Michael Gaither - Songs and Stories

Chuck McCabe plays the title track and "I'd Rather Be in Redding", from his new release "Creatures of Habit In World of Change". This episode of "Songs and Stores" concludes with the CD version of McCabe's "My Prayer for You", also from the new CD.

Chuck McCabe discusses "Creatures of Habit In a World of Change", his fifth record. We sat down this afternoon to discuss how the theme of family and roots from his last album, "Sweet Reunion", evolved into the topic of change in "Creatures of Habit. In episode #37 we talk about the new record and some of the stories that led to it.

Part two of a two-part chat with singer/songwriters Alisa Fineman and Kimball Hurd. They perform "Corridor" and "Stepping Stones". Check the web site at www.michaelgaither.com for notes that go with this interview. Want to win a "Grateful Dread Radio" T-shirt? Listen to this podcast for details. I'll randomly pull a name at the end of the month and notify the lucky winner.

Part one of a two-part chat with singer/songwriters Alisa Fineman and Kimball Hurd. Check the web site at www.michaelgaither.com for notes that go with this interview. Want to win a "Grateful Dread Radio" T-shirt? Listen to this podcast for details. I'll randomly pull a name at the end of the month and notify the lucky winner.

"Dark, Appalachian dance music". That's how I've always described The Crooked Jades, a bay area-based collective of musicians dedicated to keeping old-tyme string-band music alive and quite well. Check the web site at www.michaelgaither.com for notes that go with this interview. Want to win a "Grateful Dread Radio" T-shirt? Listen to this podcast for details. I'll randomly pull a name at the end of the month and notify the lucky winner.

Highlights from the Spring Strawberry Breakfast Club 2008: Michael Gaither and Friends and Jim Dyar and Friends. And a chance to win a Tshirt from Grateful Dread Radio. Listen to this episode for details. I'll randomly pull a name at the end of the month and notify the lucky winner.

Chris Kee and Houston Jones perform "Calico Heart" and "If Not for the Darkness". Want to win a copy of Houston Jones' latest release, "Calico Heart?" Listen to this interview for details. I'll randomly pull a name at the end of the month and notify the lucky winner.

Another kitchen-table talk, this time a two-part interview with Chris Kee and Travis Jones of the bay area Americana band Houston Jones. Want to win a copy of Houston Jones' latest release, "Calico Heart?" Listen to this interview for details. I'll randomly pull a name at the end of the month and notify the lucky winner.

Since this is my 30th "Songs and Stories" podcast, I thought I'd flip things around and have *me* interviewed for a change. This episode is a replay of a recent appearance on KVMR radio in Nevada City, CA. I was a guest on Wesley Robert's "Rockin' and Stompin'" show and played solo versions of "Broke", "Spotted Mule", "Jack of All Trades" from my "Spotted Mule and Other Tales" CD. Wesley has been listening to "Songs and Stories", so we also talked a lot about this little show, the recent interviews, and how's it's grown into a big part of the web site. Listen to this podcast for info on how to enter this month's drawing.

"I don't want to paint with just one color". That's how Cillette Swann describes the Americana genre's ability to let artists mix Celtic, folk, and even country influences on the same album. Cilette, along with husband Roman Morykit, are better known as "Gypsy Soul", a duo who call southern Oregon their home, have been recording together since 1995. Listen to this podcast for info on how to enter this month's drawing.

In the second half of this interview, Keith plays two personal favorites of mine, "Ruby and Rosie" and "Arsenal of Doves" and explains the stories behind those songs. Want to win an authographed copy of Keith Greeninger's latest CD, "Glorious Peasant"? Listen to this show for details.

In the first half of this chat with Santa Cruz songwriter Keith Greeninger, he how he gravited towards music in a family where no one else played and about his collaborative efforts with other musicians such as Dayan Kai. Want to win an authographed copy of Keith Greeninger's latest CD, "Glorious Peasant"? Listen to this show for details.

The rest of my talk with Dayan Kai and Steve Uccello. This time we dicuss the pros and cons of independent music in the age of Myspace and the world wide web. Want to win an authographed copy of Keith Greeninger's latest CD, "Glorious Peasant"? Listen to this show for details.

Another "kitchen table" interview, this time with singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist Dayan Kai, along with bass player Steve Uccello. Want to win an authographed copy of Keith Greeninger's latest CD, "Glorious Peasant"? Listen to this show for details.

A chat about the balancing act between the "art" and "business" halves of music with Americana duo Rick Di Dia and Aireene Espiritu. Want to win a DVD and autographed CD from Rick and Aireene? Listen to this show or go to www.michaelgaither.com for details...