eTown

eTown with The Milk Carton Kids, Rose Cousins, & Award Winner Roz Babener (Community Warehouse)

This week, eTown favorites The Milk Carton Kids, the dynamic American indie-folk duo, return to eTown. Also joining us is talented Canadian folk-pop singer-songwriter Rose Cousins. We’ll also hear from an eChievement Award winner who founded a nonprofit community furniture and some supplies “bank” to help those in need in the Portland community.

eTown with Steve Earle and The Dukes, Joe Purdy, & Award Winner Renee Boughman (F.A.R.M.)

In this back-by-popular-demand rebroadcast, legendary singer, songwriter, actor, and author Steve Earle returns to eTown.  Rootsy folk singer and songwriter Joe Purdy joins us, as well.  Plus, our eChievement Award winner this week is a woman from North Carolina who’s come up with a unique way to feed the hungry and bring her community together at the same time.

eTown with Margo Price, Swamp Dogg, & Interview Guest Roger Duncan

We’re excited to bring you this brand new eTown episode! Uber-talented performer Margo Price and Nick discuss her latest work, “That’s How Rumors Get Started,” an album of ten new, original songs due out soon (we’ll share some of those songs with you, too!). And Jerry Williams Jr., who performs under the name Swamp Dogg, is an American soul and R&B musician, singer-songwriter, and producer. Swamp Dogg, a psychedelic soul superhero, is often known as one of American music’s greatest cult figures of the 20th century. Plus, Nick interviews Roger Duncan, a decades long advocate for reducing our carbon footprint and co-author of a new book called ”The Future of Buildings, Transportation and Power.” All this, this week, in eTown.

eTown with Laura Veirs, Aaron Lee Tasjan, & Award Winner Peter Mui

In this encore broadcast/podcast, we welcome folk-pop singer-songwriter Laura Veirs. A prolific songwriter for nearly 20 years, Veirs has garnered praise throughout the years with her exquisite folk-pop sound. Also joining us is a truly gifted, one-of-a-kind singer-songwriter, Aaron Lee Tasjan. And we’ll have a conversation with this week’s eChievement Award winner, Peter Mui of California, founder of the Fixit Clinic network, an empowering and sustainability-based grassroots effort that shows regular folks like you and me how to repair and reuse equipment and appliances that we normally would think need to be thrown away.

Shemekia Copeland, Kelsey Waldon, & Interview Guest Catherine Coleman Flowers

Shemekia Copeland returns to eTown for her second visit, in this (first time aired!) new eTown episode. As an award-winning vocalist (daughter of famous jazzer Johnny Copeland), Shemekia started recording in 1998 at the age of 18 and is recognized as one of the most talented artists in today’s blues and roots scene. Also joining us is Kelsey Waldon, a gifted and seasoned American country singer and songwriter. And Catherine Coleman Flowers, a recent MacArthur Fellow, is the author of a new book called "Waste: One Woman's Fight Against America's Dirty Secret." She’ll speak with Nick about her efforts to bring attention to failing water and waste sanitation infrastructure in rural areas, perpetuating health problems and economic injustice

eTown with Valerie June / Mick Flannery - plus Anne Rolfes (Louisiana Bucket Brigade)

Memphis singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Valerie June joins us in this “back by popular demand” rebroadcast. Her unique sound is a mixture of folk, blues, gospel, soul, country, Appalachian, and bluegrass. Singer and songwriter Mick Flannery, who hails from County Cork in Ireland, is our other terrific musical guest. And we’ll hear from this week’s eChievement Award winner, the founder of an environmental health and justice organization based in New Orleans which works with communities to help them hold state oil refineries and chemical plants in their neighborhoods accountable for following clean air standards.

eTown with Rising Appalachia, Ramy Essam, & Joseph Teipel

This week, we welcome Rising Appalachia, led by sisters Leah and Chloe Smith. It’s worth tuning in just for those incredible sibling harmonies alone; but you’ll also be moved by our other musician guest, Egyptian rock musician Ramy Essam, known as “The Singer of the Egyptian Revolution.” The finale collaboration between Nick, Helen, and our musical guests this week is one of the most inspiring ever done on eTown. We round things out with an eChievement Award story about a man who’s helping folks in ‘food desert’ designated neighborhoods to obtain healthy food by establishing their own gardens.

eTown with Ron Pope, Pieta Brown, & Award Winner Martin Tyner & Scout the Eagle (Southwest Wildlife Foundation of Utah)

Talented singer/songwriter Ron Pope joins us, bringing some of his more recent original songs; plus the elegant performer and singer Pieta Brown returns to eTown after several years to share some of her well-crafted tunes. And a golden eagle named Scout appears on the eTown stage in person with his “personal human” (and dear friend) who has been single-handedly saving injured wildlife in Utah for decades.

eTown Holiday Special: The Indigo Girls, Robert Earl Keen, The Subdudes, & More

It’s eTown’s brand new Holiday Special: to get you in the mood for the holidays! A look back on performances by the likes of The Indigo Girls, Robert Earl Keen, The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Subdudes and many more. Join Nick and Helen Forster for some holiday cheer and memories!

eTown with Rufus Wainwright, Joan Osborne, & Jeff Orlowski

eTown welcomes Grammy-nominated artist Rufus Wainwright, who’ll talk with Nick and also share songs from his latest album release (nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album) called “Unfollow The Rules.” Other musical guests include the remarkable singer/songwriter Joan Osborne. Plus, we’ll feature a special one song collaboration between Rufus and Brandi Carlile. And our accomplished filmmaker friend Jeff Orlowski (of Chasing Ice and Chasing Coral fame) returns to etown to talk with Nick about his newest film The Social Dilemma.