eTown

Join us as we move forward with eTown’s 30th anniversary series, a group of shows highlighting many of eTown’s past seasons of programs. This week, we share a potpourri of favorite moments from 2001 with musical guests Roger McGuinn, Terrance Simien, Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks, Cubanismo, Retro Grass, David Crosby's CPR and more!

 

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We’re launching our celebration on the air of our 2001 season with the rebroadcast of an extraordinary show from that year, featuring one of the founding fathers of modern blues, Buddy Guy; plus legendary folksinger Odetta, whose rich variety of musical collaborations have included Dylan, Pete Seeger, Harry Belafonte and Paul Robeson to name a few. And we have a wonderful eChievement award story about a nonprofit based in Oregon called Sisters of the Road Café.

 

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As we celebrate our season from 2000, we can’t resist sharing this all-time classic eTown full episode, featuring musical guests Grammy Award winner Keb’ Mo’ and Canadian singer/songwriter Sarah Harmer. Plus, Nick interviews adventurer and writer Craig Childs. And our award winner is the founder and (at the time) director of a grassroots nonprofit bringing much needed clothing, food, blankets, medical supplies and more to Native Americans in South Dakota.

 

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We continue with eTown's special 30th anniversary series, sharing highlights from each of our 30 seasons of programs. This week, we feature some of the very best from 2000, with musical guests, Bruce Hornsby, Shelby Lynne, Joe Ely, David Gray, Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys, Rickie Lee Jones and Chris Thile.  Plus, eChievement Award winner, Hal Cannon, the founding Director of the Western Folklife Center in Elko, Nevada.

 

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Our look back at our past 30 seasons continues this week as we share an incredible eTown episode, in its entirety, from the year 2000 show archives. Featuring musical guest Michael McDonald, the legendary singer-songwriter and keyboardist, well known for his distinctive, soulful voice. Other musical visitors include slide guitaristRoy Rogers in a duo set with vocalist Shana Morrison (daughter of Van Morrison). Plus, the eChievement Award goes to a dedicated humanitarian for her work saving, feeding, and educating children in Haiti.

 

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eTown continues the dig into the 30-year archives with this gem of a show from 1999, featuring Kris Kristofferson and Jesse Winchester, plus a great eChievement Award story about a man making a difference in his New York community.

 

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Join us as we continue with eTown’s special 30th anniversary series, a group of shows highlighting eTown’s 30 seasons of programs. This week, we revisit some of our favorite moments from 1999 with musical guests Chris Isaak, Bruce Cockburn, Kim Richey, Dave Alvin, Kelly Joe Phelps and Hawaiian slack key guitar masters, Cyril Pahinui, Dennis Kamakahi and George Kahumoku. Plus, Nick interviews journalist Farai Chideya and they have a conversation about the shift in the U.S. population in terms of diversity.

 

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We continue with eTown's special 30th anniversary series, sharing highlights from each of our 30 seasons of programs. This week, we start out celebrating our 1999 season by offering a full rerun of a remarkable road show taping: eTown goes to the town of Kingston in upstate New York, where Natalie Merchant joins us for music and conversation. Also with us, the late but great Rick Danko of The Band fame. And folk icon and activist Pete Seeger is our very special  interview guest for this program.  Truly a classic eTown episode you won’t want to miss revisiting!

 

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Our look back at our past 30 seasons continues this week , as we share an incredible eTown episode in its entirety, from the 1998 show archives. Musical guests Emmylou Harris (joined by her talented friends, Buddy and Julie Miller) provides stellar, one-of-a-kind live performances, plus up close and personal conversation. Our other musical visiting unit is the wildly gifted guitarist Bill Frisell (who brings Jerry Douglas and Viktor Krauss). Plus, the eChievement Award goes to Gibson Guitars, for their efforts to shift to building guitars using environmentally friendly woods.

 

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We continue with eTown's special 30th anniversary series, sharing highlights from each of our 30 seasons of programs. This week, we feature some of the very best from 1998, with musical guests, Janis Ian, Son Volt, The Klezmatics, Gordon Lightfoot, Phoebe Snow, Babba Maal, The Campbell Brothers and Mollie O’Brien. Plus, Nick's compelling conversation with Aboriginal Australian elder Bob Randall is one you'll definitely want to hear.

 

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