Nick Forster, host of the eTown radio show [http://etown.org] and multi-instrumentalist member of the legendary bluegrass band, Hot Rize [https://www.hotrize.com/], joins The Nature of Music for an interview celebrating eTown's 30th B'Earthday! Our conversation starts by exploring the origins of Forster's environmental passions: a tale involving the heroic activism of Nick's mother in the presence of Pete Seeger. Forster shares insights from decades of conversations with eTown guests, covering big issues from climate change to biodiversity conservation to environmental justice, and solutions from renewable energy (including the backstory to solar-powered eTown Hall [https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/about-etown-hall/]) to sustainable agriculture to the importance of each of us taking action to protect our magnificent planet. Along the way, he tells the backstory to moving eTown performances in which he hosted James Taylor, The War and Treaty, and Brandi Carlile and Rufus Wainwright.

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Episode 10 - Nick Forster of eTown & Hot Rize

The Nature of Music podcast features interviews with musicians that tell the story behind their nature-inspired lyrics and songs. Each episode explores the climate crisis and conservation-related issues — and solutions — that our musical guests are passionate about.  

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