Nov 14th, 2008 · Joe Pug's captivating voice and thoughtful storytelling immediately and understandably draw comparisons to a young Bob Dylan. On his first appearance at Mountain Stage, Pug performs selections from his debut EP, Nation of Heat.
Nov 7th, 2008 · Jim White is a storyteller first and a musician second. It's a kind of storytelling rooted in his own unusual history: He grew up in Florida in a deeply Pentecostal community and fell in love with the white gospel music he heard. But from there, White took a surprising path to becoming a full-time musician. He was a professional surfer, a boxer, a fashion model in Milan and a cab driver in New York City. White's travels recently took him to Washington, D.C., where he stopped by the offices of NPR Music for this live performance.
Oct 12th, 2008 · Though born in France, Nobel laureate Jean-Marie Gustav Le Clezio is a nomadic writer, whose work has been defined by his life of travel around the world. For him, storytelling means melting into the background.
Oct 1st, 2008 · In this horror story, the terror is real. After 9/11: America's War on Terror (2001 - ) uses the tools of visual storytelling to unravel the tangled tale of U.S. involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Aug 23rd, 2008 · A 25-year-old singer-songwriter, Flynn makes music that seems to draw equally from William Shakespeare and Bob Dylan: He has the ear of a poet and the mind of a storyteller. Flynn has just made his American debut with A Larum.
Aug 8th, 2008 · The Muscle Shoals, Ala., native discovered his city's musical heritage while playing in cover bands night after night. That was before he starting writing his own music, driven by his storytelling and work on the acoustic guitar. Hear a live performance.
Jul 1st, 2008 · The onetime professional boxer turned singer-songwriter has an innate gift for storytelling, and on his fifth album, the tales range from drugs, to murder, to lust. It's an Americana delight, mixing blues, rock, and soul with Thorn's characteristic deadpan humor.
Jun 3rd, 2008 · While Teitur's music hasn't reached many fans in the U.S., he's the Faroe Islands' most famous singer-songwriter. Music journalist Christian Bordal spoke with the singer about his music, his storytelling, and life growing up in the remote Scandinavian islands.