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Patty Griffin On Mountain Stage

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Patty Griffin On Mountain Stage

In this 2014 concert, singer-songwriter Patty Griffin plays songs from the rediscovered Silver Bell, as well as a sublime cover of the Billy Hill-written song "Glory of Love."

Patty Griffin On Mountain Stage

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On A Tom Waits Covers Album, Women Transform A Classic Catalog

Allison Moorer, Phoebe Bridgers and more cover the music of Tom Waits in a new album. Frazer Harrison/Courtesy of the artist. hide caption

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On A Tom Waits Covers Album, Women Transform A Classic Catalog

Allison Moorer and producer Warren Zanes discuss making the tribute record Come On Up To the House, which also features Aimee Mann, Rosanne Cash and Phoebe Bridgers.

On A Tom Waits Covers Album, Women Transform A Classic Catalog

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Patty Griffin On Restoring Her Voice And Her Soul

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Patty Griffin On Restoring Her Voice And Her Soul

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Hear the Grammy-winning songwriter perform songs written during her cancer treatment and discuss the deep reflections and soul-searching they contain.

Patty Griffin On World Cafe

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New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums Out On March 8

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New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums Out On March 8

Chicago rapper Juice WRLD's Deathrace for Love, a beautiful new self-titled album from Patti Griffin and Helado Negro's This is How You Smile are just some of our picks for the week's best new albums.

New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums Out On March 8

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Patty Griffin On World Cafe

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Patty Griffin On World Cafe

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Hear the Americana star perform gorgeous new songs from her ninth studio album, Servant of Love.

Patty Griffin On World Cafe

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Rhiannon Giddens, Patty Griffin And Shakey Graves—A Musical Conversation

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Rhiannon Giddens, Patty Griffin And Shakey Graves—A Musical Conversation

Listen to NPR Music's Ann Powers host a "Songs We Love" panel at Nashville's Americana Fest, where three of Americana's finest songwriters discussed and performed their favorite songs

Rhiannon Giddens, Patty Griffin And Shakey Graves—A Musical Conversation

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Patty Griffin, Self-Made 'Servant Of Love,' On The Strange Gift Of Age

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Patty Griffin, Self-Made 'Servant Of Love,' On The Strange Gift Of Age

Magical realism, Latin American poetry and James Baldwin are all on the mind of the veteran folk artist, who turned 50 while making her latest album.

Patty Griffin, Self-Made 'Servant Of Love,' On The Strange Gift Of Age

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The Songs That Make Us Cry

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The Songs That Make Us Cry

This week: results from our survey about the songs that bring tears to your eyes. Hear listener submissions, as well as personal picks from the All Songs crew.

The Songs That Make Us Cry

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Patty Griffin On World Cafe

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Patty Griffin On World Cafe

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The longtime Austin resident and Gospel GRAMMY winner is in the studio today for our Sense of Place series. We'll talk about her hometown and hear a new unreleased song.

Patty Griffin On World Cafe

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Patty Griffin: 'It's A Hard Thing To Lose Somebody'

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Patty Griffin: 'It's A Hard Thing To Lose Somebody'

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The veteran singer-songwriter sits down with World Cafe's David Dye to perform songs from her latest album, American Kid. Along the way, she also shares stories about her father, whose passing inspired many of the new songs.

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Patty Griffin: Tiny Desk Concert
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Patty Griffin: Tiny Desk Concert

Griffin has always had a gift for locating a song's nerve endings; for surveying her subject matter and identifying the most efficient possible pathways to listeners' emotions.

Patty Griffin: Tiny Desk Concert

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