The Troubadour Life The Troubadour Life

On today’s show, we welcome guitarist, singer/songwriter, Rufus Miller (@RufusMillerMusic). Rufus Miller began playing guitar, singing and writing from the young age of 7. Since then he has been known to play in many bands in the London scene but made his name touring & recording with Sting.

Rufus’ own music is a mix of psych folk & psych rock. His first album, Pop Skull came out at the end of 2018 and saw him returning to India to promote it. Many concerts and guitar clinics up and down the country and then back to touring with Sting.  Rufus’ second album, Make It, comes out July 1st and contains a cover of Alice In Chain’s Rain When I Die as well as 10 new songs including a cast of Copenhagen finest folk, jazz, rock musicians.  Check out Rufus on Instagram, Youtube, Facebook and Bandcamp!
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On today’s show, we welcome vocalist Cyrille Aimée (@cyrilleaimee). From singing on street corners in Europe, Jazz Festivals around the world, Broadway, and beyond, this wonderful vocalist has so much to share. We talk about the life, the love, and the music of the gig that fill her world and bring her and others so much happiness. This episode was originally supposed to release on June 3, 2020, but out of respect and solidarity with the #BlackLivesMatter movement we delayed the release one week. 

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This week on the Troubadour Life, we welcome the Hebbe Sisters.  A trio of lovely sisters from Sweden putting the power of swing into full force! We chat about how they started, what inspires them, their new album, and what they are looking forward to in the future. Check out their social media - Instagram, Facebook and Youtube-@thehebbesisters and on the web at thehebbesisters.se.



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This week on the Troubadour Life we have singer, songwriter and guitarist, Trey Johnson. This Arkansas based troubadour has been performing for over 3 decades not only as a solo performer, but also in successful band settings.
Trey shares some great information on making the audience feel connected to the performance, getting gigs and some tricks of the trade.  Check out his social media (Instagram - @treyjohnson211, Facebook - treyjohnsonmusic), and his website, http://www.treyjohnsonmusic.net.

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Episode 2 of the Troubadour Life keeps the pedal to the metal with musician Nick Flora. The Nashville, TN based alterna-folk pop artist has been writing and recording for the better part of a decade and is known for weaving quick wit with elemental truths in song that speak to the core of the human condition.

This touring, writing, singing, guitar playing, recording artist shares some great information about being happy, being musical and everything in between! Check out his social media (Twitter - @nickflora, Instagram - @nickflora, Facebook - NFloraMusic), and his Patreon.com/nickflora.



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The maiden voyage of The Troubadour life! Benny Benack III @bbjazziii comes on to share information about this new album, upcoming Live Stream on Amazon Music through @twitch, and great information about how he handles the business of music, gigging and performing day in and day out.