Podcast Episodes

Chris Thile, ep. 134

Episode 134

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Chris Thile (Nickel Creek, The Punch Brothers) has been making music nonstop since he …

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Paula Fuga, ep. 133

Episode 133

Paula Fuga is a magic person. The Hawaiian singer/songwriter has lived through some of life's horrors. When she was young, her living situation was e…

5 years ago

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BF Presents: Songcraft with Ani Difranco

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5 years ago

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Becca Mancari, ep. 132

Episode 132

Becca Mancari does things her own way. Raised in New York and Virginia, Mancari found herself living a nomadic lifestyle in her teens and twenties. A…

5 years ago

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Andrew Marlin (Watchhouse), ep. 131

Episode 131

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Two years into starting his band Mandolin Orange, Andrew Marlin and his partner Emily …

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Rachel Baiman, ep. 130

Episode 130

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Ok, so yes I cried when I interviewed Rachel Baiman. Her writing is stirring and bruta…

5 years, 1 month ago

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John Hiatt, ep. 129

Episode 129

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John Hiatt's latest is a collab with bluegrass great Jerry Douglas, with Jerry as prod…

5 years, 1 month ago

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Kishi Bashi, ep. 128

Episode 128

Kaoru Ishibashi who is known as Kishi Bashi, is a violinist, guitarist, multi instrumentalist, singer and songwriter from WA state and VA. He got a r…

5 years, 1 month ago

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BF Presents: Get Up in the Cool with Adam Hurt

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Alex Cuba, ep. 127

Episode 127

Alex Cuba grew up 50 minutes west of Havana immersed in the music of his town Artemisa. His father, the musician Valentin Puentes, is a household nam…

5 years, 1 month ago

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