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EPISODE DROP: Aaron Kelly on songwriting as therapy
EPISODE DROP! For @aaronkelly, songwriting is a way to work through life—and a reason to get up and…
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Secondhand pants, a curious dog and a songwriter who keeps listening: Aaron Kelly | RMR 97
A good song can start just about anywhere. For Aaron Kelly, that includes a trip to Goodwill, a…
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Aaron Kelly buys his own pants back at Goodwill
@aaronkelly donated his patched-up pants to Goodwill. Fourteen months later, they were still on the rack. So he…
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Why Jack Browning Keeps the Unglamorous Songs on Painted Skies
Some of the songs on Painted Skies aren't glamorous. That's the point. Jack Browning has lived with a…
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Jack Browning on Being the Outsider Peeking Into Americana
"You've always been the outsider just trying to peek in." That's a line from Jack Browning's song "Perimeter."…
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Jack Browning Wants to Sing the London Stories History Forgot
The people history forgot are the ones Jack Browning wants to sing about. His family goes back generations…
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Where a British Songwriter Like Jack Browning Fits Under Country’s Umbrella
Country is a big umbrella. So where does a Brit fit under it? When people in the UK…
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How the Pandemic Turned Jack Browning Into a Country Songwriter
How does an English kid raised on dad rock end up writing country songs? Jack Browning was playing…
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Jack Browning Wore Western Wear Long Before “Yee-Haw, Mate” Was Cool
EPISODE DROP 🎶 Nobody was ready for "yee-haw, mate." Jack Browning has been wearing western clothes around England…
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Jack Browning on Why John Prine Is His Songwriting Hero
Muhlenberg County. Paradise. You probably know where this is going. 🎶 Jack Browning calls John Prine one of…
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What Hero Stories Leave Out, According to David LaMotte
If heroes change the world, where does that leave the rest of us? David LaMotte thinks we're leaving…
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The School in Guatemala That Surprised David LaMotte With Its Name
A little school in Guatemala. A friendship that kept growing. An honor David LaMotte never asked for. David…
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