The Standing "O" Project Podcast

Our guest this week on the Art of the Song Mid-Week Coffee Break is Tom Freund. “If you want to hear what California feels like, Tom Freund’s new album is a good place to start...” – Acoustic Guitar It’s the ease with which he delivers conversational lyrics and honeyed melodies, a natural magic that is the soul of Tom Freund’s music. Though he’s widely-traveled in a variety of genres-- from hearftelt folk to buoyant pop to boho jazz to straightforward rock ’n’ roll, and beyond...

Our guest this week on the Art of the Song Mid-Week Coffee Break is Steve Postell. Steve Postell is a singer/songwriter/guitarist/composer and producer. His latest solo CD for Immergent Records features a host of brilliant guests who have worked with him over the years. These include David Crosby, Jennifer Warnes, John Oates, Robben Ford, Eric Johnson, Dave Koz, Paul Barrere and many others. A native New Yorker, Steve moved to Los Angeles to join Steve Ferrone (illustrious drummer for...

Our guest this week on the Art of the Song Coffeehouse Podcast is folk music icon Judy Collins. Judy Collins joined us on Art of the Song and described the unfolding of her creative process during her career spanning four decades, lighting up the world with music and books in an effort to bring hope and healing to the hearts of the world. To hear the complete show with music as broadcast on 150 Public Radio stations, the unedited "naked" interview, and to browse segments by topic, please...

Our guest on the Mid-Week Coffee Break is Terry Kitchen. Terry Kitchen's songs are portraits of ordinary people and emotions, captured with extraordinary compassion, honesty and humor. He has released ten CDs of original contemporary folk music since the 1990s, and his songs have won the Mid-Atlantic and USA Song Contests and been runner-up in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest. His latest CD, 2015's The Post-American Century, reached #19 on the national Folk-DJ airplay chart. His 2013...

Our guest on the Mid-Week Coffee Break is Shelly Peiken. Grammy-nominated songwriter Shelly Peiken has been a prolific, behind-the-scenes force in the music business for more than two decades. Her songs have sold in excess of 50 million records. She is best known for penning culturally resonant, female-empowerment anthems such as Christina Aguilera’s No. 1 hit, “What a Girl Wants” and Meredith Brooks’ smash, “Bitch.” Shelly’s experiences, accomplishments and the circles in which she has...

Our guest this week on the Art of the Song Coffeehouse Podcast is singer/songwriter Gabrielle Louise. Gabrielle is a nationally touring troubadour noted for her poignant lyrics and lush voice. The daughter of two vagabond musicians, Gabrielle inherited the genetic predisposition to wanderlust and song. Gabrielle Louise's music is anchored deeply in folk, but undeniably drawn to rich harmonies and melodic adventurism. Her sound has the earthy feel of early Joni Mitchell while also veering...

Our guest on the Mid-Week Coffee Break is Jim Rhodes of Partners 'n Crime The next few weeks we will be featuring a very special three-part series on our mid-week coffee break called 30 Minutes of L.A. Rock 'n Roll History. We will be talking with Jim Rhodes of Partners 'n Crime, a southern California native with a long history in the Rock 'n Roll scene in Los Angeles about his experiences with the changing music industry in Los Angeles from the 1960's till...

Our guest this week on the Art of the Song Coffeehouse Podcast is veteran blues and jazz guitarist, Walter Parks. Walter has built an international career as the lead guitarist for Woodstock legend Richie Havens, as half of the folk-duo The Nudes, and as leader of the neo-southern rock group Swamp Cabbage. Inspired by the sultry gospel music of storefront churches and roadhouses in the American southeast, Walter’s raspy vocals and heartfelt lyrics explore the depths of the human spirit. We...

Our guest on the Mid-Week Coffee Break is Jim Rhodes of Partners 'n Crime The next few weeks we will be featuring a very special three-part series on our mid-week coffee break called 30 Minutes of L.A. Rock 'n Roll History. We will be talking with Jim Rhodes of Partners 'n Crime, a southern California native with a long history in the Rock 'n Roll scene in Los Angeles about his experiences with the changing music industry in Los Angeles from the 1960's till...

Our guest on the Mid-Week Coffee Break is Jim Rhodes of Partners 'n Crime The next few weeks we will be featuring a very special three-part series on our mid-week coffee break called 30 Minutes of L.A. Rock 'n Roll History. We will be talking with Jim Rhodes of Partners 'n Crime, a southern California native with a long history in the Rock 'n Roll scene in Los Angeles about his experiences with the changing music industry in Los Angeles from the 1960's till...

Our guest on the Mid-Week Coffee Break is Jim Rhodes of Partners 'n Crime The next few weeks we will be featuring a very special three-part series on our mid-week coffee break called 30 Minutes of L.A. Rock 'n Roll History. We will be talking with Jim Rhodes of Partners 'n Crime, a southern California native with a long history in the Rock 'n Roll scene in Los Angeles about his experiences with the changing music industry in Los Angeles from the 1960's till...

Our guests this week on the Art of the Song Coffeehouse Podcast are Lucy Kaplansky and Richard Shindell, together known as The Pine Hill Project. Lucy and Richard have been singing together for 25 years. And they’ve talked about making a record together for just as long. Lucy and Richard are songwriters—each with many solo albums of original songs. But they’re also fans of great songs. Their recent release, “Tomorrow You’re Going,” is a collection of eleven songs they love by other...

Our guest this week on the Art of the Song Coffeehouse Podcast is songwriter / artist / producer / label owner, Blake Morgan. Born and raised in New York City, singer / songwriter / music producer / label owner Blake Morgan began playing the piano and going to music school at age five, with the aim of becoming a professional pianist. At age six his interest began to switch from classical composers such as Mozart and Bartók to The Beatles, after his mother introduced him to Meet The Beatles....

Our guest on the Mid-Week Coffee Break is Mindy Dillard. Mindy Dillard is an adventurer and an award-winning singer-songwriter. She plays clawhammer banjo and rhythm guitar, often in alternate tunings to accompany her electric and raw, crystal-clear voice. Her music pulsates with funky rhythmic grooves and sparkles with heartfelt storytelling. Mindy is a mythological scholar and has performed her one woman folk rock opera based on Grimm’s fairytales and the work of Clarissa Pinkola Estes...

Our guest this week on the Art of the Song Coffeehouse Podcast is the late Glenn Frey. All of us at Art of the Song are deeply saddened by the untimely passing of Eagles founding member Glenn Frey on January 18, 2016. An inspiration to a generation of musicians and millions of fans, he helped to define the genre of country rock. A member of the rock ’n’ roll hall of fame and a winner of six grammy awards, Glenn Frey will truly be missed. We take this opportunity to revisit our interview...

Our guest on the Mid-Week Coffee Break is Melissa Monforti. Coffee with a friend. We were discussing her newly published book and my desire to finally record after 15 years of writing songs, when in the course of the stimulating conversation, an idea came to me. Why not blog about the process? I hang on every word when performing artists speak about their creative process, or even what they had for lunch, both on stage and in interviews. Writing about the recording process, how I write...

Our guests this week on the Art of the Song Coffeehouse Podcast are British folk duo The Rails. Kami Thompson and James Walbourne combine a rich musical lineage with a contemporary point of view that is electrifying. It’s almost Shakespearean - this meeting of two great houses. The daughter of Richard and Linda Thompson, meets the go-to guitarist for The Pogues, The Pretenders and Son Volt to create a rich new approach to folk. To hear the complete show with music as broadcast on 150...

Our guest on the Mid-Week Coffee Break is Kevin Dooley. Tim O'Brien said, "Kevin successfully marrys the soul of acoustic with the range of rock." Main stage performances at Rocky Mountain Folk Festival, Paonia Roots Festival , Telluride Blues , Yellowstone Music Fest and more. On the faculty at The Rocky Mountain Folks Fest Song School for several years. Has hosted songwriters in the round at various location. Past winner of the Crossroads Acoustic Blues Award at The Telluride Blues Fest....

Our guest this week on the Art of the Song Coffeehouse Podcast is indie singer/songwriter Brooke Annibale. Brooke’s evocative musicianship is driven by an deep passion for songwriting. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Brooke’s grandfather opened a music retail and live-sound business in the 1960’s, that is still family-run today. As a guitar player, Brooke Annibale stands out with her deep groove and interesting stylistic choices. However, it’s her magnetic voice, that...

Our guest on the Mid-Week Coffee Break is Richard Byford. Richard & Mary have performed throughout the United States and many countries around the world. They represented the US at the 1992 World Trade Fair in Spain where they sang to enthusiastic crowds of more than 100,000 people from all over the world. Richard & Mary also had charted records in several countries in Europe with some of Richardʼs original songs. During this time, they have recorded four albums of mostly original...