About this episode
David Wilcox discusses his career, songwriting, and latest album while reflecting on life and art.
Episode 350: Since breaking out with his 1989 major-label album How Did You Find Me Here , North Carolina's David Wilcox has been a consistently excellent practitioner of the new folk, fingerstyle guitar arts. The songwriter, known for his empathic writing and audience-embracing shows, is now 67 and still thinking deep thoughts about the world, compassion, art, and the arc of life. He stopped through Nashville last November to talk about maintaining a "visionary attitude" over time and his latest album The Way I Tell The Story .
People in this episode
Guest: David Wilcox
Topics covered
- folk music
- songwriting
- guitar
- compassion
- art
- life philosophy
Keywords
- David Wilcox
- folk
- guitar
- songwriter
- compassion
- Nashville
- album
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: How Did You Find Me Here, The Way I Tell The Story
Places: North Carolina, Nashville
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