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  • Vance Gilbert on cancer, paying bills, and leaving space

    Vance Gilbert on cancer, paying bills, and leaving space
    2026/02/06
    We were honored to speak with the great Vance Gilbert, a master songwriter, performer, and teacher whom we have long admired. He’s funny as heck, and it’s common to see him headlining folk festivals around the country as he cracks up his audience, makes them think, and leaves them moved. We cover the full range of emotion in this poignant conversation about his recent struggles with cancer, his origins moving from a violent home to homelessness, and how he made the transition from a young powerhouse singer-songwriter from Boston into a folk elder who knows how to say more with […]
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    46 分
  • James McMurtry never runs out of road

    James McMurtry never runs out of road
    2026/01/21
    For our Season 3 premiere, we are honored to present our interview with the great James McMurtry, the Texas songwriter who paints vivid portraits in song with sly and smart observations. In our conversation, we cover what motivates him to write; his memories of participating in the Kerrville Folk Festival song contest; his thoughts on international touring and his memories of Guy Clark. His most recent release is The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy.
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    45 分
  • Season 3: And so it begins

    Season 3: And so it begins
    2026/01/11
    We’re back, and with a twist: We now have a video edition of this podcast as well! You can finally see us at our YouTube channel, @nathansronstadt. Or, stick to audio and hear us as nature intended. We’ve got some great guests this season. We can’t wait to share a few details with you.
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    2 分
  • The Fire Within: Ronstadt Radio

    The Fire Within: Ronstadt Radio
    2025/11/14
    We continue Michael’s “Ronstadt Radio” series, beginning with “Riders In The Sky,” which contains a fiddle tune in the middle by Ronstadt Generations in 2012. John Ronstadt is back with Miles Davis’ “All Blues” with lyrics. We finish the set with a “The Fire Within” featuring Will Clipman on percussion and Michael on cello.
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    19 分
  • Round Midnight: Ronstadt Radio

    Round Midnight: Ronstadt Radio
    2025/10/31
    We have three more fun tracks from the family vault! First up is Round Midnight sung by John Ronstadt in 1994 from the album Maiden Voyage. We then here my dad Michael J. Ronstadt lead on John Prine’s Paradise in 1998. The last one is Wildly Ethereal featuring Will Clipman on percussion.
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    21 分
  • Papa Mike Ronstadt's "La Barca De Oro": Ronstadt Radio

    Papa Mike Ronstadt's "La Barca De Oro": Ronstadt Radio
    2025/10/24
    In Episode 3, we have three more tracks from the Ronstadt family. We start out with “My Walking Stick” performed by the Ronstadt cousins, which is a song by Irving Berlin. We next go into the beautiful Mexican song “La Barca De Oro” sung by Michael’s dad, which was a favorite song of his grandfather, Gilbert Ronstadt. (Papa Mike is backed by the full Ronstadt Generations band.) We finish up the set with Herbie Hancock’s “Maiden Voyage” performed by Round Midnight featuring John Ronstadt.
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    18 分
  • Ronstadt Cousins play Wild Mountain Thyme: More Ronstadt Radio!

    Ronstadt Cousins play Wild Mountain Thyme: More Ronstadt Radio!
    2025/10/16
    This week we introduce three songs from the Ronstadt Family vault, first featuring Michael’s dad’s long-time trio, the Ronstadt Cousins and their recording of Wild Mountain Thyme (live in Canelo). He also features his instrumental recording of the fiddle tune Arizona into Wayfaring Stranger from his 2020 instrumental album Nine Stories. It finishes with Ronstadt Generations’ recording of Papa Mike’s song, The Mill of Oracle. Enjoy!
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    18 分
  • Ronstadt Radio!

    Ronstadt Radio!
    2025/10/08
    For our third season premiere, we introduce several episodes we are calling the Ronstadt Radio Podcast, featuring music from the Ronstadt family vault! This one starts out with Petie Ronstadt’s instrumental banjo piece, Chicago Bar Stomp, performed by Ronstadt Generations. Next, enjoy The Ronstadt Cousin’s Solamente Una Vez, a group my dad had for years with two of his first cousins. Finally we finish with the song Run Run Run Away originally recorded by Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt, but this one is Ronstadt Brothers live in Oxford, Ohio. Enjoy!
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    12 分