Back Catalog Listening Party

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

In this week's episode, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with folk artist Sadie Gustafson-Zook who celebrates her 1-year anniversary of living in Minneapolis with a virgin mimosa. She revisits one of two releases she put out in 2024, talks about why this EP What I Pushed Below is one of her favorites and shares how mood boards and spreadsheets help in her decision and art-making process. Featured Songs: The End Autumn’s Fragrance Wallflower 🔗 Show Notes: https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/292🎉 Join the Party on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty

In this week's episode, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with Serbian-born blues guitarist and songwriter Ana Popovic who joins us from Los Angeles to revisit her 2016 3-disc album Trilogy. She talks about exploring the moods of morning, mid-day and midnight working with Grammy-winning R&B, rock and jazz producers including Warren Riker (Michael Jackson, Santana, Aretha Franklin), Tom Hambridge (Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, ZZ Top, BB King) and jazz legend Delfeayo Marsalis. Featured Songs: She Was a Doorman Woman to Love Train (featuring Joe Bonamassa) Waiting on You 🔗 Show Notes : https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/291  🎉 Join the Party on Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty

In this week's episode, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with Bohemian swing-folk band Adrian and Meredith who join us from their home in Nashville to revisit their 2016 debut More Than a Little. They talk about their Detroit polka roots, recording in an old pharmacy and why their first tour stop is always to a hardware store. A wild hour of wide-ranging music and stories! Featured Songs: More Than a Little Fixer Birthday Cakes Midwestern Home 🔗 Show Notes:  https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/290 🎉 Join the Party on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty

In this week's episode, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with country/Americana artist Michaela Anne who joins us to revisit her 2016 album Bright Lights and the Fame, which was recorded in Nashville and heavily influenced by her early days of living there and playing the country bars. She talks about the sparkly jumpsuit that graces the cover and offers her #1 piece of songwriting advice. Featured Songs:Living Without You Bright Lights and the Fame Liquor Up Stars 🔗 Show Notes :https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/289🎉 Join the Party on Patreon :https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty

In this week's episode, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and producer Courtney Hartman. She joins us from her home in Eau Claire, WI to revisit her 2019 album Ready Reckoner, which was written while walking the 500-mile Camino de Santiago in France and Spain. She takes us inside the writing and recording of this intimate first solo album and talks about her wide-ranging influences that include Alison Krauss and Yanni. Featured Songs: Hollow Neglect Won’t Be Satisfied Finis Terrae 🔗 Show Notes:https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/288 🎉 Join the Party on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty

In this week's episode, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with singer, songwriter, actor and playwright Queen Esther. She joins us from Harlem with a cup of tea to revisit her 2021 album Gild the Black Lily, where she conjures up her grandmother's home in the South's Lowcountry. She shares ghost stories, tips on poisonous plants and how writing songs can be like catching Pokémon.Featured Songs:John The RevelatorOleanderThis Yearning ThingThe Whiskey Wouldn't Let Me Pray (Acoustic)🔗 Show Notes: https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/287 🎉 Join the Party on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty