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The High Note

Shaun Smith brings you the latest in new music, concert reviews and music news as well as music-related information in the Philadelphia, New York and New Jersey region.

Podcast · By Shaun Smith · English · Official site

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  1. Episode · Aug 12, 2026

    Adam Ezra (opens the original)

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    In Episode 52 of The High Note, I talk with Adam Ezra of the Adam Ezra Group ahead of the band's return to the Philadelphia Folk Festival , where they close out Friday night, Aug. 14, at the 63rd annual festival at the Old Pool Farm in Upper Salford Township, Pennsylvania. Adam looks back on the band's unforgettable 2024 Thursday night debut – including getting called up from the crowd during Miss Emily's set – and shares the story behind " Revelate ," the band's new album recorded live in Austi

  2. Episode · Aug 3, 2026

    Rob Lincoln (opens the original)

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    In Episode 51 of The High Note podcast, I talk with Philadelphia-area singer-songwriter Rob Lincoln about his new album, " American Tales & Presidents: 250+ Years of American History, Fact and Fiction ," released July 1 to mark the country's 250th anniversary. Rob has written more than 1,088 songs since 1975 and once released a 300-song, 18-hour debut album. For this one, he pulled 15 of them into chronological order, starting around 1740 with a cherry tree that was never chopped down and ending

  3. Episode · Jul 27, 2026

    Keller Williams (opens the original)

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    In this milestone 50th episode of The High Note, I welcome back Keller Williams to talk about his new live album, " Keller Williams' Grateful Grass Live at the Bluegrass Hall of Fame and Museum ," out now and recorded during the farewell weekend of the "Jerry Garcia: A Bluegrass Journey" exhibit in Owensboro, Kentucky. Keller shares why that night earned a release, the story behind his first-ever performance with Lindsay Lou on "Eyes of the World," and why the Grateful Dead's music hits even har

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