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An artist honed his craft in the Paris Metro, and another was largely self-taught, even though her great grandfather lived and worked with Lester…

A musician who contributed to the development of the banjo and a way of playing that bears his name, and a band named after a piece of road leading out of…

A janitor whose love of movies got him to appear in the Big Lebowski and a musical virtuoso who went on to win a Grammy with Old Crow Medicine Show.This…

An invitation to see the opening act at what would be the final Tom Petty performance resulted in an album, and laid back blues from a Philly artist who…

Busking on the streets of Boston helped develop an artist to be who he wanted to be, and a Kentucky artist travels to Iceland to make her album.This is…

Transporting a harpsichord across a continent by train, and spending Canadian Tire money on making an album.This is episode 35 of Caffe Lena: 60 Years of…

Songs that guitars sing, and a guitarist who played with THE Tommy Emmanuel when he was just 11.This is episode 34 of Caffe Lena: 60 Years of Song. Thank…

The resonant sound board of the hammered dulcimer helps make beautiful music. The instrument is being redefined for the modern age by artists who’ve…

An artist who has leant her voice to many causes, a feminist icon, and an artist who didn’t let a horrible accident as a baby stop her from playing her…

Sisters who aren’t sisters, and a musician who continually defies categorization.This is episode 31 of Caffe Lena: 60 Years of Song. Thanks to Sarah for…