Podcasts by JPR Live Sessions
JPR Live Sessions is a series of live in-studio music performances and conversations with artists from many different genres. The series is hosted by JPR Open Air hosts Dave Jackson and Danielle Kelly. Recorded in JPR's Steve Nelson Performance Studio, roughly 600 guests have appeared on the series, ranging from Brandi Carlile, Colin Hay and Rosanne Cash to OK Go, Bela Fleck and Jeff Bridges.
Further podcasts by Eric Teel
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JPR Live Session: Arran Fagan from 2023-12-01T12:18:07
The Portland based singer-songwriter's work has drawn comparisons to Leif Vollebekk and Nathaniel Rateliff.
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JPR Live Session: Viv&Riley from 2023-11-17T12:45:58
The Durham, NC duo have roots in the Pacific Northwest. Their new release is Imaginary People.
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JPR Live Session: Maria Schafer from 2023-10-24T15:50:04
Born in Canada and now living in California, jazz vocalist Maria Schafer got her start in church choirs in Oklahoma as a kid.
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JPR Live Session: Wild Honey from 2023-10-19T10:57:43
Wild Honey features the vocals of Peia, Megan Danforth, and Cyrise Beatty Schachter who play multi-cultural folk music.
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JPR Live Session: Hanneke Cassel Trio from 2023-10-15T17:13:24
Hanneke Cassel has studied fiddle all her life. She and her band joined us in the JPR Steve Nelson Performance Studio to talk about her career and play some live tunes that are sure to have you dan...
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JPR Live Session: Glitterfox from 2023-10-06T13:45:03
The Portland-based indie-folk band is performing October 13 at The Hivve in Grants Pass.
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JPR Live Session - Seth Walker from 2023-09-24T13:33:20
Hear Seth Walker talk about his childhood and his creative endeavors which in addition to music include painting and his memoir Your Van is on Fire.
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JPR Live Session: Jessica Fichot from 2023-09-08T13:01:42
Multi-ethnic singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, audio engineer and composer, Jessica Fichot returned to JPR with her band to talk about her past and her approach to music and perform live i...
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JPR Live Session - Terry Robb from 2023-08-29T12:40:53
Terry Robb is an award winning fingerstyle guitar player from Oregon with deep roots in blues and folk.
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JPR Live Session: Susto from 2023-08-18T13:18:01
Hot off the release of their new album, My Entire Life, Susto joined us to talk about the new record and how they stay positive during difficult times.
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JPR Live Session - Hamish Anderson from 2023-08-01T17:08:59
Critically acclaimed singer and guitarist Hamish Anderson calls Melbourne, Australia home. He's currently touring in support of George Thorogood and the Destroyers.
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JPR Live Session: The Heartless Bastards from 2023-07-28T15:13:33
The brainchild of frontwoman, Erika Wennerstrom, The Heartless Bastards released their 6th album A Beautiful Life in 2021 and are celebrating 20 years as a band.
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JPR Live Session: Michal Palzewicz Trio from 2023-07-07T12:35:01
With cello at its core, the Michal Palzewicz Trio creates a unique blend of folk, classical and world beat music. They were our favorite regional entrant in NPR Music's Tiny Desk Contest this year.
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JPR Live Session: Melissa Ruth from 2023-06-30T15:06:46
Melissa Ruth is a singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist and music teacher from the Sutherlin, Oregon area. Her new release is Bones.
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JPR Live Session: alt-J from 2022-03-18T12:46:58
The British indie rock band is currently sitting at the top of the Billboard charts with their single "U&ME", and joined JPR's Eric Teel for his final JPR Live Session.
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JPR Live Session: Houndmouth from 2022-03-04T13:32:14
Matt Myers from Houndmouth joined us for a fun solo acoustic set of tunes from the band's recent release Good For You.
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JPR Live Session: Ben Abraham from 2022-02-25T13:53:39
The Los Angeles-based singer and songwriter joined us to talk about the monumental changes he's experienced over the last few years. He also shared some incredibly beautiful songs from his upcoming...
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JPR Live Session: Curtis Stigers from 2022-02-18T13:02:04
The Boise-based singer/songwriter joined us to talk about his new album This Life, and to look back on his 30-year career.
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JPR Live Session: Maya De Vitry from 2022-02-11T12:27:52
The Nashville singer/songwriter joined us from her home 'hobbit office' to share a few songs from her new album called Violet Light.
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JPR Live Session: Nicholas Edward Williams from 2022-02-04T12:24:15
The singer/songwriter, who performed and recorded as Whetherman for the better part of a decade, has re-discovered his love of old time music and has shifted his focus to sharing the stories of the...
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JPR Live Session: Tony Furtado (2022) from 2022-01-28T12:05:08
The singer/songwriter and banjo virtuoso has just released Decembering, his first true banjo record since his early recordings on Rounder Records thirty years ago.
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JPR Live Session: Janis Ian from 2022-01-21T12:34:59
"It's not a contest. The only contest is with yourself." Folk singer Janis Ian reminisces on her six decades in music and her final studio album The Light at the End of the Line.
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JPR Live Session: Stephanie Schneiderman (2022) from 2022-01-14T12:29:28
After what amounted to a nine-year shift in priorities, the Portland singer/songwriter has returned with Crossfire, her first solo album in almost a decade.
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JPR Live Session: Brett Dennen (2022) from 2022-01-07T16:08:51
Singer/songwriter Brett Dennen dropped by our studios ahead of his show at the Ashland Armory to talk about how he's been getting along in the midst of the second wave of Covid shutdowns.
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JPR Live Session: The RT's from 2021-12-31T12:33:47
The Brooklyn-based band joined us to talk about their new self-titled release, and how the new album reflects the major shift from the band's old sound (and name) to where they find themselves today.
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JPR Live Session: Amanda Shires from 2021-12-24T12:44
The Nashville-based singer/songwriter and fiddler joined us from home to share some songs from her new holiday album For Christmas.
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JPR Live Session: Bruce Cockburn from 2021-12-14T12:43:23
The legendary Canadian singer/songwriter joined us to talk about his new Greatest Hits Collection and his (somewhat delayed) 50th anniversary tour.
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JPR Live Session: Aoife O'Donovan from 2021-12-10T12:32:54
The Grammy-winning singer/songwriter has been extremely busy during the pandemic, recording and releasing multiple projects. Her new album is due out in January.
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JPR Live Session: Ana Egge from 2021-12-03T12:39:02
The Brooklyn singer-songwriter performed a few songs from her brand new album called Between Us.
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JPR Live Session: Middle Kids from 2021-11-26T16:37:43
The Sydney-based rock trio joined us live in the studio to share songs from their new album Today We're The Greatest.
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JPR Live Session: Tall Heights (2021) from 2021-11-19T12:41:02
After a turbulent couple of years, the duo returns with a brand new album due out in January.
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JPR Live Session: Paula Cole - Solo (2021) from 2021-11-10T12:38:42
The Grammy winning singer and songwriter sat down at our studio piano for an intimate solo session.
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JPR Live Session: Paul Thorn from 2021-11-05T12:33:53
The former boxer and long-time bluesy singer-songwriter joined us from home to play a few tunes from his new album Never Too Late To Call.
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JPR Live Session: Sean McConnell from 2021-10-29T12:31:58
Over the course of a dozen album, McConnell's songwriting prowess has solidified his status as a an in-demand writer for an array of genre-crossing artists.
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JPR Live Session: Lowland Hum from 2021-10-22T12:25:49
The Charlottesville, Virginia duo released have been making quiet, contemplative music for years, and in 2021 they tackled an ambitious project: a track-by-track re-imagining of Peter Gabriel's alb...
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JPR Live Session: Joshua Radin from 2021-10-15T12:22:07
The Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter joined us to talk about how he stumbled into what is now a very successful music career, and to share a few songs from his new album The Ghost And The Wall.
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JPR Live Session: Jane Monheit from 2021-10-08T12:24:26
The acclaimed jazz singer joined us from her home in Los Angeles to share songs from her new record called Come What May
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JPR Live Session: Mipso (2021) from 2021-10-01T12:03:40
Since their first visit to our basement studios back in 2016, Mipso have continued to impress with their beautiful harmonies. They returned a few times, and were watching as we constructed a new pe...
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JPR Live Session: Joe Troop from 2021-09-24T12:31:06
The folk singer, banjo player, band leader and self-described 'artivist' joined us to talk about his new album Borrowed Time, and the social issues he focuses on outside of music.
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JPR Live Session: Maia Sharp (2021) from 2021-09-17T12:52:26
The long time Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter joined us to talk about her recent relocation to Nashville, and the tumultuous last couple of years that included a divorce, a tornado, and a rough...
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JPR Live Session: Ida Mae from 2021-09-10T12:29:51
Husband/wife duo Chris Turpin and Stephanie Jean first met a little over ten years ago and quickly bonded over their shared love of old blues and jazz. With the band Ida Mae, they've managed to fun...
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JPR Live Session: Boy Golden from 2021-09-03T12:41:40
The Winnipeg-based singer/songwriter (aka Liam Duncan) assembled a few friends in his backyard to play us some tunes from the new record called Church of Better Daze.
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JPR Live Session: Parker Millsap from 2021-08-27T12:43:59
Originally from Oklahoma, Parker Millsap has very quickly made a name for himself among the best players and songwriters in his new home of Nashville. He joined us for a remote session to share son...
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JPR Live Session: Rachel Baiman from 2021-08-20T12:31:14
The Nashville-based singer/songwriter and fiddler joined us to talk about her powerful new album called Cycles, which focuses on the many ways that we destroy and rebuild as people, as families, an...
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JPR Live Session: Brett Dennen (2021) from 2021-08-13T12:35:55
The California-based singer/songwriter joined us to talk about his new album called See The World, as well as his desire for people to get out and enjoy what life has to offer.
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JPR Live Session: Paula Cole (2021) from 2021-08-06T13:02:46
The Grammy-winning singer/songwriter joined us to talk about her new album called American Quilt, and why the classic songs she chose for the record are so much a part of our collective musical con...
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JPR Live Session: Grace Pettis from 2021-07-30T12:40:19
The Austin, Texas-based singer/songwriter joined us to share a few tunes from her new album Working Woman, and to talk about the process of creating an album with an all-female group of artists and...
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JPR Live Session: Carsie Blanton from 2021-07-23T12:35:30
Blanton's new album Love & Rage brings an air of levity to the ridiculousness of the day-to-day.
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JPR Live Session: Melissa Carper from 2021-07-16T12:29:28
The bassist and singer/songwriter joined us to chat about her new album called Daddy's Country Gold.
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JPR Live Session: Beth Whitney from 2021-07-09T12:32:08
Folk singer Beth Whitney lives with her husband and children in a cabin outside of Leavenworth, Washington. On her new album Into The Ground, Whitney channels that bucolic setting into some captiva...
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JPR Live Session: Lydia Luce from 2021-07-02T12:33:35
The Nashville singer/songwriter and violist joined to share a few songs from her lush new album called Dark River.
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JPR Live Session: Fretland from 2021-06-25T14:59:07
Led by singer/songwriter Hillary Grace Fretland, the band Fretland released a pair of albums during the pandemic. Their latest, Could Have Loved You, is full of beautiful acoustic melodies and Hill...
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JPR Live Session: Rhiannon Giddens from 2021-06-18T12:37:22
The Grammy winner and McArthur 'Genius' award-winner joined us from her home in Ireland to play a few songs from the new album she recorded with her partner Francesco Turrisi called They're Calling...
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JPR Live Session: Emily Kinney from 2021-06-11T12:33:03
The Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter/actor joined us to talk about how she's managing her dual careers, and to play a few songs from her new album The Supporting Character.
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JPR Live Session: Langhorne Slim from 2021-06-04T12:49:46
Slim's new album Strawberry Mansion references the neighborhood where both of his grandfathers lived. It's a collection of tunes that help remind us that we're all part of what he calls a collectiv...
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JPR Live Session: Elizabeth & The Catapult from 2021-05-28T12:19:10
The Brooklyn singer/songwriter joined us from her loft for a few tunes from her new album called sincerely, e, which was recorded in that very space.
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JPR Live Session: Jeremiah Fraites of The Lumineers from 2021-05-21T12:23:13
The Lumineers co-founder, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Jeremiah Fraites' joined us from his home in Turin, Italy share a few tunes from his new solo debut album called Piano, Piano.
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JPR Live Session: Estère from 2021-05-14T12:08:50
The New Zealand-based electronic, folk and R&B artist joined us early on a Saturday morning in Wellington to talk about her transition from bedroom producer to playing festivals around the world. S...
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JPR Live Session: Bandits On The Run from 2021-05-07T12:38:19
The New York trio joined us from their home in Brooklyn to gather around one mic for a few songs from their new EP called Now Is The Time.
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JPR Live Session: Arlo Parks from 2021-04-30T12:19:53
The young British sensation joined us to share a few songs from her highly touted debut album Collapsed in Sunbeams.
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JPR Live Session: Garrison Starr from 2021-04-23T12:12:33
Of her new album Girls I Used To Be, the Los Angeles singer/songwriter says "I feel like I finally had something to say again."
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JPR Live Session: Passenger from 2021-04-16T12:58:19
It's hard to believe there's an artist whose "other" songs have been streamed hundreds of millions of times, but for Passenger (aka Michael Rosenberg) the worldwide hit Let Her Go set a new bar.
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JPR Live Session: A.J. Croce from 2021-04-09T12:12:08
Now 30 years into a celebrated career, the multi-faceted singer/songwriter has released a new covers album that showcases some oft-requested tunes he enjoys playing for friends and family.
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JPR Live Session: Suzanne Santo (2021) from 2021-04-02T12:10:26
The singer/songwriter has taken the last year to refocus on her own personal well being, and on moving forward with a new album and a new home base. She joined us to share a few tunes from her upco...
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JPR Live Session: Justin Moses from 2021-03-26T12:35:25
The brilliant multi-instrumentalist and singer joined us from his home in Nashville for some virtuosic bluegrass picking with help from his wife Sierra Hull.
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JPR Live Session: Joachim Cooder from 2021-03-19T12:42:55
An array mbira is certainly not the first choice for most performers, but in the hands of Joachim Cooder, it has become a remarkable musical tool full of color and nuance. On his new album Over Tha...
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JPR Live Session: Serena Ryder from 2021-03-12T12:27:22
Singer/songwriter Serena Ryder has seen it all. The highest highs. The lowest lows. On her new album The Art Of Falling Apart, Ryder addresses her lifelong journey to wellness head-on through a col...
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JPR Live Session: Joshua Henry from 2021-03-05T12:40:54
The Broadway star and multiple Tony Award nominee joined us to talk about how he first discovered his love of music and performing, and to perform a few tunes for us live. His debut EP called Guara...
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JPR Live Session: Elise LeGrow from 2021-02-26T12:28:18
Toronto singer Elise LeGrow joined us to perform some tunes from her upcoming album, a follow-up to 2018's incredible Playing Chess.
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JPR Live Session: Raye Zaragoza from 2021-02-19T12:32:11
The Long Beach-based singer/songwriter has made a powerful statement of protest on her new album Woman In Color.
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JPR Live Session: Joss Stone from 2021-02-12T12:41:01
The singer joined us from her home near Nashville to share some wonderful live tracks with her full band including one U.S. broadcast debut! She talked with JPR's Eric Teel about new motherhood, he...
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JPR Live Session: H.C. McEntire (2020) from 2021-02-05T12:28:32
Inspired and influenced by the beauty and relative isolation of Eno State Park near her Durham, North Carolina farmhouse, singer/songwriter H.C. McEntire's new album Eno Axis is a powerful collecti...
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JPR Live Session: Gracie And Rachel from 2021-01-29T12:23:45
New York duo Gracie and Rachel joined us from their home in Brooklyn to recreate some of the beautiful tunes from their album Hello Weakness, You Make Me Strong. They also talked about the 'arrange...
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JPR Live Session: Carolina Story from 2021-01-15T12:19:47
The Nashville husband-wife duo joined us to share songs from their new album called Dandelion.
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JPR Live Session: Drew Holcomb from 2021-01-08T12:22:06
Singer/songwriter Drew Holcomb of Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors joined us from Nashville to talk about his online approach to reaching fans during the pandemic, as well as his fantastic new album ...
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JPR Live Session: Katie Pruitt from 2021-01-01T15:09:05
To say Katie Pruitt hit big in 2020 is a major understatement. Her well-crafted and self assured debut album Expectations landed on many best-of lists.
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JPR Live Session: Liz Longley & Barnaby Bright from 2020-12-18T12:33:47
Long time friends Liz Longley and Barnaby Bright (aka Nathan and Becky Bliss) joined up for a special holiday-themed JPR Live Session to perform songs from their new holiday albums.
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JPR Live Session: Laura Cortese from 2020-12-11T12:51:42
The singer/songwriter, violinist, and bandleader of Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards joined us from San Francisco to talk about her pop-leaning new album Bitter Better.
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JPR Live Session: Donovan Woods (2020) from 2020-12-04T13:41:56
The award-winning Canadian singer/songwriter has been spending time in his home of Toronto during the pandemic. He shared a few beautiful performances of tunes from his new album called Without Peo...
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JPR Live Session: Elliott Brood (2020) from 2020-11-27T13:55:29
Mark, Casey, Steven from the Canadian trio (and self-described 'small town band') joined us remotely from Hamilton, Ontario and Los Angeles to share stories of their nearly two decades together, an...
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JPR Live Session: The Wood Brothers (2020) from 2020-11-20T13:40:19
Oliver Wood, Chris Wood, and Jano Rix joined us from Nashville to share some fantastic live performances of music from their new album called Kingdom In My Mind.
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JPR Live Session: The Sea The Sea from 2020-11-13T13:28:17
Despite meeting many years earlier, the Troy, New York indie folk-pop duo didn't officially form until 2012, and hit big with their debut album Love We Are We Love, with NPR, American Songwriting, ...
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JPR Live Session: Shannon LaBrie from 2020-11-06T13:28:25
The Nashville singer/songwriter joined us from her childhood home in Nebraska to share music from her powerful new album called Building.
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JPR Live Session: Mipso (2020) from 2020-10-30T13:25:08
Joseph Terrell and Jacob Sharp from the North Carolina quartet joined us to talk about their brand new self-titled album, getting signed to the famed Rounder Records, and getting the band back toge...
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JPR Live Session: Tara Dente from 2020-10-23T14:45:35
The New Jersey singer/songwriter joined us from a farm in a small town called Red Bank to share a few songs and talk about the special meaning behind the title of her new album Truth In The Mud.
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JPR Live Session: The Mavericks from 2020-10-16T14:38:38
Lead singer and songwriter Raul Malo joined us from Nashville to talk about the band's 30 year history, and their decision to release an all Spanish-language album for the very first time.
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JPR Live Session: Kathleen Edwards from 2020-10-09T14:32:33
The critically acclaimed singer/songwriter recently returned to music after a six year hiatus. She talked to JPR's Eric Teel about her return, and how she doesn't think the burnout that led to her ...
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JPR Live Session: Twisted Pine from 2020-10-02T15:46:11
Members of the eclectic folk/bluegrass/jazz ensemble Twisted Pine joined us from their separate pandemic locations to chat about their new album called Right Now, and how their sound has evolved fr...
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