Back Catalog Listening Party

In this special encore episode, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with NPR Tiny Desk Contest winner, Broadway composer and disability rights activist Gaelynn Lea, who revisits her 2018 album Learning How to Stay. We talk about reincarnation, space odysseys and the similarities between recording engineers and therapists.Originally Recorded September 18, 2020.Featured Songs:Bound By A ThreadI See It TooThe Last Three FeetI WaitGrace And A Tender Hand🔗 Show Notes: https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/26🎉 Join the Party on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty

This week, hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother banjo pop-in for a quick "hello" 👋 on the July 4th holiday weekend to wish you a happy summer season and remind you of a BIG milestone we have coming up that we don't want you to miss. We hope you are enjoying plenty of family, friends and good music this weekend, cheers!! ☀️🎶🍻

In this week's episode, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and producer Seth Glier who joins us from his home in Western Massachusetts with dad snacks. He revisits his 2017 album Birds, shares the unique genesis of these songs and talks about creating musical space to grieve and crafting cinematic sounds with cutlery and other household objects.Featured Songs:BirdsLike I DoJustice For AllI'm Still Looking🔗 Show Notes: https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/298🎉 Join the Party on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty

In this special encore episode, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with Grammy-winning songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, music scholar, actor and radio host Dom Flemons. Performing around the world as "The American Songster," he joins us from his home in Chicago with his massive record collection to revisit his 2014 album Prospect Hill and the 2020 expanded re-issue Prospect Hill:The American Songster Omnibus. We talk about building organic beats, creating an extensive tintype photo series and cooking up a tasty reduction sauce of country, jazz, folk and blues.Recorded January 8, 2021.Featured Songs:Grotto Beat (Instrumental)Til The Seas Run DryToo Long I’ve Been GoneMarching up Prospect HillBig Head Joe’s MarchGeorgia DrumbeatShow Notes:https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/41🎉 Join the Party on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty

In this week's episode, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with singer/songwriter and Folk Potions founder Raina Rose, who joins us from her home in Austin, TX with a smoothie to revisit her 2013 album Caldera. She talks about the many landscapes that inspired the songs, taking her time to record them and how becoming a mother changed everything.Featured Songs:WoodsmokeSwing Wide The GateBadlandsDrum Machine 🔗 Show Notes: https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/297 🎉 Join the Party on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty

In this week's episode, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with North Carolina-bred "comrade country" artist Nathan Evans Fox. He joins us from his home in Nashville with a gin and tonic to revisit his 2018 album Texas Dust and digs into his complicated relationships with family, Houston and drums. He also talks about his anti-confederate book club, exploring the history of southern history and resistance.Featured Songs:Texas Blues No 7Texas DustSt. Louis Kindling Bridges🔗 Show Notes:https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/296🎉 Join the Party on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty

In this week's episode, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with legendary folk/rock duo Johnson & Drake who revisit their 1973 album Carry It On. They share incredible stories as they reflect on their quick rise to success touring with Jim Croce, REO Speedwagon, Earth, Wind and Fire and Linda Ronstadt. Plus we learn all about quadraphonic recording and what it took to obtain and remaster the original tapes 48 years later.Featured Songs:1. Carry It On2. Hello New Day3. Slow Boat4. Isn't There Someone🔗 Show Notes :https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/295🎉 Join the Party on Patreon :https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty

In this week's episode, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with Midwest Country Music Award winner Molly Brandt, who joins us from her home in St. Paul to revisit her 2024 album American Saga. She talks about her love of crime podcasts and Ken Burns documentaries and drawing songwriting inspiration from dying strip malls, burlesque dancers and Paul Thomas Anderson's film There Will Be Blood.Featured Songs:1. Mr. Texas (feat. Reilly Downes)2. Daughter of the Oil Tycoon (feat. The Sunsettes)3. Dollar Stores & Strip Malls4. Queen of Clark County🔗 Show Notes :https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/294🎉 Join the Party on Patreon :https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty

In this week's special episode recorded for the Folk+ Online Music Conference, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with Celia Woodsmith and Kimber Ludiker from Grammy-nominated bluegrass band Della Mae. They join us from the road in Spokane, WA to revisit their pandemic album Family Reunion (2021) which waxes nostalgic about airport lines and touring life and also explores themes of loss and hope for a better future.Featured Songs:These SongsRide AwayGoodbye My Friend-Waltz For LoisThe Way It Was Before🔗 Show Notes :https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/293  🎉 Join the Party on Patreon :https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty