20 Years of Making Music in New Orleans: Lynn Drury

NICKSAV Film & Music SHOW

The seventh season of the NICKSAV Film & Music SHOW kicks off with Lynn Drury, a singer-songwriter who has played music in New Orleans for over 20 years. Those in the know about the New Orleans music community go out of their way to see Lynn perform, as do audiences across the country and around the world.

Some of the things we discuss include

• How to build a music career that lasts for years
• How to get music on TV show like NCIS: New Orleans
• What it takes to get established in a discerning music community
• How New Orleans has influenced Lynn's sound and outlook
• Collaborating with musicians to put on a great show
• Staying inspired in spite of heartache

"Making music is knowing when to be quiet." -Lynn Drury

Lynn's songs that we discuss include "11:11," "Anniversary," "Blue Streak," "Butterfly," and "Northern."

After the interview, you can hear Lynn's song "Blue Streak."

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Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen enjoyed seeing Lynn perform at Tipitina's back in December.

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Related Episode

To hear more about the New Orleans music scene, check out this interview I did with the filmmakers behind the Papa Grows Funk documentary, Do U Want It?

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Related Things

• Lynn's site
  • Facebook, Instagram
• Albums mentioned
  • Rise of the Fall, Sugar on the Floor
• Newcomb Art Museum at Tulane, where Lynn has music for the Per(sister): Incarcerated Women of Louisianaexhibition, which runs through July 6, 2019

• Shortcut for the podcast: nicksav.show

Additional music for the show provided by Rob Costlow.

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Bands & Musicians Mentioned

• Alex McMurra
• Amanda Walker
• Anders Osborne
• Carlo Nuccio
• Iguanas
• Ivan Neville
• Jim McCormick
• Lynn Drury
• Mary Steenburgen
• Tommy Malone

Shows Mentioned

• The Good Place
• NCIS: New Orleans
• On Becoming a God in Central Florida

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