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Hiss Golden Messenger, 'Hung Fire'

December 24, 2021 • One of the better Christmas songs we heard this year.

Hiss Golden Messenger's 'O Come All Ye Faithful' is full of bittersweet hope

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Hiss Golden Messenger's 'O Come All Ye Faithful' is full of bittersweet hope

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December 23, 2021 • MC Taylor acknowledges that this time of year isn't all jingle bells and snowmen and flying reindeer.

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Heavy Rotation: Public Radio's Most Popular Songs Of 2021

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Heavy Rotation: Public Radio's Most Popular Songs Of 2021

December 14, 2021 • Leon Bridges, Helado Negro and Japanese Breakfast all landed on this list of the most-played songs on public radio stations across the country.

Hiss Golden Messenger Performs Songs From Throughout His Career

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Hiss Golden Messenger Performs Songs From Throughout His Career

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August 20, 2021 • You might wonder why Hiss Golden Messenger's new album is called Quietly Blowing It — because bandleader M.C. Taylor has not been blowing it at all.

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Hear Live Performances From All Five 'Best Americana Album' Grammy Nominees

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Hear Live Performances From All Five 'Best Americana Album' Grammy Nominees

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March 12, 2021 • Hear live recordings of songs from all of the artists up for best Americana album this Sunday: Lucinda Williams, Marcus King, Hiss Golden Messenger, Courtney Marie Andrews and Sarah Jarosz.

Courtney Marie Andrews On World Cafe

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Hiss Golden Messenger Is Looking For Truth On 'Terms Of Surrender'

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Hiss Golden Messenger Is Looking For Truth On 'Terms Of Surrender'

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January 15, 2020 • M.C. Taylor's new album is so full of truth he originally wasn't sure if he should release it at all. Fortunately for us, he did.

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All Songs Considered: The Year In Music 2019

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All Songs Considered: The Year In Music 2019

December 9, 2019 • Lizzo, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X dominated the headlines this year, but 2019 was much more than that. We look back at the music we'll remember most and the marks it left on our cultural landscape.

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Heavy Rotation: 9 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

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Heavy Rotation: 9 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

November 2, 2019 • From Frank Ocean's latest to Hiss Golden Messenger's tribute to North Carolina educators, these are public radio's most-loved songs of October.

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NPR Music's Top 20 Songs Of September

September 30, 2019 • Angel Olsen shot her emotions into the stratosphere, Hiss Golden Messenger offered an agnostic gospel and Cautious Clay snarked on social media.

Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

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Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

June 29, 2019 • Check out fresh new sounds from Johnny Polygon, Lana Del Rey, The Suitcase Junket and more.

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Hiss Golden Messenger On Mountain Stage

September 27, 2018 • M.C. Taylor returns to Mountain Stage with Phil Cook, Michael Libramento, J.T. Bates and Josh Kaufman for a heartfelt set that includes a new song written for his 5-year-old daughter.

Hiss Golden Messenger On Mountain Stage

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Experience The 2018 XPoNential Music Festival On Video

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Experience The 2018 XPoNential Music Festival On Video

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September 3, 2018 • Watch live performances from WXPN's three-day festival, set before the Philadelphia skyline.

Watch Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band And Blind Boys Of Alabama Perform Live

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Watch Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band And Blind Boys Of Alabama Perform Live

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July 28, 2018 • Ritter caps off the 2018 XPoNential Music Festival with his incredibly catchy folk-rock tunes and a smile.

Hear Hiss Golden Messenger's Tender 'Standing In The Doorway'

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Hear Hiss Golden Messenger's Tender 'Standing In The Doorway'

June 30, 2017 • M.C. Taylor has a rueful, weary reediness that makes the tensions in his songs pull that much harder. In a beautiful outtake from Heart Like A Levee, dreaming and reality are at odds.

Weekend LISTening: 10 Bands Keeping The Grateful Dead Alive

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Weekend LISTening: 10 Bands Keeping The Grateful Dead Alive

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November 4, 2016 • Consider yourself a Deadhead? Here's a list of contemporary artists that require your attention.

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Hiss Golden Messenger On World Cafe

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October 26, 2016 • The latest record from M.C. Taylor's band is a stylistically eclectic road album about the need to get back home. Hear the conversation and performance.

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Sense Of Place North Carolina: Hiss Golden Messenger With Tift Merritt

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Sense Of Place North Carolina: Hiss Golden Messenger With Tift Merritt

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April 21, 2016 • Hear M.C. Taylor's roots-rock band perform with collaborator Tift Merritt in a session recorded for World Cafe's North Carolina trip.

Sense Of Place North Carolina: Hiss Golden Messenger With Tift Merritt

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David Dye's Top 10 Albums Of 2014

December 17, 2014 • The World Cafe host's favorite albums from this year abide by his mantra: they put good songs first, and present them simply and authentically.

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Hiss Golden Messenger On Mountain Stage

November 19, 2014 • The inventive Carolina roots-rock band performs songs from its new album, The Lateness Of Dancers.

Hiss Golden Messenger On Mountain Stage

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Hiss Golden Messenger On World Cafe

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October 23, 2014 • Hear songs from the dubby North Carolina folk-rock duo's new album, The Lateness Of Dancers.

Hiss Golden Messenger On World Cafe

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Heavy Rotation

Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

July 30, 2014 • Download new music from Hiss Golden Messenger, Dinosaur Jr.'s J Mascis, Azekel, Beach Day, Strand of Oaks, The Wytches, Christian Gregory, KING, Jonah Tolchin and The Acid.

Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

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Hiss Golden Messenger On 'World Cafe Next'

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Hiss Golden Messenger On 'World Cafe Next'

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December 12, 2011 • The artist's compositions are pared down, and rarely feature more than minimal instrumentation.

Hiss Golden Messenger On 'World Cafe Next'

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