Robbie Fulks

Robbie Fulks is a musician — country, but also strongly attracted to jazz, bluegrass, gospel, experimental musics — living in Los Angeles. His latest record is Bluegrass Vacation. His 2017 release, Upland Stories, was a multiple Grammy nominee. His website is here.

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Talks

Cowboy Carter is a Unique Listening Experience

By Robbie Fulks | May 28, 2024

Cowboy Carter is a Unique Listening Experience

Robbie Fulks talks being too-country-for-country-radio, the business of selling music, and Beyoncé.

Here’s How Adam Schlesinger Did That Thing He Did

By Robbie Fulks | April 8, 2020

Here’s How Adam Schlesinger Did That Thing He Did

The songwriter behind "Fountains of Wayne Hotline" pinpoints what made Schlesinger's songs so special.

Robbie Fulks Dives Headfirst into the Strangely Messy World of Gordon Lightfoot

By Robbie Fulks | January 22, 2020

Robbie Fulks Dives Headfirst into the Strangely Messy World of Gordon Lightfoot

And 236 songs later, our writer nearly drowns.

Traversing Time and the Human Condition with Johnny Cash’s American Recordings

By Robbie Fulks | June 19, 2019

Traversing Time and the Human Condition with Johnny Cash’s American Recordings

Robbie Fulks explores the classic album on its 25th anniversary.

The Spectacle and Sensation of Shania Twain

By Robbie Fulks | February 4, 2019

The Spectacle and Sensation of Shania Twain

Robbie Fulks delves into how Shania’s impeccable pop-country sound came to be.

Robbie Fulks Talks Freedy Johnston’s Neon Repairman

By Robbie Fulks | June 30, 2015

Robbie Fulks Talks Freedy Johnston’s Neon Repairman

Freedy Johnston bows to no one living as a creator of songs of lasting value — intimate, strange, universal. His latest album is no exception.

Robbie Fulks Talks Ron Sexsmith’s Carousel One

By Robbie Fulks | March 30, 2015

Robbie Fulks Talks Ron Sexsmith’s Carousel One

On his new album, one of the great living songwriters delivers a big payoff with the barest-seeming tools.

Robbie Fulks Talks Bryan Sutton’s Into My Own

By Robbie Fulks | May 6, 2014

Robbie Fulks Talks Bryan Sutton’s Into My Own

Bryan Sutton’s new record Into My Own compresses about all you need to know about why he's the hottest name in contemporary bluegrass guitar...