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When Patty Griffin released Crown of Roses earlier this year, she delivered something both timeless and urgent.

It's an album that draws on gospel, folk, and soul to explore themes of faith, doubt, and resilience.

It's a return to the stripped-down intimacy of her earliest work, but with the wisdom and craft of an artist

who spent nearly three decades refining her voice. That voice first emerged in 1996 with Living with Ghost.

Recorded on a simple four track in her Boston apartment,

the album introduced a songwriter who could turn personal pain into something universal. Over the

years that followed, Griffin's songs have been covered by everyone from The Chicks to Solomon Burke,

while her own recordings have earned her multiple Grammy nominations and a reputation

as a songwriter's songwriter.

On today's episode, Bruce Sedlam talks to Patty Griffin about the inspiration behind Crown of Roses

and how grit has shaped her songwriting throughout her career.

They also discussed her early days in Boston's folk scene and the stories behind some of her most well-known songs.

She also reflects on how finally getting to know her mother

at the end of her life inspired her to see her mother's story

in a whole new light.

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