1M
Downloads
369
Episodes
eTown is an exciting weekly radio broadcast/podcast heard from coast to coast on NPR, public and commercial stations. Every eTown show is taped in front of a live audience and features performances from many of today’s top musical artists as well as conversations and information about the world around us. eTown’s mission is to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation in order to create a socially responsible and environmentally sustainable world.
Episodes
6 days ago
6 days ago
Join us as we check out another show from the eTown archives! This week, we're featuring progressive Bluegrass-influenced Americana band Railroad Earth and Blues powerhouse Matt Andersen. Our interview guest for the week is the President of Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, Bill Bennet, who chats with Nick about providing financial assistance to struggling musicians.
That's all this week on eTown!
Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more!
Wednesday Aug 28, 2024
Wednesday Aug 28, 2024
What a great show we have for you this week! Valerie June is a creative artist like no other. She not only plays and sings in a most distinctive voice but she also writes books on poetry and self-improvement. Larry & Joe are also a musical group like no other in that they play "Latin Grass" - a mix of Bluegrass and Latin American flavors.
That's all this week on eTown!
Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more!
Wednesday Aug 21, 2024
Wednesday Aug 21, 2024
From the soulful gravelly voice of Bettye LaVette to the vintage guitar stylings of Vilray, we've got a great show from the archives for you this week. Nick also interviews Rose Tourje, founder of the non-profit organization ANEW that tackles issues of recycling and trash management to better our environment.
That's all this week on eTown!
Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more!
Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/
Wednesday Aug 14, 2024
Wednesday Aug 14, 2024
This week in eTown we are visited by two musicians from the great white north of Canada. Feist and her band make their first appearance along with fellow eTown neophyte, Sam Weber. Nick also has a chat with Sarah Townes, the CFO of the American Solar Energy SocIety, about aiding Native Americans in South Dakota. That's all this week on eTown!
Wednesday Aug 07, 2024
Wednesday Aug 07, 2024
This week on eTown we travel back a year to present Part Two of a special eTown Show featuring the wily veteran Bruce Cockburn and the wide-eyed neophyte Abraham Alexander. Nick also has an extended chat with Bruce about his life in music.
That's all this week on eTown!
Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more!
Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/
Wednesday Jul 31, 2024
Wednesday Jul 31, 2024
This week on eTown we travel back a year to present Part One of a special eTown Show featuring the wily veteran Bruce Cockburn and the wide-eyed neophyte Abraham Alexander. Nick also has an intriguing chat with author Kelsey Freeman about the dangers of Immigration along the Southern border.
That's all this week on eTown!
Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more!
Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/
Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
We have a very special treat for our listers this week: freshly transplanted from New York City to Nashville comes Grammy-winning Folk artist Sarah Jarosz! And from the opposite coastlines of California and Florida come identical twin singer-songwriters The Brother Brothers. Nick also has an in-depth conversation with Stuart Cummings about the benefits of converting homes to energy-saving appliances.
That's all this week on eTown!
Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more!
Wednesday Jul 17, 2024
Wednesday Jul 17, 2024
This week in eTown, we travel back in time to last year to present a show featuring musical guests The War and Treaty, comprised of husband and wife duo Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter, along with "The American Songster" himself, Dom Flemons. Nick also has a chat with Mack Bailey, founder and executive director of Music Therapy of the Rockies, who discusses the role of music in healing trauma.
That's all this week on eTown!
Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more!
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
This week on eTown, all our musical guests join us from "The Land of Ten Thousand Lakes" - Minnesota. The Cactus Blossoms are led by brothers, Jack and Page and perform their own flavor of alternative country music. Charlie Parr shares the bill and is joined by Nick, Helen and The eTones as they play some wonderful country blues tunes. Nick also has a sit-down with accomplished rock climber and climate activist, Tommy Caldwell.
That's all this week on eTown!
Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more!
Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
Bluegrass legend Peter Rowan joins Nick, Helen, and the Etones at eTown this week to play some classic tunes as well as more recent originals.
Also on stage are the young, and super-talented, AJ Lee & Blue Summit who represent the healthy and vibrant future of Bluegrass Music.
In addition, Nick spends some extra time chatting with Peter as he shares stories from his nearly sixty years in the business and on the road.
That's all this week on eTown!
Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more!