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The Mastersons in Session

Bob hosts husband-and-wife duo the Mastersons in session.

Husband & wife duo The Mastersons join Bob in session

Chris Masterson and Eleanor Whitmore, are an American alt-country band from Brooklyn, New York, who also serve as members of Steve Earle's band.

"The first thing people usually ask us is 'What's it like as a husband and wife playing music together?,'" says Chris Masterson. "We always say that the lows are low, but the highs are really high."

"Playing with Steve has been great for us," Eleanor says. "For one thing, he's an amazing songwriter, so that kind of holds us to a certain standard. He's also a great storyteller, and that's taught us a lot about relating to an audience. One thing we've learned in touring with Steve is that people remember the stories that you tell as much as the songs you sing. If you make them laugh or make them cry, they take that home with them as much as they would a song."

"We're really lucky," Chris concludes. "We get to get out of bed every day and write a song or go play a show together, which is pretty much all that we've ever wanted out of life.".

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Music Played

  • Brad Paisley

    River Bank

    • (Single).
    • Sony Nashville.
    • 001.

  • Patsy Cline

    Crazy

    • Acuff-Rose Opryland Music: 50th Anniv.
    • Acuff-Rose Opryland.

  • Malcolm Holcombe

    Who Carried You

    • The RCA Sessions.
    • Gypsy Eyes.
    • 1.

  • Alison Krauss & Union Station

    Let Me Touch You For Awhile

    • (CD Single).
    • Rounder Records.

  • Pokey LaFarge

    Bad Girl

    • Something In the Water.
    • Rounder.
    • 11.

  • Bob Wills, Leon McAuliffe, Gene Tomlins, Al Stricklin, Eldon Shamblin, Son Lansford, Louis Tierney & Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys

    Twin Guitar Special

    • Take Me Back To Tulsa.
    • Properbox.
    • 23.

  • The Mastersons

    Cautionary Tale

  • The Mastersons

    Good Luck Charm

  • The Mastersons

    Closer to You

    • Good Luck Charm.
    • New West.
    • 2.

  • Striking Matches

    When the Right One Comes Along

    • Nothing But The Silence.
    • Caroline.
    • 6.

  • Willie Nelson

    Mendocino County Line (feat. Lee Ann Womack)

    • (CD Single).
    • Lost Highway.
    • 17.

Broadcast

  • Thu 30 Apr 2015 19:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2