We bounce back to the USA, this time to Boone, North Carolina, to interview the young and fiery, Holzapfel wielding American Primitive and drone overlord, Liam Grant.

Liam is one of those acrobatic beasts on six strings who can play at breakneck speeds with the masterful "double-thumb" American Primitive technique, but who can also slow things down to that old-time swing, and descend into cavernous drones.

We talk about his demo album, Swung Heavy, and the extensive touring he has been doing this year, playing with the likes of Grayson McGuire, Mike Gangloff, Josh Kimbrough, Joseph Allred, and many others. The discussion veers through tales from the road, into ruminations on landscape and how this not only informs and shapes music, but how music itself can conjure visions of landscapes. 

Recording techniques are shared, and Liam relays many tales of recording on tape on stage, in caves and ravines, and in fishing shacks. The guy also talks guitars and gives me a history lesson on guitar builder Carl Holzapfel (whose name I simply cannot pronounce during our chat, so apologies in advance for this), and provides some superb old-timey musical recommendations, like the Hammons Family.

It's a remarkable conversation - Liam is an incredibly interesting person just to listen to, and has a lot of weird and wonderful tales and insights to share. I'd suggest you kick back and pay close attention to this one.