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