Laura Marling // Todd Wolfson

Summary

In this Episode of “This Song,” host Elizabeth McQueen sits down with singer-songwriter Laura Marling and photographer Todd Wolfson to talk about songs that gave them a greater understanding of freedom and transcendence.

You can hear Laura Marling’s Studio 1A performance here.

You can download Laura Marling’s cover of Towne’s Van Zandt’s “For the Sake of the Song” as part of our “Song of the Day” feature here.

You can check out the work of Todd V Wolfson here.

You can find out when the next Todd Family Music Series at Monkeynest Coffee is here.

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