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For the ongoing celebration of all things Donna Fargo that will culminate in her appearance at the co-Grand Marshal of the July 4 Parade and the unveiling of…

Learn to play this expressive and understated flatpicking guitar rendition of the classic tune “Cumberland Gap,” from Courtney Hartman’s 2016 Nothing We Say.

All Songs Considereds Bob Boilen shares his favorite tracks of the week, including a surprising new single from Sylvan Esso, the L.A. rock duo known as Momma, the singer-songwriter Ondara and more.Featured Songs And Artists:1. Sylvan Esso: "Your Reality" (Single)2. Nora Brown: "Little Satchel," from Long Time To Be Gone3. Lindsay Clark: "Evening Star," from Carpe Noctem4. Yard Act & Elton John: "100% Endurance" (Single)5. Momma: "Motorbike,&qu...

at a New York City nightclub and see some of the most fantastic music Ill experience all year. Now, given the pandemics challenges and the hardening of international borders, NPR Music and globalFEST moved the 2021 edition from the nightclub to your screen of choice and shared the festival with the world. We called it . We presented 16 artists in intimate settings (often behind desks donning globes) representing more than a dozen countries. Thirty feet below the surface in Brooklyn, 10th grad...

Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST: Edwin Perez, Elisapie, Nora Brown, Rokia Traoré Featuring salsa, First Nations music, Appalachian folk and a West African star. NPR The Tiny Desk is teaming up with globalFEST this year for a thrilling virtual music festival: Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST. The online fest includes four nights of concerts featuring 16 bands from all over the world. From Monday, Jan. 11, through Thursday, Jan. 14, well be streaming new performances at 8 p.m. ET on NPR Musics YouTube chan...