Roots run deep—through Appalachian hollers, Celtic coastlines, and dusty country roads. I'm drawn to stories told with callused fingers and honest voices, the kind of music that feels like home even when you're hearing it for the first time. Sea shanties and fiddle tunes sit easy next to singer-songwriters who don't flinch from the hard truths. There's something about the old ways, the traditional melodies that have traveled centuries, that reminds me why some songs never go out of style.