I first became aware of Jesse Terry almost a year ago when he was releasing his seventh album, “When We Wander,” it was during the pandemic when touring was impossible and he and his family were in Prosperity, S.C. working on a couple of musical projects. Little did I know then that one of those […]
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A closer look into improv world of ‘Whose Live Anyway?’ with Greg Proops
I’m a fan of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” and have had the pleasure of chatting with Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood in the past, so when I learned that a live version of that hit TV show was coming to the Waterville Opera House on April 26, I put in a request to interview […]
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Don Campbell Band is keeping busy preparing for Portland performance
I’ve known Don Campbell for a long time now, but the last time he and I spoke was in Oct. of 2016. When I discovered that he and his band (made up of Tom Byhrberg on bass and harmonies; Tom Yoder on fiddle, mandolin and keys; John DeQuattro on electric guitar; Gino Grassi on drums; […]
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Readfield native Wayne Bethanis scaling high in New Age music world
It’s always nice to be able to highlight a local Mainer who’s doing great in the music world and such is the case with this week’s interviewee Dr. Wayne Bethanis. Raised in Readfield, but now resides in Los Angeles, California, this talented composer/musician studied classical piano through his 20s and even won the Bartok Competition; […]
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Composer, pianist Paul Sullivan plans concerts in Camden, Brunswick, Harpswell
I first met pianist/composer Paul Sullivan several decades ago through an association with Paul Winter when Sullivan was part of the Paul Winter Consort (he also won a Grammy Award for his work on the Consort’s “Silver Solstice” CD). He was living in Blue Hill at the time and I did a live interview and […]
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David Bromberg talks about career, upcoming Sidney concert, latest album
Back in 1971, Columbia Records released the debut self-titled David Bromberg album and introduced the world to a true original. The singer/songwriter followed that with three more LPs for Columbia and five for Fantasy Records all the time garnering critical and fan praise, as well as support and friendship with such fellow artists as Bob […]
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Wayne musician talks about new album, upcoming Freeport concert
Almost three years ago, I chatted with Stan Davis about his then new CD “Walking the Hathaway Road” and a show he was planning at the time to be held at the Meetinghouse Arts venue in Freeport. Well, fast forward to now and a similar scene is recreated: a new album (“All They Know”) and […]
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Ethan Stokes Tischler releases first album, celebrates with Portland concert
Tischler and Elsie Gawler will be performing at Slates in Hallowell on May 14.
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Arielle opening act for Augusta concert series
There’s a brand new concert series happening at the Augusta Civic Center with shows in March, April and May. It’s called “Dinner and a Show: Acts You’ll Want To Remember” and the lead-off act for this month is Arielle. Her show will be next Wednesday night, March 9, by the way. April will be a […]
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Folk singer Bruce Cockburn talks career, Waterville concert
When it comes to Canadian singer-songwriters there are two names that stand out: Gordon Lightfoot and Bruce Cockburn. The latter of the two has over five decades of excellence to his credit and recently released his 35th album which just happens to be a double CD titled “Greatest Hits” back in 2021. I’ve had the […]