Episode 13 - Ricky James of Neighbor & the Story of the Silver Rock Odyssey
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Ricky James, keyboardist and vocalist for the rapidly rising band, , joins The Nature of Music to share the backstory to the rock odyssey, Silver not only features powerful nature-inspired imagery. The odyssey is an epic tale that inspires fans to come together and save our magnificent planet Earth, which humanity is harming in ways that threaten to collapse our civilization. James begins by sharing the backstory of Silver's origins. Moving through each song, he delves into never-before-shared details, including about the upcoming prequel. James leaves fans with with a message of hope...
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Episode 12 - Musician & Music Industry Veteran, Paige Clem
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Musician and music industry veteran, Paige Clem, joins the Nature of Music. Clem, whose history includes serving as a member of the team that produces the High Sierra Music Festival, shares powerful stories about the role of nature as a grounding force in her life - inspiring her to focus on her present surroundings. After she names the Gorge Amphitheater in SE Washington as her favorite concert venue, I ask Paige if she's ever heard the mind-blowing story of the cataclysmic Glacial Lake Missoula Floods...
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Episode 11 - Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr. of Hip Hop Caucus
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The Nature of Music is honored to have as our guest Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr, President & Founder of Hip Hop Caucus. Rev. Yearwood is a pacemaker in the climate crisis solutions movement with a remarkable track record of successfully bridging the gap between communities of color and environmental advocacy. He shares insights from decades of work leveraging the power of music (including through the People's Climate Music campaign) to raise awareness of the benefits of climate crisis & justice solutions.
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Episode 10 - Nick Forster of eTown & Hot Rize
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Nick Forster, host of the eTown radio show and multi-instrumentalist member of the legendary bluegrass band, Hot Rize, joins The Nature of Music for an interview celebrating eTown's 30th B'Earthday! Forster shares insights from decades of conversations with eTown guests, covering big issues from climate change, to wildlife conservation, to civil rights. Along the way, he tells the backstory to moving eTown performances in which he hosted James Taylor, The War & Treaty, and Brandi Carlile & Rufus Wainwrigh
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Episode 9 - Michael Kang of The String Cheese Incident
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Michael Kang of The String Cheese Incident joins us for an insightful two-hour interview. Our fascinating conversation reveals the origins of his musical career in Alaska - and via a chance encounter in Crested Butte, Colorado. Kang shares tales from the rainforests of Costa Rica, to the beaches of New Zealand, to the mountains of British Columbia. He talks about his work converting wastewater to algae biofuels, and tells the nature-inspired backstory to songs such as Desert Dawn, Water and Round the Wheel.
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Episode 8: Musician & Curious Life-Explorer, Bear Kittay
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Musician, curious life-explorer, and former international ambassador for Burning Man, Bear Kittay, joins The Nature of Music to share fascinating insights and stories from around the world. Kittay tells the backstory of musical tracks from his new album, "Quarantine at El Ganzo" (produced with Norwegian sensation, Erlend Øye), as well as an unreleased track recorded with members of The North Mississippi Allstars and production support from Jerry Harrison of The Talking Heads.
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Episode 7: Musician, Conservationist, & Rancher Avery Hellman of Ismay
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Avery Hellman of Ismay shares the backstory to their nature-inspire albums, Songs from a River and Songs of Sonoma Mountain. We explore the influence of nature on their lyrics, songs and passions - touching on fascinating topics from their favorite species, to the habitat restoration and biodiversity conservation work on their ranch, to their passion for indigenous knowledge. Hellman shares three songs (including one cover) that each feature mesmerizing fingerpicking and enchanting vocals.
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Episode 6: Guster Guitarist & REVERB Co-Founder, Adam Gardner
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Guitarist & sustainability leader, Adam Gardner of Guster, shares the story behind REVERB (including Bonnie Raitt’s role), talks about REVERB’s work reducing climate impacts of concerts, & tells a moving tale of trips to Latin America that inspired participants (members of Guster, Dave Matthews Band, Maroon 5, KT Tunstall & others) to combat devastating impacts of illegal logging.
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Episode 5: Concert & Festival Promoter, Peter Shapiro
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Pete Shapiro, whose journey as a concert promoter started at NY City's legendary Wetlands Preserve (a music venue AND center of environmental activism), shares stories about how he got involved in climate change solutions and major Earth Day events. He reveals the truth about the magical rainbow that mesmerized fans at the Grateful Dead's 50th Anniversary shows in Santa Clara. Finally, he talks about how he's greened Brooklyn Bowl and which musicians' environmental efforts he's particularly impressed by.
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Episode 4: Keyboardist & Farmer, Trevor Garrod from Tea Leaf Green
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Which new Tea Leaf Green song was originally titled "Climate Change", and which expresses keyboardist, Trevor Garrod's frustration with America's current immigration policies?
info_outlineNick Forster, host of the eTown radio show and multi-instrumentalist member of the legendary bluegrass band, Hot Rize, joins The Nature of Music for an interview celebrating eTown's 30th B'Earthday! Our conversation starts by exploring the origins of Forster's environmental passions: a tale involving the heroic activism of Nick's mother in the presence of Pete Seeger. Forster shares insights from decades of conversations with eTown guests, covering big issues from climate change to biodiversity conservation to environmental justice, and solutions from renewable energy (including the backstory to solar-powered eTown Hall) to sustainable agriculture to the importance of each of us taking action to protect our magnificent planet. Along the way, he tells the backstory to moving eTown performances in which he hosted James Taylor, The War and Treaty, and Brandi Carlile and Rufus Wainwright.
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