Skip Matheny – currently a songwriter in the band Roman Candle and former bartender in a retirement community, was recently able to catch up with The Secret Sisters at The Holland House in Nashville, to talk about their creative process, and the collaboration involved in creating their debut record. What is your favorite drink? Lydia: [...]

Skip Matheny – currently a songwriter in the band Roman Candle and former bartender in a retirement community, was recently able to catch up with comedian and creator of the WTF Podcast Marc Maron to talk about his creative process, his relationship to music, and the rough intersection of the two. This (non-alcoholic) interview took [...]

Skip Matheny— currently a songwriter in the band Roman Candle and former bartender in a retirement community,  was recently able to catch up with songwriter and author,  Josh Ritter, to talk about his creative process, among other things. Josh recently published his first novel Bright’s Passage which has been hailed by former U.S. Poet Laureate, Robert [...]

Skip Matheny— currently a songwriter in the band Roman Candle and former bartender in a retirement community recently talked with UK songwriter, now living in New York, Bobby Long. Bobby is a singer/songwriter from Wigan (near Manchester) England. His major-label debut record A Winter Tale came out on ATO records in the U.S. as did his 2011 [...]

Skip Matheny— currently a songwriter in the band Roman Candle and former bartender in a retirement community — was recently able to ask music legend Doc Watson some questions with David Holt. Doc and David won the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album, with their three-disc set, Legacy. Commonly called a “National Treasure,” Doc [...]

Skip Matheny— currently a songwriter in the band Roman Candle and former bartender in a retirement community — recently talked with Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion of Cults. Their debut LP is out now, on Columbia / In the Name of and is currently making several best-of 2011 lists. This interview took place on their tour bus. [...]

Jason Reeves is a singer-songwriter from Iowa City via Southern California signed to Warner Brothers. He also happens to be a professional songwriter in the more conventional sense. Though he has written with many artists, you most likely have heard his international hit with Colbie Caillat, “Bubbly.” Jason splits time between Nashville and Los Angeles, [...]

Skip Matheny— currently a songwriter in the band Roman Candle and former bartender in a retirement community — caught up with Craig Fox, Patrick Keeler, and Jack Lawrence of The Greenhornes in Nashville recently. Their latest LP,  * * * * is out now on Third Man Records. What’s your favorite drink? Patrick: If you [...]

Skip Matheny— currently a songwriter in the band Roman Candle and former bartender in a retirement community — recently caught up with Marcus and Winston from Mumford & Sons in Knoxville, Tennessee, while the band was on their sold out U.S. tour supporting their debut album Sigh No More. Adding to the momentum they have [...]

American Songwriter recently caught up with Kyle and Neil of Alternative hip-hop rockers Vonnegutt, the newest signee to Big Boi’s (OutKast) Purple Ribbon label to ask about their writing process. The band has been touring this summer on the strength of their Appetizer EP, and their debut LP Falling Up The Stairs is expected out [...]

Skip Matheny— currently a songwriter in the band Roman Candle and former bartender in a retirement community — caught up with Mac McCaughan recently in Chapel Hill, NC, before the release of Majesty Shredding, Superchunk’s acclaimed new album, and their first since Here’s to Shutting Up nine years ago. Superchunk live dates follow the interview [...]

Skip Matheny— currently a songwriter in the band Roman Candle and former bartender in a retirement community — caught up with James Shaw of Toronto-based indie-rockers Metric, before their set at the Lollapalooza in Chicago. Metric’s primary songwriters are Broken Social Scene alumni James Shaw and Emily Haines. (all below photo credits: Timshel Matheny) What’s [...]