Desolation Angel Radio

Desolation Angel Radio - Great Blue Heron Music Festival/Heron Memorial Day episode

This episode of the Desolation Angel Radio podcast is a full one. Information about the upcoming May Day at the Heron and the Celebration of Life for Tammy Rayborne, both this upcoming Memorial Day weekend. Information about volunteering and tickets for the 30th Great Blue Heron Music Festival.  In-depth interviews with Steve Rockcastle, Dave Weinberg, and Renee Manning.
Music from bands you'll hear at the festival. Peter Rowan, Couch, Henhouse Prowlers, The Tan and Sober Gentlemen, Keller and the Keels, Farrow, Driftwood, Kevin Kinsella, Donna the Buffalo, Kaleta and Super Yamba, Dr. Bacon and Jim Donovan & The Sun King Warriors. 
Enjoy
Kip
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Desolation Angel Radio May 19th 2023 - Robert Dean Interview

This episode of the podcast finds me interviewing Robert Dean, an author out of Austin, Texas that I knew when we both lived in New Orleans. (He's also known as Bobby Hilliard)
His new book, Existential Thirst Trap is one of the better I've wrapped my head around in a while, and one I highly recommend. Listen in as we talk for an hour about where the book comes from, the soul and state of writing in 2023 and being who we are, head on off into talking about common experiences living in New Orleans, about growing up in Great Lakes (he's from Chicago, I'm from Michigan, halfway between Chicago and Detroit) and just generally have a good time. Listen to the episode, buy the book. There's some great music in here this week too.
Kip
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Desolation Angel Radio May 12th 2023 - Great Blue Heron Memorial Day edition

This episode of the podcast finds us talking to Julie Rockcastle and Minde Hankins about the upcoming opening weekend of the season, Memorial Day weekend with Sunday being Heron May Day 2023 and the Celebration of Life for Tammy Rayborne on Saturday. As well, a good conversation with Les Ticknor where we talk about his history with the Heron, going back to the first one, and we wind up talking about ways of supporting sober people at the Heron. There's a short segment with me at the end about volunteer opportunities, and Spring work that has started now.
Music from bands that will be at the Great Blue Heron 30th this upcoming summer on June 30th, July 1st and 2nd. Driftwood, Folkfaces, Jim Donovan & Sun King Warriors, Peter Rowan, Kevin Kinsella, Kaleta, The Probables and Farrow. 
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Thank You
Kip

Desolation Angel Radio - Comstock 75 Breakfast Club edition - O’Leary foundation upcoming event

This episode of the podcast is another Comstock 75 Breakfast Club edition, the once a month meeting we hold. Along with John Stanaszek, Diane Parker, LaPiana, Tom Bennett, Gina Thomas (Hammond), Steve Schultz, just like we've been able in the past to bring in Jill Baskerville and Paula Chase, we were lucky enough to have Mary Knecht (O'Leary) in again, and this time we had Karen Sparks-Sperry and Jan Fine Watson join us. Yes, the original crew is back together. (Trust me, there's pictures from '74 and '75 of all of us together). Mary talks extensively about the O'Leary Foundation, the benefit and charity their family founded, and the upcoming event here in a couple of weeks in Kalamazoo, MI (and how you can join or help out virtually if you can't make it to Kalamazoo). 
From a heart standpoint, the connections are obvious and precious. It isn't small talk. It's friends who go back 50 years that have managed to stay connected on a lot more than just a "how are the kids and grandkids" basis, but be connected still on a deeper level. 
The music is all picked by them, except the end piece which is always something I pick. Enjoy, a couple of hours of old friends, who are still managing to find a way to make a difference in the world. 
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Kip

Desolation Angel Radio - 30th Great Blue Heron - more volunteer information

This week, Desolation Angel Radio sits down with Ryan Hoitink and Josh Fox and talks about the volunteer opportunities around Spring work, which is starting, and the kitchen and the fire and drum circle during the 30th Great Blue Heron Music Fesitival.  Music from Keller and the Keels, Donna the Buffalo, Folkfaces, The Probables, Kevin Kinsella, Farrow, Henhouse Prowlers and Dr. Bacon. 
A little segment of music at the end of the hour that's been crossing my personal radar lately as well.
Kip
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Desolation Angel Radio April 15th 2023 - River Glen Interview

This episode of the Desolation Angel Radio podcast is centered around an interview I did earlier this week with River Glen, a musician I've known a long time, who has a new album dropping May 1st, As Above, So Below. An extensive, in-depth interview where we talk about the creative process of bringing this album to life, about where it comes from, and about the 170 plus musicians who are part of the album, many of whom are talked about by name, and the creative process behind some of the tracks, the thought, soul and heart that went into them, the musicianship and artistry, along with how to preorder the album, and the tour that's being put together to support the release. It's the entire first half of the show, the interview along with some tracks from the album.
The second half of the show, I do something I haven't done in a while, play a lot of music that I listen to, all of it new, some of it unreleased, as of yet, tracks from upcoming albums, and all of those cuts, all of those tracks carry some common things. They're songs of hope, (you'll have to listen to the whole show, and the interview and cuts from River's album to understand the tie-in), songs of collaboration and songwriting and musicianship. 
Bottom line? This entire episode is centered around music, and what a critical part it plays in all of our lives. Enjoy
Kip
 
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Desolation Angel Radio April 8th, 2023 - Great Blue Heron Volunteer Edition

This episode of the podcast looks at volunteering at the Heron for the Great Blue Heron Music Festival. Conversations with Faith Graham, Kristy & Joe Blask, Domenic Rocco, Nicole White, myself, Jim Kaleta, Jen Raines and Payge Olson. Information on what each crew does, and why all these people volunteer, and have done so for so long, their reasons for it. Pretty cool people. Information from Jen on Lifeguarding being a paid position this year, and information from all of us on what crews still need volunteers and how to do it. 
Music from Couch, Peter Rowan, Jim Donovan & The Sun King Warriors, Kaleta, Kevin Kinsella, Smilo & The Ghost and Donna the Buffalo. All in all, a couple of hours of festival, voices you know and information you need, and music, well worth the listen. Enjoy. 

Desolation Angel Radio March 31st 2023 - CBC, a return

This episode is a return to what we've now started to call the Comstock Breakfast Club and we managed to get Mary Knecht and Teri Pelfresne in with the group. It's becoming pretty regular, even Gina and Paula called in from the road. There's music from everyone, as these episodes I let the group pick the music, so it's a pretty stellar setlist of music from the 70's you'll instantly recognize, a fun conversation where we talk a bit about everything, and in all of it, that sense of connection. 
Enjoy