Will Hoge

Decades ago, before the first rock and roll idols turned music into a product, musicians played music the way cobblers mended shoes and carpenters built homes.

It was a trade like any other job and men did it for work, for wage. Young men would pack their station wagons with gear and travel from city to city to play their songs. For these musicians, it was not only all they wanted to do but all they could do. They were not in search of fame or fortune. It was simply a life in music.

Welcome to the world of Will Hoge.

Hoge follows in the footsteps of musical archetypes like Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, Hank Williams, Van Morrison, Patty Griffin, Neil Young and Bob Dylan. These artists inspire him not just for their work, but for their approach to their art.

They exist outside the traditional economic constraints of 'success' and 'failure,' and do their own thing on their own time. 'They would all be playing music whether there was money in it or not,' says Hoge. 'All of them would be homeless rather than do something else. In my mind, you're either a musician or you're not.'

Will Hoge

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