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World Cafe

Latin Roots: Carrie Rodriguez

WXPN

May 5, 2016 • The fiddle-playing songwriter performs music from her new, purposefully bilingual album, Lola.

Latin Roots: Carrie Rodriguez

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First Listen

Review: Carrie Rodriguez, 'Lola'

February 10, 2016 • The veteran singer and fiddler combines seemingly disparate influences into a single, gloriously cohesive Spanglish statement.

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Mountain Stage

Carrie Rodriguez On Mountain Stage

March 20, 2013 • The singer-songwriter and fiddler plays songs from her newest album at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, W.Va. Rodriguez is backed by the Mountain Stage band and her friend Lucas Jacobs.

Carrie Rodriguez On Mountain Stage

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Mountain Stage

Carrie Rodriguez On Mountain Stage

September 12, 2011 • Discovered by songwriting legend Chip Taylor, the country singer performs songs off her latest record, Love and Circumstance.

Carrie Rodriguez On Mountain Stage

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Chip Taylor And Carrie Rodriguez: Digging Roots

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Favorite Sessions

Chip Taylor And Carrie Rodriguez: Digging Roots

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January 27, 2011 • After a chance encounter at SXSW in 2001, Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez have worked together to become stars in the world of Americana music. Hear Taylor and Rodriguez play material from their recent greatest-hits collection The New Bye and Bye during a studio session with KUT.

"Don't Speak In English"

Concerts

Carrie Rodriguez, Recorded Live In Concert

WXPN

February 13, 2009 • A classically trained singer and violinist, Rodriguez asserts herself as a gifted country, folk and pop songwriter on her newest album, She Ain't Me. Hear Rodriguez perform live in concert from WXPN in Philadelphia.

Carrie Rodriguez, Recorded Live In Concert

World Cafe

Carrie Rodriguez Steps Out On Her Own

WXPN

December 16, 2008 • Rodriguez possesses remarkable skills on a slew of instruments, including the mandolin, fiddle and tenor guitar, and she's effectively proving herself as a singer-songwriter. She performs material from She Ain't Me in a session from WXPN.

Web-Only Outtake: 'El Salvador'

Mountain Stage

Carrie Rodriguez On Mountain Stage

October 8, 2008 • Rodriguez is a classically trained violinist-turned-fiddler with an eccentric, genre-bending style. She performs music from her latest album on Mountain Stage, with a guest appearance from Crooked Still's Aoife O'Donovan.

Listen Now: Carrie Rodriguez On Mountain Stage

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Valentine's Day

Songs for Valentine's Day: Five Expert Opinions

February 9, 2007 • Valentine's Day wouldn't be complete without a soundtrack, but finding the right love songs can be a chore. In the hopes of turning up something for every romantic playlist, five experts in the world of public radio offer their opinions on all-time great Valentine's Day songs.

World Cafe

Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez: Kindred Spirits

WXPN

August 16, 2005 • When Chip Taylor saw Carrie Rodriguez play at the 2001 South by Southwest Music Festival, he knew he needed to share the stage with her. An invitation to tour together followed, and eventually the two ended up collaborating, blending harmonies with Rodriguez's fiddle.