Patty Griffin is a songwriter whose music is direct, honest and deeply human. In this episode of The Real Americana with Louise & Blair, we explore her unlikely Motown and Smiths influences, the Americana award-winning "Children Running Through", and songs about love, family and everyday life. We also talk about her battle with cancer, the impact it had on her voice, her relationship with her mother, and finish with her beautiful take on Tom Waits’ “Ruby’s Arms”.

Bruce Cockburn is one of Canada’s great singer-songwriters - a phenomenal guitarist, traveller and observer whose songs have explored love, spirituality, politics, human rights and the environment. In this episode of The Real Americana with Louise & Blair, we follow his journey from “Going to the Country” and “Wondering Where The Lions Are” through “Lovers in a Dangerous Time” and “If A Tree Falls”, finishing with the beautiful “Pacing the Cage”.

What happens when your father is a musical legend? Louise & Blair explore the rewards, expectations and challenges of following a famous father, with music from Lukas Nelson, Arlo Guthrie, Justin Townes Earle, Teddy Thompson and Spencer Tweedy. From Willie Nelson and Woody Guthrie to Steve Earle, Richard & Linda Thompson and Jeff Tweedy, we discover five very different stories of musical inheritance - including one tragic tale and several remarkable careers forged in their own right.