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Aaron Kelly on keeping a band together
Leading a band means more than giving orders. @aaronkelly talks about what he learned with Overman: everybody needs…
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Aaron Kelly turned his biology final into a song
A boring PowerPoint wasn’t working, so @aaronkelly wrote a song about evolution for his biology final. He got…
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How Aaron Kelly’s dog inspired Secret Science
@aaronkelly’s dog Banjo had a lot of questions for a pair of secondhand pants. That sniffing session got…
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Aaron Kelly and Helen the cow
Helen the Jersey cow spent her early years surrounded by goats. Meeting a whole herd of cows took…
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The Goodwill CD that led Aaron Kelly to John Prine
One secondhand CD sent @aaronkelly down a John Prine rabbit hole. Then the first album stopped him in…
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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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The drama that helped blow up Thunder and Rain as they were blowing up!
EPISODE DROP!!! An all-new episode of @rootsmusicrambler is live! This week, we talk to Erinn Peet Lukes, the…
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Well-travelled and settled, Erinn Peet Lukes leads Thunder & Rain to bluegrass stardom
If you’ve heard much thunder around the bluegrass space of late, it’s likely due to the growing presence…
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