{"id":25266,"date":"2026-08-02T15:11:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T10:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25266"},"modified":"2026-08-02T15:11:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T10:11:31","slug":"noah-kahans-details-new-england-as-musical-muse-in-exclusive-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25266","title":{"rendered":"Noah Kahan\u2019s Details New England as Musical Muse in Exclusive Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p>And he knows he\u2019s not alone in feeling this way, highlighting fellow New England-born singer-songwriters like <strong>Ana\u00efs Mitchell<\/strong>, <strong>Ray LaMontagne<\/strong>, <strong>James Taylor<\/strong>, <strong>Grace Potter<\/strong> and <strong>Phish<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaking it in New England is hard,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.busyheadproject.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer\">the Busyhead Project founder<\/a> noted. \u201cThere&#8217;s not a lot of access to live music, depending on where you&#8217;re from. 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