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virginiaprograsser

NP&M! 4 Star Web Radio & Interviews; To err is human; to purr, feline Robert Byrne

About Me


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****WEBCASTER: "Newgrass, Prog & More!" Progressive Web Radio & Music Interviews***
Webcasting from: Tidewater (SE), Virginia, USA
To listen to Newgrass, Prog & More! on the Web: http://www.live365.com/stations/virginiaprograsser
To see NP&M!'s weekly broadcast date/time schedule for my ongoing audio interview series 'Conversations From The Farmhouse' - in-depth Conversations with TOP classic and progressive rock and bluegrass artists - visit:
http://www.live365.com/stations/virginiaprograsser/schedule
"Animal-Friendly Progressive Internet Radio from WAY Outside the Litterbox!"
Spay/Neuter your pets! Adopt a loving new friend from your local animal shelter!
50 y.o.; very happily married for over 19 years!; Educator/Educational Therapist; We live rurally on a small, old farm with many well-loved and vetted (spayed & neutered - of course!!!; all shots) cats & dogs + 2 happy horses!
And always remember: "To err is human, To purr, fe-line." Robert Byrne
************************************************************ 'CONVERSATIONS FROM THE FARMHOUSE' (Audio Interview Series!) ************************************************************
You can check with:
http://www.live365.com/stations/virginiaprograsser/schedule
for my current 'Conversation' webcast schedule.(*interviews are not listed in any particular order):
ONLY SOME OF THE MUSIC INTERVIEWS I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE BEEN PART OF OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS:
BILLY SHERWOOD of CIRCA - Billy, Alan White (Yes), Tony Kaye (Yes's original keyboardist), and guitarist extraordinaire Jimmy Haun have created an excellent, exciting new progressive rock CD 'CIRCA: 2007'. I talked with Billy for 50 minutes on about this fine debut CD, about CIRCA's future plans, and about his history with progressive rock's iconic group, Yes.
JOHN McEUEN of the Grammy Award Winning supergroup THE NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND!
DAROL ANGER - The fiddle master and jazz grass legend in an in-depth interview.
MIKE MARSHALL - Darol Anger's alter ego and world-class mandolinist.
CARL PALMER (Emerson, Lake, and Palmer/Asia) from London, England!
JOHN "The Voice of Newgrass" COWAN discusses his must-have, best of 2006 CD, 'New Tattoo'.
RAILROAD EARTH's fine mandolinist, JOHN SKEHAN, discusses the band's fine recent double CD release 'ELKO'!
IAN ANDERSON -'JETHRO TULL' Himself!!!) from London, England! Ian talks about his USA solo tour, world politics, global warming, and his ongoing work to help the world's small, wild cats (e.g. Andean Mountain Cat, Margay, etc.).
PETER WERNICK - DR. BANJO himself. Peter is the legendary Hot Rize banjoist and past President of the IBMA! In an N,P&M! exclusive, Peter calls for the renaming of the Telluride Bluegrass Festival?!
DARRELL SCOTT - Grammy Award-nominated, extraordinary multi-instrumentalist and songwriter talks about his must-have, best of 2006 CD 'The Invisible Man'.
CLAIRE LYNCH - IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year in 1997. Her excellent band includes 7 time IBMA Bassist of the Year Missy Raines and 2 time IBMA Guitar Player of the Year Jim Hurst (interviews pending!).
DREW EMMITT of The Drew Emmitt Band (and formerly of Leftover Salmon) talks about the legacy of Leftover Salmon, the state of the jamband scene, and his band's excellent CD 'Across The Bridge'.
DAVID COUSINS; DAVE LAMBERT/CHAS CRONK; JOHN HAWKEN of THE STRAWBS - The seminal English progressive folk rock band is still on the move in 2007 with tours both acoustic and electric and with new material on both CD and DVD recorded and released. 50 minute interviews with all members 2007! 2006.
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***Albert Einstein, when asked to describe radio, replied: "You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat."
***"I wish I had a horses head, a lions heart, and an apple bed." Mark Linkous/Sparklehorse
"You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats." Colonial American Proverb
"We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office." Aesop

My Interests

MY MYSPACE VOCAL MUSIC PAGE: http://www.myspace.com/tuxedocatmusic

There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats." --Albert Schweitzer

Webcasting, Cats, English Springer Spaniels, and Percheron (Draft) Horses.

Newgrass/Progressive Bluegrass/Jamgrass; '70s style melodic progressive rock; acoustic alternative rock

http://www.live365.com/stations/virginiaprograsser

Some Very Important and/or Life-Changing Albums for me (in chronological order of discovery, not necessarily by date of release or level of importance); an ongoing list as I think about it...:)

Procol Harum "A Whiter Shade of Pale" My introduction to the sound of "prog"!"

Yes "Close to the Edge" Simply amazing both then and now!"

Neil Young "After the Goldrush" Mother Nature's still on the run 40 years later ... :(

Patti Smith "Horses" What energy; what great songwriting. I saw Patti live a lot in those days!"

Television "Marquee Moon" Tom Verlaine rocks!"

New Grass Revival "Fly Through the Country" My introduction to the extreme vocal talent of "The Voice of Newgrass", John Cowan. And MAN can Sammy B. play that mando!!! "

John Hartford "Morning Bugle" One of the quirky greats from this legendary performer."

Mercury Rev "All Is Dream" Amazing sonic textures! "

Neutral Milk Hotel "In An Aeroplane Over the Sea" I just discovered this underground classic. I love its sound. Too bad there isn't more.

The Syn "Syndestructible" A 10 out of 10 - a new classic!!!"

2006: Three CDs stand out as the best of that year: 'Living With War' & 'Living With War, Raw' - NEIL YOUNG; 'New Tattoo' - JOHN COWAN BAND; 'Invisible Man' - DARRELL SCOTT

2007: List Pending

I'd like to meet:

Musicians and other music fans who like/perform newgrass/progressive bluegrass, 70's-style progressive art rock, and alternative rock/folk. And folks that love Cats, English Springer Spaniels, and Percheron (Draft) Horses!!!

TWO IMPORTANT NOTES TO MUSICIANS CURRENTLY FEATURED (AND POTENTIALLY FEATURED) ON 'N,P,& M!':

My webcast is at 'only' 32kbps-stereo for two very important reasons:

1. Listeners only get a 'taste' of your music, not full CD-quality. This hopefully encourages my listeners to support featured artists by purchasing their music instead of simply recording my webcast stream.

2. At 32kpbs, many-to-most 56k modem users can stream the webcast. I don't want to be elitist and webcast only to highspeed users!

Music:

Newgrass/Progressive Bluegrass

Progressive/Art Rock

Americana, Alternative Rock & Country

Jazz, Blues, Classic Rock

Movies:

Lord of the Rings; Fitzcaraldo, Das Boot, Beauty and the Beast (Cocteau), Sky Captain in the World of Tomorrow, Casablanca, Slingblade, The Aristocats, The Fountain

Television:

not much besides the various 'Law & Order' incarnations and 'CSI: Miami', and 'Torchwood'.

Books:

"Trout Fishing in America" & "So The Wind Won't Blow It All Away" by Richard Brautigan; "The Martian Chronicles" & "Dandelion Wine" by Ray Bradbury; "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; "Tailchaser's Song" by Tad Williams; The Ghatti series by Gayle Greeno; cat "Warriors" saga by Erin Hunter; The Named Serie (Ratha) by my friend - 2nd INTERVIEW PENDING! - Clare Bell

Heroes:

The signers of the US Declaration of Independence; Harriet Tubman; Morris Dees of the Southern Poverty Law Center; Reverend Barry Lynn, executive director of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State; Edward R. Murrow, William Paley, Fred Friendly of CBS News, Firefighters of Southern California and those that came from far and wide to help

Musical Heroes: Neil Young; Phil Ochs, John Hartford, John Cowan, Darrell Scott, Steve Earle, George Harrison

My Blog

14 Hour Technicolour Dream: The Virtual Band

*Release Source: Umbrello Music EntertainmentFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE14 Hour Technicolour Dream: The Virtual BandA Cutting-Edge Music Project sponsored by Steve NardelliMarch 2, 2008  As a founding memb...
Posted by virginiaprograsser on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 02:20:00 PST

My new Alan White Interview post Led Zep Opening c Keith Emerson

By SAM MCDONALDMusic ReporterThe Daily PressHampton/Newport News VA757-247-4732December 19 2007, 12:27 PM ESTSteve Sikes-Nova, an Internet radio disc jockey based in rural Mathews County, recently sco...
Posted by virginiaprograsser on Tue, 25 Dec 2007 11:36:00 PST

Newgrass,Prog & More! Web Radio & Interviews TOP 20 Nov1-15

Weekly Schedule of Interviews with Top Artists:http://www.live365.com/stations/virginiaprograsser/s cheduleTo listen to NP&M!:http://www.live365.com/stations/virginiaprograsser2,00 0+ Progressive & Ecle...
Posted by virginiaprograsser on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 11:34:00 PST

My Conversation c John McEuen of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

My Conversation with John McEuen of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Bandavailable at various times on the 'Conversations From The Farmhouse' music interview series on 'Newgrass, Prog & More!' Web Radio. Hear my...
Posted by virginiaprograsser on Sun, 11 Nov 2007 08:08:00 PST

Interview with keyboardist Tony Kaye of CIRCA/YES/BADGER!

NP&M! INTERVIEW EXCLUSIVE  TONY KAYE of CIRCA; Yes's original keyboardist pre-Rick Wakeman!!! One of if not THE only in-depth audio interview that Tony remembers giveng in 40+ years in progressive mu...
Posted by virginiaprograsser on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 12:25:00 PST

Conversation c John Cowan (JC Band/NGR) Premiers Saturday

Check out:http://www.live365.com/stations/virginiaprograsserhttp:/ /www.live365.com/stations/virginiaprograsser/schedulefor date/time information on this brand new 45 minute Conversation.This will be t...
Posted by virginiaprograsser on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 03:22:00 PST

Circa: 2007 - Excellent Classic Progressive Rock; Tull; Strawbs

Hello Cats & Kittens! I just received my signed/numbered copy (196) ofCirca: 2007 (go to http://www.circahq.com) and am very impressed withwhat Billy Sherwood, Alan White, Tony Kaye, and Jimmy Haun ha...
Posted by virginiaprograsser on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 04:20:00 PST

Much Hip Hop and Imus's 'Rap' Reflect US/Worldwide Culture of Misogyny

Editor's Note: This is the first of several installments in a yearlonghttp://www.tolerance.org - (Steve's note: An EXCELLENT site to visit!!!)project addressing misogyny in music. Watch for future st...
Posted by virginiaprograsser on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 09:39:00 PST

1 new Prog & 1 new Newgrass Interview This Weekend!

New Prog: Les Holroyd, legendary founding member of English progressive rock veterans Barclay James Harvest. Les is now the leader of Barclay James Harvest Featuring Les Holroyd.New Newgrass: The leg...
Posted by virginiaprograsser on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 07:29:00 PST

Fave: Bluehouse (Australia duo) + CD c Tommy Emmanuel ,CGP

Jacqui Walter and Bernadette Carroll (Bluehouse) have it all - songwriting, musicianship (electric bass, guitar), dynamite vocals all the way from a whisper to POWER+!, amazingly tight harmonies (they...
Posted by virginiaprograsser on Sat, 09 Dec 2006 08:40:00 PST