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The Working Songwriter

Fruition

The Working Songwriter

Joe Pug

Performing Arts, Arts, Music, Music Interviews

4.91.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Our guests this week got their start busking on the streets of Portland, Oregon, but it wasn't long before their popularity pulled them onto the open road. Jay Cobb Anderson and Kellen Asebroek are pivotal and founding members of roots music band Fruition. They have toured with Greensky Bluegrass, the Infamous Stringdusters, Yonder Mountain String Band, and many others and have appeared at iconic festivals such as Telluride Bluegrass Festival, WinterWonderGrass, and the Northwest String Summit.

Fruition's 2018 release, 'Watching It All Fall Apart,' debuted at #3 on the 'Billboard' Bluegrass Albums Chart. 'Billboard' said, "Fruition have matured into one of America's most compelling roots acts" while 'Rolling Stone Country' noted that, "The trio's harmonies are as tight as anything coming out of Nashville." 'No Depression' declared that they're "a band whose chemistry feels lived-in and wholly authentic."
 
I got a chance to catch up with them a while back to hear about their musical journey so far.

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0:00.0

Hi and welcome to the working songwriter, the show where today's best songwriters come to talk shop.

0:20.4

I'm your host, Joe Pug.

0:22.1

Each episode here, we host a distinguished guest, and we ask them to go deep on their

0:27.2

inspiration, on their process, on the general ups and downs of making a life in music.

0:32.6

So, whether you're a grizzled veteran, insisting that your music cannot be categorized into any genre or else a scrappy upstart,

0:42.2

micro-targeting audience members with search engine optimization.

0:46.5

This is your show, because ultimately it is what every writer seeks most, an ironclad excuse to put off actually writing.

1:06.6

Hey everyone, it's the third Friday of March, 26, and I thank you for being here.

1:12.0

This week's show is brought to you by Ban Zougal.

1:14.3

Built by musicians and for musicians, Ban Zougal is an all-in-one platform to build a beautiful website for your music.

1:22.1

I'm old enough to remember when you had to pay somebody called a web developer to get a website made.

1:27.1

It would always

1:27.5

be some guy named Ephraim who drove a Nissan Ultima with an aftermarket spoiler and who was always

1:34.2

trying to sell you sugar drinks that he claimed contained peptide stacks. And old Ephraim would charge

1:40.8

you about a thousand bucks for a website that would be obsolete in six months.

1:47.4

But it's the future now, you guys, that's not how it works anymore.

1:49.4

We're allowed to have nice things now.

1:51.6

One of those nice things is Banzugal.

1:58.3

For over 20 years, Banzugal has made it easy to build a stunning website and online store for your music.

2:02.8

Now they've added a brand new EPK plan so that musicians can create a professional single-page electronic press kit in minutes. Everything you need is already built in.

2:08.7

Music players, images, text bio, video embeds, a gig calendar, and press quotes. Plus, access to

2:15.9

Ban Zougal's award-winning support team seven days a week.

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