/tags/eric-hodge-interviews Eric Hodge Interviews en-US Copyright Tue, 23 Jul 2024 18:44:02 GMT /arts-culture/2024-07-23/merge-records-35-years-independent-music-durham-nc Merge Records is celebrating their 35th anniversary this weekend with four shows at Carrboro's Cat's Cradle. Tue, 23 Jul 2024 18:44:02 GMT /arts-culture/2024-07-23/merge-records-35-years-independent-music-durham-nc Brian Burns, Eric Hodge /arts-culture/2024-07-12/alice-gerrard-bluegrass-90th-birthday Pioneering songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist Alice Gerrard has been passing along and preserving old-time Appalachian and bluegrass music for 60 years. She's performing at her 90th birthday concert this Saturday in Raleigh. Fri, 12 Jul 2024 13:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-07-12/alice-gerrard-bluegrass-90th-birthday Eric Hodge /arts-culture/2024-05-10/shirlette-ammons-interview-spectacles-north-carolina-prince-hodge With her latest album, "Spectacles," Shirlette Ammons talks about what it means to gaze versus being gazed at, the influence of her eastern North Carolina roots and her collaborators in Durham, paying homage to Prince and how a path to a better future is to "trouble" important issues. Fri, 10 May 2024 12:26:39 GMT /arts-culture/2024-05-10/shirlette-ammons-interview-spectacles-north-carolina-prince-hodge Eric Hodge /arts-culture/2024-02-14/paperhand-puppet-intervention-freelon-dpac-ancestors-hodge Paperhand Puppet Intervention, which has put on giant puppet shows for more than two decades, teams up with Grammy nominees Pierce and Nnenna Freelon to connect people to their ancestors and the natural world. They are performing their show, "Where Our Spirits Reside," at DPAC on Valentine's Day. Wed, 14 Feb 2024 13:13:08 GMT /arts-culture/2024-02-14/paperhand-puppet-intervention-freelon-dpac-ancestors-hodge Eric Hodge /arts-culture/2024-01-26/interview-chatham-county-line-music-hiyo-hodge Chatham County Line bandmates Dave Wilson and John Teer share the inspiration behind the songs on their 10th album, HIYO, out Jan. 26. Fri, 26 Jan 2024 12:39:52 GMT /arts-culture/2024-01-26/interview-chatham-county-line-music-hiyo-hodge Eric Hodge /arts-culture/2024-01-05/interview-viv-riley-imaginary-people-bittersweet-stories-hodge Vivian Leva and Riley Calcagno, better known as Viv & Riley, recently released "Imaginary People." The album melds bright production elements with wistful and sometimes bittersweet stories that recognize their roots on opposite sides of the country while looking ahead to an uncertain future. Fri, 05 Jan 2024 14:29:31 GMT /arts-culture/2024-01-05/interview-viv-riley-imaginary-people-bittersweet-stories-hodge Eric Hodge /news/2023-10-05/anisa-khalifa-wunc-new-podcast-broadside-hodge-interview ¹ÏÉñapp host Eric Hodge chats with Anisa Khalifa about her work on the new podcast, "The Broadside." Thu, 05 Oct 2023 15:20:06 GMT /news/2023-10-05/anisa-khalifa-wunc-new-podcast-broadside-hodge-interview Eric Hodge /arts-culture/2023-09-01/mipso-album-libby-terrell-chapel-hill-music-hodge Mipso members Libby Rodenbough and Joseph Terrell joined ¹ÏÉñapp host Eric Hodge recently to talk about their new album. Fri, 01 Sep 2023 15:42:00 GMT /arts-culture/2023-09-01/mipso-album-libby-terrell-chapel-hill-music-hodge Eric Hodge /arts-culture/2023-08-18/graham-sharp-steep-canyon-rangers-interview-bluegrass-album-hodge The Grammy Award winners have been working the road for more than 20 years on their own and with occasional guest artist Steve Martin — yes, the actor and comedian. Fri, 18 Aug 2023 15:02:55 GMT /arts-culture/2023-08-18/graham-sharp-steep-canyon-rangers-interview-bluegrass-album-hodge Eric Hodge /arts-culture/2023-07-28/django-haskins-solo-release-piano-lost-worlds-interview Haskins decided to feature his piano playing for this collection and the result is a rumination on things lost, mortality, and the need to push ahead creatively. Fri, 28 Jul 2023 11:53:27 GMT /arts-culture/2023-07-28/django-haskins-solo-release-piano-lost-worlds-interview Eric Hodge