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The Working Songwriter

Joe Pug hosts a weekly conversation with one of today's best songwriters. The latest 100 episodes are always free... all catalog episodes available to stream in the Nation of Heat Vault. Visit joepugmusic.com/vault
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Sep 18, 2020

The celebrated singer and songwriter describes her initial ascent to the top of the charts with her debut album and how she has been able to string together many interesting chapters of her career. 

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Sep 11, 2020

Michael Sloane, CEO of Streaming Promotions based in Nashville, comes on to talk about best practices for artists using streaming services to distribute their music.

 

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Sep 4, 2020

The acclaimed songwriter and Grammy winning producer joins us to talk about his journey and his creative process.

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Aug 29, 2020

After a remembrance of the late Justin Townes Earle, we hear from this multi-talented songwriter from Los Angeles by way of Virginia.

Aug 21, 2020

The Texas Piano Man returns to our show to share his unique insight, humor, and good cheer.

Aug 14, 2020

This troubadour based in Portland OR has carved out a national audience for his heartfelt, wry folk songs.  He speaks about crafting his shows, keeping them fresh night to night, and recording albums in an unconventional way.

Aug 7, 2020

One of America's greatest songwriters graces the airwaves of our show to talk about her prolific catalog and her legendary career.

Aug 5, 2020

Dayna Frank, the head of the National Independent Venue Association and CEO of First Avenue in Minneapolis, discusses the impact that Coronavirus has had on the live music industry and about a bill co-sponsored by senators Amy Klobuchar (D- MN) and John Cornyn (R-TX) that would provide independently owned venues with a financial lifeline from the federal government.

Jul 31, 2020

This native troubadour of Oklahoma discusses her DIY beginnings, tour burnout, and drawing inspiration from working in different mediums.

Jul 24, 2020

The troubadour from Tennessee discusses his career, from his early years with Atlantic Records to his later career renaissance as an in demand songwriter in Nashville.

Jul 17, 2020

This Austin Texas based troubadour stops by to reminisce about a tour that we did together in a blizzard, booking his in tours in the early days, and rediscovering a freer mindset for writing.

Jul 10, 2020

The Texas music icon talks his early days in the outlaw Austin folk scene and his latest star-studded release on Big Machine Records.

Jul 3, 2020

The Ottawa native makes a triumphant return to music after a 6 year hiatus and stops by our show to talk about her journey so far.

Jun 26, 2020

Zach Williams of this critically acclaimed indie-folk outfit talks getting started in NYC in the early aughts, what it felt like to break out onto the national stage, and writing on the road.

Jun 19, 2020

Pete Bernhard of The Devil Makes Three, a folk and bluegrass powerhouse going on two decades, stops by to talk touring, keeping a creative group together, and the making of his new solo album "Harmony Ascension Division".

Jun 12, 2020

The multiple-time Grammy winner and bluegrass virtuoso from Wimberely TX stops by to talk songwriting and musicianship.

Jun 5, 2020

Ed Jurdi and Gordy Quist, the creative forces behind this Austin TX Rock and Roll institution, talk about learning how to record albums with a feeling, co-writing with Kid Rock and Bob Seger, and keeping a creative partnership going for over a decade.

May 29, 2020

One of Nashville's most promising young guitarists steps centerstage with songs and a band of his own, Daniel stops by our program to talk about the decision to strike out on his own, touring, managing a band, and learning his craft on lower Broadway.

May 22, 2020

After having both spent years as sought-after musicians playing for Steve Earle, Regina Spektor, and Son Volt, Chris Masterson and Eleanor Whitmore have stepped into the spotlight as a duo that is at the vanguard of Americana music.

May 15, 2020

Chris Porterfield discusses the process behind his modern folk songwriting, releasing a record with a major label, and the nuances of being a band leader

May 8, 2020

The writer of 40 Number One hits, three time Grammy winner, and star of NBC's "Songland" joins us to talk about his circuitous route to the top of Nashville.

May 1, 2020

BJ Barham, the creative force behind American Aquarium, stops by to talk about putting an entirely new band together, learning to balance the demands of music and fatherhood, and making his new album with Shooter Jennings in Los Angeles.

Apr 24, 2020

Josh talks about his time opening for the late, great John Prine.  And Jay Sweet, the executive producer of the Newport Folk Festival, talks about how the festival is helping its alumni in the unprecedented time of coronavirus.

Apr 17, 2020

The critically acclaimed country songwriter stops by to talk about growing up in a military family, studying jazz performance at the New School, and learning the business at Nonesuch Records before striking out on her own.

Apr 10, 2020

We begin with a remembrance of John Prine and then continue with our second interview with HGM's creative force, MC Taylor.

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