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A Taste Of Jonatha Brooke's Favorites

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A Taste Of Jonatha Brooke's Favorites

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On her latest EP called Imposter, the singer-songwriter cherry-picked the five songs she loved most from what she had written since her last album in 2016.

Jonatha Brooke On World Cafe

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Jonatha Brooke On Mountain Stage

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Jonatha Brooke On Mountain Stage

Hear the singer-songwriter's return to Mountain Stage in this 2016 performance, which features the Mountain Stage Band joining in for the Woody Guthrie-penned "You And I."

Jonatha Brooke On Mountain Stage

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Jonatha Brooke On World Cafe

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Jonatha Brooke On World Cafe

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The singer-songwriter performs songs from Midnight. Hallelujah., her first new album since the one-woman show she wrote and performed off Broadway.

Jonatha Brooke On World Cafe

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How A Mother's Battle With Alzheimer's Became An Album

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How A Mother's Battle With Alzheimer's Became An Album

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Brooke wrote and composed a critically-acclaimed one-woman musical about taking care of her ailing mother. Now, she's taking those songs and recording an album.

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Music Interviews

Jonatha Brooke: Rediscovering Woody Guthrie

Guthrie has had a profound influence on American music, and he was such a prolific writer that some of his lyrics have yet to be set to music. Having been given access to the Guthrie archives, singer-songwriter Jonatha Brooke recently released The Works, which adapts previously unreleased Guthrie lyrics.

Jonatha Brooke: Rediscovering Woody Guthrie

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Concerts

Jonatha Brooke, Live in Concert

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First as half of the folk-pop duo The Story and later as a solo artist, singer/songwriter Jonatha Brooke has spent nearly two decades incorporating folk, pop and rock into her heartfelt songs. Brooke performs a concert from WXPN and World Cafe Live in Philadelphia.

Jonatha Brooke in concert on XPN Live Fridays - 04/06/2007

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Studio Sessions

Jonatha Brooke, Live in Studio 4A

Singer-songwriter Jonatha Brooke is something of an underground sensation, with an adoring fan base built largely on word of mouth and extensive touring with her band. Hear five full-length cuts from her recent performance in NPR's Studio 4A, and view a video of Brooke and her band performing the title track to her latest CD, Steady Pull.

Jonatha Brooke, Live in Studio 4A

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Jonatha Brooke On World Cafe

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Jonatha Brooke On World Cafe

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A folk-music veteran, Brooke pieces together powerful, emotional and intelligent songs. Currently on a national tour, she performs her songs in a session from World Cafe.

Jonatha Brooke On World Cafe

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Jonatha Brooke Sings Woody Guthrie

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In her latest solo album, Jonatha Brooke sets the unreleased lyrics and prose of Woody Guthrie to the sound or her own personal blend of folk, pop and rock. In a session with David Dye, Brooke plays songs from her new album, The Works.

Jonatha Brooke In Studio On World Cafe, 10/24/2008

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Jonatha Brooke: Passionate, Heartfelt Folk-Pop

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First as half of the folk-pop duo The Story and later as a solo artist, the singer/songwriter has spent nearly two decades incorporating countless genres into her songs. Careful What You Wish For is her first studio album since 2004's Back in the Circus.

Jonatha Brooke: Passionate, Heartfelt Folk-Pop

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