The Real Town Troubadour with Grant-Lee Phillips
Gilmore To Say: A Gilmore Girls Podcast
Tara Llewellyn & Haley McIntosh
4.5 • 716 Ratings
🗓️ 9 September 2025
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
You’ve seen him walking the streets of Stars Hollow for almost 25 years, his music is the soundtrack to many of our comfort moments, and now he’s here to talk about it: it’s Stars Hollow’s Town Troubadour, Grant Lee Phillips! How did the Troubadour come to be? How did he and the Palladinos choose what songs to incorporate into the show? And who does he believe the Town Troubadour is? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara, Haley, and Grant-Lee have more to say!
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