @ 00:50 Billy Bragg @ 46:13 The Hanseroth Twins @ 1:08:11 Kelsey Wilson @ 1:36:09 Briscoe @ 2:00:28 For more information on Roadcase: https://linktr.ee/roadcasepod and https://www.roadcasepod.com Or contact Roadcase by email: info@roadcasepod.com Roadcase theme music: "Eugene (Instrumental)" by Waltzer