Laura Fedele Newport Folk Festival Elvis Perkins: Newport Folk 2010 August 1, 2010 • Hear Perkins fill in for last-minute Newport cancellation Justin Townes Earle, live in Newport, R.I. Elvis Perkins: Newport Folk 2010 Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/128721964/129018137" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Wiqan Ang Newport Folk Festival Elvis Perkins In Dearland: Newport Folk 2009 Folk Alley August 2, 2009 • Since Perkins started putting out records in 2006, he's developed a reputation as a magnetic, commanding performer. Elvis Perkins In Dearland: Newport Folk 2009 Listen · 1:06:57 1:06:57 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/111338832/111490489" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Mito Habe-Evans/NPR Music Newport Folk Festival An Interview With Newport Folk Producer Jay Sweet July 30, 2009 • All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen recently spoke with festival producer Jay Sweet about what's in store for the Newport Folk Festival. Hear An Interview With Newport Folk Festival Producer Jay Sweet Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/111375258/111376587" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Concerts Elvis Perkins In Dearland, Live In Concert XPN June 19, 2009 • An up-and-coming folk-rock singer-songwriter who crafts brooding, timeless, sophisticated pop songs, Perkins has earned lofty comparisons to the likes of Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan. Hear Perkins perform live in concert from WXPN in Philadelphia. Elvis Perkins In Dearland, Live In Concert Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/105637120/105676784" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Music Interviews Elvis Perkins: Out Of The 'Dirge' March 19, 2009 • The folksy songwriter returns with his second album, Elvis Perkins in Dearland, now with a more upbeat, countrified sound. Yet even with the shift, Perkins continues to wrestle with his past. Elvis Perkins: Out Of The 'Dirge' Listen · 7:48 7:48 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/102054404/102100095" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Cafe Elvis Perkins: Heartbreaking but Hopeful XPN February 20, 2007 • An up-and-coming folk-rock singer-songwriter who crafts brooding, timeless, sophisticated pop songs, Elvis Perkins has earned comparisons to Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan. Perkins writes music that's reflective bordering on heartbreaking, yet remains hopeful and quietly charming. Elvis Perkins in Studio on World Cafe - 02/20/2007 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7499456/7500959" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review Song Of The Day An Insomniac's Tender Midnight Ruminations October 25, 2006 • Elvis Perkins can't be accused of bowing down to folk-music cliches: His masterful songs are graceful and tender but never whiny or obvious, while Dylan, Cohen and both Buckleys linger as only slight influences. In "While You Were Sleeping," Perkins takes a poetic, meandering stroll through the tangled gardens of nostalgia.
Elvis Perkins performs on Mountain Stage. Brian Blauser hide caption toggle caption Brian Blauser Mountain Stage Elvis Perkins In Dearland On Mountain Stage September 17, 2010 • With an intimate voice and intricate melodic style, Perkins crafts deft, tuneful songs that are at times deceptively upbeat. An early version of his new song "Doomsday," described by Perkins as a "northern hoe-down," is previewed here, along with three tracks from his debut album, Ash Wednesday. Elvis Perkins On Mountain Stage 20:24 Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/106381043/106305716" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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