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Interviews
and Special Shows |
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is just a
sampling of the special features and interviews presented on past
shows on HGRNJ. Check our Full
Calendar for a list of
upcoming goodies.
NOTE: The following is
a listing of special guests that have performed on HGRNJ. This information
is presented for archival interest only, and is not currently available
for download - although we are actively pursuing Podcasting opportunities
in the near future. |
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Glenn Zervas -
an acoustic / electric guitarist and instrumental
composer was featured on Peter Biedermann's Sound
In The Head" show on Wednesday, September 24th.
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Bob MacKay, Carl Worner and John Hammel
interviewed ex-Beatle Pete Best on the September 15 edition of What's
It Called?
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Mudbone welcome PJ
Wright and Fairport Convention's Dave Pegg to perform on his program
live on June 30.
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Carl and Bob welcomed surgeon/musician(!) Nicole
Kafka to What's
It Called? on Memorial Day. Nicole yukked it up with the boys and played
selections from her new show, 'Deliciously Twisted.'
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Kate Sobo had a super phone interview with Keith
Kane of her fave all time rock band
Vertical
Horizon on
The Radio
Kiosk on Friday, March 28. Kate and Paul really
enjoyed meeting Keith and hearing him perform acoustically with friends at
The Stanhope House. We're eagerly awaiting the release of the new Vertical
Horizon CD with Neil Peart of Rush on a few cuts!
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Karl Latham
stopped by
Sound In The Head
on January 30 to chat and play.
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Kath Cameron's Swirly
Sunburst Show featured Balirstown-based, muralist, Andrew
Maishman on December 14.
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Katie Sobo interviewed Viet Nam veteran and author of "And A
Hard Rain Fell", John Ketwig
on December 14's edition of The Radio
Kiosk.
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Spencer Davis
called in to chat with his good friend, Lady Renee on her December 13 Timeless
program.
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Local blues guitarist, Bob Wolfman
visited Lady
Renee's Timeless program on December 6.
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Carl Worner & Bob MacKay interviewed
singer/songwriter Lauren Wood during
their special Halloween Anything
Goes Show on October 30.
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Character actor Martin Pfefferkorn
was interviewed by Carl Worner on October 20th on Anything
Goes.
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Kath Cameron welcomed Big
Jeff to The Swirly
Sunburst Show
on October 19.
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Kenny Collins welcomed Straight Dope Cherry
for some Suppertime
Stew on October 3.
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Cameron Morgan
joined Sher live on Sher Delight,
on September 25.
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New
York City rockers The New Surreal
visited Sher on Sher
Delight on September 4.
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On August 30, Lady Renee welcomed her new best friend from the Summer of Love 40th Anniversary Show, the one and
only Spencer Davis
for a rare and personal interview on Timeless!
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Peter
Biedermann's Sound In The Head
program featured B.D. Lenz
on August 22nd, and his good
buddy and fellow
guitar / looper / sound racketeer, Ian Smit
performed solo live on August 29th.
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On, August 16, Lady Renee
welcomed STREETLIGHTS,
the opening act at this year's Knowlton Riverfest to Timeless for a special in-house
interview & performance.
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New York
quartet, Reality
Addiction performed live on Sher Delight
on Tuesday, August 14.
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FREE FOR ALL with Beth & Jules
featured an interview with
singer-songwriter and Grammy nominee Eliza
Gilkyson on July 10th.
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Poet & Guardian Angel James
Bianco returned to Anything
Goes on June 30 to read
more of his poetry & discuss his new book as well as the
movie he wrote which is currently in production.
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Slaid Cleaves
chatted with Beth & Jules on the June 26th edition of Free
For All with Beth & Jules.
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Katie Sobo and her Radio
Kiosk welcomed
Citizen
Orchestra members Leena Gilbert on violin, Steve Hudson on keys, and David
Freeman on percussion, for an exciting midday jazz performance and interview
on June 22.
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Stuart Hutchison of the
committee to impeach the entire Bush gang (The
North Jersey Impeach Group) visited with Bob MacKay for a very
controversial and informative Anything
Goes on June 9.
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Our old friend Delia
Quigley visited
Kath Cameron & The Swirly
Sunburst Show on June 8 to discuss her new book, "The Body
Rejuvenation Cleanse."
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Melissa
Nadel stopped by Anything
Goes on June 2 to entertain Carl, Bob and our listeners with
sensational jazz pop tunes from her forthcoming album.
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On May
19, singer/songwriter/author Zara
Phillips stopped by to sing and chat with Carl Worner on Anything
Goes.
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Tony from Echostream
chatted with Sher during the May 15 edition of Sher
Delight on the eve of their appearance at Arlene’s Grocery in NYC.
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Jo Wymer
dropped in on Lady Renee's Timeless
program for an evening of "Blues With An Attitude" on May
10.
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Len Mooney
interviewed keyboardist Joel Cummins from the
band Umphrey's Mc Gee and drummer Dave Watts from
The Motet
on Groove On on April 18.
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Scarecrow
Collection returned to Gems,
Jams, & Gibberish to chat with Todd and The Rickster on April
17th. |
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Awry stopped by to visit Johnny C's Tapestry for
an interview and jam session, also on Friday the 13th!
More info is also available on their MySpace site. |
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Christine M. Griffin, one of the organizers of the Poconos Climate Action Day
visited Kath Cameron and the Swirly
Sunburst Show on Friday the 13th of April. |
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2006 Winefest fave, Brett Mitchell
returned to our area to visit with Todd Mills and The
Rickster on the April 10th edition of Gems,
Jams, & Gibberish. |
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Antigone
Rising drummer Dena
Tauriello was interviewed by Mark &
Krista Wood on the April 7th episode of The Witching Hour. |
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Singer/songwriter
Lindsay Katt
stopped by Anything Goes on
April 7 for some live music with Carl & Bob. |
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Actor/composer David Velarde
visited Anything Goes
on March 31 to
discuss his werewolf rock musical, "Autumn
Moon" with host, Carl Worner. |
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Sher interviewed Tony
Martino from the Martino
Conspiracy during the 2:00 hour of the March 27th edition of Sher
Delight. |
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On March 10, Carl Worner interviewed NJ theater
critic Peter Filichia
on Anything Goes. |
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Our good
friend John Hammell,
former host of Mozart To Motorhead, stopped by Anything
Goes
on March 3 to discuss his retirement with his replacement, Carl Worner! |
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On February
10, Kama Linden
visited Carl Worner and Anything
Goes. |
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Allison
Mosier visited Carl Worner and Anything
Goes
on February 3. |
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2006
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| Nick
Scheuble, an area jazz drummer and
composer who's appeared or recorded with artists such as Roy Haynes, Bill
Crow, Tomoko Ohno and many others co-hosted the December 29 edition of Brown
Semana with JoJo. |
| Kurt
Reil from The
Gripweeds phoned home to chat with Jumpin'
JB about their new Christmas single on the December 21 edition of Paleface
Makes Big Noise. |
| Katie
Sobo welcomed acoustic P.R.Y.D.E.
to her Radio
Kiosk on November 10. |
| Sher
interviewed Steve Forbert on a very special Sher
Delight on November 1. |
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On October 12, Jumpin' JB had a full
slate of interviews, including Kara
Suzanne (from The
GoJo Hearts), Slade
from the New York Vaults,
and Tiokasin Ghostface, host of First
Voices, one of the country's top indigenous programs. |
| On
September 7, Kath Cameron's Swirly
Sunburst Brunch featured an interview with Tara
Bowers from the
Foodshed Alliance. |
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Jumpin' JB chatted with Danny
Zion of the Brooklyn-based, reggae/rock
band Cool & Deadly
on Thursday, August 24 during his Paleface
Makes Big Noise program. |
| David
Ganz joined Johnny
Maj on the August 10 edition of The
Railroad Earth Happy Hour for some in studio performing and
chinwagging. |
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Beth
& Jules aired their interview with Slaid Cleaves on the July 18
edition of FREE FOR ALL. |
| Jumpin'
J.B. interviewed Brett Mitchell,
one of the featured performers at the HGRNJ
Winefest at 7pm on July 14th during his Paleface
Makes Big Noise program. |
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On
Wednesday July 5th, Peter Biedermann's Sound
In The Head show featured an in-house performance with acoustic and
electric guitar instrumentalist Glenn
Zervas. His CD
"Grace Notes" can be heard at http://www.gzguitar.com. |
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Katie
Sobo's Radio Kiosk on Friday, July
7th featured her phone interview with Jeff
Ruch, Exec. Director of PEER (Public
Employees for Environmental Responsibility), who discussed the 10,000
American scientists who are protesting EPA library closures. |
| On
Sunday, July 2, Grammy winning keyboardist John
Ginty popped into our studio to visit
with Bryan Delp on Shut Up & Play
Guitar! |
| On
Wednesday, June 21, Peter Biedermann's Sound
In The Head featured keyboardist Don
Slepian for a live in-studio broadcast.
For more info check out http://donslepian.com. |
| On
Wednesday, June 14th, Peter Biedermann's Sound
In The Head program featured an interview with Nils
Petter Molvaer. For more info on NPM go
to http://www.nilspettermolvaer.no/ |
| Paleface
Makes Big Noise welcomed Mojo
Beauregard back on
June 9 as JB's summer co-pilot. JB also hung out with his special
in-studio guest, Neal
Casal. |
| On
May 19, Paleface Makes
Big Noise welcomed our very own Kate Sobo (Radio
Kiosk) and Quartermoon
for an In-Studio performance to help promote their Genesis Farm appearance
on May 21. JB also chatted with Vicky
Emerson by phone to
discuss her new disc "Reach." |
| On
May 12, Jumpin JB interviewed Tom Gray (Delta Moon) on Paleface
Makes Big Noise. Tom used to be in The Brains out of Athens, GA and
they wrote and performed the original version of "Money Changes
Everything," which was a huge hit for Cyndi Lauper. |
| On
Tuesday, May 9 at 9am, Beth & Jules aired an interview they snagged
with Luka Bloom
during his last tour. |
| On
May 2, Beth & Jules interviewed Joe
Jencks on Free
For All. |
| Peter
Biedermann and White
Light gave a fantastic live performance
John Hammel's Mozart To Motorhead
show on April 29. |
| Johnny
C interviewed Brady Rymer on his Tapestry
Show on April 27 to celebrate his new children's CD "Every
Day is a Birthday." |
| Beth
& Jules interviewed Angelo
M,
a top-notch songwriter and finger-picker who has launched a touring career
after spending 30 years as a steelworker on the April 25th edition of Free
For All. |
| Peter
Biedermann's April 19th Sound In The
Head program featured the return of singer-songwriter Chris
Koch. |
| Jumpin'
J.B.'s Paleface Makes Big
Noise featured an interview with former Beau Brummels lead singer Sal
Valentino on April
7. |
| Delia
Quigley welcomed Andrea Beaman
to Building Healthy Bodies on April 6
from 11am-Noon. The "Top Chef" contestant gave us the dish on
each episode! |
| On
March 30, Delia Quigley hosted Dr. Paul
Connett, who discussed the important
topic: "How Deadly is Fluoride in Your Food and Water?" on her Building
Healthy Bodies program. |
| On
St. Patrick's Day, Katie Sobo invited her special guest -
artist, educator, and peace advocate, Susan
Berkowitz to the Radio
Kiosk to discuss Susan's creation of "All People's Day!" |
| Delia
Quigley welcomed Dan Poynter,
author of "The Self-Publishing Manual, How to Write, Print, and Sell
Your Own Book" to Building Healthy
Bodies on March 16. |
| Katie
Sobo welcomed Welsh/Celtic-style singer-songwriter Jodee
James to her Radio
Kiosk on Friday, March 3. |
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On Wednesday,
March 1st, Peter Biedermann's Sound
in the Head program featured an interview and live in-studio
performance with New Hampshire singer-songwriter Jeff
Haines. |
| Katie Sobo
welcomed Professor
Louie and
Miss Marie of
Prof. Louie & The Crowmatix to the Friday,
February 24 edition of her Radio Kiosk. The mad professor and
Marie filled us in on their recent trip to Siberia and their special
appearance at the Stanhope House on Saturday March 4. |
| Thursday,
February 23 was a special day full of guest performances and
interviews on HGRNJ. First up, Delia Quigley welcomed Jean
Charles, life coach and extraordinary
woman to Building Healthy Bodies.
Directly
following Delia, Bry;bow interviewed Rick
Clarkson and Renee
Huntley about the demise and rebuilding
of the Knowlton River Festival on Neon
Afternoon.
At 3, Johnny C welcomed Steve
Shalit to Tapestry.
Steve opened Swampadelica's Stanhope House show back in December and
Johnny & Steve spoke about and played roots music (both live &
original vinyl) from the Delta & other regions.
Finally, at 9pm, Greensky
Bluegrass performed live on the Railroad Earth Happy Hour!
WOW! What a day! |
| Ben
W. Tettlebaum, the
Outdoor Education Coordinator for the Mohican
Outdoor Center dropped by the HGRNJ studios to talk with Kath Cameron
about the Mohican's outdoor education programs for kids on the
Thursday, February 16 edition of Kath's Swirly
Sunburst Show. |
| Free
For All hosts, Beth & Jules celebrated Valentine's Day with Jack
Tannehill on Tuesday, February 14. |
| Kate
Sobo welcomed Japanese journalist, Tetsuya
Suzuki to her Radio
Kiosk on February 3. |
| On
Sunday, January 29, the Swirly
Sunburst Brunch (11am-1pm) Bunch welcomed Brian
McLoughlin for a special live In-Studio performance. |
| On
Friday January 27, Kate Sobo welcomed, poet, author, environmentalist, and
peace & justice advocate, Anna
Maria Caldara to her Radio
Kiosk. Anna spoke about sharing a jail cell with Cindy Sheehan, the St.
Patrick's Four trials, and more. |
| Ian
Smit made a live trek through the Sound
In The Head program with Peter Biedermann on January
18th. Check out some of Mr. Smit's joyful noises with the band Monkeyworks. |
| Belly-dancing
minister Sherri Van Houten joined
Kath Cameron's Swirly Sunburst
Show on Janaury 19. Sherri is an ordained minister with a
Masters in Divinity from Drew University and is also the director of the Champagne
Girls Charity Belly Dancing Troupe. Sherri enlightened us with tales
of how she mixes dance, divinity and her calling to use belly dancing as
her ministry. |
| Sher
(host of Sher Delight)
interviewed British singer/songwriter, Mark
Timothy on January 10. |
| Bruce
Andresen of Pocono Music Productions
visited Todd and The Mighty Rickster's Jams,
Gems & Jibberish on January 10 to talk about the upcoming Commander
Cody show (with special guests, Acoustic
Sausage) at the Sherman Theatre in Stroudsburg, PA on February 3. |
| The
January 12 edition of Swirly
Sunburst Show with Kath welcomed Cathy
Bao Bean, local author, lecturer and
advice columnist. Cathy is the author of "The Chopsticks-Fork
Principle, A Memoir and Manual." |
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2005
ARCHIVES |
| On
Friday, December 30th, Rick Savage welcomes the marvelous
singer/songwriter Eric Cooper to
The Producer's Corner at
1pm. Eric's 16 years belie his amazing talent and fans of Nick Drake are
well-advised to tune in! |
| Patrick
Fitzsimmons and Swampedelica
stopped by to chat and perform on Johhny C's Tapestry
program on December 9. |
| Rick
Savage interviewed master world percussionist Todd
Isler on the Friday, November 25th edition of The
Producer's Corner. Todd discussed his percussion studies in India
& tours to Africa & played cuts from his cd "Duets:Two Step
& Beyond." |
| On
Tuesday, November 1, Sher welcomed Kate
& Paul for some live In Studio music
and interesting conversation on Sher
Delight. |
| Jumpin'
J.B. interviewed New York singer Kirsten
Thein, on the October 28 edition of
Paleface Makes Big Noise. Kirsten willll be gracing our studios for a live
performance in January. |
| Rich
Bobbe & Paul Yost hosted a very
special one-time program, The Rich Bobbe Radio Show on Saturday,
October 22nd. |
| Peter
Biedermann and Sound In The Head
presented Chris Koch performing
live in our studio on October 19. |
| Len
Mooney and Todd Mills interviewed Jemimah
Puddleduck and the John
Ginty Band live in our studio on Len's
"Groove On" program on October 19. |
| Peter
Biedermann welcomed Mark Williams,
a professional bodyworker, teacher and neuro-scientist want-to-be to share
the air on the October 12 edition of Sound
In The Head. |
| Liza
Thomas, Chairwoman of the Joan
Knechel Memorial Walk co-hosted Nancy's
Oasis on October 7th. Liza discussed the October 16 walk to
benefit the new Joan Knechel Cancer Center at Hackettstown Regional
Medical Center and hung out with Nancy for the afternoon, playing music
and having fun! |
| Jumpin' J.B.
interviewed local legend, Billy Hector
on the September 23rd edition of Paleface
Makes Big Noise. And in another HGRNJ exclusive, J.B. kicked
off his ongoing tribute to The Byrds with a special commemoration of the
32nd anniversary of the mysterious death of Gram Parsons, and a
phone-interview with Phil Kaufman,
Gram's road manager and the chap who burned his body at Joshua Tree. |
| Beth & Jules
interviewed NJ singer/songwriter Catherine
Moon on the September 6 edition of their FREE
FOR ALL program. Beth & Jules discussed Moon's latest activities,
her appearance as part of a benefit for New
Jersey Peace Action on September 18, and even cajoled some new songs
from her bag. |
| Guitar instrumentalist Jody
Price was Peter Biedermann's guest on the
August 24th edition of Sound In The Head,
performing material from his "Bliss" recording. |
| The August 7 edition of
Ron's Oldies & Doo
Wop Show featured famed astrologer Ray
Sette. |
| Jumpin' J.B.'s July 30
episode of Paleface Makes
Big Noise featured interviews with Nik
Gruswitz, who read one of his
poems and talked about the art scene in Burlington, VT. Kenny
Stearns also dropped by to
perform an hour of acoustic blues/gospel live in the HGRNJ studios. |
| Peter
Biedermann of the Sound In The Head
program conducted a phone interview with Andrew
Durkin, leader of the Industrial Jazz
Group (IJG) ensemble on July 27th. More info about Andrew and his
work: www.uglyrug.com. |
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On a very special Sound
In The Head on June 29th, Peter Biedermann welcomed Jumpin' JB ("Paleface
Makes Big Noise") and their special guest, John Hammel for a
round-table discussion of the current state of music. We hope this will be
the first in a series of such discussions amongst HGRNJ DJs and special
guests. |
| Nancy D and
JB interviewed Nashville singer/songwriter Amelia
White during their June 24th
crossover. Later that same evening, jazz guitarist Walt
Bibinger phoned in to chat with
JB about upcoming gigs and his performance on the popular "Jerry Jams
Jerry Cares" tribute CD to the music of Jerry Garcia and The Grateful
Dead. |
| Johnny C.
welcomed Nina Peterson
to our humble abode to perform songs from
her latest release, "New York Daydream" live in our studio on
the June 9 edition of "Tapestry." |
| Nancy D and Jumpin' JB
interviewed New York singer Tessa
Souter during the "Nancy's
Oasis"/"Paleface Makes Big Noise" transition on June 3. |
| On the May
11 edition of "Erin's Scenic View," Mary
Beth McDonough joined host Erin
Mills live in the studio for a loving tribute to Mindy
Jostyn's life and career. And later that evening, Peter Biedermann
welcomed David
Daniels into the studio during his "Sound In The Head"
program. |
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The Jancys joined
Jumpin' JB for a special live, in-studio performance on the April 29
edition of his Paleface Makes Big Noise program. |
| Jumpin' JB
and Nancy D (from Nancy's Oasis) also conducted a live phone interview
with North Carolina singer/songwriter David
Lamotte which bridged their
April 22 shows. |
| Todd Mills
& The Mighty Rickster hosted Special In-Studio Guests, The
Scarecrow Collection on the March 22 edition of Jams,
Gems, & Gibberish. |
