In this episode Jerrell speaks with singer-songwriter Kris Gruen.  "Welcome Farewell finds Gruen spinning autobiographical stories of family, community, and the farm life in Vermont's rural backcountry woods within which he is immersed. The central characters who occupy Welcome Farewell's songs are real people, including his late grandmother -- whose influence is honored with tracks like "Apple Tree" and the cinematically-arranged "Skyline Drive" -- and his wife, who invites her husband to join her in the fields in "When She Says”. All the songs on this album are made earnest by the writer and producer’s allegiance to their acoustic soul, but are energized and affirmed by the swooning pedal steel, horns, keys and rock-solid rhythm section that deliver stellar and personalized performances throughout. The result is an album that's both intimately conceived and collaboratively presented, a fitting combination for songs that take stock of Gruen's place within his family, his town, and the wider world." [Description by Devious Planet]