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Episode 169 - Twisted Pine
Chuck had a solo conversation with the great New England band Twisted Pine. He sat with fiddle player Kathleen Parks, mandolin player Dan Bui, and bassist Chris Sartori not too long ago. We missed Twisted Pine's newest addition, Anh Phung, who plays flute
Episode 168 - STL GLD - BSO
“Us: A Celebration of Community”, is a collaboration of Hip Hop artists STL GLD and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. We were able to pull in saxophone player and Berklee College of Music Professor Timothy Hall and french horn player and the first female mem
Episode 167 - Kemp Harris
Kemp Harris is a quintuple threat – actor, songwriter, composer, singer, storyteller – and we are probably missing a few other talents in there. Kemp was a teacher in Boston for 40 years and has gone on to be a powerful presence on the stage, from your l
Episode 166 - Clint Conley
Mission of Burma has been called, and we quote, "...one of the most important American rock bands of the last 20 years." That quote may be a bit dated, as now it may be 40 years, but either way, Clint Conley may find that to be hyperbole. But the fact rem
Episode 165 - Ruby Mack
We had an opportunity to sit with Abby (Abs) Kahler and Zoe Young - two of the members of the feminist folk foursome from Western, MA in the Pioneer Valley, Ruby Mack.
Episode 164 - Mark Kates
Boston native Mark Kates is the founder of Fenway Recordings and manages several bands, including MGMT, The Cribs, Mission of Burma, Doves, Swim Mountain and KUNZITE. He had been in the biz since he was a kid, signing a who’s who of bands over the years
Episode 163 - Erin McKeown - Part Two
We took a lovely drive to western ma to sit alongside a flowing river with our new best friend Erin McKeown. OK, she might not be our best friend, but we certainly wish she was. Erin is a force of nature. A persistent welcoming smile immediately put m
Episode 162 - Erin McKeown - Part One
We took a lovely drive to Western MA to sit alongside a flowing river with our new best friend Erin McKeown. OK, she might not be our best friend, but we certainly wish she was. Erin is a force of nature. A persistent welcoming smile immediately put me
Episode 161 - Brandie Blaze
Every time we ask someone in the music business what is the most exciting thing happening in music in the City of Boston, we always get the same answer. Hip-Hop. Not only has Hip Hop become the most popular music genre in the rest of the world, but Bosto
Episode 160 - Chris Smither
Every once in a while we get to chat with a Boston legend. Chris Smither is one of the most distinguished and authentic singer-songwriter/bluesmen over the past 50+ years. His soulful voice and excellent finger-style guitar playing is set to a heartbea