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Jonatha Brooke On World Cafe

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November 21, 2016 • 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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March 4, 2014 • 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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Jonatha Brooke On World Cafe

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May 12, 2010 • 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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Music Interviews

Jonatha Brooke: Rediscovering Woody Guthrie

November 16, 2008 • 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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World Cafe

Jonatha Brooke Sings Woody Guthrie

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October 24, 2008 • 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 Sings Woody Guthrie

World Cafe

Jonatha Brooke: Passionate, Heartfelt Folk-Pop

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May 21, 2007 • 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

Concerts

Jonatha Brooke, Live in Concert

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April 6, 2007 • 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, Live in Concert

Holiday Music

A Christmas Concert from 'World Cafe'

December 9, 2005 • Many songs heard at Christmastime are so well known, they merely become background noise. To counteract that trend, Christmas at the World Cafe presents soulful roots music inspired by the holiday.

A Christmas Concert from 'World Cafe'

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Studio Sessions

Jonatha Brooke, Live in Studio 4A

May 7, 2003 • 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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