Behind the Music With Vickie and Singer/Songwriter Scott Greeson
Heartsong Fit With Vickie Maris | Healthy Ways to Address Stress
Release Date: 12/27/2014
Mike Jackson Talks Field Trial Dogs and Horses
Heartsong Fit With Vickie Maris | Healthy Ways to Address Stress
Mike Jackson is a retired electric lineman and supervisor who has trained English Pointer dogs for horseback field trials for many years. I interview him in his barn as he is preparing for a trip from Indiana to North Dakota and Montana for training his dogs and younger horses.
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Pull the Help Chain | Elder Care or Self Care
Heartsong Fit With Vickie Maris | Healthy Ways to Address Stress
"Pulling the help chain" is a phrase I describe in this episode. The phrase is ued in the Toyota Way (book) and is related to Andon. The help chain, help cord, or yellow stop button, is a mechanism that line workers can use to stop production and call for help. It's also used to notify the line that something has gone wrong in manufacturing.
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Audio Index of Stories Told by a Bride During World War 2
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At the end of several episodes of Heartsong Fit are short stories by my mom, Lucille Maris, about life in the US during the 1940s when World War 2 was underway. I have been interviewing her about how she dealt with the stresses of those times from finding housing, to scarcity of food and supplies to dealing with the deployment of her young husband (my dad).
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Unplugged Life at Minnesota Fishing Resort
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Podcast host, Vickie Maris, and her husband, Scott Greeson, share their takeaways from living unplugged for a few days at Fox Lake Resort in Marcell, MN. Planning and preparing meals; fishing; exercising; following a morning routine; and living without digital devices for a few days were all aspects of the week that contributed to relaxation and rejuvenation.
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Pearl Harbor | Learning of the News of the Bombing on Dec. 7th
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Margaret Williamson and Lucille Maris recount details of their memories of learning the news from President Theodore Roosevelt on Dec. 7, 1941 that the Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor and the United States was entering the war.
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Scott Greeson & Vickie Maris Talk About Music
Heartsong Fit With Vickie Maris | Healthy Ways to Address Stress
This episode is a conversation in the studio between podcast host, Vickie Maris, and Scott Greeson, right after the two had played a music gig with the band, Scott Greeson and Trouble With Monday, at the Indiana Bacon Festival in Delphi, Indiana.
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Walk a Llama While You Exercise
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You'll hear the sounds of nature in this episode of Heartsong Fit. I recorded it in the woods while walking for exercise. I have my llama, Heartsong, with me.
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Managing Caregiver Stress During a Loved One's Hospital Trip
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I share methods for managing stress that I use while in the caregiver role with my mom. These are ideas you can adopt if you are in a caregiver role and helping your loved one as they take a trip to the emergency room or hospital.
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Relax & Learn About Animals on a Walk Through Wolf Park
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Take a walk with podcast host, Vickie Maris, and guest, Dana Drenzek, on the trail around the main wolf enclosure at Wolf Park in Battle Ground, Indiana.
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Heartsong Fit is Starting Season 2
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In this start of the new season, I talk about the reasons why I had stopped producing the show for a while and what it was like to get it back online for you.
info_outlineScott Greeson, singer/songwriter and entertainer is my guest for Heartsong Fit With Vickie Maris. He is also my husband, so that makes him an extra special guest!
Scott has been helping me with the podcast behind the scenes. He's an expert with the recording equipment and use of the software, ProTools, that we use in our music studio.
In this episode, we share insights from behind the scenes of several of our music gigs and recording projects.
Scott shares the reasons for his fondness of the tune, Heart of Gold, by Neil Young, and why he chose to sing it during a Celebration of Life service. He tells a story of his late wife, Janet Greeson, and the role she played in his learning to play harmonica.
We also share news of the release of Lee Anna Atwell's new cd project, Burning Heart, which was recorded here in our studio, Hoosier Surf Records. Her amazing songwriting talent, along with her beautiful vocals and keyboard playing, are all showcased on this disc. (in the links below)
You'll hear us banter about the band, Scott Greeson and Trouble With Monday, and our recent Christmas concert.
We tell a special story about how the pieces of my latest project, Stories of a Stateside Bride, came together on a Friday night with a bit of divine intervention.
We wrap this episode with a live recording of one of Scott's tunes, Roadside Lullaby, which we played at the Eye Opener Cafe on Dec. 20 during a Christmas gig.
Reference Links for Episode 12
Soller-Baker celebration of life.
Wabash Gypsies disc of instrumental guitar music by Scott Greeson and Kevin Ludwig - link to album on iTunes
Scott Greeson's music website - www.scottgreesonmusic.com
Heart of Gold by Neil Young - Link to Heart of Gold digital download on Amazon.com
Roadside Lullaby - Youtube video of Scott Greeson's original tune; photos in video are by Terry Lyons. Link to Roadside Lullaby video in Youtube
Scott Greeson Music Channel in Youtube
To book Scott Greeson and Trouble With Monday, contact booking agent, David Leonards, International Entertainment Bureau.
Burning Heart cd - original tunes by Lee Anna Atwell, keyboard player and vocalist in the band, Scott Greeson and Trouble With Monday.
Website of the artist, Rena Brower - Scott mentions playing music while Rena was creating a water color painting during the Christmas Concert in Delphi, Indiana.