Vance Gilbert on cancer, paying bills, and leaving space

We were honored to speak with the great Vance Gilbert, a master songwriter, performer, and teacher whom we have long admired. He’s funny as heck, and it’s common to see him headlining folk festivals around the country as he cracks up his audience, makes them think, and leaves them moved. We cover the full range of emotion in this poignant conversation about his recent struggles with cancer, his origins moving from a violent home to homelessness, and how he made the transition from a young powerhouse singer-songwriter from Boston into a folk elder who knows how to say more with […]