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Spotlight: Folk Singer John Craigie @ WHQR

Traveling folk singer John Craigie recently released his eighth studio album, The Apocolypse is Over.  He sat down with WHQR's Jason Hess to talk about the role of the folk singer in contemporary American music culture. Listen to the radio-edit of the interview here:

Craigie also recorded two live songs while in the WHQR studios. Listen to these two exclusive tracks from WHQR Music:

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"We Ain't Leaving This Bar, Patrick ('Til We Find You Some Love)" -Live at WHQR

John Craigie in The MC Erny Gallery at WHQR

The following song includes the genesis story of the song, along with a rumination on the value of living outside of the Nashville music scene:

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Interview Selection + (@ 3:00) "Mama Nashville"

For more on John Craigie's music, to find tour dates, and to purchase albums, visit JohnCraigieMusic.com

Former Graduate Fellow Jason Hess was an MFA student in creative nonfiction writing at UNCW. Jason is originally from Scappoose, Oregon. He holds a BA in Spanish and English from the University of Idaho. His studies and wanderlust have brought him to live in Costa Rica, Idaho, Spain, and now North Carolina.