Back Catalog Listening Party

About Back Catalog Listening Party

Join top folk, Americana and roots musicians as they revisit their old albums in front of a live online audience. Hosts Mother Banjo and Anthony Ihrig take you beyond the liner notes with interviews that reveal exclusive stories and commentary from the artist about the process of writing, recording and releasing their music. Pour a beverage, grab a snack, and enjoy a weekly musical happy hour where it's always Friday and old albums never sounded better! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Back Catalog Listening Party

Category

music · music · music

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

17 Sept 2024

Latest episode

16 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

110 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Oct 2026

   Luke Callen Listens Back to Also Going Nowhere

   In this week's episode, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with folk/country songwriter Luke Callen, who joins us from his home in Eau Claire, WI to revisit his 2024 album Also Going Nowhere. He talks about growing tomatoes, the challenges of living with another songwriter and how living in Colorado helped shape his music. Featured Songs: Tomatoes from the Vine Wolves of New York Blind Men and Fools Some Reason Fishing Song 🔗 Show Notes: https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/308 (https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/308) 🎉 Join the Party on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty (https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   9 Oct 2026

   Yasmin Williams Listens Back to Urban Driftwood

   In this week's episode, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk guitar virtuoso Yasmin Williams. She joins us from her home in Virginia with a West Coast IPA to revisit her 2021 album Urban Driftwood. She talks about her start on the electric guitar, how Guitar Hero shaped her technique and how she draws inspiration from both nature and city landscapes. Featured Songs: Sunshowers Juvenescence Through the Woods Urban Driftwood (ft Amadou Kouyate) 🔗 Show Notes: https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/307 (https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/307 ) 🎉 Join the Party on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty (https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty ) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   2 Oct 2026

   Chris Koza Listen's Back to The Dark Delirious Morning (ENCORE)

   In this week's special encore episode, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with singer/songwriter Chris Koza who joins us from Denver with his dogs Murphy and Arlo to listen back to his 2008 album The Dark Delirious Morning. He revisits several different hairstyles, talks about his love of musicals and shares some wild stories about recording at the famed Pachyderm Studios. Recorded December 4, 2020. Featured Songs 1. Straight to Video 2. Shallow Seas 3. Belmont Stakes 4. With or Without 5. Over The Clouds, Under the Weather 🔗 Show Notes https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/37 (https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/37) 🎉 Join the Party on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty (https://www.patreon.com/backcataloglisteningparty) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Who has been a guest on Back Catalog Listening Party

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Sarah Larsson
• Lizzie No
• Altan
• Patty Larkin
• Dan Gaarder

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

67,912

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 59 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

71

Social presence

0

YouTube

85

Engagement

32

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