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News Articles: Genre: Folk

Natalie Merchant

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  • Music

After briefly losing the ability to sing, Natalie Merchant's voice shines anew

Natalie Merchant talks about writing and recording her latest record, Keep Your Courage.

June 14, 2023
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By:
  • Stephen Kallao and
  • Miguel Perez
Jenny Lewis

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  • Music

Jenny Lewis embraces the Nashville sound on 'Joy'All'

Singer-songwriter Jenny Lewis talks about working with producer Dave Cobb on her latest record, Joy'All.

June 09, 2023
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By:
  • Raina Douris and
  • Kimberly Junod
George Winston performs onstage at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville in 2019.

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  • Music

George Winston, pianist of pastoral scenes, has died at 73

Winston's successful albums for Windham Hill Records made him one of the first stars of new age music.

June 07, 2023
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  • Michael J. West
2023 Tiny Desk Contest winner Little Moon performs a Tiny Desk concert.

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  • Music

Little Moon: Tiny Desk Concert

2023's Tiny Desk Contest unique, winning band performs a range of emotional and creative songs.

May 30, 2023
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By:
  • Bob Boilen
Gretchen (Aya Cash) is a self-centered music publicist who falls in love with Jimmy (Chris Geere) in the FXX series <em>You're the Worst.</em>

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  • Pop Culture

What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: You're the Worst, 60 Songs that Explain the '90s, and Little Moon wins the Tiny Desk.

May 26, 2023
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By:
  • Marc Rivers,
  • Aisha Harris,
  • and 3 more
Graham Nash

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  • Music

Graham Nash finds harmony with his own voice on 'Now'

The musician talks about his latest album and shares memories of the late David Crosby.

May 26, 2023
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By:
  • Raina Douris and
  • Kimberly Junod

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  • Music Reviews

Joy Oladokun sings for everyone — especially herself — on 'Proof of Life'

In Oladokun's new songs, facets of who she is and what she's lived, seen and imagined provide entry points to her homey pop music.

May 10, 2023
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  • Jewly Hight
Gordon Lightfoot, seen here performing at the Songwriters Hall of Fame induction and awards in 2012 in New York City, has died at the age of 84.

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  • Obituaries

Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian folk legend, dies at 84

The Canadian singer-songwriter wrote classics like "If You Could Read My Mind," "Early Morning Rain" and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald."

May 02, 2023
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
Josh Ritter turns the World Cafe Studio into a music and art space.

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  • Music

Josh Ritter flexes his creative muscles on 'Spectral Lines'

His latest record sees Ritter experiment with field recordings and seamless transitions between songs.

April 28, 2023
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By:
  • Raina Douris and
  • Kimberly Junod
Sam Bush, Emmylou Harris and Margo Price outside Nashville's Legislative Plaza (now colloquially known as People's Plaza or Ida B. Wells Plaza) for Justin Jones' reinstatement to the state Legislature.

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  • New Music

Margo Price, Emmylou Harris & friends, 'I Shall Be Released'

At the reinstatement of expelled Tennessee lawmaker Justin Jones, a small gathering of Nashville musicians opened up the People's Songbook for a musically imperfect yet unforgettable Bob Dylan cover.

April 12, 2023
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By:
  • Ann Powers
Sean Watkins, Chris Thile and Sara Watkins sequenced Nickel Creek's <em>Celebrants</em> as a way to write the album. "We wanted the songs to relate to each other," says Sara Watkins.

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  • Music Interviews

For the beloved trio's return, Nickel Creek created its own world

"We had basically farmed every nutrient we could out of the potential of this band's soil and we needed to let it rest," Sara Watkins says of the nine-year break between Nickel Creek albums.

March 24, 2023
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By:
  • Brittney McKenna
Weyes Blood

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  • Music

For Weyes Blood, gentleness can be a powerful tool against tech-driven apathy

The musician talks about the message behind her mesmerizing fifth studio album, And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow.

March 10, 2023
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By:
  • Raina Douris and
  • Miguel Perez
Mama's Broke performs a Tiny Desk concert.

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  • Concerts

Mama's Broke: Tiny Desk Concert

The duo performs a set of dark yet hopeful songs filled with haunting harmonies and unique rhythms.

March 08, 2023
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By:
  • Bob Boilen
Iris DeMent.

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  • Music Interviews

Folk veteran Iris DeMent shows us the 'World' she's been workin' on

Over the last three decades, singer-songwriter Iris DeMent has gained a cult following of folk, gospel and country music fans.

February 26, 2023
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By:
  • Clay Masters and
  • Cheryl Corley
Sunny War performs live for WXPN's Free At Noon Concert

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  • Music

'Anarchist Gospel' is Sunny War's most compelling album yet

The Nashville, by way of Los Angeles, singer and virtuoso guitarist experimented with punk and folk music for the last decade, often to dazzling results.

February 23, 2023
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  • Stephen Kallao and
  • Miguel Perez
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