Back Catalog Listening Party

In this week's episode, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo sit down with Irish singer/songwriter Gráinne Hunt at the 2026 FARM Gathering + Presenter Summit in Minneapolis, MN. We revisit her 2019 album This Secret, drink lots of coffee and talk about recording the album in Nashville in just two days with a band she had never met or rehearsed with. And she has lots of trouble not singing along to the songs!Featured Songs:1. Between The Pines2. All You Need3. Let Go4. This Secret🔗 Show Notes:https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/310🎉 Join the Party on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty

In this week's episode, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with fiddler/singer/songwriter Laura Cortese, who joins us from Nova Scotia for lunch to revisit her 2011 album The Poison Oaks. She talks about how this album was made while at a creative crossroads, leaving acoustic constraints behind and fun uses of fiddle and woodwinds.Featured Songs:PineNinetyMove Around the FloorBright LightsLondon Devil🔗 Show Notes:https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/309🎉 Join the Party on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty

In this week's episode, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with folk/country songwriter Luke Callen, who joins us from his home in Eau Claire, WI to revisit his 2024 album Also Going Nowhere. He talks about growing tomatoes, the challenges of living with another songwriter and how living in Colorado helped shape his music.Featured Songs:Tomatoes from the VineWolves of New YorkBlind Men and FoolsSome ReasonFishing Song🔗 Show Notes: https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/308 🎉 Join the Party on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty

In this week's episode, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk guitar virtuoso Yasmin Williams. She joins us from her home in Virginia with a West Coast IPA to revisit her 2021 album Urban Driftwood. She talks about her start on the electric guitar, how Guitar Hero shaped her technique and how she draws inspiration from both nature and city landscapes.Featured Songs:Sunshowers Juvenescence Through the Woods Urban Driftwood (ft Amadou Kouyate) 🔗 Show Notes: https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/307 🎉 Join the Party on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty

In this week's special encore episode, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with singer/songwriter Chris Koza who joins us from Denver with his dogs Murphy and Arlo to listen back to his 2008 album The Dark Delirious Morning. He revisits several different hairstyles, talks about his love of musicals and shares some wild stories about recording at the famed Pachyderm Studios.Recorded December 4, 2020.Featured Songs1. Straight to Video2. Shallow Seas3. Belmont Stakes4. With or Without5. Over The Clouds, Under the Weather🔗 Show Noteshttps://backcataloglisteningparty.com/37🎉 Join the Party on Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty

In this week's episode, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with singer, songwriter, journalist and author Jim Walsh. He joins us from Minneapolis with a local 612 beer to revisit his 2023 EP Shout It Out to You. He talks about his punk rock roots, how writing about other people's music is as healing as writing his own songs and the weird and revolutionary spirit of Minneapolis.Featured Songs:Chimes!Stand On Every CornerThe Weirder The BetterLet 'em Know Little Crow🔗 Show Notes: https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/306 🎉 Join the Party on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty

In this week's episode, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with singer/songwriter Eleni Mandell, who joins us from Los Angeles to revisit her 2007 album Miracle of Five. She talks about the influence of punk band X, the song she wrote for Bettye LaVette and some cool videos she made inspired by Alfred Hitchcock and film noir.Featured Songs:Moonglow, Lamp LowMake-Out KingMy TwinMiss MeGirls🔗 Show Notes: https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/305🎉 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 recording engineer Dawn Landes, who joins us from North Carolina to revisit her 2008 album Fireproof. She talks about working in Brooklyn recording studios by day, recording her own tunes by night and her obsession with Foley sounds.Featured Songs:Bodyguard Twilight Dig Me a Hole You Alone 🔗 Show Notes:https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/303🎉 Join the Party on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty