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

Show Notes:

https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/31

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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:

https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/190

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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

Show Notes:

https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/226

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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

Show Notes:

https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/225

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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

Show Notes:

https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/27

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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

Show Notes:

https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/224

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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

Show Notes:

https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/223

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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

Show Notes:

https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/222

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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

Show Notes:

https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/221

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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

Show Notes:

https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/220

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