Songs We Love: Circles Around The Sun, 'Kasey's Bones'
Composed for The Grateful Dead's reunion shows last summer, "Kasey's Bones" jams on its own.
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Patricia Barber On Piano Jazz
The singer joined Piano Jazz in 2002, the year she released her successful album Verse.
Outlaw Willie Nelson Opens Up In Two Classic 'Fresh Air' Interviews
The singer has written 2,500 songs and has won seven Grammys. He is now the recipient of the Gershwin Prize for American Popular Song. Originally broadcast on July 16, 1996 and May 25, 2006.
The Wild Reeds: Tiny Desk Concert
Great singers aren't easy to come by, so finding three in one band is something special. The Wild Reeds' songs are clear and memorable, potent and sometimes delicate, and beautifully performed here.
All Songs +1: Adele Madness
As Adele's 25, finally arrives, we take a look back at the week when anticipation for her third album — which may debut to record-breaking sales — peaked with a mobbed concert in New York.
Jason Isbell, Live At The 2015 Americana Honors And Awards
Watch Isbell perform the humbly spiritual title track from Something More Than Free at this year's Americana Music Festival.
T-Pain Performs New Songs During A Free Show At NPR's Headquarters
To mark the one-year anniversary of the most popular Tiny Desk Concert ever and the 10th anniversary of his debut album, rapper T-Pain played a concert at NPR's Washington, D.C. headquarters.
David Bowie's Newest Outer Space Adventure
"Blackstar" is another chapter in Bowie's long fascination with the dark and cold of outer space. It's the setting for a 10-minute film and a new song from his 25th studio album, out Jan. 8.
Sabertooth, Or The 23-Year Midnight Gig
At Chicago's Green Mill, one band has owned Saturday's after-hours set for decades. Jazz Night stays up with drunks, devotees and the organ quartet of saxophonists Pat Mallinger and Cameron Pfiffner.
The Thistle & Shamrock: The Carrying Stream
Hear how songs like "Barbara Allen," performed here by Dolly Parton with Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Altan, flow freely between artists on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.