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Join banjo-playing songwriters Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo as they host weekly online listening parties with top folk, roots and Americana musicians!! Recorded live with an online audience, each musical happy hour features songs, stories and lively discussions about the writing, recording and production of an album from the featured artist’s back catalog. Tune in each week to rediscover great music and get the “live liner notes” that you can’t get anywhere else!
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In this week's episode, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with blues/roots/soul singer Nicholas David. We revisit his 2016 album With These Hands, talk about fasting before recording sessions and his varied musical influences from family polka parties to Disney films and monster movies. Plus he shares stories about recording in a Hollywood mansion where Frank Sinatra hung out.Featured Songs:Here So Far AwayGo To BedMoon At Noon2 TimesShow Notes:https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/262Join the Party on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this week’s episode, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with award-winning folk artist and writer Amy Speace. We revisit her 2009 album The Killer in Me, talk about how her theater background helped in her album photo shoot and explore her varied influences from 90s alt-rock to Shakespearean tragedies.Featured Songs:The Killer In MeSomething More Than RainDog DaysHaven’t Learned A ThingShow Notes:https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/261Join the Party on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this week’s episode, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with folk singer/songwriter Kelley Smith. We revisit her 2022 debut album Moon Child, talk about her late arrival to songwriting after having four kids, connecting with her Canadian producer via Instagram and the unique story that inspired the album art.Featured Songs:MarriageDustTea and WhiskeyI’ll Let GoShow Notes:https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/260Join the Party on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this week’s episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with Texas singer/songwriter/fiddler Carrie Rodriguez about her 2016 album Lola, inspired by her great aunt Eva Garza who was an international star during the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema in the 1940s and 50s. She talks about writing in Spanglish, recording while 7 months pregnant and working with the ever playful Bill Frisell and an amazing cast of players.Featured Songs:I Dreamed I Was Lola BeltranZLlano EstacadoLa Ultima VezShow Notes:https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/259Join the Party on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this week’s episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with acclaimed singer, songwriter, and painter Grant-Lee Phillips about his 2020 album Lightning, Show Us Your Stuff. He talks about the inspiration of author Carson McCullers, creating a cataclysmic stomp and why his songs are uniquely suited for fall.Featured Songs:Drawing the HeadLowest LowGather UpStraight to the GroundShow Notes:https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/258Join the Party on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this week's episode, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo chat with folk duo The Low Liners. We revisit their 2022 album Better in Time and talk about their long history of making music together -- from family music gatherings to co-writing across 7 time zones to recording their first professional album with The Band of Heathens' Gordy Quist.Featured Songs:This MorningAprilLucky OnesWhen You're ReadyShow Notes:https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/257🎉 Join the Party on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this encore episode, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with Davina Sowers of Billboard-charting blues/roots band Davina & The Vagabonds. We revisit their 2014 album Sunshine, have a lively conversation about recording and what she does to pump herself up for her live shows. Plus what her band has in common with Spinal Tap.Encore Episode, Recorded August 21, 2020.Featured Songs:Throw It to the Wolves for LoveI Try to Be GoodYou Better Start PrayinAway from MeFizzle OutShow Notes:https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/22🎉 Join the Party on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this week’s episode, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with jazz singer and songwriter Jennifer Grimm about her 2008 release After Noon, recording saxophone with a southern drawl and the surprising influence of rappers like Ludacris.Featured Songs:Now That You’re HereMinneapolis & St. PaulBlow ItTrip Around The SunShow Notes:https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/256Join the Party on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this week's episode, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with fiddler Deanie Richardson of all-star bluegrass band Sister Sadie. We revisit their 2024 Grammy-nominated album No Fear, talk about the controversial decision to use drums, how a disastrous Pad Thai dinner inspired the title track, and relive an epic night of karaoke.Featured Songs:WillowIf We Ain’t Drinking Then We’re FightingBlue As My Broken HeartPad Thai KaraokeShow Notes:https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/255🎉 Join the Party on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this week’s episode, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with International Bluegrass Ambassadors Henhouse Prowlers. We revisit their 2013 album Breaking Ground, talk about working with top-tier pickers and share how televangelists and Belgian ale helped inspire some of the songs. Recorded Oct 15, 2021Featured Songs:Soul SaverRavenswood GetawayDrunk AgainAin’t Too Proud To BegDen of SinShow Notes:https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/81🎉 Join the Party on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this week's episode, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with Jordan Wax of the New Mexican roots band Lone Piñon. We revisit their 2019 album Nuevas Acequias, Río Viejo, exploring the traditional music of Northern New Mexico, the stories behind the music, and a unique wedding song that would go on for up to 45 minutes.Featured Songs:La Entrega de las CancionesMascando Chíclete / Upside-down Varceliana (Varsoviana)El Rodeo / Antonito / El Hermitaño (Cutilios)Indita de Cochití (Indita)Show Notes:https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/254Join the Party on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo share a special conversation taped at Folk Alliance International's Folk+ Conference with Halifax-born, Nashville-based singer/songwriter Steve Poltz. We revisit his 2012 album Noineen Noiny Noin, talk about recording the album with Australian punk rockers and how he got his start in Southern California, playing in Catholic Folk Mass and touring the world with Jewel.Featured Songs:Spirit HandsCroatiaSlovenia BreezeSalt SuitShow Notes:https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/253🎉 Join the Party on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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:Nothin’Sunshine is FreeThe ShireThe Real McCoyShow Notes:🔗 https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/211Join the Party on Patreon:🎉 https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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.Featured Songs:UnravelingBig Strong GirlSincerelyAshes On Your EyesShow Notes:🔗 https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/252Join the Party on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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:Gimme That GunOh JulyMeasure Of A ManLake, MinnesotaShow Notes:🔗 https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/251Join the Party on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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.Featured Songs:I Tried (Too Late)Map & No DirectionWhen I WokeSweet TimeWhat We’re GivingShow Notes:https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/250Join the Party on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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.Featured Songs:Clay PigeonsBaby Can I Crawl Back to YouIf I Could Only FlyCold, Cold WorldShow Notes:https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/249Join the Party on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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.Featured Songs:New Joe ClarkAran Boat SongBlarney Pilgrim / Humours Of EnnistymonBlackberry BlossomShow Notes:https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/248Join the Party on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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.Featured Songs:The Making of MeInside OutFound MePush Me DownShow Notes:https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/247Join the Party on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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.Featured Songs:Fire Burned BrightLock & KeyState of ConfusionThe Natural MinorShow Notes:https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/246Join the Party on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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