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Jul 2021
18m 39s

Bill Callahan: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

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Bill Callahan has a deep pocket of stories to tell. Standing outside his home, he performs a few of them with guitarist Matt Kinsey and trumpet player Derek Phelps. 
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