Across the Blue Ridge #121 - Women in Old-Time Music
This week, in addition to some traditional bluegrass and country classics, we hear some great bluegrass and old time music from women both famous and nearly unknown.
Music & Culture
Laura Veirs On World Cafe
Veirs performs songs from The Lookout, for which she originally wrote over 100 songs, and explains how a set of creative constraints helped her arrive at its gauzy new sound.
Jon Bon Jovi Reflects On A Music Career That Surpassed His 'Wildest Dreams'
Bon Jovi spoke to Fresh Air in '09 about growing up, getting his first single on the radio and having group therapy with his bandmates. He'll be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday.
Princess Nokia Goes Full Emo
The Nuyorican rapper, best known for her relentless flow and urban bruja vibe, pens a love letter to the emo and pop-punk she loved growing up on her new mixtape, A Girl Cried Red.
Robert Schumann's Scenes of Childhood
In this episode, Peter explores Robert Schumann's nostalgic Scenes of Childhood. The set of thirteen pieces paints different pictures of the composer's idealized childhood.
Cleo Brown On Piano Jazz
Cleo Brown makes a rare appearance to perform her greatest hit, "Pinetop's Boogie-Woogie," and to recall the style's heyday in the 1930s.
Jorge Drexler: Tiny Desk Concert
The Uruguayan singer-songwriter is one of the finest lyricists operating today. Watch his stunning performance behind the Tiny Desk.
Songs We Love: Benjamin Lazar Davis, 'Choosing Sides'
Davis dances the pas de deux of a divided heart in a song co-written with Alex Toth of Rubblebucket,
The Callout
When someone in your community transgresses, do you banish them? Purge them in an attempt to make the community safer for everyone?
New Music Friday: April 13
A run through some of the week's best new albums, including Korean surf-rock band Say Sue Me, singer Juliana Hatfield's surprisingly emotional tribute to Olivia Newton-John, Tinashe and more.