Certainly one of the most anticipated Americana releases of this early new year, Aoife O’Donovan’s Age Of Apathy arrives this Friday from Yep Roc Records. The songwriter has been vividly visible in recent years, recording and touring with the elite Goat Rodeo Sessions ensemble while her trio I’m With Her won Grammy and Americana awards. But in Episode 195 of The String, we focus on her first new solo album since In The Magic Hour six years ago.
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A long, cold week lies ahead, but keep your eyes on the prize - the noontime video teleportation device that is Finally Friday at Home, taking us to the inner sanctums of recording artists and songwriters with something new to say. This week we look out to Oregon for the heart-rending neo country songcraft of Margo Cilker and just across town for a set by Music City good-at-everything-guy Adam Shoenfeld. -
A new entrant into the fast-growing, backlogged record pressing business found a historic home in Asheville, NC that's let it become an anchor in the community and an entire musical ecosystem. Visitors to Citizen Vinyl in the 1939 Asheville Citizen Times newspaper building can watch records get made while they sip drinks, eat farm-to-table food, and shop for vinyl and art. Craig visited last fall and CEO Gar Ragland showed him around for this audio special report.
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Join WMOT just before the weekend for the return of Finally Friday. We're still streaming artists from their home bases, but we're approaching the return of live shows from the new Eastside Bowl in Madison. This week's guests, Rob Aldridge and the Proponents, plus Lord Nelson.
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Get to know Sophie Gault, singer, songwriter and leader of Sophie & The Broken Things and hear two tracks from her new album.
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Allison Russell's "Nightflyer" tops our list of most played songs for 2021. See the full list of WMOT's Most Played Songs for 2021.
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An annual Nashville tradition, artists create music to help those in need through SAFPAW, the Southern Alliance For People and Animal Welfare. Their annual Toy Drive For Kids Living in Poverty is on now.
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Watch our Finally Friday From Home sessions with Lord Nelson and Rob Aldridge & The Proponents as they perform sets from their home studios.
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Watch our November 2021 Wired In session with Mike Farris from The Wash at the Eastside Bowl. Farris performs a full solo acoustic set with a mix of original songs and old gospel tunes.
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Tammy Rogers and Thomm Jutz perform a set of songs from their home studio for Finally Friday From Home
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53 percent say their Tennessee child's school enforces a mask requirement
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This time around the mid-state could see dangerous freezing rain.
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Lawmakers allege Judge Donna Davenport oversaw 'the unlawful detention of children'
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The Titans will “only guarantee tickets purchased through Ticketmaster, StubHub and SeatGeek.”
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Hohenwald had nine inches, while Dickson received four inches. Metro Nashville saw one to two inches.
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A document obtained by NPR through a public records request shows that Holmes reported to local authorities that she was allegedly assaulted in a frat house while she was attending the school.
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The decision comes after Fulton District Attorney Fani Willis requested one. A special grand jury has subpoena power and the authority to obtain documents. It will begin on May 2.
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Original series co-star Damian Lewis left at the end of the fifth season. TV critic Eric Deggans says the swap takes fans on a exhilarating ride.
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