ACHILLES WHEEL’s PAUL KAMM SPINS TALES WITH JOHN DRAKE
Northern California band Achilles Wheel independently released their second CD, “Stones To Sand” in the summer of 2014. Although the band is relatively new, individual members have been contributing to Sierra Nevada mining town bands for many years.
One of Achilles Wheel’s founding members, guitarist Paul Kamm, best known for duet work with his wife Eleanore MacDonald, spoke with KVSC’s John Drake in October 2014.
Kamm talks about the formation of Achilles Wheel, ways that bands can self-promote in this day and age, and remembers songwriter Utah Phillips, who lived in Kamm’s hometown of Nevada City, California for 27 years. Phillips was a big influence on Kamm as a writer and a conscious world citizen. Kamm’s reflections on life and the arts are gracious and thoughtful.
The podcast features some songs from “Stones To Sand,” including “From the Fire,” a song written by Kamm and MacDonald in tribute to Utah Phillips.
