Chatting with 2025 Grammy winner Ruthie Foster
After five nominations, Ruthie Foster has taken home the 2025 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album - affirming her status as an American music legend. In this intimate conversation, she shares what made her want to be a singer; the roles of her grandmother and mother in her life; why faith is so important to her and why she wants to sing about real people. And much more… A Heartlands Conservation presented at the Blue Mountains Music Festival. Speakers Ruthie Foster American singer-songwriter of blues and folk music. 2025 Grammy Award winner for Best Contemporary Blues Album Gregg Borschmann (host) Writer, radio producer and oral historian for the National Library of Australia
May 12, 2025
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May 12, 2025
Chatting with 2025 Grammy winner Ruthie Foster
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Chatting with 2025 Grammy winner Ruthie Foster
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<p>After five nominations, Ruthie Foster has taken home the 2025 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album - affirming her status as an American music legend. In this intimate conversation, she shares what made her want to be a singer; the roles of her grandmother and mother in her life; why faith is so important to her and why she wants to sing about real people. And much more…</p><p>A <a href="https://www.bmff.org.au/heartlands-conversation">Heartlands Conservation</a> presented at the <a href="https://www.bmff.org.au/">Blue Mountains Music Festival.</a></p><p>Speakers</p><p><a href="https://www.ruthiefoster.com/">Ruthie Foster</a>American singer-songwriter of blues and folk music. 2025 Grammy Award winner for Best Contemporary Blues Album</p><p><a href="https://www.talkingcountry.com.au">Gregg Borschmann</a> (host)Writer, radio producer and oral historian for the National Library of Australia</p>
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