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Get Into the Van with Alt Country musician Mike West as he sits down with guests from all walks of life as they share their hard earned wisdom and insights, what makes them tick, discuss their craft and inspirations and all else in between. Mike chats to musicians, promoters, artists and anyone else passionate about what they do to inspire listeners to follow their creative outlets.
Episodes
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Into the Van we go with the talented David Quinn! I sit down with David to talk his new album "Country Fresh" that was inspired by an ash tray in the recording studio, songwriting, building a local following, Midwestern Country and Black Dirt Country, sock puppets and so much more!
Country Fresh is out right now and you really should listen to it!
https://www.davidquinnmusic.net/
https://open.spotify.com/album/5sXo43wrmeZpXx1RgS7bQE
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
I sat down with the legendary, award winning artist JH Williams III to talk about his new book Echolands, meeting Blondie and creating album artwork for them as well as for artists like The Sword, music, creativity, art and so much more!
This was an absolute joy of a talk and you're going to love it!
https://www.jhwilliams3.com/
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Into the van we go with the hardworking and talented Tom Saenen. From organising Picking Bones, his epic festival in Belgium, to Black Metal and watching the roots scene grow in Europe to the most important things you need to know to start live events, this is definitely one to listen to!
https://www.facebook.com/Pickingbonesfest
https://pickingbonesfest.com/tickets/
Monday Feb 07, 2022
Monday Feb 07, 2022
I sat down with Alexis May to talk about songwriting, George Jones, Nashville and so much more! This Honky Tonk songwriter released a great EP last year, "Killing Pain, Memories and Time" and May is definitely one to watch!
Listen now!
https://www.facebook.com/alexismaymusic
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Monday Jan 10, 2022
Monday Jan 10, 2022
Ahead of his first UK tour, I sit down with Baker aka Gravedancer to talk about Christmas, viral videos, songwriting, American vs British sitcoms and so much more! Gravedancer wears his heart on his sleeve and is a phenomenal songwriter so give this episode a listen, go listen to his record Every Kind of Dog and then go see him on tour!
https://gravedancermusic.com/
Monday Jan 03, 2022
Monday Jan 03, 2022
I took a bit of a hiatus from Into the Van from October to rest, recharge and get married and now we're back!
Looking forward to sitting down with some incredibly talented people this year and sharing it with you all!
Stay tuned!
Tuesday Oct 05, 2021
Tuesday Oct 05, 2021
Join me for episode 41 of Into the Van with the brilliant Cam Cole. I joined him on his first UK tour to talk about the transition from busking to playing venues, his songwriting process, herd mentality and so much more! This is a great talk, recorded face to face in Edinburgh!
https://www.facebook.com/mrcamcole
Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
Welcome to episode 40 of Into the Van with the brilliant Brandon Ridley! Brandon is a Country artist from North Wales who recently released his new E.P "Senoritas and Sangria". The first face to face interview in over a year we talk about preparing for shows, songwriting, campervans and so much more!
https://www.facebook.com/brandonridleymusic/
https://brandonridley.bandcamp.com/releases
Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
Join me as we go Into the Van with the mighty Lance Rogers from Kentucky! We talking the long drives between shows, motivation, songwriting, Kickstarter campaigns and so much more ahead of Lance's debut album released on September 10th!
https://www.lancerogersmusic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/lancerogersmusic