In this week’s episode, Anthony Ihrig and Mother Banjo talk with singer, songwriter, actor and playwright Queen Esther. She joins us from Harlem with a cup of tea to revisit her 2021 album Gild the Black Lily, where she conjures up her grandmother’s home in the South’s Lowcountry. She shares ghost stories, tips on poisonous plants and how writing songs can be like catching Pokémon.

FEATURED SONGS

1. John The Revelator
2. Oleander
3. This Yearning Thing
4. The Whiskey Wouldn’t Let Me Pray (Acoustic)

SHOW NOTES

• Queen Esther: https://queen-esther.com/
• Buy Music: https://queenesther.bandcamp.com/music
• Amy Arbus (photographer): https://www.amyarbus.com/
• James Blood Ulmer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Blood_Ulmer

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