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In this encore episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo chat with TX-raised, Cape Cod-based Americana songwriter Monica Rizzio about her 2019 album Sunshine Is Free and talk about returning to Nashville to record and writing EDM songs for reality television. Recorded on May 24, 2024.

Featured Songs:

1. Nothin’
2. Sunshine is Free
3. The Shire
4. The Real McCoy

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In this week’s episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with singer/songwriter Deb Talan. We travel back to before she was in The Weepies and revisit her 2003 album A Bird Flies Out. We talk about her time living in Boston, doing vocal gymnastics and how her creativity comes out differently in songs and paintings.

1. Unraveling
2. Big Strong Girl
3. Sincerely
4. Ashes On Your Eyes

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In this week’s episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with singer, songwriter and saxophonist LAAMAR and revisit his 2013 album Oh July, recorded with his earlier Brooklyn-based band Jus Post Bellum. We talk about his journey from jazz to indie-folk, crafting songs rooted in historical fiction and the embarrassing amount of wool clothing and fedoras that went into making the tintype album art.

Featured Songs:

1. Gimme That Gun
2. Oh July
3. Measure Of A Man
4. Lake, Minnesota

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In this week’s episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with St. Louis singer/songwriter Beth Bombara about her 2017 album Map & No Direction and her whirlwind week recording in Portland, playing in the hotel bar and finishing up songs in between sessions.

1. I Tried (Too Late)
2. Map & No Direction
3. When I Woke
4. Sweet Time
5. What We’re Giving

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In this week's episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with revered singer, songwriter and producer Gurf Morlix. We revisit his 2011 album Blaze Foley's 113th Wet Dream, talk about his many years playing with the late great Blaze Foley and get some wild first-hand stories about this infamous TX talent, whose songs were covered by Townes van Zandt, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Lucinda Williams and John Prine.

1. Clay Pigeons
2. Baby Can I Crawl Back to You
3. If I Could Only Fly
4. Cold, Cold World

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In this week’s episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with International Autoharp Champion Karen Mueller about her 1993 album Clarity, featuring an all-star cast of folk, bluegrass, and Irish players. She recounts some wild studio stories about splicing analog tape and shares photos of her old band wearing cow camouflage.

1. New Joe Clark
2. Aran Boat Song
3. Blarney Pilgrim / Humours Of Ennistymon
4. Blackberry Blossom

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In this week’s episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with Australian-born, Nashville-based singer/songwriter Imogen Clark about her 2020 EP The Making of Me, working with members of Tom Petty’s and Elvis Costello’s bands, channeling eagle energy and embodying the power of pantsuits.

1. The Making of Me
2. Inside Out
3. Found Me
4. Push Me Down

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In this week’s episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with indie/folk songwriter Molly Dean about her 2016 album The Natural Minor. We look at crazy pictures of the recording’s sound waves and talk about the early influence of punk rock band L7 and why it takes her 10 years to make an album.

1. Fire Burned Bright
2. Lock & Key
3. State of Confusion
4. The Natural Minor

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In this week's episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with Canadian songwriting legend and activist Bruce Cockburn about his 1986 album World of Wonders. He reflects back on the weirdness of playing in East Berlin during the Cold War, incorporating new wave sounds into his music, and how touring with a band felt a lot like camping.

Featured Songs:

1. People See Through You
2. Call It Democracy
3. Berlin Tonight
4. World Of Wonders

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In this week’s episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with musician, writer and producer Erin McKeown about their 2013 album Manifestra, getting hooked on music at nature camp and finding inspiration in dreams, rhythms and even pooping dogs.

Featured Songs:

1.Manifestra

2.The Jailer

3.Histories

4.In God We Trust

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In this week's episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with folk/rock artist Jonathan Rundman about his 2004 album Public Library, explore his eclectic musical library, and share stories about recording with his all-time favorite band.

1. Falling Down
2. Second Language
3. 747s
4. Every Town's The Same

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In this week’s episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with singer/songwriter Pieta Brown about her 2014 album Paradise Outlaw and the mystical power of liner notes, guitars, banjos and birds.

1. Ricochet
2. Flowers of Love
3. Do You Know
4. Little Swainson

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In this week’s episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with “Latingrass” duo Larry & Joe about their debut album Nuevo South Train, working with jazz producer Charlie Hunter and channeling some of that new date energy.

1. Gabanjo
2. Nuevo South Train
3. Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms
4. Larry’s Cachapa

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In this week's episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Moira Smiley about her 2021 album In Our Voices that she recorded with vocal group VOCO. We also talk about making songs for the collective lift, learning revenge banjo and her ongoing exploration of what the human voice can do.

1. Sing About It
2. Days Of War
3. Refugee
4. Oh Susannah

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In this week's episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with singer/songwriter/producer Barbra Lica about her 2022 album Imposter Syndrome, her love of spreadsheets and some very unique photo shoots.

Featured Songs:

1. Girls Like Me
2. In 40 Years
3. The Ghost of Me
4. What Do You Say
5. Sour Women

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In this week's episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with indie/folk songwriter Spencer LaJoye about their 2024 album Shadow Puppets, the influence of Phil Collins, and how we keep ourselves from getting too crusty in the middle of a Midwest winter.

1. Shadow Puppets
2. The Art of Feeling Lonely
3. The Joker
4. Someday You'll Wake Up Okay

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In this week's episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with traditional Irish band Altan about their 1993 album Island Angel, the painting that inspired the title track and get the craic on everything from their varied approaches to recording to what they pack on tour.

1. Humours Of Andytown / Kylebrack Rambler / The Gladstone
2. Dulaman
3. The Jug Of Punch
4. Glory Reel / The Heathery Cruach

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In this week's episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with Juno Award-winning songwriter Rose Cousins about her 2009 album The Send Off, her love of film scores, and her unique connection to the piano.

1. I Were the Bird
2. White Daisies
3. The Send Off
4. All the Time It Takes to Wait

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In this week’s episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with singer, songwriter, luthier, and multi-instrumentalist McKain Lakey about their 2021 album Somewhere, exploring weird time signatures and combining horns with old-time sounds.

Featured Songs:

1.Making Peace with John Hartford

2.Microscope

3.Cicadas in the Trees

4.Decibel Jezebel

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In this week's episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with roots/bluegrass band Stillhouse Junkies about their 2022 album Small Towns, their beginnings at a Durango distillery, and writing songs inspired by western landscapes.

1. Over The Pass
2. Evergreen
3. River Of The Lost Souls
4. Colorado Bound

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In this week's episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with indie singer/songwriter/fiddler Jillian Rae about her 2013 debut album Heartbeat, geek out about effects pedals and production, and talk about learning history from Johnny Horton songs.

1. Heartbeat
2. Helpless
3. Love Me Anyway
4. Chains

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In this week's episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with Americana trio Turn Turn Turn about their 2023 album New Rays From an Old Sun, their 60s and 70s musical influences, and their unique approach to dressing for gigs.

Featured Songs:

1.Stranger in a Strange Land

2.Powder

3.Hymn of the Hater

4.7 Kids

Show Notes:

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In this week’s episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with renowned bluegrass and old-time musicians and scholars Chris Silver and Craig “Frailin’” Evans about their 2021 album and book Old-Timeless Conversations, the 15 years of emails that led up to this recording, and what makes a crooked tune.

Featured Songs:

1.Chinquapin Hunting

2.Cowboy Waltz

3.Hunting the Buffalo

4.Greasy Coat

5.March to the Kinney

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In this week's episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with singer, songwriter and guitarist Patty Larkin about her 2010 album 25, featuring duets with 25 of her closest friends including Suzanne Vega, Bruce Cockburn, Dar Williams and Greg Brown.

Featured Songs:

1.Only One (featuring Jonatha Brooke)

2.Pablo Neruda (featuring Suzanne Vega)

3.Open Arms (featuring Bruce Cockburn)

4.Good Thing (featuring Dar Williams)

5.Tango (featuring Lucy Kaplansky)

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In this week's episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with folk singer, songwriter, and poet David Huckfelt about his 2019 album Stranger Angels, its origins on Isle Royale National Park, and the primal power of old folk melodies.

1. Stranger Angels
2. King Whirl
3. Still and Still Moving
4. Star Nation

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In this week’s episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with Billboard-charting singer/songwriter Flamy Grant about her 2022 album Bible Belt Baby, becoming the first drag queen to top the Christian music charts, and living out her teenage dreams working with her songwriting heroes.

Featured Songs:

1.What Did You Drag Me Into

2.Esther, Ruth, and Rahab (feat. Adeem the Artist)

3.Scratches (feat. Story & Tune)

4.Good Day (feat. Derek Webb)

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In this week’s episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with queer, Black protest singer-songwriter Lizzie No about her 2019 album Vanity, her path from classical harpist to punk-influenced Americana songwriter, and the epic sounds she got from this album recorded in a Brooklyn apartment.

Featured Songs:

1. Narcissus
2. Phantom Limb
3. Born and Bred
4. Pity Party

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In this special encore episode, hosts Mother Banjo and Anthony Ihrig chat with members of Minnesota string band Pert Near Sandstone about their 2011 album Paradise Hop, hopping freight trains, and the correct pronunciation of "Appalachian." Recorded on Oct 23, 2020

Featured Songs:

1. Okanagan Valley

2. Appalachian Girl

3. Long Decline

4. 20 Cups of Coffee

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In this encore holiday episode, host Mother Banjo talks with folk singers Priscilla Herdman, Anne Hills and Cindy Mangsen about their 1997 album Voices of Winter, finding those magical sister voices and some unexpected sounds that found their way on to this live recording. Recorded on Dec 15, 2023.

Featured Songs:

1. Wintergrace
2. Voices of Winter
3. Witch Hazel
4. Chickadee
5. Lo How a Rose

Show Notes:

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In this special holiday episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with string duo The OK Factor about their 2017 album Have Yourself an OK Christmas, their extreme love of the holidays and their top draft picks for their dream band.

Featured Songs:

1. O Come, Isabella
2. Emmanuel
3. Shchedryk
4. Lo How A Rose
5. Festive

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In this week's episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with folk legend Claudia Schmidt about her 2017 album Hark the Dark: Reflections on Winter and the surprising inspirations behind some of the songs. Plus some of Claudia's priceless wintertime pep talks!

Featured Songs:

1. These Stars

2. December Danger

3. Chickadee Blues

4. Christmas Eve

5. Gather You In

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In this encore episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with Grammy-nominated country/folk/bluegrass songwriter Robbie Fulks about his 2013 album Gone Away Backward, give bad answers to good questions and talk about working with the late great producer Steve Albini.

Recorded on Sep 25, 2020

Featured Songs:

1. I’ll Trade You Money For Wine
2. Long I Ride
3. That’s Where I’m From
4. The Many Disguises Of God Sometimes
5. The Grass Is Really Greener

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In this week's episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with folk/pop songwriter Keri Noble about her first self-released album When It Don't Come Easy (2010), channeling her Detroit musical roots and how her frequent trips to Japan shaped some of the songs.

Featured Songs:

1. Red Eye Flight
2. Make Me Believe
3. What I Gotta Do
4. Japan
5. Fading

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In this week's episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with legendary punk and alternative country songwriter Jon Langford about his 2011 album and art book Skull Orchard Revisited, how his Welsh roots shaped the songs and what it was like to record and tour with 30 male drunk choir singers.

Featured Songs:

1. Butter Song
2. Sentimental Marching Song
3. Youghal
4. Pill Sailor
5. Tom Jones Levitation

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In this week's episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with Kansas City-based blues/roots artist Kelley Hunt. Celebrating her 30th anniversary of making music, we look back on her 2014 album The Beautiful Bones, talk about embracing those magical studio moments and the incredible soulful ballad she wrote in just 15 minutes.

Featured Songs:

1. Golden Hour
2. Let It Rain
3. Release and Be Free
4. The Beautiful Bones

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In this week's episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with legendary folksinger John Gorka about his 2001 album The Company You Keep, exercising the songwriting muscle and the influence of Abraham Lincoln, Jack Keruoac, Janis Ian, John Prine and Jackson Browne.

Featured Songs:

1. What Was That
2. Morningside
3. Oh Abraham
4. Let Them In
5. People My Age

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This week we talk with singer-songwriters Edie Carey & Sarah Sample about their award-winning 2014 release 'Til The Morning: Lullabies & Songs of Comfort. We discuss the challenges of balancing motherhood and music careers, learn about the concept of "vocal spooning," and discover how their studio mantra of "Don't Wake the Baby," affected the production of the entire album.

Featured Songs:

1. North Star
2. Your Own Stars
3. Sweet Sweet Dreams
4. These Things

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In this week's episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with Americana singer/songwriter Mindy Smith about her 2012 self-titled album, getting over stage fright and meeting sheroes like Dolly Parton, Amy Grant and Emmylou Harris.

Featured Songs:

1. Closer
2. Pretending the Stars
3. Tin Can
4. Cure for Love
5. If I

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In this week's episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with Grammy-nominated folk singer-songwriter and author Mary Gauthier about her 1999 breakout album Drag Queens in Limousines, the song that changed her life and how being a restaurant owner and chef prepared her for being a songwriter.

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In this encore episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with folk singer/songwriter Richard Shindell about his 2016 album Careless, talk about his unique approach to making the recording and the often painstaking process of songwriting. Recorded on March 8, 2024.

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In this encore episode, we talk with folk/pop artist Jonatha Brooke about her 1997 album 10 Cent Wings, the unlikely inspiration for the title and laugh, dance and cry together as we listen to some heartbreaking songs. Recorded July 31, 2020.

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In this encore episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with renowned folksinger, author and speaker Dar Williams about her 2000 release The Green World, recording with ghosts and stealing band members from David Bowie and The Eagles. Recorded April 9, 2021.

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