I’m With Her, the sublime and award-winning trinity of Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan, and Sara Watkins is back with their second album, after an eight year interim since their debut See You Around came out to great acclaim. The new Wild And Clear And Blue, written over several years and produced by multi-instrumentalist indie folk guru Josh Kaufman, arrived last Friday, and it’s sure to be one of the most celebrated recordings of 2025. Craig reviews the album and speaks with Sara Watkins about this special relationship, plus her ever-evolving work with Nickel Creek and the Los Angeles Watkins Family Hour collective.

Carter Vintage Guitars, a Music City landmark, has settled into a routine after some big changes. Its founding owners sold the business to the North American Guitar company, who moved in 2024 to a larger space just across the street from its original home on Eighth Ave. South. They kept or adapted nearly all of the features of the old shop, including extensive mail order sales and a video series. WMOT intern journalist Shauna Reynolds reports.

Toronto’s Jeremie Albino is a powerful roots rock singer and songwriter whose early love of blues and old rock and roll comes through in his self-effacing, easy grooving songs. After releasing three albums and touring hard, a call from Dan Auerbach opened up new avenues for him through the production of his late 2024 album Our Time In The Sun. Craig spoke with Jeremie in Nashville before his recent performance on WMOT’s Wired In.