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One Broadway Collaborative Music and ArtsOne Broadway Collaborative Podcast 08-19-2022 featuring TainaTaina is a Lawrence, Massachusetts native who recently performed here at One Broadway Collaborative for a CD release party. I had a very nice conversation with her about her music, growing up in Lawrence, singing from a young age and inspiration. Have a listen!2022-08-1951 min
One Broadway Collaborative Music and ArtsOne Broadway Collaborative February 22, 2022 Terry KitchenTerry Kitchenwas born in New Jersey, and grew up in Easton, PA on the music of the 1960s before moving to small town Findlay, Ohio in the '70s. He attended Occidental College in LA (with Barack Obama) and G.I.T. in Hollywood, then moved to Boston where he played in the '80s rock band Loose Ties (the basis for his novel NEXT BIG THING) before realizing that acoustic music was the most natural setting for his distinctive narrative songwriting.For the past twenty-five years he has performed on the New England and national...2022-03-031h 22
One Broadway Collaborative Music and ArtsOne Broadway Collaborative 12-23-2021 - Linda MarksLinda MarksSongs from the heart touch the heart. And as we are touched we feel a full range of feelings, which move us to heal, connect and take meaningful action. Through her original songs and other songs that inspire her to cover them, piano playing singer-songwriter Linda Marks brings her whole heart to music, reaching the heart of the audience. Linda is a multi-genre artist anchored in contemporary folk, integrating elements of jazz, gospel, pop, and Latin in her songwriting arrangements. Over the past decade, she has played many of Boston’s top venues including Scullers Jazz Club, Cl...2021-12-231h 01
One Broadway Collaborative Music and ArtsOne Broadway Collaborative 12-7-2021 EaseUpOver a a period of 15 years EaseUp been writing music while balancing the struggles of living the street life and trying to go on the straight and narrow. Influenced by the 2002 film which is a film based on rap mogul “Eminem”, EaseUp picked up a pen and hasn't put it down since. While having minimal recorded material to show, he plans on taking the rap game by storm with a plethora of material he has loaded in his 100 round drum in his book of rhymes in which he refers to his Ak - 47. Stay tuned as he plans to air out...2021-12-081h 26
One Broadway Collaborative Music and ArtsOne Broadway Collaborative 11-30-2021 featuring Maxwell ShultzMaxwell Shultz is a stand-up comedian, Comedy Host, Writing student, Pizza delivery guy and so much more! Listen to find out what Max has been up to and see him at One Broadway Collaborative on December 17, 2021!2021-12-0158 min
One Broadway Collaborative Music and ArtsOne Broadway Collaborative 11-23-2021 Lori ZuroffLori sings with great bluesy gusto, lending her voice to the best tunes of Etta James, Susan Tedeschi, Norah Jones and Sharon Jones, Bonnie Raitt, Janis Joplin, Patsy Cline and many more.She has sung many songs including covering all the Kings (BB, Albert, etc), Ray Charles,Junior Wells, Little Walter, CCR, Chuck, Berry, Bo Diddley,The Beatles, Derek and The Dominos, The Grateful Dead,Jerry Garcia Band, Jimi Hendrix, The Band, NRBQ, Taj Mahal,Jimmy Cliff, Ike Turner, The Funky Meters, Gene Vincent, Elvis,The Paladins and many more. Lori has her own...2021-11-241h 34
One Broadway Collaborative Music and ArtsOne Broadway Collaborative 11-16-2021 featuring Lord NueveMass Wav & TM Cartel Records Lord NueveA 29-year-old Lawrence based artist with sights set on creating a more prominent music scene in the area . Now working on his 3rd and 4th studio albums which he believes will bridge a gap between the Lawrence underground music scene and mainstream media in various musical genres in both English and Spanish.2021-11-171h 09
One Broadway Collaborative Music and ArtsOne Broadway Collaborative 11-9-2021 Featuring Faith AnnThe Faith Ann Band is a spunky, indie-rock band based in southern New Hampshire. From the streets of Toronto to the writer's rounds of Nashville, Faith Ann’s unforgettable vocals and raw personality have left her audiences wanting more. This ‘one-woman’ traveling act with crafts and hobbies in tow, has assembled a diversely talented ‘fam’ band around her.Their upcoming album, “In Bloom” showcases the diverse jazz, blues and rock influences that have come together to create a sound they’ve claimed as their own. Drawing from diverse vocal influences ranging from Etta James to Maynard James Keenan; Faith’s vocals a...2021-11-101h 34
One Broadway Collaborative Music and ArtsOne Broadway Collaborative 11-2-2021 featuring Andre XAndre X is a Rapper producer/singer/ song writer from Lawrence, MA. Touring Europe and USA with the likes of Reks, Shortfyuz, Suicide Squad Music Group, Termanology and Lucky Dice. Andre has stood out of the line up with his new wave sounds intertwining with boom Bap and trap music. Featuring on Reks' The Greatest X and Termanology's Term Brady, Andre also has featured with the likes of Rass Kass, Statik Selekta, and Born. Andre X has been leaving his mark with his energetic performance at every venue. You can follow up on Andre X via social media @WhoIsAndreX.2021-11-021h 27
One Broadway Collaborative Music and ArtsOne Broadway Collaborative 10-26-2021 featuring Felipe Collazo and Monkey Knife Fight with BosFelipe Collazo, Lawrence, MA native and community leader, speaks about music, Lawrence, and his band, Monkey Knife fight. Great time and great interview!2021-10-271h 44
One Broadway Collaborative Music and ArtsOne Broadway Collaborative Podcast featuring AntoniaA natural born performer, 14 year old Boston-native pop artist Antonia has been performing since the age of 7. She is a vocalist, as well as a proficient guitarist and pianist. Antonia has performed in opera, musical theatre, and is currently a member of Voices Boston.On her debut single, “Not Over You,” her sweet voice softly delivers coming-of-age stories of first loves and heartbreaks. Antonia’s lyrics are the intense sincerity of adolescence, and also artfully written with beautiful imagery and easy rhyme schemes. The inspirations for Antonia’s emotional pop ballads are Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran, and Adele. Antonia also sou...2021-10-191h 33
One Broadway Collaborative Music and ArtsOne Broadway Collaborative featuring Chris LaVancherChris LaVancher releases his third full-length album in November 2021 – “After The Flood” a collection of songs full of heart from a seasoned and skilled craftsman mining life’s subject matter – family, work, love and love lost, childhood memories, and finding one's place in the universe.Chris’s performance evokes a mini-movie festival in your head, complete with a full soundtrack. He writes cinematic, character-driven songs. His song Nostalgia from his second album, Big Fat Love, received an honorable mention in the 2018 Woody Guthrie Folk Festival Songwriting Contest. In 2014 Chris was selected as a Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Emerging Art...2021-10-121h 33
One Broadway Collaborative Music and ArtsOne Broadway Collaborative Podcast featuring Brandon Falls and Felipe CollazzoThis interview was with Brandon Falls, a Bachata artist, but I also had the participation of Bread and Roses Festival Director, Felipe Collazzo. This was an amazing show with great performances from Brandon and even a bit from Felipe. Brandon's bio is:Growing up seeing my father rehearsing with José Manuel Calderón, I quickly fell in love with bachata. Bachata is music that makes you feel something. The energy is captivating but straightforward, with memorable melodies and unique rhythm combined with powerful lyrics about love and pain. The sound of the requinto alongside the passionate voice of José Man...2021-09-031h 32
One Broadway Collaborative Music and ArtsKevin Kvein on One Broadway Collaborative PodcastKevin Kvein of the Band Bobbing for Apples is a fantastic musician and interesting guy, and was interviewed on today's podcast.Bobbing For Apples is an Alternative Rock Band based in Central Massachusetts and was voted in 2019 as one of the Worcester Music Awards Best Rock Acts! Compared to to psychedelic 60's to 90's grunge scenes, while blending sounds across genres to create a complete sound of their own.2021-08-201h 38
One Broadway Collaborative Music and ArtsJam on OneBCMAJam is a Lawrence, Massachusetts native who created music from a young age and has grown into a passionate and dynamic performer, producer of hip-hop beats fused with rock and rap. Tattooed on his chest, he wears the label, "Beat God."He will be featured at One Broadway on August 6 at Songwriters in the Round and again on August 13, 2021 with friends from Fl0vision Media.2021-07-231h 42
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 83 featuring Ronnee StolzbergRonnee has been performing in clubs and coffeehouses throughout the southern New England area, playing "ClassicRock" covers and originals, including those from her self-produced CD,“Spirit of the Heart”. Ronnee's upbeat “acoustic-rock” style and choice of material never fail to draw her audiences' praise and applause.2021-06-291h 41
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast with Aaron Tornberg 82 featuring KimayoDear Friend,I'd like to share a story with you......about a girl. The youngest of six children, “the baby”, she spent summers barefoot and picking raspberries. During the winter she listened to the crackling fireplace while warming cold fingers after hours in the snow. She learned delight and appreciation.This girl was spritely and filled with joy. She was loving and always wanted to please those around her. She trusted quickly and forgave easily.Childhood was abundant. It also came with hardships. Life brought sickness, hurt, struggle, and great loss. She was fift...2021-03-301h 33
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 81 featuring Catherine SwanTonight! Catherine Swan is on the podcast at 7pm. Listen in!I am originally from Dublin Ireland, currently living in Lowell Ma with my childhood sweetheart "Swanney" who I reconnected with after 30 years and married just 4 years ago. It wasn't until I moved to the US that I started playing out at open mics initially and eventually playing in pubs and gigging all over Lowell and surrounding towns with my band "Oskersfault" that I formed through meeting other musicians at Pinata's in Tewksbury MA when I ran the open mic there, we went our own ways after about 5...2021-03-161h 37
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 80 with Chris SteeleChris Steele is a Massachusetts-based songwriter, singer, and rock musician. Depending on the day, Chris might be solo with an acoustic guitar in Edmonton, Alberta, jamming out with friends at a pizza joint in Newton, livestreaming online, or putting down new rock tracks in the studio.My music comes from a love of classic rock, influenced by 90’s grunge and post-grunge, and then filtered through the mind of a poet who travels too much.https://chrissteeleband.com2021-02-161h 37
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 79 featuring Doug FarrellDoug Farrell is a Songwriter from Southern New Hampshire who's been described as John Prine meets John Gorka. he’s been featured on NHPR’s Folk Show ,winner of several New England Songwiting contests. He has a CD out called Spirit Man, and also 2 CDs with Decatur Creek .http://www.dougfarrellmusic.com2020-11-241h 37
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 78 featuring Jay Singing Spirit CunninghamA brief Biography of Jay Singing Spirit Cunningham written by Jay:I started playing guitar at 15 years of age and I am self taught not until later on in life did I start performing at various coffee houses and pubs both at open mics and gigging out and also busking for tips I have been with my classic rock band the CRS Project for 20 years or so and actually started playing with some of these musicians 48years ago as a garage band that never did much I was lead singer at the time and only played folk music on...2020-11-171h 36
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 77 featuring Pamela SteinfeldPam Steinfeldsinger/songwriter/guitarist/piano-player.A Massachusetts-based musician, Pam has over 20 songwriting awards to her credit (6 awarded by the Billboard Magazine Song Contest). She writes upbeat, rhythmic tunes as well as soulful ballads.Pam’s debut CD, "Open Hands," features eleven originals and a cover version of John Gorka's song "Love Is Our Cross To Bear." Co-produced by Pam and WAMA "Producer of the Year" Marco Delmar, "Open Hands" also features the talents of Jon Carroll,Robbie Magruder, J.T. Brown (current/former members of Mary Chapin Carpenter's band), Al Petteway, and many ot...2020-11-091h 33
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 76 featuring Jason CampbellJason Campbell was born in Billerica, MA and has spent his life in New England. He has a degree in Illustration and is self-employed as a Typographic Designer. He also paints, draws pencil portraits and publishes web cartoons. He has been a blues enthusiast for decades, some of his favorite artists are Paul Rishell and Annie Raines, Charlie Musselwhite and Guy Davis. When not listening to other blues artists he plays harmonica and sings at area Open Mics and Open Blues Jams. In whatever free time he can squeeze in he writes adventures for Dungeons and Dragons campaigns.2020-05-191h 34
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 75 featuring Lori FassmanLori Fassman moved to the Boston area from Connecticut in the late 1980s, armed with a math degree, and immediately became enchanted with the local folk music scene. She joined and later became a core volunteer for the Folk Song Society of Greater Boston (fssgb.org), helping to organize their concert series, singing parties and annual Fall Getaway Weekend. Lori has sung with numerous local performing groups including The Simones (named after her late cat), Acton Music Project, and Sisters in Song/SisterWolf, singing at weddings, private parties and local coffeehouses. Her repertoire includes traditional folk songs and covers of...2020-05-121h 24
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 74 featuring Tamara Hey“Tamara Hey’s soaring voice has charmed and captivated audiences throughout her native New York for over a decade. She writes meticulously detailed, magically crystallized three-minute pop songs which, just like her vocals, are disarmingly deep. She’s also one of the great wits in music: an edgy sense of humor spices Hey’s narratives and character studies, even in the gloomiest moments. And her punchlines have O. Henry irony and Amy Rigby bittersweetness. The title of Hey’s album Miserably Happy pretty much says it all.” – New York Music Daily�She also happens to be the rare music-schooled m...2020-05-081h 43
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 73 featuring Cantor Vera BroekhuysenCantor Vera Broekhuysen has served as cantor at Temple Emanu-El of Haverhill, Massachusetts, since June of 2016 and is delighted to begin serving the Temple as its spiritual leader in July of 2018.As an educator, Cantor Broekhuysen brings guitar and drum into the classroom to infuse Hebrew language learning with music. Cantor Broekhuysen is also passionate about the beauty and vocal connectivity of early music and folksong and brings her experiences with Village Harmony (Vermont, international tours in the Caucasus Republic of Georgia) and Studio Sixteen (Toronto) to her cantorial work.Cantor Broekhuysen deeply values opportunities to pursue both...2020-05-051h 35
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 72 featuring Danno SullivanDanno Sullivan - Ukulele teacher, musician, actor, writer and all around performer.2020-05-011h 35
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 71 featuring Maxwell ShultzMy work as a writer tends to be mostly essay driven. My first full length book is a memoir titled "This is why you know me."I'm a professional stand-up comedian of five years. I also cohost the radio program, Poptarts in my VCR every Tuesday on 91.5 WUML. It can also be streamed on wuml.org. In addition, I co-host a Podcast, "One-hour Parking" based out of northern Massachusetts.2020-04-281h 40
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 70 featuring Benjamin BunkerHaverhill raised musician, writing under BEDS the solo project and Motel Art, with inspirations from movie scores like Eternal Sunshine and bands Minus the Bear and the Front Bottoms. Ben works in the mental health field. When not working or performing, Ben runs a diy music/artist collaboration Let’s Get Weird as well as the podcast One Hour Parking with cohost Maxwell Shultz. The podcast interviews local artists/musicians.2020-04-241h 48
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 69 featuring Annie Patterson and Peter BloodAnnie Patterson & Peter Blood developed and edited Rise Up Singing: The Group Singing Songbook, published by Sing Out Publications in 1988 and their sequel second songbook Rise Again published by Hal Leonard in 2015. They have led hundreds of singalong concerts and workshops across North America, New Zealand and the UK. Patterson is an accomplished folk performer, recording artist and jazz vocalist. She was the art director of Rise Up Singing and was producer and primary vocalist for the Rise Up Singing Teaching Discs. Patterson is a member of the swing band Girls from Mars and performs regularly with The...2020-04-211h 41
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 68 featuring Rob SiegelRob Siegel is well-known in Boston folk music circles as an innovative songwriter who draws from his idyllic yet stressed- out middle-class suburban existence and produces memorable, intelligent, well-crafted songs.2020-04-171h 40
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 67 featuring Liz BillsLIZ BILLSA vocal powerhouse, a dynamic songwriter and an empowering force who bares her heart for the world to see. Known for her entrancing high energy performances and emotionally charged power vocals, vulnerable and passionate in her songwriting and stage presence; Liz openly discusses mental health, female empowerment and many other sensitive topics that so desperately need to be explored. Highlights have included winning Roots Act of The Year in 2019 and ‘Rock Act of the Year in 2018 for the New England Music Awards, opening for Bon Jovi at Mohegan Sun in 2017, runner-up in th...2020-04-141h 34
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 66 featuring Alex SabauAlexandru Sabau is a Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter from Haverhill, Mass. His debut full length 'In between the Standing Trees' was recorded at BB3 Studios in Newton,NH. and self-released in 2014. He has been on several Road Trip tours, playing in cafes, bars and sidewalks to anyone who would listen, though at times, it was just the crickets. Currently he writes and performs with a local Punk Band called The Grubs, and performs his folk songs in the Local open-mic circuit. Future plans include releasing a new Ep and building and growing meaningful relationships with other folks.2020-04-101h 34
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 65 featuring Colorado Bob KramerPerforming a unique blend of jazz, folk, rock and blues, Beverly-based, rootsy, rockin & blue, Bob Kramer delivers high-spirited and enthusiastic performances every time he performs. His lively sets are packed with songs for any age and range from the Blues of the Delta to the classic Jazz of the streets to his own tasty originals. Bob is a seasoned performer and multi-instrumentalist whose love for the Delta and Piedmont styles resonates through his energetic playing and his rootsy singing. He performs using a variety of instruments to produce their jazzy folk/blues original sound, including slide guitar, mandolin...2020-04-071h 38
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 64 featuring Jay GillespieMay Ave. was a long-term project that began on a Boston commuter boat in 2003. Bill Barton (A.R. West Studios/Billy and the Goats) listened to Gillespie discuss music, subsequently challenging him to write a bunch of songs that he offered to record in exchange for beer. This beer-inspired offer could do little else than garner a country-influenced record. Gillespie went to work writing songs and Barton began to artfully (well, sort of anyway) record. In the studio, the two shared common philosophies and developed a sound that in some ways pre-dated 1970 (just like Bill and Jay); meaning that it...2020-04-031h 38
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 63 featuring Kenny Selcer"a sizzling blend of Americana, folk, rock, roots, reggae, and everything in between, that will get your toes tappin', your head noddin' up and down, your mouth singin', your brain thinkin' and maybe even get you dancin' in the aisles!"Ask Kenny Selcer why it is that he plays music, and he's likely to respond as though he was on stage. Without missing a beat, he becomes electric. He speaks of defying categories, breaking down barriers and fusing idioms and cultures. Of his live performances (whether solo or with his band) he says, "It's as though someone keeps...2020-03-311h 39
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 62 featuring Kim JenningsBorn in suburban Massachusetts, Kim has been singing since the ripe old age of 5. The oldest of eight children in an Irish Catholic family in the Boston suburbs, Kim grew up listening to the music of Clancy Brothers, Jim Croce, and James Taylor. “I didn’t know it back then, but traditional Irish music and the 1970s singer-songwriters got deep into my heart, and now influence me in ways I never realized,” says Kim of her musical influences.After teaching herself to play piano while in middle school, Kim picked up a guitar after college. The songwriting bug bit her on...2020-03-241h 37
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 61 featuring Julia MarkJulia Mark’s endearing warmth and charm has quickly made her a favorite in the Boston music scene and beyond. As a singer-songwriter and pianist, she carefully balances wordplay, wit, and the weight of being human. With the soft-easy vocal of Suzanne Vega and the songwriting penchant of Carole King, Julia Mark regales listeners with tales of life on the moon, heartbreak on Earth, childhood homes, and palindromes.Julia Mark was a 2016 Iguana Music Fund grantee, spurring the creation of her first full-length album, “Gemini". In 2018, she was nominated for a New England Music Award for Songwriter of the...2020-03-201h 31
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 60 featuring Tom SmithTom Smith’s songs are in turns humorous, touching, thought provoking, and inspiring. Deeply rooted in the old-school folk tradition, his timeless stories are told with a voice that is honest and sincere with melodies that you will remember forever.In the words of noted WUMB-FM Boston radio DJ, Dave Palmeter – “Contrary to what a lot of people think, folk music is still a living tradition. It’s a living tradition that feeds on new songs that speak of people’s wants, people’s needs, people’s struggles and people’s triumphs. Tom Smith is more out of the tradition of say...2020-03-171h 37
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 59.5 LIVE Special: Anne Sandstrom CD Release6:00pm, Sunday March 15, The Hearing Room (Aaron Tornberg) and I will be doing a live podcast. I'll do the whole album, with John Loretz and Joshua Larrabee accompanying me. Tune in to https://www.hearingroom.net/the-woodshed-podcast for this special live podcast.2020-03-151h 08
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 59 featuring Jan LubyJan Luby is known for her engaging, often riveting stage presence as well as her voice full of passion, range and power. Her songs are evocative, lyrical and infectious personal stories. Her approach to songwriting ranges from socially relevant to irreverent, heartbreaking to humorous.Jan was voted Female Vocalist 2011, and nominated for Singer-Songwriter 2012 in Rhode Island's Motif Magazine, was a finalist in the Boston Acoustic Underground Series, and finalist in the 2017 Rhode Island Songwriters Association Songwriting Contest.As a solo performer Jan Luby is equally at home on festival stages in front of thousands as she...2020-03-131h 38
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 58 featuring Chuck WilliamsChuck Williams has been appearing throughout New England and in recent years has gone coast to coast with his music. Raised in Toledo, Ohio, Chuck has lived most of his adult life in the Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts, moving to the Buzzards Bay shoreline in 2002. He has been traveling to coffeehouses, performing arts centers and festivals sowing seeds of his songs along the way.Chuck’s approach is typically relaxed, at times sentimental and always confident. He is not a folk artist with heavy political leanings in his songwriting such as Joan Baez, Phil Ochs or U. Utah Ph...2020-03-111h 07
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 57 featuring Grant Maloy SmithGrant Maloy Smith is a Billboard Top 10 recording artist and MusicRow CountryBreakout charting songwriter of AMERICAN ROOTS music. His latest album, Dust Bowl - American Stories spent 17 weeks on the Billboard charts, including eleven weeks in the Top 10. The "Bible" of American Roots music, NO DEPRESSION magazine, raved: “… lyrics and music as potent as Woody Guthrie ... A reminder of the darker period of Bob Dylan, and it’s that good, that memorable…”. Grant made his Carnegie Hall in 2018 and has won numerous awards, including two Grammy® certificates. He will be appearing at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center again in 2020, an...2020-03-061h 38
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 56 featuring John FerulloJOHN FERULLOI have been playing my own songs and other's folk and acoustic music in coffee houses, restaurants, festivals, bars and anywhere else for about ten years. I also run an open stages in the area where I get to meet many wonderful musicians. My music is influenced by Woody Guthrie, Bill Morrissey, Steve Goodman, Greg Brown, John Hurt and others. I play solo and sometimes in a duo called "Two Cat Folk" with the talented Betsi Mandrioli. I have a solo CD and one in process and also a CD with my duo Two Cat...2020-03-031h 34
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 55 featuring Tim FoleyTim Foley is a songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist whose sound doesn't settle easily into a descriptive box. You'll hear an amalgamation of musical styles he has gravitated towards, which include blues, jazz, folk, classical, and funk. Tim lived in New Orleans for a number of years, and his music is heavily influenced by the city’s tradition of musical experimentation. His songs, both instrumental and with vocals, range from upbeat foot stompers to relaxing melodic soundscapes. If you find Tim Foley performing with other musicians you'll notice that he is more interested in where the music may take them.2020-02-281h 31
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 54 with Cathy MainCathy Main is a New Hampshire native. She grew up in Wolfeboro, NH, fishing for hours from the shores of Lake Winnepesaukee. Many of her original songs came from her long summer hours of down time, sitting silently, waiting for a nibble.Singer-songwriter, Colette O'Connor, describes Cathy's music as "Nostalgia with hope." Cathy wrote her first song to Caroline Kennedy after the death of her father, President John F. Kennedy. Cathy knew a bit about how little Caroline might have been feeling, having lost her father at the age of ten.Her thoughtful tunes take us...2020-02-251h 38
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 53 featuring Kirsten Manville“...rings with authentic grit.” -Bill Copeland Music News“With naturally gifted vocal command, Manville explores the intricacies of love, life, and the finer things with a sharp eye on details. Her lyrics are heartfelt and genuine and delivered with just the right amount of instinct and emotion."- Douglas Sloan, Metronome MagazineSome People Sing, released in the fall of 2017, is the second solo album from Kirsten Manville, the follow-up to her 2013 release Come With Me. With elements of Americana, folk, country, and blues, the singer/songwriter creates songs that feel like they may have come s...2020-02-211h 34
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 52 with Sharon and Nick PangaroSHARON AND NICK PANGAROSharon and Nick have been together for 46 years and began playing music together early on. During those earlier years, Sharon played guitar and Nick played harmonica jamming together with friends in college dorms and at parties.Nick’s Dad played mandolin and he's been influenced by greats such as Tim O’Brien, Chris Thile, Rich DelGrosso, and Sierra Hull just to name a few, so it was natural he pick up the instrument about 20 years ago. He's continued to add more instruments to his repertoire including resonator and octave mandolins, guitar, 5 string and...2020-02-181h 39
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 51 featuring Andy PrattANDY PRATTAndy Pratt is an American rock music singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (b.25-Jan-1947). In the 1970s, he made a number of experimental records that were appreciated by small audiences, and scored a commercial hit with "Avenging Annie".2020-02-141h 34
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 50 featuring Eric "Snake" GulliksenIt's the return of the Snake! For the 50th episode, I asked Snake to come back and tell us some more stories, share more music, and generally have a good time. Listen in!Eric Gulliksen (aka "the Snake") was a founding member of Orpheus and contributes a unique bass guitar style, sound and artistry to the music of Stephen & the Snake. He is a veteran of many rock bands and folk groups, and has been an independent record producer and promoter with performances or compositions released on more than a dozen different labels in addition to those recorded...2020-02-111h 43
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 49 featuring David TierneyDavid Tierney is an author, DJ, Vietnam Veteran, and a host of other things. Listen in!For a garrulous guy with myriad life experiences, it is hard to say a little about David. When asked what haven't you done? He replies, "Where is the audition?" David has a sea bag full of stories as juggled and juxtaposed as the parts in a kaleidoscope. Every turn of the barrel has brought a new adventure, not always planned, but always embraced.He has achieved balance in life by embracing the extremes. As a cabdriver his favorite turns have always been...2020-02-071h 54
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 48 featuring Erin Ash SullivanERIN ASH SULLIVAN“The lyrics are like short stories, each providing a brief, but telling glimpse into a moment…”-Jim Testa, Jersey BeatErin Ash Sullivan is a Massachusetts-based singer-songwriter whose music focuses on the power of story to build connection. Drawing from the lives of others as well as her own experiences as a daughter, wife, mother, and artist, Erin’s songs harness language in unexpected ways to show the world through others’ eyes.In the late 1990s, Erin co-founded the band Edith O with singer-songwriter Amy Speace, performed regularly at New York City...2020-02-041h 36
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 47 featuring Susanna DoyleSusanna Doyle was "born in the great Northeast of the beautiful US of A," which you can hear more about if you view the recent video of her tune "Black Ice," a sad 🙂 tale of local weather performed by her roots-Americana group Trusting Fate (search YouTube for "trustingfatemusic"). It's the sort of thing that occurs when a retired technical writer seeks to keep out of trouble by singing/playing as much cover and original music as time allows with as many of the talented musicians in the area as possible.Susanna has always sought to keep out of tro...2020-01-311h 36
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 46 Featuring Sandy Haddon and Kathryn KaufmanSandy Haddon grew up in New Jersey singing harmony with her Mom and sisters with early influences including the Carpenters, Jon Denver, Joni Mitchell, and Tret Fure. Later in life she met Tret at a songwriting workshop. And, here Tret has produced her latest release, “Boxed Up Promises.”Kathryn Kaufman grew up in the Newton area of Massachusetts and grew up around music. She regularly travels and plays harmonica with Sandy Haddon and works at Framingham State University as a lab technician "working with the plants and the animals, and they love her!"2020-01-281h 48
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 45 featuring Kim MobergKim Moberg was born in Juneau, Alaska, the daughter ofa classical pianist mother of Alaskan Native Tlingit descentand a US Coast Guard veteran father from Kansas.Music was the constant in Kim's childhood, helping her toadjust to the frequent movesassociated with growing up in a military family. At the age of 14, Kim began playing acoustic guitaron a borrowed nylon 6 string. A few years later,Kim taught herself to strum and finger pickto her favorite songs by singer/songwriters of the 1970’s, but debilitating st...2020-01-241h 35
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 44 featuring FolkapotamusFolkapotamus is a Boston area based folk duo consisting of Penni Hart and Tony Trites. They have been performing together since 2011 at various venues throughout New England, such as the legendary Club Passim and The Burren. Their thoughtful lyrics and flowing melodies tell stories of life, love, and family. Folkapotamus has released two albums: "Whispered Words" in 2014 and "Middle of Nowhere" in 2017. Both recordings received numerous accolades from folk radio including being named to a couple of top 10 lists for each respective year. Folkapotamus has opened for such folk icons as Vance Gilbert and were honored to...2020-01-211h 37
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 43 featuring Allison RoseAllison is a Rhode Island native singer-songwriter who is turning heads with her pure voice, heartfelt lyrics, and a solid serving of humor and sass.She released her debut EP, Hope, in late 2016—a 6-song collection of songs about life, family, and love, produced by Grammy-nominated Jack Gauthier of Lakewest Recording Studio in West Greenwich, RI and Nolan Quartaroli of True Music Studios in Smithfield, RI. Hope can be found on iTunes and most other major digital download sources.Lately she's been popping up at venues such as NYC’s Rockwood Music Hall, The MET, Pomfret CT's...2020-01-171h 33
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 42 featuring Dan CloutierDan is making a name for himself as an important live act by selling out rooms in the greater Boston area including the famed Club Passim and The Amazing Things Arts Center. He has also had the honor of opening for such legends as John Hiatt, Richie Havens, Ellis Paul, and John Gorka.Supporting local music is another of Dan’s passions. He is a co-founder, along with singer-songwriter Kim Jennings, of Worcester’s Birch Beer Records, and Facebook’s “I Support Local Music in Massachusetts” with over 10,000 fans. As the INsite Boston Magazine stated, “On and off stage one ca...2020-01-141h 36
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 41 featuring Neil DaleI was raised in the Middle East in a Foreign Service family. Blessed with an awareness of a larger world than our country, I have always asked questions about humanity. Trained as a geologist, I left the field as too invasive back in the 1970's and became a visual artist, making money as an antique restorer.The study of evolution has always seemed intellectually stunted to me, and about fifteen years ago I began to consider the presence of cooperation in Earth systems, and have slowly learned that what I had been taught as geology is really biology....2020-01-101h 38
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed podcast 40 featuring Rick Drost2020-01-071h 33
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 39 with Bobbo ByrnesBobbo Byrnes is a storytelling singer/songwriter, a throwback to a bygone era of mix tapes and AM Gold. In true Springsteen-ian fashion, he took up guitar to find himself, and because it made him look cool. Sometimes he rocks with a band, sometimes he rocks by himself. He is a true follower of the Kerouac philosophy of hitchhiking and storytelling. He's been singing and strumming most of his life and these days he's inspired by a Brene' Brown Tedtalk, a Calvin Coolidge quote about persistence, a sixteen word poem about a wheelbarrow, and a PBS documentary...2020-01-031h 35
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 38 featuring Fatma 2.0FATMA SALEM-PEASE or Fatma 2.0Singer/songwriter of Tunisian origin, I was born and raised in Tunisia where I started my first rock band at the age of 14. My musical influences vary from Tunisian, Middle Eastern, French and Italian Classical crossover, American pop and rock and roll, etc.. this wide variety of genres makes my music different and diverse. Sometime, I am inspired to write in Tunisian, other times English, and occasionally French. I immigrated to the U.S in 2011 and started chasing my American dream and meeting a new type of musicians who inspired and continued to influence my...2019-12-311h 34
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 37 featuring Rupert WatesRupert Wates was born in London and studied at Oxford University. He has been a full time songwriter since the late 1990s, when he signed a publishing contract with Eaton Music Limited. In London he worked with some of the best performers in the city. Moving in 2001 to Paris, Wates formed his own quartet and began playing live regularly. In fall 2006 he came to the US. He is now based in New York City and Colorado. Since coming to the US, he has won more than 40 songwriting and performing awards (www.rupertwatesmusic.com/awards).His music is an...2019-12-271h 35
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 36 featuring Woody CarpinellaBorn on a small farm in Cambridge Massachusetts, Woody became known for his Rutabagas. Woody learned that by playing certain blues songs, the Rutabagas would begin to excel at math. Once established as the head of a Rutabaga empire, he retired to pursue music full time.2019-12-241h 36
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 35 featuring Michael Gutierrez-MayI am a singer-songwriter who has been focusing on songwriting and collaborations at the moment along with occasional live performances. I have been involved in folk and acoustic music for the past 30 years as a coffeehouse manager, concert organizer and now as a songwriter and occasional performer.I first became involved in folk and acoustic music in the early 1980's. I have been writing songs since I was 16 years old. I was formerly the manager of Peacock Coffeehouse in Jamaica Plain, Mass. which had an illustrious two and a half year run from February, 1986 to June, 1988. Shortly after the...2019-12-201h 28
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 34 featuring Roberta Lamb2019-12-171h 42
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 33 featuring CiCi EberleCiCi Eberle is an inspirational singer/songwriter playing energetic, original, acoustic music encouraging wholeheartedness, gratitude, diversity, healing, mindfulness and joy as the pillars for living our best lives.Singer/songwriter CiCi Eberle has been playing music since she got her first guitar when she was 10 years old. Her unique style defies easy categorization and is informed by the folk, jazz and classic rock sounds of the last several decades. For too many, years CiCi relegated her music basement, but has recently come out in the light to share her personal journey through though proviking and carefully crafted original...2019-12-131h 43
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 32 featuring April GrantAPRIL CATHERINE GRANTApril has appeared at the Mystic Sea Music Festival, the Portsmouth Maritime Festival, and the New England Folk Festival. She has told stories and sung songs everywhere from the Vanilla Bean Cafe (Pomfret, CT) to the Glenfarg Folk Club (Scotland) and The Story Space (Cambridge). Her stage persona has been described as “charismatic,” and her song choices as “riveting” and “playful yet sinister.”April is a mainstay of singing circles in the Boston area, and makes her home in Somerville, MA. She has taken her skills as a storyteller, unaccompanied singer, and poet to tradition...2019-12-101h 42
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 31 featuring Ric AllendorfAs a native New Englander, Ric has spent nearly half his life as an acoustic musician, visual artist, and educator. Since attending the first Cape Cod Songwriters Retreat in January of 2014 and finding a loyal community of peers, his music pursuits have led to recognition as a finalist in two national performing songwriter competitions (2017) and the 2018 CT Folk Festival audition concert (2018). Among his most noteworthy features are the Club Passim Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch, and Woodstock Tribute Nights, Club Passim 2018 Memorial Day Campfire Festival, The Spire Center of Performing Arts opening for Ray Wylie Hubbard, South Shore Folk Music Club...2019-12-061h 39
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 30 featuring The Lied To'sTHE LIED TO’SOn his very last record, Leonard Cohen utters the words, “You Want It Darker.” The Lied To's can relate.The duo, Susan Levine and Doug Kwartler, who are set to release their new record The Lesser of Two Evils on May 11, 2018, have reason to connect with Cohen's sentiment. Both weathered bitter divorces and were left to pick up the physical, financial and emotional pieces. They met at a folk festival and after the dust settled, started working together. Soon a musical partnership evolved into a personal one.Both Kwartler and Levine are si...2019-12-031h 39
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 29 featuring Mark Mandeville and Raianne RichardsMark Mandeville and Raianne Richards are clearly inheritors of a timeless legacy, creating music that is both original and evocative of a rich tradition. Blending distinctive voices and a wide range of accompaniment (guitar, harmonica, ukulele, clarinet, penny whistle, electric bass), their songs have been well-received by audiences around the eastern United States and Canada since 2010. Transcending the genre of folk Americana, their music echoes inspiration from traditional folk duos and singer/songwriters like Ian & Sylvia, Kate Wolf and Neil Young – combining beautiful harmonies and a lyrical intensity, while establishing a unique sound of their own.2019-11-291h 49
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 28 with Bob FamiliarElectronic Music and Modular Synth artist interview2019-11-261h 39
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 27 featuring Jon WatermanSinger and songwriter Jon Waterman entertains audiences with a unique blend of blues, Americana, classic rock, and roots influences combined with the storytelling sensibility of folk music. His songs and performances range from expressing simple sentiments about love and need to making subtle and not-so-subtle statements about social justice and the human experience while chronicling historical events, fanciful legends, and the passages of everyday life. In addition to a large number of originals, Jon also performs original interpretations of blues and rock standards and the occasional traditional song. His sources of inspiration include Rolling Stones, the Kinks, Randy Newman, Lou...2019-11-221h 37
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 26 featuring Dan and Faith2019-11-191h 38
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 25 featuring Ralph DeFlorioIn this edition of the Woodshed Podcast songwriter Ralph DeFlorio reveals where his undisclosed location for writing songs is. He performs songs from his CD Daylight Comes Through as well as some new songs. Some of his songs topic include the late autumn season, Porter Square, Walden, the moon, spiritual journey and immortality. He discusses co writing and why he may be a single-issue candidate for President and who his surprise choice for VP might be. Check it out!2019-11-151h 38
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 24 featuring Crowes PastureMonique Byrne and Andy Rogovin perform original music and eye-opening covers that reflect a mutual passion, sense of discovery and celebration of life. Their tightly blended vocal harmonies are mixed with an expressive instrumental style that is best described as a banjo-guitar romance. Crowes Pasture’s style of escapist folk transports and connects listeners through universal experiences in their “skillfully crafted, emotional songwriting” (Chris Eastburn, award-winning composer).In just four years time, Crowes Pasture has quickly been making waves with two EPs and three full-length albums. They have been featured on the Joe Val Bluegrass Festival Showcase Stage for fo...2019-11-121h 37
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 23 Featuring Carl BeverlyCarl Beverly, SongwriterWarner, NH Word on the street …. “I’ve never heard anyone play guitar like that!” Carl has been writing and perfecting his very distinctive and unique finger picking style over the past ten years. Its strong rhythmic backbone will have you moving, and his songs will have you singing the very first time you hear them. His writing is strong, personal, and relatable. You will likely find Carl spreading his songs at area coffee houses, farmers markets, and music festivals as a solo performer or as part of the trio Picket H...2019-11-081h 38
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 22 featuring Mike BirchFor Mike, it all started on a Sunday night in 1964 ... February 9 ... the Beatles took the stage on the Ed Sullivan show and while the girls in the audience screamed, his parents and grandparents exclaimed about the "long hairs", a 7-year-old boy thought, 'I'm going to learn to play the guitar one day!'2019-11-051h 35
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 21 with John LoretzJohn Loretz, who retired as program director of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War in 2017, spent his professional career educating the public about the health and environmental consequences of nuclear war and campaigning for the elimination of nuclear weapons. He was a member of the steering committee of ICAN—the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons—which received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017 for helping to achieve the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. In this installment of The Woodshed Podcast, John talks with Aaron Tornberg about his lifelong involvement with the nuclear issue, and performs song...2019-11-011h 39
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 20 featuring Caelin Graber and Mark AbareTonight on the Podcast:Caelin Graber and Mark Abare - founders of The Hearing Room.Listen in! hearingroom.net/the-woodshed-podcast.Caelin is what I would call, a certified creative person. She loves art, creating art, music, writing, poetry, community, and is a champion of the environment. She is an educator, a nurse, musician, songwriter, and a person that is always looking for beauty in its raw form.The Hearing Room is the seed she planted in the community. She took a leap of faith to launch a venue that has a diverse open-ended array of creative...2019-10-291h 38
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 19 featuring Danielle Miraglia2019-10-251h 38
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 18 featuring David HardwickThe Woodshed Podcast 18 featuring David Hardwick2019-10-221h 38
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 17 featuring Susan Cattaneo2019-10-181h 37
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 16 featuring Anne Sandstrom2019-10-151h 40
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 15 featuring Rebecca Pacuk2019-10-111h 36
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 14 featuring Colette O'Connor2019-10-081h 35
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 13 featuring Kathy Sands-BoehmerListen as Kathy Sands-Boehmer and I discuss her background and her favorite artists who performed at Marblehead, MA’s Me and Thee Coffeehouse. I will be posting the episode at 7pm.From Kathy’s blog:By day I am a mild-mannered employee in a very big Boston publishing company. Every other waking hour is devoted to promoting music — at a lovely venue called the me&thee located in the beautiful seaside town of Marblehead, MA which is located on Boston’s North Shore. This venue is within the Unitarian-Universalist Church of Marblehead and has been around since 1970! Imagine that! A...2019-10-041h 35
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 12 featuring Nick NobleThe Woodshed Podcast 12 with Nick Noble2019-10-011h 38
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 11 - Canadian Music Extravaganza featuring Dan FrechetteCanadian Music Extravaganza2019-09-241h 39
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 10 featuring Billy BonesThe Woodshed Podcast 10 featuring Billy Bones2019-09-171h 35
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 09 featuring Rachel MarieThe Woodshed Podcast 09 featuring Rachel Marie2019-09-101h 38
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 08 featuring Art GrossmanThe Woodshed Podcast 08 with Art Grossman2019-09-031h 36
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 07 featuring Linda MarksThe Woodshed Podcast 07 featuring Linida Marks2019-08-271h 34
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 06 featuring Jane Ross FallonThe Woodshed Podcast 06 featuring Jane Ross Fallon2019-08-201h 37
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 05 featuring Eric "Snake" GulliksenThe Woodshed Podcast features Eric "Snake" Gulliksen, formerly of the band Orpheus and now playing daily all around New England. Listen in!2019-08-131h 36
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 04 featuring Dave and Cher SpauldingDave Spaulding started composing and performing as a young teenager and went on to work in the music business for the next twenty-five years, working with many musical equipment manufacturers as a Clinician/product specialist. He went on to own and operate a recording studio and produced over 130 albums for regional and national acts. Dave has spent the last few years trying to hone his song writing and performance abilities and is currently working on a recording project to showcase his best material.2019-08-061h 35
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 03 featuring Ric Page and Robin BornsteinLIve from the Hearing Room2019-07-301h 35
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 02 featuring Beth DeSombreThe second show features the amazing Beth DeSombre - Professor, Musician, Environmentalist and active member of just about every community of which she is a part!2019-07-231h 35
The Woodshed Podcast Live from The Hearing RoomThe Woodshed Podcast 01 featuring Mark Bishop EvansMark Bishop Evans is interviewed. Mark is a regular at the Hearing Room, gracing us with his amazing voice and guitar work on a regular basis. He is a wonderful guy and I'm sure you will enjoy hearing him.2019-07-211h 35