Post by jptheprofessor on Mar 21, 2021 11:39:43 GMT -5
Hello Everyone,
Here is the recap of the March 14 edition of "The Homegrown Rocker," which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on Q94 Classic Rock!
We had a visitor on this week's program - thanks to area musician, singer and guitarist Bill Ferrell for stopping by and sharing his music and story with us! We talked about Bill's musical career, his recent explorations into fingerstyle guitar playing, and his creative process. We also heard tracks from Bill's most recent CD, Various Notes at Various Intervals, and he brought his classical acoustic guitar along and played a number live for us! Along the way, we debuted new songs from The Jaded Lips, Sterling Koch, Mycenea Worley and $illoet. We also updated "Local Music News," dug into Bill's musical past to feature a 2006 song he wrote and recorded while with the area band Kyx for this week's "Local Music Flashback," and reviewed Van Wagner's Family Guitar album in "The Professor's CD Corner!" (For those who missed the program, a four-part podcast of this show is available for listening or download from Q94's website, www.q94classicrock.com. Click on "The Professor's Classroom," and then scroll down to "Homegrown Rocker Podcast" and look for the four show segments marked with the date, 031421.)
Here is this week's playlist:
HOUR ONE:
TIM WOODS - "Vortex"
HYBRID ICE - "Bring the Gold"
BILL FERRELL - "Appalachian Princess"
THE JADED LIPS - "Where Do We Run"
BILL FERRELL - "Tomahawk"
STERLING KOCH - "You Make Me Feel"
BILL FERRELL - "Wendel's Blues"
CHRIS RATTIE & THE NEW REBELS - "Chaos and Stardust"
MYCENEA WORLEY - "Honey"
HOUR TWO:
CHRIS BELL - "Pearly Gates"
MISS FREDDYE - "Lady of the Blues"
BILL FERRELL - "Smoke Run Blues"
VAN WAGNER - "Montour Ridge"
BILL FERRELL - "Classical Gas" (performed live on the air)
KYX - "Biker's Prayer" (2006, Local Music Flashback)
BILL FERRELL - "Fast Train to Hell"
THE WORRY KNOT - "I Am i"
$ILLOET - "Self Destruction 2.0"
As many celebrate Irish heritage, wearing green attire and indulging in copious amounts of corned beef and cabbage, Lucky Charms cereal, Guinness, Jameson and other Irish libations during the week, we celebrate St. Patrick's Day in our own unique way on our next program with the annual St. Paddy's Special! We spotlight local and regional bands and artists who like to get their Irish up and perform music with an Irish or Celtic flavor! Hear songs from the likes of Full Kilt, Tree, Lucky Lad Green, Jack Servello, The Irish Pretenders, Kilmaine Saints, Bastard Bearded Irishmen and more! A great soundtrack for finishing up your leftover corned beef and cabbage, devouring a bowl of Lucky Charms cereal or slicing and smelling the sweetness of Irish Spring soap - hear the "Homegrown Rocker" this Sunday night (March 21) on Q94 Classic Rock - 94.3 FM and online at www.q94classicrock.com!
Upcoming guests and specials:
MARCH 28 - GORDON TITTSWORTH (IMAGES OF EDEN)
APRIL 18 - BUCKSKIN WHISKEY
MAY 2 - ROADKILL
MAY 16 - CHARLIE BARATH
MAY 30 - MEMORIAL DAY SPECIAL
JUNE 13 - THE AUSTENS
JUNE 20 - FATHER'S DAY SPECIAL
JUNE 27 - BRANDON VALENTINE (CENTRAL PA MUSIC AWARDS/HALL OF FAME)
JULY 18 - COVER SONG SPECIAL
SEPT. 19 - TONY MOLLICK
(All dates are subject to changes as circumstances warrant.)
Bands and artists wanting to submit news items for "Local Music News" may email their news to homegrownrocker@gmail.com. Indicate "MUSIC NEWS" in the subject heading!
Bands and artists interested in having music aired on the show are invited to send their broadcast-quality recordings to: The Homegrown Rocker, 2513 6th Avenue, Altoona, PA 16602 (ATTN: Jim Price). You can also email digital song files or inquiries about the show to homegrownrocker@gmail.com.
Jim Price
In Local Music News...
Some new band formations to report…Jaren Love, the former frontman and guitarist of Altoona-turned-Pittsburgh-based indie rockers The Lampshades, is launching his new band project. The new band, called Dream Home, finds Jaren playing guitar but also adding piano, an instrument he started learning to play six years ago. Jaren sings, accompanied by Sam Winward and Joe Pratski. Dream Home has issued a video for their song “Carpeted,” which can be viewed on YouTube; and they will issue their debut album on Mint 400 Records this coming Friday, March 19.
And Danville-based singer and songwriter Van Wagner has announced the formation of a new band. Van Wagner and Buffalo Valley Railroad will feature Van on vocals, guitar and mandolin. Also in the group are Haley Berge on piano and vocals, Steve Belcher on bass and drums, and Ethan Weader on guitar and drums. According to Van, the group will perform both acoustic and electric, and do an Americana mix of original songs, folk tunes and other gems thrown in. They will be announcing summer performance dates soon.
The organizers of the SOSPGH Concert Series have announced their themes and line-ups for Season 2 of the online concert series, which happens on four consecutive Thursdays in April. The second season kickoff on Thursday, April 8 will be “Singer Songwriter Night,” and will feature performances from eight performing acts, including Scott Blasey of The Clarks, Bill Toms, Aubrey Burchell and others. April 15 will be “Blues Night,” and will feature performances from Miss Freddye, Curtis Franciscus, Charlie Barath, Stevee Wellons, Cheryl Rinovato and others. April 22 will be “Jazz Night,” featuring performers such as Kenny Blake, Steve Delach and more. And April 29 will be “Metal Night,” with sets from Skell, Winter’s Descent and Instakill. A subscription of $10 will include tickets to all four concerts of Season Two, plus all four of the previous Season One concerts. Net proceeds from the concerts will benefit the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) and their Emergency Fund, which helps Save Our Stages and independent music venues in the Pittsburgh area. For more information, visit the website www.sos2020pgh.org.
Here is the recap of the March 14 edition of "The Homegrown Rocker," which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on Q94 Classic Rock!
We had a visitor on this week's program - thanks to area musician, singer and guitarist Bill Ferrell for stopping by and sharing his music and story with us! We talked about Bill's musical career, his recent explorations into fingerstyle guitar playing, and his creative process. We also heard tracks from Bill's most recent CD, Various Notes at Various Intervals, and he brought his classical acoustic guitar along and played a number live for us! Along the way, we debuted new songs from The Jaded Lips, Sterling Koch, Mycenea Worley and $illoet. We also updated "Local Music News," dug into Bill's musical past to feature a 2006 song he wrote and recorded while with the area band Kyx for this week's "Local Music Flashback," and reviewed Van Wagner's Family Guitar album in "The Professor's CD Corner!" (For those who missed the program, a four-part podcast of this show is available for listening or download from Q94's website, www.q94classicrock.com. Click on "The Professor's Classroom," and then scroll down to "Homegrown Rocker Podcast" and look for the four show segments marked with the date, 031421.)
Here is this week's playlist:
HOUR ONE:
TIM WOODS - "Vortex"
HYBRID ICE - "Bring the Gold"
BILL FERRELL - "Appalachian Princess"
THE JADED LIPS - "Where Do We Run"
BILL FERRELL - "Tomahawk"
STERLING KOCH - "You Make Me Feel"
BILL FERRELL - "Wendel's Blues"
CHRIS RATTIE & THE NEW REBELS - "Chaos and Stardust"
MYCENEA WORLEY - "Honey"
HOUR TWO:
CHRIS BELL - "Pearly Gates"
MISS FREDDYE - "Lady of the Blues"
BILL FERRELL - "Smoke Run Blues"
VAN WAGNER - "Montour Ridge"
BILL FERRELL - "Classical Gas" (performed live on the air)
KYX - "Biker's Prayer" (2006, Local Music Flashback)
BILL FERRELL - "Fast Train to Hell"
THE WORRY KNOT - "I Am i"
$ILLOET - "Self Destruction 2.0"
As many celebrate Irish heritage, wearing green attire and indulging in copious amounts of corned beef and cabbage, Lucky Charms cereal, Guinness, Jameson and other Irish libations during the week, we celebrate St. Patrick's Day in our own unique way on our next program with the annual St. Paddy's Special! We spotlight local and regional bands and artists who like to get their Irish up and perform music with an Irish or Celtic flavor! Hear songs from the likes of Full Kilt, Tree, Lucky Lad Green, Jack Servello, The Irish Pretenders, Kilmaine Saints, Bastard Bearded Irishmen and more! A great soundtrack for finishing up your leftover corned beef and cabbage, devouring a bowl of Lucky Charms cereal or slicing and smelling the sweetness of Irish Spring soap - hear the "Homegrown Rocker" this Sunday night (March 21) on Q94 Classic Rock - 94.3 FM and online at www.q94classicrock.com!
Upcoming guests and specials:
MARCH 28 - GORDON TITTSWORTH (IMAGES OF EDEN)
APRIL 18 - BUCKSKIN WHISKEY
MAY 2 - ROADKILL
MAY 16 - CHARLIE BARATH
MAY 30 - MEMORIAL DAY SPECIAL
JUNE 13 - THE AUSTENS
JUNE 20 - FATHER'S DAY SPECIAL
JUNE 27 - BRANDON VALENTINE (CENTRAL PA MUSIC AWARDS/HALL OF FAME)
JULY 18 - COVER SONG SPECIAL
SEPT. 19 - TONY MOLLICK
(All dates are subject to changes as circumstances warrant.)
Bands and artists wanting to submit news items for "Local Music News" may email their news to homegrownrocker@gmail.com. Indicate "MUSIC NEWS" in the subject heading!
Bands and artists interested in having music aired on the show are invited to send their broadcast-quality recordings to: The Homegrown Rocker, 2513 6th Avenue, Altoona, PA 16602 (ATTN: Jim Price). You can also email digital song files or inquiries about the show to homegrownrocker@gmail.com.
Jim Price
In Local Music News...
Some new band formations to report…Jaren Love, the former frontman and guitarist of Altoona-turned-Pittsburgh-based indie rockers The Lampshades, is launching his new band project. The new band, called Dream Home, finds Jaren playing guitar but also adding piano, an instrument he started learning to play six years ago. Jaren sings, accompanied by Sam Winward and Joe Pratski. Dream Home has issued a video for their song “Carpeted,” which can be viewed on YouTube; and they will issue their debut album on Mint 400 Records this coming Friday, March 19.
And Danville-based singer and songwriter Van Wagner has announced the formation of a new band. Van Wagner and Buffalo Valley Railroad will feature Van on vocals, guitar and mandolin. Also in the group are Haley Berge on piano and vocals, Steve Belcher on bass and drums, and Ethan Weader on guitar and drums. According to Van, the group will perform both acoustic and electric, and do an Americana mix of original songs, folk tunes and other gems thrown in. They will be announcing summer performance dates soon.
The organizers of the SOSPGH Concert Series have announced their themes and line-ups for Season 2 of the online concert series, which happens on four consecutive Thursdays in April. The second season kickoff on Thursday, April 8 will be “Singer Songwriter Night,” and will feature performances from eight performing acts, including Scott Blasey of The Clarks, Bill Toms, Aubrey Burchell and others. April 15 will be “Blues Night,” and will feature performances from Miss Freddye, Curtis Franciscus, Charlie Barath, Stevee Wellons, Cheryl Rinovato and others. April 22 will be “Jazz Night,” featuring performers such as Kenny Blake, Steve Delach and more. And April 29 will be “Metal Night,” with sets from Skell, Winter’s Descent and Instakill. A subscription of $10 will include tickets to all four concerts of Season Two, plus all four of the previous Season One concerts. Net proceeds from the concerts will benefit the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) and their Emergency Fund, which helps Save Our Stages and independent music venues in the Pittsburgh area. For more information, visit the website www.sos2020pgh.org.