Wow . . . that was one of the busiest days dealing with music I've had - maybe ever. And, after 32 years, I was doing a radio show again. What a very strange trip this is becoming.
First, thanks to all who came out to Mississippi Studios last night to see Stephen Bruton. With all of the music and arts events going on in Portland this weekend, I wasn't sure what the turnout would be. And a big thanks to Terry Currier of Music Millennium, Jon Koonce (who did a stellar opening set), Barbara Mitchell at the Trib, and to the Oregonian for getting the word out and giving some press attention to show. Over 75 folks were treated to two and a half hours of Stephen's music . . . . he's definitely got some new NW fans and an appreciation for the sophistication and enthusiasm of a Portland audience. Think we'll be seeing more of him up this way in the future.
Your listening to Mississippi West on 89.1 KMHD . . . . one day that might smoothly slip off my lips . . . but it was both nerve-wracking and fun to spend three hours in the studio co-hosting the show yesterday. It wasn't without it's bumps, but we (Dave Johnson and I) certainly didn't give ourselves the easiest afternoon with two live interviews virtually back to back. Susanne Vega's music director/bass player Mike Visceglia and I spoke about his new project with Ollabelle's Fiona McBain called Then There Were Two - an eclectic set of covers arranged for just bass and vocal. Really beautiful stuff and it was great to have the wonderfully articulate Mike to chat with (as I didn't exactly feel all that articulate - thanks Mike, for running with it and being my guinea pig!). On the heels of that interview, Stephen Bruton arrived to chat and promote his show . . . . Having two of my favorite musician friends in town on the same day and willing to cut me some interviewing slack helped a lot. It felt really comfortable talking to Stephen - probably because I was finally settling into my chair and had a solid idea of where I wanted things to go. Stephen was relaxed and gracious and it was great to catch up with him.
Next week Mike Meyer will be back to host the show and I'll settle into whatever my role will be as one of the show's producer . . . . we'll see how all of this evolves.
Okay . . . I'm doing what I was worried about . . . rambling on about completely uninteresting stuff for most of you . . . it's feeling indulgent and self-congratulatory (though I guess I do feel good about getting through yesterday without disaster).
'nuf for now . . . .
9 comments:
Blogging is fun, eh?
Its Suzanne Vega, not Susan. :)
I know . . . good catch . . . bad proofreading . . .
. . . at the moment blogging feels like I'm just talkin' to myself. :-)
Really, I would love to trigger some conversation here . . . but not sure how to get folks to see that they do have something to contribute and share . . .
I've had a blog for a year, and I have a good number of readers, but it's damn hard to get people to comment at all, much less have any kind of conversation (haven't seen you there, I must say...). even if I ask a question, which I have now and then.
Anyone else reading this?
good question? it might be just you and me at the moment . . .
guilty of not commenting on yours . . . though I have sent email in response to a couple of your posts. Sometimes you want to share with the author, but not with everyone else. Sometimes its about sharing with the community, sometimes not . . .
Wish I was there guys. The music sounds great. Don't suppose having me look into your blog is a surprise....but that makes three of us who are reading it.
Flaire . . . your eyes on it are always appreciated . . . the blog and readership will probably develop slowly . . .
Mike and I are thinking of creating another one for Mississippi West. Think it's important to have a place for listeners to get more info, show previews, etc . . .
You know, I missed the show on Sat, but was looking at the playlist and I thought, gee, that looks an awful lot like a JimF playlist. Then I came here and what do you know--it was!
Chris
Chris . . . much of it was mine, but some was Dave Johnson's . . . guess it flowed okay with the two of us doing the programming.
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