Tell Me About Your Song: Recent Episodes
Jacob Haller
In each episode of Tell Me About Your Song, host Jacob Haller talks to a different songwriter about a song they wrote. Concisely edited, with a variety of guests, this show is recommended for anyone who wants to take a deep dive into the creative process!
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, Jeana Marie DeLaire of Great Gale talks about their song 'Dunes'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song on Bandcamp at https://greatgale.bandcamp.com/track/dunes .
A full transcript of this and other episodes, along with links and other things related to what we talked about, can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, Lucas Kwong of The Brother K Melee talks about his song 'Stranger from the Country'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at https://brotherk.bandcamp.com/track/stranger-from-the-country .
A full transcript of this and other episodes, along with links and other things related to what we talked about, can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, Zoë Lewis talks about her song 'Plastic Soup'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCmfZbK2US4 .
A full transcript of this and other episodes, along with links and other things related to what we talked about, can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/163088053304/for-tell-me-about-your-song-80-songwriter-zoë
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, Marian Call talks about her song 'Oregon Trail'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SndQr_0IxVI
A full transcript of the episode, plus links and other things related to what we talked about, can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/160184559554/for-tell-me-about-your-song-79-songwriter .
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, Nicole Alifante talks about her song 'Before I Go'. Enjoy!
You can find a full transcript of this episode, plus links related to it, at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/159671021359/for-tell-me-about-your-song-78-songwriter .
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, Tracie Potochnik talks about her song 'The Ballad of Harvey the Elf', which can be found on her band Cardboard Ox's free album 'A Cardboard Ox Christmas'. This episode also includes excerpts from Tracie's conversations with her delightful parents, Ed and Judy Potochnik.
There were some audio problems during my interview with Tracie, which I didn't catch until after it was too late to rerecord. I apologize for the resulting audio quality of this episode (but I think it's still fun to listen to, and I hope you do too!).
You can hear the song in full, and download it for free, if desired, at https://cardboardox.bandcamp.com/track/the-ballad-of-harvey-the-elf .
A full transcript of this episode, along with links to things we talked about, can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/154871173382/for-this-special-christmas-edition-of-tell-me .
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, Sonny Roelle and Geoff Griffin of the Sentimental Favorites talked about their song 'Roelle Family Christmas'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at https://thesentimentalfavorites.bandcamp.com/track/roelle-family-christmas .
A full transcript of this and other episodes, along with links and other things related to what we talked about, can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, Ksenia Mack, Felicia Brady Lopez, Jane Grondin, and Katrin Peterson of the Porch Party Mamas talked about Ksenia's song 'Broken Line'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEuwiM8yreM .
A full transcript of this episode, along with links and other things related to what we talked about, can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/153836796967/for-tell-me-about-your-song-75-ksenia-mack .
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, Kim Jennings talks about her song 'Here Now'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at https://kimjennings.bandcamp.com/track/here-now .
A full transcript of this and other episodes, along with links and other things related to what we talked about, can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, I talk to Natalie Gelman about her song 'Sundance in Your Eyes'. Enjoy! You can also see Natalie play the song on the streets of Park City during the Sundance Film Festival in 2012 at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyezgKzjZpg .
A full transcript of this episode, along with links and other information related to things we discussed, can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/151281075663/for-tell-me-about-your-song-73-songwriter .
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, songwriter Barbara Cassidy and her husband and musical collaborator Eric Chasalow talk about her song 'Anna's Song - Shohola, 1864'. Enjoy! You can also hear a live version of the song at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4NTU-CM_Ys .
A full transcript of this episode, plus links and other information related to what we discussed, can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/150627371424/for-tell-me-about-your-song-72-songwriter .
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, I talk to Lys Guillorn about her song 'Turn the Page'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at https://lysguillorn.bandcamp.com/track/turn-the-page .
A full transcript of this episode, along with links and other information related to it, can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/149972278256/for-tell-me-about-your-song-71-songwriter-lys .
In this bonus episode of Tell Me About Your Song, Adam Hogue and Jason Dolbec of the Adjuncts and Jacob Haller of the Tell Me About Your Song podcast talk about assembling set lists, share stories about memorable performances, and talk about how we conceptualize songs at the beginning of the songwriting process. It's pretty goofy.
This episode includes clips of the following songs:
- 'So Youthful', a song by Jason's band, the Stilts.
- 'Hogit Bogit', a song by Floyd the Barber, Jason and Adam's high school band.
- 'CSSOAB', a song by Dürty Folk that taught Jake an important lesson. (Note - both this song, and our discussion of it, contain a lot of swearing.)
- A few of Jake's songs:
- Codependent
- Watching Killer Robots Eat Your Head
- You're The Tea In My Teacup
- Stale Tequila
Links and other information related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/149643472063/this-bonus-episode-of-tell-me-about-your-song , which also includes a full transcript of the episode.
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, I talk to Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers about his song 'Sycamore Tree'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at https://jeffreypepperrodgers.bandcamp.com/track/sycamore-tree .
A full transcript of this episode, plus links to Jeffrey's website, and other things mentioned in the episode, can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/149312686218/for-tell-me-about-your-song-70-jeffrey-pepper .
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, Adam Hogue and Jason Dolbec of the Adjuncts discussed their song '2YRS'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at https://theadjuncts.bandcamp.com/track/2yrs .
Links, notes, and a full transcript of this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/148631626976/for-tell-me-about-your-song-69-i-talked-to .
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, I talk to Steve Moramarco of the Abe Lincoln Story about his song 'Terrifying World'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at https://abelincolnstory.bandcamp.com/track/terrifying-world .
Links and other notes related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/147231466364/for-tell-me-about-your-song-68-songwriter .
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, Ryan Fitzsimmons talks about his song 'Will My Mind'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at https://ryanfitzsimmons.bandcamp.com/track/will-my-mind .
Links and other notes related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/146546417670/for-tell-me-about-your-song-67-songwriter-ryan .
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, I talk to Gracelyn Rennick about her song 'Baltimore'. Enjoy! You can hear a live version of the song at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_frleojiDU .
Links and other notes related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/145504277472/for-tell-me-about-your-song-66-songwriter .
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, Danielle Miraglia talks about her song 'Carmella'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at http://daniellem.com/track/782809/carmella .
Links and other notes related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/143377907069/for-tell-me-about-your-song-65-songwriter .
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, I talk to Charlie McCarron about his song 'Womb Song'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at https://charliesongs.bandcamp.com/track/demo-womb-song .
Charlie is also the host of an excellent podcast named 'Composer Quest', which I highly recommend! You can get more information about Composer Quest at http://www.charliemccarron.com/composer-quest/ , or subscribe to it anywhere podcasts are found.
Links and other notes related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/142622688229/for-tell-me-about-your-song-64-songwriter .
Here's a special bonus April 1 episode of 'Tell Me About Your Song', in which I talk about Rhode Island's state song, 'Rhode Island's It For Me'. My remarks here are a slightly updated version of a presentation I gave at the Empire Revue in July of 2011.
'Rhode Island's It For Me' was adopted as the Rhode Island state song in 1996. This episode focusses on the lyrics, which were written by Charlie Hall. The song's music was written by Maria Day, and it was arranged by Kathryn Chester.
An official recording of 'Rhode Island's It For Me' can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ6lz5Fm1-8 , and you can find the lyrics on Rhode Island's website at http://www.ri.gov/facts/song.php.
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, I talk to Aidan Quinn and Christine Stay of Friction Farm about their song 'Katie Raise Your Sails'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at https://frictionfarm.bandcamp.com/track/katie-raise-your-sails .
Links and other notes related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/141830463255/for-tell-me-about-your-song-63-aidan-quinn-and .
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, I talk to Licity Collins about her song 'Love Me Like That'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at http://licitycollins.com/store/ .
Links and other show notes related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/139366427837/for-tell-me-about-your-song-62-songwriter .
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, I talk to Christylez Bacon about his song 'Children Album Gangsta'. Enjoy! You can see a live version of the song at https://vimeo.com/91467532 .
The song refers to Christylez appearing on the Grammy-nominated album 'Banjo to Beatbox', by Cathy & Marcy and featuring Christylez Bacon. You can find this album online at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/cfinkmmarxer6 .
Links and other notes related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/138472153848/for-tell-me-about-your-song-61-songwriter .
With a fair chunk of the United States dealing with their first real snowstorm of the season, I thought it might be a good time to put out another bonus episode -- just a little short something to listen to as you're shoveling the snow.
In this episode, I talk about Lyle Lovett's's song 'God Will', a country breakup song that has a wit and a central conceit that I really enjoy.
This episode evolved from a discussion I saw break out on facebook, in which a Lyle Lovett skeptic was converted after a bunch of people posted their favorite Lovett songs.
You can hear the entire recording of 'God Will' at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8AuYmID4wc
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, I talk to Ian Foster about his song 'The Great Wave'. Enjoy!
Links and other notes related to this episode can be found at for-tell-me-about-your-song-60-songwriter-ian .
If you enjoy this podcast, you might also want to check out KUTX's 'This Song' podcast, in which musicians talk about songs that inspired them. For more information, go to http://kutx.org/this-song .
In this episode, singer/songwriter Ruthann Baler and poet Bill Thibodeau talk about 'Too Slow for Demo Work', a song they collaborated on. Enjoy!
You can read Bill's song 'Too Slow For Demolition', on which the song is based, at http://www.mainecourse.com/mt/2006/12/30/too-slow-for-demolition/ .
Links and other notes related to this episode can be found at for-episode-59-of-tell-me-about-your-song-poet .
In 2014, Red Line Roots interviewed me about the 'Tell Me About Your Song' podcast for their website. I recorded the interview, and recently got the idea of releasing the (lightly edited) audio as a bonus episode. The folks at Red Line Roots said this was OK with them, so here it is!
We mentioned various things during the discussion, so I thought I'd list them here.
- Red Line Roots - http://www.redlineroots.com/
- Tell Me About Your Song - http://tellmeaboutyoursong.com/
Tell Me About Your Song 'about' page - http://tellmeaboutyoursong.com/about.html - The 'Fresh Air' interview with Ray Manzarek that helped inspire 'Tell Me About Your Song' - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6353311
- The Memory Palace by Nate DiMeo - http://thememorypalace.us/
This episode contains an excerpt from the Memory Palace episode 'Butterflies', which you can hear in full at http://thememorypalace.us/2015/10/butterflies/
Past guests:
- Allysen Callery - http://allysencallerymusic.com/
Allysen on 'Tell Me About Your Song' - http://traffic.libsyn.com/yoursongpodcast/AllysenCallery-TellMeAboutYourSong.mp3
Allysen's episode on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/allysen-callery-discusses/id697893300?i=168547773 - Becky Chace - http://www.beckychace.com/
Becky on 'Tell Me About Your Song' - http://traffic.libsyn.com/yoursongpodcast/BeckyChace-TMAYS.mp3
Becky's episode on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/becky-chace-on-jack-all-trades/id697893300?i=222284719 - Ian Fitzgerald - http://www.ianfitzgerald.com/
Ian on 'Tell Me About Your Song' - http://traffic.libsyn.com/yoursongpodcast/IanFitzgerald-TellMeAboutYourSong.mp3
Ian's episode on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ian-fitzgerald-discusses-walks/id697893300?i=171181595 - Sarah Gengel - https://soundcloud.com/sg23music
Sarah on 'Tell Me About Your Song' - http://traffic.libsyn.com/yoursongpodcast/Sarah_Gengel-TMAYS.mp3
Sarah's episode on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sarah-gengel-on-roses-in-june/id697893300?i=319738239 - Will aka Haunt the House - http://hauntthehouse.bandcamp.com/
Haunt the House on 'Tell Me About Your Song' - http://traffic.libsyn.com/yoursongpodcast/Haunt_the_House-TMAYS.mp3
Haunt the House's episode on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/haunt-the-house-on-eden/id697893300?i=263580362 - Amy Herrera - https://amyherrera.bandcamp.com/
Amy on 'Tell Me About Your Song' - http://traffic.libsyn.com/yoursongpodcast/Amy_Herrera-TMAYS.mp3
Amy's episode on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/amy-herrera-on-photograph/id697893300?i=322811953 - Mike Laureanno - http://michael.laureanno.com/
Mike on 'Tell Me About Your Song' - http://traffic.libsyn.com/yoursongpodcast/Mike_Laureanno-TMAYS.mp3
Mike's episode on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mike-laureanno-on-let-go/id697893300?i=326052791 - Adam Levy - http://adamlevy.com/
Adam on 'Tell Me About Your Song' - http://traffic.libsyn.com/yoursongpodcast/TMAYS-Adam_Levy.mp3
Adam's episode on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/adam-levy-on-painting-by-numbers/id697893300?i=336158052 - Chris Monti - http://www.chrismonti.com/
Chris on 'Tell Me About Your Song' - http://traffic.libsyn.com/yoursongpodcast/ChrisMonti-TMAYS.mp3
Chris's episode on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/chris-monti-on-the-eleven/id697893300?i=241214721 - Tracie Potochnik - http://www.traciepotochnik.com/
Tracie's episode of 'Tell Me About Your Song' - http://traffic.libsyn.com/yoursongpodcast/TraciePotochnik-TellMeAboutYourSong.mp3
Tracie's episode on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tracie-potochnik-on-cecilia/id697893300?i=165141660 - Alec K. Redfearn - http://aleckredfearn.com/
Alec on 'Tell Me About Your Song' - http://traffic.libsyn.com/yoursongpodcast/Alec_K_Redfearn-TMAYS.mp3
Alec's episode on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/alec-k.-redfearn-on-seven/id697893300?i=319195440 - Heather Rose - Heather Rose
Heather on 'Tell Me About Your Song' - http://traffic.libsyn.com/yoursongpodcast/MaryBeeHeatherRoseandJacobHaller-TMAYSspecialedition.mp3
Heather's episode on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/special-episode-w-mary-bee/id697893300?i=169315993 - Shelley Segal - http://www.shelleysegal.com/
Shelley on 'Tell Me About Your Song' - http://traffic.libsyn.com/yoursongpodcast/ShelleySegal-TMAYS.mp3
Shelley's episode on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shelley-segal-discusses-gratitude/id697893300?i=183511917 - Andy Stone - http://www.andystoneonline.com/
Andy on 'Tell Me About Your Song' - http://traffic.libsyn.com/yoursongpodcast/TMAYS-Andy_Stone.mp3
Andy's episode on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/andy-stone-on-talk-about-love/id697893300?i=341886651 - The live episode with Heather Rose, Mary Bee, and me - http://traffic.libsyn.com/yoursongpodcast/MaryBeeHeatherRoseandJacobHaller-TMAYSspecialedition.mp3
The live episode on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/special-episode-w-mary-bee/id697893300?i=169315993
The song that plays at the beginning and end of the episode is my song, 'Mistreating Yarn Blues', from my album 'Circumstantial Evidence'.
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, I talk to Scott Ainslie about his song 'Late Last Night'. Enjoy!
Links and information related to this episode can be found online at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/135633561702/for-tell-me-about-your-song-58-songwriter .
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, I talk to Heather Pierson about her song 'Ain't Gotten Around'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at http://www.heatherpierson.com/listen/s/aint_gotten_around .
Links and other information related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/134718370227/for-tell-me-about-your-song-57-songwriter .
In this bonus episode, I talk about Blind Willie Johnson's gospel/blues masterpiece 'Dark Was The Night', a nearly wordless song that was included on the legendary golden record included aboard the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 space probes.
This episode evolved from a discussion I had with Charlie McCarron, of the excellent Composer Quest podcast.
You can hear the entire recording of 'Dark Was The Night' at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8AuYmID4wc
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, Krista Baroni talks about her song 'La Grande Fame'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at: https://kristabaroni.bandcamp.com/track/la-grande-fame
Links and other information related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/133788349807/for-tell-me-about-your-song-56-songwriter .
In this episode, I talk to Francis Brennan about his song 'Thriftstore Courtsuit'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at: https://onemanbandseattle.bandcamp.com/track/thriftstore-courtsuit
Links and other information related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/132863848821/for-episode-55-of-tell-me-about-your-song-i .
This bonus episode of Tell Me About Your Song features outtakes from my discussion with composer Steven Jobe, in which we talked about the hurdy-gurdy, an interesting instrument that Jobe often makes use of.
This episode features excerpts from Jobe's compositions 'Bacchanal', which can be seen online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-kKuefw2G4, and 'Heather Lane', which is online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3PTuJEZyZU. The final song is an impromptu performance by Pumpkintown accompanied by the Bosch Hurdy-Gurday; that performance is online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKoaw8CfZb0.
More information about Jobe's music can be found on his website at http://www.stevenjobe.com/. You can hear his discussion of his opera 'The Legend of the Fairy Melusine' at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/125748868295/for-tell-me-about-your-song-51-composer-steven.
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, I talk to Christine Lavin about her song 'The Song Of Lucy Gayheart'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA6mdxq8JEQ .
Information and links related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/129064386563/for-tell-me-about-your-song-54-songwriter .
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, I talk to Hank Stone about his song 'Leaving Paumanok'. Enjoy! You can also hear a home recording of the song at https://youtu.be/hl7Mmquc0I4
Links and information related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/128019208461/in-episode-53-of-tell-me-about-your-song-hank .
In this episode of 'Tell Me About Your Song', Lauren Hoffman of the Secret Storm discusses her song 'I Just Broke Up With A Guy Who Looks Kinda Like You'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at: https://thesecretstorm.bandcamp.com/track/i-just-broke-up-with-a-guy-who-looks-kinda-like-you
Information and links related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/126659578356/for-tell-me-about-your-song-52-i-talked-to .
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, composer Steven Jobe discusses the fourth act of his opera, 'The Legend of the Fairy Melusine'. Enjoy! A video of this part of the opera is online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onhIluRQgf8 .
Information and links related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/125748868295/for-tell-me-about-your-song-51-composer-steven .
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, Susan Cattaneo discusses her song 'Revival', which is from her album 'Haunted Heart'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at https://susancattaneo.bandcamp.com/album/haunted-heart .
Information and links related to this episode can be found online at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/123360605296/for-episode-50-of-tell-me-about-your-song-i .
In this episode, I talk to Jon and Matt Hintz of the band the Rumskis about their song 'I’m Gone'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song on Spotify at https://play.spotify.com/track/2LpQ3t4kSt7dMODafds9iH
Information and links related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/122155462857/for-episode-49-of-tell-me-about-your-song-i .
In this episode, I talk to Amy Virginia about her song 'I'll Sing You Songs When You Aren't Around'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at: https://amyvirginiamusic.bandcamp.com/track/ill-sing-you-songs-when-you-arent-around
Information and links related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/121011479833/for-episode-48-of-tell-me-about-your-song-i .
In this episode, I talk to Andy Stone about his song 'Talk About The Love'. Enjoy!
Links and other information related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/118699127026/for-episode-47-of-tell-me-about-your-song-i .
In this episode, I talk to Nerissa Nields of the band the Nields about their song 'Dave Hayes the Weather Guy'. Enjoy! You can hear a live version of the song at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo6w2xM0GUQ
Links and other information related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/116340941377/for-episode-46-of-tell-me-about-your-song-i .
In this episode, I talk to Marc Berger about his song 'The Last One'. Enjoy! You can hear Marc perform the song at CBGBs at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3C4u2vOslk , and you can hear Richie Havens's cover version from the 1982 Glastonbury Music Festival at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVYfNXubynQ
Links and information related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/114408997509/for-episode-45-of-tell-me-about-your-song-i .
Just a quick note to let y'all know:
- I have a new album coming out in a few weeks! It's called 'Cabin Fever', and, on it, you'll find a handful of home recordings of various types, old and new. There's a Kickstarter to help fund it at http://kickstarter.jwgh.org/; it ends on April 3.
- I also have a new podcast called Love YA Like Crazy, where me and my friend Carrie talk about different young adult books. We've been having a lot of fun recording these, and we hope you enjoy listening to them! More information is at http://loveyalikecrazy.com/, or you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher.
Thanks for listening! My interview with Mark Berger will be posted on Monday.
In this episode, I talk to Libby Koch about her song 'All That Love'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at http://libbykoch.com/track/588732/all-that-love?autostart=true .
Links and other information related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/113169152392/for-episode-44-of-tell-me-about-your-song-i . More information about the Tell Me About Your Song podcast can be found at http://tellmeaboutyoursong.com/ .
In this episode, I talk to Adam Levy about his song 'Painting by Numbers', from his album 'The Heart Collector'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at https://adamlevy.bandcamp.com/track/painting-by-numbers
Links and other notes related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/111868064701/for-episode-43-of-tell-me-about-your-song-i , and additional information about the Tell Me About Your Song podcast as a whole can be found at http://tellmeaboutyoursong.com/ .
In this episode, I talk to Teresa Storch about her song 'Come Clean'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at: https://soundcloud.com/teresa-storch/come-clean
Links and other notes for this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/110548401467/for-episode-42-of-tell-me-about-your-song , and additional information about the Tell Me About Your Song series can be found at http://tellmeaboutyoursong.com/ .
The folks at the Commercial Suicide Songwriting podcast, online at http://commercialsuicidesongwritingpodcast.com/ , invited folks to record a segment for their show, so I sent in this brief discussion of Pete Seeger's 'Waist Deep in the Big Muddy'. It can be found in the most recent episode of that podcast (episode 44), but I thought I'd post it here too, as a bonus episode. I hope you enjoy it!
In this episode, Marci Geller and I discuss her song 'Day Without The Kids'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at: http://marcigeller.com/track/351510/day-without-the-kids-featuring-james-maddock
Links and notes related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/109210695834/for-episode-41-of-tell-me-about-your-song-i .
In this episode, I talk to Alex Mallett about his song 'Eyes Wide Open'. Enjoy! You can see Alex play a solo version of the song at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in3g38bWX4g
Links and other show notes related to this episode can be found online at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/107330257899/for-episode-40-of-tell-me-about-your-song-i .
In this episode, I talk to Tom Dews about his song 'Time's Just A River'. Enjoy! You can hear a live version of the song at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvjTBwhacQA .
Links and other notes related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/105874726915/episode-39-of-tell-me-about-your-song-features .
In this episode, I talk to Ellen Bukstel about her song 'Who's The Pusher Now?'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song, and see its video, at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSw_vILNf6s
Links and other notes related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/104678126828/episode-38-of-tell-me-about-your-song-features .
In this episode, I talk to Mike Larueanno about his song 'Let Go' from his album 'Pushing Back Wintertime'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at https://soundcloud.com/michael-laureanno/let-go
Links and other notes related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/103497956237/for-this-episode-of-tell-me-about-your-song-i .
In this episode, I talk to Amy Herrera about her song 'Photograph'. Enjoy!
Links and other notes related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/101858553132/for-the-36th-episode-of-tell-me-about-your-song .
In this episode, I talk to Rudy Cheeks about his song 'Occupation: Drifter'. Enjoy! You can hear the song at: https://soundcloud.com/rudy-cheeks/occupation-drifter-1
Links and show notes for this episode are online at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/100320972662/for-the-35th-episode-of-tell-me-about-your-song .
In this episode, I talk to Sarah Gengel about her song 'Roses in June'. Enjoy!
Links and other notes related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/99194641958/for-the-34th-episode-of-tell-me-about-your-song .
In this episode, I talk to Alec K. Redfearn about his song 'The Seven and Six'. Enjoy! You can hear the song at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFcq-sXfN3k
Links and other notes for this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/98025378914/for-the-33rd-episode-of-tell-me-about-your-song .
In this episode, I talk to Suzanne Cloud about her song 'Below the Beltway'. Enjoy!
Links and other notes related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/96793480533/for-the-32nd-episode-of-tell-me-about-your-song .
A year in, your host Jacob Haller talks about some of his plans for the podcast.
One thing I mention is that I'll be reposting some past episodes on facebook, twitter, and tumblr. If you want to check out the first one of these, have a look at the podcast's facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/tellmeaboutyoursong or on tumblr: http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/ or on my twitter page: @jwghaller
In this episode, I talk to Geoff Griffin and Sonny Roelle of the band the Sentimental Favorites about Geoff's song 'Twenty Anymore'. Enjoy! You can hear the song at: https://thesentimentalfavorites.bandcamp.com/track/twenty-anymore
Show notes and links for this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/95607597037/for-the-31st-episode-of-tell-me-about-your-song , and you can hear the first part of the interview, in which we discussed Sonny's song 'The Phoenix', at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/94968335224/for-the-30th-episode-of-tell-me-about-your-song .
Enjoy!
In this episode, I talk to Sonny Roelle and Geoff Griffin of the band the Sentimental Favorites about Sonny's song 'The Phoenix'. Enjoy! You can hear the song at: http://thesentimentalfavorites.bandcamp.com/track/the-phoenix
Show notes and links for this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/94968335224/for-the-30th-episode-of-tell-me-about-your-song , and you can listen to the second half of the episode, in which we discuss Geoff's song 'Twenty Anymore', at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/95607597037/for-the-31st-episode-of-tell-me-about-your-song .
In this episode, I talk to Jess Moroney of the band the Nymphidels about their song 'No Turning Back'. Enjoy! You can hear a live version of the song at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBw3tK84BAE or purchase it on iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/no-turning-back/id701012751?i=701013650.
Show notes and links for this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/93648572375/for-the-29th-episode-of-tell-me-about-your-song .
Enjoy!
In this episode, I talk to Cameron Sutphin about his song 'Dust to Dust'. You can hear a live version of the song at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_iLeUsyqxU. Enjoy!
Show notes and links for this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/92298427243/for-the-28th-episode-of-tell-me-about-your-song .
Enjoy!
In this episode, I talk to Jan Luby about her song 'Night Window'. Enjoy!
The show notes for this episode are online at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/91151638502/for-the-27th-episode-of-tell-me-about-your-song .
Here's an outtake from guest host Tracie Potochnik's interview with Jacob Haller, in which he talks about the Kickstarter campaigns he used to help fund the release of his last two albums.
Show notes and links for this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/90217907007/heres-an-outtake-from-guest-host-tracie .
Enjoy!
For this episode, guest host Tracie Potochnik talked to Jacob Haller about his song 'Was The Moon Too Full?', from his new album 'Time To Break Up The Band' You can hear the song at http://jacobhaller.bandcamp.com/track/was-the-moon-too-full .
The show notes for this episode are online at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/89519258019/for-the-26th-episode-of-tell-me-about-your-song .
Enjoy!
For this bonus episode of 'Tell Me About Your Song', I'm including some extracts from Pete Avitable's interview where the discussion turned to 'Tell Me About Your Song' itself, my conception of the podcast, and some of the technical details of how it works.
Links and other information related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/88140482631/for-this-bonus-episode-of-tell-me-about-your .
In this episode, I talk to Michelle and Melissa Macedo about their song 'Your Skin', which you can listen to at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSAKx5-N3So . Enjoy!
Links to Macedo's web pages and other show notes can be seen at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/87457973269/for-the-25th-episode-of-tell-me-about-your-song .
In this episode, I talk to Pete Avitable about his song 'Long Story'. You can hear a live version of the song at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAoyajvp480 .
Links and other information for this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/86073196370/for-the-24th-episode-of-tell-me-about-your-song .
In this episode, I talk to Nicole Sutka about her song 'Almost'. Enjoy! You can hear another version of the song at https://soundcloud.com/nicole-sutka/13-almost .
The show notes for this episode are online at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/84683528307/for-the-23rd-episode-of-tell-me-about-your-song .
In this episode, I talked to Greg Burgess (of the band The Throttles) about their song 'Leave The Drinkin' Alone', which you can get on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/leave-that-drinkin-alone/id412513261?i=412513308
The show notes, including links to the Throttles facebook page and other information, are online at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/83268724256/for-the-22nd-episode-of-tell-me-about-your-song .
Enjoy!
In this episode, I talk to Beki Brindle about her song 'Young Woman's Blues', which you can hear at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBpgi_0He0o. Enjoy!
See the show notes for this episode at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/81846744590/for-the-21st-episode-of-tell-me-about-your-song .
In this episode, I talk to Twintapes frontman Pavel Rivera about his song 'Fast Forward', which you can also hear at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMignh1Q_EA. Enjoy!
Links and other information related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/80429937759/for-the-20th-episode-of-tell-me-about-your-song .
For the 19th episode of 'Tell Me About Your Song', I talked to songwriter Michelle Cruz about her song 'In The Presence Of Her Man', which you can hear here: http://www.reverbnation.com/michellecruzmusic/song/20269757-in-the-presence-of-her-man
Links and other information for this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/79023570090/for-the-19th-episode-of-tell-me-about-your-song .
In this episode, I talk to Will of Haunt the House about his song 'Eden'. Enjoy!
Show notes and links for this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/77554995435/for-the-18th-episode-of-tell-me-about-your-song .
You can hear the song 'Eden' at http://hauntthehouse.bandcamp.com/track/eden
In this episode, I talk to Erin McKeown about her song 'Jailer' from her album 'Manifestra'. You can hear the song at https://soundcloud.com/erinmckeown/the-jailer .
Show notes and links for this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/76081624147/for-the-17th-episode-of-tell-me-about-your-song .
Enjoy!
For this special episode, I called up some past guests: G.W. Mercure, Daniel Ouellette, Joe Auger, and rob Hinkal of ilyAIMY, plus my father, Richard Haller, to talk about the late (and already much missed) Pete Seeger. If you use Spotify, you can hear many of the songs we discussed in this playlist: http://open.spotify.com/user/jwgh/playlist/0sdOou47sHkAeWVS6g2Uxt
Show notes and links for this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/75790100796/for-this-special-episode-i-called-up-some-past .
In this episode, I talk to Chris Monti about his song ‘The Eleven’, which can be found on his album ‘Home’. You can hear the song at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_SiDE7bvKY . Enjoy!
Show notes and links for this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/74589590157/for-the-15th-episode-of-tell-me-about-your-song .
In this episode, I talk to Tammy Laforest about her song ‘Beauty’. You can hear a live version of the song at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOBOs1V_mpk . Enjoy!
Show notes and links for this episode are online at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/73192489647/for-the-14th-episode-of-tell-me-about-your-song .
In this episode, I talk to Becky Chace about her song ‘Jack-of-All-Trades’ from her album ‘Rise and Fall’. You can hear the song at http://beckychace.com/track/506906/jack-of-all-trades?trackship_id=110916 .
For more information about Becky and the things we discussed, see the show notes at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/71495068731/for-the-13th-episode-of-tell-me-about-your-song .
In this episode, I talk to Steve Allain about his song ‘If Only (I Had Known)’, which you can hear at http://www.steveallain.com/track/125675/if-only-i-had-known?feature_id=43801&trackship_id=348214 . Enjoy!
You can see the show notes for this episode at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/69508844678/for-the-12th-episode-of-tell-me-about-your-song .
In this episode, I talked to Heather Lloyd, rob Hinkal, and Kristen Jones of the band ilyAIMY about their song ‘Oracle’. This interview was conducted very quickly, and we had to make sure to get in as much as possible in the time we had. The result is a short episode with a lot of information in it, which I hope you enjoy!
You can hear a live version of the song at https://soundcloud.com/heatherlloyd/oracle-live-ilyaimy .
For more information, see the show notes at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/68266790867/for-the-eleventh-episode-of-tell-me-about-your .
In this episode, I talk to Timothy Alexander about his song ‘Addicted’, which you can hear at http://www.reverbnation.com/timothyalexander/song/8451515-addicted .
We discussed some of the personal events that led to the writing of the song, as well as more technical aspects of its construction. Enjoy!
The show notes for this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/67954390041/for-the-tenth-episode-of-tell-me-about-your .
In this episode, I talk to Shelley Segal about her song ‘Gratitude’ from her album ‘An Atheist Album.’ Shelley and I did a show together last September, and I found her to be a great and affecting performer. We did this interview via Skype while she was in a busy Internet cafe in Los Angeles, so there’s a certain amount of background noise; however, I think we had a good discussion, and I hope you all enjoy it!
You can hear the song at http://shelleysegal.bandcamp.com/track/gratitude , and more information can be found in this episode's show notes at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/67231207722/for-the-ninth-episode-of-tell-me-about-your .
In this episode, I talk to Jenny White about her song ‘Most of All’, how she came to write it for her friends’ wedding, and other related topics. You can hear her sing the song at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eimwXsZXJwM . Share and enjoy!
You can see the show notes at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/65864302270/for-the-seventh-episode-of-tell-me-about-your .
In this episode, I talk to songwriter Joe Auger about his song ‘coma 2’. We got into some pretty deep analysis; I hope you enjoy it!
You can read the show notes at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/65206283521/for-the-sixth-episode-of-tell-me-about-your .
Heather Rose, Mary Bee, and I took questions from a studio audience about our songs in this VERY SPECIAL edition of ‘Tell Me About Your Song’. This one runs long! I’ll be back to the normal format for these episodes next week, but I thought this was a fun experiment, and I hope you like it too!
You can hear some of the songs we played and discussed at:
Mary Bee/Blueprints: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV5Xzmts2_g
Heather Rose/Bingo Bingo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4ptohO4yGM
Heather Rose/My City, My Skyline: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QleH3bjXjHk
Jacob Haller - Just You: http://jacobhaller.bandcamp.com/track/just-you
Jacob Haller - Watching Killer Robots Eat Your Head: http://jacobhaller.bandcamp.com/track/watching-killer-robots-eat-your-head
For more information, see the show notes at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/64545505990/the-fifth-episode-of-tell-me-about-your-song-is .
In this episode, I talk to Daniel Ouellette about his song ‘There Is A Wolf In California’ from his album ‘The Enchantment (Songs to Sing Whilst You Sharpen Your Pencil!)’. You can listen to the song at http://danielouelletteandtheshobijin.bandcamp.com/track/there-is-a-wolf-in-california .
You can see the show notes at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/63919056695/for-the-fourth-episode-of-tell-me-about-your .
In this episode, I talk to songwriter Allysen Callery about her song ‘In the Ring’, which can be found on her album ‘Mumblin’ Sue’ and which you can listen to at http://allysencallery.bandcamp.com/track/in-the-ring .
Show notes for this episode are at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/62395396279/for-the-third-episode-of-tell-me-about-your .
In this episode, I talk to songwriter G.W. Mercure about his song ‘The Ashes (Block Island Ferry)’. You can hear a studio version of the song at http://gwmercure.bandcamp.com/track/the-ashes-block-island-ferry .
Show notes and links related to our discussion can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/61272947203/for-the-second-episode-of-tell-me-about-your .
In this episode, I talk to songwriter Tracie Potochnik about her song ‘Cecilia and the Saints’, which you can hear at http://traciepotochnik.bandcamp.com/track/cecilia-and-the-saints .
Show notes and links related to this episode are online at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/59938910245/for-the-first-episode-of-tell-me-about-your-song .