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Shaped By Sound

Shaped By Sound

2025Returning SeriesNext: Feb 262 Seasons13 EpisodesTMDB
PBS

Shaped by Sound spotlights North Carolina’s thriving music scene, featuring artists from a broad range of genres, including indie rock, hip-hop, R&B, alt-country, jazz, bluegrass and folk. Each episode weaves a visually stunning live studio performance by an NC artist or band with an intimate conversation about their creative journey. Made possible through support from Come Hear NC, a program of the N.C. Music Office within the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

Created by: N.C. Music Office
Season 2 · Episode 9

Jim Lauderdale

Apr 16, 2026·27m

Jim Lauderdale, known as “Mr. Americana,” is a Nashville singer-songwriter who learned to sing and play multiple instruments in his native North Carolina. A two-time Grammy Award winner with 38 albums released and two more coming. His songs have topped country charts, and in 2002, the Americana Music Association named him both Songwriter and Artist of the Year. His Grammys include Bluegrass Album of the Year for Lost in the Lonesome Pines, which he won with Ralph Stanley. He received the Wagonmaster Award in 2016 and was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2025. After collaborating on six albums with Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter and mentoring emerging artists, Lauderdale continues leading his band, The Game Changers, creating music rooted in church hymns, bluegrass, country, and rock and roll.

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When will Shaped By Sound Season 2 Episode 9 air?

Shaped By Sound Season 2 Episode 9 will air on April 16, 2026.

How long is Shaped By Sound Season 2 Episode 9?

This episode runs for approximately 27 minutes.

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