Back Catalog Listening Party

In this week's episode, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with singer, songwriter, actor and playwright Queen Esther. She joins us from Harlem with a cup of tea to revisit her 2021 album Gild the Black Lily, where she conjures up her grandmother's home in the South's Lowcountry. She shares ghost stories, tips on poisonous plants and how writing songs can be like catching Pokémon.

Featured Songs:

1. John The Revelator
2. Oleander
3. This Yearning Thing
4. The Whiskey Wouldn't Let Me Pray (Acoustic)

🔗 Show Notes: https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/287

🎉 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 soul/folk songwriter Josh Cleveland who joins us with a Schell's beer and revisits his 2014 album Root of a Man. We laugh and have a good cry together, talking about writing love songs for his dad and his chosen home of Minneapolis. An hour full of uplifting songs for hard times.

Featured Songs:

1. City
2. Fair Is Fare
3. Like A Song
4. Lost In Your Arms

🔗 Show Notes : https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/286

🎉 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 folk/pop duo The Twins of Franklin and revisit their 2020 debut album Low. They talk about singing and fighting like sisters, writing sad songs and their grand ambitions to write a musical. And, Laura Lou demonstrates a perfect pour of Guinness so hope you'll join the party!

Featured Songs:

1. Low
2. When the Snow Falls
3. Better Me
4. One Breathe

🔗 Show Notes:

https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/285

🎉 Join the Party on Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's special St. Patrick's Day episode, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with legendary Irish guitarist Dáithí Sproule. He joins us from West St. Paul with some whisky and coffee to revisit his 2011 album Lost River, Vol. 1, featuring many of his friends and past collaborators including Peter Ostroushko, Tom Schaefer, Liz Carroll, Laura MacKenzie, Dean Magraw and Altan. Known for his prolific use of the DADGAD guitar tuning, he talks about falling in love with guitar and shares fun stories from making this album. Pour a pint and join the party!

Featured Songs:

1. The Unquiet Grave
2. The Maid of Ballydoo
3. Bold Doherty
4. Lynchehaun (w/ Altan, live in concert)

🔗 Show Notes: https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/284

🎉 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 folk artist and self-described word nerd Heather Maloney. She joins us with a finely aged wine, nervously revisits her 2015 album Making Me Break and makes enemies with bird and role playing geeks alike. A fun conversation with lots of musical surprises!

Featured Songs:

1. Otherwise
2. Dandelion
3. Rather Be Free
4. 1855

🔗 Show Notes: https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/283

🎉 Join 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 talk with banjo player and songwriter Chris Coole of The Lonesome Ace Stringband. He joins us from Toronto with a fancy cocktail, revisits their 2018 album When the Sun Comes Up and talks about his unusual path to making bluegrass and old-time music.

Featured Songs:

1. At My Kitchen Table
2. Let The Mermaids Flirt With Me
3. Joe Puckett and His Loving Mother
4. Pretty Boy Floyd
5. Catlettsburg

🔗 Show Notes: https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/282

🎉 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 Minneapolis folk/blues duo Nikki Matteson & Rich Rue, who enjoy some red wine and revisit their 2022 album Sugar in the Rock. They talk about this album's analog and early rock & roll roots...plus we look at the many guitars that were used to make this record.

Featured Songs:

1. Complaint To Make
2. Get Along
3. Lonely Windows
4. Things Come And Go

🔗 Show Notes: https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/281

🎉 Join the Party on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Grant Peeples Listens Back to Punishing the Myth

In this week's episode, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with folksinger and poet Grant Peeples, who joins us from his home in Florida with a cup of green tea. He revisits his 2014 album Punishing the Myth, talks about it being a commercial failure and why it's his favorite album.

Featured Songs:

1. You're a Slave to Your Imagination
2. The Hanging
3. The Morning After the Coup
4. High Octane Generation (for Jimmy Roche)

🔗 Show Notes: https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/280

🎉 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 singer, songwriter and painter Vanessa Lively, who joins us from her home in Austin, TX with her cat. She revisits her 2014 album Return to Waves, talks about recording when pregnant and drawing inspiration from dreams, paintings and sinkholes.

Featured Songs:

1. Return to Waves
2. Chasm
3. We Are Waiting
4. Dive In

🔗 Show Notes:

https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/279

🎉 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 Philip Price and Flora Reed of the indie/folk band Winterpills, who join us with their cats from western Massachusetts with some wine and curry. Following the release of the 20th anniversary edition of their debut album Winterpills, they revisit the songs and how they’ve evolved over the years. They talk about their shared love of Elliott Smith and about their first big fight about the song “Threshing Machine.”

Featured Songs

1. Laughing
2. Threshing Machine
3. Letter To A Friend In Jail
4. Looking Down (Flora’s Version)

🔗 Show Notes

https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/278

🎉 Join the Party on Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.