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Coffee Break: Banjo

Trampled by Turtles
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by Anna Reed

April 30, 2018

The latest Album of the Week is Trampled by Turtles Life is Good on the Open Road.

Andrea Swensson says "after spending a year apart, the band is back in full swing with the beautifully recorded Life is Good on the Open Road, a record that bassist Tim Saxhaug says is 'the most Trampled by Turtles record we've ever made'."

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that feature the banjo? (See if you can transcend just the bluegrass genre.)

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

Have an idea for a Coffee Break topic? Submit your idea for a future theme and browse past Coffee Breaks in our archive. Or, when you register for a Minnesota Public Radio account, you can send requests via Alexa, too Just say "Alexa, ask The Current to play Song by Artist" e.g. "Alexa, ask The Current to play Left of the Dial by The Replacements."

Songs played

Chastity Brown - After You
The Stampeders - Sweet City Woman
Punch Brothers - Rye Whiskey
Fleetwood Mac - Say You Love Me
Feist - 1234
Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin'
The Grid - Swamp Thing
16 Horsepower - Black Soul Choir