April 25, 2008 was the day of the visit from two artists to the show I host each Friday on communtiy radio here in Portland, Maine the second was a great singer songwriter
hailing from the "other Portland" Oregon that is.
Here Casey tried out a new tune called Ouroboros which is
an ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon swallowing its own tail and forming a circular shape.
I guess in line with one beginning where one ended or the dog biting his own tail.
I had been familiar with his work, having included it in my programming over the years, I really like the quality of his voice, the ease of his delivery and loved the title track of his latest release "Brooklyn Bridge". He can rock out too. He says the Portland, Oregon scene is fertile and has an abundance of great players, definitely a place to catch him once in while with the band since he is now based there. Definitely an artist to know and watch.

Casey is @ CaseyNeill.org
the sound is soundboard out (what went out over the air) replacing the camera sound and is posted with the permission of the artist (Thanks Casey)

The name might become familiar around the "Acoustic Blues Globe" as his new release "Songs Famed for Sorrow & Joy"
out on international Canadian label (Toronto) Northern Blues
Just out.
Samuel stopped in the studio last week and a while back in December when this was shot.
Samuel James is a music success story raised in a musical family in Maine. he has studied music and specifically the blues for years and years . His my space page is loaded with embedded vintage video clips of blues legends and masters.
besides having some really great songs of his own.

myspace.com/sugarsmallhouse.

We had severe fader issues on this day so this is a dash of camera sound and the broadcast feed mixed together.
Posted with the permission of the artist.

Singer songwriter Tret Fure TretFure.com has 4 decades experience of music making primarily as a performer. guitarist but also as a recording engineer.

Tret had a musical start in LA so she told me in an interview March 7th, 2008 , and interesting factoid; (none other than) Lowell George (of Little Feat fame) produced her first record in the early Seventies(!). Another cool factoid about Tret; she loves community, and community radio, which she says she seeks out on the road away from home or in her Madison, Wisconsin neck of the woods.

I was first introduced to her work via her longtime musical association to Cris Williamson & from her "Changer & the Changed" album which continues on as one of those great albums with a life of it's own (released in 1975)

Tret loves love songs; be it about a relationship, a place, or a state of mind , this clip is one of those love songs that I was able to catch. it is a track from her latest disc
"True Compass"

Sound is Soundboard out synched to clip camera sound "tossed" , posted with the permisssion of the artist.

Dana Gross ( dgrossmusic.com ) was one of four artists on this busy Us Folk show on this day, here, doing a new tune of his. He played several years back in a band called Los Federales and has since gone solo. Dana was playing opener to Moses Atwood on this same day evening concert. He is also a tight friend to Samuel James who is caiught listening in the performance room on the headphones and was slated to do a duet on Sam's CD release party concert@ Space538.org .

Soundboard out (broadcast audio) synched to clip camera sound "tossed" posted withthe permission of the artist btw' myspace.com/danagross has some tasty sonic treats from this great local artist.

New tune from Moses Atwood MosesAtwood.com
myspace.com/MosesAtwood played on the show Friday (march 7th 2008) along with Dana Gross, Samuel James & Tret Fure. T'was a busy day @ WMPG.
Dana (who's tape will be up soon) & Moses played a gig this same evening here in town and the following night they both did duets with Samuel James at the early release of Samuel James CD release , so there was great energy in the air.
Moses is incredibly gifted as a player, performer & writer, if should you have the chance to see him his live sets are
amazing often poignant content.
Moses flew up from Ashville NC where he's been spending time these days, especially to take part in Samuel James CD Release party.

Well, actually, three quarters of them came down to the studio : Odd how things can happen on (Live) community radio, today was an unusual mix, lots of new material to air and then the phone rings while doing the show, first guest is running late, ,,on the phone it's Jazer, a member of this quartet out of the Amhearst, Mass music scene, He asks "Hi Would it be possible for you to announce our gig tonight on the air?"

Me thinks for a bit "Why, sure!"

,,"Where 'you playing?"
Somehow I discover they are staying with a musician friend and past guest on the show,, so I just say "Well can you be here and play on the air, in like 45 minutes?" (really)

They came down they did one track a new song not on their latest recording .
myspace.com/rustybelle they have some New England shows to checkout this weekend
(Yo Bostonites!)

The Players are; Matt Lorenz guitar vox, Jazer Giles accordion, Zak Trojano lead slide guitar, missing from this morning's short set on the radio is singer Kate Lorenz

Sound board out synched to clip, camera sound deleted, posted with the permission of the artist,
flickr set; snipurl.com/rusty_belle_08