- The live music industry is on hold, indefinitely, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Countless musicians worldwide have no gigs, and no idea when they might return to the stage. Our next guests are using their down time productively. Jacob Brillhart is a violin maker based in Vermont and Evan Orman is a bow maker in Denver. They've donated a violin and bow to an online auction.
- Denver musician Madeline Johnston recently released “Forever,” her second album as Midwife. It’s dedicated to her friend and collaborator Colin Ward, who died in 2018. The record is already getting praise from NPR Music and Bandcamp for its haunting and ethereal sound that Johnston describes as “heaven metal.”