Shane Palko Interview
Q: Can you talk about your musical history?
A: thanks for having me. I was raised in a thin strip of woods in the fringe of farmland and suburbia in Pennsylvania. My brothers and i spent our early lives jamming in the basement. Before long, we were playing in other people’s basements. I have just never really stopped writing, recording and performing. By this time, I have had the chance to perform official concerts in 29 countries across six continents. A lot of these tours were organized in some pretty DIY fashions, while others were officially set up through international NGOS and governments as musical expressions of cultural representation.
Q: What are some of the topics and themes you explore on Allegedly Here & Now?
A: this new album focuses on being thankful for the present moment, while keeping the context of the vastness of existent timescapes. Many of the songs are very simply grounded stories of the human experience or reflections of thankfulness to get to live a life at all.
Q: What was the recording process like for Allegedly Here & Now?
A: most of the album was recorded in Currylands Studios, which my friends built by hand in a 300 year old barn in Pennsylvania. Because of the global lockdown that was going on during the time of recording (for obvious reasons) some friends sent in tracks from across the states, and across the seas.
Q: How do you approach songwriting?
A: I do not approach songwriting; songwriting approaches me. It comes at the least convenient moments, and asks of me to put down my task at hand, and pick up an instrument. I love that this happens.
Q: Have you played this music live and if so how does it translate with an audience?
A: I am performing some of these songs live in Jamaica in March and April at the time of this interview. As thankful as the writing of this album appears, and as much as it emphasizes enjoying the slow and small moments in life, the songs are still a little faster than what many music fans on the island are used to. I am adapting the songs to fit in to context a bit more. I look forward to sharing the songs in North America and hopefully Europe where fast-paced lives riddled with depression let my tracks land poignantly as is. Life is a funny little thing, and getting to share through music is one of the greatest pleasures.
Q: What else should we know about your music?
A: I am so thankful to get to use sound as a means of movement and connection. I cannot begin to find words to thank all the people who have pushed me along toward my dreams, or who have shared bagels, curries, drinks and floors on tours. I am infinitely full of gratitude for the chance to get to play music around the global neighborhood. Thank you for listening.
Q: Can you talk about your musical history?
A: thanks for having me. I was raised in a thin strip of woods in the fringe of farmland and suburbia in Pennsylvania. My brothers and i spent our early lives jamming in the basement. Before long, we were playing in other people’s basements. I have just never really stopped writing, recording and performing. By this time, I have had the chance to perform official concerts in 29 countries across six continents. A lot of these tours were organized in some pretty DIY fashions, while others were officially set up through international NGOS and governments as musical expressions of cultural representation.
Q: What are some of the topics and themes you explore on Allegedly Here & Now?
A: this new album focuses on being thankful for the present moment, while keeping the context of the vastness of existent timescapes. Many of the songs are very simply grounded stories of the human experience or reflections of thankfulness to get to live a life at all.
Q: What was the recording process like for Allegedly Here & Now?
A: most of the album was recorded in Currylands Studios, which my friends built by hand in a 300 year old barn in Pennsylvania. Because of the global lockdown that was going on during the time of recording (for obvious reasons) some friends sent in tracks from across the states, and across the seas.
Q: How do you approach songwriting?
A: I do not approach songwriting; songwriting approaches me. It comes at the least convenient moments, and asks of me to put down my task at hand, and pick up an instrument. I love that this happens.
Q: Have you played this music live and if so how does it translate with an audience?
A: I am performing some of these songs live in Jamaica in March and April at the time of this interview. As thankful as the writing of this album appears, and as much as it emphasizes enjoying the slow and small moments in life, the songs are still a little faster than what many music fans on the island are used to. I am adapting the songs to fit in to context a bit more. I look forward to sharing the songs in North America and hopefully Europe where fast-paced lives riddled with depression let my tracks land poignantly as is. Life is a funny little thing, and getting to share through music is one of the greatest pleasures.
Q: What else should we know about your music?
A: I am so thankful to get to use sound as a means of movement and connection. I cannot begin to find words to thank all the people who have pushed me along toward my dreams, or who have shared bagels, curries, drinks and floors on tours. I am infinitely full of gratitude for the chance to get to play music around the global neighborhood. Thank you for listening.