Music Interviews

Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection is a six-CD collection of Seeger's previously unreleased music, accompanied by a 200-page book.

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Pete Seeger's Legacy Gets Immortalized With 'Smithsonian Folkways' Collection

5:57pm May 01, 2019

Smithsonian Folkways archivist and Pete Seeger expert Jeff Place talks about Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection, due out on what would have been Seeger's 100th birthday.

Patty Griffin performing inside the World Cafe Performance Studio

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Patty Griffin On Restoring Her Voice And Her Soul

12:56pm May 01, 2019

Hear the Grammy-winning songwriter perform songs written during her cancer treatment and discuss the deep reflections and soul-searching they contain.

"I was doing a lot of reflecting on home," Kelsey Lu says of her debut album, Blood.

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Kelsey Lu, A Classically-Trained Rule Breaker

5:11pm April 30, 2019

Kelsey Lu knew she wanted to play music from a young age. So, at 18, she left home to deepen that study. On her debut album, Blood, Lu explores what that decision meant.

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Bailen performing WXPN's Free At Noon Concert at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia, PA.

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BAILEN Has The Type Of Bond That Only Comes From Being Family

3:37pm April 30, 2019

These siblings are an incredible group of dynamic vocalists whose musicianship is off the charts.

A mural depicts jazz greats Miles Davis and Billie Holiday on the side of the Bohemian Caverns club on Washington, D.C.'s U Street in 2005.

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More Than 'Kind Of Blue': In 1959, A Few Albums Changed Jazz Forever

5:10am April 29, 2019

Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Dave Brubeck, Ornette Coleman and Charles Mingus all cut timeless classics, each pointing the form in a different direction.

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"I think we've been through everything you could possibly get thrown at you in a band," Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody says.

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After 25 Years, Snow Patrol Gets More Honest Than Ever

6:07pm April 28, 2019

Award-winning Northern Irish band Snow Patrol is currently touring the United States. The group stopped by NPR to perform a few songs and chat about its latest album.

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Baloji's Kaniama: The Yellow Version is due out May 3.

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Baloji Finds His Freedom In Between Genres

9:22am April 27, 2019

Congolese-Belgian musician Baloji blends hip-hop, funk and traditional Congolese sounds to create his own unique music.

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Cage The Elephant's Social Cues is out now.

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Cage The Elephant Processes Grief With 'Social Cues'

6:15pm April 26, 2019

Brothers Matt and Brad Shultz of Cage the Elephant have learned to lean on each other through a chaotic childhood and the recent losses in their lives.

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We Listen Back To Conversations With 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees

2:08pm April 26, 2019

The Zombies and Roxy Music are in this year's class of inductees. We'll listen back to conversations with The Zombies lead singer Colin Blunstone and Roxy Music co-founders Bryan Ferry and Brian Eno.

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Dolores O'Riordan of The Cranberries performs on stage during the Cognac Blues Passion Festival in July 2016.

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The Cranberries' Last Album Celebrates The Life Of Dolores O'Riordan

12:28pm April 26, 2019

The Cranberries' co-founder Noel Hogan talks about why the band's music, and Dolores O'Riordan as it's lead vocalist, resonated so strongly with fans.