singer-songwriter
Every episode of The Rugged Revival featuring singer-songwriter — conversations with independent country, Americana, and roots artists.
Pat Reedy on Busking, Nashville & Building a Country Music Career
Pat Reedy joins Camden to discuss leaving construction behind for country music, busking in New Orleans, life in Nashville, ...
Alex Williams
Alex Williams on Texas Country and Cosmic Country Influences
Get ready to discover the cosmic country sound of Alex Williams, a singer-songwriter from small town Indiana who is making waves in the music scene with his unique blend of Texas country and 70s cosmic influences.Alex Williams' journey to becoming a musician began when he started playing guitar at the age of 7. He grew up in a small town in Indiana, where he was influenced by the sounds of old country music and later discovered the works of Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt. As he grew older, Alex Williams began to develop his own unique sound, which blends the storytelling of country music with the cosmic influences of 70s rock. He has released a new EP with 5 songs, including older and newer tracks, and is excited to share his music with the world. In this episode, Alex Williams sits down with Camden to talk about his music, his influences, and his journey to becoming a performer. From his early days playing daytime gigs at Tootsie's to his current status as a rising star in the country music scene, Alex Williams' story is one of passion, dedication, and a willingness to take risks.If you enjoy artists like Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt, and Willie Nelson, you'll love the music of Alex Williams.00:00 Introduction to Alex Williams01:01 Alex Williams starts playing guitar at 7 years old09:04 Playing daytime gigs at Tootsie's and learning old country music10:05 Influence of Texas country and 70s cosmic country on Alex Williams' music14:07 Alex Williams' transition from a reserved person to a stage performer18:11 Release of new EP with 5 songs, including older and newer trackshttps://alexwilliamsofficial.com/https://www.instagram.com/alexwilliamsofficial/Subscribe to The Rugged Revival. Share it with your friends. Support independent music!Listen to the full podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6wnHcgA73o1aiiKaz882vH?si=30aabdaa220a4628Follow The Rugged Revival:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theruggedrevival/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theruggedrevivalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094507520679Website: www.theruggedrevival.comEmail: ruggedrevival@hotmail.com
Ryan Coleman
From Farm Life To "The Voice USA" | Ryan Coleman Interview
The Rugged Revival — independent Country, Americana & Roots music. Live sessions, artist interviews and real music discovery. Ryan Coleman is our guest in this episode of The Rugged Revival Podcast. Ryan, is a country singer-songwriter from southeastern Pennsylvania, blending real farm life with a traditional country sound.Raised on his family’s farm, Ryan’s music is rooted in hard work, faith and storytelling. After standout performances on Season 25 of NBC’s The Voice, sharing the stage with Dan + Shay and opening for Scotty McCreery, Chris Janson and Dylan Scott, he’s quickly becoming one to watch in modern country music. @ryan.coleman Subscribe to The Rugged Revival. Share it with your friends. Support independent music!Listen to the full podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6wnHcgA73o1aiiKaz882vH?si=30aabdaa220a4628Follow The Rugged Revival:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theruggedrevival/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theruggedrevivalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094507520679Website: www.theruggedrevival.comEmail: ruggedrevival@hotmail.com
Daniel Young
Daniel Young - Indie Folk Americana | Another Golden Hour | Rugged Revival
Daniel Young is the kind of artist who doesn’t just make music—he lives inside it. A singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, sound engineer, and producer from Salt Lake City, Daniel has spent over two decades honing a craft that runs as deep as the mountains he grew up on. That sense of elevation—of something vast, fleeting, and quietly powerful—echoes through every note he creates. His latest project, Another Golden Hour, captures that rare, glowing moment just before the light fades—when everything feels suspended between what is and what’s about to disappear. These songs were born in the open air of a side patio, shaped in a basement studio, and now return to the world carrying that same warmth, weight, and wonder. Recorded over just two days at Orchard Studios with minimal overdubs, the album reunites Daniel with the Rambling Roses—the same group behind 2024’s Leave It Out to Dry. Together, they create something remarkable: a sound that feels immediate yet timeless, raw yet carefully held together. Each track reflects a different thread of Daniel’s world: • “Baby, Baby Blue” pays tribute to the late KSOP (AM 1370), a pillar of country music history • “Holdin’ Up” wrestles with the quiet weight of modern struggles • “Fires Shall Be Ceased” and “Ways to Communicate” channel the enduring spirit of protest and folk tradition • The title track, “Another Golden Hour,” distills it all into something fluid, shimmering, and deeply human This is music about fleeting light, about holding on, about letting go—and about finding hope anyway. Another day. Another golden hour. Listen now and experience it for yourself.
Johanna Wacker & Acelia
Johanna Wacker & Acelia - Appalachian & Alternative Folk, from NYC to Richmond VA | Rugged Revival
Johanna Wacker & Acelia join Camden for an honest conversation on the Podcast.From Country, to Appalachian and Folk influences, they share their stories behind their sound and creative process.Tune in!
Independent singer-songwriter - Alex Rogers #upcomingmusician #altcountry #soulfulmusic #americana
Alex Rogers “HWY 9” | recorded live in Texas for The Rugged Revival Grit Sessions | October 2025
Canción Franklin
Canción Franklin - Singer-Songwriter from Tuscon, Arizona | Rugged Revival
In this interview Camden speaks with Canción Franklin, an American roots musician, singer-songwriter and guitarist born in Tucson, Arizona, whose authentic sound draws on deep grooves of Americana, country, blues, soul and rock ’n’ roll. From discovering the blues as a teenager to tirelessly honing his craft in dive bars and on the road, Canción’s music is defined by heartfelt lyrics, raw guitar work and a commitment to honesty and emotional expression. His performances - whether solo, with a band, or as a hired gun - are marked by a vulnerable presence and a powerful connection with audiences. Canción’s songs explore resilience, life’s hardships and the beauty found in perseverance, making him a compelling voice in modern roots music.
Zachary Moulton - From Silverada Pedal Steel to Solo Singer-Songwriter | Rugged Revival
South Texas singer-songwriter Zach Moulton steps out from behind the pedal steel after fifteen years with Silverada (Formerly Mike and The Moonpies) to tell his own stories. His debut EP, Faded Jackets, is a direct reflection of the years he spent grinding it out on the road, highs, lows and all the places he’s called home.
Emily Woodhull
Emily Woodhull – Shenandoah Valley Alternative Country Singer-Songwriter | Rugged Revival
Emily Woodhull left the rush of city life behind for the quiet charm of a small Virginia town, where she found her voice in the stories and emotions of the Shenandoah Valley.With roots in the valley’s timeless beauty and a touch of alternative country, her music weaves vivid imagery with raw emotion. Whether she’s writing by lamplight or collaborating with Nashville’s finest, Emily crafts songs that feel like snapshots of life—authentic, heartfelt, and unforgettable.
India Ramey
India Ramey - Blazing Through Outlaw Country’s Revival | Instagram Live | Rugged Revival
In this episode, Camden speaks to India Ramey — a fiercely talented singer-songwriter whose journey from domestic violence prosecutor to outlaw country star is anything but ordinary.Raised in the Appalachian foothills and steeped in the grit of honky tonks and spaghetti western soundscapes, India Ramey carved her own path in music after leaving behind a promising legal career. A survivor and truth-teller, Ramey channeled her experiences into songwriting, earning national acclaim with albums like Snake Handler and Shallow Graves — the latter described by Rolling Stone as “part honky-tonk, part Black Sabbath." www.theruggedrevival.com
Kerri Lick
Kerri Lick – Texas Americana & R&B Artist
Roots Rhythm and blues crossed with a flare of Americana songwriter and a dash of Texas Country, a sound right out of a vintage record shop. Kerri Lick is a Texas based singer songwriter with a true diversity in writing that can find you grooving in the blues or riding along an interstate folksingers diary. Kerri Lick pulls sonic inspiration from the likes of Bonnie Rait, Susan Tadeschi, and Bobbie gentry. Kerri has been recognized amongst the Texas music scene as an emerging act to get behind. Having full band slots at 's iconic LJT music festival, Grapefest, Rymes and Vines, The Fort Worth Music Fest, The Mayors Ball in Oklahoma and River Front Blues Festival in Montana she is a show you would not want to miss. #texasmusicscene
Daniel Cain
Daniel Cain – Kentucky Outlaw Country & Psychedelic Blues
Daniel Cain is a singer/songwriter from Stanford, Kentucky, USA. His music mirrors his Appalachian roots and family upbringing, so far, blending outlaw country, grassy folk, roots rock, and psychedelic blues. With influence from Chris Stapleton to Chris Cornell, he connects it all and does so with his own grit. Dubbed Kentucky’s Rising Star of Country Music in ‘23 by Renfro Valley, as well as an act to watch by Whiskey Riff and Kentucky Country Music blogs, Cain’s path and promise came to him as surprise as Cain began his public performing career in early 2021 only in hopes to honor his now late father, Jeff, who inspired Daniel to write and play like he did. With Cain’s authentic penmanship, impressive picking, and a deep, soulful, gravelly voice like you’ve never heard before, it doesn’t take long to see why this young man is on the rise.
Summer Dean
Summer Dean – The Queen of Texas Country
Summer Dean is considered by most to be the reigning queen of Texas country music. Armed with three albums, constant tours, and a hot band behind her, Summer struts onto every stage with the confidence and vulnerability of a songstress that has cemented her place among the top rank Texas tunesmiths. Her live show takes the concert goer on a ride of original songs blending bravado, vulnerability, and a novelist’s eye for detail. Whether with her full band or all by herself, listeners are treated to an authentic, funny, and honest storyteller performing her way into legendary status.
Presley Haile
Presley Haile – Folk-Country with Heart from Texas
Presley Haile, a talented singer-songwriter from Hamilton, Texas, found her love for music at 16. Influenced by artists like James Taylor and Patty Griffin, she blends folk, country, and Americana to create her unique sound. Keep an eye out for this rising star as she takes the industry by storm with her captivating music.
Conrad Moore
Conrad Moore – Folk Stories of the Southern Working Man
Conrad Moore is a North Georgia native singer-songwriter who captures the soul of the working southern man. His songs have roots in folk storytelling which nod to the ups and downs of life, love, and the pursuit of happiness. All washed in hints of booze, half-truths, and motel rooms. His lyrics personify Mother Nature and her dance with Appalachia. The human condition and blue-collar woes are often his muses. Although his songs have no shortage of heartbreak and day to day strife. Conrad produces a relatable angst of a generation growing up within the confines of a flawed American dream. Not without hope, his music shares with us what's left to save about the southland.
Jesse Williams
Jesse Williams – Blues & Soul Music From North Georgia
Singer/songwriter/guitarist, Jesse Williams, is a mountain mama with roots grounded in Blues & Soul. Hailing from North Georgia with the deep belief that it’s best savored when simmered. Her melody medicine is an invitation of sultry vocals and earthy lyrics that explore Life's many winding paths. These serenades are supported with guitar grooves and rhythms that play off the feeling of the Music. Capturing and offering the raw essence of Spirit as it moves listeners within. Jesse's works include her 2020 debut EP, “Off the Vine". Which was recorded in 2019 at InCrowd Recordings in Atlanta, GA. In 2024 she released another EP, “Take My Place”. Recorded in 2018 at The Vault in Marietta, GA. Outside of her EP's, Jesse Williams is featured on other songs and projects. She makes two appearances on the album. Belting on a cover of Renee Geyer’s, , as well as co-writing and singing on . Recently, she joined creative forces with on his melancholic tune, . Her latest accomplishment is winning the Eddie's Attic 55th Bi-Annual Songwriter Shootout in November 2024. Joining the list of winners that include Jennifer Nettles & Cory Jones, John Mayer & Clay Cook, Tyler Childers, and more. She is currently working on recording her first full-length album, “Keep Steady”. More home-grown medicine coming in June 2025.
Jonathan Peyton
Jonathan Peyton – Georgia Americana and Folk Storyteller
Jonathan Peyton is a singer/songwriter from Woodstock, Georgia. Jonathan writes emotion-evoking songs that tell a story and captivate audiences by their relatability and honesty. He says that “Writing music has become a way of processing through life and relating to others and their stories.”
Leon Majcen
Leon Majcen – Florida Folk-Country from Bosnian Roots
Leon Majcen is a musician whose story is one of resilience and determination. He grew up on the Gulf Coast of Florida, the son of Bosnian war refugees who had fled the country in search of a better life for their children. From a young age, Leon was drawn to the power of storytelling through music, particularly the work of artists like Townes Van Zandt, John Prine, Bob Dylan and Guy Clark. Leon began playing in local bars while still in high school, honing his craft and building a loyal following. After high school, he decided to pursue his passion for music in New York City, while attending college at New York University and playing shows around town. After a while, Leon came to the realisation that the hustle and bustle of the city wasn't where his heart was at and returned home to take a job at a commercial fishing dock while planning his next move to Nashville. Since arriving in music city, Leon has continued to develop his unique blend of Folk, Country and Americana, drawing on his experiences and love of the outdoors to craft songs that are honest and powerful.
Jarrod Morris
Jarrod Morris – Texas Horseshoer & Songwriter
Jarrod Morris is a horseshoer from Texas who writes songs while he's working. An indie sound and an old soul with a dedicated, modern songwriter’s heart. Jarrod is on a journey exploring different sounds and honest lyrics through the lens of the American West. #countrymusic #texasmusic #countryartist #musicpodcast #countrysingersongwriter
Josh Mitcham
Josh Mitcham – Ex-Jericho Woods Singer on Solo Barn Album
Josh Mitcham, from Webster, Kentucky is best known for his work with the group Jericho Woods, which he formed in 2014. After the dissolution of JW and the subsequent pandemic, Mitcham set about working on a solo project that would solidify his style. With all the success of Kentucky, and especially Appalachian artists, it would have been easy to lean into that trend in current music tastes, but as Mitcham himself said, “Hell, I live a whole lot closer to John Mellencamp than I do Lawrence County (referring to Tyler Childers)”. While definitely a fan of Appalachian music, and a proud Kentuckian, Mitcham really wanted to tap into the music that had shaped his own taste: Tom Petty, Ryan Adams, Butch Walker, and Nada Surf. While definitely country, Mitcham lands in a middle ground between country and an Isbell-ish rock. Stacked vocals and ambient guitars tinged with fiddle and steel. Still not really “mainstream country radio” ready but not a old-time mountain murder ballad either (there is a song about killing!) Mitcham definitely has his own voice, as these songs are indeed familiar to the style of his former group, but without an attempt to please Nashville or the hipsters; but he might just have a little something here for all of them. Recorded in the 100 year old barn on his family farm, Mitcham has crafted an album that sets him apart from a lot of the trendy music hashtagging onto the Kentucky music train these days. #countrymusic #kentuckymusic #countryartist #musicpodcast #countrysingersongwriter