NEM#235: Willie Nile’s Poetic Rock Anthems

<p>New York singer-songwriter Willie has released sixteen albums since 1980. He has opened for The Who and Bruce Springsteen, among others, but rejected the major label life after his first two albums.</p>
<p>We discuss "An Irish Goodbye" (feat. Paul Brady) from <em>The Great Yellow Light</em> (2025) (and listen at the end to "Wake Up, America" feat. Steve Earle from that album), "Cell Phones Ringing (In the Pockets of the Dead)" from <em>Streets of New York</em> (2006), and the title track from <em>Places I Have Never Been</em> (1991). Intro: "Vagabond Moon" from <em>Willie Nile</em> (1980).</p>
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