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Eilen Jewell, The Half-Broke Horse Of Idaho, Returns Home

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Eilen Jewell, The Half-Broke Horse Of Idaho, Returns Home

"It's a ghost town, essentially," Jewell says of her hometown. "I mean, that's how it's listed on the map. It's about as Western as it gets."

Eilen Jewell, The Half-Broke Horse Of Idaho, Returns Home

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Eilen Jewell On Mountain Stage

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Mountain Stage

Eilen Jewell On Mountain Stage

Known for her range of musical styles, her sweet voice and her easygoing delivery, the singer-songwriter returns to Mountain Stage for a five-song set.

Eilen Jewell On Mountain Stage

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Eilen Jewell On World Cafe

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World Cafe

Eilen Jewell On World Cafe

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Hear an interview and live performance from the roots rock-inspired singer-songwriter's new album, Queen of the Minor Key.

Eilen Jewell On World Cafe

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Eilen Jewell In Concert

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Concerts

Eilen Jewell In Concert

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With music that combines folk, country, blues and pop, Jewell crafts a distinct sound that draws on roots music without sounding needlessly old-fashioned. Hear the singer-songwriter perform live from Philadelphia right now.

Eilen Jewell In Concert

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World Cafe

Eilen Jewell: Saturated with Sorrow

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Eilen Jewell is a 27-year-old Boston-based musician known for her classic country and folk style, her emotional singing and her dramatic uses of silence. Her latest album is saturated with sorrow. Hear an interview and performance from WXPN.

Eilen Jewell: Saturated with Sorrow

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Eilen Jewell: Songs from 'Sinners and Strangers'

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With music that combines folk, country, blues and pop, Jewell crafts a distinct sound that draws on roots music without sounding needlessly old-fashioned. Recorded this spring, her new album finds Jewell and her tight band coming into their own as musicians and songwriters.

Eilen Jewell: Songs from 'Sinners and Strangers'

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