My Mixtape: "Willow," by Joan Armatrading

KALW | By Colin Peden

Published February 22, 2017 at 10:53 AM PST

Joan Armatrading - Show Some Emotion [1977]

My Mixtape asks people from the Bay Area and beyond to contribute a song that is meaningful to them. In this installment, activist, musician, and educator Melanie DeMore tells us why she chose "Willow," by Joan Armatrading.

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Colin Peden

Colin was a 2014-2015 Audio Academy intern and is currently training as an as-needed board operator / announcer. He is a producer for Philosophy Talk, #FSFSF, and My Mixtape here at KALW. When not making radio, Colin plays in bands, some of which are louder than others.

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