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Back Catalog Listening Party

Back Catalog Listening Party

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Join top folk, Americana and roots musicians as they revisit their old albums in front of a live online audience. Hosts Mother Banjo and Anthony Ihrig take you beyond the liner notes with interviews that reveal exclusive stories and commentary from the artist about the process of writing, recording and releasing their music. Pour a beverage, grab a snack, and enjoy a weekly musical happy hour where it's always Friday and old albums never sounded better!

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  • Nikki Matteson & Rich Rue Listen Back to Sugar in the Rock
    Feb 20 2026

    In this week's episode, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with Minneapolis folk/blues duo Nikki Matteson & Rich Rue, who enjoy some red wine and revisit their 2022 album Sugar in the Rock. They talk about this album's analog and early rock & roll roots...plus we look at the many guitars that were used to make this record.


    Featured Songs:

    1. Complaint To Make
    2. Get Along
    3. Lonely Windows
    4. Things Come And Go


    🔗 Show Notes: https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/281


    🎉 Join the Party on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Grant Peeples Listens Back to Punishing the Myth
    Feb 13 2026

    Grant Peeples Listens Back to Punishing the Myth


    In this week's episode, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with folksinger and poet Grant Peeples, who joins us from his home in Florida with a cup of green tea. He revisits his 2014 album Punishing the Myth, talks about it being a commercial failure and why it's his favorite album.


    Featured Songs:

    1. You're a Slave to Your Imagination
    2. The Hanging
    3. The Morning After the Coup
    4. High Octane Generation (for Jimmy Roche)


    🔗 Show Notes: https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/280


    🎉 Join the Party on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Vanessa Lively Listens Back to Return to Waves
    Feb 6 2026

    In this week's episode, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with singer, songwriter and painter Vanessa Lively, who joins us from her home in Austin, TX with her cat. She revisits her 2014 album Return to Waves, talks about recording when pregnant and drawing inspiration from dreams, paintings and sinkholes.


    Featured Songs:


    1. Return to Waves
    2. Chasm
    3. We Are Waiting
    4. Dive In


    🔗 Show Notes:

    https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/279


    🎉 Join the Party on Patreon:

    https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty

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    1 hr and 4 mins
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