Back Catalog Listening Party

01/11/2024

Happy Friday! We just dropped our new episode with folk legend John Gorka today, and you can get your weekend started early as we enjoy a very happy hour together, revisiting his 2001 album The Company You Keep, talking about the recording and the influence of Abraham Lincoln, Jack Keruoac and all the songwriters starting with the letter "J." Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

18/10/2024

Happy Friday! 🎉 New episode is up now with acclaimed Americana singer/songwriter Mindy Smith! We talk about her 2012 self-titled album, getting over stage fright and meeting sheroes like Dolly Parton, Amy Grant and Emmylou Harris. She also talks about her new album Quiet Town that is available now on Compass Records. Join the party and listen wherever you get your podcasts or join us now on YouTube in the live chat -- a great way to kick off your weekend!

13/10/2024

Happy Birthday to our fearless host Anthony Ihrig! 🎉🎶🍻

📸 by Tom Smouse

11/10/2024

NEW EPISODE! So excited to share this first new episode of the podcast with Grammy-nominated folk singer-songwriter and author Mary Gauthier about her 1999 breakout album Drag Queens in Limousines, the song that changed her life and how being a restaurant owner and chef prepared her for being a songwriter. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the album will be released on vinyl next Friday but you can get a listen to the stories behind the songs today--listen wherever you get your podcasts!

05/10/2024

Happy Friday! 🎉 Kick off your weekend with us as we enjoy a happy hour with folk singer/songwriter Richard Shindell, revisit his 2016 album Careless, talk about his unique approach to making the recording and the often painstaking process of songwriting.

🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

02/10/2024

LIVE PODCAST TAPING TONIGHT with indie singer/songwriter/fiddler Jillian Rae as she revisits her 2013 debut album Heartbeat, tells the stories behind the recording and answer your questions live online! Join our Patreon at any level to get an invite to the most fun party in town!

30/09/2024

Love this new episode with Jonatha Brooke? Then check out this dynamic artist on her big fall tour, coming to VA, PA, MA, TN, IL, MI, OR, CA and WA. She'll play songs from the album we talked about 10 Cent Wings along with some new tunes!

27/09/2024

Happy Friday! Kick your weekend off as enjoy a musical happy hour with folk/pop fave Jonatha Brooke (on tour now!) revisit her 1997 album 10 Cent Wings, the unlikely inspiration for the title and laugh, dance and cry together as we listen to some heartbreaking songs together. Listen + subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! 🎧🎶🍻

20/09/2024

It's official! We have launched the audio podcast version of the show, and we hope you'll celebrate with us as we enjoy a fun musical happy hour with renowned folksinger, author and speaker Dar Williams -- one of our favorite guests on the show! Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

19/09/2024

NEW AUDIO PODCAST! Wondering why we've been a little bit quiet at the Back Catalog Listening Party? It's because we've been busy party planning, getting ready to launch our new audio podcast! Still taped with a live online audience, each musical happy hour features songs, stories and lively discussions with your favorite folk, roots and Americana artists about the writing, recording and production of one of their older albums. And now it's portable so you can download and listen whenever you want that musical pick-me-up! Just look for Back Catalog Listening Party wherever you get your podcasts, SUBSCRIBE TODAY and look for episodes every Friday!

**New Episodes Premiering October 11th, 2024!!**---Hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother banjo announce the new podcast version of the Back Catalog Listening Party ...

16/08/2024

Last week we did an encore airing of Episode #2 with Roe Family Singers (so much fun!) and now we've made our way back to our very first episode where hosts Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo introduce the show and revisit albums from their own back catalogs. Hope you'll join us in the live chat at 4 pm CDT as we look back at the madness that started this whole thing and raise a glass to over 200 episodes of great music, conversation and hilarity!

Set a reminder + join the party: youtube.com/watch?v=HFbcVVltNtc

01/08/2024

It was so much fun digging into our back catalog of Back Catalog Listening Party episodes and share some incredibly deep, humorous and inspiring stories and songs from Tracy Grammer, Crys Matthews, Lucy Wainwright Roche, BettySoo and Laurie Lewis! Set a reminder and check it out tomorrow at 4 pm CDT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VNZHteTGGk

26/07/2024

Today we're excited to share this early episode ( #3!) with MN music veteran Adam Levy, revisiting The Honeydogs' 2006 release Amygdala, talk about touring with Aimee Mann and working producer John Fields (Pink, Soul Asylum, Demi Lovato). Join us at 4 pm CDT in the live chat as we kick off your weekend with a rockin' musical happy hour!

Set a reminder + join the party: youtube.com/watch?v=toXpOvjPLC8

25/07/2024

Past Back Catalog guest David LaMotte’s new TEDx Talk has been chosen by TED International as an “Editor’s Pick.” On July 30, they are going to release it to their 40 million followers worldwide, and you can join David's free online launch event 8pm EST that night. Check it out! https://www.davidlamotte.com/tedx/

And also check out our hilarious and moving conversation that we taped with him down at Folk Alliance Region Midwest (FARM) Conference in Chicago last year! youtube.com/live/_Ikv9rDWIMo?si=N44IuMaecmeO8yjO

19/07/2024

Join us today at 4 pm CDT as we dig into the back catalog of Back Catalog and share a special encore episode ( #5!) with legendary music maven and multi-instrumentalist Dakota Dave Hull, revisit his 2007 album Time Machine, talk about this star-studded release and offer a look at his epic record collection!

Set a reminder + join us for a fun musical happy hour to kick off your weekend right: youtube.com/watch?v=PYHcu6X2oKM

13/07/2024

Twin Cities friends, check out today's free festival in St. Paul featuring past guests Martin Devaney, Mary Cutrufello, The Gated Community, Rich Mattson and the Northstars and of course Back Catalog host Mother Banjo! Free music from 1 pm-midnight!

11/07/2024

So excited to air a special encore episode with Twin Cities singer/songwriter/guitarist Doug Otto where we revisit his 2014 release Nine Trick Pony! Only our 6th episode, it only ever aired on Facebook so we’re excited to finally share in on YT and enjoy this great conversation together. Hope you can join us in the live chat Friday at 4 pm CDT!

🎉 Set a reminder + join the party: youtube.com/live/9DX5n4X9ayc?si=VBzAt6h6pK8W9DId

27/06/2024

🌈🎶☀️ Let the sunshine in Friday at 4 pm CDT as folk/pop songwriter Heather Mae revisits her 2019 album Glimmer, talk about the recording & answer your questions live! We’ll also toast her new single that comes out tomorrow! 🥂

🎉 Set a reminder + join the party: youtube.com/live/urAic_A0PV4?si=U6YrUY6ohVEIzc-3

25/06/2024

🌈 This Friday acclaimed social justice singer-songwriter Heather Mae releases a new single and will celebrate with us as she join us live at 4 pm CDT for a special happy hour! Her unbridled honesty, both on and off stage, has cultivated a devoted fanbase and garnered deserved recognition. She has won the Rocky Mountain Folks Fest Songwriter Showcase and the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance Artist-Activist of the Year Award, and her genre-fluid music is bright and powerful...just like this photo!

Set a reminder + join the party: youtube.com/watch?v=urAic_A0PV4

21/06/2024

Join us at 4 pm CDT today as we pour a beverage and enjoy a happy hour with singer/songwriter Ted Hajnasiewicz Music, revisiting his 2021 release Just for Show!

🎉 Set a reminder + join the party: youtube.com/live/E2K7G6XV1c8?si=6F5ER_iPj0mLBtz7

19/06/2024

Is it Friday yet? We can’t wait to chat with our pal Ted Hajnasiewicz Music! Some of you might have caught him on Ep. 209 when he joined the party to talk about the album he produced for Doyle Turner Music. This week he revisits one of his own albums, answers your questions and tells us where we can get one of his awesome headbands! Set a reminder and join the party at 4 pm CDT: youtube.com/live/E2K7G6XV1c8?si=5hM5RKoTltO83w1m