Dermot Kennedy

One of Nashville's most talented couples took to their attic for a three-song set, including an unrecorded song that speaks to what so many of us our feeling right now.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy 

Ho hey! Look who turned up at the Tiny Desk. Watch The Lumineers play a four-song set for the smallest crowd in ages.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy 

Robby Grant, Pat Sansone (Wilco), Jonathan Kirkscey and John Medeski (Medeski, Martin & Wood) give an all-Mellotron performance, making music of magic and mystery.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy 

Baylen chats to a singer-songwriter who has been hailed as 'one of the most exciting new voices in the genre.' Dylan Gossett talks about the success of his single 'Coal,' looks ahead to his debut album and reflects on what it was like to play his a sold-out, headline show in Lond ... Show More

Hear one of Americana's most influential songwriters perform some of his timeless tunes alongside special guests Margo Price, Roger Waters, Justin Vernon and more. 

Robert Wyatt has been recognised as a prog-rock drummer, jazz composer, avant-garde cornet player, artist and activist in a wheelchair. But, above all else, he has been known by one of the most instantly recognisable and distinctive voices of the last fifty years.Forever associat ... Show More

A Documentary On One listener shares a recording he had for safe keeping. It brings listeners closer than ever to Johnny Cash on his first tour of Ireland, twelve gigs in ten days. Few people remember the very first Irish performances by the country music legend who would come to ... Show More

The recorded version of Justin Bieber’s “Peaches” opens with a full-blast chorus alongside driving percussion and ringing guitars. But when he performed the song at this year’s Grammys, the song’s instrumentation was stripped down, with Bieber alone at a grand piano, crooning int ... Show More

The folk-rock singer performed songs from her acclaimed debut album — plus some new tracks — at Newport. 

The great Brazilian-born, now Los Angeles-based musician has just put out Drama, his first solo album in seven years. We also hear music that changed his life, including songs from The Smiths and Gilberto Gil. 

In a special edition of Mastertapes to celebrate National Album Day, Elvis Costello, the consummate album artist talks to John Wilson and plays his way back through a career that has spanned five decades, premiers exclusive tracks from his new album and takes questions from the a ... Show More

<p>This programme was first broadcast in 2008. Soft Cell hitmaker Dave Ball has died aged 66.</p><p>Originally a Motown song written by Ed Cobb and recorded by Gloria Jones, Tainted Love became famous on the UK's Northern Soul scene in the late 1970s. </p><p>It was heard by Marc ... Show More

Raheem DeVaughn’s brand-new album, "A Place Called Loveland," showcases his finely tuned artistry and reflects his vocal, mental, spiritual, and professional growth. Join us for a moderated discussion with this Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter as he talks about his musical jour ... Show More