1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Husband and wife Graydon James and Laura Spink comprise The Young Novelists, an exciting roots duo that can on occasion grow to include a few more members.&amp;nbsp; I described at least one of their songs as Jeff Lynne meets Wilco, but they truly add a wide variety of sounds and influences to their sound - which has paid off. They picked up the 2015 Canadian Folk Music Award for New/Emerging Artist of the Year. In this conversation, I chat with Graydon about influences, songwriting, and the power of simplicity in affecting an audience. The Young Novelists. This podcast also links to a companion feature in my online Calgary Herald space. &amp;nbsp; thatdanguy's Podcast http://thatdanguy.libsyn.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/4233832/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/11306752