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Radio Heartland on The Current: Mother's Day

May 12, 2024

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A woman holds a large basket of flowers next to a "happy Mother's Day" sign in Washington Square Park in New York.Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images

Since Sunday is Mother’s Day, it’s only right (and necessary) to dedicate the hour to our moms. We’ll have tunes from Madeleine Peyroux, Paul Simon, Loretta Lynn, Rodney Crowell, Lucy Kalansky and even new local music from The Twins of Franklin. Plus, we’ll hear from the former couple Suzzy Roche and Loudon Wainwright III, and their daughter Lucy Wainwright Roche.

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Two women sit together for a portrait — The Twins of Franklin are not twins, but are best friends and musical duo Becky Shaheen and Laura Lou.
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A woman gazes through a loose arrangement of flowers for a portrait — Acclaimed jazz singer, songwriter and interpreter Madeleine Peyroux will release "Let’s Walk," her ninth album and her first in six years, on June 28, 2024.
Ebru Yildiz

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Man sings into a microphone while he plays an acoustic guitar — Paul Simon performs live on the pyramid stage during the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2011 in Glastonbury, England.
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