2013
John Prine Song
An affectionate tribute to the plainspoken songwriting tradition John Prine made his own, where humor and heartbreak sit side by side. The song celebrates the way simple language, well placed, can carry...
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8 songs
2015
Easy
A searching song about the unruly act of making something true out of inner noise. It moves through fear, fatigue, and self-scrutiny toward rare moments when expression briefly feels effortless, even while the...
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July 4, 2021
So Damn Easy
A song about the creative process and how impossible it can feel from the inside. Its refrain catches the gap between how art looks and how it is made.
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2015
I Really Dig the Blues
A loving, funny song about why the blues matters even to people who did not inherit its history firsthand. It comes across less as an argument than a confession of gratitude for a music that can still get hold...
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2011
I Want You to Groove
A generous, open-hearted invitation to hear the world differently and come along for the ride. More than a seduction, it's a song about wanting to share a state of feeling, rhythm, and attention.
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December 24, 2024
Choir of the Aged
A sharply observed group portrait, affectionate and mocking at once, of older performers and personalities sharing a stage. Beneath the satire is real fellowship: a recognition that everyone in the room is...
2016
Blue in Bluegrass
A playful bluegrass song about adding blues sensibility to the genre. The argument is in the metaphors: "like moonshine booze," "it smokes clean and smooth." The whole thing is cheerful and undemanding, with...