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Bill Callahan

Bill Callahan
Joanna Newsom

Bill Callahan

Bill Callahan artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music

Studio Sessions

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July 13, 2009 Watch the artist formerly known as Smog play a three-song set that's almost eerily transfixing.

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September 2, 2008 Callahan, a.k.a. Smog, brought in members of Shearwater to record a big-sounding session on KUT.

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Interviews & Profiles

Producer John Congleton.

December 23, 2011 The studio utility man has his musical fingerprints all over a ton of stellar records from 2011.

Discover Songs

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December 14, 2009 All Songs Considered looks at the best new bands, best songs, biggest surprises and more from 2009.

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June 26, 2009 A 1982 ballad by cult singer Kath Bloom inspires a cover worthy of her devastating songwriting.

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May 8, 2009 For Callahan's avian narrator in "Too Many Birds," it's no good to fly if you've nowhere to land.

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April 20, 2009 Now on All Songs Considered: The super group Dead Weather, St. Vincent and more.

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December 12, 2007 KUT music director Jeff McCord picks the 10 songs whose company he most enjoyed.

Reviews

A romanticized musing about cowboy life, "Drover" lets Bill Callahan's voice steal the show.

June 9, 2011 A romanticized musing about cowboy life, "Drover" lets Bill Callahan's voice steal the show.

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June 26, 2009 A 1982 ballad by cult singer Kath Bloom inspires a cover worthy of her devastating songwriting.

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May 8, 2009 For Callahan's avian narrator in "Too Many Birds," it's no good to fly if you've nowhere to land.

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April 20, 2009 Now on All Songs Considered: The super group Dead Weather, St. Vincent and more.

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NPR Artist Directory

Chopin

Frederic Chopin

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Gillian Welch

Gillian Welch

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Spoon

Spoon

Music, live concerts and interviews with the pop-rock band.

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Rodrigo y Gabriela

Rodrigo y Gabriela

Hear and watch exclusive performances from the guitar-playing Mexican duo.

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Bon Iver

Bon Iver

Hear concerts and interviews with the atmospheric art-folk singer.

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Charles Mingus

Charles Mingus

Hear performances and profiles of the jazz innovator's work.

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Emerson String Quartet

Emerson String Quartet

Hear essential recordings and performances from the lauded quartet.

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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

NPR Music explores the life and voice of the passionate Qawwali singer.

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Wye Oak

Wye Oak

Exclusive performances from the pop duo from Baltimore.

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M.I.A.

M.I.A.

Music and news from the Sri Lanka-born hip-hop artist and producer.

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Arcade Fire

Arcade Fire

Hear concerts and interviews with the grandiose art-rock band.

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Apocalypse

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  • Album: Apocalypse
  • Artist: Bill Callahan
  • Label: Drag City
  • Released: 2011
 

Woke on a Whaleheart

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  • Album: Woke on a Whaleheart
  • Artist: Bill Callahan
  • Label: Drag City
  • Released: 2007
 

Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle

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  • Album: Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle
  • Artist: Bill Callahan
  • Label: Drag City
  • Released: 2009
 

Loving Takes This Course: A Tribute to the Songs of Kath Bloom

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  • Album: Loving Takes This Course: A Tribute to the Songs of Kath Bloom
  • Artist: Various Artists
  • Released: 2009