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Harmoniker Roots blog

Blues to Americana, Folk to Country from Capital Public Radio.

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Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

Katie Knipp Returns To Pursuing Her Passion For Music On 'Take It With You'

September 12, 2019 | Cody Drabble

Blues Americana artist Katie Knipp’s fifth studio album “Take It With You” took her music career to a new level.

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The World Of Maybelle Carter: A Turning The Tables Playlist

August 12, 2019

The degree to which Mother Maybelle's guitar playing influenced the next century of country and roots music cannot be overstated. In this playlist, hear her Carter Scratch echo across generations.

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Empress Of The Stage

August 12, 2019

How do we understand the music of the early 20th Century if we consider Bessie Smith — seriously — as an actress?

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Katie Knipp Debuts 'Take It With You'

November 14, 2018 | Cody Drabble

Blues Americana artist Katie Knipp debuts music from her fifth album “Take It With You.”

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Indie Folk Siblings Me & You Perform Live In Studio

December 14, 2017 | Jen Picard

Indie folk duo Me & You performs live in studio.

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Jolie Holland And Samantha Parton Reunite For 'Wildflower Blues'

November 24, 2017 | Nick Brunner

Two car crashes, brain surgery and the challenges of toxic masculinity haven't slowed the founders of The Be Good Tanyas. Hey, Listen! host Nick Brunner talks with Jolie Holland and Samantha Parton.

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The Christian DeWild Band's "Little Devil"

October 27, 2017 | Chris Remington

Christian DeWild and is band share new music from their album "Little Devil."

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Blue Oaks Debuts "To Be Kind Is Sin" Live In Studio

October 13, 2017 | Cody Drabble

Blue Oaks share songs from their new debut album "To Be Kind Is Sin" out today. They're hosting an album release party at the CLARA Auditorium on Oct. 30.

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Jessica Malone Debuts "The Waiting Hours E.P."

October 11, 2017 | Cody Drabble

Folk singer-songwriter Jessica Malone shares new songs from "The Waiting Hours E.P."

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Sound Advice: KVMR Celtic Festival

September 28, 2017 | Cody Drabble

Peter Wilson shares Sound Advice picks from the KVMR Celtic Festival.

 

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  • 2019   
    • August   
      • The World Of Maybelle Carter: A Turning The Tables Playlist
  • 2016   
    • November   
      • A Queen Among Kings: Sharon Jones' Soul Was Surpassed Only By Her Spirit
      • Leon Russell Dies; Southern Rock Legend Was 74
    • October   
      • Bob Dylan, Titan Of American Music, Wins 2016 Nobel Prize In Literature
    • September   
      • William Bell: Tiny Desk Concert
      • Hear Jack White's Acoustic Take On The Raconteurs' 'Carolina Drama'
    • July   
      • What We Saw At The 2016 Newport Folk Festival
      • Newport Folk 2016 Preview: Patti Smith, Flight Of The Conchords, More
      • Sarah Jarosz On Mountain Stage
      • On Her Own For Once, Sara Watkins Finds New Footing
    • June   
      • Bluegrass Pioneer Ralph Stanley Dies At 89
      • First Listen: The Avett Brothers, 'True Sadness'
      • Gregory Alan Isakov: A Folk Artist In A Symphony Hall
    • May   
      • Four Home-Schooled Sisters, One Awesome Metallica Cover
      • Sturgill Simpson Puts A Paternal Twist On Hard-Edged Country
    • April   
      • On 'Big Bad Good,' My Bubba Finds A Way To Be Quiet In A Loud World
      • Middle America At The Dawn Of Outlaw Country
      • When The Page Becomes A Mirror: A Chat With Radical Face
      • Country Legend Merle Haggard Dies At 79 Of Pneumonia
    • March   
      • On 'Full Circle,' Loretta Lynn Has New Stories From 'Fist City'
      • Marlon Williams: Americana By Way Of New Zealand
    • February   
      • Gospel Star Kirk Franklin Wants To Help You Lose Your Religion
      • Alabama Shakes' Brittany Howard On Small-Town Life, Big-Time Music
    • January   
      • Shawn Amos' Long Road To Old-School Blues
  • 2015   
    • December   
      • Pocket-Sized Revolution: Behind The Harmonica's World-Music Takeover
      • Kenny Rogers' Rules For Living Well
      • Viking's Choice: Glenn Jones, 'Flower Turned Inside-Out'
    • November   
      • Artist Interview: Nikki Lane - The First Lady Of Outlaw Country
      • The Music Of A Struggle: Sam Gleaves' Traditional Revolution
      • Gill Landry, On Busking, Old Crow Medicine Show And Going Solo
      • One Mariachi Band Brings Morrissey To Dia De Los Muertos
    • October   
      • Tiny Desk: The Suffers
      • Folk Alley Presents: The Suitcase Junket, 'Earth Apple'
    • September   
      • If All You Know About Casady Is Jefferson Airplane, You Don't Know Jack
    • August   
      • Sacramento Songstress, Emily Kollars, Releases Debut Album 10 Years In The Making
      • Leon Bridges, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2015
      • 'Is It Rolling, Bob?': Remembering Producer Bob Johnston
      • Devil Makes Three Carves Out Acoustic Niche Through Dedication And Hard Work
      • Buddy Guy: 'I Worry About The Future Of Blues Music'
      • Dolly In Nashville: Authenticity That Makes Room For Rhinestones
    • July   
      • Leaving Los Angeles: Rickie Lee Jones Turns A Decade Into An Album
      • Sweet Adelines, A Society Of Women In Harmony, Hits A Milestone
      • Larry Campbell And Teresa Williams Step To The Mic, Together
    • June   
      • Kacey Musgraves Sings One For Marriage Equality
      • First Watch: Shovels & Rope, 'Mary Ann & One Eyed Dan'
      • In The Shadow Of Charleston, A Song For 'All Good People'
      • Fox & Goose: Forty Years Of Live Music And Showcasing Local Talent
      • Ronnie Gilbert, Clarion Voice Of Folk Band The Weavers, Dies At 88
    • May   
      • Eilen Jewell, The Half-Broke Horse Of Idaho, Returns Home
      • Pianist Works To Keep Boogie Woogie Alive
      • Red Molly On Mountain Stage
      • 1,000 Songs From Holocaust Survivors Archived
      • B.B. King, Legendary Blues Guitarist, Dies At 89
      • Willie Nelson: 'Ain't Many Of Us Left'
      • Singer Ben E. King, Best Known For 'Stand By Me,' Dies At 76
    • April   
      • José González: Tiny Desk Concert
      • Songs We Love: Brown Bird, 'Bannermen'
      • Loretta Lynn, Live At The 2014 Americana Music Awards
    • March   
      • Artist Interview: Tiny Desk Concert Winner, Fantastic Negrito
      • Show Preview: Hurray For The Riff Raff And Branches Breaking Folk Molds
      • Sammy Nominated Westwards Make Music Beyond Their Years
      • Tiny Desk Concerts: Fantastic Negrito
      • First Listen: 'Seth Avett & Jessica Lea Mayfield Sing Elliott Smith'
      • PHOX On World Cafe
    • February   
      • Mandolin Orange, 'Old Ties And Companions'
      • A Song For Chinese New Year: Stop And Hear The Red Flowers
      • Dylan The Crooner
    • January   
      • George Ezra: Listen To This Man, He'll Make You Swoon
      • Caitlin Canty, 'Get Up'
      • One Show Brings Together Soulful Americana And Cosplay
      • Remembering When Johnny Cash Stopped To Talk To A Young Reporter
  • 2014   
    • December   
      • In The Still Of The Night, There's A Riot In Garth Brooks
      • For Pieta Brown, Music Is A Father-Daughter Dance
      • Mick Martin's Picks For Best Blues Albums Of 2014
      • The Political Folk Song Of The Year
      • After 30 Years Of Rock'n' Kepi Ghoulie Goes Country
    • November   
      • Thompson Family's Musical Sweater: 'Smells Funny, Lot Of Personality'
      • Tiny Desk Concert: Anthony D'Amato
      • Bob Dylan: The Great White Wonder Finally Up From The Basement
    • October   
      • Mountain Standard Time, Bluegrass Tendencies With A Lot More
      • The Dustbowl Revival Reminds Us Why We Love American Music
      • A Pop Star And An Indie Folk Singer Intersect At 'Rose Ave.'
      • Angaleena Presley And The Country Song As Documentary
      • Homeless In Nashville, Huge In Sweden
      • Béla Fleck And Abigail Washburn On Teaming Up, Finally
      • 'Follow The Music': Alice Gerrard's Life In Folk
    • September   
      • Roots, Plugged In
      • Live Feed: Americana Music Awards
      • An Emerging Voice Of Americana (And Oklahoma)
      • In Tennessee, Scenes From a Nearly Lost Musical History
      • Benjamin Booker: Newport Folk Gets The Summertime Blues
    • August   
      • Shovels & Rope: In Marriage And Music, A 'Psychic' Bond
      • Wanda Jackson To Play Grass Valley
      • Billy Joe Shaver Writes Country Songs — And Lives Them, Too
    • July   
      • Tiny Desk Concert: Saintseneca
      • Newport Folk Festival: Ryan Adams Live
      • Blues Broads – Not A Diva In The Bunch
      • Carter And Cash Women Tap Into Their Roots For New Albums
      • Blues Guitarist Johnny Winter Dies At 70
      • Revitalized Nickel Creek Adds Mondavi Center Show To Tour
      • The Kentucky Sisters And Old-Time Tunes As Doorways To History
      • Six Great Voices That Shaped American Music
      • Watch Ed Helms Play With The Avett Brothers
    • June   
      • Legendary Soul Singer Bobby Womack Dies At 70
      • Mary Gauthier De-Romanticizes Romantic Love
      • Insight: Music in the Mountains
      • First Listen: Old Crow Medicine Show, 'Remedy'
      • Galadrielle Allman's New Book Celebrates The Life Of Her Father
      • The Sea The Sea On Mountain Stage
      • First Watch: Sean Rowe, 'Madman'
      • A Book Of Sound: Celebrating The 75th Anniversary Of "Grapes Of Wrath"
      • Jolie Holland's Deep, Diverse, Wine Dark Sea
      • The Carolina Chocolate Drops: Expanding The String Band Tradition
    • May   
      • Norton Buffalo: The Life Of A Harmonica Legend
      • The Nickel Slots Help Kick Off Free Friday Night Concerts

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