The Mountain-Ear Podcast: Recent Episodes
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With the 5th annual Nederland Jazz and Wine Festival just around the corner, we bring on the festival's founder Stephanie Andelman to talk about what to expect at the upcoming event. Be sure to buy tickets at nedjazzwine.com to attend the event at Chipeta Park on Saturday, August 22nd, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.!
Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here.
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This week, we're featuring a story from reporter and producer Shay Castle. Shay wrote a piece for the August edition of Caribou Current about a family of artists being featured in a Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art exhibit through September, called "Tres Voces, Un Corazon".
In this week's episode, the trio tells us who their biggest influences in art are, how they fell in love with their respective mediums, and what it's like being a family of creatives all sharing one heart.
Read the full story at cariboucurrent.com.
We featured some music from Cipriano's band Los Lo Los in this episode. Check them out here: youtube.com/@loslolosrock.
For a full schedule of BMoCA events related to the exhibit, head here: www.bmoca.org/2026/tres-voces-un-corazon-summer-exhibition
Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here.
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Tyler Hickman, multimedia producer, at tyler@themountainear.com
Jamie Lammers, podcast host, at media@themountainear.com
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Gearing up for the 5th annual Nederland Jazz and Wine Festival, we're interviewing Joslyn Ford-Keel, multi-genre artist known professionally as JoFoke. She'll be performing as the middle act with her group Same Cloth between noon and 2 p.m. You can learn more about the festival and buy tickets at nedjazzwine.com.
Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here.
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Barbara Hardt, our editor-in-chief, at info@themountainear.com
Tyler Hickman, multimedia producer, at tyler@themountainear.com
Jamie Lammers, podcast host, at media@themountainear.com
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This week we've got our very first edition of our Town Hall Podcast with Nederland Mayor Nichole Sterling.
OVer the past week, we asked you to submit your questions for Mayor Sterling. Today, we've got answers. We cover everything from downtown signage to fire evacuation routes, and of course the town's pending purchase of Eldora Mountain.
If you'd like to follow up with Nichole Sterling, you can reach her here: nicholes@nederlandco.org.
If you want to get in touch with the team behind The Mountain-Ear Podcast or send us more questions, you can reach out to Tyler Hickman at tyler@themountainear.com.
Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here.
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Jamie Lammers, podcast host, at media@themountainear.com
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Debuting as a group with their first public performance, The Full Tilts will play at Two Bears Bar and Grill in Idaho Springs on August 1st. Lead guitarist and singer Brian Bucca joins the podcast to talk about the new group, with host Jamie Lammers revealing his surprising connection with the musician.
Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here.
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Jamie Lammers, podcast host, at media@themountainear.com
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This week we've got just the headlines.
We get to the bottom of community concern sparked by a large number of dead fish washing up on the shore of Nederland's Barker Reservoir, and rehash a surprise motion accusing Central City's Mayor Jeremy Fey of impropriety.
Also
- Ned chases emergency siren funding
- Central City approves boxing event
- Gilpin County cowboys up
Submit your questions for Mayor Nichole Sterling here: https://forms.gle/gsLHfRsSgY1h2LpR7
Listen to "How Colorado's fitness culture (and the rise of GLP-1s) are fueling eating disorders" from Boulder Valley Frequency here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2600535/episodes/19461249
Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here.
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Jamie Lammers, podcast host, at media@themountainear.com
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In this episode of Music of the Mountains, Punch Brothers bassist Paul Kowert joins the podcast to talk about his involvement in the Grammy-winning group in anticipation of their closing performance at RockyGrass 2026 at Planet Bluegrass in Lyons and their first all-instrumental album "The Unsung Adventures of Punch Brothers."
Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here.
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Thank you for listening to The Mountain-Ear Podcast, featuring news and culture from peak to peak! Additional pages are linked below.
If you want to be involved in the podcast or paper, contact:
Barbara Hardt, our editor-in-chief, at info@themountainear.com
Tyler Hickman, multimedia producer, at tyler@themountainear.com
Jamie Lammers, podcast host, at media@themountainear.com
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This week we've got just the headlines.
We've got tons of news coming your way, from Gilpin's preliminary discussions of a "de-Brucing" ballot measure that would remove the county's TABOR restricted budget cap, to Nederland's $325,000 contract with a brokerage firm assisting with the Eldora acquisition. Listen in to hear this week's top stories from the Peak to Peak.
Also
- Nederland lands $1 million grant for ADU, downtown accessibility
- Remembering artist and former Gilpin resident Ramblin' Roy Smith
- Fado music: Sounds of Lisbon
Read senior reporter Mindy Leary's obituary for Roy Smith here: themtnear.com/stories/story-of-roy-smith-racism-gilpin-county,77519?
Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here.
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Tyler Hickman, multimedia producer, at tyler@themountainear.com
Jamie Lammers, podcast host, at media@themountainear.com
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The 2026 Gilpin County Fair is coming to Black Hawk from July 17th to 19th, and to prepare for the event, we talked with volunteer organizer Marilyn Ashmore to talk about the fair and what to expect!
Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here.
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Thank you for listening to The Mountain-Ear Podcast, featuring news and culture from peak to peak! Additional pages are linked below.
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Jamie Lammers, podcast host, at media@themountainear.com
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Today's show is a rerun of one of our most popular episodes ever.
Back in February, we produced this story about how Boulder ended up as a hot bed for hippies and counterculture. If you didn't catch it then, you're in for a treat.
Here's the link to the original episode, along with details about the historical clips used to produce the show: buzzsprout.com/1583656/episodes/18748944
Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here.
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Jamie Lammers, podcast host, at media@themountainear.com
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This week, we're flashing back to the very first segment of Music of the Mountains to celebrate the five-year anniversary of journalist and host Jamie Lammers writing for the column. This first interview features bassist Dolores Berbaum talking about her group Treeline String Band after their first performance.
Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here.
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Jamie Lammers, podcast host, at media@themountainear.com
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The July issue of Caribou Current hit the racks this week, so today we're featuring an exclusive interview with Boulder County-based cosmic Americana group Prairiewolf.
Our editor Jezy Gray sat down with Jeremy Erwin, Tyler Wilcox and Stefan Beck to chat about their latest album Zone Poems, out July 17. Last year the group went on tour around Colorado and got into some pretty funky head spaces on stage. They didn't know it yet, but they were recording their next record in real time.
Listen in to go on that journey with them.
You can check out their upcoming show schedule here: prairiewolfmusic.com/home#shows
Today's show featured their first single from the record "Burning Edges", which you can stream here: prairiewolfcf.bandcamp.com/album/zone-poems
Head to cariboucurrent.com to read the full story, and so much more.
Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here.
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Tyler Hickman, multimedia producer, at tyler@themountainear.com
Jamie Lammers, podcast host, at media@themountainear.com
General inquiries: frontdesk@themountainear.com
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In this week's Music of the Mountains, Jamey and Heather Bilyeu take time out of their breaks performing at Very Nice Brewing Company in Nederland to talk about their history as a duo before their follow-up performance at the Gilpin location on July 11th.
Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here.
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Jamie Lammers, podcast host, at media@themountainear.com
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Today, we’re taking a trip to CU Boulder’s Mountain Research Station. This little plot of land in the Indian Peaks Wilderness operated by CU’s Institute for Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) is one of the longest running high elevation research centers in the world. This summer, they’re celebrating 100 plus years of groundbreaking research by opening its doors to the public.
First, we'll hear from INSTAAR on the history of the Mountain Research Station. After that, we meet three scientists with upcoming public seminars at the station who are doing groundbreaking research that could soon influence your local community.
Also
- Timberline Fire Protection District unveils new station
- Central City Opera launches renovation project for historic stables
Check out the full schedule of seminar speakers here: colorado.edu/mrs/current-events/summer-seminar-series
Learn more about INSTAAR's 75th anniversary and sign up for alerts here: colorado.edu/instaar/about-instaar/75th-anniversary
Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here.
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Jamie Lammers, podcast host, at media@themountainear.com
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Rachel Cole and Gus Miller have been performing music as a duo for years, but for the first time, they're cementing a duo project they've called Down River. This week, we talk to Rachel and Gus in preparation for their upcoming performance at the Jamestown Mercantile on Thursday, June 25th, 2026.
Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here.
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We've got another segment from our friends at Boulder Valley Frequency today featuring prolific music journalist, outdoorsmen and Ward-adjacent resident Grayson Haver Currin. Grayson has profiled Willie Nelson, Peter Frampton, Tame Impala and of course, Paul McCartney. Today, he explains how he found his way to music journalism while telling some pretty cool stories along the way.
Also
- Black Hawk water issue gets multimillion dollar fix
- Nederland explores IGA for fire mitigation
- Central City talks affordable housing
- Former Gilpin resident wins a Peabody
You can watch the Peabody award-winning KMBC-TV documentary Restrained here: kmbc.com/article/chronicle-restrained-law-enforcement-restraint-documentary-investigation/64592751
Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here.
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Thank you for listening to The Mountain-Ear Podcast, featuring news and culture from peak to peak! Additional pages are linked below.
If you want to be involved in the podcast or paper, contact:
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Tyler Hickman, multimedia producer, at tyler@themountainear.com
Jamie Lammers, podcast host, at media@themountainear.com
General inquiries: frontdesk@themountainear.com
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Local indie folk unit Trouble's Braids released their newest EP Tarantula on June 5th, and to talk about the release and their upcoming group performances, co-founder Emily Pennington joins this week's episode of Music of the Mountains!
Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here.
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Jamie Lammers, podcast host, at media@themountainear.com
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Take a break from national headlines and tune in to what's going on in your neighborhood. On this week's episode, we've got just the headlines: a quick round up of everything that's been happening in the Peak to Peak these last two weeks, from proposed rental housing in Nederland to Central City Opera's show stopping drag performance in Denver.
Also
- Nederland child care center nears completion
- Massive turnout for Ned's annual clean-up day
- Live music kicks off summer at Chipeta Park
Read Caribou Current's roundup of shows playing at Central City Opera this summer
Nederland Summer Concert Series full schedule
Hazel Miller and The Collective at Village at the Peaks
Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here.
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Colorado guitarist Jon Ridnell has released his first new BlackDog album in over a decade, Freak the Funk. Tune into this week's episode to learn more about Jon and his new release.
Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here.
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The June issue of Caribou Current hit the racks yesterday, so we've got another sneak peak at all of this months content today. In honor of our cover story about Boulder Comedy Festival, coming to venues across The People's Republic June 16-21, we compiled a few snippets of standup from comedians performing at the festival for today's show - along with our regular round up of concerts, events and stories you won't want to miss.
Content warning: This episode contains strong language.
Watch Ren Q. Dawe's full set here: youtube.com/watch?v=Hx8fXqi-Bis&t=43s
Watch Sami Beason's full set here: youtube.com/watch?v=tJ_VEsbPg94&t=12s
Watch Zoe Roger's full set here: youtube.com/watch?v=d9oyLi115vM&t=7s
Head to bouldercomedyfestival.com to purchase tickets and see the full lineup of this year's comedians.
Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here.
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Thank you for listening to The Mountain-Ear Podcast, featuring news and culture from peak to peak! Additional pages are linked below.
If you want to be involved in the podcast or paper, contact:
Barbara Hardt, our editor-in-chief, at info@themountainear.com
Tyler Hickman, multimedia producer, at tyler@themountainear.com
Jamie Lammers, podcast host, at media@themountainear.com
General inquiries: frontdesk@themountainear.com
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In this week's episode of Music of the Mountains, we bring on Dango Rose to talk about his musical endeavors, celebrating his opening at Ned General for Redd and the Paper Flowers on May 30, 2026. From a new documentary focusing on his songwriting and mental health journey to performing with Elephant Revival, we catch up with Dango on his current musical direction.
Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here.
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Thank you for listening to The Mountain-Ear Podcast, featuring news and culture from peak to peak! Additional pages are linked below.
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Barbara Hardt, our editor-in-chief, at info@themountainear.com
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Jamie Lammers, podcast host, at media@themountainear.com
General inquiries: frontdesk@themountainear.com
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The general public tends to write off skaters as grungy, lazy, troublemakers. But that's far from the truth.
In reporting a story for the May issue of Caribou Current, I asked Nederland skateboarders about the lessons skating can teach us. There's a lot more to learn than just how to do a kickflip - skating can teach us how to persevere, how to fail and succeed, and how to be a good person. This episode is a compilation of some of those conversations.
Check out the original story about Ned's skate culture here: How Nederland's skate culture got its wheels on the ground
Special thanks to Dave Kingsbury, who shared this video wof him and his then 4-year-old son Quinn skating together.
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Guitarist Tony Crank recently performed with friends as Tony Crank Music at The Old Gallery in Allenspark. On this episode of Music of the Mountains, we talk with Tony about his time as a guitarist in Colorado and the reasons he continues playing and learning today.
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Today, we’re featuring an episode from our sister podcast, Shay Castle’s Boulder Valley Frequency, about a pair of mountain women breathing life into Ward’s Hotel Columbia, which just opened its doors after a year and a half of renovations.
A few months ago, Shay paid a visit to Hotel Columbia and its new owners, Masyn Moyer and Gurjeet Gill, to find out what possessed them to renovate the old building. It’s a story of perseverance and preservation — two things that the town of Ward is certainly known for.
Also
- Black Hawk bans cannabis businesses
- Gilpin fourth graders lobby Central City for playground improvements
- Billy Giblin, Topher Donahue appointed to Nederland Board of Trustees
- The Vault opens in Nederland
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Brian and Lacey Loeper are core members of a close group of musicians who arrived in Colorado from different places. This connection of new community members inspired the name Satellite Friend, who now work together to write new songs on a regular basis. Learn more about the band by tuning in to this episode of The Mountain-Ear Podcast, featuring Brian and Lacey!
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Colorado's largest Superfund site by area stretches 400 square miles across Gilpin and Clear Creek counties. The site has been in remediation for nearly five decades, and a new scope of remediation is assessing the health risk of lead left behind by historic mining to residents.
At Gilpin County's annual health fair on May 9, public health workers were testing residents' blood for lead. On today's episode, we sat down with Gilpin's Public Health director Alisa Witt to find out the risks this poses to county residents.
Also
- Grand Island Resources withdraws application to reopen Cross Mine in Nederland
- Nederland votes to approve affordable housing feasibility study
- Peak to Peak seniors set to graduate this weekend
Check out a map of Colorado's Superfund sites here.
Contact Gilpin County Public Health at 303-582-5803 to schedule free blood lead testing, or for more information on soil and well water testing.
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This week, transitioning into our new regular spot for Music of the Mountains, we're bringing a stand-up comedian, Aaron Foster, onto the show to talk about his upcoming set for his tour, Mostly Jokes, at the Backdoor Theater on Thursday, May 14th. Join us for this slight detour of an episode with Performing in the Peaks!
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Today's show features an exclusive interview with Elephant Revival's Bonnie Paine, who just released her debut solo record, Unseen.
She joins the show today to talk about how the record came together, her path to headlining Red Rocks, and a little known band out of Oklahoma called The Rat Nurses.
You can read the full story at cariboucurrent.com, or in our May issue, on news racks all over Nederland, Boulder and the Peak to Peak today.
Bonnie will be at Fox Theatre in Boulder on Saturday, May 16.
Also
- Skate culture is alive and well in Nederland at Nathan Lazarus Skatepark
- American Football drummer Steve Lamos at CU
- MainStage Brewing brings the house down with Bluegrass
- Rebuilding from Colorado filmmaker Max Walker-Silverman resonates with wildfire threatened communities on the Front Range
- Boulder Arts Blueprint sets stage for the next 10 years of art in Boulder
The song at the end of the show is Bonnie Paine's "Unseen", the title track off her new record. Listen to it here.
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After the devastation of the Lakeview Fire in October 2025, Nederland businesses had to find their footing again. With the upcoming opening weekend for Ned's newest hub, The Vault, we're featuring Doug Armitage to talk to him about his business, Brightwood Music, and building it back up with the help of the community.
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Cross Mine could finally reopen. A final hearing on operator Grand Island Resource's application to resume mining activity is scheduled for May 20 after years of delays.
But where does the town of Nederland fit into all of this? On today's episode, reporter Shay Castle sits down with Nederland Town Manager Jonathan Cain to discuss what's at stake for the mountain town, and what they're doing to keep an eye on GIR's operations.
Also
- Campaign launches to save The Merc in Jamestown (Donate here: Savethemerc.org)
- Black Hawk hires new city manager
Links
- Watch the May 20 hearing on GIRs application here
- The Mines Part I
- The Mines Part II
- The Mines Part III
- The Mines Part IV
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In preparation for the first show of the Gold Hill Inn's 2026 season, learn more about That Damn Sasquatch from primary songwriter and guitarist Spencer Crawford. To prepare for the band's performance on May 1st to start the season off, we talk with Crawford about the history and stylings of the band!
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On this week's episode, Nederland's new mayor Nichole Sterling joins the show for an exclusive interview to talk about her vision for Ned's future, affordable housing and the dramatic finish to the mayoral race.
Polls closed in Nederland two weeks ago, and after several unofficial results and recounts, Nichole Sterling edged out incumbent Billy Giblin, 261 to 258, for the mayor's seat.
The former Mayor Pro Tem has big plans for the town as it enters a new chapter. Listen in to hear what her vision is.
Also
- Homemade explosives discovered in unincorporated Boulder County Neighborhood
- Idaho Springs' Mighty Argo Cable Car opening delayed
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Wendy Woo will be coming back to the Peak to Peak area when she performs at Oskar Blues Grill and Brew on Friday, May 22, 2026. In anticipation of next month's performance, we're bringing back her segment from November 2025!
Wendy Woo is a performer rooted sturdily in Colorado. Originally from New York, the acoustic singer-songwriter moved to Boulder with her parents as a kid, going back and forth between Boulder and Nederland.
Both of her parents, Bataan and Jane Faigao, served as founding faculty members at Naropa University and co-founded what has since developed into the school’s Traditional Eastern Arts program. She’s performed seriously in Colorado since the 1990s, and she currently lives in Loveland with her family.
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What's the first thing you would grab if your house was on fire?
For Brianna and Max Rashbaum, owners of Nederland's Spinning Silica, seeds are at the top of the list.
On today's episode, we hear the story of a pair of seasoned gardeners who have been saving seeds from their garden for decades - a practice that slowly adapts a plants genetics to the climate they grow in.
They lost a portion of their stock when their pottery and glass studio burned down in the Caribou Village Shopping Center Fire last fall, but now, they're hoping to share what they still have with the community.
On Sunday, April 19 they're hosting a community seed exchange, where local gardeners can come and share the seeds they've been saving in an effort to strengthen local plant genetics and build community.
The event will be held at 55 E. 1st Street from noon to 3 p.m.
Also
- Nederland is still waiting on official results from mayoral election
- Black Hawk holds first contested election for city council in 12 years
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As a special segment to celebrate National Poetry Month, today's episode spotlights Joshua Davis, Streets Manager and resident of Nederland. Read more about him and his poetry in the April 2nd edition of the newspaper or on the website.
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We have another news-heavy episode for you this week.
The Nederland mayoral race came down to just one vote, with sitting mayor Billy Giblin receiving 258 votes and challenger Nichole Sterling at 257. Stay tuned for updates on a potential recount as we hear more from Nederland town staff.
Also
- Nederland's Wild Bear Nature Center names new executive director
- Eldora closes for the season
- The Mountain-Ear's Body, Mind, Spirit magazine hits the racks
We'll be back next week with more new from the Peak to Peak.
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Before seeing them as a co-bill at the Gold Hill General Store on April 16th, listen to this week's Music of the Mountains to learn more about Alexa Wildish and Sadie Gustafson-Zook!
Even though both Sadie Gustafson-Zook and Alexa Wildish have been musical since their childhoods, their craft is always evolving. There are new influences, new perspectives and, of course, new skills and songs.
“I feel like I’m constantly growing and shifting and navigating,” says Wildish, “and learning things about myself and the industry as it always changes. There’s lots of different ways in which to express this creative part of our lives.”
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Stanley Jordan is your favorite guitar player's favorite guitar player.
The legendary jazz guitarist is coming to The Caribou Room April 18 ahead of the release of his new record Feather in the Wind. For the latest issue of Caribou Current, Brittney Wagner caught up with Stanley ahead of the show to talk about his signature playing style, and how he used songwriting to cope with devastating loss.
Brittney joins the show today to tell us what to expect from his upcoming album and show.
Also
- An editorial preview for the April edition of Caribou Current
- One can't-miss concert coming to Boulder this month
- Hand-picked events for you to pack your calendar with in the next few weeks
Clips from today's episode
Audio from a Bigfoot call contest
Jazz guitarist Stanley Jordan shares his guitar secrets - The Wall Street Journal
Stanley Jordan - "Stairway to Heaven" (cover)
B.B. King - "The Thrill is Gone"
Stanley Jordan - "Autumn Leaves"
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Welcome Godlazer back to The Mountain-Ear Podcast, where we have DJ Christopher Caligaris talking about his creative resurgence and his personal musical journey. Learn more about him in preparation for his upcoming appearance at The Vault on May 15th from 5 to 9 p.m.!
In the five years since the release of his most recent album, Electric Caribou, instrumental and electronic musician Christopher Caligaris has primarily focused on his career as a water treatment operator. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, though, he’s continued writing, building a catalog of tracks.
“I’m sitting on about 22 tracks, 14 of which, I think, are almost ready to release,” says the DJ, who performs under the moniker Godlazer. “A lot of the process of making music, for me, is therapeutic.”
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On this week's episode, we're bringing you just the headlines: All the information you need to stay informed on what's happening in your community, in a tight show you can listen to in less than 10 minutes.
This week's updates
- Nederland Mayor Billy Giblin provides update on Caribou Village Shopping Center cleanup
- Gilpin County Sheriff's Office sees large uptick in calls for service, domestic violence bookings
- State denies amended application for Nederland's Cross Mine to begin operations
- Remembering LGBTQIA+ advocate Clela Rorex
Clips used in today's show
- Demolition begins at Caribou Village Shopping Center in Nederland after months-long delay, Denver 7
- Six gay Weddings and a Horse, History Colorado's Lost Highways
Listen in next week for exclusive content from the third edition of our arts and culture monthly Caribou Current.
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Tune into this week's episode of Music of the Mountains to hear from guitarist, songwriter, harmonica player, and dobro player Keith Murdock about an upcoming show at Howlin' Wind Brewing and Blending (Saturday, March 28th at 4 p.m. ) from Orchard Creek Band!
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We're excited to announce that Boulder Valley Frequency, a local news podcast from longtime Boulder reporter Shay Castle, is joining the Mountain-Ear Podcast family.
On today's show, we sat down with Shay to talk about the importance of local news, and how her show is bringing you everything you need to know to stay informed on your community in an accessible and unintimidating package.
We feature the lates episode of BVHz, where Shay sat down with the daughter of a King Soopers shooting victim on grief to talk about healing and the power of storytelling.
Erika Mahoney, a Boulder-born journalist, lost her father, Kevin Mahoney in the 2021 King Soopers shooting. She created Senseless, an 8-part podcast, to explore the impact of losing her father in such a sudden, violent and public way.
If you liked today's show, you can subscribe to BVHz here: www.boulderfrequency.com.
To get in touch with Shay, you can email her here: shay@themountainear.com.
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This week's Music of the Mountains brings back interviews with Harry Tuft, founder of the Denver Folklore Center, to hear from him about his experiences in the Colorado music scene. This interview was partially sourced for this week's Music of the Mountains column, recounting the story of The Beatles performing in their only Colorado show, at Red Rocks, in 1964.
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If you listen to this show every week, you know that Colorado has a rich mining history. With the Peak to Peak’s deep roots in the mining industry, there always seem to be overlooked nuggets of information. In this episode with Maryann Rosen, we dig into one of those stories — how a man moved from China to start one of the first Chinese settlements in the state, and how prejudice and early U.S. immigration laws turned it into a ghost town.
Also
- Election season in Nederland has arrived
- Gilpin Commissioners allocate funding for childcare center, food assistance
- Sons claim win in Gilpin's 4th annual Mother-Son Nerf War
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In this week's episode of Music of the Mountains, we're featuring Emily Pennington, one half of the duo Trouble's Braids, who is coming to perform at Busey Brews on March 15th at 2 p.m.! Stay tuned to learn more!
"Music is a relatively new adventure in Emily Pennington’s life. For her, it’s also one of the most unexpected, something she’d tried but never considered pursuing. 'To be totally honest, I played guitar a tiny bit in college and got really down on myself because it’s really hard and it hurts your fingers,” recalls Pennington. “I kinda put the guitar down for 10 or 15 years and didn’t even think about it very much.'"
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The March issue of Caribou Current hits the stands today, and with it we're bringing you a special editorial preview of what's inside this month - including an exclusive interview with art rock darling Neko Case ahead of her March 15 show at Boulder Theater.
Inside the episode:
- Nederland's first Poet Laureate grace's the cover of our March Issue
- A round-up of this month's content, from a feature on a non-profit for local musicians to an inside look Nederland's favorite hangout Ned General
- Our picks for local concerts and events that you absolutely cannot miss this month
Music appearing in the episode
- "Sweet Dreams" by Patsy Cline
- "Winchester Mansion of Sound" by Neko Case
Head to cariboucurrent.com to read this months content and more, for free.
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Coming from Colorado Springs to perform in Jamestown, the country band Patchwork Jack will be headed to the Jamestown Mercantile, located at 108 Main Street in Jamestown, on Saturday, March 13, 2026, starting at 7 p.m.!
The music of Patchwork Jack reflects the band’s name: Despite origins in folk, their sound also includes the influences of Texas country, Latin ballads, and Romani swing.
The band’s name primarily comes from the main songwriter and guitarist, Shane “Bob” Lory, who released a solo folk song called “Patchwork Jack” before the band’s formation.
“That idea got bouldered into the full band once we got more people involved,” states Lory, “Patchwork sort of representing a fusion of genres and influences from all over the place. And Jack… we used to call each other Jack in high school. Everyone was Jack, so the Patchwork is all-inclusive. Anyone can hop on.”
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Before the days when Boulder, Nederland and Ward were considered a safe haven for beat poets, rockstars and acid heads, there wasn’t a whole lot of love for weird. Then the 1960s happened, and a near-earth asteroid drove a swath of paranoid hippies to Boulder and its mountain towns.
Today, Maryann Rosen takes us on a long strange trip through the migration of hippies to the area, and how the art, drugs and attitudes they brought with them changed this place for good.
Also
- Demolition process begins at Caribou Shopping Center
- Boulder v. Big Oil lawsuit heading to Supreme Court
- Nederland library celebrates 25 years
Links
The Hippie Temptation, CBS News report, 1967
Jack Kerouac on the Steve Allen Show, 1959
Oral history with Robert F. Raikes, Boulder Public Library, 2011
"Sail On" by Zephyr, track one on Zephyr, 1969
Leftover Salmon in Boulder, 2012
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In this week's Music of the Mountains, we're featuring country singer-songwriter Alma Russ, traveling from her home state of North Carolina to perform at the Gold Hill General Store on Friday, March 6th, at 7:30 p.m.!
Narratives are the most compelling part of music to Alma Russ. The Florida-born musician spent summers with her family on her greatgrandmother’s property in Sylva, North Carolina, and Appalachian folk music inspired her most.
“When I was, like, 12, I got into singing Scotch-Irish murder ballads,” Russ recalls about her musical upbringing. “In high school, I got more into country music, the great songwriters like John Prine and Townes Van Zandt and people like that, and I decided I wanted to write songs.”
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In the 20th century, segregation in Colorado prevented many Black artists and families from staying at hotels, eating in restaurants and finding respite. A little known plot of land in Gilpin County called Lincoln Hills was the only place many African Americans could go for this.
At the time, Lincoln Hills was the only leisure destination west of the Mississippi owned by and made for Black Americans. Artists like Duke Ellington, Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston spent time communing and creating here to get away from segregation and find peace in the Colorado Mountains.
For Black History month, Mountain-Ear reporter Mindy Leary is writing a series of profiles covering the time these artists spent at the Gilpin County refuge. Today, she joins us on the podcast to tell us about Gilpin's forgotten Black History.
Also
- Asbestos testing to finally begin at the Caribou Village Shopping Center fire wreckage
- Ned BOT pursues $1 million in funding for local improvements
- Very Nice Brewing Gilpin hosts annual crawfish boil
Read the first story in Mindy's Lincoln Hills series about Langston Hughes here.
Her Feb. 19 piece will feature jazz artist Duke Ellington, followed by a feature on actress and activist Lena Horne on Feb. 26.
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In this week's double feature of Music of the Mountains, we're bringing in Kimmerjae Macarus and Morgan McHugh to talk about their upcoming show at Ned General!
The Colorado journey of folk-rock guitarist Morgan McHugh came from expanding his performing reach. Branching from projects he’d been a part of, the Bellingham-born musician brought his original songs and acoustic guitar stylings to perform solo.
McHugh began performing in small bars and house concerts, touring throughout Washington, California, and Colorado. The first show he played in Colorado was as part of a house concert series hosted by artist Kimmerjae Macarus, beginning their close musical connection. The two enthusiastically share their mutual admiration.
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In our Valentine's Day special, we're bring you an episode stuffed with love. We read Valentine's submitted by you, our readers and listeners, to the Mountain-Ear, followed by a dive into the holiday's somewhat twisted origins.
Valentine's Day wasn't always chocolate, roses and romance. The cute cards and candy hearts we know today can trace their origins back to a pagan holiday, Chaucer, and of course, early Christianity, our history correspondent Maryann Rosen says. In today's episode, she reveals the true story of Valentine's Day.
From everyone at The Mountain-Ear, happy Valentine's Day! Show your love for local journalism by sharing today's episode with your special someone.
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In this week's episode of Music of the Mountains, we feature Christopher Morse, acoustic singer-songwriting with the stylings of John Mayer and Jason Mraz!
Have you ever heard of a boarding school for musicians? Even this column’s author had no idea a school like that existed. For those who actually attended, though, it became some of their first experiences touring.
Christopher Morse attended his middle school years at the American Boychoir School in Princeton, New Jersey. Though he shifted from his classical upbringing to acoustic indie pop-folk tendencies by high school, the Boychoir is where he first honed his musical skills.
“The easiest way to describe it is, it was Hogwarts for singing,” explains Morse. “It was a boarding school where we sang three to four hours a day, having rehearsals, and then we would go on tour, have school on the bus while we were on tour, sing every night, and drive to a new city the next night.”
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It's finally here. The first issue of Caribou Current, our new, free arts and culture monthly hits news racks across Boulder and Gilpin County today, Feb. 5.
In honor of our first issue, we're bringing you an episode packed with Caribou Current content: An exclusive interview with the prolific Boulder-based horror author Stephen Graham Jones, an editorial preview of this month's issue, and handpicked events and concerts you won't want to miss.
Freelance reporter Toni Tresca sat down with Stephen Graham Jones to talk horror writing, industry labels and how becoming a household name has changed his career.
You'll be able to read all of these stories in our print product, or at cariboucurrent.com for free.
Links
Paranormal activity 2 in theater audience reactions
The Only Good Indians: Book Talk with Yvette Benavides on Texas Public Radio
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In this week's Music of the Mountains, we feature Emma Sky Quarterman, a Colorado singer-songwriter working on booking more gigs in the Front Range. She's got two performances on Valentine's Day weekend, so be sure to stay tuned to learn more about those shows!
Emma Sky Quarterman is, in many ways, a woman of the mountains. Not only is the country, pop, and R&B-inspired artist one of many in the lineup of the 2026 Women of the Mountain Festival, she is also a lifelong Colorado resident—born in Leadville, growing up in Nederland, and moving to Boulder in 2010.
She grew up interested in being a musician, ultimately performing in the school choir at Nederland MiddleSenior High and helping to host an open mic at TEENS, Inc. In her college years, she attended Naropa University to study music.
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Today, we’re joined by a trio of CU Boulder student journalists who dug up a story in Gold Hill, where failing backup batteries cut emergency services for residents during power outages.
The systems, supplied by Lumen Technologies, are supposed to keep land lines operational when the power's out. But some of those batteries are over 20 years old and failing, turning power outages into potentially life-threatening situations.
Sydney Schrader, Corey Neumeier and Sophia Collins tell us what's going on in Gold Hill, and mountain towns across the county, and what the residents are doing about it.
Their story was originally published by the Colorado Sun. Read it here.
Also
- Structure fire in Allenspark
- Nederland ice rink still not frozen
- Golden Gate Canyon OKs Community Wildfire Protection Plan. View it here.
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This week on Music of the Mountains, The Mountain-Ear Podcast invites Tom Knowlton, lead singer and guitarist of The Fretliners, to talk about his weekly open jams at MainStage Brewing in Lyons! Be sure to stay tuned to learn more about his background!
Year-round, musicians play unique lineups as part of the MainGrass event, created by MainStage Brewing and Emma Rose in 2021. Musicians and lineups are combined based on their individual and complementary strengths, and oftentimes, the lineups have never previously played together.
You kinda get called up by random, like, ‘Can you do it?’” says Tom Knowlton, lead guitar player of The Fretliners. “It’s pretty cool because you never know who you’re gonna play with.”
Along with changing lineups every show, MainGrass also plays in different venues. With the opening of its new Gunbarrel location, MainStage hosts the event in Lyons from May to September and in Gunbarrel from October to May.
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On today's show, Maryann Rosen tells us how a couple teachers, a bluebird, and a love for the Colorado outdoors revitalized the spirits of Chicago’s working women in the early 20th century.
This episode received contributions from a 2021 History Colorado article written by Dr. Kayann Short. You can read her piece here.
Also, in this week's news
- Federal funding freeze slashes Nederland's TEENS Inc. budget
- Black Hawk Swears in new city aldermen
- Nederland secures Caribou Village Fire demolition permits
- Board of Trustees approve financing structure for Eldora Purchase
- Boulder Falls trail could be closed for good
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Joey Palermino finds a special connectivity through the art of music. From sharing music with his parents to finding a community of musicians to perform with, building connections and friendships through music inspires him the most.
Palermino’s instrument of choice has always been the guitar. A selftaught player, he especially embraced the instrument after college, living in Memphis and playing live and among friends.
“Once I moved to Colorado, I found the music scene here, and especially the bluegrass picking scene,” says eightyear resident Palermino. “I really made some awesome friends and connections that really pushed me to go to the next level, if you will."
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This week, reporter and editor Shay Castle met with local organizers from Big Tent BoCo, a group that's petitioning to increase the number of county commissioners from three to five.
Organizers Masyn Moyer and Rachel Friend are pushing for better representation for the county - especially for the the more rural, western half of BoCo. Though it's not uncommon for a county of this size to only have three commissioner seats, they make an interesting case to add two members.
Listen in to hear their story, and how you can get involved.
For more information, head to BigTentBoCo.org
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- State to review the 2025 death of CU student Meghan Trussell
- Nederland group names Senior of the Year
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The Gold Hill Inn is shut down for the season and will reopen in May 2026. To celebrate the venue and its incredible repertoire of performers, we're flashing back to a 2021 interview with Gold Hill Inn performer Finn O'Sullivan!
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In today's show, Maryann Rosen recounts the historic blizzards of the Peak to Peak that buried the region under snow that reached second-story windows. What was it like to live through a storm without access to your snowblower, or without plows clearing the streets?
It wasn't easy. These storms could decimate towns, and they could strand settlers for weeks with nowhere to go. Listen to today's show to hear true stories of these legendary storms.
Plus:
- Nederland approves Eldora purchase
- Death of Gilpin County man brings renewed attention to one of the most troubling accounts of racial injustice in county history
- BoCo awards $2 million in funding for fire protection districts, emergency service agencies
- A taste of Black Hawk's newest pizza joint, Copper Kitchen Pizzeria
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In the first 2026 episode of Music of the Mountains, The Mountain-Ear Podcast hears from Andre LaMotte, a Spanish guitar instrumentalist who brings an acoustic twist to modern rock and pop. The physical and digital music column will be out in the January 8th issue of the newspaper, a day before LaMotte's performance at Monarch Casino in Black Hawk. Listen to the episode for more details -- and if you're listening before January 9th, please spread the word however you can!
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Happy New Year, and Happy Birthday to the Mountain-Ear Podcast!
Today marks our fifth anniversary of being on the airwaves. We've come a long way, and we have a lot to be proud of - plus a lot to look forward to.
To ring in the New Year, we have our first "Sounds of the Town" submission from Eldora resident David Hallock, a bird lover and conservationist who says the song of the American Dipper is what defines the quiet, natural ambience of the historic mountain village.
Listen in to hear David's explanation of the near indescribable beauty of the song.
Also:
- Wild Turkey Trail fire triggers evacuations in Fourmile Canyon
- Gilpin County childcare center opens for enrollment
- Your local government's year-in-review
Thanks to Xeno-Canto for providing the American Dipper's songs and calls used in today's episode. Recordings used were submitted by Ted Floyd, Seth Beaudreault, Paul Driver and Denise Wright.
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Roger and Lori Drienka have lived together in the Colorado mountain community for nearly 50 years, with Lori’s connections to the state reaching back generations. In 1936, her grandfather built a teepee near his family’s property in the town of Pinecliffe.
Lori was born in Denver, where she lived until around the age of ten. She moved to Southern California, where she met Roger in a high school construction class. As the only girl in the class, other guys would often make themselves known to her.
At one point, annoyed with a guy in her group “subtly” vying for her attention, she asked the teacher for a different class project foreman. The professor reassigned her with a new foreman: Roger. The rest, as they say, is history.
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Musicians don’t build their legacies overnight. They learn, they tour, they perform, and they sometimes stumble into their defining moments. Rhythm and blues musician Chris Daniels and soul musician Freddi Gowdy have built their legacies over decades.
In 2025's final episode of Music of the Mountains, prepare for the end of the year by bringing Daniels and Gowdy on to talk about their upcoming New Year's Eve Show at Oskar Blues Grill and Brew in Lyons.
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Did miners in the Peak to Peak get Christmas day off in the 1800's? In this week's episode, our guest host Maryann Rosen digs into the history of Christmas, and what the holiday meant for early settlers in Nederland. Winters were long and the holidays in the Colorado mountains weren't always merry and bright - especially for the laborers who worked year-round in the historical mines. But the spirit of Christmas always had a way of brightening the harsh lifestyle that came with living in Rockies. Listen in for a window into Christmas day, circa 1890.
Also:
- High winds and no power up and down the Front Range
- Hundred-year-old shoe shop says goodbye
- Lakeview Fire cleanup delays continue
- The Mountain-Ear Pet of the Year Award goes to...
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There’s a special joy that comes when people play music together. Richard Shine, who has primarily performed acoustic solo sets over the last few years, is now experiencing that joy with fellow guitarist Steve Scheidker.
“I met Steve playing pickleball,” Shine recalls. “We had him over one night, and he said he played some guitar and did some singing, so we started fiddling around, and next thing you know, I’ve invited him to a gig of mine.”
Both performing acoustic guitar, with Shine singing lead and Scheidker on harmony, the two recognized their connection and started playing together more frequently. They have since cemented themselves as Beyond Comprehension, performing a mix of classic rock, country, and blues.
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We are excited to announce an endeavor that has been months in the making: Caribou Current, our new, free arts and culture monthly coming in February 2026.
A cast of former Boulder Weekly staffers, who lost their jobs when the Alternative Weekly newspaper ceased publishing this past summer, are teaming up with The Mountain-Ear to bring you stories about music, arts, entertainment, food and more, spanning the Peak to Peak, Boulder County and Golden.
We sat down with Jezy Gray, Caribou Current's managing editor and former Boulder Weekly arts and culture editor, to find out what we can expect from this new monthly.
We have big plans in the works, so this is just the start. Stay tuned for more updates and teasers coming early ion 2026.
If you have any editorial tips, you can email Jezy at jezy@themountainear.com.
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On Friday, December 12, 2025, the Nederland Community Library hosted a reception for its current art exhibit, A Plague of Parody, with its artist, Brent Warren.
Community members mingled and drank amongst the artwork in the library’s community room, with the filmmaker, musician, magician, and multimedia artist providing guitar accompaniment.
Warren also discussed the meanings of his artwork, digital graphic photos that he creates with the help of Photoshop. The photos, often accompanied by captions, poke fun at the “things we take for granted in our lives,” as Warren writes.
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Gospel music has the power to bring people together, no matter where they’re from or what they believe. The emerging lineup Chapel Mountain Rounders embrace the style for that exact reason.
Longmont resident Elijah Donovan, Nederland resident Matt Thomas, Rollinsville resident Courtlyn Bills, and Steamboat resident Kay McKenzie have consistently drawn hope from gospel music.
While Christian messages build the foundation of the style, the bluegrass musicians emphasize the joy that gospel brings outside of its religious themes.
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On today's show, we’re bringing you a segment from our guest host Maryann Rosen, who paints a beautiful picture of a winter drive down the Peak to Peak highway.
Bundle up, watch out for moose, and try not to let the breathtaking scenery distract you while you make your way from Blackhawk to Estes Park on one of the prettiest drives in the state of Colorado.
Also
- Reindeer games (literally) in Blackhawk on Sunday, December 14th
- Nederland Cross Country coaches nab regional award
- Old Town Ned lights up for the holiday season
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William Nicholson has passed down the idea of Tortesia for years. The legend began at a previous job, where he frequently talked to “a guy named Cole,” who constantly showed up hungover.
When Nicholson asked Cole where he had been the night before, he said he was down in Tortesia. Nicholson asked where Tortesia was, and Cole pointed in one direction and responded, “It’s down the road about 10 or 12 beers.”
“I just kept it as kind of a funny thing,” Nicholson says. “When someone was acting goofy, I’d be like, ‘You’re just Tortesian. Quit acting Tortesian, bro.’” Now, a lineup of four musicians (with an occasional fifth member on saxophone) has embraced the inside joke by adopting the moniker of The Tortesians.
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Ever wanted to learn how to sharpen your knives like a professional chef? Or dip your toes into music theory? Try asking your neighbor.
In this week's episode, editor and reporter Shay Castle sits down with Fourmile Canyon local Anna Stifter to talk about a community skill share she's been organizing for the past few months.
Anna details the steps you can take to start a skill share in your own community, and takes us behind the curtains of the exciting workshops she has planned for Fourmile locals looking to learn something new. Listen in to hear their conversation.
Here's a link to Shay's story from last week.
And a link to Anna Stifter's skill share starter kit for your own community.
Also:
- Nederland approves a slimmed down 2026 town budget
- Trash talk - literally - at Central City Council
- Donation information for the Nederland Food Pantry's upcoming Holidy Donation Drive
- And a teaser of all the tasty visuals in in this week's paper from Thanksgiving events in the Peak to Peak.
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Danny Shafer opens up through music. The Americana singer-songwriter pours his heart into every song he writes and performs, hoping to make honest connections
with his listeners.
“I don’t have to hide anything when I’m on stage,” he says. “There’s no spot in my personality that I can’t show.”
Tune into this week's Music of the Mountains episode to hear from and learn more about longtime Colorado performers Danny Shafer and Wendy Woo.
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It's not often that students, parents and teachers get to share a meal with each other. But once a year, on the Friday before Thanksgiving, the whole Nederland Middle-Senior High School community get's together for the Harvest Feast, a traditional more than a decade old.
Media specialist Jamie Lammers stopped in to the potluck lunch to chat with the hungry cafeteria patrons to see what it's like to sit down and have a meal with people they seldom eat with. We pulled some of the most interesting responses into an episode for you.
If there's one thing everyone agrees on, it's the value of community events like this in a small town. Listen in to what people had to say here.
Also:
- Caribou Village Fire benefit concerts continue to help Nederland heal
- Boulder County abandons plans to increase minimum wage
- Start your holiday season in Central City and celebrate Tommyknocker Holidays
- Cast your vote for Peak to Peak Pet of the Year here!
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We've all been told the story of the first Thanksgiving - but what actually happened?
As with much of colonial American history, the real story is much darker. In Maryann Rosen's annual retelling of the story, she dives into the facts, giving us a true recounting of what colonial and indigenous relationships were like when pilgrims first began colonizing New England.
Listen today, and keep these stories in mind while you celebrate and give thanks with your families this week.
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Ned's got history - a lot of it. From the glacier carved valleys walked by indigenous peoples, to it's early mining settlements, to the vibrant music scene that evolved at Caribou Ranch, the town has been through countless ebbs and flows of time.
History changes though, and in early October the Caribou Village fire that destroyed 20 storefronts and the livelihoods of many locals signified a seismic shift in the town's timeline. But the people of Nederland have been through it all, and this hasn't slowed them down.
To honor the toughness, resilience and creativity of this town, Maryann brings us an homage to Ned, traveling through time from land's first inhabitants to bustling mountain town it is today. Listen in to hear more.
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Two things tie together Arn Current’s musical life: family and community. The longtime local musician worked his first job at the Caribou Ranch under founder James William Guercio, and he graduated from Nederland High in 1989.
Now, Current is returning to his hometown for a show at Busey Brews as part of the Ripple Effect Benefit Series. The concert series has been scheduled through November, raising funds for the Nederland Fire Department in the aftermath of the Lakeview Fire that destroyed 20 local businesses at the Caribou Village Shopping Center on October 9.
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On today’s show, we’re launching a new joint segment with Boulder Valley Frequency we’re calling “Sounds of the Town”.
The Mountain-Ear wants to know: What does home sound like to you?
We are accepting submissions for Sounds of the Town, a new podcast series that seeks to highlight the sonic signatures of our area: from Allenspark to Idaho Springs, and all the canyons and communities in between.
Tell us what the sound is, where you hear it and what it means to you. We’ll gather the best ideas from each town, then send our audio experts out to record them.
A different town and sound will be featured each week on The Mountain-Ear podcast. Tune in every Thursday to hear the latest.
When we’ve got the entire Peak to Peak, Gilpin and Boulder County and beyond covered, we’ll pull them all together into a story for readers in the regular, print edition of The Mountain-Ear.
No idea is wrong. If you hear it and it evokes home, we want to know about it.
You can send submissions to tyler@themountainear.com.
Video of Pearl Street performer Ibashi-I, "The Man in the Box" (Courtesy: Boulder Daily Camera)
Also in today's show:
- Eldora is open for the season
- Black Hawk city council honors the late Alderman Gregory G. Moates
- Ned-are orgs nab county climate funding
- Peak-to-peak Auroras light up Colorado sky
Pick up this week's paper to read these stories and so much more!
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Patrick Dethlefs has always let his instincts guide him. While he found early inspiration as a young musician everywhere from Jimmy Page to The Allman Brothers, the Colorado native put most of his energy into original material.
“I don’t think I was a big learner of other people’s songs, even in the beginning,” Dethlefs says. “First getting the guitar, I think I just learned chords and put them together in a different way.”
The current chapter of Joel Van Horne’s story begins with a family cabin in Wyoming’s Medicine Bow National Forest. The Lakewood native grew up in a musical household, but the memories and moniker of that special retreat, built and named by his grandfather, inspired the defining stage of his artistic journey as Covenhoven.
“It’s a very meaningful place to me and my family,” Van Horne says. “I wanted to make a record to say thank you to my grandfather.”
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Earlier this summer, Salto Coffee owners Karina and Marcus Luscher struck a deal to sell their shop to the ownership group at Gold Hill Inn, bringing a slice of the iconic Peak to Peak hangout to Old Town Nederland. That's where the story of Ned General, Nederland's newest coffee shop, bar and community space begins.
This episode features a conversation from the archives between Mountain-Ear managing editor Barbara Hardt and the new team at Ned General. They've spent the last few months slowly curating a new, yet familiar, aesthetic, and they have big plans for the future.
Also:
- Last week, the Town of Nederland inched closer to acquiring Eldora Ski Resort after its first public discussion of the purchase since July. The deal is expected to be finalized at its Nov. 18 meeting. You can read the full story from reporter Chris Kelley in this week's paper, or on our website, themtnear.com
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Guy Frydenlund formed a band through connections, meeting the band’s original drummer at an open jam and the bass and guitar players through CU Denver’s music program.
Eight years on, guitarist Frydenlund, current drummer Zach Bulgarelli, keys player Jack Marty, and bass player Caden Kramer play together as Sqwerv.
Frydenlund describes the group as an indie-jam band, with each member bringing their own influences to the table. He comes from an indie-folk singer-songwriter background, Bulgarelli and Kramer come from rock and metal backgrounds, and Marty comes from jam, bluegrass, and country backgrounds.
Together, the group performs original jam songs rooted in their mutual love of Phish and The Grateful Dead. From two-minute psych songs to twelve-minute Prague songs, the band is always willing to take musical risks together.
The tribute act BreadBox calls itself more than a cover band. Their admiration for the Jerry Garcia Band and their arrangements of the band’s songs make the group a lover band.
Much like Garcia in his projects, BreadBox focuses on improvisational jam performances, expanding each song beyond its original performances. The group consists of Zac Flynn on bass, Heather Olson and Miranda Rosalie on vocals, Kirk Larson on drums, Pat Harvey on guitar, Phil Cenedella on vocals and guitar, and Tyler Adams on organ.
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This week, we're featuring an episode of Boulder Valley Frequency, a show from longtime Boulder journalist Shay Castle covering news across the county.
In this episode of BVHz, Shay sits down with our very own senior reporter for The Mountain-Ear, Chris Kelley, for an update on Nederland's progress toward acquiring Eldora Ski Resort.
Chris gives us a bit of perspective on the potential purchase, and while he's hopeful it will do a lot of good for the town, he reminds us to stay wary of the private group, 303 Ski, who helped structure the bond deal -- and who Nederland will be indebted to after the purchase is finalized.
One small note: this episode of BVHz was recorded and published before the Nederland Board of Trustees Nov. 5 meeting, which provided an update and opportunity for public comment on the potential deal. For a complete update, you can read Chris Kelley's story in the Nov. 13 issue of The Mountain-Ear.
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In this episode, the host reads Some Words for the Week, poems written throughout the month of October 2025 by Alexander Shalom Joseph.
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Denver-based folk-grass musician Mark May first picked up a guitar at nine years old. Since then, he’s developed his performance and songwriting, graduating from Fort Lewis College in 2016 with a music business degree.
Playing music has helped May personally throughout his life, allowing him to express himself and find solace in his and others’ music. He was born hard of hearing in his left ear, but that has never dampened his enthusiasm for music as an art form. He hopes his music can bring comfort to listeners in the same way it brings comfort to him.
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Shey is a years-long labor of love.
She’s a 4-3/4 ton lion sculpture crafted by hand from Lyons Pink sandstone. What better place for her to settle than Bohn Park in Lyons?
Sculptor Kimmerjae Macarus found the original 8-ton sandstone block in a stoneyard where she worked during her time in landscape design. The block has been in her life for over a decade, ever since she discovered it before the 2013 Front Range floods.
She fell in love with the rock, looking at it and climbing it for years. The block had many significant vertical fissures, or “dry cracks,” and, combined with the enormous cost of purchasing the block, she felt it would be insane to try to bring the stone to her studio in Lafayette to carve it.
Her connection to the stone did not break, though. The Front Range floods moved many of the pieces in the stoneyard, and when she initially struggled to find this stone, she panicked and grieved for it.
When she finally found the stone again, she knew she had to try to carve something from it, even if the result wasn’t successful.
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In a brand-new segment format for The Mountain-Ear Podcast, new team member Tyler Hickman brings us a conversation between Mountain Man's John Thompson and The Mountain-Ear's Chris Kelly about the aftermath of the Lakeview Fire.
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When he first bought a house in Colorado, Jim Heekin built a studio in his new basement. Having played in various bands while living in Brooklyn, he wanted to build musical momentum in his new home.
From there, he made connections with other musicians in the area. Slowly, a lineup of people developed, and by 2013, the group had cemented itself as the lineup of a new project, Sun Jr.
Heekin provides guitar and sings vocals with banjo player Matt Kubis. Nod Norkus provides drums, Jeremiah Streets plays keys and bass, and Jon Schimek performs on pedal steel and guitar.
The group frequently jams together, connecting as players but also as friends. For them, playing music and hanging out go hand in hand, and because of how much time they spent playing, the band grew organically.
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A second-generation Boulderite and a resident of Gold Hill for over 40 years, Leslie Finn has a strong connection to Colorado. Her husband, Christopher, owns the Gold Hill Inn with his family, who bought the property in 1962.
Christopher serves as the chief of the Gold Hill Fire Department, for which Leslie has volunteered for the Gold Hill Fire Department for over 36 years, and she works as a cleaner for the inn’s Bluebird Lodge, which she considers her “little house.”
Leslie Finn has written since elementary school, and the history and beauty of Colorado informs her writing. In 2024, she published her novel Oh Them Days on Blue Hoss Mountain, the first novel in what quickly turned into a series.
Now, Finn has released the second book, When The Skies Wuz Fair and Blue, which develops the world and characters further. She is currently working on the third book in the series.
You can purchase the books at their official website.
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The nonprofit Advocates for Recovery Colorado has been serving as a Recovery Community Organization since 2001, focusing on recovery solutions rather than addiction challenges.
For the last year, they’ve been developing their latest program for Colorado.
In January 2025, Sean Hedden was hired as the regional manager of the new Foothills program, which focuses on Gilpin, Clear Creek, and Jefferson Counties. The organization currently hosts programs in Denver, Boulder, Durango, Sterling, Aurora, and other Colorado communities.
The program is heading into its second year of funding, and the organization has brought on Lindsay Gianola as Gilpin’s Peer Recovery Coach. As a resident with lived experience in active and sustained recovery, she will meet participants in the program, share her experience, and guide and support them.
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Tyler Ballantyne has always loved music, but he didn’t start playing seriously until his college years. Around that time, he became obsessed with Dave Matthews, particularly his right hand—the way he played rhythm guitar.
Ballentyne bought a guitar, and he says that at the time, he learned about half of one of Matthews’ songs and otherwise strummed it to play songs like “Take Me Home, Country Roads” and “Ring of Fire.”
Once he arrived in Colorado, he fell in love with bluegrass and folk.
A few months into the COVID pandemic, he decided to take guitar more seriously, inspired by acts such as The Grateful Dead, Phish, and Billy Strings. He bought a Martin D-18 and signed up to take lessons from Bryan Sutton.
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In this Audio Library segment of The Mountain-Ear Podcast, journalist Christopher Kelley reads the fourth and final part of his account of the mining history of Nederland, Colorado!
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In this Audio Library segment of The Mountain-Ear Podcast, journalist Christopher Kelley reads the third part of his account of the mining history of Nederland, Colorado!
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The Two Tracks has developed its sound as a band for nearly ten years now. The band recorded their self-titled debut in 2016 and is set to release their fifth album in 2026.
Julie Huebner, singer, songwriter, and rhythm guitarist, formed the band with drummer Fernando “Fred” Serna in 2013. The band cycled through many players before recording their first album, with Julie’s husband Dave joining the group during recording. The husband-and-wife duo now serve as the lead singers and songwriters of the band.
Laurie Dameron has been playing music professionally and writing songs for over 35 years. Lorrie Baum has been playing bass since 1967 and trombone for longer. Together, they make up the duo Laurie and Lorrie.
The two first met in 1987 as performers in the Moodswing big band. In 1990, they started the all-women’s group Sister Swing, and they continued performing in jazz festivals and local breweries. Around this time, Baum also founded Raw Honey, the largest all-women’s group in Colorado at the time.
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In this episode, the host reads Some Words for the Week, poems written throughout the month of September 2025 by Alexander Shalom Joseph.
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In this special segment, regular correspondent Maryann Rosen takes us through the Peak to Peak region to find activities for the month of October to take full advantage of the spooky season! Also included is a mini-segment with Daisza Caldwell, market manager of the Nederland Farmers Market, talking about the upcoming Harvest Festival!
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Alex Mackenzie-Low first put a band together in 2013, near the end of his time studying music business and recording arts at CU Denver. He put the band together in order to create an album of original songs, and the group grew from there.
The group was originally named A-Mac DZ, a nickname Alex received in high school. Ultimately, the band rebranded to A-Mac and The Height, a name more representative of the collaboration of the group and the “elevating, empowering, positive music” they perform.
Alex has been writing songs since around the age of six, and has performed in at least ten bands throughout his life. He’s performed many different styles of music, from hardcore metal to hip-hop to emo, ultimately landing in reggae rock with A-Mac and The Height.
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For many, music is a way of coping with difficult feelings. The joy and comfort that music brings is generational, and Jeremy Garrett knows that intimately. That’s mainly thanks to his father, Glen, the first president of the Idaho Bluegrass Association.
Around the age of 12, Glen’s parents bought him a guitar after their dog passed away. He found solace in this guitar, embracing bluegrass music and establishing a reputation on his block for his guitar playing.
Later, Glen received an instrument from another grieving neighbor: an older man who lost his wife to cancer. Having played in the local symphony, she owned a violin made in 1914, and her husband simply couldn’t get rid of it when she passed.
However, as time passed, the older man found it harder to look at the violin without experiencing feelings of grief. He decided to give the fiddle to Glen, telling him that he would know what to do with it.
Glen stuck with the guitar and never learned to play fiddle. When he passed it on to his son, Jeremy embraced it.
That is the instrument he has played for his entire life.
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Join regular correspondent Maryann Rosen as she continues her journey through the Peak-to-Peak area! In this segment, she discusses the history and stories of Idaho Springs, Allenspark, Raymond, Lily Lake, and Estes Park!
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This segment of The Mountain-Ear Podcast contains a complete audiobook recording of the book Moonsongs, written by Jane Wodening as a way to let her "keep in touch with a big world while living in that narrow canyon" in Fraser, Colorado (quote from a Conversations.org interview). The book is read by Wodening herself in a recording that has never been heard before.
Special thanks to Janette Taylor and Desirae Brakhage for making this episode possible.
To learn more about Jane and find her books, head to her website or to Blue Owl Books and Boutiques.
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Brent Warren could be considered a modern-day Renaissance man. He’s a singer-songwriter, an author, an illustrator, a magician, a comedian, and a filmmaker.
One of his projects spawned from a dual love – the shared love between two locals of a historical aircraft. That dual love culminated in Warren’s major undertaking as a filmmaker, the hour-long documentary Marvin’s Fly’n Boat.
Warren and Nederland local Marvin Lewis, owner of the restaurant Marvins Gardens, both loved the history and spectacle of the Hughes H-4 Hercules flying boat, colloquially known as the “Spruce Goose.” Designed by Howard Hughes, the plane, built from birch wood, is the largest flying boat, or seaplane with a hull, ever built.
Lewis spent much of his time in Nederland building a 12-foot model of the plane, intended to fly. It didn't fly before his passing, but Colorado locals never gave up on the plane. Will it fly or not? Learn more about the making of the documentary by tuning in to this episode of the podcast!
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Alex Randall and Theo Snead have been close friends since college. They’ve always played music together, but they initially didn’t perform as a band.
That all changed when Randall decided to sell his Fender Deluxe amp after he settled in Boulder. The first person to pick it up was Casey Romeo, and the two started to jam together.
Snead moved from living alone in Austin, Texas, to living with Randall in Boulder, and the two of them started jamming with Romeo. At one point, Romeo invited Snead and Randall to perform with him and his band, Elijah Petty and The Part-Times.
Preparing for the show, Snead and Randall discussed asking their friend Livingston Brown to jump in and perform with them. They later realized that his involvement in the show was already guaranteed—Brown was also a member of Elijah Petty and The Part-Times.
Through this connection, Snead, Randall, Romeo, and Brown formed a band. Snead and Randall provide vocals and acoustic guitar, Randall additionally delivers electric guitar and mandolin, Romeo offers pedal steel, and Brown contributes bass.
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In this Audio Library segment of The Mountain-Ear Podcast, journalist Christopher Kelley reads the second part of his account of the mining history of Nederland, Colorado!
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During his time at Colorado State University, now having experience on the bass and on acoustic guitar, Graham Good wrote songs in his dorm room. Meeting a few friends at a local funk jam, they invited him over to jam with them on his bass.
Good told his friends he had some acoustic songs and suggested playing them with the group. Once they played the songs together, Good felt an instant connection to the group, realizing how much he wanted to be a singer, songwriter, and band frontman.
Good organized practices and booked gigs for this new group, writing lyrics and setlists during his marketing classes to prepare for more performances. He also continued sharpening his skills in songwriting in his final two years of college, attending a songwriter’s guild and writing a new song every Wednesday.
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In this Audio Library segment of The Mountain-Ear Podcast, journalist Christopher Kelley reads the first part of his account of the mining history of Nederland, Colorado!
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In this segment of The Mountain-Ear Podcast, host Jamie Lammers brings you Some Words for the Week, written by Alexander Shalom Joseph during the month of August 2025.
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In the first podcast segment for this September, Maryann Rosen brings us local culture and history to celebrate the upcoming start of Hispanic Heritage Month!
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Lindsey Wall has particularly connected with the dead nettle. Having worked with flowers since she was in high school, she saw a dead nettle growing out of the concrete during a winter walk in Nashville.
Fascinated by its fierce and strong yet soft qualities, along with realizing that the name “dead nettle” sounds almost like “death metal,” Wall has since embraced Dead Nettle as her stage name.
Paul Dyer has lived in and around the Front Range for 35 years, first falling in love with Colorado on a family vacation at 14 years old. Staying in a motel next to a creek, he loved the sound of the flowing water, and as with many other residents, the mountains and diverse landscape were a major drawing point.
Music has been a long-time hobby for Paul. He grew up surrounded by music, his dad singing and playing music from artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, and Nat King Cole. While jazz ultimately didn’t connect with Paul as a performer, it sparked his interest in music.
This episode also features special guest Carol Dyer!
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In this episode, we celebrate the Nederland Jazz and Wine Festival 2025 by talking to vendor manager Sarah Bishop, Vendor Ken Slaymaker of Slaymaker Cellars Mead, and musician Mark Diamond about their excitement for the festival!
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Jeffrey James Franca started his musical trajectory playing guitar, taking lessons around the age of five. He found himself invested in playing music, although he didn’t realize how invested at the time.
Joining his band program in elementary school, he started playing the snare drum. Playing a drum set from his uncle, he completely embraced the instrument, finding the transition from guitar to snare natural.
He studied with jazz pedagogists at Indiana University Bloomington, and at the age of 20, he found himself in Los Angeles, California. There, he performed with producers, film score composers, and other musicians in the area.
He then settled in Washington, D.C., where he says he performed “eight nights a week,” playing with African, jazz, reggae, and funk bands, among many other groups. He’s played with Bill Kreutzmann of The Grateful Dead in his group Billy and the Kids, and since 2011, he has been the drummer and musical director for the group Thievery Corporation.
Since joining the group, Thievery Corporation has been his primary focus as a drummer. It’s been a long time since he led a band, but especially for the 2025 Nederland Jazz and Wine Festival, he has assembled a band dubbed The Shape of Jazz.
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Just before the pandemic started, Bevin Foley of Trout Steak Revival invited Melly Frances and Keenan Leigh to her house to share music and original songs. Both of the latter two had recently left their previous bands and had songs with the same obscure pre-World War II blues sound.
Neither of them had ever met anyone else, let alone another female, interested in the same style of music, and the two clicked immediately.
Frances plays bass, washboard, and percussion and she sings, and Leigh plays various forms of guitar. Leigh is primarily an instrumentalist and Frances is primarily known for her singing, so the two combined can complement each other perfectly.
The two both knew and loved musicians such as Tampa Red, Memphis Minnie, Robert Johnson, Jessie May Hemphill, and Bessie Smith who heavily influenced their individual (and now collective) sound.
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The Peak to Peak area has a storied history, and among those stories are towns steeped in mystery and filled with legends. In today's episode, regular correspondent Maryann Rosen discusses the ghost towns of this mountain area.
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The man now known as Chicken Coop Willaye moved from his home state of North Carolina to Atlanta, Georgia, after graduating from Appalachian State University in Boone. During the decade he lived in Atlanta, he was known as Washboard Willaye.
In Atlanta, Willaye met local legends who gathered for performances in Northside Tavern, eventually sitting in with Danny “Mudcat” Dudeck on his Wednesday night performances there. Playing piedmont and country blues, Willaye earned his nickname from the instrument he learned to play there – the washboard.
On Tuesday nights there, Donnie “Mac” McCormick performed his primary instrument at Northside. He discovered this primary instrument in the early 70s, during a jam session at “The Farm,” a property in Juliette, Georgia, owned by the Allman Brothers.
During the session, Mac ran out of objects to drum on, but somebody from the group handed him another object: a chicken coop. The rest, as they say, is history, and Mac continued playing the chicken coop until his death in 2009.
Performing with Mac, Willaye found himself inspired, and in a similar turn of events, he found a chicken coop in the barn of an antique store in North Georgia. That day, Chicken Coop Willaye was born.
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This segment of the podcast is a complete audiobook reading of From the Book of Legends, an out-of-print storybook from artist and writer Jane Wodening, sharing the stories she's heard of three individuals and reflecting on what it means to be a hero and a legend.
Special thanks to Janette Taylor and Desirae Brakhage.
To learn more about Jane and find her books, head to her website or to Blue Owl Books and Boutiques.
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In this segment, the host reads the poems published in the It's Your Turn edition of The Mountain-Ear published on July 31, 2025.
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In this episode of The Mountain-Ear Podcast, the host reads the poems from Some Words for the Week written by Alexander Shalom Joseph for the month of July 2025 (excluding the July 3 poem, read in the previous segment of the series).
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Born in Austin and growing up in Dallas, Sarah Minto-Sparks has always been influenced by her Texas roots. Graduating from Highland Park High School, she moved to Boston, Massachusetts, to attend university.
After earning a bachelor’s in behavioral neuroscience at Northwestern University in 2021, Minto-Sparks took a gap year. At the age of twenty, she grabbed a guitar, and she hasn’t stopped playing and singing since.
Living in a van during her gap year, she traveled across the country, ultimately settling in Boulder. There, she found her community playing at a weekly open mic and developed her confidence.
Her connections through the open mic include Wesley Scott Smith, now a frequent collaborator, and Antonio “Tony” Daniel Reyes, now her manager.
Through these two connections, she expanded her performances into Estes Park, and in February 2024, she took the plunge into performing professionally. Continuing to develop her craft, she is one of five mixed-media artists selected for the 2024-25 residency at Boulder’s Oakley Art House.
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Continuing in her series spotlighting the Peak to Peak's incredible towns, Maryann Rosen takes listeners on a journey through the history of Gold Hill, Ward, and Jamestown!
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AJ Montana Keyser has been writing songs since the age of 11 and playing open mikes since the age of 15. They’ve embraced music throughout their entire life, performing professionally for over eight years.
When Keyser first started releasing songs, they did so under their birth name. Their personal and musical journey changed in July 2022 during a trip to Bozeman, Montana, where they completely embraced their identity and came out as non-binary.
Keyser now performs under their chosen name, including with their band Montana Sand. The band, formed shortly after (and named as a tribute to) that Bozeman trip, features Keyser on vocals, guitar, and banjo; Beth Kammersgard on bass; Chris Wright on drums; and Phil Broste on pedal steel.
The group draws from a diverse range of musical influences, including country, folk, rock, bluegrass, and roots music. In addition to Colorado, the band has performed in Texas, Montana, California, Florida, and New Mexico.
Keyser has always loved collaborating with others, frequently gathering other musicians and book authors together to write songs. For them, performing in a group allows them to bounce energy off each other, creating an environment that can’t be recreated playing solo.
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Organizer Stephanie Andelman joins The Mountain-Ear Podcast to talk about the upcoming 2025 celebration of the Nederland Jazz and Wine Festival!
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Guitarist Brian Blaser jokes that five years ago, he didn’t even know how to spell the word “bluegrass.” His music tastes focused primarily on alternative and electric rock, playing in a group that performed songs from artists like the Allman Brothers, Phish, the Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, the Rolling Stones, Radiohead, and Pearl Jam.
One night, at a local bluegrass pick, Blaser met a young banjo player, Sean McFarland, and the two discussed their live performances. The two talked about McFarland sitting in for a gig from Blaser’s band, and while Blaser felt unsure if a banjo would fit in that particular band, he invited McFarland to the gig.
Within the week, Blaser’s band broke up due to internal forces unknown to him. Instead of telling McFarland that the band no longer existed, Blaser assembled a new group of people. From this collection of musicians came the foundations of Smörgåsgrass. To this day, Blaser and McFarland agree to disagree on who asked who about McFarland jumping in.
The name came from the band’s original bass player, Franziska Zenhäusern, who often brought in a smörgåsbord of food during practices. Not only does the band name apply for that personal reason, but it has also become representative of the band’s ever-changing and always flexible lineup. Blaser, McFarland, and harmonica (or “mouth fiddle”) player Alex Medler have been consistent members since its foundation.
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The Peak to Peak's very own Scott Harrison recently sat down with Steve Hartman in a segment for his program on CBS Evening News, On the Road. In celebration of the man and his passion project, The Carousel of Happiness, today's Audio Library segment focuses on articles written by or about Harrison and the carousel that has brought joy to thousands.
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George Blevins has called Colorado’s Front Range his home for over half his life, moving in the early 1980s. He says the time in his adult life before then “hardly seems to count, especially since I’m 85 and I don’t remember all that stuff very well.”
Before Colorado, Blevins grew up in rural Louisiana. As a child, he and his parents lay in bed together every Sunday morning to read The Sunday Funnies from The Sunday Times. Those comics, particularly Pogo, instilled a lifelong passion for Blevins. From then on, all he wanted to do was find opportunities as a cartoonist for comic strips.
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Join us on an artistic journey as correspondent Maryann Rosen discusses local art and artists across the Peak to Peak!
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Having grown up in New Jersey, Matthew “Matt” McCloskey moved to Fort Collins in 2020. After five years, he now considers Colorado his home.
McCloskey first started playing in his pre-teens, performing in open mics at around 13 years old. His parents, who were also musicians, frequently took him to a local coffee shop for the open mic there, and he’s never stopped playing gigs.
McCloskey started writing songs by the time he reached his late teens, collaborating with his high school band and writing his own material. Before moving to Colorado, he played in a rock band called The Punch Bowl with Ryan Harford, Chris “Softy” Pertain, and Chris Amato. They released a self-titled album in 2018 before taking an indefinite break, reuniting in 2024 for a three-night local tour.
McCloskey changes the balance of originals and covers in his shows depending on how long they last. For much longer gigs that last at least three hours, he’ll typically perform more covers, but for gigs that are fewer than or around two hours, he’ll balance originals and covers as much as he can.
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Sit back and tune in to Some Words for the Week, written by Alexander Shalom Joseph for the July 3, 2025 edition of The Mountain-Ear!
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In the continuation of Maryann Rosen's Spotlight series, she focuses on the local history and culture of Central City and Black Hawk!
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In 2011, Connor Dady moved away from his roots in Rochester, New York, and settled down in Denver, Colorado. Around the same time, Dan Williams moved to Denver from Austin, Texas, and both he and Dady happened to land a job as arborists for the same company.
As they talked, they realized they shared a similar interest in music, both performing occasionally in local open mics on their own time. Getting to know each other more, they started performing together through open mics and jams among friends, sharing their music tastes with each other.
Their chemistry continued to develop as they kept performing together. Around 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the two decided to look for other musicians to flesh out their sound and book more gigs. By the end of 2020, the group had acquired an upright bass player, a fiddle player, and a dobro player, booking gig opportunities in Denver.
Since 2021, the band, now named Cottonwood Drifters, has cycled through various lineups to find a group of people who could share their artistic talents individually while also working towards common goals together.
Dady and Williams are the consistent core members and songwriters, with Dady playing acoustic guitar, Williams playing mandolin (which he learned online during COVID) and occasionally Irish tenor banjo, and both singing lead vocals.
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Conductor Brad Swartzwelter’s primary interest has always been trains, even from before he can remember. When he was around two years old, his mother took him on a train ride from Denver to Ottumwa, Iowa. While he does not remember the trip, his mother says he enjoyed it greatly.
As a kid, Swartzwelter’s interest in trains only grew. As many kids do, he played with a train set and, further encouraging his interest, his parents would stop the car whenever they drove by a train so that he could watch it.
Swartzwelter’s family often vacationed at Sheriff Ranch in Granby, fishing with a lease on the Colorado River. During these vacations, he watched and waved at the Rio Grande Zephyr rolling through. For him, this fascination has been “a lifelong ailment, [for which] I’ve tried numerous remedies [and] there is no cure.”
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For this segment, the host reads "Some words for the week" written for the June 26, 2025 edition of The Mountain-Ear by Alexander Shalom Joseph.
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For this audio library segment, the host reads the following articles from the June 26, 2025, edition of The Mountain-Ear:
A brief queer history of Boulder County by Samyukta Sarma
Brad the cat finds his way home by Mindy Leary
Monte Lobo provides an alternative by Dave Gibson
Colorado prepares after Operation Midnight Hammer by Christopher Kelley
History is told, but who's there to tell? by Christopher Kelley
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Trace Hybertson started playing classical violin at the age of four, eventually discovering the Colorado bluegrass scene and falling in love with it. He started going to bluegrass festivals and jams, becoming interested in playing the fiddle.
Not only did the festivals and jams mean that he got to stay up later, but they also allowed him to develop his fiddle skills. He hasn’t put the instrument down since and has been playing for 24 years now.
Adam Baerd took some piano lessons as a kid before switching to classical guitar lessons. He got into the American fingerstyle scene through artists such as Trace Bundy and Andy McKee, and has since also performed in a cappella groups and rock bands.
He’s played in styles such as gypsy swing, bluegrass, and traditional Irish music (or “trads”) by himself and with others. For him, all of these influences have blended together as he has developed his own style of playing.
The two musicians met at an enchanted forest-themed party, where many other musicians played. They jumped in and performed together, and in particular, Baerd realized their connection created the kind of music he most wanted to listen to and play.
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Promotional Statement: 7 hours of music, arts & crafts booths, food trucks, craft beer, and kids' activities all for only $37! Kids 12 and under free!
We have a big day of 7 hours of music including Magoo the band, High Lonesome, The High Road Home, New Family Dog with Bridget Law of Elephant Revival, Adam Pause, Montana Sand, and John McKay. Plus artist booths, food trucks, craft beer, and kids’ activities all for only $37 and kids 12 & under are free! And don't forget, 100% of the profits go to the Gilpin County School music department.
So come on out on the 4th of July for a great day for the whole family and support music programs for local kids! It's at the Gilpin County Fairgrounds just off the Peak to Peak Highway at 250 Norton Drive, Black Hawk, CO. The event is from 1:30-9:00 pm.
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Check out this episode to hear the poem in the "Some words for the week" series written by Alexander Shalom Joseph for the June 19th, 2025 edition of The Mountain-Ear!
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in today's Audio Library segment, the host reads four columns from the most recent edition of The Mountain-Ear!
Columns read:
"Discovery of the first gold lode in Colorado" by Brian Algers
"Life in Nature: The stash" by James Dewalt
"Mountain Spirit Astrology: Summer Solstice" by Karen Anderson
"The Alphas are coming" by Amy Skinner
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In this week's segment of Some Words for the Week, the host reads multiple recent entries from the series.
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As a late celebration of Father's Day 2025, the host reads all of the Father's Day themed writings from the June 12, 2025 edition of The Mountain-Ear!
Articles Read:
"Peak perspectives" by Barbara Hardt
"A Place to Be" by Christopher Kelley
"My dad" by S. Naomi
"Bonne fête des pères" by "The Kid"
"A Corny Poem Honoring My Dad" by Ellie Najjar
"Coal Creek cleans up, celebrates Father’s day" by John Scarffe
Listen to the Jamie Lammers cover of "Place to Be" by Nick Drake here.
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Brothers Luke and Heath Weaver founded the Christian metalcore band Finding Neverland in 2012, with Luke on guitar and Heath on vocals. Luke was previously involved with the band Gentlemen Speak Up, which he played in during his time at Georgia Southern.
After moving to Colorado Springs in 2011, Luke and Heath formed the new band. Heath and another member ultimately decided to step away from music, and the band went on hiatus in 2015.
James Carnes went to high school with both of the brothers, and while attending CU Boulder, Luke learned that Carnes had always wanted to try music. The two ultimately revived Finding Neverland in 2019 with Carnes as the new vocalist.
The band is currently based in Black Hawk. Luke permanently moved to the Peak-to-Peak area in 2018, with his family already connected to the area. Carnes moved to Central City after graduating from CU Boulder, having fallen in love with the area.
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In celebration of the upcoming Madam Lou Bunch Day 2025, Maryann Rosen highlights Lou Bunch and other famous female figures of the Colorado gold rush!
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In today's short segment, the host reads the poem written by Alexander Shalom Joseph for the June 5, 2025, edition of "Some Words for the Week."
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In this segment of our Top Story segment, Brittney Wagner gives us more updates from the issue of The Mountain-Ear from June 5, 2025.
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In the first edition of a new segment, Brittney Wagner brings you the top stories covered by The Mountain-Ear during the week of June 5, 2025.
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In this special segment of The Mountain-Ear Podcast, hear from our regular correspondent Maryann Rosen about the incredible history of the Central City Opera and the Central City Opera House!
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Many of Matthew Earle Schexnyder’s musical influences come from his home state, Louisiana. He is particularly inspired by country-folk, singer-songwriter stylings, with Merle Haggard, Jason Isbell, Alan Jackson, Neil Young, and Willie Nelson among his influences.
Earle, a graduate of the Air Force Academy, flew Air Force helicopters as a long-time career, traveling around the country to states such as New Mexico, Alabama, Texas, and Georgia. He also traveled to countries such as Turkey, Afghanistan, South Africa, Mozambique, and Liberia.
Settling in Iceland with his wife, they relocated to Boston, Massachusetts, in order to raise their two young daughters. Eventually, the family impulsively moved to Boulder, where Earle first dove into performing and writing songs.
In 2018, Earle took a bluegrass ensemble class and connected with two other people there – Joshua Ray and his wife, Brandy. Earle and Joshua connected quickly through their musical interests and ambitions.
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Eddie Hochman, Bennett Shapiro, Michael Schodin, and Mitchell Wisniewski all met during their time at the University of Iowa. They started informally jamming and playing shows together throughout college, but by graduation, they started going their separate ways.
While Hochman and Schodin stayed in Iowa City, Mitch moved to Michigan, and Bennett moved to Denver, where he still lives today. However, that didn’t stop the friend from performing; the group has made an annual tradition to travel together and play shows, forming an official band, Joytrip.
Over the last couple of years, the group has been able to hone its sound and writing despite its distance. The wide-ranging influences of the group, from jazz to rock to blues to bluegrass, contribute to a singular sound and chemistry that allows the band to jump into a full night’s show even after not performing together for months.
The band’s lineup has remained unchanged from the start. Schodin plays guitar, sings, and serves as the audio engineer, Hochman plays guitar, trumpet, and keyboards as well as sings, Shapiro plays drums and sings harmonies, and Wisniewski plays bass for the band.
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The month of May celebrates both Jewish and Asian-American heritage, so regular correspondent Maryann Rosen brings us local history and information about both!
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Evan Cantor, Burt Rashbaum, and Roland LaForge have always been musicians. They’ve all worked to become professional musicians, but ultimately, they couldn’t find a way to make a living through music. They never stopped playing, though.
The three joined forces for the first time in the 2000s. Cantor and Rashbaum worked in the same building at the University of Colorado Boulder, and Cantor jumped in to play music with Rashbaum and LaForge as a bassist.
Cantor tapped in for the bassist of a band that Rashbaum and LaForge were a part of, Too Much Jones, named after the founders and head brothers of the band, Mark and Craig Jones. On one of the nights Cantor tapped in for rehearsal, only he, Rashbaum, and LaForge came to the rehearsal room.
The three decided to jam and see what happened, and they realized they could form a band on their own. Craig, wanting to step away from a long-term band project, is now considered one of the godfathers of the new project the three formed, now called The CBDs.
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Eric Richard Stone has been writing songs for five decades and performing for four. It wasn’t until 2014, however, when he moved to a home near Nederland and started pursuing music full-time.
Stone found himself inspired by the mountain community, its nature, and its people. He feels that the environment has motivated his best work as a songwriter.
Now, he's released a new album called Living The Dream, unbound by style, from folk to bluegrass to Americana to rock to pop. Nine songs are original compositions by Stone, with a tenth alternate version of the song “It Might As Well Be Rain,” and three are cover interpretations.
Stone will embark on his first European tour in June for the album, but he'll gear up for that tour by playing in the area that has inspired him the most.
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[Todd] Smallie [of The Other Brothers] has frequently collaborated with Colorado pianist Ryan Benthall, who has played with various Colorado groups. One of Benthall’s groups is Phoebe Nix, formed in 2014 in New Jersey by songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Christopher Clauss. Combining funk and jazz sensibilities, the group serves as Clauss’s primary vehicle for his original songs.
In this episode of the podcas, we take a deeper dive into the project Phoebe Nix that we didn't take in the Music of the Mountains column focusing on their opening performance at The Caribou Room!
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In 2017, Colorado guitarist and singer/songwriter James Dumm came up with an idea for a supergroup. He had played songs from The Allman Brothers Band with his Denver jam tribute, Mountain Jam, and he wanted to create another tribute band featuring an all-star lineup. Thus, The Other Brothers came to be.
The core lineup consists of Dumm on electric and slide guitar, Rob Eaton Jr. (also from Mountain Jam) on electric guitar, Todd Smallie on bass, Bill McKay on keys, Will Trask on percussion, and Mark Levy and John Michel on drums.
Among their performance accomplishments, Michel frequently tours with the John Oates Band, and McKay toured with Smallie in the Derek Trucks Band, for which Smallie was a core member. The band’s final album, Already Free, which features Smallie on bass and backing vocals, won the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album.
Meanwhile, Dumm and McKay play with Johnny and the Mongrels, Dumm with Drunken Hearts, Eaton Jr. with Brother’s Keeper, Levy with Circles Around the Sun, and Trask with High Hawks.
The lineup is flexible, since not every member can make it to every show due to their other projects. Trask’s role as a percussionist is especially flexible, as the choice is meant to represent choices in the band’s later career, and Jiho Han, bassist for Judo Chop, will sub for Smallie in various upcoming shows.
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Leaf Running-rabbit has lived in a completely off-grid property in Ward for 34 years, moving in when he discovered a squatter’s shack, a cabin built as a temporary camp for miners. He ultimately lived with his family in the cabin for 17 years before being required to build a house to legal code, receiving his certificate of occupancy of the new house in 2009.
In the late 1990s, he attended the University of Colorado Boulder tuition-free for five years through a Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood, earning a double major in poetry and Spanish. He feels that true poetry is an art form that can articulate feelings and experiences beyond the words written on the page.
He has particularly focused on a form he calls photopoetics, where he takes photographs and writes poems that go together. He loves that the photo and poem can both say things that the other can’t and work together to leave an impact on the reader (and viewer) of the work.
Through his writing, he aims to use words to communicate experiences that can’t be described with words, such as spirituality, enlightenment, and consciousness. He believes that using the right words can allow people to understand concepts beyond words.
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Christine Weeber has felt a connection to the mountains like no other place she’s lived before. She grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, before pursuing degrees at Colorado State University (CSU).
During her time there, she moved into a home filled with toxic mold, which made her ill. She moved into a rental with deodorizers in every room, but knew this was not a long-term option.
After graduating from CSU with an MA in cultural anthropology and a graduate certificate in women’s studies in 2005, she decided to move to a cleaner, less-toxic area.
She has since lived just outside Gilpin, also serving as a shamanic healing practitioner for Wisdom Hearth in Nederland. She loves the people, the community, and the connection to nature that they share and embrace.
She has written since elementary school, writing a play in 4th grade, bringing her friends in to perform it, and charging her neighbors five cents to see the performance. She started writing poetry at the age of 16, and she’s also written essays and fiction.
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Burt Rashbaum has been writing since he was around 10 years old, first writing short stories in fourth grade. He cites his middle school English teacher, who exposed him to e.e. cummings, as the person who first sparked his interest in poetry.
He moved to Boulder in 1976, subscribing to a writers’ magazine to learn tips and publishing his first poem in the yearly catalog from the Free School. He feels he’s gotten better at the game of submissions over the last few years, and since 2020, he’s published dozens of poems online and in print.
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This episode includes readings from Celia Wilson of articles published in the April 17, 2025, edition of The Mountain-Ear. The online editions of the articles are linked below.
Thrills and spills at Nor-Alp Schralp by Dave Gibson
Springing into Easter by Mindy Leary
Gilpin girls squeak past Nederland by Dave Gibson
Music of the Mountains: d'Lovelies by Jamie Lammers
CCSO makes second arrest in connection to 2024 homicide by Jenny Fulton
Every child deserves a safe world by Sara Sandstrom and Lynn Hirschman
Linked here is the page to send anonymous tips through the CCSO website.
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It's time to transition into May, and to start that transition, correspondent Maryann Rosen brings us a special segment on Mother's Day!
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Cristina Vane has sung for as long as she can remember. Her parents even heard her sing in her crib over their baby monitor. She started playing piano in first grade, sang in choir, and started writing songs in high school to combine her love of playing the guitar and writing poetry.
By the time she graduated from Princeton University, Vane knew she wanted to pursue a music career. Her performing and writing are inspired especially by country, fingerstyle playing, delta and Piedmont blues, and the rock songs she grew up with.
Vane visited London with her father one summer after college, booking gigs for the first time in pubs and other venues. During this time, she found herself captivated by slide guitar, teaching herself open tunings.
Also stay tuned for readings of this year's entries for the 2025 Poetry Contest!
Divine Plan by Karen Marie Gerrity
A Writer's Dilemma by Mindy Leary
Walks in Shadows by John Scarffe
Colorado Skyline by Jamie Lammers
Shut up you assholes I'm singing by Doug Armitage
Hills by Gwenn Charvet
Riding on the Finger of God by John Scarffe
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At its largest, d’Lovelies performs as a seven-piece group: Rob Pate on guitar and vocals, Erin Gael Friedman on vocals, Duane Webster on bass and vocals, Ryan McCurry on keys, Mike McCloskey on saxophone, Nate Bitter on trombone, and Colin Mahoney on drums.
Often, the band plays in venues that aren’t big enough for the entire seven-piece to fit. To work around this, they rehearse and even perform in sections, including as duos and trios. When they can, though, they bring the whole lineup to perform ragtime, blues, original Americana, New Orleans R&B, and even Brazilian and Cuban rhythmic influences.
The group has been building momentum since they started performing together in December of 2023, even recording their debut album, Great Horizon, in August of 2024.
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[As a group, Canyon Collective] doesn’t write structured songs for their performances, instead improvising their material together on stage. They’ll talk amongst themselves about what style of piece they’ll focus on in their next performance, then they’ll perform it on the spot, riffing off of each other in the process.
Recently, the group had the opportunity to perform in a mineshaft for a private party. The performance was recorded, and upon listening back to the recording, they realized they had something special. Because of this, the group has decided to release this recording as their first live album.
For [bandleader and drummer Zach] Hedstrom, the improvisational style that the group embraces means that the musicians can embrace the present moment fully during their shows. He loves being able to take everyone’s ideas at face value and encouraging the performance to be a spontaneous musical collaboration.
Hedstrom loves being part of a band where every show gives a different energy through its spontaneity, and he hopes that everyone who comes to see a Canyon Collective show has a great time and feels encouraged to see them live again. For the group and the audience, every show is a different experience, and these musicians love that every show has a new energy.
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Zach Hedstrom moved to Fourmile Canyon around five years ago. Around that time, he and other musicians in the area started hosting gatherings to jam and enjoy each other’s company. Eventually, this gathering of people started playing local venues as a group, and thus, Canyon Collective was born.
The name Canyon Collective comes from the rotating lineup of the group. While there are core members who consistently play in Canyon Collective, there are also many musicians who jump in and out of the group that live in and around Fourmile Canyon, creating a welcoming environment for local musicians.
Hedstrom describes the group as a “high-energy global groove funk band,” as they play music primarily rooted in funk with various global influences such as Latin, West African, and reggae rhythms. In regards to core members, Hedstrom plays drums, Christopher Clauss plays bass, Ryan Benthall plays keyboard, Eshan Escoffery plays trombone, Matthew Wilkolak plays trumpet, Derek Miles plays guitar, and Greg[g] Freeman serves as the percussionist.
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Regular correspondent Maryann Rosen comes back with another spotlight episode on a town in the Peak to Peak area in Colorado, this time focusing on Rollinsville!
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In this very special episode of Audio Library, Celia Wilson reads six articles from the April 10, 2025, edition of The Mountain-Ear! You can find all of the digital articles read and links referenced in this episode below!
Peak Perspectives: Speaking from the heart by Barbara Hardt
Music of the Mountains: Canyon Collective by Jamie Lammers
Lady Eagles Soccer undefeated by Dave Gibson
Umoja Women's Village provides refuge by Dave Gibson
Keep it Local: Zuku Baskets by Lynn Hirschman
Columbia University funding cuts affect Boulder locals' research by Jamie Lammers
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In this episode of The Mountain-Ear Podcast, our regular correspondent Maryann Rosen shares stories about National Poetry Month!
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In this very special episode of The Mountain-Ear Podcast, Jamie Lammers, Maryann Rosen, and Dango Rose join forces once again to cover the history and legacy of the Colorado band Elephant Revival!
Note: Due to re-editing of this episode, the order of the previous episode and this one have been switched.
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This is a special broadcast brought to you by The Mountain-Ear Podcast featuring an unedited recording of a meet-and-greet meeting centering around the Cross and Caribou Mines.
Note: Due to re-editing in the next episode, the order of this episode and the next episode have been switched.
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Andrew Sturtz has written songs for over twenty years, releasing projects but never focusing on touring those projects. He’s lived in Boulder for nearly a decade, and through playing open mics and other events in the town, he met people who have since become close musical and personal companions.
Now, Sturtz has christened a group with his last name, a quartet that includes himself on guitar, Courtlyn Carpenter on cello, Will Kuepper on bass, and Jim Herlihy on banjo. All four provide vocals, with Sturtz providing lead vocals.
The band spent a month coming up with their name, even creating a spreadsheet including dozens of potential band names (including Slow Drive, Alcove, Topiary, and Incongruity). However, the group eventually realized that Sturtz served as a perfect name for the group, which focuses on new arrangements of the namesake’s original material.
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Samson “Sam” Grisman has been surrounded by music his entire life. From a young age, he fell in love with the music played around him by family, friends, and especially his father, David.
David, a multi-instrumentalist, has performed for decades with and/or alongside Peter Rowan, Red Allen, Maria Muldaur, Darol Anger, Doc Watson, Mike Marshall, Tony Rice, and Andy Statman.
David has called his particular stylings “Dawg music,” embracing his nickname, “Dawg.” That nickname was first given to him by close friend and frequent collaborator Jerry Garcia.
Music has been so prevalent in Sam’s life that from a young age, he assumed everyone played music. He saw people’s instruments as part of their personality, and he thought everyone was born with a proclivity towards their instruments.
Though he has since realized that learning an instrument comes with time and practice, he has never lost what he considers a sense of duty to perform, and he wholeheartedly embraces the music he grew up around.
David always encouraged his children to learn instruments, practice playing other people’s songs, and work on original compositions to build their musical experience.
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On today's special segment brought to you by correspondent Maryann Rosen, we're spotlighting the incredible town of Nederland!
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Daniel C. Jones has always been drawn to pedal steel guitar. In the early 1970s, he fell in love with the country rock scene at the time. What stuck out to him, though, wasn’t the Nashville country scene – it was the alternative country scene.
Jones loved the sound of performers such as Jerry Garcia, his project New Riders of the Purple Sage, and Peter E. Kleinow (or “Sneaky Pete”). In 1971, Jones’s brother took him to see a performance of Garcia’s most well-known band, The Grateful Dead. Waylon Jennings opened that night, joined by Ralph Mooney, pedal steel guitar player for Jennings’s group the Waylors.
Jones says the instrument called to him because its sound instantly captivated him. Throughout the 1970s, he steadily performed on the road full-time, but by the 1980s, he prioritized his education. He earned a BA in Music from Sonoma State University in California, an MM in Musicology/Music Theory at the University of Colorado (CU) Boulder in 1984, and a Ph.D in Musicology at CU Boulder in 1991.
Jones taught musicology at CU Boulder for over twenty years before retiring after the fall 2019 semester. Throughout that time, he performed pedal steel guitar on the side, both by himself and with the instrumental group Standard Deviations.
Now, Jones focuses entirely on playing, particularly embracing standards from the Great American Songbook. His original compositions and arrangements are all instrumental, so for him, it’s important to find pieces that lie well in the instrument’s range.
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This audio library segment from Rachel Kobi focuses on important safety guidelines involving school buses in the area!
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Some of Bryan Bielanski’s earliest memories occurred in his crib, where he listened to the rock and roll records his parents and sister played. He’s always been in love with music because of this, and he fell in love with it completely by his teenage years.
Two albums in particular inspired Bielanski’s journey into music: The Beatles' self-titled album (commonly known as The White Album) and Nirvana’s Nevermind. The variety of The Beatles as an album and the sincerity and energy of Nevermind as an album became the foundation of Bielanski’s musical inspirations.
Bielanski started learning guitar, writing songs as soon as he could and playing in a band as a teenager. In the 2010s, he started performing and touring as a solo artist, which served as his transition from music as a hobby into music as a career.
Since 2020, Bielanski has released four solo albums, Bryan’s Super Happy Fun Time volumes one through four, and an EP, Free Bird. While he sometimes misses the camaraderie of a touring band, he better appreciates being able to pull a show together on his own, especially with the acoustic guitar style he’s adopted.
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This segment contains the entirety of the keynote address given in Central City by U.S. Congresswoman Lauren Boebert on February 21, 2025, during the Fourth Annual Lincoln Day Dinner at the Elks Lodge, hosted by the Gilpin County Republican Committee. This segment also contains the reading of an article about the dinner written by Mindy Leary for the February 27, 2025 edition of The Mountain-Ear.
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Together, Sky Kelsey and Marty Smith serve as founding members of the traditional Irish band The Safehouse. Kelsey and Smith have been the consistent leading members of the group and have played together for many years.
During the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, however, they honed their sound as a duo for the first time. Kelsey and his then-girlfriend (now-wife) stayed with Smith for a few months, and they locked in completely on finding a sound together.
Since then, they’ve switched between performing with a band lineup in The Safehouse and as a duo group. Both projects focus on playing traditional Irish music.
Smith grew up in Wyoming while Kelsey grew up in Alaska. Neither environment is known for its vibrant Irish music scene. However, both individuals found Irish music in their communities.
In particular, Kelsey embraced the music developed in southern Ireland’s County Clare. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, a native County Clare band, The Ceili Bandits, brought much of the county’s traditional music to Alaska.
Completely captivated by Clare music, he embraced Ireland’s oral tradition. He started learning fiddle from age twelve under the mentorship of James Kelly, who Kelsey cites as his biggest influence. By the time Kelsey was old enough to gig in bars, Clare music had been well established in his community, so he completely embraced the music and started learning music from across Ireland.
Meanwhile, growing up with folk music, Smith has performed in countless groups even outside of The Safehouse. These groups include Avourneen, their spinoff duo Smithstein, and Coisir.
Smith started by playing dance tunes from the British Isles on the hammered dulcimer, and he now primarily focuses on playing the Irish bouzouki and singing. He’s been mentored by bouzouki teachers such as Andy Irvine, Aaron Jones, and Roger Landes.
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Chef Oscar Padilla has been working in and running restaurants for over twenty-five years. Born in Los Angeles, he grew up in Mexico City with his grandmother, observing and admiring her culinary techniques, particularly her preparation of traditional Mexican dishes.
Inspired to pursue a culinary career, he studied and worked in Mexico City, establishing his reputation when he joined the culinary team of The Club de Banqueros. After his time there, he moved to the United States to continue his career path.
Padilla’s reputation caught the attention of Chef Richard Sandoval, who brought Padilla onto his team. They worked together in New York and Denver, and under Sandoval’s mentorship, Padilla opened restaurants and trained culinary teams in locations such as Costa Rica, Dubai, Doha, and Chicago. Padilla has continued building his reputation, even winning as a contestant on the cooking show Chopped (in season 54, episode 7, titled "Pig Candy," to be precise).
Through working with Sandoval at his hospitality in Denver, Padilla met Mauro Gomez, the Director of Operations at the time, who has also had a culinary career spanning over two decades. Working in global hospitality management at Starwood Hotels and Resorts for eleven years, he also led food and beverage operations for Ritz-Carlton Hotels & Resorts in Doha and Dubai after his time working with Sandoval.
In 2021, after years of growing their friendship and partnership, Padilla and Gomez decided to start their own partnership. Together, they founded Balam Culinary Collective, which manages three restaurants in the Freedom Street Social food court in Candelas – Gaucho Parilla, Chulo Taco, and Santa Fe Seaviche and Chippery. Padilla’s wife, Norma, is the collective’s Head of Finance.
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In this transition from February into March, correspondent Maryann Rosen tells stories of notable women of Colorado to usher in Women's History Month!
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Michael Lenssen (also known as Mickey Lenny) is a multi-instrumentalist and composer currently based in Denver. He plays trumpet, cornet, and multiple synthesizer-based instruments (including the Electric Wind Instrument), but he didn’t start out on those instruments.
His brother, two years older than him, started playing the violin when he was about five, and Lenny quickly followed suit. Lenny played violin for about ten years, and towards the end of his time playing the instrument, he started getting into improvisational music such as jazz and Brazilian music. He started playing the trumpet in fifth grade, sticking with that instrument all the way through high school.
Throughout this time, there were a few local musicians who inspired him along the way. He grew up close to Paul Erhard, currently a professor of double bass at the University of Colorado Boulder.
At the time Lenny was growing up, Erhard was part of the Colorado Conservatory of Jazz Arts. Lenny participated in programs there from middle through high school, which led him through some of his first performance opportunities.
He also earned a Jazz & Contemporary Music degree at the University of Miami (and, as a local connection, even taught ski lessons at Eldora during high school).
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In the previous segment of The Mountain-Ear Podcast, we brought you Black History Month articles from the paper. Now, correspondent Maryann Rosen shares more stories for Black History Month connected to Colorado!
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As the first of two dedicated segments of The Mountain-Ear Podcast for Black History Month 2025, writer Sara Sandstrom reads two articles about Black history in the Peak to Peak area from The Mountain-Ear!
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Will Hansen has been performing pedal steel guitar for various bands in his home base of Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the majority of his musical career. Over the last couple of years, he’s leaned more into performing for his solo project, Old Pup.
When Hansen first started performing as Old Pup near the end of the 2010s, he scheduled the odd show here and there outside of his band performances. However, he’s started focusing on releasing his original songs under that stage name, a purposeful oxymoron inspired by a line from Walt Whitman’s Song of Myself that goes “I am of old and young, of the foolish as much as the wise.”
In 2022, Hansen released his debut record under Old Pup, Incognito Lounge, and in 2024, he released a Bandcamp-exclusive EP, Lion. This spring, he’s touring across the United States to promote his sophomore album Spider’s Town, which comes out everywhere on February 28th, 2025.
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As this podcast's schedule gets back on track, here is another Audio Library segment for the Discover Colorado column in the February 20th, 2025 issue of The Mountain Ear!
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Before getting this podcast's regular schedule back on track, we're reading an article from the Valentine's Day 2025 issue of The Mountain Ear!
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Brendan Forrest considers the folk tradition as his primary music pursuit. He focuses on bluegrass and Americana-adjacent styles, including singer-songwriter and flatpicking as a solo artist and roots with a full backing band.
Forrest has been playing traditional music from a young age. He started playing the highland bagpipes at ten years old, falling in love with Celtic music through his Irish-American heritage. At the age of sixteen, he started teaching himself guitar after delving into the folk and rock worlds for the first time.
By the time he got into college, even though he had played music on his own for years, he didn’t feel confident in his abilities. However, while in college, a jazz drummer complimented Forrest’s abilities and encouraged him to explore and expand them more. In response, Forrest switched to a music major, started exploring jazz and bluegrass, and never turned back.
After graduating college, Forrest decided to pursue a musical career, even discovering his grandmother was an opera singer. From hip-hop to electronica to jazz and classical, he’s explored whatever he can, initially releasing projects under an abbreviated name, B Forrest (those releases, including his 2015 album Back to Bodhi, are still available).
In his late teens and early 20s, living in Chicago, he played blues on electric guitar in Buddy Guy’s Legends. In his twenties, he traveled the world, busking in Paris, playing with African musicians, and teaching music in underserved public schools in rural Colorado.
Now, releasing music under his full name, he has fully settled into the Americana tradition. His debut record, Daydreaming Music Fiend, is a dream come true for him. Half instrumental and half vocal, he considers it his dissertation on his musical background and inspirations.
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Music has been an important part of Laurie Dameron’s life since childhood. Her mom started teaching her how to sing as a toddler, even teaching her and her sister three-part harmonies to sing on car trips.
She started piano lessons around the age of four, but as a child, she didn’t like being told what to do. Her mother encouraged her to try various endeavors, including ballet, tap dancing, acting, and swimming. However, none of them truly stuck with her.
When Dameron was around seven years old, her mother started taking guitar lessons. As a form of rebellion, Dameron would sneak into her mother’s room and teach herself how to play the guitar. From there, she completely fell in love with performing.
She played her first gig at a brewery in Pearl Street Mall with two friends from junior high and high school, brothers Dave and Drew Emmitt, with the latter later becoming one of the “Big Three” members of Leftover Salmon.
Dameron went to college at Adams State University in Alamosa, and for her last two years there, she ran the open mic at the school. She posted flyers, ran marketing, and made sure to advertise the event during her time as a DJ for the local radio station KASF-FM.
During her time at Adams State, she toured with ASC Big Band Jazz Ensemble. As part of that group, she performed twice in the Greeley Jazz Festival, where her playing impressed virtuoso jazz guitar player Johnny Smith. She briefly received free guitar lessons from Smith at his music store in Colorado Springs, but ultimately moved to Summit County in 1983.
To learn more about Laurie Dameron's life and career (as well as her connection to the host of this podcast), then be sure to tune in to this episode of Music of the Mountains!
Call it A Day: https://youtu.be/KQRdFLbDy1M
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Last year, the Jamestown Mercantile started a brand new event known as the Cosmic Winter Wonderfest, and this year, it's coming back! On today's episode of the podcast, we talk to the owner of the Merc, Rainbow Shultz, about last year's event, what to expect for this year's event, and hopes for the Merc in general!
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Daniel Rodriguez spent much of his time living in Nederland. While he now lives in Lyons, he still keeps Nederland close to his heart and calls the town the source of his musical roots.
From the band’s formation in 2006 to its primary dissolution in 2018, Rodriguez served as the guitar and banjo player of Elephant Revival. He was also one of the founders and key songwriters of the group.
Once the band dissolved, however, he decided to focus on a solo career, releasing his debut EP Your Heart, The Stars, The Milky Way in 2019. He has since released two full-length albums, Sojourn of a Burning Sun in 2020 and Vast Nothing in 2023. He even collaborated with The Lumineers as a writer and featured vocalist on the 2021 single “This Is Life (Merry Christmas).”
He’s also gotten his own band together. Performing with musicians in Lyons, he made connections and developed a band from there. Currently, his band, simply known as The Daniel Rodriguez Band, consists of himself, Zach Jackson on bass, Kevin Matthews on drums, and Justin Mazer on guitar.
Rodriguez has collaborated with many incredible musicians over his entire career. These include local musicians like Benny “Burle” Galloway, who’s written songs performed by groups such as Yonder Mountain String Band, The Infamous Stringdusters, and Greensky Bluegrass, and Eric Thorin, a two-time Grammy nominee for his contributions to the albums Calling You From My Mountain by the Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band and Man on Fire by Danny Barnes.
For a few years, he even roomed with Sally Van Meter, who played on the 1994 Grammy-winning album The Great Dobro Sessions and recorded with Jerry Garcia for the album The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers: A Tribute, in what would be Garcia’s final recording session before he died in 1995.
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Groundhog Day is celebrated every year in the US on February 2nd, and we're gearing up to celebrate early! For this segment of The Mountain-Ear Podcast, we'll hear from Maryann Rosen about celebrating Groundhog Day! Or should we say Marmot Day?
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There’s a new jam band rolling into town, although the members have been playing locally for years. This new band is calling themselves KC36 Orange Sunshine Band (shortened from KC36 and the Orange Sunshine Band). The name is a reference to the disco-funk group KC and the Sunshine Band, as well as to the strains of marijuana known as the KC36 and the Orange Sunshine. The band’s lineup consists of guitarist Doug Diminico (a core member and leader of Smooth Money Gesture), mandolinist Dave Pullins (a core member of NoGo Gilbillies), drummer Larry Nivissimo, saxophonist Bruce Lish, and bassist John Heiland. Nivissimo, Lish, and Heiland have frequently collaborated for over three decades, also currently playing together in the Grateful Dead tribute group AoxomoxoA.
Heiland grew up in Chicago, surrounded by “upriver Mississippi bass and blues.” He started learning basic blues when he got his first guitar, but he didn’t start performing until he moved to Colorado in 1991. He lived next door to professional musicians, who heard him play more at that time, and he started playing bluegrass at Ward’s Millsite Inn, where other bluegrass musicians welcomed him in weekly Saturday night jams. He joined his first band, the Sugarloaf String Band, shortly after, connecting with similar groups such as Yonder Mountain String Band and Leftover Salmon.
During his time in Sugarloaf String Band, he went on the road with Shanti Groove, a jam grass group that also included Nivissimo and Lish in the lineup. After Sugarloaf dissolved as a group, member Ryan Jones (who has since worked with Galactic and is now the production manager of the New Orleans live music venue Tipitina’s) sold Heiland his bass, which he had played in college. That started Heiland’s trajectory as a bass player, forming bands with Nivissimo and Lish such as Fat Rabbit and the Funkytonk Heroes. After Funkytonk Heroes, they formed another group, Seeing Stars Band, which has since morphed into AoxomoxoA. Now, to fulfill a birthday wish from Lish, the three musicians have brought in Pullins and Diminico to form yet another group, KC36 Orange Sunshine Band.
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We've covered The Carousel of Happiness a few times on The Mountain-Ear Podcast (and plenty of times in the physical paper, of course). In fact, the first-ever episode of our podcast involved The Carousel of Happiness! Now, the carousel has started its own podcast! In this episode, the Carousel's Outreach Director and podcast creator Allie Wagner talks with us about her goals and plans for the new podcast!
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Welcome to Maryann Rosen's first segment of 2025! In this segment, fitting for the forecasts predicted for this week, she'll be bringing listeners on a journey to learn more about the weather, wind, and snow from throughout the Peak to Peak's history!
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The lineup of the project known as Colorado Junction has changed lineups a couple of times over the years, with musicians leaving to focus on their personal lives or pursue other career opportunities. In 2025, the band will be performing more frequently in a new lineup, which longtime member Troy Yanel refers to as “Colorado Junction 3.0.” That lineup consists of Yanel on guitar, Chris Spurlock on mandolin, David Weisbart on bass, Bobby Krech on fiddle, and all four providing vocals.
All four of these musicians love playing together, and in fact, they’ve been playing together for years before “Colorado Junction 3.0.” Much like Yanel answered a Craigslist ad in Nashville, Spurlock answered a Craigslist ad that resulted in him meeting Yanel and Krech for the first time. They played in a group called Mighty Pleasin, with a fourth member, Quinn McKay, on bass, and Krech ended up bringing Spurlock into another group of his, Strung High String Band. Spurlock and Krech still play in that group today, and in fact, the two are now not only close friends and musical partners but also direct neighbors, living in houses right next to each other. After the COVID-19 quarantine period, Weisbart answered another Craiglist ad from Yanel, so now, the four will revitalize Colorado Junction in this current lineup. Ultimately, the group hopes that audiences will continue supporting live, local music, that their shows will encourage them to do so, and that they’re able to spread joy to the people who come to see their performances.
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David Tilmon has lived in Colorado his entire life. Growing up, his parents encouraged him and his siblings to try something musical. He remembers first trying piano, but taking lessons and practicing, he never connected with the instrument. His parents still encouraged him to pick an instrument, so he decided to try playing a guitar in their house that hadn’t been played for a while. He started lessons with an instructor who exposed him to various kinds of music, encouraging his interests and guiding him through styles he hadn’t known about before.
Tilmon remembers a turning point for him being the first time he heard the song “Classical Gas.” When the song, an instrumental piece written and originally performed by Mason Williams, played on the radio, he realized that the guitar could still be a powerful instrument by itself. From there, he shifted into fingerstyle playing and focused on instrumental music. Currently based in Berthoud, his instrumental stylings blend folk, classical, jazz, Americana, and even rock influences. He’s worked instrumental interpretations of acts such as The Beatles, Queen, and Talking Heads into his shows, taken inspiration from guitarists such as Mark Knopfler and Chet Atkins, and written original instrumental compositions, releasing his debut album Formative in 2021.
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Welcome to the first community-centered podcast episode of 2025! To start our series of interviews promoting the sponsors of our 2024 Pet of the Year Contest, Ontie and Antie Joan, hosts and creators of local podcast Pickled Watermelon Rinds, join us to talk about their podcast experiences and their sponsoring of the contest!
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Jason Greenlaw grew up on the East Coast, just outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He earned his bachelor of arts in Jazz Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, studying guitar under Joe Negri and improvisation under Geri Allen, before moving to Colorado in 2020. He is currently based in the Denver/Boulder area of Colorado, where he focuses primarily on jazz guitar, playing in solo shows, small jazz combos, pit orchestras, and wedding bands. He is also a teacher, having taught hundreds of students ranging from 6 to 80 years old, and he loves inspiring passion for music in his audiences and his students.
Greenlaw has been interested in music from a very young age. His first instrument was the violin in elementary school (around first or second grade), and he eventually picked up the alto saxophone, playing that instrument into middle school. By sixth grade, he switched to the guitar and never looked back. At that point, he started performing in the jazz band at the beginning of high school and delved into private music instruction outside of school.
Greenlaw’s private teacher started exposing him to more jazz music during that time, but it wasn’t until he started and graduated college that he started performing it on a more serious level on his own. Especially in middle and high school, he also listened to 90s grunge music, and his dad loved classic rock, including Santana and Billy Cobham. In the end, though, jazz became his primary focus as he explored music more on his own.
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For Maryann Rosen's final segment of 2024, she discusses how the musical legacy of the Peak to Peak area has evolved through today!
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There’s a new group in the Peak to Peak area that emphasizes their use of the organ, and they play in various lineups. Primarily, the group is called the MMB3 Organ Trio, and it consists of Ryan McCurry playing the Hammond organ, John Massone playing the guitar, Stephen “Steve” Balgooyen playing the drums, and all three of them providing vocals. Occasionally, when McCurry can’t make a gig, the trio bills themselves as MVB3, bringing in Todd VanSelus on electric bass and Massone playing organ as well as guitar. Sometimes, though, the stars align and all four can play together in a quartet!
In particular, Balgooyen has been interested in starting an organ trio for many years. He’s played in many other groups over the years, including the local group Trickster Carousel, and his desire to start an organ trio was shared by Massone, who independently posted a Craiglist ad hoping to start one. Balgooyen responded to the ad and told Massone he knew a few organ players who could join. VanSelus then called to ask Balgooyen to fill in for the usual drummer for his band, The Atom Collective, at St. Julien’s. There, Balgooyen met McCurry, a frequent keyboard sub for the band who subbed that night, and asked him if he was interested in playing organ in a trio. McCurry enthusiastically accepted, and MMB3 cemented its primary lineup.
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In this Audio Library segment of The Mountain-Ear Podcast, we share a perspective on Christmas and Hanukkah falling on the same day in 2024 written by Lynn Hirshman!
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Gary Hall and Linda Adam-Hall first met in a commune in Lincoln, Nebraska, in 1975. Gary, visiting a friend, ended up eating and talking with Linda. Linda was instantly impressed by Gary’s kindness, and they connected quickly. They built that connection over time, committing after a year. As Gary puts it, they’ve been together unofficially for 48 years and officially for 44, as they married in 1980. The two have played music together for most of their relationship.
Linda has sung in various choral groups over her life, and she learned to play the guitar from a friend of hers in the '60s. This friend, who also happened to be a nun, introduced her to folk groups such as Peter, Paul, and Mary and The Chad Mitchell Trio. She has played guitar and sung on and off for most of her life, but Gary says she’s been playing longer than him. Even though Gary has loved music all of his life, he says his primary “ignition point,” especially into the rock and roll world, was in February 1964, when his dad got him and his sister out of bed to watch The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show. He has dabbled in many styles of music, growing up around his parent’s eclectic collection, which ranged from bluegrass to Broadway show tunes. In junior high and high school, he started playing instruments more, and by the time he left home, he started playing gigs seriously and as frequently as he could.
Gary and Linda’s accomplishments throughout their lives, personally and together, are sprawling. Gary has released six CDs of original music, performed for and music-directed many theater orchestras (as well as acting in many productions), and held a long-standing career as an IT director for Experian before serving as the chief information officer of Estes Park Health for eighteen years. Linda is an artist in her own right, also acting in many theater productions over her lifetime and creating books of her photography.
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In this special episode of The Mountain-Ear Podcast, our correspondent Maryann Rosen talks about the various holidays to celebrate in the month of December, emphasizing that there's more to celebrate than Christmas!
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Katie Rose Nelson and Dustin Moran first met just north of Salt Lake City around 2008. Working at Barnes and Noble together, they started talking about art: folk music, punk rock, poetry, Bob Dylan, movies, and every other topic they shared a mutual interest in. They started playing music together, starting with gigs in coffee shops around the area. Around 2010, they decided they both wanted a change of scenery, so they moved to Colorado, on the other side of the Rockies.
The two have always played music together, but in 2013, they decided they wanted to focus more seriously on writing and performing together. They released their first EP that year, which is labeled on streaming as Katie Rose and Dustin Moran, as when they initially released the EP, they hadn’t decided on a moniker yet. The two cemented their name using a line taken from one of the songs on that EP, “Spoon,” which goes “Oh, please come and show me to the fountain, I have seen so many mountains.” From that line, Many Mountains stuck.
By 2015, the two had cemented a band to back them up and started playing the brewery and coffee shop circuit. For the last seven years or so, they have brought the group back to a duo, focusing completely on their writing and performing together. Between 2013 and 2021, they released three EPs and two full-length albums, and at the beginning of 2024, they released the standalone single “Moment.”
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Selasee Atiase was born and raised in Accra, Ghana. His upbringing was Christian, so he attended church every Sunday. On one particular Sunday, he heard someone playing guitar at the church, and something clicked for him. The melodies this musician played and the way they made Atiase feel inspired him to pick up the guitar, and by the age of twelve or thirteen, he had started performing his own compositions at church. He started studying in the School for Performing Arts at the University of Ghana, played with a local band, and continued performing and writing music however he could.
In 1998, a church group in which Atiase was involved hosted a worldwide seminar, and his band performed for those in attendance. The band was invited to perform in Minneapolis, where the members stayed for two weeks and hosted workshops in schools. Atiase returned to Ghana shortly after and graduated from the University of Ghana in 1999. He moved back and forth between Ghana and the United States until 2001. The fallout from the September 11th attacks made it harder to travel outside of the country, and Atiase ended up settling permanently.
After emigrating to the United States, he pursued a solo music career, and in 2005, under the management of Sean Cassidy and signed to Running Dreams Records, he released his debut album Run. The title track earned first place in the world music genre and second place in the people’s choice category at the International Song Writers Competition, that same song was included in the soundtrack of the EA Sports video game FIFA Soccer 06, and another song of his, “Makuma,” was included in the soundtrack for EA’s Cricket 07 (this song has not been officially released as of this writing). Selasee has since released two more albums, African Gate and Time for Peace, and the single “Count on Me” with David Hinojosa, and he is currently working on his fourth album, which will emphasize his current project Selasee and the Fafa Family.
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Wylie Jones occasionally plays the keyboard for Selasee and the Fafa Family. For him, music is a necessary part of his life. He says that music has always been in his blood and that he primarily inherited it from his uncle, perhaps also from the universe. He initially sang in church and took piano lessons before he chose the guitar as his primary instrument, inspired by the playing of Metallica’s Kirk Hammett and Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page. While living in Virginia, he played in the reggae band Antero, fronting with Richmond reggae veteran Joshua Dowell-Achalam, known by his artist name “Mighty Joshua.”
Antero has since parted ways, with Mighty Joshua focusing more on his solo work. After the band members parted, Jones picked up the keyboard again, playing for another group formed by his bandmate called Mighty Joshua and The Zion #5. Jones started experimenting with effects on the keyboard and ways to add more sound as a whole to perform solo shows as if there was a band around him. He moved out of Virginia to support his wife, who was about to start graduate school, and he learned how to use a loop pedal to avoid building another band from the ground up. Jones and his wife started a family, he fell in love with Colorado, and while the couple have since divorced, he still supports and helps to raise their kids.
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This week's Music of the Mountains episode has been postponed. In this episode, the host explains why and connects it to a column he wrote in this Audio Library segment! Also be sure to stay tuned for the regularly scheduled music mentions!
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Local astronomer Frank Sanders will be hosting a talk at the Gilpin County Public Library on Tuesday, December 3! For more details, listen to today's segment and enjoy the host's reading of Sanders's most recent monthly Night Skies column for The Mountain-Ear!
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Beth Gadbaw found herself drawn to Irish music because of her heritage. Her mother’s family emigrated to the United States during Ireland’s Great Famine (1845-1852), settling in upstate New York. From a young age, Gadbaw found herself inspired by that history and culture, particularly once she discovered their musical traditions. From a young age, she’s been singing Irish folk songs, writing limericks, learning the tradition of Irish pub songs, and harmonizing with her triplet sisters. Once she started singing, she never stopped. While she does explore various musical styles, most of her writing and musical performances have roots in Irish music.
Gadbaw especially loves collaborating with others musically, citing the intimacy that develops between artists as a primary reason. Margot Krimmel is one of her longest collaborators, as they’ve been performing for almost three decades. After returning from Ireland in 1998, realizing she missed the sound of her roommate’s Celtic harp, she decided she wanted to learn it herself. David Kolacny, a Denver harpist who co-owns the music store founded by his grandfather, Kolacny Music, recommended Krimmel to Gadbaw. Krimmel’s daughter soon took voice lessons with Gadbaw, and the two teachers quickly embraced their shared passion for traditional music and played it together.
Krimmel likes to say she started her music career at three years old when she started singing whatever came into her head. Playing music, listening to it and dancing along, singing in choirs, playing guitar, exploring various styles, and being a musician in general have always been important parts of her life. Early in her career, she played acoustic bass in a swing band, sang and provided guitar for a country-western band, and dabbled in piano and flute. However, once she started playing the harp, she completely fell in love and embraced it as her primary instrument.
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Violin performer and teacher Anthony Salvo will be performing his original material at the Nederland Community Library very soon for an event that combines a concert with a meditation. Learn more about Anthony, his career, and the upcoming event by tuning in to this Miscellaneous Monday episode!
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Andrew Cooney has embraced a very busy schedule as a musician. He plays solo gigs with his acoustic guitar across the Front Range, from Telluride to Copper Mountain to Denver to Boulder, and freelance gigs as a bass player for many groups, including periodically with Kind Hearted Strangers. Other groups he has played with include the hodgepodge country group Last Call, which features members of Brandywine and the Mighty Fines and Liver Down the River; Tenth Mountain Division (TMD), currently on hiatus; and the Bob Barrick-led tribute group Jammy Buffett. He also occasionally plays in a spinoff group called Cashmere Sweater, with the original lineup consisting of Cooney (donning the alter ego Chris Staplegun), TMD drummer Tyler Gwinn (Charles Romancin), and keyboard player Campbell Thomas (Curls Sweatshirt). Campbell has since moved to San Diego, and the lineup now includes guitar player Kevin Hinder (as of this article, he does not have an alter ego yet).
Cooney built his career through consistent practicing and performing from a young age. His grandmother, a jazz and classical pianist, introduced him to the piano when he was around four or five. Also a piano teacher, she helped him start lessons, and he continued though his discovery of the saxophone, which he played in his middle school band. When a friend needed a bass player to start a band, Cooney took on the instrument for the first time, encouraged by the friend’s belief in his ability. He performed in the school jazz band and in a rock band in middle school, and he even performed at places such as Disney World during high school. Of course, he has since also learned guitar, but considers himself primarily a bass player by trade.
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In this very special episode of Maryann Rosen's regular segment, she talks about what the term "history" means and transitions into the history of the Thanksgiving tradition! Also be sure to tune in for this week's movie at the Backdoor Theater and Thanksgiving events in the Peak to Peak area!
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Earlier this week, The Mountain-Ear Podcast brought you the first of two interviews with founding members of The Yonder Mountain String Band, the first being with guitarist Adam Aijala. Now, here's the second one, with banjo player Dave Johnston!
Yonder Mountain String Band has built a legacy over the last 26 years, and it all started completely spontaneously. The band has primarily focused on bluegrass stylings over their career, but none of the founding members started by playing bluegrass. Dave Johnston didn’t pick his instrument of choice until college when a friend brought his father’s banjo to the University of Illinois. Eventually, Johnston played in his first ensemble, Giblet Gravy, and when he and others split from that group, those members formed The Bluegrassholes.
At one point, Johnston invited Jeff Austin to sing and play with The Bluegrassholes. Austin revealed he didn’t play an instrument but did have a mandolin. In response, Johnston encouraged Austin to “play anything, just play fast and loud” at the performance. After the Bluegrassholes dissolved, Johnston moved to Boulder and Austin moved to Nederland. The two played in other Colorado projects, including Johnston’s project Fireweed with Patrick Latella. However, one night in 1998, something magic happened.
Read the Music of the Mountains article for Yonder Mountain String Band and both parts of this week's podcast segment to learn more about how the band started with founding members Johnston, Austin, Aijala, and bassist Ben Kaufmann, and how their history has grown with four other people joining the lineup over the last 26 years!
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Yonder Mountain String Band is celebrating the release of their brand new album Nowhere Next, and The Mountain-Ear is promoting that album in this week's Music of the Mountains! Two of the core band members took their time to go into a deep dive into the band's history, and both interviews were so extensive that the host felt they each deserved their own episodes. Here's the first episode featuring guitarist Adam Aijala!
Correction: The list referenced for this episode did not include Nowhere Next or Mountain Tracks Vol. 6, so the final count is incorrect. Nowhere Next is the band's fifteenth overall album, not fourteenth.
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As a kid, Ben Knighten took piano lessons for a few years, which he considers his first true musical experience. In middle school, he started playing drums, and in high school, he got an acoustic guitar, learning songs on it through high school and college. After his first experimentations with songwriting, he put more time and energy into developing his songwriting and performance skills at open mics and coffee shop gigs. After a while, he realized he wanted to collaborate musically with others and started learning the mandolin, a more collaborative instrument, in response.
Knighten and fellow musician Darren Thornberry have been connected for over a decade now. Between 2010 and 2015, Thornberry, who has also played in many other bands in the past (including heavier bands) and written songs for most of his life, reviewed local musicians through Stubborn Sounds. Knighten reached out as a musician, and the two started playing together as a duo and have become close friends. Around two years ago, they put out a Craigslist ad for a string player to round out their sound. Carey Lewis, who has been a violin player from a very young age and went to college for violin performance, responded to the call. He had already planned to move to Colorado from Texas, so the timing was perfect. With the sound rounded out and the trio cemented, The Lofty Pines was born.
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Veteran's Day is just around the corner, and for an early celebration of our troops, correspondent Maryann Rosen brings us the history, lore, and various events surrounding the national holiday!
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Shaun Garin and Sam Goering are the two founding members of The Alcapones. After Garin moved to Boulder, he and Goering became friends, and one day, they played music together on Garin’s couch. Garin had just started learning the accordion and Goering brought his saxophone.
After the two started busking together on Pearl Street, Goering invited Garin to a jam session with members of a previous band of Goering’s that had just ended, and the five people who performed in the jam together became the first lineup of The Alcapones.
The lineup currently consists of Garin on guitar, Goering on alto saxophone, Jordan Lee Daniels on keyboard, Curly Collins on bass guitar, Nick Dolan on drums, Darin Jones on tenor sax, and Les Miller on trumpet.
Gasoline Lollipops (often shortened to Gas Pops) is a title that even frontman Clay Rose knows is bizarre. During an LSD trip in his high school years, he and his friends started coming up with the most insane band names they could, and his ex-girlfriend suggested that name. He kept it in the back of his mind, knowing he wanted to use it for a band, and now, that name has a home with this group of musicians.
Gas Pops originally started as a duo, consisting of Rose and drummer Jonny Mouser. The lineup has evolved constantly since then, with members even including Gregory Alan Isakov and his fiddle player Jeb Bows.
The current lineup consists of Rose on acoustic guitar and vocals, Kevin Matthews on drums, Scott Coulter on keys, Don Ambory on electric guitar, and “Bad” Brad Morse on upright bass. While initially focusing on country-punk (or cowpunk) to lean more into the jarring band name, the band now experiments in multiple styles, with a general blanket of roots and roots-inspired music and more specific categories of ballads, soul, blues, country, and psychedelic and punk rock.
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Mollie O’Brien and Rich Moore first met in 1981 and had both been in several bands in the bar scene before then. They had sometimes performed together but hadn’t fully leaned into being a duo. After getting married and having children, they realized it was much harder to perform in the bar scene than it was before. They decided to lean more into performances as a duo in 2006, when their daughters had graduated high school. They primarily perform American Roots music.
O’Brien grew up in Wheeling, West Virginia, where she frequently attended local performances of famous artists. At a young age, she learned to play piano and sing along with it. In high school, she and her brother Tim performed various songs (especially from Peter, Paul, and Mary) at churches and coffeehouses.
Meanwhile, Moore grew up in Philadelphia, where, at the age of 12, he saw The Beatles performing on the Ed Sullivan Show and became completely absorbed in the idea of music. His mother had already been a pianist and his dad a classical choral singer, and that Christmas, he got his first guitar and (coincidentally) started learning songs from Peter, Paul, and Mary.
The two love being able to share music with an audience, and they love being able to perform music together in the studio. O’Brien loves the process of getting the song just right in the studio, and Moore loves the technical aspects of recording in the studio. The two have various solo and duo albums, including their duo albums 900 Baseline and Saints and Sinners, and even though they sometimes have a hard time getting categorized, they are always passionate about the music they create.
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As we transition into October, it's time to give a spotlight to an advertising campaign we've been promoting in the podcast for the last couple of months, so here to talk about the Forward Together Campaign is Alisa Witt from Gilpin County Public Health!
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Nat Lefkoff has been playing music and writing songs since he was around the age of nine – songs which he now considers terrible. For him, music started as a hobby and developed into a passion, and he performed in several bands throughout junior high and high school. He found himself getting more comfortable performing in local bars and other venues, and eventually, he moved to Washington to attend college, where he became involved in more projects.
Around his college years, he started DIY touring of his own projects, and in 2017, he released his debut self-titled album. Just before the COVID pandemic hit, he was gearing up to play music full-time after his career as a teacher in the Santa Cruz area. Once the pandemic came, he had to put his full-time music career on hold for a while, eventually getting a job in disaster relief at quarantine centers and homeless shelters.
After some time, he worried he was compromising his dreams for a stable life. However, one day a song came to him in a dream. He recorded the chorus to this song, which ultimately developed into the title track of his sophomore album, Heavy Lifting, and took this as a sign to finally play music full-time.
Over the last three years, he has found an immense amount of support among the musicians he has befriended and performed with, and he still plans on focusing on music full-time for the rest of his life. He cites Neil Young as an early influence, remembering that his dad would play Young’s songs in the car and pause to emphasize great lyrics.
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For this week's Wednesday episode of The Mountain-Ear Podcast, we hear from artist Marc McClish (a photographer of what he calls "chromascapes") and curator Annie Thayer (who has also focused on painting, particularly landscapes, since 2001) to hear about the upcoming opening ceremony for the Arts at the center event at the Nederland Community Center!
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In 1999, Amy and Randy McIntosh co-founded an organization of their own to continue teaching music from the African diaspora. They called it Kutandara, a Zimbabwe term meaning “to come together and have fun.” The two have now fully cemented their roles in the organization – Amy as the executive director, Randy as the artistic director, and both as instructors. After Randy had been denied opportunities to teach African music, he could now teach through his own program, which started in Lafayette. After moving locations over the next few years as nearby tenants became tired of the constant music, Kutandara finally settled in their current Boulder location.
Kutandara has taught multiple groups over the last 25 years. These groups include Kunaka (meaning “really good”), Takapenga (meaning “we are awesome”), and Shamwari (a Shona term for greeting a friend). Currently, it teaches three primary groups. The adult group, Kutandara, includes three different bands: Kutandara Kombi, or the “little” band, with three marimbas, electric mbira, drum set, hosho, guitar, and vocals; Kutandara Marimba, in which seven musicians play bass, baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano marimbas; and Kutandara Marimba Experience, which includes the 7-piece marimba orchestra, drum set, electric mbira, guitar, electric bass, and percussion. Then, there’s the senior teen band Tanaka, loosely meaning “we have arrived.” Finally, there’s the junior teen band Mhodzi, which means “seeds,” a shorthand method of conveying the idea of those members being the seeds of tomorrow.
Through these groups, Kutandara is dedicated to teaching people of all ages how to play music from the African diaspora, properly play a show, stay engaged the entire time, set up for a show, and get comfortable performing in front of an audience. Randy, who always found himself nervous playing piano by himself, loves performing with these groups and seeing them bring the pieces to life every show.
While the program still uses the name Kutandara, it was incorporated as a non-profit in 2017. At that point, Amy and Randy dissolved Kutandara Center as a legal entity and reformed it as the 501(c)(3) entity Moon and Stars Foundation, named after one of Randy’s most popular original compositions.
Over the years, Kutandara students have traveled to various places focused on African music, transitioning from visiting the Zimbabwe Music Festival (which Kutandara produced in Boulder in 2009) to Zimbabwe itself. The organization has been able to directly connect more with Zimbabwe, including meeting a local musician, Blessing “Coach Bled” Chimanga, on a 2017 trip to the country. After being asked to produce the annual Kutandara fundraiser for three separate years, Blessing became the first visiting artist of the organization.
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On this week's Monday edition of The Mountain-Ear Podcast, we hear from Maryann Rosen about why it's important historically and currently to cast your ballot, especially with the national elections coming up in just over a month!
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The Nederland Community Library has been hosting the photographs of Serene Karplus since the beginning of July, but on October 1st, that display will be coming down. To celebrate the closing of the display, Serene will be hosting an artist reception in the Nederland Community Library's brand-new Reading Garden. This will be immediately followed by a concert from a performing trio from the Boulder Philharmonic. Listen to this episode for more details from Serene and from Sophie Maeda, Artistic Coordinator of the Philharmonic and one of the members of the trio!
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Coming soon to the Gregory Plaza in Black Hawk is a performance by opera/musical theater performers Jonathan Hays and Jennifer DeDominici! Learn more about their background and the upcoming performance by listening to this Monday's episode!
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Over a decade ago, Eric Halborg and Cole Rudy met as part of the Denver indie music scene. At the time, Halborg played and wrote for the punk band The Swayback (he currently also plays for Wabi), and Rudy played for the groups Barnacle and Varlet. Striking conversations, the two realized they both loved old-school blues.
Halborg had practiced harmonica privately for a few years, finding time in the car after his stereo was stolen. When Rudy realized this, he asked Halborg to play for him, the first time Halborg had played harmonica for anyone else. From there, the two decided to form their own group, with Halborg providing guitar, harmonica, and vocals and Rudy providing guitar, lap steel, mandolin, and additional vocals.
Eventually, the two fleshed out the lineup and thus the group’s sound by adding a drummer/percussionist and a bassist – Carl Sorensen serves as the former, with the latter role previously filled by Casey Sidwell and currently by Hunter Roberts. However, Halborg and Rudy are still the core of the group, called Dragondeer, creating the basic structure of the songs that the whole band fleshes out. Halborg loves the spontaneous back-and-forth among the musicians when he performs with the group on stage, and he loves directly experiencing the energy of the crowd and fellow musicians. He hopes the audience recognizes the group’s love of their performances and feels inspired by their energy.
Despite sharing a name and having the same December 31 birthday, Tom Hamilton Jr (born in 1978) is not connected to Aerosmith’s bassist (not a junior and born in 1951). However, the younger Tom Hamilton has still had a storied music career. His father (Tom Hamilton Sr., of course) started as a drummer, and by the time Junior and his older brother Jim were born, seinor primarily played bass, performing in Philadelphia with a classic rock/blues band. For Junior, growing up with a band constantly playing in his basement, being a musician was a normal vocation for his family. His father never pressured him to play, but Junior felt it was a way to connect and communicate – he never focused on the idea of being successful.
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This week's Wednesday episode of The Mountain-Ear Podcast is not the typical retrospective. Instead, we're highlighting an upcoming presentation at the Nederland Community Library on Cuba's musical connections to North America, hosted by Chaz Chambers and Yami Cabrera, husband and wife, musicologists, performers, and creators of the touring companies Havana Music Tours and Musical Getaways! Be sure to listen to this awesome episode for full details and background!
Update: As of Monday, September 16, 2024, this presentation has been canceled due to lack of signups. However, this episode still serves as a local spotlight for two new members of the Nederland community, so it's still worth checking out!
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What did Colorado look like almost 150 years ago, when it first became a state on August 1, 1876? What was prominent in each town, and where did we come from? Maryann Rosen travels back in time and answers that question in this Mountain Tales segment. Plus, be sure to stay to the end for last week's music mentions!
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Vocalist Sonya Leigh Surrett played piano and drums as a kid. As an adult, she wondered one night how musicians joined bands. By chance, a band clocked her at a karaoke night singing “Dog and Butterfly” by the rock group Heart. She talked to the guitar player, mentioned she had bought a new electronic drum set, and received an offer to play drums for the group. They liked her enough to bring her into a gig a few months later, for which she learned 40 songs on drums in a couple of weeks.
Bassist Scott “Scottie Blue Sky” Rogers, meanwhile, was told by his father that he wasn’t smart enough to be a musician. It wasn’t until his adult years, recovering from a knee injury, that his first wife bought him a short scale bass, and during recovery, his friends came over and taught him how to play. Eventually, a group he played with was signed to a major label, and they started touring. Once touring wrapped up, Rogers moved to Denver, a place that stuck out to him during the tour.
Rogers worked on Surrett’s sprinklers after moving there, and after a while, it became clear there was more to their connection. They ultimately married in December of 2012, having discovered their mutual love of music. After playing together for a while, a connection in McCarthy’s Pub in Longmont asked the two to put together an all-stars show. Gathering friends and creating a setlist, they formed a lineup ultimately dubbed Sisters of Rock.
The name came from two of the original members, who were actually sisters. It has nothing to do with a lesser-known 90s song by Little Sister titled “Sisters of Rock,” but was rather inspired by the majority of the lineup consisting of women and the desire to make the band feel like a family. However, Sisters of Rock is an offshoot of the Heart tribute group Dreamboat Annie, which lifted its name from Heart’s 1975 album.
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The tribute band Rolling Harvest is coming to the Gold Hill Inn for the third year in a row, once again celebrating the songbook of Bob Dylan and Neil Young. The band, named from a combination of the Dylan song “Like a Rolling Stone” and the Young song “Harvest,” focuses solely on performing these two artists, with both of their catalogs being so immense that even multiple shows wouldn’t allow the band to perform them all. The chosen songs, though, bring a sense of fun to each show, as everybody can sing along and enjoy new interpretations of these classics.
You can see Rolling Harvest perform at the Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main Street in Gold Hill, on Friday, September 13, 2024, starting at 8 p.m.
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Scott Pepper and Kirk Marsh have been performing for the majority of their lives. Pepper has been into magic since he won a talent competition at ten years old, and Marsh attended the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College just before it closed in 1997. Both have performed in many venues, particularly cruises, and both have been featured on television, with Scott featured on CW’s Masters of Illusion and Marsh performing on America’s Got Talent. However, neither have had the chance to perform together… until now.
Pepper moved to Longmont in April 2024, and the two have since talked about touring venues close to Pepper’s new home. Now, they’re undergoing that tour, and one of the stops they’ve picked is right in the town of Nederland! They’ll be bringing an hour-and-a-half long, family-friendly show for ages four and up with a short intermission to the town, bringing exactly what the headline promises: A Night of Magic and Comedy!
Be sure to head to the Backdoor Theater at the Nederland Community Center, 750 Highway 72 in Nederland, on Saturday, September 14, 2024, starting at 7 p.m.! Go to magiciansagency.com/show/ to get your tickets now!
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Salome (usually spelled without an accent above the “e”) is a Hebrew name, derived from the word “shalom,” meaning “peace.” It’s a Biblical name given to a disciple, as well as a princess, in the New Testament. With this context, the parents of Dr. Joy Adams considered naming their daughter Salome. However, her dad was afraid of other kids calling her “salami” instead. Ultimately, they changed her name from “peace” to “joy,” but the woman who would grow up with the latter name would keep the former in her mind and heart.
The grown Adams attended graduate school at the University of Miami, writing songs at the same time as another student, Ariele Grace Macadangdang. In 2015, Macadangdang needed someone to join her for a set in a local cafe. She thought of Adams, as they both played in the classical string quartet The Wild. They came up with a name in their first rehearsal – Adams joked that she was Salome and Macadangdang that she was a songbird. Thus, the name Salomé Songbird (always spelled with the accent) stuck.
Ultimately, Adams moved to Colorado, encouraging Macadangdang to follow, as well as Bryan Dubrow, fellow University of Miami student as well as both Macadangdang’s musical partner (they started writing and performing together as American Darling Valve in late 2016) and her life partner (the two married in January 2021). For years, the three kept in touch and occasionally tried writing and performing long-distance with little to no success.
However, eventually, Dubrow and Macadangdang followed Adams’s requests and moved to Colorado together, and during the summer of 2022, the three found themselves stuck in quarantine at Adams’s house for over a week. After playing songs together on her porch, they all decided to revive Salomé Songbird as a trio, with Adams providing cello, banjo, mandolin, and vocals, Macadangdang providing violin and vocals, and Dubrow providing guitar.
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Andy Reiner plays the fiddle and sings. His wife, Joy Adams, plays the cello and banjo and sings. Together, along with a changing lineup of various friends they’ve made along the way, they form the group Half Pelican. The two have known each other for almost ten years, and near the beginning of this time, they were a part of the Pelican Quartet.
At one point, Reiner visited Adams at graduate school in Miami, and she asked him if he wanted to do a show with her. This show, during which they played the cello and the fiddle, was between many different rock band performances. In the end, this was their first performance as Half Pelican, which now fluctuates between being an acoustic band and a metal band.
C.P. Meyer, Doug Armitage, Adam Thompson, and Andy Blaylock have been jamming at various events for years as individual musicians, but as some of them kept running into each other and playing together at different jam sessions, they eventually decided to form a group as the four of them. They named this group Windy Pines, and it officially formed in the spring of 2023. They cite bluegrass, jazz, rock and roll, and swing as some of their favorite styles of music, although they say bluegrass is a particularly strong influence for them.
Oftentimes, they will play cover songs where they’ve completely changed the style of the song. They say that half of the songs they play are covers, with groups such as Phish inspiring their setlist, and that half of the songs they play are completely original.
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With less than a month to go before summer turns into autumn, guest correspondent Maryann Rosen has some awesome ideas to make your fall exciting! Also, tune in to hear about this week's movie at the Backdoor Theater and for a celebration of The Mountain-Ear's award-winning success at the Colorado Press Convention!
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The River Arkansas initially formed when frontman Mike Clark (guitar, banjo, and singer-songwriter) and Macon Terry (bass) met as members of other bands in 2014, and realized soon after that they both lived in Colorado Springs. Clark and Terry ended up performing in the studio together and releasing the band’s debut album, Golden Light.
Terry then brought players from his own band Clouds and Mountains, Robin Chestnut (drums) and Rachel Sliker (violin), and toured the West Coast for a month before releasing the second River Arkansas album, You Animal. They’ve since released a third album, Any Kind of Weather, and three EPs, “Damn Good Dog,” “Waiting on the Rain,” and “Green Bridge”.
Before Clark became a musician, he started as a semi-professional trials bike rider, taking his first big road trip across the West Coast at the age of 27 with a friend of his to ride their bikes and meet other riders to compete with. Clark’s friend, Patrick, would play his guitar many times throughout the trip (Clark didn’t know he had a guitar before this trip), and Patrick’s playing inspired Clark enough that he bought a harmonica during a stop at a Seattle music shop. He practiced during the rest of the trip, and that was his first venture into music.
Jack Cloonan’s grandfather and father played accordion, and his father also played tenor banjo. Cloonan started playing accordion at seven years old and violin at nine, focusing on traditional Irish jigs. Around the age of fourteen, he picked up a guitar and started playing more contemporary rock tunes, such as those by Led Zeppelin. He picked up a mandolin for the first time during high school, and eventually, he found bands such as Leftover Salmon and String Cheese Incident, who took Irish tunes and fused them with American stylings. At around nineteen, he started writing his own songs, with some of his guitar influences including Doc Watson, Clarence White, Tony Rice, Larry Keel, and Jake Workman.
Cloonan has also been able to spend time with banjo influence Andy Thorn from Leftover Salmon, as well as perform many times with Silas Herman, son of Vince Herman, founding member of the iconic band. Silas Herman, while also performing many times with his dad, has performed in dozens of music festivals and has shared the stage and recorded with groups and individuals such as Drunken Hearts, Terrapin Family Band with Peter Rowan, Sam Bush, Chris Thile of Nickel Creek and Punch Brothers, and The Kitchen Dwellers (just within the last couple of months).
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Tober Schorr has been studying West African Mande music since 1999. He started playing drum sets when he was about 16, and later, he would try the djembe. He served in the Peace Corps in Mozambique before moving to Boulder a little over 20 years ago. One of the reasons he moved there was because of the African drum and dance scene that was so prevalent there.
Once he moved there, he started studying under African drummers Abdoul Doumbia and Fara Tolno, and he eventually decided to become a professional musician in his early 30s. He graduated from Metro State in 2013 with a second bachelor’s, studying jazz there under Ron Miles and Paul Romaine, and he got the idea of mixing African music with American jazz concepts. In 2017, he started writing music more seriously after getting a pro deal on the music software Finale. In 2018, he joined a funk band as a keyboardist, which gave him more motivation to write the songs he was most passionate about.
3rd Annual Nederland Jazz & Wine Festival in Chipeta Park, Downtown Nederland
August 24, 2024, 11am-5pm
Sample wines from local and regional wineries while jazz musicians fill the air...
Delight your palate: Explore a diverse selection of wines, from crisp whites to bold reds. Pair with various food options.
Sway to the rhythm: Relax and unwind with the soulful sounds of live jazz.
Explore local art: Visit creatives and browse their colorful paintings to handcrafted ceramics.
Experience the charm of Nederland: Enjoy the mountain town atmosphere and breathtaking scenery.
Tickets come with a tasting glass, carrying tote, prize drawing ticket for big wins, access to the park, and support for nonprofit Nederland Area Seniors.
This year's selected performers come from Boulder, Denver, and Brooklyn: Medianoche Honrado with Special Guest Steve Wilson (Latin), Halle Tomlinson Band (Neo Soul & Funk), and Jeremy Mohney Trio (Swing).
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Last year’s inaugural Ned Jazz & Wine Festival was quite a success that saw over 450 guests perusing more than 15 vendors of wine, liquor, and mead while some eclectic musicians provided the perfect backdrop as the skies poured rain.
The second annual festival plans to be even bigger and better than before, with 25 beverage booths planned, including: 15 wineries, from Augustina’s Winery to Settembre Cellars; five distilleries, including Gold Dirt Distillery and Uncle Tim’s Cocktails; two breweries, such as local favorites Busey Brews; and even five non-alcoholic vendors, including Gruvi, Boulder Juicery, and 3rd Bird Kombucha.
“The biggest difference that you’re going to see as a return attendee is way more booths to try, sample, and buy from,” Stephanie Andelman, organizer of the Nederland Jazz & Wine Festival told The Mountain-Ear. “And also to just learn about the vendors and talk to them; they come from all over Colorado!”
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Boulder resident Jeremy Mohney has always had a passion for swing music. His grandfather often drove him around playing tapes of swing bands led by the likes of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, and Artie Shaw. He played in his school’s jazz band, and he wanted to keep playing that music style once he left school. He’s been gigging since his high school days in Boulder High, and he started The Jeremy Mohney Band over a decade ago as an outlet to consistently play.
Among the people who have been involved in the band over the years are guitarist Chris Herbst, bass player Conner Hollingsworth, drummer Chris Carland, trumpet player Sonya Walker, guitarist, upright bassist, and vocalist Andrew Bonnis (currently based in Cleveland with his own solo career), bassist Hunter Roberts, guitarist and vocalist Greg Schochet (he and Mohney have played in each other’s bands), Gypsy Swing Revue lead Elliot Reed, guitarist Dan Buller, drummer Greg Corcione, bassist and trombonist Gary Sloan, guitarist Alex Heffron, and bassist Will Kuepper, many of whom have been featured on Mohney’s previous musical releases. The current lineup consists of Mohney, Cantor, Hollingsworth, and Carland.
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Troy Yanel has been playing guitar since he was eight or nine years old. He started listening to records with his brother at a young age, and when he and his parents went to Chicago one year, he ended up buying a used guitar. He’s been playing ever since, studying classical guitar at Georgia College & State University before moving into music therapy. He ended up getting his undergraduate and master’s degrees at that college, and he’s always loved playing in bands.
At a very young age, Scott Dale was first inspired by music when he saw The Beatles performing on The Ed Sullivan Show. He was inspired enough to want a guitar, which he received as a Christmas gift at around the age of ten. He learned how to play the guitar first from guitar lessons that didn’t particularly work for him, then from learning what chord diagrams were and teaching himself from there.
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Let's welcome back history correspondent Maryann Rosen as she discusses various events you can attend across the Peak to Peak area before the summer ends!
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Tim Merkel only performs under the name “Timothy” because when he initially set up his website, the domain timmerkel.com had already been taken (as of this writing, that URL now pulls up a 404 Not Found error). Outside of his performances, though, everyone who knows him personally calls him Tim.
Merkel started playing guitar and writing songs around twelve or thirteen years old while living in Chicago. He performed at local open mics in Old Town where various folk heroes of his also performed. Coming out of college, he became a professional salesperson but would always take his guitar on work trips to find open mics across the United States, including Oregon, Washington, Ohio, Wisconsin, California, and New Jersey. To this day, he still plays wherever he can in venues ranging from breweries to coffee shops.
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David Lawrence has been a part of many bands, but for his band David Lawrence and the Spoonful, he primarily focuses on what he calls Roots Americana music with a little blues, honky tonk, and gypsy swing thrown in. The band started when upright bass player Gary Sloan recommended Lawrence to play with Coleman Smith, a touring violinist who was looking for a vocalist and guitarist. The two ended up playing a three-hour gig with no rehearsal and realized how in sync they were as players. They ultimately decided they needed to play more, and thus the band was born.
Derek Dames Ohl has said that he grew up playing with the band Flash Mountain Flood. Within the last few years, however, he has also started focusing on his solo career, releasing various singles, an EP, and now an album under his name. He has been obsessed with music since he was a kid, and he has memories of listening to music and dreaming of one day playing it himself as a career.
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In the longest episode of the podcast so far, we're going through the history of the Ned Writers Group, which is currently being hosted at the Nederland Community Library, and hearing perspectives from people who have joined the group!
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Everyone in the Denver-made bluegrass band Jake Leg (guitarist and vocalist Eric Wiggs, mandolin player and vocalist Dylan McCarthy, and brothers Justin and Aaron Hoffenberg respectively on fiddle and bass) knew each other before forming the group. They played together in jams and occasionally in pickup gigs and other informal performances.
They started playing more structured performances as the tribute project All Wheel Drive, learning every song from the 1988 Béla Fleck instrumental album Drive. This project also featured Sam Armstrong-Zickefoose on banjo, Justin Konrad on dobro, and the original Jake Leg bass player Troy Robey. Jake Leg resulted from the group’s wishes to continue performing together, shifting the focus towards original, lyrical bluegrass music. The current lineup solidified recently, with Aaron Hoffenberg replacing Robey on bass in August 2023.
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Before the episode starts, the host takes a minute to address the various fires that have started in the Front Range, including his personal experience, and reminds everyone to stay safe and follow the fire restriction guidelines.
Vanimal Kingdom started as a writing project by bass player Van Powell during his time at the University of Arkansas. Drummer Aaron Sandry, who has known Van for about ten years, helped him compile the original lineup of the band by finding members online and compiling them from other groups. While the lineup has changed since its founding, Powell believes that the group is now mostly set, which allows for more time for everyone to work on new material together.
The current line-up consists of Powell, Sandry, guitarist Saar Schnitman, trombone player Jon Gauer Jr., and alto saxist Casey Wilkes. The members of the band take from various influences from jazz to rock. While Schnitman takes from influences such as Prague rock and bands such as Rage Against the Machine, Gauer is more into jazz influences and even has his own fusion group, the Jon Gauer Octet.
Joslyn Hampton and her stepfather, Marty Charters, had played in cover bands for years before Joslyn and the Sweet Compression was formed. Eventually, they decided to come together and create a band to perform their original music, making an album before gathering the other band members that make up the current roster. These band members include Robert Frahm on the guitar, Steve Holloman on the keyboard, Smith Donaldson on the bass, Rashawn Fleming on the drums, Trevin Little on the saxophone, and Chase Fleming on the trombone and trumpet.
Hampton cites Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, and Chaka Khan as personal influences and James Brown, Prince, and blues artists as influences for Charters. Hampton was not fulfilled by the typical 9 to 5 jobs that she worked in, recognizing that despite how difficult making a career in music can be that it was the career for her. Her band aims to recreate an “old-school, kind of nostalgic funk and soul” vibe in their music.
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While the summer days have been rolling by, a committee of volunteers have been periodically gathering, toiling away, preparing for the first big weekend in August, when the Town of Nederland celebrates its 150th anniversary.
Members of the Nederland Area Historical Society, Nederland Area Seniors, Nederland Lions Club, and the Nederland Community Presbyterian Church, along with representatives of Wild Bear Nature Center and the Town’s Parks Department, Community Library, and Community Center, met on Thursday, June 27, 2024, to finalize plans for each event to take place during the sesquicentennial celebration.
Town’s Public Engagement Manager Peter Cacek led the meeting, allowing each organizational lead to present to the group any updates, questions, or concerns regarding their specific event. Currently there are countless informational and interactive booths and ten major events planned to take place across three days.
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The woman known in her performances as Shanna in a Dress (you can learn the story of her real name by seeing her live) started her musical journey at the University of Virginia, where she learned how to play guitar for the first time. She says teaching herself guitar was how she procrastinated studying while working towards a kinesiology major with a concentration in exercise physiology. An Ingrid Michaelson concert she saw expanded her horizons as to what a live concert could entail, and the big reveal of her new desire to be a singer-songwriter came as a result of secretly building up a repertoire of original material and finding the right time to perform it live.
In the end, she invited all of the friends and family she could to her university’s concert hall, not telling them what she would be doing on stage, but strongly encouraging them to attend. She recalls around 80 people showing up, saying that the first show set up hallmarks of the shows to come: funny songs mixed with heartfelt songs, a variety of instruments, a planned encore, and participation from the audience.
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It’s February 2013. Sarah Banker had just graduated college in December of 2012 with a background in cultural anthropology and interpersonal communications. She had tried volunteering for many non-profit organizations, but she has always been interested in the performing arts, doing dance and theater at her performing arts high school and theater in college. She decides to take guitar lessons with her old theater teacher. On the first day of the lesson, he says that she is to perform live at one of his shows in three months’ time.
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Circus Foundry: Carnival games and concessions will be set up around Chipeta Park for this second annual family-friendly fundraising event hosted by The Carousel of Happiness on Saturday, July 27, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. A family-friendly show begins at 1 p.m. and an afternoon show at 4 p.m. To purchase tickets, email info@carouselofhappiness.org, call 303-258-3457, or head to https://carouselofhappiness.org/circus-fundraiser/.
Location: Chipeta Park, Nederland, CO
Carnival – 10 a.m.
Family Show – 1 p.m.
Afternoon Show – 4 p.m.
The Lincoln Hills Cares and TEENS, Inc. TeamWorks program organizes crews of youth from a rural environment, like Nederland or Idaho Springs, and crews from an urban environment, like Denver or Aurora, and puts them together as a full team to work on various projects centered on nature conservation, like fire mitigation, weeding, planting and building new trails.
“This is my third year and I love it,” Sumehra Alexander, an 18-year-old senior from Aurora told The Mountain-Ear. “I just like meeting new people every year, and I don’t really get to experience nature all that much since I live in the city.”
Plus, learn about the Nederdays celebration of the 150th anniversary of Nederland and the second of four 4th Friday Art Walks this year!
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Eli Lev promotes the vibe of his music and shows as sounding like “if Johnny Cash and Fleetwood Mac were on a road trip in the redwood forest with Jason Mraz and Jack Johnson in the back.”
He’s been writing “silly songs” for as long as he can remember, joining bands in middle school and high school and even joining a cover band while living in the European country of Andorra (he’s also lived in Israel). In 2017, he received his master’s degree in Indiana for English education (he once took a job as an eighth-grade teacher in Arizona), and then moved back home to Maryland to reset.
During this time, he took music more seriously as he started playing shows. These shows eventually spiraled into fans who asked about his next shows, which spiraled into recordings, which spiraled into more shows, which resulted in Lev’s decision to play fulltime. He loves to travel, as evidenced by the many places he’s lived in and traveled to (including Australia and New Zealand).
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Kylie Brock has been singing for as long as she can remember. She first started singing with her mother in church, even though she jokes that they turned off her microphone until she got older. Along with her mother, her brothers were also musically inclined, so she had a family of musical influences to inspire her. She also cites many Motown and Soul influences throughout her life, including Stevie Wonder, Nat King Cole, Elvis Presley, and Aretha Franklin. Brock currently performs mostly covers with a few of her original songs scattered throughout. She’s currently starting to test the waters when it comes to her original material, even though she’s been writing her own material since she was around eight years old when she started dabbling in piano for the first time.
The Gael, which is Gaelic for “Forest Dwellers,” originally started as part of a bluegrass jam in the early 2010s, and their original name was Live Music. The group evolved from playing old-timey music and bluegrass to focusing primarily on Celtic music, and they describe their music as Celtic/Eclectic. The four original members – Bill Ikler, Laura Fisher, Debbie Smiley, and Phylleri Ball – started performing together in 2016, with vocalist Arwen Ek joining shortly after. However, The Gael isn’t the only experience that the members have had with Celtic music. Ball played piano in a Celtic group in Pennsylvania for seventeen years before moving to Colorado. She now plays both keyboard and button accordions and the bodhran (Irish drum) which greatly enhances the Celtic tunes. Fisher brought a repertoire of music from hammered dulcimer players across Colorado to the group. Ikler previously played guitar in the band Tryptych with a similar Celtic/eclectic vibe, and Smiley played violin when she was younger before dropping it and picking it up again 25 years later. Fisher primarily played the piano and flute as a child and learned the hammered dulcimer much later on. Ek played in a Led Zeppelin cover band and had a stint as a singer-songwriter before joining The Gael.
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From a Letter to the Editor by Stephen LeFavier,
"Dear Nederland Residents,
As you may know, TEENS, Inc. is proposing to build an early childhood education/care center (ECE) in Nederland on town-owned property (750 W. 5th St.). This vacant lot, located in the Dyer’s neighborhood 150 feet from the fire station, is known as the Old Town Shop Site because up until the mid-2000’s it served as the shop for the public works department. This site is build-ready and offers the most affordable and efficient way to complete this project and enable TEENS, Inc. to offer subsidized care and competitive wages for staff.
On February 20, the Nederland Board of Trustees will be voting on whether or not to approve the special review use application from TEENS, Inc. If approved, TEENS, Inc. and the town will work to solidify a lease for 99 years at a $1 / year allowing TEENS, Inc. to build a facility that will triple the amount of year-round care for children under the age of 5 in our community. Today, year-round care options are limited to 20 slots for children 2.5 to 5 years old, with no licensed infant care. While childcare is a pressing issue for families with children, this is not a parent problem. Lack of childcare affects the workforce, k-12 school enrollment, the demographic makeup of the community, and the local economy more broadly. This is a big decision for our elected officials to make and I hope that you will lend your voice to help inform their decisions by submitting letters expressing your opinion to the Board of Trustees."
Located just outside the city limits of Black Hawk, at 5320 Highway 119, Blackhawk Pizza is making a name for itself as a delightful dining destination. Next to the Coyote Motel West, in a small plaza that also houses a dispensary and a liquor store, this new pizzeria is already generating buzz among locals and tourists alike.
Recently verified on Google and boasting a new, permanent sign, Blackhawk Pizza hopes to attract more tourist traffic. The business has so far thrived on local interest and word-of-mouth recommendations.
Samantha Waite, the granddaughter of owner Mike Estes, and her partner, Tyler Smith, run the establishment, creating a friendly and welcoming atmosphere.
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Vocalist Chris Fogler moved to Colorado when the COVID-19 pandemic started, and he had many friends in the area. One of these friend’s partners lived with guitarist Dan Thurnhoffer, and Thurnhoffer, Fogler, and their mutual friend made a point to get together and play music every week. Ultimately, they formed the group Sycamore Porch Pickers, with the mutual friend eventually dropping out and being replaced by bass player Dave Keller. Fogler also played guitar and mandolin, and Thurnhoffer also contributed to vocals.
The group felt like their name didn’t fit with their sound, which covers the gambit of rock-and-roll, blues, and jazz, but not bluegrass, which they felt their name was reminiscent of. They took the first part of their new name from their guitarist’s truck Goldie, and they took their second name from feeling ground down from life and music, and thus, Goldie and the Grindstones was born.
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At around the age of eight years old, Will Whalen started playing around on his grandma’s upright organ and found that he really enjoyed it. Eventually, his family got him a plastic keyboard, which he would play on for hours. He learned how to play some of his favorite songs by ear, including music from video game soundtracks and contemporary radio-play songs. Whalen moved to Grand Junction in 2009, where he picked up an acoustic guitar for the first time. From there, he started doing open mics and eventually getting longer gigs. He finished getting his bachelor’s degree in writing in college and then continued pursuing a music career.
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Today, we talk with Kelsey Simpkins of the Regional Air Quality Council about how you can help moderate ground-level ozone levels and improve the air quality in your community! For more information, text “BetterAirCO” to 21000 to sign up for ozone alerts and be sure to head to SimpleStepsBetterAir.org.
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Guitarist and songwriter Noah Gose started playing piano with his siblings at a young age, and he was the only sibling who gravitated toward music. He taught himself how to play guitar after finding his father’s guitar under a bed. He has a wide-ranging musical taste, listening to artists from John Prine to Radiohead and Weezer. Violin player Chloe Gose grew up with a musical mother and brother, the latter of whom inspired her to start playing her instrument of choice for the first time. Bass player Andrew Vaggalis didn’t learn how to play his first instrument until he was 14, as he was primarily into sports before picking up a guitar.
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James Moors and Kort McCumber first met each other in Lyons, Colorado, at the Rocky Mountain Folk Fest in 2005. Both of them were touring solo at the time, but as their friendship developed, so did their camaraderie as a duo. When McCumber didn’t have any gigs, he would play mandolin and sing harmony with Moors, and the duo grew organically from there. Their first self-titled album came out in 2009, and the record gave them an excuse to move on from their solo careers and stick together as a duo. McCumbers would describe their music “under the umbrella of Americana” along with singer-songwriter and folk music.
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As described on KGNU: The 4th of July Barn dance is "7 hours of music including Rapidgrass; a special ensemble with Dango Rose and Bridget Law of Elephant Revival with Silas Herman and Marty O’Reilly; The Sweet Lillies; NoGo Gilbillies; Windy Pines, [and] Finn O’Sullivan. Plus artist booths, food trucks, and kids’ activities." Be sure to stop by when doors open at 1:30 on Thursday, July 4th! More details in the podcast!
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From an early age, Harry Tuft was involved in piano and clarinet lessons. Through a summer camp counselor, he learned about the ukulele and became interested in playing that instrument. From there, he moved to a baritone ukulele, and then a six-string guitar. His father loved classical music and opera and would often play traditional classical during dinner. After dinner, Tuft would listen to the pop and R&B stations of the day and sing along with the likes of Nat King Cole, Jo Stafford, and Perry Como.
From John McEuen: "With the airing of Ken Burns Country Music, [John] McEuen has brought acoustic music to many new fans, taking part in 4 episodes of the series. Episode 6 is called Will The Circle Be Unbroken and John closes that one. A co-founding member of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (1966, with a dream ‘to be on the radio’). October 2017, after [the] 50th anniversary tour, John left the band to pursue his own tour dates and projects, and stepped off the bus."
From a very young age, inspired by a piano inherited from his grandparents, Howard Dlugasch took piano lessons of his own volition. By his early teens, he started playing a multitude of instruments, such as guitar, drums, bass, and vocals. He jokes that he is mediocre at all of them, but only because he is a musician who wants to focus on a multitude of instruments at once rather than completely on one specific instrument.
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Ella Wren Running-rabbit grew up in a musical household. Coming from a Native American background, her mother played the piano and her father played the bass, and she had a little wind-up radio through which she would listen to any local artists she could. She started playing piano herself, with her mom beginning to teach her and her neighbor teaching her how to build a chord from three separate notes. From there, she practiced every day and started teaching herself more concepts. She started writing her own songs around the age of nine. In 11th grade, she started playing the guitar as well. Running-rabbit found herself inspired by many artists from her area, including Leftover Salmon and many different bluegrass groups, but was also drawn to artists such as Janis Joplin, Stevie Nicks, and Jimi Hendrix. Now, she has expanded her musical repertoire to include funk and blues artists and even artists such as Metallica. However, those initial roots gave her the track on which to run her musical train.
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On Saturday, June 15, 2024, The Very Nice Brewing Company opened their second location in the Peak to Peak region. The new brewery is located at 180 Jankowski Drive, in mid-Gilpin County. Jeff and Susan Green are excited about the new location and spent the weekend meeting new beer enthusiasts. Jeff said, “Although exhausted from the undertaking, it is the best kind of exhausted. Also, the smiles and genuine well wishes has been overwhelmingly sufficient to re-charge our battery packs. We know we have a lot of work to do to demonstrate to Giltuckians that we are going to be a positive addition to the Gilpin community.”
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Mathew “Matty” Graziano has been slowly building a band for a long time, with a consistent lineup cementing around 2017/2018. Currently, the band consists of Graziano as the lead singer and songwriter, Josh Wexler as the flute player, Pat Keenan on the acoustic guitar, DJ Jenkins on the bass, and Roots Music Project General Manager Matt Cottle on the drums. Anywhere from one to five members of the band can play at any time. Even though Wexler also plays in Bear Hat and Keenan used to play in a Beatles cover band called Pine Beatles, Poorfree is the group’s primary musical project. The band has also occasionally brought on special guests, including cello player Bethany Joyce and fiddle player Melissa McGinley Stube (with the latter featured on the band’s 2023 self-titled album).
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Dwayne Haggins primarily plays in Massachusetts and across the East Coast. However, he is coming to Colorado during the month of June 2024 for not one, but two shows! He first became inspired to play the guitar in 2016 after watching Sturgill Simpson appear on Conan O’Brien’s talk show, teaching himself to play and eventually mustering the courage to go to an open mic. After performing at the open mic, he realized that performing live truly inspired him. He started playing at more open mics, then gigs, then more gigs, to the point where he can now be a musician full-time.
Eric Richard Stone says he comes from a classically trained musical family. Many members of his extended family were original faculty members of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and even started the Bay Chamber Concert Series. Stone himself went to the Quaker school known as Germantown Friends School, where he sang in the choir and took music theory classes.
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This week, we bring on Patrice Leblanc to talk about the new Restaurant Passport Program brought to the Peak to Peak by the Chamber of Commerce, as well as Kurt Dargan to talk about the Jamestown Mercantile open mic nights and movie nights!
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Sage Cook and Aera Fox have been together for eleven years. Currently, the two have chosen to settle down and farm over touring frequently, with Cook estimating that music takes up only 20% of their average time budget now. Relatively soon after meeting, though, the band WE DREAM DAWN came together purely by chance. When a friend of Cook’s booked him and other friends for a benefit, Cook asked Fox to learn the material on the bass. After performing with drummer Weston Hill, they all formed the three-piece group. Ultimately, the duo Sage and Aera is a spin-off of WE DREAM DAWN, allowing the two title performers to emphasize a quieter, more intimate sound.
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The business of Nederland Defensive Arts (NDA) was only founded a few years ago on November 10, 2020. However, its owner, Karl Zaunbrecher, has been interested in martial arts for decades. He has 45 years of training in the arts, including 20 years as an instructor, and teaches a core curriculum of Chon Tu Kwan Hapkido at NDA. Zaunbrecher has “a 5th degree black in Chon Tu Kwan,” is “an ICHF certified Master Instructor in that art,” and has “a 5th degree black in Shorin Ryu, a traditional Okinawan karate.”
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In 2001, Chris Elliott signed up for a banjo class at South Plains College in Levelland, Texas, which happened to be taught by legendary banjo player Alan Munde, and he hasn’t looked back since. After playing in various string bands over the years, such as Spring Creek, Chain Station, and Ragged Union, he had an idea to put the banjo in a specific configuration – a trio that included banjo, percussion, and electric bass. Elliott now has a trio including a banjo, played by himself; a banjo bass, played by Kyle Ussery; and a banjo drum kit, played by Chris Sheldon.
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Over 20 years ago, Dustin Arbuckle and Tom Page met through mutual friends in the Kansas music scene. Around 2005, they started performing bluegrass music as a duo. Page was well-versed in that music, but Arbuckle had grown up in a blues-oriented environment, so the bluegrass style was new to him. The two played together on and off for several years, primarily in Kansas, but around 2012, they wanted to take their musical style further.
Kyle O’Brien grew up playing music. His father was musical, constantly taking his kids to concerts and festivals, enjoying songs from the likes of The Grateful Dead and Bob Dylan. His father was also a songwriter.
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Around 2014 and 2015, Tom Diaz, otherwise known as “Lazer,” auditioned for a few bands and felt that none of them seemed like a good fit for him. He ended up placing an ad publicly and his neighbor, Nick Anthony, also known as “Busker,” responded – neither knew the other played music. They have stuck together since then, becoming the two primary members of Iron Roots.
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The 18th annual Fly Fishing Film Tour (F3T for short) is making its way around the world. With over 300 shows planned in 14 different countries, the tour features nine films selected for the national tour and six additional Official Tour Selections “available for our independent show hosts to screen in local communities,” adding up to fifteen films.
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Brad Fitch
Both of Brad Fitch’s parents were musicians as he grew up. His mom would sit him down and let him listen to kids’ records, and he adored them. He loved analyzing what instruments made which sounds on the records, and he realized early on he had a knack for memorizing lyrics.
At the age of six, he was introduced to the treble and bass clefs for the first time during piano lessons. In fifth grade, when he was eligible to join the school band, he decided to play the trombone, inspired by the song “Seventy-Six Trombones” from the classic 1962 movie adaptation of the Broadway show The Music Man.
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Alyssa Medina and Ben Rafferty have been playing together for years now, but it was only about a year ago that they decided to come together and form the duo Violet Breeze. They wanted to be able to play whatever they decided, along with travel to various venues across Colorado and beyond, so they formed a duo.
Their name started as an inside joke – after trying to get away with a name that incorporated nicknames they use for each other (“Hairdo” and “Barf,” respectively), they settled on the name Violet Breeze, referencing the breaking wind of Medina’s dog. They play songs from many different influences, from straight songs by Susan Tedeschi, Bonnie Raitt, and Linda Rondstadt to mashups of Keller Williams and Madonna, along with Boyz II Men, Rancid, and Soundgarden.
They also work in Rafferty’s original songs every now and again, as he’s been writing songs for over 20 years now. His first spark in music came after seeing Def Leppard’s classic “Pour Some Sugar on Me” on MTV, and while he initially focused on drums, he eventually shifted to the piano.......
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Megan (guitar, mandolin, and vocals) and Maddie Cody (guitar, clawhammer banjo, vocals, and primary songwriting) have been joined at the hip as siblings for their entire lives. They started playing guitar together when their dad introduced them to the instrument when Maddie was six and Megan was eight. Soon after, they performed their first show at a local coffee shop, and they’ve been playing ever since. Their dad used to play bass with them, but a few years ago, once they went to college, the duo met Will Pavilonis, a jazz bass major at Denver University. From there, The Cody Sisters as they are now were formed.
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Enjoy a story about springtime in the Peak to Peak as told by Maryann Rosen.
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In elementary school in southcentral Pennsylvania, Noah G. Fowler recalls having a small orchestra program. Kids would put their names in to be drawn for a certain instrument, and teachers would pick a name at random at the start of the school year. Luckily for Noah, he was the only student interested in playing the upright bass. He took lessons at his school and played in the orchestra. When he got into high school, he signed up for an in-school coffeehouse program to perform covers and originals. He started learning guitar, drums, piano, and pretty much every instrument he could get his hands on.
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Peak to Peak local Scott Harrison does not consider himself a poet as most people would define one. He doesn’t make a living out of his poetry and is mostly unpublished. His collection, simply titled Haiku Poetry, which focuses on the animals he carved for the beloved Carousel of Happiness, is available on the carousel’s website (carouselofhappiness.org). Otherwise, though, he primarily enjoys writing poetry for himself and reading poetry of others, including The Mountain-Ear’s own Alexander Shalom Joseph.
Hear all of the poems from our celebration of Peak to Peak poets by following this link:
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LISTEN: Guitarist Alex Thoele and upright bassist Jon Pickett met in the summer of 2006 in Estes Park, as they were both part of a campfire party walking up to the top of a mountain. They’ve been writing music and playing together ever since. In 2010, things would change when mandolin player Jarett Mason started playing with them. Banjo player and vocalist Chris “C-Bob” Elliot joined as well, in 2018, cementing the (mostly) current lineup of what is now called Chain Station.....
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This is a Story about what poetry is, some of our revered Colorado poets, the history of and how to celebrate National Poetry month. We have also included what The Mountain-Ear is doing to celebrate this momentous month in literature.
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An old man stands at the cemetery
by Scott Harrison
An old man stands in the cemetery with his handful of forget-me-nots.
An only son, he is here in this field with all his brothers.
He keeps company with his old friend who is always much younger than him.
He feels tired, weary, but stands up straight and smiles for his pal.
There is a busy street of stores to the north.
A few kids play on the basketball court in the twilight to the east.
Mothers push baby carriages just south of the hundreds of white stones.
And west is where the red sun slowly drops as everyone knew it would.
The old man hears nothing as if a large glass dome has descended on this place.
Soon he is aware of the sound of his own heart as it beats out its eternal rhythm.
He knows this is the only conversation they can have.
It is a good one, rich with the subtleties of their long relationship.
As he bends down to place his flowers next to his friend’s stone,
A bird sings them both a sweet little song, and looks down from her branch.
It takes him a minute to lift himself back up, and in that slowed-down time,
His friend, in just a few heart beats, says good-bye and be well.
Some folks are looking for bargains at the bed stores on this Memorial Day.
Others are celebrating on this first day of a long-earned summer.
One old man is standing alone among his brothers, not forgetting.
To the east, a kid on the court has stopped playing and watches the still man.
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End of May
by Gerald Phillips
To the East:
Cloud-angels speaking
In tongues of bright lightning
Are discussing the Earth.
To the South:
Spring frogs are singing
Around water rising
Among wild iris shoots.
To the West:
Old bear is peering
Out at the dim gloaming
From behind white aspen trunks.
To the North:
Elk herds are moving
From low meadows drying
To high meadows of lush green..
To the East:
Angels are singing
In tongues of bright lightning
Praising the Earth!
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Bess Genevra Streeter
by Barry Carter
What binds dreamer to dream?
Did a girl collect the moon's
Reflections from Nebraskan
Streams to expand an inner
Pearl around which narratives
Would orbit.
Cedar falls, Elmswood twinned
Like two dreaming winds that
Intersect to blow fruit from
Branches of time for a writer
To find in moonlit orchards
Of her imagination.
Readers tears fall onto
Pages of first publication,
Characters drowned in
The tears of time. Do winds
Age, books in a library about
Heartland/Plains, to gage
Time and space, preserving
Themes like sleeper locked
Into a dream consumed
By sound of Nebraskan
Rivers, are eyes reflected
On water caught in those
Of migrating birds. Clouds
Are like eyes moving across
Words. Fingertips are
Imperceptible on book
Spines, binding love of
Generations.
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As a kid, Andy Eppler’s mother sang for their church, and music was always present in his house. He knew early on that he wouldn’t have a “normal” career trajectory like the other kids in school, so he chose to spend his life in the arts.
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Type 2
by Alyssa Johnson
At treeline
I am small
I am one of many
In this storm I feel energy aplenty but still
It does not excite me
I shake like a struck dog
And whisper please stop
Hoping the mountains will hear me
But they won't
Because
What do I matter to their immortal slopes
That churn wind and grind fierce thunder through the sky
With eyes wide I watch the flashes
And count the seconds till the sky rips and snarls
Afraid to move
Like a chipmunk in its nest
And as the lightning moves over the horizon
Rumbles grow longer but less angry
My body calms but the weariness remains
I am a visitor here
I’ve never been so glad to see the Milky Way
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Where I'm from
by Sheila Smith Evans
I’m from a Southern backyard —
Magnolia grandiflora sporting huge white blooms
Honeysuckles spilling over the fence
Red roses soaked with the aroma of tea
Hollyhocks springing up yearly into flowering towers
Mud pies made beneath a magnificent pin oak tree
Mint leaves mysteriously exploding with flavor
Milk pods being tasted unknowing they were poisonous.
I’m from a Southern backyard —
Bedroom window we escaped to crawl space door
To meet our coonhound and to play in the moonlight.
Bedroom window we each escaped separately
Out into moonlit streets until return by kind policemen.
I’m from a Southern backyard —
Concrete foundation swirls scarily like a gorilla’s face
Wooden swing where we watched mad Mommy fleeing
Crawl space hound’s howls after Daddy’s death.
I’m from a Southern backyard —
From which Mommy returned to hospital after funeral
From which we left with barely known Northern kinfolk
To which others came to live in the bounty of its beauty.
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Taos, April, Mabel Dodge Luhan House
by Gerald Phillips
The Acequia Madre is still dry here at Taos
The big old cottonwoods along it, quiescent.
The cacique out at the pueblo still watching where the sun rises
Each day slightly further north above the sacred mountain.
The people are cleaning their ditches with shovel and fire.
Then, at the right moment,
The mayor domo will open the head gates and the water of life will flow.
We’ll hear it in our dreams
And wake to find the ditch full and speaking its many voices.
The huge wrinkled Yggdrasil cottonwoods will feel the water,
Waken, drink deep, burst into flower and leaf
And scatter their seed in fluffs and drifts of cotton snow.
For now, all still waits.
Yet, look up:
The high bare branches of the World Trees bear fruit of doves.
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Mountain Climber
by Thane Schwartz
The Melt
Frolicking desperate steps planted in a melting snow. Seemingly growing larger as I prance upon her flow. Icicles silencing the steady drip within her hollow. Beckoning the cold to freeze her fate before they fall in sorrow.❄️A branch now lifted of its weight. A relief from a setting suns fade. An icicle letting go of its fate. Only to return the next day❄️Footsteps no longer leaving prints. But a steady gate now leaving nothing. Planted in front of me my prints seemingly growing smaller. As I step into the melt.
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Sunset Boulevard Hallucinations
by Sam Hendrian
She’d made a living out of first impressions
Even if she wasn’t always sure
What those first impressions were.
If you leave things at a handshake and a smile
There’s little room for error
Unless of course the smile says more than was meant to be said.
We all fall victim to projections,
To checklists we have no means of seeing
While lost in the mundane maze of small talk.
Nowadays though there’s no guarantee
The rarity of an accurate perception
Isn’t stolen by a double-tapping reassessment.
Perhaps all constructions of character
Are mere Sunset Boulevard hallucinations
Tricking us in ‘n’ out of friendships.
Anyhow, she gave up her living of first impressions
And took to the streets busking with songs of segways,
Medleys of the middle where truth has time to breathe.
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Spring Haiku #1
by Gerald Phillips
Spring: The trees are young
They toss their green hair, flirting
With me and the wind.
Gerald Phillips
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Positive Space
by Laurelyn Sayah
Another big issue
for our little town
was a grant for new logos
we couldn’t turn down.
It’s not easy to pick
just one image, we found,
for a spot known as special
the whole world around.
With so many good folks and
happenings in this place,
the first shape put a frown
on everybody’s face.
We were all united
by what we didn’t like,
but then told each other
to go take a hike.
The debacle was reported
by the Mountain Ear,
which brought forth ideas,
so let’s give them a cheer.
An artist thought of
special places she’s known,
and what was in common
with the one she calls home.
It’s the journey to get here,
the beauty and friendships,
the desire to stay
despite nature’s hardships.
So she tried out a sketch
to capture that sense,
hoping to ease
a discourse gone tense.
Then other designers
gave it a trace,
and a positive meaning
for negative space.
After some changing
of lines that were blurred,
the shape of the landscape
turned into a bird!
...or maybe a dragon,
or the dove on peace signs,
or a phoenix rising up
from frozen dead designs.
Step back and look closer,
whatever the feather,
what you see is resulting
from working together,
and from difficult process,
but now that it’s done,
let’s enjoy the efforts,
because everybody won.
Use the moose and the bear
for stickers on your car,
or make into boops,
(whatever those are).
Taglines on t-shirts
would look great in black,
and at least we don’t have to
give grant money back.
Best not to get stuck
on what might offend
when we face many more
big decisions to attend.
We’re still shoveling out,
and soon we’ll be weeding,
so helping each other
is what we are needing.
There’s so much here
to be grateful for,
and spiraling uplift
will make even more
Spring is here Nederland!
So get out in the sun,
Change up the clocks,
and let’s all have some fun!
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Mountain Climber
by Thane Schwartz
A subtle stone under the hand, giving way to a wayward fall. And through a cloud unable to reach, a pinnacle not breached🏔 A crevasse no longer holding the hook, as it grapples with the grapnel. And picking the pebbles from under her nook, the mountain manicures it’s granules🏔 The hook no longer with the rope, but dangling in the clouds. And letting go of a wayward hope, a subtle fall onto the ground.
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Lunar Tide
by Meg Fox
The moon and the reservoir are in love,
But they’re not as crazy as you ‘d think.
Every now and then he waves at her, and she eclipse a wink.
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Losing Light
by Barbara Gormley
Shoveling snow away from my door before dawn
I awaken two moose without noticing
Twirling around to look up at bright stars
I see the smaller one slowly stumble up to its feet
While the larger one keeps watch on me
They graze a bit in the space I cleared
Pulling with their lips at the needles of a pine tree
Taking their time, they stroll down the driveway
That’s the same spot where the fox crosses my property
On other mornings
Glancing quickly across at me
The other night at twilight I walked down the driveway
In a fresh foot of powder, and the full moon greeted me at the road
Shining down and lighting up the snow
Children ripping wrapping paper to see what is inside
Discovering each present then settling in
One drawing while she lies on the floor, feet kicking back and forth
The other playing a video game on his phone
Winter in the mountains is dark
But you can still see
Simple, natural ways of being
And notice how we are all
That delightful
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Bass player Jordan Kroeger had already been in a band that had dabbled in bluegrass and jam bands, this initial band being Stealin’ Strings. He already had a professional relationship with mandolin player Ryan Ogburn, and they eventually formed a 4-piece bluegrass band in Milwaukee. Eventually, the band found where they are now when Kroeger, Ogburn, banjo player Jon Peik, fiddle player Ernest Brusubardis IV, and guitarist Greg Brundage performed together in an Old & In The Way tribute show. This tribute show was the moment the band cemented into the group they are today.
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This forgotten group of people had an undeniable impact on our local mining history and an even bigger role in the settling of Central City, Black Hawk, and Colorado.
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April Fools Day : The origins, the ways different countries celebrate , some media pranks and perhaps a few things to do in Gilpin County and along the peak to peak
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Darren Newberg, guitarist and vocalist of the band Coyote Circle, started playing with a co-worker, Paul Hanson, the bassist, a few years ago, hoping to start a new group. Nahani Freeman, vocalist, joined this new group from a different band they had formed. After that, Dave Sechler, guitarist and vocalist, joined as well. To round out the group, Khristine Barr, drummer, as well as a former Gilpin School student, joined most recently and helped get this new group their first serious gigs.
Sechler was raised in a musical family, as his father played guitar and his grandmother sang in a church choir with her sisters, so he was raised with a lot of music. In particular, he was raised with 70s music like Neil Young, Dan Fogelberg, and John Denver. He picked up the guitar for the first time at around age 14, sticking with it over the years and playing with a wide variety of people.
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Rebecca Coronna found her stage name when she was about 19. She lived in Hawaii at the time, and she found the name Shakina and fell in love with it. At one point during a retreat in Hawaii, she introduced herself as Shakina Ma, and the name stuck.
She grew up in a family of musicians. Her mother was a singer, her father was a drummer, and her uncles played together in a band. Along with that, her grandfather played the mandolin and her aunts and uncles would sing together at the holidays. She would always go and see music with her family. She’s been singing for as long as she can remember, eventually joining choir and theater.
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This Weeks Amazing Women Chronicled are Ida Kruse McFarlane, Elizabeth , Baby Doe , McCourt Tabor and Caroline Bancroft
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Since he was a little kid, Dave Ashton (who performs as Deeprawk Dave) has always had a passion for hip-hop music and culture. Around the mid-80s, he started reading books that emphasized just how important DJs are to hip-hop, and that left an impression on him.
Despite feeling like he could never reach the levels of those other DJs, he wanted to contribute to the culture, so he became a dancer and a rapper, writing rhymes and collecting tapes as hip-hop developed over the years. Now serving as the Denver program manager for KGNU Community Radio, he is still immensely passionate about the craft of hip-hop.
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In Celebration of Women’s History Month , This is Part 1 of a Two Part Story on Extraordinary Colorado Women from the Past with Connections to the Peak to Peak Area.. This Weeks Story Includes Clara Brown, Emily Griffith, and Hannah Connell Barker
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LISTEN: When Aaron Mitchell was 15, he went on a family vacation to Mexico. While browsing around a marketplace, he happened to spot an old, cheap guitar and told his father how much he wanted it. His dad let him get the guitar, and he immediately started teaching himself how to play it so that he could write his own songs.
When he was young, he mostly listened to alternative and punk, and country music was always in the background for him. After he moved to Chicago, though, he started listening to folk artists such as Hank Williams, Woody Guthrie, and Townes Van Zant, becoming obsessed with classic country. He also cites Bob Dylan as an influence, getting into classic songwriters and later finding John Prine as an inspiration.
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This is a story about the History, facts and description of the peak to peak scenic byway and a journey in story from along its 55 miles .. the towns, nature, activities , wildlife, history and beauty !”
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John Shepherd grew up listening to musicians like James Taylor and Cat Stevens, as well as Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, and wanted to play like them someday. He picked up a guitar in law school, playing as a creative outlet when he should have been studying. He moved to LA to pursue his career as a lawyer, hanging around in coffee shops and becoming more interested in playing. He came to Boulder in 1994, playing a few gigs around town before life got in the way.
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FROM THE ARCHIVES: An interview with Eric Richard Stone from our first season in 2021.
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The Wild West , Myths , Lore , Outlaws and Lawmen and the Story of the Peak to Peaks Marshall Robert Clark ,the first Colorado Marshall to Lose his Life in the Line of Duty 155 Years Ago
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LISTEN: Pete and The Halbrooks Family Band formed recently. It started with a trio of Peter Herod, Em Halbrooks, and Kevin Halbrooks, with Jason Lowry eventually joining the group. Occasionally, the group will bring in a fifth or a sixth member as guest artists, but for the most part, the group consists of the three core members and Lowry. Herod says that bluegrass music was the most prevalent influence and inspiration for starting the group, as the instruments they play (banjo, upright bass, fiddle) lend themselves to bluegrass.
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Emmit Scully and Victoria Smith both grew up in the town of Nederland but didn’t technically grow up together. Scully went to Boulder High, and Smith went to Nederland Middle-Senior High, and even though their dads worked together, they didn’t know each other very well at first.
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LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!! Heather Taylor Lande and Otis Lande tell us about the time they danced in chocolate pudding and then fell in love! It's a look back and revisit to an interview we did last year for Valentine's Day.
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LISTEN: Not your typical Valentine’s Day romantic story .. a tale of the love of a house , the opera and 2 couples
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LISTEN: Take a minute to hear a great interview with Cynthia Geary from the hit TV show, Northern Exposure. This is one from the vault!
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LISTEN: Jamie Lammers interviews Mike Lamitola. He has lived in Colorado for nearly twenty years now. He grew up in Connecticut, where he was inspired to be a musician primarily because his father was one. In third grade, he started learning piano and joined his school band playing clarinet in fifth grade. Around his eighth-grade year, he discovered The Beatles, and hearing his father play the riff for their song “Day Tripper” motivated him to play guitar.
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LISTEN: Nothing disrupts the peace and beauty of mountain living like transplants and tourists. Unless it’s a transplanted moose. They are the biggest transplant of all, bringing in more tourists and tromping through the mountains without abandon. And we love them.
Special thanks to guest, Kara VanHoose with the Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
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Here's a link to the CPW Moose Facts sheet.
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LISTEN: Maryann Rosen shares a tale about Valentine’s Day, the many different forms of Love, and ways to celebrate here in the peak to peak region.
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LISTEN: Brett Kretzer grew up in Maryland and lived in a few East Coast states before moving to Colorado.
He’s been playing music since he was six when his mother forced him to take piano lessons. While he gave up after about a year, he decided at the age of nine that he wanted to learn the guitar. When his brother became interested in playing the guitar as well (thanks to his interest in Kretzer’s lessons), Kretzer learned the drums so that the two could play together. They both started various bands in middle and high school, transitioning from rock to more hardcore music like punk and finally to metal.
After college, Kretzer also fell into the world of bluegrass. He started learning the mandolin when he was about 21, and he’s been playing bluegrass ever since.
He remembers Led Zeppelin as the first band that had a major influence on him, as well as The Beatles and bluegrass influences such as Del McCoury, Hot Rize, and The Punch Brothers.
He loves it when the crowd is attentive and invested in the music, as everyone involved can forget about everything but the music for a little bit. Recently, he’s loved arranging public-domain bluegrass songs more than writing them from scratch, and he also teaches mandolin and some guitar.
Scott Slay has also been performing for a large chunk of his life. Starting from the age of eight, he learned and played bluegrass music in bands with his father, Tracy. Because he lived in a Navy town, musicians came and went constantly, so the lineup of his father’s band changed consistently as well.
He says that many factors contributed to his ultimate success, including always learning new songs (or even old songs in new ways), primarily learning them by ear and feel (sometimes because he was so tired in the evenings he would play he could barely keep his eyes open). He is also inspired to travel by the musicians he met along the way.
Slay says that through this process and constant dedication to the craft of music, he learned bluegrass like someone would learn their home language. He loves collaborating through composing, arranging, or interpreting various bluegrass pieces, and he constantly adds something new to his musical repertoire to keep himself interested. Currently, he plays with the bluegrass band SLAY, and in 2019, he released the album The Rail under his name, collaborating with various other bluegrass peers.
You can see Kretzer and Slay perform at Eldora, 2861 Eldora Ski Road in Nederland, as part of the Fireside in Timbers Lodge series, on Saturday, February 10, 2024, at 1 p.m.
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LISTEN: This story kicks off in 1993, it's about a cartoon cheeseburger turned mascot of a mountain-born band and the adventures that followed….
If you are listening and happen to be an original spawning salmon head, this episode was written especially for you.
LEFTOVER SALMON
https://www.leftoversalmon.com/
ANDY FRASCO
https://www.andyfrasco.com/
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Black History in Colorado: Kicking off the start of Black History Month, Maryann Rosen tells a story about the first black settlers arriving in the Rockies.
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Music of the Mountains: Where to be and what to see with Correspondent Jamie Lammers interviewing local band, Small Kid Band who will be playing at Very Nice Brewing soon
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Oh, those mountain boys sure can play!!!
The Mountain-Ear, Volume 15, Number 4, October 31, 1991: Hot local band spawned at seafood counter
By Barbara Lawlor
Narrated by Dango Rose
Have you ever wondered how some of those musical groups choose their names? Is there any rhyme or reason? Take, for example, Steely Dan, whose name has its basis in literature, after an item in Burroughs’ risque Naked Lunch. The Talking Heads were named after newscasters, the headshots on a television screen. Procol Harum?—who knows? And one can only guess what prompted Ten Thousand Maniacs. But here in the mountains, learning the origin of Boulder County’s hottest group, Leftover Salmon, is easy. Just ask ’em.
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AUDIO LIBRARY - Michael Jackson at Caribou, The Mountain-Ear, Volume 7, Number 50, September 21, 1984.
" While the rest of the world thought Michael Jackson and his brothers had departed Denver the Sunday after his recent Mile High Stadium concerts, he brought a few of his entourage up to Caribou Ranch. "Michael originally was going to commute between a Denver Hotel and the ranch, but once he got here he liked it so much he stayed,” reported Sandy Tomes, ranch manager. "
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Chicago remains hit package from The Mountain-Ear archives, Volume 7, Number 47, August 31, 1984.
" Chicago 17 comes to the record stores and radio stations showing Chicago’s consistent talent. And it is no wonder with seven of the original eight members intact. It is no secret that the golden age of their recording came through the production talents of James William Guercio, owner of Caribou Ranch. He produced their first 12 albums, all of which went platinum, the first five recorded in New York City, the latter five produced and recorded at Caribou Ranch. There were two “greatest hits” collections in there as well. The Guercio-produced albums generated a dozen hit songs, including “Saturday In The Park” and "If You Leave Me Now,” which both went to number one on the charts. "If You Leave Me Now” was recorded at Caribou. "
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Music of the Mountains: Where to be and what to see, Jamie Lammers interviews working man musician, David Solzberg of the Nogo Gillbillies and more.
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Listen in as host, Dango Rose narrates a report by Barbara Lawlor of the night Caribou Caught fire.
The Mountain-Ear, Volume 8, Number 21, March 8, 1985
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The Frantic sound of chainsaws shattered the serenity of the Caribou Ranch valley last Saturday, as firefighters sought to reach the flames contained in the thick, soundproofed walls of the world-famous recording studio.
Firefighters battle blaze at Caribou Ranch
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LISTEN: Maryann Rosen as Maryann Rosen shares the joy, benefits, and escape a good book can provide. Stuck at home? Listen in and check out some of the great local authors producing mountain-inspired literature.
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LISTEN in as Jamie Lammers interviews our very own mountain musician and favorite fiddler, Bridgette Law. She talks about her upcoming show with the Tierro Band, a little bit about her history with Elephant Revival, and other music musings.
We also hear this week's music mentions!
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Conversation Starter, Bill Allen was an opinion columnist for The Mountain-Ear from 1987 to 1991. Allen’s columns were a popular addition to the paper each week, sometimes causing controversy and always raising debate.
Listen in as we hear how his weekly column sparked a Peak to Peak debate over freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
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LISTEN: In this episode host, Dango Rose, revisits a story he wrote many years ago while working as a music correspondent for The Mountain-Ear newspaper.
Here Dango tells the story of Dan Fogelberg as he lived, wrote, and drew inspiration from his time up here in Nederland. He remains an icon and much-loved figure in our rich music history. Please enjoy and take a moment to pay tribute to Dan Fogelberg, The Leader Of The Band.
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LISTEN: Listen in as we tell the story of The Alpine Restaurant. This is the flagship restaurant for the now iconic location which has changed hands over the years and will soon have a new life and new owners.
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LISTEN: In this episode, we’ll be speaking with Rosanne Reid, a healing touch practitioner working in the Peak to Peak.
Rosanne will be helping us kick off this month’s Health and Wellness series and special section Mind, Body, and Spirit.
To contact Rosanne directly, you can reach her by phone at 720-955-7743.
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LISTEN: Music writer, Jamie Lammers, interviews High Lonesome and delivers this week's music mentions!
https://highlonesomenewgrass.com/
You can see the High Lonesome Trio (consisting of Sitero, Kober, and Patton) at Howlin Wind Brewing, 51 A Main Street in Rollinsville, on Saturday, January 13, 2024, at 4 p.m.
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Listen in as correspondent, Maryann Rosen, tells us a story about the history of community news. Through paper, online, word of mouth and more. We hear a complete tale of the positive effect a community news outlet has, especially like the towns and communities that make up the Peak to Peak.
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In this episode, we introduce The Mountain Ear Podcast out of Nederland, Colorado. We're here to deliver news and topical conversations on current events for the surrounding communities from peak to peak. You'll hear from Peter Fiori of The Caribou Room on adaptations to COVID-19 for music venues, find out what's in store from The Very Nice Brewing Company, and listen to the story of the Carousel of Happiness.
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LISTEN in with Dechen Hawk and Jamie Lammers.
Looking for something to do this weekend! Jamie shares a full music calendar.
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LISTEN: 🌲🌲🌲 Here’s a special holiday episode about the children of Nederland and the unclassified Christmas tree. This story takes place for than 35 years ago. We share a holiday tale full of politics, town meetings, voting, State-wide media attention, hot dog buns, and wishes. We hope you take a minute to have a listen and don’t worry, all of the children make it out just fine. 🌲🌲🌲
This episode is dedicated to Barbara Lawlor and George Blevins, both long-time contributors to the Mountain-Ear newspaper.
And to all of the children involved that year, we hope every holiday wish you had came true.
Information, quotes, and other facts for this story have been taken directly from the writings of reporter, Barbara Lawlor. You can read all of the stories, letters and editorials related to this event by visiting our historical archives available online at www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org.
Be sure and check out our show notes for links and more information.
And to all those who celebrate, Merry Christmas, to all who do not, Happy Holiday, and to everyone out there, we wish you a wonderful holiday season full of good fortune and cheer for you and your families.
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In this week’s episode, Jamie Lammers interviews Godlazer, hosting an energetic night of bass music every Friday at the Diner Bar in Nederland.
We hear this week’s music mentions from Jamie Lammers, and special correspondent Maryann Rosen will share a timely tale about the history, traditions, and celebrations of the winter solstice and Yule!” Later in the episode, she will impart a story about the origins of Christmas and the many traditions we now share.
And for our final story, we’re going to revisit Dango’s interview with Drew Emmitt as they touch upon this current phase of Leftover Salmon, and the legendary band’s recent induction into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame.
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In this week’s episode, we welcome back local artist
and musician Heather Tayler Lande. We’ll be discussing the serious business of
karaoke and the best place to sing out in Ned.
We hear this week’s music mentions from Jamie Lammers and special
correspondent Maryann Rosen will share a timely tale about the miracle of Chanukah,
the history of Chanukah, and some creative ways to celebrate this important holiday.
And for our final story, Jamie interviews Vince Herman. As one of the
founding members of Leftover Salmon, Vince is a well-loved musician with strong local
roots in the mountains. He’ll be back visiting this year to play the Caribou Room
December 16 as part of the annual holiday extravaganza.
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In this week’s episode, Dawn Baumhover with the Nederland Community Center. She tells us about everyone’s favorite new sport, Pickleball and she also shares some news about the upcoming Holiday Mountain Market.
We hear this week’s music mentions from Jamie Lammers, and special correspondent Maryann Rosen will share a fascinating story about the history of the Eldora Mountain Resort and the Township itself.
And for our final story, we hear from Allie Wagner. She tells us about her out-of-the-box guitar workshop happening in December titled, Guitar Witch 101.
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In this week’s episode, we hear from Sam Bass with Eldora Mountain Resort. He talks about opening day and more news from atop the mountain.
We hear this week’s music mentions from Jamie Lammers, and special correspondent Maryann Rosen will share a story about the history of Thanksgiving and Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Jamie Lammers interviews DJ Guaro who’ll be spinning his Latin vibe tunes from Eldora, on December 2, and for our final story, we talk to local music promoter Stephanie Andelman who’ll give more ski-inspired music updates.
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In this week’s episode, we hear from Karina Luscher and Rob Langone, with Salto Coffee in Nederland, the talk about the coffe shop and adventures traveling the world to bring the best sourced beans up to the mountains.
We hear this week’s music mentions from Jamie Lammers, and special correspondent Maryann Rosen will share a fascinating tale about National Gratitude Month, and the benefits gratitude brings to our lives.
And for our final story, Jamie Lammers interviews Hunter Stone, guitarist and local musician in the mountains.
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Listen in to this week’s episode as we hear from Michael Carlson, Library director with the Gilpin Public Library. He shares a little bit about what’s on the calendar for the winter months and other Library news.
We hear this week’s music mentions from Jamie Lammers, and special correspondent Maryann Rosen will share a story about the history of the right to vote in Colorado and the importance of taking part in this fundamental freedom of choice.
And for our final story, Jamie Lammers interviews Charlie White, local musician writing songs and playing music while fusing genres across prairies and peaks.
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In this week’s episode, we hear from Dan Maedke. He’s going to talk about the HAM Radio Licensing Class happening at the Gold Hill School this week to teach this potentially life-saving skill.
We hear this week’s music mentions from Jamie Lammers, and special correspondent Maryann Rosen will share the final story in our five-part supernatural story series for the month of October leading up to Samhain and Halloween.
We also get an update from Brian O'Donnell about what’s happening at the Ghost Town Disc Golf Course in Russell Gulch, and for our final story, Jamie will talk to Josy Rosales, a local roots musician and music teacher who is performing at the Jamestown Mercantile on Friday, November 3.
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In this week’s episode, we speak to Bethany Haas, advertising and marketing coordinator with The Mountain-Ear newspaper. She has some exciting news to share about the kick-off of one of our most popular photo contests.
We hear this week’s music mentions from Jamie Lammers, and special correspondent Maryann Rosen will share the fourth story in our five-part supernatural story series for the month of October leading up to Samhain and Halloween.
For our final story, we talked to Adi Wabisabi with the Nederland Food Pantry. This is a follow-up to a story we did last month to help bring more awareness to the growing needs of the non-profit working to prepare for the holidays.
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In this week’s episode, we speak to Judd Kaufmann, owner of the Stage Stop in Rollinsville. He shares some of the stories he's heard about the ghostly encounters and folklore surrounding the historic location.
We hear this week’s music mentions from Jamie Lammers, and special correspondent Maryann Rosen will share the third story in our five-part supernatural story series for the month of October leading up to Samhain and Halloween.
For our final story, we talked to Cari Minor & Ray Smith from the musical duo, Strangebyrds. They’re going to talk about the release of their new album and the personal inspiration behind the songs.
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In this week’s episode, we hear from Andy Reiner. This is the third year he’ll be a part of welcoming ghost hunters and thrill seekers to the haunted stage stop in Rollinsville. Then, we’ll hear a listener’s tale of a supernatural encounter at the historic venue during a winter's night out for music and libations.
We hear this week’s music mentions from Jamie Lammers, and special correspondent Maryann Rosen will share Part Two of our five-part supernatural story series for the month of October leading up to Samhain and Halloween.
And for our final story, Jamie Lammers interviews musician Summers Baker. He and his trio will be taking over the stage at the Gold Hill Inn this weekend for a night of mountain music.
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LISTEN: In this week’s episode, we get a 2023 Peak to Peak Studio Tour wrap-up with potter and sculptor, Julie Neri. She will also talk a little about her own work and share some information about what’s coming up for mountain artists at The Old Gallery in Allenspark this holiday season.
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We hear this week’s music mentions from Jamie Lammers, and special correspondent Maryann Rosen will share the paranormal kick-off of our five-part supernatural story series for the month of October leading up to Samhain and Halloween.
And for our final story, Jamie Lammers interviews multi-talented indie-pop-rock-singer-songwriter Jesse Maclaine. She talks about her style and love of the craft, as well as her upcoming show at Very Nice Brewing on Sunday, October 6th.
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In this week’s episode, we speak with Tom Mahowald of the Nederland Food Pantry. Tom is going to speak to us about some of the challenges that the non-profit organization faces, and what the pantry needs most to offer continued support for the local community.
We hear this week’s music mentions from Jamie Lammers, and special correspondent Maryann Rosen will share a fascinating tale about the history of Rollinsville.
For our final story, Jaime Lammers interviews Magoo, the jazzy jam, jamgrass, jam-band from Nederland. They speak about upcoming shows, recent recordings, and how the band came to be.
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Listen in this week as we speak to Debra Stanger. Debra will be talking to us about her art and journey to becoming a mountain colorist and intuitive painter.
We hear this week’s music mentions from Jamie Lammers, and special correspondent Maryann Rosen will share an intriguing tale about the autumnal equinox, its ancient origins, scientific meaning, and cultural celebrations held throughout the centuries.
Then, for our final story, we introduce Mike Keeler, historian, storyteller, and a steady volunteer at the Visitor’s Center in Central City.
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In this week’s episode, we meet with Declan Watts Master Distiller at the newly opened Rick Thomas Distillery in Black Hawk.
We hear this week’s music mentions from Jamie Lammers, and special correspondent Maryann Rosen will share an intriguing tale about the majestic Aspen Trees, what makes these trees so unique, and where you can see them ablaze in color this autumn.
And for our final story, Jamie interviews Branden Sipes, classical, rock guitarist and songwriter delivering a well-rounded sound through the mountains.
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LISTEN: In this week’s episode, we hear from Denise Boehler, writer and Ecopsychologist living in Nederland. We hear about the importance and benefits of connecting to the natural world around us.
We hear this week’s music mentions from Jamie Lammers, and special correspondent Maryann Rosen will share an intriguing tale about the history of Labor Day!
For our final story, Jamie interviews Patrice LeBalanc. Patrice talks to us about the Children’s Mountain Theater Troupe and how to get your young thespian involved in the musical theater program available for kids across the peak to peak.
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In this week’s episode we hear from local Nederland artist, Brent Bishop. Brent tells us how he draws inspiration and energy from living and working high atop the mountain.
We hear this week’s music mentions from Jamie Lammers, and special correspondent Maryann Rosen will share the third segment in a special three part series about the history of indigenous tribes in Colorado, their lands, and treatment, relevant to the settlement of the state into the American Union.
And for our final story, Jamie interviews Boulder based singer songwriter and rambling man, Lucas Wolf. They talk about his music, life and moving on down the road.
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LISTEN: In this week’s episode, we talk to Brian O'Donnell of Ghost Town Gallery. The gallery is one of the featured stops in the upcoming Peak to Peak Studio Tour taking place in September. He tells us how he turned what many considered to be a haunted house into a peaceful place to showcase and inspire art.
We hear this week’s music mentions from Jamie Lammers, and special correspondent Maryann Rosen will share the second segment in a special three-part series about the history of indigenous tribes in Colorado, their lands, and treatment, relevant to the settlement of the state into the American Union.
And for our final story, I’m going to interview our very own, Dango Rose. He will be bringing an All-Star Band to the NedFest Family Reunion this weekend. He tells us a little bit about who will be playing and what people can expect to hear during this fam dam diggity Nedfest family reunion.
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LISTEN: In this week’s episode, we first speak with Amanda Godfrey. Amanda is a student at CU Boulder and shares her experiences covering the peak to peak as an intern with The Mountain-Ear newspaper.
We hear this week’s music mentions from Jamie Lammers, and special correspondent Maryann Rosen will share the first segment in a special three-part series about the history of indigenous tribes in Colorado, their lands, and treatment – relevant to the settlement of the state into the American Union.
And for our final story, Dango interviews Bill Kopper. Bill is a longtime Colorado Jazz and World Musician local to the region. He reminisces about his experience with Michigan Mike and Nederland Acid Jazz while keying us into his upcoming performance with an All-Star Band at the Ned Jazz WineFest on August 26th.
But first, some news from your neighborhood.
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In this week’s episode, we talk to Sally Van Der Kamp. We talk about the Old Gallery and the artist's group celebrating a mass collection of creators in Allenspark.
We hear this week’s music mentions from Jamie Lammers, and special correspondent Maryann Rosen will share an intriguing tale about Fred the Mayor, Nederland’s historical beloved cat and memorial figurehead of the Bizarre Cat Bizarre.
And for our final story, Jamie speaks with Shawn Camden of Los Cheesies! They are headlining the inaugural Bizarre Cat Bazaar happening this upcoming weekend in Nederland!
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LISTEN: In this week’s episode, Correspondent Jamie Lammers interviews Reeder John Goldman. Goldman will be performing his unique style of improvisational blues and jazz at the Very Nice Brewing Company in Nederland this weekend.
We hear this week’s music mentions from Jamie Lammers, and special correspondent Maryann Rosen will provide some insight on the medicinal and spiritual benefits of Psilocybin.
Then, for our final story, Dango talks to Jeremy Colbert, psychedelic integration coach and musical visionary of Taragape. Jeremy gives us some insight into how he helps others approach the use of psilocybin with care, and thereafter, how to re-integrate what one has learned back into the day-to-day.
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LISTEN in this week for the Bizarre Cat Bazaar, Fourth Friday Art Walk in Nederland, Sarah Mount and the Rushmores, Bird Watching Colorado, Music Mentions, News Briefs, and more!!
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LISTEN: The circus is coming to Chipeta Park, Jon McEuen of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
Maryann Rosen tells us the history behind the Central City Opera. We hear news briefs, music mentions, and more.
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Listen in this week as speak with Reba Mitchell, director of Ned Seniors. The organization offers a better life for seniors through food and community involvement.
Special correspondent, Maryann Rosen, tells us a beautiful story about the wildflowers of Colorado.
For our final story, we speak to Adam Pause with Nederland Feed and Pet (NedFeed) and the NoGo Gillbillies.
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Listen in this week as we talk to artist Heather Taylor, hear the true story behind our Fourth of July celebration, Zizania Music, news briefs, music mentions and more!
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LISTEN: This week we have a special guest, visual musician, and energy artist, Scramble Campbell. Maryann Rosen tells us the history behind the legendary and worldwide famous Red Rocks Amphitheater. Correspondent, Jamie Lammers, interviews Moors and McCumber. We have news briefs, music mentions, and more!
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Listen in this week for details about a job fair coming to Nederland. We hear from Nederland Town Administrator, Miranda Fisher, about the upcoming Town Hall and Public Forum scheduled for Tuesday, June 20, 2023.
We have this week's music mentions and Mary Rosen tells us a fascinating story behind the summer solstice.
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Listen in this week to hear local music promoter Stephanie Andelman give us the rundown on fun and festivals planned for summer in the mountains. We hear the story behind Madam Lou Bunch. We talk about dogs. For our final segment, we interview TAARKA. they will be playing in Jamestown at The Jamestown Mercantile this weekend.
As always, news briefs, music mentions, and more.
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Listen this week as we speak to Zachary Hancock, minister of the Nederland Community Presbyterian Church. We hear a business short take from Jamie Lammers on a new place to eat in Coal Creek Canyon, Baboozas and his weekly music mentions.
Maryann Rosen tells us the story behind PRIDE month. Dango interivews Greg Schochet about his new band and show coming up this weekend in Gold Hill at the Gold Hill Inn.
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Listen in as we hear Kris McFarland tell us about the upcoming Nedfest Family Reunion. We hear from Leon Peol about services offered to Veterans across the peaks. Music mentions, a story about Memorial Day, and Dango interviews Amy Fortunato about her children's book, "Horsing around in the town of Gold Hill."
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Listen in this week to hear all about the COTREX App available to anyone living in or visiting the wilds of Colorado. We hear CB from the Sugarloaf Fire Department talks about the many finds available at this year's annual sale.
Correspondent, Maryann Rosen, talks about the BIG spill coming soon down the canyon. We hear music mentions from writer Jamie Lammers.
For our final segment, Dango Rose interviews Donna the Buffalo, playing this weekend in Nederland at the Caribou Room.
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Listen in this week as we speak to Kipp Nash with the Nederland Farmer's Market. This season kicked off with more fresh foods, art, music, and vendors than ever.
Correspondent Jamie Lammers talks to The Fretliners. They will be playing Gold Hill Inn Friday, May 19, and have been termed the best breakout, newgrass/bluegrass band on the scene.
Dango Rose speaks to Eric Abranson with the Nederland Fire Department. He shares some common sense advice on how to prevent fires and keep the community and ourselves safe.
We hear from Tadasana Mountain Yoga. The studio has been in Nederland for over 12 years helping people of all ages live a healthier life.
Maryann Rosen shares a fascinating story about the history of the Gold Hill Inn. We hear this week's music mentions and news briefs and more.
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Listen in this week for a special Mother’s Day tribute. We talked to Bruce Goodwin about this weekend’s Pancake Breakfast hosted by the Coal Creek Canyon Improvement Association. We also get the scoop on the best place to find a great gift for your mountain mama at the Rustic Moose in Nederland.
Dango interviews local musician Patrick Latella about his upcoming album. We hear this week’s music mentions from Jamie Lammers and correspondent Maryann Rosen shares the origins and history behind Mother’s Day.
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Listen this week as we talk to Barbara Hardt, managing editor of The Mountain-Ear newspaper about a huge effort going on to preserve the history of Nederland and the surrounding peak-to-peak area. We talk to Vince Herman and Tim Carbone with the High Hawks. They will be playing the Caribou Room this Friday in Nederland. We hear the story behind May Day, music mentions, and news briefs.
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Listen to this week's episode to hear all about Dino Moves Gym, The Drunken Hearts, Lolo's Art Gallery, A Colorful Moon, Music Mentions, News Briefs
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In this week's episode, we focus on Earth Day. Featured guests include visual artists Jessica Moon, Wild Bear Nature Center, Jamestown Mercantile, and the Howlin' Wind Brewery Snow on the Pines Music tribute. Correspondent Maryann Rosen tells us the origins of Earth Day, we have music mentions, news briefs, and more.
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Listen in this week as we hear from Tin Shed Sports in Nederland. We catch up with Holistic Homestead in Gilpin County. The River Arkansas is playing this weekend at the Caribou Room. We hear the story of the mighty dandelion. As always music mentions and news briefs and more.
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Listen in the week's episode as we speak to Deb D'Andrea about the Bizarre Cat Bazaar. We break the fourth wall and interview Dango Rose about the re-emergence of Elephant Revival. We hear the story behind April Fools Day, music mentions and more.
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In this week's episode, we hear part two of our interview with Stephanie Andelman about the upcoming Nederdays event. Correspondent, Maryanne Rosen, tells us the story behind the Spring Equinox. We talk to Sarah Banker about the new open mic at Sweet Sue's and as always, music mentions and news briefs.
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In this week's episode, we hear from Stephanie Andelman, one of the organizers for Nederdays. Maryanne Rosen tells us the story behind the Ides of March. Jamie Lammers delivers this week's music mentions and special guest Doug Brightwood gives us some pointers on how to win friends and not get punched at your next Bluegrass pick.
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In this week’s episode, we hear from Sue LeBarron, shelter manager at Charlie’s Place. We also listen to Maryanne Rosen give us an abbreviated lesson about International Women's Day. We get our weekly music updates from Jamie Lammers and hear this week’s news briefs. For our final segment, Dango interviews the Kind Hearted Strangers. They will be playing in Nederland this weekend at the Caribou Room.
Listen in next week as we hear from Stephanie Andelman. She gives us the rundown on the upcoming festivities, Nederdays. We also hear a great segment on the re-emergence of the iconic Bluegrass Pick at the Millsite in Ward.
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Listen in as speak to The Cody Sisters Band playing this weekend in Jamestown. We also talk to Stephen LaFaiver with TEENS Inc. We hear this weeks music mentions and the story of wild game hunting in Colorado.
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Listen in this week as we talk to Evelyn Blodgett, the metaphysical jewelry artist. We speak tp Kimba Stefane with Blue Owl Books about an upcoming Youth Essay Writing Contest. We hear the story of the Carousel and a new business spotlight. Also this week, music mentions and news briefs.
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Places to find her Jewelry across the Peak to Peak?
Spinning Silica in Nederland
Blue Owl in Nederland
Dusty Roads Mountain Boutique in Rollinsville
The Woodbury Collective in Black Hawk
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Listen this week as we interview Marci Lucadom about her new business, "Dating with Marci." We also hear the myths and origins of Valentine's Day. For our last segment, we talk to Otis Lande and Heather Taylor Lande about mountain-born love.
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Listen in as we speak to George Blevins, former editorial cartoonist and creator of the Nederland inspired comic strip, Cabin Fever. We also talk to Los Cheesies, they will be playing the Caribou Room later this month. We then catch up with Ryan Blackwell, owner of Boogie Records in Nederland.
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In this week's episode, we hear from Jesse Ansari with the Nederland Community Library. We talk to Deb D'Andrea with Victory Gardens about the exciting growth taking place with the organization. For our final segment, we talk to Jon "Black Dog" Ridnell about his new album coming out with New Family Dog and share a little-known fact about one of our favorite local musicians. We also have our weekly music mentions and news briefs. Check below for show notes and more links.
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LISTEN as we catch up with Kyle and Tony from Busey Brews. Hear all the details for the brewery's first-ever beer-paired dinner planned for this weekend. Host, Dango Rose talks to Chris Thompson, promoter of the UllrGrass Beer and Bluegrass Festival taking place next weekend in Golden. We hear this week's music mentions and part two of our Leftover Salmon segment with, Vince Herman. FESTIVAL!!!
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We have a great episode this week. Listen in as we “meet the press” and introduce Christian Vanek, the new publisher of The Mountain-Ear. We talk to Kathy Ott, owner of the Canyon Tavern. She shares a little about what’s been going on since taking over the establishment this past November. Jamie Lammers updates everyone on what’s going down in music this weekend. We then hear part one of two segments with local legends, Drew Emmitt and Vince Herman of Leftover Salmon.
Special thanks go to our managing editor Barbara Hardt, our reporter Omayra Ocavedo, correspondent Jamie Lammers, and our publisher, Christian Vanek
Everybody’s Listening Podcast is produced and hosted by Dango Rose and Cynthia D. Davis.
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The Mountain-Ear Podcast: Everybody's Listening. New host, Dango Rose interviews Omayra Acevedo on growing concerns over the recent increase in Mountain Lion activity in the area. Hear expert advice from Colorado Parks and Wildlife on what to do if you encounter a mountain Lion. We talk to Managing Editor, Barbara Hardt. She catches us up on the latest developments with The Mountain-Ear newspaper. Jamie Lammers talks to Bear Hat. The band is playing this weekend at the Jamestown Mercantile in Jamestown set to deliver a solid mountain music sound.
Thank you for listening to The Mountain-Ear podcast, Everybody's Listening. Each week we feature the news and culture from across the peak to peak.
You can find us online by visiting https://www.themtnear.com/
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You can contact our editor at info@themountainear.com.
Thank you for listening.
Thank you for listening to The Mountain-Ear podcast, Everybody's Listening. Each week we feature the news and culture from across the peak to peak.
You can find us online by visiting https://www.themtnear.com/
Find us on Facebook @mtnear
You can contact our editor at info@themountainear.com.
Thank you for listening.
Thank you for listening to The Mountain-Ear podcast, Everybody's Listening. Each week we feature the news and culture from across the peak to peak.
You can find us online by visiting https://www.themtnear.com/
Find us on Facebook @mtnear
You can contact our editor at info@themountainear.com.
Thank you for listening.
Thank you for listening to The Mountain-Ear podcast, Everybody's Listening. Each week we feature the news and culture from across the peak to peak.
You can find us online by visiting https://www.themtnear.com/
Find us on Facebook @mtnear
You can contact our editor at info@themountainear.com.
Thank you for listening.
We talk to the The Alpine Ski Team as well as local musician Dan Williams. Later on we talk to local food businesses about the National awards they won.
We talk to the Eldora Youth Ski Patrol supervisor Roman Sanchez, as well as a few people new to ski patrol. We also talk to local musicians Dakota Gray and Brittney Wagner.
The Podcast this week includes a session with A Human Named David, Doug Armitage of Brightwood Music and Gabrielle Chisholm of the Gilpin County Fair.
In this episode, you'll hear from Jon Ridnell of the New Family Dog band, Dango Rose gets the scoop on Sober AF Entertainment and their important mission, and Jamie Lammers gets the update from Gail Bransteitter on what's coming up with the Central City Opera. Listen in for news, events, updates, and big announcement on the new direction of The Mountain-Ear Podcast.
In this episode, you'll hear great stories from Grayson Capps, information about a bonafide local cattle drive, and a new brewery in Rollinsville. Listen in for news and much more.
In this episode, you'll hear from Dolores Berbam on the Tree Line String Band, a recent performance, and how band members all came together at last. We spoke to Jessica Broadbent about what direction mental health went in as we approach the better part of the pandemic, and what Mental Health Partners did with a grant to help. Last, but certainly not least, Miranda Fisher of the Town of Nederland is requesting final input for the Envision 2030 guiding document, and why it's critical to get right. Listen in for local news, updates, specials and more, particularly for an announcement on Independence Day news.
In this episode, you'll heard from Tim Underwood on the memories of Mineshaft Mercantile, work in Nederland, and future plans. Listen in for local news, updates, specials and more.
In this episode, you'll hear from Judd Kaufman of Gold Dirt Distillery and the Stage Stop Pub on some fun plans for food and music to come this summer. Listen in for a feature interview from Jamie Lammers with Guy Falsetti on the Backdoor Theatre after reopening from a 14-month hiatus. Listen in for local news, updates, specials and more.
In this episode, you'll hear from Patrice Leblanc. She co-authored a musical play called "Prohibition" set to hit the stage in Central City. Dango Rose talks to Eric Kean about the Main Stage Brewing Company, and the awesome feeling for artists right now of getting back to live music. Last but not least, you'll hear from Stephen Cowan of Beyond Microgreens, who began as a farmer but turned his attention of the future of these small, but potent plants. Listen in for local news, updates, specials and more.
In this episode, you'll hear from Dr. Meg Bacon, who recently started at Nederland Veterinary Hospital. She's been serving animals and their owners across Colorado for more than a decade. Dango Rose talks to Adam Perry about drumming, elder law, and more. Last but not least, you'll hear from Director Arwen Ek of the Holistic Homestead. She's getting ready for the big Farmers Market to kick off Memorial Day Weekend. Listen in for local events, news, updates and more.
In this episode, you'll hear from Registered Dietician Nutritionist Amy Hager talks practicing Good Habits, her Youtube show and podcast, and how to maintain positive changes. Dango Rose is back with updates on the Caribou Room, the Town of Nederland, and the "Springtime of Humanity." Listen in for local events, news, updates and more as well.
In this episode, you'll hear from Jack Hidahl of the Belvidere Theater in Central City, and how this gathering place is a huge part of the town's history. He talks the project to restore the structure to its former glory. Dango Rose is on hiatus this week. You'll hear from Aya and Keahi of the Greater Boulder Youth Orchestra and how rehearsal has gone since the beginning of the pandemic. Listen in for local events, news, updates and more as well.
In this episode, we talk to Bonnie Albrecht of Gilpin County Public Health about where the state and county stand on COVID-19, and how Colorado is almost in the clear. Dango Rose talks to Cari Minor and Ray Smith of StrangeByrds on their work and story in music together. Last but certainly not least, you'll hear from Chyrisse Domenico of Boulder Valley School District about important roles the school is looking to fill. She highlights the district's mention as a top 2020 pick in Forbes, students, and the family that staff become to one another. Listen in for local events, news, updates and more as well.
In this episode, we talk to Melody Baumhover of the Nederland Farmers Market about COVID-19, how the market has grown, and what the future is looking like for this local community gathering. Dango Rose talks to Carl Cole on the pandemic, musicians and the tour bus industry. Last but certainly not least, you'll hear from Dr. Annette Lambeth of the Last Stand Tavern. She talks family, how the last Stand Began, and has a special message for those that helped the tavern through COVID-19. Listen in for local events, news, updates and more as well:
In this episode, we talk to local artist Kathy Bremers on her work, where her inspiration comes from, and how to see more of her work in town. Dango Rose talks to Haley Gowland about living in Ned and embracing musicianship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and some great stories of gaining experience and memories onstage throughout the years. Last but certainly not least, we talk to Martina Cook of The Mine Shaft Restaurant in Ned. She talks family, the tradition of providing southern comfort food, and surviving the first year of the COVID-19 shutdown.
Listen in for an excellent episode of the Mountain-Ear Podcast. This week, we feature Amber Cusano of Gilpin Cleans and Gilpin Cares, who describes how her home healthcare agency has helped seniors in the Peak to Peak. Dango Rose talks to Kort McCumber of Moors & McCumber, about musical inspiration, collaboration and a new album set to hit the shelves soon. Last, you'll hear from the Mountain-Ear's own Alexander Joseph, about a quest to find family history and compile the stories into a book of poetry, with a twist in structure and style. We highlight our Community Champions, and some news briefs for those in the Nederland area and beyond. Tune in to the podcast where everybody's listening.
Listen in for an excellent episode of the Mountain-Ear Podcast. This week, we'll feature Ryan Blackwell talking shop at Boogie Records. The store has continued to grow with a recent remodel and brand new website for ordering and finding music from the comfort of your home. Dango Rose talks to Brian Rocheleau, better known as Rosh of The Blind Cafe and Orchestra of the same name, about breaking down barriers by darkness. Last, you'll hear from Emergency Manager Nathan Whittington of Gilpin County Office of Emergency Management about the last year, what's changed, and how the program is beginning a phase of community involvement. Tune in to the podcast where everybody's listening.
Listen in for a can't-miss episode of the Mountain-Ear Podcast. This week, we'll feature Gabrille Chisolm of the Gilpin County Rec Center. She talks updates on the facility as well as its future. We talk to Dango Rose about where the music is headed both locally and culturally. Last, you'll hear from Judd Kaufman of Gold Dirt Distillery and the Stage Stop Pub about renovations and classic drinks. Listen in for newly updated important information, events, and more concerning residents in the Nederland area.
Listen in for a can't-miss episode of the Mountain-Ear Podcast. We talk to Drew Sugarman of Sunbeam Energy about how solar is looking nationwide, including in homes and from a technology standpoint. Dango Rose caught up with local Nederland Musical Artist Eric Richard Stone, and his knowledge of the local scene for decades now. Last, you'll hear from Mountain-Ear Writer and Intern Brianna Rice-Dietz on how COVID-19 has changed school since it started. Listen in for newly updated important information, events, and more concerning residents in the Nederland area.
Listen in for a can't-miss episode of the Mountain-Ear Podcast. We talk to Amanda MacDonald of Frozen Dead Guy Days and where the festival is headed at this point. Dango Rose caught up with songwriter Darryl Purpose. Last, you'll hear from John the Mountain man on COVID-19, where the business community is now, and the top spots to stop this time of year. Listen in for newly updated important information, events, and more concerning residents in the Nederland area.
Listen in for a can't-miss episode of the Mountain-Ear Podcast. We talk to Bonnie Carol, a dulcimerist and luthier that has been making the unique instrument with her partner Maxwell for more than 50 years. Dango Rose caught up with Lydia Sprouts of Pioneer Mother, Nederland beginnings, and the CD release party of their latest album. Last, you'll hear from Woody Boyd of the Electro Mod Garage about electrifying classic rides. Listen in for important information, events, and more concerning residents in the Nederland area.
This is one episode of the Mountain-Ear Podcast that you can't miss. You'll hear from George Blevins on his time as an editorial cartoonist for the newspaper, a Freedom Rider, and how the Ned mascot came about. Dango Rose talks to Michael Sivcovich about a musical archival project with the Nederland Community Library, and Claudia Schauffler of the Nederland DDA with the Wayfinding Project. Listen in for important information concerning residents in the Nederland area and beyond.
In this episode, we talk to Trina Faatz of Boulder Public Health about the opioid epidemic in Colorado and our area. Michael Sivcovich talks about the Nederland Community Library stepping into a big role in Ned as a result of COVID-19. You'll also hear from Josh Pepper of Apex Art and Plant Shop, and big plans for the space as the business grows. Listen for vital local news and important information concerning residents in the Nederland area and beyond.
In this episode, we talk to Rob Savoye of the Ouray Ice Fest and the challenges it faced this year, with some cool new developments due to COVID-19. Folk Musician Sam Burchfield talks about what folk music means with Dango Rose, and Chris Pelletier speaks on the TIPP Project with the Town of Nederland. Listen for vital local news and important information concerning residents in the Nederland area and beyond.
In this episode, we talk to Miranda Fisher about the Envision 2030 project, and how the community can get involved. We heard part two of Dango Rose's interview with creators of We Dream Dawn and Ghost City Studios. Last, we'll hear from our new local correspondent Brianna Rice-Dietz about Girl Scout Cookies and how COVID-19 has impacted everyone's favorite treat.
In this episode, we talk to Sam Peterson of Colorado Parks & Wildlife about E38, the tracking project for a herd of elk in the Peak to Peak Region. We also talk moose, and hear from the creators of We Dream Dawn and where they are now. Listen in for local news reports and announcements, and an interview on the story of Nederland Pet and Feed and Log Cabin Dog Grooming.
In this episode, we talk to Elektra Greer and Rick Rudstrom of the Nederland Community Library. You’ll also hear part two of the interview with Rob Gordon by Dango Rose, of United Interests and formerly of EMI. We also hear from local artist Heather Taylor. She remains inspired and productive through the pandemic, and advises other artists on how to do the same.
This episode is sponsored by Brightwood Music, Hardt's Backhoe, The Last Stand Tavern, Forget me not Skin Care, and of course, the Mountain-Ear Newspaper
Monday, January 11, 2021, marks our second Podcast. In this episode, The Mountain Ear Podcast out of Nederland, Colorado, speaks to District Judge Jason Carrithers, Nederland Mayor Kristopher Larsen, Rob Gordon, and Eric Abramson. You'll hear from Dawn Baumhover of the Nederland Community Center, Chris Current from the Nederland Food Pantry and Nicole Cavalino with Nederland Area Seniors. The three have teamed up to obtain a grant that will benefit area nonprofits, and in turn, those in need.
In this episode, we introduce The Mountain Ear Podcast out of Nederland, Colorado. We're here to deliver news and topical conversations on current events for the surrounding communities peak to peak. You'll hear from Peter Fiori of The Caribou Room on adaptations to COVID-19 for music venues, find out what's in store from The Very Nice Brewing Company, and listen the story of the Carousel of Happiness.