Now and Then - California, Tom Petty, The Beach Boys, Van Dyke Parks, Joni Mitchell, David Crosby

Original air date March 16 2024 | Time 58:00

I just got back from a visit to the west coast and can't seem to get California off my mind.

Kathy Geary, Host of Now & Then on Radio Catskill, Public Radio for the Catskills and Northeast Pennsylvania

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Now and Then - Make Me Feel Better, humor and dreams of travel - Van Dyke Parks, Coldplay, Beatles, Flight of the Conchords, Jungkook, Simon & Garfunkel, Dan Hicks

Original air date Feb 17, 2024| Time 58:00

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Simon & Garfunkel "59th Street Bridge Song"
Van Dyke Parks "Dreaming of Paris"
Michael Nesmith "Rio"
The Beatles "Kansas City"
Coldplay "We Need More Guns"
Bryan Todd & Ashley Argota "Hero"
Jungkook "Yes or No"
Jungkook "Seven"
Flight of the Conchords "Business Time"
Flight of the Conchords "Most Beautiful Girl"
The Beatles "Why Don't We Do It in the Road
Dan Hicks "You Got to Believe in Love"
Dan Hicks "Canned Music"

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Now and Then - Classical Poetry in Popular music: Joni Mitchell, Peter Schickele and Joan Baez

Original air February 10 2024 | Time 58:00

WB Yeats' poem "The Second Coming" was set to music by Joni Mitchell on her 1991 album "Night Ride Home". She titled the song "Slouching Towards Bethlehem" and took the original two verses and made a six verse song with chorus made from the last two lines of the poem. Joni also set Rudyard Kiplings' "If" on her last studio album "Shine" released in 2008.

In 1969, classical composer Peter Schicklele set several poems to orchestra and Joan Baez sang and spoke the poetry on the album "Baptism". It's astounding to hear what Joan Baez might have sounded like singing classical art song, so expressive.

Kathy Geary, Host of Now & Then on Radio Catskill, Public Radio for the Catskills and Northeast Pennsylvania

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Now and Then - The Holiday Ramblers, Music and Conversation with Tim Gannon

Original air January 27, 2024 | Time 58:00

Tim Gannon, guitarist, songwriter and singer discusses his music and life as a member of The Holiday Ramblers with Stephen Bard and David Welsh.

The Holiday Ramblers first EP in 2022
"When I Go Away" (Switko / Gannon)
"Lilacs"
"Glad I Ran"
"Mystery"
The Holiday Ramblers II EP in 2023
"I Like a Good Rain"
"Counting the Corn" - Single released Dec 2023
"Staying Inside"

Kathy Geary, Host of Now & Then on Radio Catskill, Public Radio for the Catskills and Northeast Pennsylvania