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Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNotes by Northwest: August 17, 20232023-08-182h 55Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNotes by Northwest August 10, 2023This was a mish mash of music with a PNW connection.  Enjoy!2023-08-132h 57Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNW Passages- Poetry by Clallam County Poet Laureate Part 32023-08-0505 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNW Passages- Poetry by Clallam County Poet Laureate Part 42023-08-0502 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNW Passages- Poetry by Clallam County Poet Laureate Part 22023-08-0502 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNW Passages- Poetry by Clallam County Poet Laureate Part 12023-08-0501 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNW Passages-Maphead by Ken Jennings Part 4This was fun book, and Ken is remarkably glib and funny in this section. 2023-08-0510 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNW Passages-Maphead Part 3Continuation of Ken Jennings great book about his love of Cartography.  Look it up. 2023-08-0509 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNW Passages--Maphead Part 2Read by the awesome Connie Furr. 2023-08-0505 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNW Passages--Maphead by Ken Jennings Part 1Read by the author himself in this first episode. 2023-08-0505 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNotes by NW August 3Take a listen to this three hour program with a range of music from the 50s until almost today.2023-08-053h 00Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNotes by NW July 27, 2023A new three hour version of Notes by NW.2023-07-282h 59Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNW Passages: Poetry reading by Jaiden Dokken Part 1 Jaiden Dokken, will serve a two-year term as Clallam County’s first Poet Laureate. Developed through a partnership between Clallam County and NOLS, a major goal of the Clallam County Poet Laureate program is to use poetry to bring a variety of voices and perspectives to culturally diverse audiences throughout the county, and to bring communities together through poetry.2023-07-1601 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNW Passages: Poetry reading by Jaiden Dokken Part 42023-07-1602 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNW Passages: Poetry reading by Jaiden Dokken Part 32023-07-1605 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNW Passages: Poetry reading by Jaiden Dokken Part 22023-07-1602 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNW Passages-The Islands Call Part 4 Read by the author, Sandy Frykholm2023-07-1606 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNW Passages-The Islands Call Part 3 Read by the author, Sandy Frykholm2023-07-1607 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNW Passages-The Islands Call Part 2 Read by the author, Sandy Frykholm2023-07-1604 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNW Passages-The Islands Call Part 1 Read by the author, Sandy FrykholmIn current-day Seattle, Gino makes his money writing a phony astrology column and playing fortune teller for party entertainment. Sara, a fraud investigator, has visions of the future that always come true—and she’ll do anything to keep it a secret. Her clairvoyance has destroyed important relationships in her life.When they meet, Gino hopes they can be more than friends. Unfortunately, the most Sara will commit to is cat-sitting for him while he goes sailing in Italy for his 25th birthday.But when Gino disappears while swimming near the islands of the sirens off the Amal...2023-07-1607 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNW Passages-Snow Falling on Cedars Part 32023-07-1605 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNW Passages-Snow Falling on Cedars Part 22023-07-1604 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNW Passages-Snow Falling on Cedars Part 1This is the kind of book where you can smell and hear and see the fictional world the writer has created, so palpably does the atmosphere come through. Set on an island in the straits north of Puget Sound, in Washington, where everyone is either a fisherman or a berry farmer, the story is nominally about a murder trial. But since it's set in the 1950s, lingering memories of World War II, internment camps and racism helps fuel suspicion of a Japanese-American fisherman, a lifelong resident of the islands. It's a great story, but the primary pleasure of the...2023-07-1604 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNorthwest Passages-Pilgrimage to Eternity by Timothy Egan Part 42023-07-1604 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNW Passages-Snow Falling on Cedars Part 42023-07-1606 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNorthwest Passages-Pilgrimage to Eternity by Timothy Egan Part 32023-07-1602 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNorthwest Passages-Pilgrimage to Eternity by Timothy Egan Part 22023-07-1605 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNorthwest Passages-Pilgrimage to Eternity by Timothy Egan Part 1From the NY Times review of this book.  Egan has become my favorite PNW author.If you’re looking for something to believe in, you could do worse than Timothy Egan’s particular blend of intelligence and empathy. In his ninth book, “A Pilgrimage to Eternity,” this self-described “lapsed but listening” Irish Catholic makes the 1,200-mile journey from Canterbury to Rome along the Via Francigena “on foot, on two wheels, four wheels, or train — so long as I stay on the ground,” as he attempts to decide what he believes. If this book doesn’t quite settle the question of belie...2023-07-1605 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNotes by NW July 8This is a mix of music featuring artists and songs with a PNW connection.   I chose Alice in Chains twice on this show, as I found something interesting online this week.  The song Ranier Fog was recorded almost 20 years after the death of the group's former lead singer, Layne Staley.  Though the magic or creepiness of AI, someone added his vocals to that song.  You can find the version here.2023-07-091h 57Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestInterview with Dan Brubeck-Brubeck Brothers QuartetThe Field Arts & Events Hall had its debut performance this week, the Brubeck Brothers Quarter, featuring two of the sons of a jazz pioneer, Dave Brubeck.  This show includes excerpts of my interview with the very engaging Dan, along with a selection of the group's work.  And I played a compare and contrast--the original version of the best selling jazz record of all time, Take Five by Dave Brubeck, followed by the Brubeck  Brothers version.   2023-07-081h 14Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNotes by NW July 1, 2023Summer is here in Sequim!  This show included some CW songs with artists with a PNW connection, a nod to Canada Day, a shout out to my friends from Maple Valley where I played a song by their neighbor Brandi Carlile, and one of my favorites, Just Breathe, dedicated to my mom. She's breathing fine, by the way. 2023-07-031h 59Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestJune 24, 2023 Notes by Northwest: Music in the Park EditionThis show is dedicated to the artists featured at this summer's Music in the Park, mostly musicians from the Peninsula including favorites like Black Diamond Junction, Bread & Gravy, Buck Ellard and Jean Lemke.   The first 40 minutes or so was not recorded (operator error) but I think you'll enjoy this nonetheless.   Music in the Park features free concerts on Tuesday nights at Carrie Blake Park in Sequim and is brought to you by KSQM radio. 2023-06-251h 18Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNotes by NW June 16This was a mix from The Stooges with their cover of the Kingsmen's Louie Louie, to Mark Knopfler, checking the PNW box with a solo effort called Seattle.  Also featured the Postal Service, who is back on tour now, and Death Cab for Cutie for my sweet niece, who is actually a fan (who knew?).  2023-06-211h 56Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNotes by Northwest June 10, 2023The first part of the show featured covers of Woody Guthrie songs, including a new release by the Dropkick Murphys from Okemah Rising (Okemah being the hometown of Woody Guthrie).  Also had original and cover of Cryin' Time by Buck Owens and Will Worden, and a Stevie Ray Vaughn cover of Hendrix and Hendrix' cover of All Along the Watchtower, originally by Bob Dylan.A protégé of Woody Guthrie.Total coincidence.  Or was it?2023-06-111h 58Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestMay 27, 2023 Notes by NWI just listened to this show again, and really like the selections, ranging from a few covers of Woody Guthrie songs to Odo Abby, who is credited with bringing world music to the Pacific NW.  2023-05-281h 57Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestApril 22, 2023 Notes by NWAfter a few ''operator errors" at the beginning of the show, it was smooth sailing of a mix of PNW music from the 1950s til today. 2023-05-011h 54Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNotes by Northwest-April 29, 2023This was a true variety show, with Country Joe McDonald kicking it off with his version of Roll On Columbia, to some groups I haven't played a lot, like Asterhouse and Mudhoney.   2023-04-301h 58Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNotes by NW: April 15, 2023We took a tour from early Woody Guthrie to some mellow sounds for the first hour, and then ramped it up a bit, ending with PJ and Nirvana, with selections from their 1993 releases Vs. and In Utero.  2023-04-161h 58Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNotes by NW: April 8, 2023The first hour of the show was on the mellow side, including Burl Ives (Anacortes, WA);  Louis Armstrong (from soundtrack to Sleepless in Seattle), and Bing Crosby singing about the iconic Black Ball Ferry line.   The second half was louder, as we were commemorating three grunge milestones on April 5:  the death of Nirvana's Kurt Cobain in 1994;  the death of Alice in Chains Layne Staley on the same day eight years later;  and on a happier note, the 57th birthday of Pearl Jam's Mike McCready.  2023-04-092h 00Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNotes by NW: April 1, 2023A mixture of music with a PNW connection, a bit on the mellow side this time.  And I'm continuing to feature songs from two iconic grunge albums released 30 years ago--Vs. by Pearl Jam, and In Utero by Nirvana.  Cue the angst. 2023-04-022h 02Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestMarch 25, 2023: Notes x NW and Tribute Show to Aretha FranklinThe first hour is a typical Notes by NW program, and the second hour was a tribute to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, on what would have been her 81st birthday.  And it was a celebration of the Diva Piano donation to KSQM radio.  The Steinway piano was donated to Jennifer Hudson's foundation, and she commissioned it to be painted by some famous street artists to commemorate her role as Aretha Franklin the the movie, RESPECT.  The piano was auctioned off, and a Tacoma couple, Rich and Linzee Langsford, bought it at the auction.  After moving to Sequim earl...2023-03-261h 52Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNW Passages Episode 21-Telemachus Part 1Telemachus, archetype of the boy left behind, is portrayed in this novel by Bobby Bacca, whose father, M.M.Bacca, the famous poet, has died. Bobby, an artist who has gone in search of his father’s past, revisits the Bacca legend through stories told by those who knew him best, while his own memories intersect with the effects of trauma pervading the adult lives of his contemporaries.It was written by former Port Townsend resident Michael Daley, and the town in which the story takes places feels a lot like this Peninsula town. 2023-03-1906 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNW Passages Episode 22-Telemachus Part 2Telemachus, archetype of the boy left behind, is portrayed in this novel by Bobby Bacca, whose father, M.M.Bacca, the famous poet, has died. Bobby, an artist who has gone in search of his father’s past, revisits the Bacca legend through stories told by those who knew him best, while his own memories intersect with the effects of trauma pervading the adult lives of his contemporaries.It was written by former Port Townsend resident Michael Daley, and the town in which the story takes places feels a lot like this Peninsula town. 2023-03-1907 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNW Passages Episode 23-Telemachus Part 3Telemachus, archetype of the boy left behind, is portrayed in this novel by Bobby Bacca, whose father, M.M.Bacca, the famous poet, has died. Bobby, an artist who has gone in search of his father’s past, revisits the Bacca legend through stories told by those who knew him best, while his own memories intersect with the effects of trauma pervading the adult lives of his contemporaries.It was written by former Port Townsend resident Michael Daley, and the town in which the story takes places feels a lot like this Peninsula town. 2023-03-1906 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNorthwest Passages- Episode 25 Patriarchy Blues Part 1Rena Priest is a member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation. She is the incumbent Washington State Poet Laureate and Maxine Cushing Gray Distinguished Writing Fellow. Priest is also the recipient of an Allied Arts Foundation Professional Poets Award and fellowships from the Academy of American Poets, Indigenous Nations Poets, and the Vadon Foundation. Her debut collection, Patriarchy Blues, received an American Book Award. 2023-03-1903 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNW Passages Episode 24 Telemachus Part 1Telemachus, archetype of the boy left behind, is portrayed in this novel by Bobby Bacca, whose father, M.M.Bacca, the famous poet, has died. Bobby, an artist who has gone in search of his father’s past, revisits the Bacca legend through stories told by those who knew him best, while his own memories intersect with the effects of trauma pervading the adult lives of his contemporaries.It was written by former Port Townsend resident Michael Daley, and the town in which the story takes places feels a lot like this Peninsula town. 2023-03-1903 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNorthwest Passages Episode 26: Patriarchy Blues Part 2Rena Priest is a member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation. She is the incumbent Washington State Poet Laureate and Maxine Cushing Gray Distinguished Writing Fellow. Priest is also the recipient of an Allied Arts Foundation Professional Poets Award and fellowships from the Academy of American Poets, Indigenous Nations Poets, and the Vadon Foundation. Her debut collection, Patriarchy Blues, received an American Book Award. 2023-03-1904 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNorthwest Passages Episode 27-Patriarchy Blues Part 3Rena Priest is a member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation. She is the incumbent Washington State Poet Laureate and Maxine Cushing Gray Distinguished Writing Fellow. Priest is also the recipient of an Allied Arts Foundation Professional Poets Award and fellowships from the Academy of American Poets, Indigenous Nations Poets, and the Vadon Foundation. Her debut collection, Patriarchy Blues, received an American Book Award. 2023-03-1902 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNorthwest Passages Episode 28-Patriachy Blues Part 4Rena Priest is a member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation. She is the incumbent Washington State Poet Laureate and Maxine Cushing Gray Distinguished Writing Fellow. Priest is also the recipient of an Allied Arts Foundation Professional Poets Award and fellowships from the Academy of American Poets, Indigenous Nations Poets, and the Vadon Foundation. Her debut collection, Patriarchy Blues, received an American Book Award. 2023-03-1902 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestMarch 18, 2023 Notes by NWPete SeegerRoll on Columbia. The KingsmenMoneyJelly roll mortonSeattle HunchThe wailersSeattle  Kenny LogginsCelebrate me homeTimberboundMile and a halfMerilee RushAngel of the morningThe stoogesLouie Louie  Sunny day real estateSevenCrushwater Starry SkikesDave lewisLittle green thingBuilt to spillBroken ChairsEnumclaw2002Stevie Ray VaughnLittle WingRobert crayDon't be afraid of the darkNeko CaseFurnace Room Lullaby Norfolk and westernI'm waiting in writingMoby grapeOmahaBand of horsesThe funeralWillie nelson and ricki lee jonesComes loveFoo figh...2023-03-191h 57Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestMarch 4 Notes by NorthwestA general mix of PNW music from Woody Guthrie, Ricki Lee Jones and Everclear.Woody Guthrie                                                Roll Columbia Roll Kingsmen                                                             ShoutThe miracle workers                                      PsychoDiana Schurr & Jose Feliciano                 By DesignBuck Owens                                                       Streets of BakersfieldBlind Pilot                                                            Story I heardHaley Blais                                                           Rob the Original Blind Pilot                                                             The Story I HeardDecemberists                                                      Down by the Water Jewel                                                                         HandsDiana Krall                                                             If I had YouBrandi Clarke                                                       Something newRicki Lee Jones                                                    Danny's All Star Joint Will and Haylie                                                    ColoursRay Charles and Willie Nelson                  It was a very good yearThe Dip                                                                   AdvertisingEverclear                                                               This Land it your land Haley Hannah Heynderickx                        First I'm SorryCrosby Stills Nash       2023-03-052h 01Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNorthwest Passages Episode 19: Sometimes a Great Notion by Ken KeseyWe are continuing to feature passages from Ken Kesey’s 1964 novel, Sometimes a Great Notion, which has been described as his “opus”.  It’s a story about an Oregon logging family led by a strong-willed father who fights with his family, his friends, and many in their small logging town. In this passage, we’ll hear some of his backstory, which actually takes place later in the book, about settling in rural Oregon. 2022-12-1105 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNorthwest Passages Episode 20: Sometimes a Great Notion by Ken KeseyThis episode completes passages from the Ken Kesey book, Sometimes a Great Notion, which chronicles the story of a tough logging family, the Stampers, in a small Oregon logging town.  The patriarch of the family, Henry Stamper, has a motto, Never Give an Inch, and lives it in his actions with his family and the citizens of the small town. The passages we’ll hear today is about the backdrop of a small Oregon town in the dread of November, and we hear a bit about one of the characters who hides a secret.The author died in...2022-12-1107 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNW Passages Episode 13: Turnaround TimeAuthor David Guterson chronicles his love of the beauty of the PNW as a lifelong hiker.  In this excerpt from early in the book, he tells of some his first experiences as a hiker, and some of the colorful characters he meets. 2022-12-1106 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNorthwest Passages Episode 14: Turnaround Time by David GutersonWe continue with Guterson's sketches about hiking in the PNW which for the author is as much a spiritual journey as it is a physical one. 2022-12-1105 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNorthwest Passages Episode 15: Turnaround Time by David GutersonThe author of Snow Falling on Cedars chronicles his journeys in the wilds of the Pacific NW in these series of sketches about the people and the land.2022-12-1106 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNorthwest Passages Episode 16: Turnaround Time by David GutersonToday’s segment is a poem entitled A Narrow Road to the Interior speaks not only to the interior of the PNW forest, but the journey to the interior of the soul as manifest by the very act of of hiking.David Guterson’s Turn Around Time was published in 2019 by Mountaineers Books.  You can learn more about the author, the book and his other words at his website, davidguterson.com.  2022-12-1103 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNorthwest Passages Episode 17: Sometimes a Great Notion by Ken KeseyFor the next four weeks, we will feature passages from Ken Kesey’s Sometimes a Great Notion, a story about an Oregon logging family set in the 1960s.  If the name Ken Kesey sounds familiar, he is also the author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.   The passage we’ll hear today is the first few pages of the book, to the little logging town of Wakonda, where a union strike and an independent family of loggers begin to clash.2022-12-1106 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNorthwest Passages Episode 18: Sometimes a Great Notion by Ken KeseyToday we will continue to explore the passages from the Ken Kesey novel, Sometimes a Great Notion, published in 1964.   In the passage we will hear today, the underlying tensions of the Stamper family, loggers in a small Oregon town, become more tense, with half brothers Hank and Lee try to keep the family logging operations moving with the back drop of a union strike by other loggers in town. 2022-12-1106 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNovember 19, 2022 Notes by Northwest2022-12-052h 00Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNovember 26, 2022 Tribute to Jimi HendrixSeattle guitar legend Jimi Hendrix would have turned 80 on November 27 had he not died at age 27 in 1970.  This program features some of the musicians who influenced him, including Muddy Waters and Bob Dylan, Jimi's music from the three albums he released in his lifetime, and covers of Jimi Hendrix songs by other artists.  Also included is my interview with curator of the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle, built by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen as a tribute to music and Hendrix. The show ends with a live recording of a 1967 concert in LA just released in...2022-12-052h 00Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNovember 12, 2022 Notes by NorthwestPlaylist The Highwaymen                             Roll On Columbia Stompin Tom                                     Sasquatch songHank Cramer                                      I guess he's rather be in ColoradoBuck Owens                                       Streets of bakersfieldRosalie Sorrells                                  If I could be the rainThe Ventures                                    Secret Agent ManLavender Country                            I Can't shake the stranger out of youNorfolk and western                      CentraliaRay Charles and Nora Jones         Here you go again Ray Charles                                         Heat of the Night Blitzen Trapper                                 Love the way walk away Ricki Lee Jones                                  Danny's All-star jointDecemberists                                    Sons & Daughters Eddie Vedder                       ...2022-11-1359 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNovember 5 Notes by NWPlaylist to come 2022-11-091h 52Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestOctober 22 Notes by NW: Tracing the DNA of Puget Sound BandsPlaylistWoody Guthrie                                Roll On ColumbiaSonics                                                   Have love will travel Wailers                                                 Sack o WoeKingsmen                                            Shout Daily Flash                                           Forever to LoveFleet foxes                                          White Winter HymnalFather John Misty                           I love you HoneybearThe Lashes                                           Sometimes the sun Chrystal Skulls                                   Count your gold Alice in chains                                    No excusesJerry Cantrell                                      Had to Know Mad Season                                       River of DeceitCandlebox                                          Change New Original Sonic Sound        PsychoMudhoney                                         Toilers Melvins                                                Joan of ArcNirvana                                                Lithium Foo Fighters                                       Times like theseTemple of the dog                           Times of trouble mother love bone                            StargazerPearl Jam                                             Smile Eddie Vedder                                    Society Third Secret                                        Diamond in the coldGreen River                        2022-11-062h 00Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestOctober 15 Notes by NorthwestPlaylist Highwaymen                                     Roll On Colombia Burl Ives                                              Big Rock candy mountain Bing Crosby                                        Don't fence me inRanger and the Re-Arrangers     Walk don't runJudy Collins                                         Turn Turn Turn The Shins                                             Sea LegsThe Dip                                                 Sure don't miss youMoby grape                                        OmahaDanny Barnes                                    Hey Man Head and the heart                         Lost in my mindFaustina Masigat                              Done thinking about it Taylor Kingman                                 WannabeTK and the Holy know nothings Emmanuel Rocky Voltalato                                 Texas Scorpioncascade timber                                 Sweet Mother EarthLaura Gibson                                      Empire BuilderRobert Cray       ...2022-10-202h 00Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNotes by NW-October 8, 2022PlaylistJudy Collins                                         Roll On Columbia Kingsmen                                            Money Paul revere and the raiders          Steppin StoneThe miracle workers                       PsychoCharlie Ryan                                       hot rod lincolnJeff Lorber                                          Pacific Coast HighwayEsperanza Spaulding                       Samba Em Preludio Nat King Cole                                     Route 66Margo Cilker                                      Broken arm in OregonRocky Voltalado                                Becoming Human Norfolk & western                           Watch The Days Slowly FadeWill and Haylie                                  Nine pound hammer Denver (band)                                   Carry OnThe Cave Singers                              Dancing on our graves Birger Olsen                                       The Telephone Dangles star anna                                             black cat bluesJesse Roper                                        Fool in love2022-10-102h 00Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNotes by NW-Country Music of the PNW-October 1PlaylistPeter McKee                      Roll On ColumbiaRosalie Sorrels                   borderline heart Loretta Lynn                       Portland, Oregon Tammy Wynette              Apartment #9Alison Krause                     Pastures of PlentyDolly Parton                       DeporteeArlo Guthrie                       Oklahoma HillsFolk Uke                              Nobody BluesLavender Heights             I can't shake the stranger out of you Brandy Clarke                    Homecoming queen Sera Cahoone                    Deer Creek canyonAndy Gibson                       Summer BackCort Carpenter                  Have you ever seen the rainJames Otto                         just got started loving youBlaine Larson                     Baby don't get hooked on me Jesse Sykes                         You are not gotten hereHank Cramer   ...2022-10-102h 00Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNW Passages Episode 5: The Good Rain Part 1NW Passages features passages from books or poetry with a PNW connection. This is the first episode from Timothy Egan’s classic book about the Pacific Northwest, The Good Rain.  First published in 1990, is a beautifully written book about the people, history and natural wonders of the PNW, and was actually inspired by the book we featured last month on NW Passages, the Canoe and the Saddle, written in 1853 by Theodore Winthrop. Timothy Egan defines the PNW as wherever salmon can get to.  In this passage, which begins the book, Egan shares his thou...2022-10-0102 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNW Passages Episode 6: The Good Rain part 2NW Passages features passages from books or poetry with a PNW connection.Timothy Egan has written several books about the PNW, and this 1990 is considered to contain some of the finest writing about our natural environment.  In this passage, Egan tells a story about a random encounter with a herd of Roosevelt elk on the Olympic Peninsula in a dark and damp canopy of fir trees.  2022-10-0104 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNW Passages Episode 7: The Good Rain Part 3NW Passages is the new series features passages from books with a connection to the Pacific Northwest, and this month, we will feature selections from Timothy Egan’s classic book about the PNW, The Good Rain.  In this passage, Egan describes the remoteness of the Northern Cascades, where, until 1972, no proper roads transverse the lands.  He goes on to quote a trapper who described the region as a land so wild, I cannot find words.  The reference to Winthrop in Egan’s passage may sound familiar.  Winthrop was the east coast traveler who chronicled his journeys...2022-10-0102 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNW Passages Episode 8: The Good Rain Part 4This final episode of The Good Rain finds Egan on the western most part of the Olympic Peninsula, in La Push.  The seemingly constant winds from the Pacific form the landscape, the trees, and the people of the area, all the way down to their breath.   You can read about that book, or others by this great PNW author by visiting his website, www.timothyeganbooks.com.   Thanks to Connie Furr for her reading.  2022-10-0103 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNW Passages Episode 11: The Boys on the Boat Part 3On this episode, you’ll hear a passage about a defining race that helped the University of Washington rowing team set their place on the world stage at the Berlin Olympics in 1936. If you want more information about the book, which was a NY Times bestseller, you can visit the author’s website, www.danieljamesbrown.com.   Thanks to Connie Furr for her reading.   2022-10-0103 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNW Passages Episode 10: The Boys on the Boat Part 2The Boys on the Boat is the story about the underdog University of Washington rowing team who wins the 1936 Olympic gold.  The story’s main character, Joe Rantz, lived on Silberhorn Road in Sequim. In this passage, we’ll hear about how the virtually orphaned Joe Rantz tried to scrape by when his family left him alone in Sequim when he was a teenager. If you want more information about the book, which was a NY Times bestseller, you can visit the author’s website, www.danieljamesbrown.com.   Thanks to Connie Furr for her reading!2022-10-0104 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNW Passages Episode 9: The Boys on the Boat Part 1The Boys on the Boat is the story about the University of Washington rowing team who, against all odds, wins the 1936 Olympic gold.  The story has a special connection to Sequim, as the main character of the story, Joe Rantz, spent much of his childhood here in Sequim.  When you’re driving into town, you can see the road sign calling out the two Olympic champions from Sunny Sequim.  Joe Rantz is one of them.  In this passage, we’ll hear the author, Daniel James Brown’s description of what was then a sleepy farming town on the Olympi...2022-10-0108 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNW Passages Episode 12: The Boys in the Boat Part 4In this final episode for the book, Brown does a masterful job of capturing the excitement of the Olympic finals, where a rag-tag US team from the University of Washington beats out every other country for the Olympic gold in rowing. If you have suggestions for other passages we can feature on upcoming shows, please let me know on the notesbynorthwest.com website, using the contact function.For more information about the book, visit the author’s website, www.danieljamesbrown.com.  Thanks to Connie Furr for her reading.  2022-10-0103 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestSeptember 17, 2022 Anniversary ShowHere's the playlist of artists I've come to enjoy in the first year of Notes by Northwest:Woody Guthrie                 Roll On Columbia Wailers                                 Lucille Kingsmen                            Louie LouieQ, Jones/Barry White   Secret Garden Folk Uke                              Wear you downBrandi Clarke                  That wasn't meWill and Haylie                ColoursBrandi Carlilse                    Every time I hear that songWilco Billy Bragg               Way over yonder in a minor keyEddy Vedder                      Just breatheCrushwater                        CaliforniaChad Mitchell Trio           Reuben JamesBuck Ellard                          Simple ManLongboat                             Tacoma Woody G...2022-09-212h 00Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestSeptember 3, 2022 Notes by NorthwestPlaylist:Penny whistlers  |   | Roll On Columbia | The miracle workers  |   | Way Back When | Mason Burns  |   | Come on Baby  | Kristina Lao  |   | Mice | Rumour Mill  |   | Feel it 2 | Odo Abby  |   | Oshi | Heart  |   | Dog and Butterfly | The Matinee  |   | Said I | Rocky Voltalado  |   | Little Black Diamond | Grand Archives  |   | sleepdriving  | Wild Powwers  |   | Gorgon | Tiny Vipers  |   | Dreamers | Band of horses  |   | No body's going to love you  | The LoveMongers  |   | Sand  | Beat Happening  |   | Our secret  | Ray Charles  |   | America | Cub  |   | She's like a Rainbow | Willie Nelson and Ricky Lee Jones  |   | Comes Love | Danny Barnes  |   | Pizza box  | Les Gold...2022-09-072h 00Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNW Passages-September #1: The Canoe and the Saddle by Theodore WinthropTheodore Winthrop was a New Haven, CT dandy who ventured west to California, the Oregon and Washington Territories, and British Columbia in 1853 to explore the Pacific NW, its natural beauty, and its native peoples.   The story of his journey, The Canoe and The Saddle, was first published in 1862, a year after the death of Winthrop in one of the early skirmishes of the civil war.  Winthrop’s depiction of the Northwest, particularly Washington Territory, earned the book great popularity. The town of Winthrop, Washington took on his name in 1890 and Mount Rainier’s Winthrop Glacier is also...2022-09-0203 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNW Passages-September #2: The Canoe and The SaddleWe’re continuing this week with The Canoe and The Saddle, the account of Theodore Winthrop’s journey to the Washington Territory in 1853, where he shared his accounts of the majesty of the mountains, the Salish Sea, and the native peoples of the PNW.   This edition of NW Passages includes Winthrop’s tribute to the mountain he, and the first people—refer to as Tacoma—and what the whites then and today call Mt. Ranier—much to the author’s chagrin.2022-09-0202 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNW Passages-September #3: The Canoe and the Saddle by Theodore WinthropIn this episode, we will continue the journey across 1850s Washington Territory as told by Theodore Winthrop, the Connecticut dandy who trekked across the PNW and wrote about it in his book, The Canoe and the Saddle.  In this passage, Winthrop tells the story of waking in the PNW forest at sunrise, in an encampment of missionaries, and the profound effect that colors, and light and the land and the vegetation has on him that day, and for the rest of his life. 2022-09-0203 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNW Passages-September #4: The Canoe and the Saddle by Theodore WinthropIn this segment from The Canoe and the Saddle, author Theodore Winthrop relates another spiritual moment inspired by the natural beauty of the Washington territory in the mid-1800s. 2022-09-0202 minNotes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestAugust 27, 2022 Women of the Pacific NWThe entire show is dedicated to female artists:Judy Collins                                Roll on Columbia Rosalie Sorrells                         If I could be the rainLoretta Lynn                              Don't come home a drinkingErnestine Anderson               The Thrill is goneEsperanza Spaulding            Touch In MineBrandy Clarke                            Get HighBrandi Carlilse                          Right on timeBlack Belt Eagle Scout         At the partySleater-Kinney                         Can I Go On Bailey Brian                              SongbirdFawn Wood                             Pledging My LoveRicky Lee Jones                    GloriaNora Jones & Ray Charles            Here you go againNeko Case                                Mood to burn bridgesKaitlyn Aurelia Smith         ...2022-09-011h 59Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestAugust 20--Artists from Thing Festival in Port Townsend August 26-28,2022Steve Einhorn                                    Roll on ColumbiaDelvon Lamarr Organ Trio        Pull yo’ pants upDelvon Lamarr Organ Trio          Careless whisperThe Dip                                                 AdvertisingThe Dip                                                 Never my loveModest Mouse                                 Lampshades on Fire Modest Mouse                                 Float on Father John Misty                            I went to the store one dayFather John Misty                            Honey bearHaley Blais                                           FirestarterHaley Blais                                           Rob the originalFaye Webster                                    JonnyFaye Webster                                    KingstonWet leg                                                Chaise LoungeNation of language                        The grey commuteNation of language                        Across that fine lineEnumclaw                                           2002Enumclaw                                           Fast and...2022-08-232h 00Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNotes by NW August 13: Tacoma Songs and ArtistsPlaylist:  Woody Guthrie                                 Roll On Columbia The Frantics                                        werewolfVentures                                             secret agent man Wailers                                                 Tall Cool One Kingsmen                                            Money That's what I want Sonics                                                   Have love will travelGirl Trouble                                        Follow me down The Regents                                       Barbara AnnThe Association                                Never My LoveBuck Owens                                       Streets of BakersfieldDon Rich                                              Round Hole Guitar                           Rachel Taylor                                     Light A fire Boss Martians                                    I am your radio Neko Case                                           South Tacoma WayRobert Cray                                        Don't be afraid of the darkGuns & Roses                                    PatienceSeaweed                                             Magic Mountain manlongboat                                              Tacoma Steve Miller                                        Rocking MeMoby Grape            2022-08-152h 01Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestAugust 6 Notes by NorthwestHere's the playlist for this dog days of summer episode: Highwaymen                                 Roll On ColumbiaTimberbound                                 End of my lineRosalie Sorrells                             Home Ain't in The Hall of FameBuck Owens                                    Tiger by the tailRocky Voltalado                            EvergreenWill and Haylie                               Colorado GirlRichmond Fontaine                     CapsizedBrandi Carlilse                              Right on timeSheryl Crow featuring Eric Clapton, Sting & Brandi Carlile    Beware of DarknessTelekinesis                                      Power Lines Dark Smith                                     Waiting Cascade timber                            Sweet Mother EarthDamien Jurado                            SheetsBob Dylan                                       WatchtowerRicky Lee Jones                          Subterranean Homesick BluesFather John Misty                     I went to the store one dayFleet Foxes                                    Sun GiantBailey Bryan                                Too goodEMBLEM3                                    ChloeThe Shins                                       New slang Jay Farrar, Will Johnson, Anders Parker, Yim Yames    Hoping Machine Minus the Bear                             My TimeNorfolk & Western                    CentraliaBuilt to Spill                                   The PlanTemple of the Dog                    Hunger Strike The Melvins                                  RevolveBlind Pilot                     2022-08-082h 01Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestNotes by NW-All SeattleAll the music on this program either has "Seattle" in the title, or is about an area of Seattle, just for fun.   Here's the playlist:The Pennywhistlers                        Roll On ColumbiaThe Fabulous Wailers                     Seattle Jelly Roll Morton                              Seattle HunchLaurie Lewis Quintet                       Summer in Seattle Shawn Mullins                                   September in Seattle Robyn Hitchcock                               Belltown RambleOwl City                                               Hello SeattleMarcy Playground                           Shadow of SeattleFoo Fighters                                       New way homeNirvana                                                Smells like Teen SpiritFrank Zappa                                       Mud SharkHot Toddies                                        SeattleFoo Fighters                                       AuroraBand of Horses                                  The fune...2022-07-312h 00Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestWoody Guthrie Tribute Part 2This features covers of Woody Guthrie songs by his contemporaries, by some current artists, songs by the next generations of Guthries, and some new songs based on Woody Guthrie lyrics, some of the more than 3000 he wrote in his amazing lifetime.  Here's the playlist:William Worden                               Roll On ColumbiaPete Seeger                                       Union MaidCisco Houston                                    Grand Coulee DamRambling Jack Elliot                         NY TownThe Weavers                                     So LongOdetta                                                  Rambling round your cityLeadbelly                                             We shall be freeAlmanac Singers                               House of the rising sunLonnie Donegan                               Gamblin' Man Ry Cooder                                           Vigilante Man Ave...2022-07-272h 03Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestWoody Guthrie SpecialThis audio documentary chronicles the life and the music of the father of American folk music on the 110th anniversary of his birth in Okemah, Oklahoma.   The program includes a number of his songs, my interview with Nora Guthrie, the Director of the Woody Guthrie Foundation (and Woody's daughter);  my interview with KEXP-FM host Greg Vandy, the author of a book about the Columbia River series, 26 Songs in 30 Days;  and exerpts from Woody's autobiography, Bound for Glory and other readings. 2022-07-162h 08Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestJuly 9 Notes by NorthwestThis program featured music and artists I've never played before on the show.  I hope you hear something new and interesting. PlaylistPennywhistlers                                 Roll On Columbia Bill Frissell                                           Rumble Shook twins                                        Mad ScientistDanny Barnes                                    Pizza box Zauso                                                    Setting SunCourtney Marie Andrews             America Margo Cilker                                      Broken arm in OregonBailey Bryan                                       SongbirdDesolation Horse                              Best FriendChastity Belt                                       DroneNo-No Boy                                          Gimme ChillsNoah Gundersen                             As tears go byShania Shepherd                              There will never be another youHarvey Danger                                  wine women and songBrittany Davis                                    Tonight Ch...2022-07-102h 05Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestJune 26 Notes by NorthwestPLAYLIST Highwaymen                                     Roll on Colombia Pete Seeger                                       Acres of ClamsFess Parker                                         Lewis & Clark Dave Lewis                                          Little Green thingNeko Case                                           South Tacoma WayOwl city                                                Not all heroes wear capesBen Gibbard                                       Train songAyron Jones                                       Take Me awayFrank Zappa                                       Mud SharkWidowspeak                                      MoneyEnumclaw                                           2002Decemberists                                    Down By the water Brandy Clark                                     Get High Norfolk & Western                       CentraliaMount Eerie                                       Between Two MysteriesFleet Foxes                                         Helplessness bluesAlice in Chains                                  Man in the box Nirvana                                                Something in the wayPearl Jam                                             JeremyMudhoney                                          good enough3rd Secret                    2022-06-282h 13Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestMay 28--Will Worden InterviewThis is my live interview with country folk singer and songwriter Will Worden, where we discuss his musical influences from the Beatles to Townes Van Sandt,  his original compositions, and how he became such an old soul at such a young age.   The program kicks off with Will's version of Roll On Columbia that he recorded in Woody's cabin on actor Will Geer's property in Topanga, California.2022-06-162h 04Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestJune 11PLAYLISTPeter McKee                                                      Roll On ColumbiaBuck Ellard                                                          Simple Man Bread & Gravy                                   Black Diamond Junction                                CreepFleet Foxes                                                         I’m not my seasonDamien Jurado                                                  sheetsBlue Mountain Troublemakers                   Seven Bridges RoadBlack Belt Eagle Scout                                     At the PartyJimi Hendrix                                                       Hey JoeDeath cab for cutie                                          Northern lights Car Seat Headrest                                            sober to deathBlind Pilot                                                            The Story I HeardJesse Sykes                                                         The dreaming dead Neko Chase                                                        Furnace room lullabyRicky Lee Jones                                                 Subterranean Homesick BluesSoundgarden                                                     Burden in my handWill & Haylie                                                      Colorado Girl Eddy Vedder and Elton John                 2022-06-152h 00Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestInterview and music by Peter McKeeThis interview features Peter McKee, a former Peninsula resident, whose been playing the banjo his entire adult life.  He's a fan of Woody Guthrie (who he honored in a unique way on Woody's 100th birthday), Pete Seeger, and a lot of other fine artists.  This show includes my interview with Peter and the following songs:Peter McKee           Roll On Columbia Woody Guthrie     It Takes a Married Man to Sing a Worried Song Woody Guthrie     Columbia's WatersWoody Guthrie     The Biggest Thing That Man Has Ever DoneWoody Guthrie     The End of My Line  Will Geer                  Woody Guthrie quote Woody Guthrie      Pastures of...2022-05-101h 51Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestApril 9,2022 Notes by NorthwestWoody Guthrie- Roll On Columbia Brandi Carlile- Right on Time Brandy Clark -  Who you thought I wasChris Cornell- Watching the WheelsFleet Foxes- Innocent SonFoo Fighters- Learn to FlyJimi Hendrix-Stone FreeChad Mitchell Trio w/ John Denver-Mr. Tambourine ManTammy Wynette-Stand by your manJimmy Durante- Make someone happyPaul Revere  and the Raiders- Let Me Sam Kim- Seattle Ray Charles w Johnny Mathis- Over the rainbowFabricators-Heaven BoundSinatra w Quincy Jones-Stormy Weather Quincy Jones-Killer Joe Paul Rogers-I don't li...2022-04-131h 59Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestApril 2, 2022 Notes by NorthwestPlaylist:Pete Seeger                            Roll on ColumbiaBurl Ives                                   Wild Side of LifeLoretta Lynn                          After the fire is goneRay Charles                           Sweet potato pie (with James Taylor)Bing Crosby                          Swing on a starKingsmen                               Jolly Green GiantFrank Sinatra (Q Jones)    Teach me tonightKenny Loggins                     Daddy's backBuck Ellard                             Simple manRickie Lee Jones                   Flying CowboysRickie Lee Jones                   Rodeo girlGene Autry                            Back in the saddle againBand of Horses                   No one's gonna love youAmanda Marshall             Dark HorseHank Cramer                        Death Rides a Dark HorseHendrix                                   Foxy Lady Father John Misty             I went to the store o...2022-04-091h 56Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestMarch 26, 2022 Notes by Northwest PlaylistHighwaymen                                      Roll On ColumbiaHank Cramer                                      I guess he'd rather be in Colorado Stompin’ Tom Conners                Sasquatch SongBuck Owens                                       Tiger by the tail Don Rich                                              Round Hole GuitarErnestine Anderson                      Stardust The Dip                                                 Never my loveDelvon Lamarr Organ Trio        Pull yo pants up Dave Lewis                                          Little Green thingRay Charles                                         What I sayRobert Cray                                        Don't be afraid of the dark Norfolk & Western                          I'm waiting in writingChris Walla                                          Sing AgainJennifer Thomas                               Illumination Willie Thrasher                                   BeautifulJosh Ritter                                           Old Black MagicPresidents of USA                            LumpRocky Votolato                                 White Daisey Passing Sunny Day Real estate                   In CirclesModest Mouse                                 Lampshades on FireDecemberists                                    Sons & DaughtersBuilt to Spill                                        Time TrapShins                                                       New slangBlack Belt Eagle Scout                 At the partyCub                                    2022-04-011h 59Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestMarch 19, 2022 Notes by Northwest-Tribute to Quincy JonesQuincy Jones first learned about music as a 14 year old teen in Seattle, where he hung out at the clubs and met a 16 year old Ray Charles. This show features the solo work and the collaborations over decades with a spectrum of artists. PlaylistJudy collins  |   Roll on Columbia Quincy Jones  |   Killer JoeDuet with Barry White  |  Secret GardenQuincy  Jones |  Evening in ParisQuincy Jones  |  Theme from IronsideQuincy Jones  |  A Hard Day's NightSinatra  |  Mack the KnifeMiles Davis with Quincy Jones (producer)  | Summertime  Sinatra  | ...2022-03-292h 00Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestMarch 12, 2022 Notes by NorthwestPlaylist for this show | The Highwaymen  | Roll On Columbia, Roll On | Don't Fence Me In  |  Bing Crosby | Hank Cramer  |  Galway Girl  | David Gogo  |   Soul Fever | Paul Revere  |  Kicks | Chad Mitchell Trio featuring John Denver  |  Mr. Tambourine Man | Ernestine Anderson  | Thrill is Gone | Nat King Cole  |  Stardust (from the soundtrack to Sleepless in Seattle) | Dr. John / Rickie Lee Jones  | Makin' Whoopee (from the soundtrack to Sleepless in Seattle) | Elliot Smith  | Twilight |  Pearl Jam  |  Just Breathe  | Willie and Lucas Nelson  |  Just Breathe | Sleater-Kinney  |  Can I Go On  | Mudhoney  |   Good Enough2022-03-291h 58Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestMarch 5, 2022 Notes by Northwest--CoversPlaylistJudy Collins | Roll On Stooges | Louie LouieDon Rich | Orange Blossom Special Beatles | Act Naturally Diane Schur & Count Basie Orchestra | Only You John Hoover and the Mighty Quinns | Take me Home Country roadsBlack Diamond Junction  | Creep The Dip | Never my loveCHROMATICS " | Sound of silenceBelly | Are You Experienced? (produced by Paul Q. Kolderie and Sean Slade)Living Colour | Crosstown Traffic (produced by Ron Saint Germain)Pat Metheny | Third Stone from the Sun (produced by Pat Metheny)Quincy Jones | A Hard Day's Night A...2022-03-271h 46Notes by NorthwestNotes by NorthwestJanuary 15: Notes by NorthwestJANUARY 15 PLAYLIST | Judy Collins  | Roll On Columbia, Roll On | Judy Collins  | Cats in the Cradle | The Wailers  | Seattle  | The Ventures  | Ghost Riders in the Sky | Payolas  | Eyes Of A Stranger | Monkees  | Steppin Stone | Burl Ives  | Big Rock Candy Mountain | Diane Schur and Count Basie  | Travelin Blues | Quincy Jones  | Love and Peace | Esperanza Spaulding  | Formwela 1  | Pink Martini  | Una notte a napoli | Ranger and the Re-Arrangers  | I Can't Give You Anything But Love | Ray Charles and Nora Jones  | Here we go again  |  Kenny  Loggins  | Danny's Song | Jewel  | Hands ...2022-03-191h 54