Small Room, Loud Stories

Songwriter, attorney, community builder, and host of the Third Street Coffeehouse Songwriters Round, Mona Raza joins us in the STUDio for a conversation about why songs matter. We talk about discovering music later in life, finding the courage to perform, writing from personal experience, the influence of great songwriters like John Prine and Bob Dylan, and why every song should contain something...

Krystine Smith of Euterpea Fantasy Flute joins the 4 1/2 Inch STUDio for a conversation about music, imagination, and the unusual paths instruments can take. We talk about her creative journey, the ideas behind fantasy flute work, and how sound can stretch far beyond traditional expectations of what a flute is supposed to be. Along the way, we explore the practical side of making music, the storie...

Will Henson joins us in the 4 1/2 Inch STUDio for a wide-ranging conversation about music, family, storytelling, songwriting, and the winding roads that lead people into a lifetime of creativity. We talk about growing up in a musical family, learning instruments, performing in bands, writing songs, improvisation, memorable local music stories, and the connections that form through years of making...

John Hildreth joins us in the 4 1/2 Inch STUDio for a wide-ranging conversation about songwriting, recording, local history, creativity, and the many paths that can lead a person into music. We talk about writing songs that arrive fully formed, moving between instruments, building projects around stories and places, and John's ambitious upcoming double album inspired by the people, history, and la...