Frets with DJ Fey

Enjoying Frets? Send me an email. India Ramey has been referred to as “The Woman in Black” and “The Wednesday Addams of Country Music”. India’s 2017 album Snake Handler landed her in Rolling Stone’s 10 New Country Artists You Need to Know. Her 2020 album Shallow Graves debuted at number six on the Euro Americana chart. That was followed by 2024’s fiery Baptized by the Blaze, another great album where she confronts her journey through the fire toward healing and empowerment. [00:21:00] And on ...

Enjoying Frets? Send me an email. Today I’m talking with Peter Case, who left New York in the early ’70s, headed to San Francisco and honed his craft as a street musician. He then became frontman of The Nerves, soon to become a force on the L.A. rock scene. He formed The Plimsouls, who had a huge hit with “A Million Miles Away” and since releasing his first critically acclaimed solo record, Peter has enjoyed a very successful career. Stay tuned as we talk about all of this and, his great new ...

Enjoying Frets? Send me an email. I’ve been a fan of Kevin’s music for a long time and it was great to catch up with him recently. We talked about his early days growing up in Louisiana, his early punk band, his move to Nashville, and also the musicians, including Keith Richards, Scotty Moore, Levon Helm, Webb Wilder and Irma Thomas who’ve performed his songs. Stay tuned for more music and great stories from a very gifted musical artist. An interview with Kevin Gordon Photo by John Partipilo....

Enjoying Frets? Send me an email. Peter Holmström and his family moved from Portland to the UK during his school years. After that, he attended college in New York. While living there, another native Portland guitarist, Courtney Taylor-Taylor, along with his band, crashed at Pete’s apartment after a gig. Upon returning to Portland, Pete learned that Courtney was no longer in that band. The two guitarists formed The Dandy Warhols, very popular in their hometown, soon after gained praise and re...

Enjoying Frets? Send me an email. Martin Belmont was about 11 or 12 years old, a kid growing up in England, when he asked his parents to buy him a guitar. The first record he got was “Jailhouse Rock” by Elvis Presley. Around that time, The Shadows, out of London, were a popular instrumental group. America had The Ventures, England had The Shadows. Young Martin was fascinated by the look and sound of Hank Marvin’s Fender Stratocaster. In art school, Martin made friends with other guitarists an...