Our guest this week on Art of the Song is Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter, Beth Hart. She is a chart-topping hit-maker, collaborator with guitar legend, Joe Bonamassa, and performer to sold-out audiences across the US and Europe. In spite of her success, Beth has been dealing with demons that have pursued her for her whole life: the tragic death of a sister, and her own battle with drugs, booze, bad relationships, and a diagnosis with bi-polar disorder.

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Jackson Emmer is our guest this week on Art of the Song. Based in the small town of Carbondale, Colorado, Jackson began singing at the age of 20. However, due to the arid, mountain climate, and the rigors of long bar gigs, his vocal cords were soon in tatters. By 28, he had lost his voice completely. Undeterred, Jackson saw this as an opportunity — a fresh start disguised as defeat. He rebuilt his voice from the ground up, learned to sing again, and a new sound emerged. The scars of mountain living were forever sealed into his timbre. Lush with overtones, ghostly harmonics, and friendly grit, his voice is now better than ever.

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Legendary singer-songwriter Jesse Winchester passed away seven years ago on April 11, 2014. On this episode of Art of the Song we honor his life and his music with a special tribute. Jesse fled to Canada during the Vietnam era to avoid the draft. Unable to find employment, he began honing his craft as a songwriter. According to Jesse, “If I had remained in America, I doubt that I’d ever have written a song or made any records. I just kind of drifted into music.”

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This week on Art of the Song we talk with Kemp Harris. This Boston-based and beloved artist is one of the voices we need right now. Defying categorization Kemp is a singer and songwriter, a master weaver of American musical styles. He’s an actor, activist, author, and storyteller, and an award-winning educator who has taught young public school students for more than 40 years. A Renaissance man with a wave of new fans discovering his creative perspective, Kemp honed his powerful, intimate performance style in Cambridge Massachusetts coffeehouses. He’s shared stages with artists such as Koko Taylor, Gil Scott-Heron, and Taj Mahal.

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