Sasha Hsuczek’s influences range from her first-love – Irish traditional music – to the old songbooks of Sacred Harp, to the country music of Kitty Wells.
Sasha Hsuczyk’s influences range from her first love – Irish traditional music – to the old Sacred Harp songbooks, to the country music of Kitty Wells.
Ahead of her recent gig at Marrowbone Books in the Coombe, she spoke to Martin Cook about how the Los Angeles-born, Pennsylvania-based vegetable farmer became such an accomplished musician. Listen in below to their discussion, and her performance.
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