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eTown Archive - Gregory Alan Isakov (2013)

This week we'd like to send a birthday shout out to our longtime friend Gregory Alan Isakov (@GregoryAIsakov). Greg is a fellow resident in our hometown of Boulder, Colorado and has been joining us on the eTown stage since early on his career, with his first visit a decade ago back in 2008. Since then he has grown quite a bit to the say the least, having headlined the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre numerous times over the past few years, notably with the Colorado Symphony (@CO_Symphony).

For this excerpt, we send it back to 2013 when Greg joined us for an 'eTown on the Road' show up in Ft. Collins, Colorado with The Head and The Heart (@headandtheheart ‏). Enjoy!

The Wailin’ Jennys / Willie Watson / Dr. Patricia Limerick

This week we’ve got both ‘Wailin’ and Willy! Our musical guests, all making their first visit to eTown, are the incredible Canadian trio of singers known as The Wailin’ Jennys (@thewailinjennys)(their three-part harmonies will make you cry) as well as singer/songwriter Willie Watson (@WillieWatsongs), co-founder of the band @crowmedicine and talented traditional music enthusiast now enjoying a successful solo career.

All of that plus a conversation w/ Western historian Dr. Patricia Limerick (University of Colorado Boulder & Center of the American West) about the importance of the role of immigrants in the formation of our country

Watch videos from this show at www.eTown.org.

eTown Archive - John Prine (1996)

This week we're looking back on a special show from all the way back in 1996 featuring legendary singer/songwriter John Prine (@JohnPrineMusic). John turns 72 this week and is still at it on tour! His most recent release and his 20th album to date, 'The Tree of Forgiveness', has drawn rave reviews from across the musical world and is an example that Prine continues to find new places to take his songwriting. If you haven't already done so, do yourself a favor and give it a listen. In the meantime, wherever you are tuning in today, kick back and enjoy the timeless songwriting of John Prine.

John Moreland / Phoebe Hunt / Susan Burton (A New Way Of Life Re-Entry Project)

This week, we continue our long tradition of featuring great musical artists with Oklahoma roots as we welcome an incredibly gifted Americana artist, John Moreland (@JohnMorelandOK), to the eTown stage. Also with us is up-and-coming singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Phoebe Hunt (@Phoebe_Hunt).

Plus, Nick sits down for a conversation with Susan Burton (@SusanBurtonLA), founder of A New Way of Life Re-Entry Project (@ANewWayofLife1), to learn how her organization provides housing and support to formerly incarcerated women for successful community re-entry, family reunification, and individual healing. Learn more about Susan's work at ANewWayofLife.org.

Watch videos from this show at www.eTown.org

 

eTown Archive – Nathaniel Rateliff (2013)

This week we’d like to send some birthday love out to our friend Nathaniel Rateliff. Nathaniel is somewhat of a hometime hero in our homestate of Colorado as he gained critical acclaim for his breakout album ‘Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats’. He regularly sells out shows around the country including two sold out shows […]

Jack Johnson / The Weather Station / Jeff Orlowski (Chasing Coral)

This week brings a special encore broadcast featuring renowned singer/songwriter and avid environmental activist Jack Johnson. Jack shares some of his recent music as well as a few old favorites. Canadian The Weather Station (folk artist Tamara Lindeman) joins us as well. And we’ll hear from enviro-filmmaker Jeff Orlowski who discusses his latest film, Chasing Coral, which documents the pressing danger […]

eTown Archive – Gillian Welch & David Rawlings (1999)

Join us in the eTown Archive this week as we revisit a special show from 1999 featuring two of our favorite artists out there – Gillian Welch & David Rawlings!

Tyler Childers / The Suitcase Junket / Chad Bernstein (Guitars Over Guns)

This week on the eTown airwaves we’re joined by Americana/country singer/songwriter Tyler Childers. Tyler fuses gritty original song lyrics with the folk, bluegrass and rock influences of his Appalachian upbringing. Also with us is “one-man-band” The Suitcase Junket, with his one of a kind sound created from an array of instruments all played at once. Rounding things […]

eTown Archive – Ani DiFranco w/ Utah Phillips (1996)

This week we’re throwing it all the way back to 1996 with iconic singer/songwriter/activist and longtime friend of the show Ani Difranco. For this show, Ani was joined by folk singer, storyteller and poet Utah Phillips, who is truly one of a kind. Enjoy!

Bob Weir / John Fullbright (Pt. 2)

Be sure to tune in to eTown this week for part two of our special two-part pod/broadcast featuring the legendary singer/songwriter and Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir, plus Americana artist John Fullbright. We’ll pick up where we left off last week, by delving deeper into conversation with Bob, and further exploring the vast realms of his musical catalog. […]