Erin Rae There wasn’t much time when The Deep Dark Woods and Erin Rae made a pit stop on their tour in my hometown. But, we managed to film a beautiful duet – which I released earlier – and Erin also recorded a cover of Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses by Paul and Gene Nelson and […]

Erin Rae recorded a cover of 'Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses' by Paul and Gene Nelson and Kathy Mattea. Whenever Erin Rae sings, we just listen.

Tamara van Esch Dutch musician Tamara van Esch writes songs the way you notice something small and then can’t stop thinking about it. The Utrecht-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist moves through indie-folk that calls to mind This Is the Kit and Mitski; intimate, unhurried, quietly its own thing. Her lyrics find the strange weight hiding inside ordinary moments. You […]

Tamara Van Esch and her band played 'The Sea' and covers of 'Scatterbrain' (Radiohead) and 'I Have Never Loved Someone' (My Brightest Diamond).

Tamara van Esch Dutch musician Tamara van Esch writes songs the way you notice something small and then can’t stop thinking about it. The Utrecht-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist moves through indie-folk that calls to mind This Is the Kit and Mitski; intimate, unhurried, quietly its own thing. Her lyrics find the strange weight hiding inside ordinary moments. You […]

Tamara Van Esch and her band played 'The Sea' and covers of 'Scatterbrain' (Radiohead) and 'I Have Never Loved Someone' (My Brightest Diamond).

Ik was er live bij, heel bijzondere avond en mooi moment

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Solo Sometimes things are too special not to film. As you might remember; In 2025, The Influences launched a special project Solo, by other people. A musical tribute to Michiel Flamman. In response to his serious illness, the idea arose to support him through music. Friends and admiring artists covered songs by Solo, as a tribute […]

'Solo, by other people' was a tribute to Michiel Flamman. Last month, Flamman and Simon Gitsels played the Stadsklooster in Utrecht, weaving Spinvis' version of 'Everything Goes' into their own.

This is 'Everything Goes', by Solo.

Malin Pettersen Malin Pettersen has been busy. The past few years have brought a steady stream of releases – each one finding its own shape without feeling hurried. Wildflower, her latest album, draws from all of it. The years of touring solo, of learning the studio, of knowing exactly which musicians to call; it’s all in there […]

Surrounded by fresh paint, Malin Pettersen recorded 'Wildflower' and covers of Brennen Leigh and George Jones for The Influences in Oslo.

Malin Pettersen Malin Pettersen has been busy. The past few years have brought a steady stream of releases – each one finding its own shape without feeling hurried. Wildflower, her latest album, draws from all of it. The years of touring solo, of learning the studio, of knowing exactly which musicians to call; it’s all in there […]

Surrounded by fresh paint, Malin Pettersen recorded 'Wildflower' and covers of Brennen Leigh and George Jones for The Influences in Oslo.

Check out this wonderful voice

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Vanaf volgende week weer in Nederland voor optredens. Zie www.altcountry.nl/blog/agenda/

Kyshona covers Nina Simone, Ruthie Foster and Son House At TakeRoot 2024, Kyshona performed Waitin' On The Lawd and covers of People Grinnin' In Your Face (Ruthie Foster & Son House) and See-Line Woman (Nina Simone).

The 10th session of 2026: Kyshona!

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Christopher Paul Stelling's 8th Album I appreciate your help to make my 8th album, press it to Vinyl LP and CD, and get back on tour.

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Caleb Caudle “Guy Clark and John Prine speak a language that I speak. It’s full of details and empathy. I chose my song Sweet Critters because it’s both of those things. When covering a song I just try to do it like I wrote it, don’t really know another way. I started doing Bruised Orange in my set as a gentle […]

“Guy Clark and John Prine speak a language that I speak. It’s full of details and empathy." Caleb Caudle recorded covers of Prine's 'Bruised Orange (Chain Of Sorrow)' and Clark's 'Stuff That Works' for an audience of two cameras and a cat.

‘Inside Your Soul’ is out now. 🏆🪩

Listen to it on your favorite platform. sweetfish.lnk.to/InsideYourSoul

‘Inside Your Soul’ is the first single from our upcoming EP ‘Even Light Gets Dark’, out September 25. More on that soon.

The Northern Belle Stine Andreassen is one of those singers who will leave a smile on your face, even if you were in a terrible mood before. Trust me. Or don’t, and watch these videos and see what happens. She just loves singing and the joy of it is bound to give off on you. The Norwegian band […]

The Northern Belle (Stine Andreassen) recorded new song 'There’s A Party Tonight', Guy Clark’s 'She Ain’t Going Nowhere' and John Prine' 'Summer’s End'.

Long may he run.

The Influences | Patreon Your favourite musicians covering theirs.

Help me celebrate 17,5 years of The Influences, by becoming a patron!

You can support the project with a small monthly fee or make a one-time donaties by buying a 'ticket to Ireland'.

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Going back to Ireland to film sessions at Kilkenny Roots, first weekend of May!

Any Irish musicians I haven't filmed yet but should?

Joachim Cooder After almost 18 years of this project, I can almost always feel it when a recording is going to be interesting. And when Joachim Cooder and his Italian guitarist Adriano Viterbini entered our set at TakeRoot festival in Groningen, there was no doubt in my mind. Two musicians who truly feel the music they’re playing; […]

Two musicians who truly feel the music they're playing; who sit down and just let it happen. Well, it happened. Joachim Cooder & Adriano Viterbini recorded traditional folk song 'Hold The Woodpile Down' at TakeRoot.

Katherine Priddy covers Nick Drake and Leonard Cohen Katherine Priddy recorded 'Father of Two' and covers of Nick Drake and Leonard Cohen, joined by George Boomsma for The Influences.

Eens!

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Playlist 002 | February 2026, by The Influences | The Influences Get more from The Influences on Patreon

33 tracks, over 2 hours listening time: here’s the February playlist! Enjoy.

Free for Patreon supporters, €3 if you just want a great playlist of new songs.

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Paul McCartney by @bertolf.bsky.social & @diederiknomden.bsky.social = ❤️

Norma Halden is a small city in the southeastern corner of Norway, right on the Swedish border. It has a river, a fortress, and apparently, one of the most quietly infectious country bands in Scandinavia. The first time you hear Norma, you might think you’ve stumbled onto something from the American Midwest — the easy sway […]

Norwegian nordicana band Norma play covers of Aaron Lee Tasjan's 'Memphis Rain' and Blaze Foley's 'Clay Pigeons', and 'Train Track'.

Norma Halden is a small city in the southeastern corner of Norway, right on the Swedish border. It has a river, a fortress, and apparently, one of the most quietly infectious country bands in Scandinavia. The first time you hear Norma, you might think you’ve stumbled onto something from the American Midwest — the easy sway […]

Norwegian nordicana band Norma play covers of Aaron Lee Tasjan's 'Memphis Rain' and Blaze Foley's 'Clay Pigeons', and 'Train Track'.

Bertolf & Nomden - All Good Things | The Influences YouTube video by The Influences

@bertolf.bsky.social & @diederiknomden.bsky.social - 'All Good Things'

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Take guilt. Take your great-grandfather's hate and taste it. It's hard to swallow. 

Junior Brother - 'Take Guilt' for @theinfluences.bsky.social

This song is part of a trilogy of videos we filmed together for The Influences, all building toward the release of Junior Brother's album "The End".

Emma Swift - "Visions of Johanna" (Live at Layman Drug Company) YouTube video by Emma Swift

Originally recorded by Bob Dylan + band on Valentine's Day in 1966 at CBS Nashville, here's a live version of "Visions of Johanna" recorded by me + my band in Nashville some 60 years later.

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Happy Valentine's Day ❤️

Rachel Grace - Both Sides Now (Joni Mitchell) | The Influences YouTube video by The Influences

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