Skidompha Library's Owl Radio Podcasts: Recent Episodes
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More songs about home and other favorites from the 60s and 70s playlist.
Intro from Urge for Going
1:41 Solsbury Hill Peter Gabriel 6:03 Misty roses Tim Hardin 8:00 Mother of Pearl Roxy Music 14:34 Urge for going Tom Rush 20:54 Darkness, Darkness Youngbloods
24:41 When the Levee Breaks Led Zeppelin 31:50 California Joni Mitchell 36:10 Our House Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 39:08 Like a Rolling Stone Bob Dylan 45:14 Prodigal Son Rolling Stones 48:43 Shelter from the Storm Bob Dylan 53:40 Gimme Shelter Rolling Stones
Songs about the joys and sorrows of Home
Coming On Home Show 1 Playlist
Intro from Sugar Mountain
1:35 Homeward Bound Simon & Garfunkel 4:05 California Dreamin Mamas and Pappas 7:00 Up On Cripple Creek The Band 11:30 Subterranean Homesick Blues Bob Dylan 14:30 Going Home Rolling Stones 25:37 California Girls Beach Boys 28:30 Looking out my back door Creedence Clearwater Revival 31:35 Going Mobile The Who 35:28 Are You Alright? Lucinda Williams 40:35 3rd Stone from the Sun Jimi Hendrix 47:50 Sugar Mountain Neil Young 53:35 She’s Leaving Home, The Beatles 58:05 Finale Summertime Blues The Who
Natalie and her goofy Grampa Bob Emmons get together again for another silly fast-paced session of Knock-knocks after Bob primed her with pizza and ice cream. Too bad he couldn't keep up. This kid has talent!
Our final session of Blues from the Summer Room created by Mark Addison focuses on some sweet Southern stylin.'
Playlist:
Intro. From Delta Raga 3:16 One Way Out The Allman Brothers Blues Band
8:12 Come See About Me Tedeschi Trucks Band
11:58 Just Won't Burn Susan Tedeschi
16:40 Delta Raga The Derek Trucks Band
20:50 Worried Down With the Blues Gov't Mule
29:30 Who Do You Love? George Thorogood & The Destroyers
34:41 Write Me A Few Of Your Lines / Kokomo Blues Bonnie Raitt
39:31 Rollin' And Tumblin' R.L. Burnside
43:21 All Night Long Junior Kimbrough
49:15 Po Black Maddie North Mississippi Allstars
53:45 Skinny Woman North Mississippi Allstars
1:01:16 Smoking Gun Robert Cray
1:08:22 Turn It Up Samantha Fish
1:05:16 Keep Your Hands off Her The Black Keys
1:13:07 The Blues Is Here To Stay Tab Benoit
Playlist Intro from A Whole Lotta Soul 2:14 -- Catfish Blues Gary Clark Jr. 10:14 -- Dirty Pool Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble 15:13 -- Blue Jean Blues ZZ Top 20:20 -- You Left Me Nothin' But The Bill And The Blues Joe Bonamassa 24:25 -- Can't You See What You're Doing to Me Ana Popovic 28:16 -- Mean Town Blues Johnny Winter 32:44 -- A Whole Lotta Soul Tab Benoit 39:22 -- Three O'Clock Blues Gary Clark Jr. 45:46 -- Death Letter White Stripes 50:16 -- Darkness Tab Benoit 55:56 -- Texas Flood Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble 1:1:15 --Blues Deluxe Joe Bonamassa
Jimi Hendrix was perhaps the best electric guitar player of his generation. As demonstrated in the CD Jimi Hendrix: Blues, he was well-versed in the traditional musical art form of the blues.
Hendrix program playlist:
Intro from Voodoo Chile 3:57 Hear My Train A Comin’ acoustic 7:05 Born Under a Bad Sign 14:40 Red House 18:22 Catfish Blues 26:52 Voodoo Chile Blues 35:37 Mannish Boy 40:55 Once I Had a Woman 48:44 Bleeding Heart 52:36 Jam 292 58:57 Electric Church Red House 1:05:55 Hear My A Comin' electric
You'll go for that - Part 2 of All That Jazz episode Ah Um. Eleven tunes featuring more lyrical excerpts from Charles Mingus' seminal album "Ah Um," released in 1959.
1 I Go For That Daryl Sherman and John Cocuzzi Celebrating Mildred Bailey and Red Norvo
2 Broken Nose Catharine Russell Sentimental Streak
3 Make Me One Pallett On Your Floor Evan Christopher This Side Of Evan
4 Open Letter To Duke Charles Mingus Ah Um
5 Do Nothing Til You Hear From Me Mose Allison The Mose Chronicles Vol. 2
6 Boogie Stop Shuffle Charles Mingus Ah Um
7 Jelly Roll Charles Mingus Ah Um
8 Winin' Boy Blues Jelly Roll Morton Doctor Jazz
9 47th St. Jive Carl Sonny Leyland Ready To Boogie
10 Wolverine Blues Holland And Coots Swingin' For The Fences
11 Girl Of My Dreams Charles Mingus Ah Um
OUTRO: Closing Time New Jazz Wizards Hoppin' Mad
You'll be in a happy frame of mind when listening to "Ah Um," this edition of All That Jazz. We're featuring excerpts from Charles Mingus landmark album "Ah Um," plus background information and associated sidemen.
INTRO Algiers Bounce Red Allen World On A String
1 Better Git It In Your Soul Charles Mingus Ah Um
2 Yeh! Yeh! Karrin Allyson Sweet Home Cookin'
3 Rosalie Sackville All Stars Saturday Night Function
4 The Lady In Red Hot Club Of San Francisco The Lady In Red
5 Solid Old Man Django Reinhardt Django With His American Friends
6 Pedal Point Blues Charles Mingus Ah Um
7 The Book's Beat Horace Parlan Up And Down
8 Happy Frame Of Mind Horace Parlan Happy Frame Of Mind
9 Radio Song Esperanza Spaulding Radio Music Society
All That Jazz 37 ? Ah Um Part 1
Maria and Robert Diaz were 8-year-old twins. They loved detective stories. Maria and Robert wanted to be detectives when they grew up. They daydreamed about solving big cases and becoming famous. But when they went searching for a mystery, they couldn't find one at first. But a visit to the local library led them right to a real puzzler.
Story by Skidompha friend Bob Emmons, and read by Mal Gormley, with apologies.
Hugh Masekela was a fine musician and, most of all, a human rights campaigner in South Africa. You know Grazin' In The Grass.
Today you'll hear another example of his artistry. You are, indeed, the kind who?ll like this program.
1 Grazing In The Grass Hugh Masekela
2 Marketplace Hugh Masekela Hope
3 Very Early Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra with Joey Alexander Handful Of Keys
4 You're Not The Kind Ella Fitzgerald with Clifford Brown You're Not The Kind
5 Delilah Clifford Brown and Max Roach Jazz Masters
6 Let's Face The Music And Dance Cecile McLorin Salvant Dreams And Daggers
7 Tagore On The Delta Charles Lloyd New Quartet Passin' Thru
8 Unit 7 Nancy Wilson and Cannonball Adderley
Featured on this program is Lester Young, one of the greatest tenor sax players of the classic era in jazz. His cool, light tones and laid back style was much different than the full-tone sounds that Coleman Hawkins built in the 1930s.
Put on your walkin' shoes, too, because there's a medley of shoes, too.
INTRO: Algiers Bounce Red Allen World On A String
1 Tea For Two Lester Young Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio
2 Soft Shoe Gerry Mulligan/Chet Baker Gerry Mulligan Quartet
3 Walkin' Shoes Gerry Mulligan/Chet Baker Best Of Gerry Mulligan
4 My Little Suede Shoes Charlie Parker Now's The Time
5 Tallahassee Junction Bela Fleck And Brad Mehldau Bela Fleck And Brad Mehldau
6 Teach Your Children Fareed Haque déja vu
7 Dark Eyes Stephene Wrembel Trio
8 Lester Leaps In Dave McKenna Live At The Regattabar
9 Lester Leaps Again Lester Young Ultimate Lester Young
10 Lester Left Town Jazz Messengers
11 Goodbye Porkpie Hat Claire Daley Movin' On
Mitchell Parish added lyrics to popular tunes by Hoagy Carmichael and Duke Ellington, among others. This was the heyday of American Popular Song. Part one begins with a birthday set by Gerry Mulligan and Sonny Stitt.
INTRO: Algiers Bounce Red Allen World On A String 1 Jersey Bounce Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker Reunion 2 I May Be Wrong But I Think You're Wonderful Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker The Great American Songbook 3 Stardust Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker The Great American Songbook 4 My Little Suede Shoes Sonny Stitt Stitt Plays Bird 5 Salt And Pepper Sonny Stitt, Paul Gonsalves
6 Dark Eyes Dizzy Gillespie, Gerry Mulligan, Sonny Stitt
7 Sweet Lorraine Gregory Porter
8 Stardust Hoagy Carmichael
9 Mood Indigo Nina Simone
10 Sophisticated Lady Karrin Allyson
11 Passin' Thru Charles Lloyd New Quartet Passin' Thru
Mitchell Parish added lyrics to popular tunes by Hoagy Carmichael and Duke Ellington, among others. This was the heyday of American Popular Song. Part one begins with a birthday set by Gerry Mulligan and Sonny Stitt.
INTRO: Algiers Bounce Red Allen World On A String 1 Jersey Bounce Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker Reunion 2 I May Be Wrong But I Think You're Wonderful Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker The Great American Songbook 3 Stardust Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker The Great American Songbook 4 My Little Suede Shoes Sonny Stitt Stitt Plays Bird 5 Salt And Pepper Sonny Stitt, Paul Gonsalves
6 Dark Eyes Dizzy Gillespie, Gerry Mulligan, Sonny Stitt
7 Sweet Lorraine Gregory Porter
8 Stardust Hoagy Carmichael
9 Mood Indigo Nina Simone
10 Sophisticated Lady Karrin Allyson
11 Passin' Thru Charles Lloyd New Quartet Passin' Thru
Randy Reinhart and a host of other musicians show that, from gypsy jazz to bop, swing is still the king. There's a song discovery. You'll like it, too. --Kernan
Here's the playlist to whet your appetite:
1 Darkness On The Delta Dan Levinson
2 Blue And Sentimental Lurlean Hunter
3 Djangology Tommy Emmanuel w/ Frank Vignola Accomplice One
4 Blue Bossa Jimmy Rosenberg The Alternative
5 I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now Rosenberg Trio Free As The Wind
6 Blue Bossa McCoy Tyner & Kenny Dorham Afro Blue
7 Don't Be That Way John Sheridan Swing Is Still The King
8 Village Blues Bobby Gordon Lower Register
9 Hi-Fly Eddie Higgins Zoot's Hymns
10 It's Only A Paper Moon Count Basie Basie And Zoot
11 Grooveyard Dave McKenna Quartet Featuring Zoot Sims
OUTRO: Closing Time New Jazz Wizards Hoppin' Mad
Sax player Hilton Jefferson is featured on this edition. We make a connection between Bria Skonberg and Sidney Bechet, then finish with Melody Gardot. /Kernan Cross
INTRO: Algiers Bounce Red Allen World On A String
1 You Don't Know What Love Is Chucho Valdes New Concepts
2 Trade Winds Rex Stewart, Hilton Jefferson Jazz In 1958
3 Just Like A Butterfly That's Caught In The Rain Hilton Jefferson, Jonah Jones Butterflies In The Rain
4 Stealin' Apples Fletcher Henderson Orchestra
5 Willow Weep For Me Cab Calloway Orchestra w/ Hilton Jefferson
6 I'm Going Down Jazzmeia Horn Social Call
7 A Kiss To Build A Dream On Manhattan Transfer The Spirit Of St. Louis
8 Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You) Frank Sinatra
9 Egyptian Fantasy Bria Skonberg Bria
10 Hold Tight Sidney Bechet
11 Somewhere Over The Rainbow Melody Gardot Live In Europe
OUTRO: Closing Time New Jazz Wizards Hoppin' Mad
Bob Emmons' interview of local resident Don Edwards reveals someone with a truly unique and fascinating background.
Edwards is a retired Army major general, as well as a former Vermont state legislator. Later, he became an aide and military advisor to his long-time friend Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, whom Edwards ascribes the secret to Senator's popularity as "The Guy Next Door" personality.
Edwards later became a military commentator for Fox News after the 9/11 attacks.
Edwards also describes some of his remarkable experiences, including the time he and Bernie spotted (and eventually outed) a Medal of Honor imposter in a parade in Burlington.
Edwards also relates his involvement in legislation to help veterans who were exposed to deadly toxins in combat.
If you would like to be considered as a guest on Skidompha Sketches let us know!
We first interviewed our friend Betsy Noyce in 1972 when she recounted her childhood memories of the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
This time she vividly describes her exotic--and often funny--life as a military diplomat's child growing up in China just before the Communists took over in 1949.
INTRO: Algiers Bounce Red Allen World On A String 1 Harlem Air Shaft Duke Ellington Orchestra 2 Mr. Gentle And Mr. Cool Novel Jazz Septet Ellington And Strayhorn Rediscovered 3 Echoes Of Harlem Steve Turre 4 The Mooche Dave Frishberg 5 I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart Thelonious Monk Thelonious Monk Plays Ellington 6 Don't Get Around Much Any More Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges Billy Strayhorn And The Orchestra 7 Blues In Orbit Duke Ellington Blues In Orbit 8 Blood Count Duke Ellington And His Mother Called Him Bill 9 UMMG Duke Ellington And His Mother Called Him Bill 10 So This Is Love Diane Reeves Lush Life 11 Chelsea Bridge Joe Lovano Lush Life 12 Country Gal Novel Jazz Septet Ellington And Strayhorn Rediscovered
OUTRO: Closing Time New Jazz Wizards Hoppin' Mad
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Skidompha friend Bob Emmons and his granddaughter Natalie exchange The World's Best knock-knock jokes. Think you can do better? Let us know!
Bob's neighbor Norman Saucier describes some of the many cultural surprises, adventures, misadventures, and narrow escapes he experienced while traveling around the world as a corporate accountant.
Hank Mobley’s tenor is hot in this here week’s music selections. Other than dat dere, we add some pickles, three little words, an Ellington medley and then head down the lonesome road. You’ll see what I mean.
INTRO: Algiers Bounce Red Allen World On A String 1 Funk In Deep Freeze Hank Mobley Hank Mobley Quintet 2 Just Coolin' Hank Mobley The Capital Years 3 Ceora Lee Morgan, Herbie Hancock, Hank Mobley Cornbread 4 Pickles Allen Toussaint Sweet Touch Of Love 5 Dat Dere Bobby Timmons This Here Is Bobby Timmons 6 This Here Bobby Timmons This Here Is Bobby Timmons 7 Three Little Words/Sir Duke Bria Skonberg Into Your Own 8 C Jam Blues Larry Fuller Larry Fuller 9 Three J's Blues Novel Jazz Septet Novel Ellington And Strayhorn 10 Donna Lee The Marsalis Family Music Redeems 11 The Lonesome Road Herb Pomeroy & Donna Byrne Let's Face The Music And Dance
Gerry Beaudoin with The Kings Of Strings begin our program today. Included, at no extra cost, in this hour's episode of All That Jazz are Cassandra Wilson and a segment called In Blue. Here's the playlist:
1 Desert Sands Jay Geils Kings Of Strings 2 Lullaby Of Birdland Heather Masse & Dick Hyman Lock My Heart 3 Medley Dick Hyman & Ruby Braff Manhattan Jazz 4 Poinciana Jeff Hamilton Trio The Best Things Happen 5 Old Devil Moon Ahmad Jamal The Legendary Okeh & Epic Recordings 6 Moanin' Karrin Allyson In Blue 7 You Don't Know What Love Is Casandra Wilson Blue Light 'Til Dawn 8 Both Sides Now Tierney Sutton After Blue 9 Chan's Song Jacky Terrasson Rendezvous 10 Hankerin' Horace Silver Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers
Long-time Skidompha Library friend and Owl Radio contributor Bob Emmons sent us this eight-and-a-half minute recording of wintertime recollections and hard-earned wisdom that will give anyone--except maybe Minnesotans--a chill.
(Note: can be used for summertime heat relief)
Part 2 continues with some California sounds. Included are vintage players, like Wingy Manone, whose names might make a fine baseball team. Listen to Nancy Harrow, one of the women of cool.
Here's the playlist:
9 You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To Chet Baker Chet 10 Satin Doll Oscar Peterson Oscar Peterson + Harry Edison + Eddie Cleanhead Vinson 11 Body And Soul Red Allen 12 Walkin' The Streets Wingy Manone 13 Warmin' Up Roy Eldridge 14 I've Got The World On A String Nancy Harrow Wild Women Don't Have The Blues 15 Wild Women Don't Have The Blues Nancy Harrow Wild Women Don't Have The Blues 16 Ain't That A Peach Jeff Hamilton Trio Red Sparkle 17 Pent Up House Chet Baker The Italian Sessions 18 Blue Moon Ahmad Jamal Blue Moon 19 The Crickets Stacey Kent Ao Vivo 20 Tucker Avenue Stomp Monty Alexander Steamin' Hot 21 Hershey's Kisses Kathy Kosins To The Women Of Cool 22 My Buddy Chet Baker Chet Baker Sings And Swings OUTRO: Closing Time New Jazz Wizards Hoppin' Mad
The "California Sound" has been described as being light and airy. Chet Baker is an example of that sound. Part 1 features Chet, Dave Brubeck and lyrical sounds you may consider to be light and airy. We also introduce you to vocalist Stacey Kent. Here's the playlist: INTRO: Algiers Bounce Red Allen World On A String 1 The Route Chet Baker and Art Pepper The Route 2 Waiter, Oh Waiter Stacey Kent The Changing Light 3 Jivin' The Rhythm Duke Robillard & Herb Ellis Conversations In Swing Guitar 4 Little Girl Chet Baker and Art Pepper The Route 5 Deed I Do Diana Krall Live In Paris 6 Dark Eyes Ramsey Lewis Trio Down To Earth 7 Never Say Yes Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley 8 Love Is Just Around The Corner Dave Brubeck Quartet Trio Park Avenue South
Sketches co-producer Bob Emmons interviewed Schooner Cove resident Bob Hills about his experiences as an American who wound up as a pilot of a P-47 fighter-bomber over Europe.
It's how he got there--via the Royal Canadian Air Force and combat action defending the UK in a Hurricane fighter plane, before switching over to the US Army Air Corps--that makes this worth listening to.
Skidompha Sketches is a series of recordings of (mostly) local Maine residents or summer visitors with anecdotes, insights, recollections they wanted to share with us, similar to to StoryCorps recordings archived at the US Library of Congress. Like StoryCorps, our mission is to remind one another of our shared humanity, to strengthen and build the connections between people, to teach the value of listening, and to weave into the fabric of our culture the understanding that everyone’s story matters. Let us know if you'd like to participate!
Skidompha Library friend and Blues historian Mark Addison put together yet another fine lineup of Blues artistry.
Blues music influenced even the most innovative California musicians of the 1960s. San Francisco and Los Angeles drew blues aficionados who used some of the most expressive forms of the traditional music to create their own unique sound.
Playlist:
Grateful Dead Sittin’ on Top of the World 2:35
Good Morning Little School Girl 4:40
Janis Joplin Ball and Chain 10:25
Quicksilver Messenger Service Who Do You Love 19:22
Canned Heat Rollin’ and Tumblin’ 26:44 Spoonful 28:55
Henry Vestine Dust My Broom 31:24
The Doors Back Door Man 36:00
Ry Cooder Cherry Ball Blues 40:54 Dark is the Night 45:05
Bob Emmons sat down with his South Bristol friend Bob Buric, who recounted a truly remarkable event that took place when he was in Haiti, reluctantly, with a team there to rebuild a missionary school after a hurricane. Things didn't go as planned.
Skidompha Sketches is a series of recordings of (mostly) local Maine residents or summer visitors with anecdotes, insights, recollections they wanted to share with us, similar to to StoryCorps recordings archived at the US Library of Congress. Like StoryCorps, our mission is to remind one another of our shared humanity, to strengthen and build the connections between people, to teach the value of listening, and to weave into the fabric of our culture the understanding that everyone’s story matters. Let us know if you'd like to participate!
Skidompha Library's good friend tells of a couple unusual and unlikely Vietnam War incidents that happened to him.
Later British Blues, Part 2 Playlist, times and description
Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones, two of the most famous British rock bands, were influenced deeply by American blues and played versions of blues standards throughout their careers. All Blues from the Summer Room podcasts were edited and compiled by our good friend of Skidompha Library, Mark Addison.
Intro from Love in Vain
2:17: Led Zeppelin I Can’t Quit You Baby 6:59: You Shook Me 13:26: Bring It on Home 17:47: When the Levee Breaks 24:49: Lemon Song
The Rolling Stones
33:34: Little Red Rooster 36:38: You Gotta Move 39:10: Love in Vain 44:20: Blue and Lonesome 47:27: I Can’t Quit You, Baby 52:37: Everybody Knows About My Good Thing
Them
58:22: Baby Please Don’t Go
Longtime Skidompha Library friend Betsy Noyes sat down with Skidompha Community Media Producer Mal Gormley in July 2017 to record her vivid experiences as a young child on the morning of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and later.
Betsy's father was an officer on the USS Tennessee, adjacent to the battleship USS Oklahoma when the Oklahoma was sunk by Japanese bombers. She also tells of being evacuated to the California and subsequent fun with her family and friends.
Skidompha Sketches is a series of recordings of (mostly) local Maine residents or summer visitors with anecdotes, insights, recollections they wanted to share with us, similar to to StoryCorps recordings archived at the US Library of Congress. Like StoryCorps, our mission is to remind one another of our shared humanity, to strengthen and build the connections between people, to teach the value of listening, and to weave into the fabric of our culture the understanding that everyone’s story matters. Let us know if you'd like to participate!
Blueberries for Sal is a children's picture book by Robert McCloskey. It was awarded the Caldecott Honor in 1949. This story features a little girl, Sal, and her mother as they go and pick blueberries for winter—and a bear cub and his mother as they go and eat berries for winter from the other side of the same hill. Set in a small town in Maine this picture book piece uses a single dark blue color and block printing for the illustrations. Sal and Sal's mother are modeled after McCloskey's daughter, Sally, and wife Peggy. This story was recorded by Senator Angus King, of Maine, for Skidompha Library on April 17, 2017.
Image source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26509875
Later British Blues Part 1 - Playlist
British rock bands in the later 1960s used American blues music to shape their own sound using innovative forms and techniques. These bands were instrumental in popularizing blues music for a younger generation.
INTRO--When The Levee Breaks (sel.)
The Yardbirds 3:47 Smokestack Lightnin’ 10:35 Good Morning Little Schoolgirl 13:06 I'm A Man
Cream 18:37 Outside Woman Blues 21:02 I'm So Glad 25:05 Spoonful 31:25 Crossroads
Jeff Beck Group 37:08 You Shook Me 38:37 I Ain't Superstitious 44:28 Let Me Love You 49:12 Blues Deluxe
Jack Bruce 58:05 Boston Ball Game 1967
This is the story of Fred, a female cat, why she was named Fred, and what she had to do to earn back the friendship of Susie, her best friend. It's an amazing story. Cats can be very talented, and Fred was no exception.
This story was written by one of Skidompha's dearest friends, Bob Emmons, and read by Mal Gormley.
Room on the Broom is a British children's book by writer and playwright Julia Donaldson, and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. In this lightweight tale, by the author of The Gruffalo, a witch on a broom-ride is soon accompanied by a cat, a dog, a parrot, and a frog who have helped the butter-fingered witch retrieve her hat, a ribbon, and her wand. After the broom breaks, they then meet up with a not-so-scary dragon who wants to have the witch for lunch. The loyal animals form a chimera who scares off the dragon.
The witch repays her friends by conjuring a nicer broom for them all to ride. The story's rhyming and goofy suspense aren't groundbreaking, but readers will likely find it refreshing to see a clumsy witch. Ages 4-8. Published by Dial Books.
Room on the Broom has been translated into 21 languages and has won 6 book awards, and since been made into an animated film. The animated film was nominated for an Academy Award for best short animated film in 2013.
This version was read by Skidompha Library's Terry Hapach with her usual great enthusiasm.
American blues music began to be played in Britain in the late 1950s and early 1960s by bands that inspired and included young musicians who would go on to form some of the most popular and influential blues rock bands of the 1960s and later years. This program showcases some of the better known early British blues bands.
All Blues from the Summer Room podcasts were edited and compiled and edited by good friend of Skidompha Library, Mark Addison.
PLAYLIST Blues Incorporated, Alexis Korner, Cyril Davies
Hootchie Cootchie Man 3:05
I Got My Mojo Workin’ 8:46
Graham Bond Quartet/Organisation Untitled Abbey Road Blues Instrumental 13:00
John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers Double Crossing Time 19:15
Ramblin’ on My Mind 22:15
Maudie 25:20
Hootchie Coochie Man 28:03
The Supernatural 32:43
Some Day After Awhile 35:40
Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac Heart Beat Like a Hammer 39:40
I Loved Another Woman 42:38
Cold Black Night 45:34
Shake Your Moneymaker 48:52
Looking For Somebody 51:50
Ottilie Paterson Baby Please Don’t Go 55:35
Here's a fun short story about Petey Wagner's dog named Wigglywoo, written by Skidompha Library's good friend Bob Emmons.
Wigglywoo was a VERY smart dog who learned how to ring doorbells and everyone in the neighborhood liked him (except Mr. Sweeney, of course).
This story was recorded by Mal Gormley.
The eponymous Yertle, king of the pond, stands on his subjects in an attempt to reach higher than the moon—until the unhappy bottom turtle burps and Yertle falls into the mud, ending his rule.
Though the book included "burp", a word then considered to be relatively rude, it was a success upon publication, and has since sold over a million copies. In 2001, it was listed at 125 on the Publishers Weekly list of the best-selling children's books of all time.
This story is wonderfully read by Skidompha's good friend Anna Belknap in August 2016.
"The Sneetches and Other Stories" is a collection of stories by American author Dr. Seuss, published in 1953. It is composed of four separate stories with themes of tolerance, diversity, and compromise.
In "Too Many Daves" is a very short story about a mother, Mrs. McCave, who named all 23 of her sons Dave. This causes minor problems in the family, and the majority of the story lists unusual and amusing names she wishes she had given them, such as "Bodkin Van Horn," "Hoos Foos," "Snimm," "Shadrach", "Stuffy," "Stinky," "Putt-Putt", "Buffalo Bill," "Oliver Boliver Butt," "Biffalo Buff," or "Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate".
The story ends with the statement that "she didn't do it, and now it's too late."
This story is wonderfully read by Skidompha's good friend Anna Belknap in August 2016.
"The Sneetches and Other Stories" is a collection of stories by American author Dr. Seuss, published in 1953. It is composed of four separate stories with themes of tolerance, diversity, and compromise.
In The Sneetches, some odd yellow creatures have stars in the bellies and others don't, which causes jealousy by those who don't. Sylvester McMonkey McBean (the Fix-It-Up Chappie) appears and offers the Sneetches without stars the chance to get them with his Star-On machine. When the original starred Sneetches see this they are upset and....
In the end, the Sneetches learn from their experience that neither plain-belly nor star-belly Sneetches are superior, and they are able to get along and become friends.
"The Sneetches" was intended by Seuss as a satire of discrimination between races and cultures, and was inspired by his opposition to antisemitism.
This story is wonderfully read by Skidompha's good friend Anna Belknap in August 2016.
Skidompha's expert on insects and gardening provides essential information on the deer tick, which is responsible for Lyme disease.
This is Part 2 of this two-part podcast. This session covers how to avoid and prevent deer ticks, including an in-depth discussion on chemical components of Deet and other repellants, where to obtain them, their hazards to pets/wildlife, as well as many other useful resources.
Part 1 is an introduction to the deer tick's life history, habits, and behavior.
A YouTube video of a similar, more expansive presentation by Dr. Emmons is available at www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmrrP62ItYM
Skidompha's expert on insects and gardening provides essential information on the deer tick, which is responsible for Lyme disease.
This is Part 1, which is an introduction to the deer tick's life history, habits, and behavior.
(Part 2 provides information on how to avoid deer ticks in the first place.)
A YouTube video of a similar, more expansive presentation by Dr. Emmons is available at www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmrrP62ItYM
Playing the guitar with a slide on one finger was a popular technique among country blues musicians and was later taken up electric guitar players in Chicago and by blues rock performers in the US and Britain.
All Blues from the Summer Room podcasts were edited and compiled by our good friend of Skidompha Library, Mark Addison.
Intro from Dark Was the Night
2:20 Fallin Down Blues - Furry Lewis
5:10 Sic Em Dogs On - Bukka White
7:37 Roll and Tumble Blues - Hambone Willie Newbern
10:45 Dark Was the Night - Blind Willie Johnson
14:34 St.Louis Blues - The Genial Hawaiians
17:25 The Twelves - Kokomo Arnold
20:38 Fred’s Worried Life Blues - Mississippi Fred McDowell
23:25 Is You Ever Seen - Earl Hooker
27:07 Deep Feeling - Chuck Berry
29:25 Too Much Alcohol - J.B. Hutto
33:03 Statesboro Blues - Allman Bros.
37:25 Mean Old World - Clapton and Allman
41:17 Dance Of The Inhabitants Of The Palace Of King Philip XIV Of Spain - John Fahey
45:57 Around the Plynth - The Faces
Chicago electric blues featuring Muddy Waters and others. All Blues from the Summer Room podcasts were edited and compiled and edited by good friend of Skidompha Library, Mark Addison.
Sweet Home Chicago (Opening Intro) Magic Sam Can’t Be Satisfied Muddy Waters 3:08
Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters 5:47
You Shook Me - Muddy Waters 8:41
Got My Mojo Working - Muddy Waters 11:20
Rollin’ Stone - Muddy Waters 15:11
(I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man - Muddy Waters 18:17
Baby Please Don't Go - Muddy Waters 21:05
Tell Mama - Etta James 23:51
Never Trust a Man - Koko Taylor 26:08
It Must Have Been the Devil - Otis Spann 29:28
Bad Avenue - Valerie Wellington 33:11
Baby Please Don't Go - John Lee Hooker 38:01
Sweet Home Chicago - Magic Sam 41:14
The Blues Had A Baby And They Named It Rock And Roll - Muddy Waters 46:19
This program of electric blues from Chicago features Howlin’ Wolf and other popular blues musicians. All Blues from the Summer Room podcasts were edited and compiled and edited by good friend of Skidompha Library, Mark Addison.
Chicago Blues Howlin Wolf playlist
Intro—from Smokestack Lightning This Is the End - Buddy Guy 1:13
Rollin’ and Tumblin’ - Little Walter 4:12
I Can’t Quit You Baby - Otis Rush 7:46
I Got Ramblin’ On My Mind - Otis Spann 10:50
Murdering Blues - Robert Nighthawk 14:55
Spoonful - Howlin' Wolf 20:13
Back Door Man - Howlin' Wolf 22:43
Red Rooster - Howlin' Wolf 26:47
Smokestack Lightning - Howlin' Wolf 29:14
Killing Floor - Howlin’ Wolf 32:18
I Ain’t Superstitious - Howlin' Wolf 35:06
Come On In This House - Junior Wells 38:42
From Russia comes this wonderful volume of folklore featuring quirky tales of craft and cunning and of heroes and heroines.
This tale, "A Soldier's Fur Coat," is read by Skidompha Children's Librarian Mark Ferrero. (Albert Whitman & Company 1973)
Sharks and Stripers and Bluefish Oh My!!!! Our intrepid Gardener- Scientist- Entymologist- & Raconteur Extraordinaire from South Bristol, Bob Emmons shares some of his misadventures, preposterous lies, and bad jokes as...wait for it: a Fisherman! Just don't cut his fishing line or it'll cost you!
The final show from Chicago features music from the Paul Butterfield Blues Band as well as harmonica music from Charlie Musselwhite and others. All Blues from the Summer Room podcasts were edited and compiled and edited by good friend of Skidompha Library, Mark Addison.
All songs performed by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band except where noted.
Chicago Blues 3 Playlist
Born in Chicago (Intro) 3:06: Got My Mojo Workin 6:40 Shake Your Money Maker 9:06 Walkin’ Blues 12:23 Born in Chicago 15:28 Get Out of My Life Woman 18:42 Baby Please Don’t Go 22:56 Three Harp Boogie (Misc. musicians) 26:24 Chicken Shack (Charlie Musselwhite) 30:38 If I Should Have Bad Luck (Charlie Musselwhite) 37:06 East West 51:11 Blues with a Feeling
This podcast, the second from Skidompha Owl's friend Mark Addison of Damariscotta Mills, is part of a series that explores Blues music from the Mississippi Delta in the 1920s to Chicago in the 1940s to England and the US in the 1960s and 1970s--to contemporary Blues musicians.
This podcast covers blues songs from the 1920s and 1930s performed by a variety of blues musicians from the Mississippi Delta region and other parts of the rural south. It also introduces two Mississippi musicians that would make it big in Chicago, Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf.
All Blues from the Summer Room podcasts were edited and compiled and edited by good friend of Skidompha Library, Mark Addison.
Playlist:
Intro: Intro to When the Levee Breaks by Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe
1:37: A Spoonful of Blues, Charley Patton 4:48: Cool Drink of Water Blues, Tommy Johnson 8:21: Fixin’ to Die Blues, Bukka White 12:21: House of the Rising Sun, Leadbelly 14:30: See See Rider, Big Bill Broonzy 17:33: I’m So Glad, Skip James 20:22: Sittin’ On Top of the World, The Mississippi Sheiks 23:25: Preachin’ the Blues, Son House 30:05: Eyesight to the Blind, Sonny Boy Williamson 33:05: When the Levee Breaks, Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe 39:17: Baby Please Don’t Go, Big Joe Williams 42:39: Baby Please Don’t Go, Lightnin’ Hopkins 46:15: I Feel Like Going Home, Muddy Waters 49:43: Sittin’ On Top of the World, Howlin’ Wolf 52:50: Come On in My Kitchen (Robert Johnson), performed by Eric Clapton
The monster under Ethan's bed has gone fishing for a week! How is Ethan ever going to get to sleep without a really scary monster? Will a stand-in monster do? Find out by listening to this amusing story read by Skidompha Library's own Terry Hapach.
This podcast, the first from Skidompha Owl's good friend, Mark Addison of Damariscotta Mills, is the first in a series that explores blues music from the Mississippi Delta in the 1920s to Chicago in the 1940s to England and the US in the 1960s and 1970s to contemporary blues musicians.
This podcast introduces the series and the Mississippi Delta, the music of Robert Johnson and others. Many of Johnson's tunes have been covered by many contemporary musicians. Let us know what you think!
Playlist:
All songs by Robert Johnson.
2:57: Come on in My Kitchen 8:27: I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom 11:25: 32-20 Blues 14:25: Walkin’ Blues 17:41: Sweet Home Chicago 20:38: Kind Hearted Woman Blues 23:28: Terraplane Blues 26:28: Hellhound On My Trail 29:55: Cross Road Blues 32:28: Stop Breakin’ Down Blues 34:50: If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day 37:28: Love In Vain 40:10: Preachin’ Blues (Up Jumped the Devil) 43:00 Phonograph Blues 45:40 Me and the Devil Blues
A girl and her father take a moonlit, winter nighttime stroll near the farm where they live to listen and look for owls.
Bundled against the frosty air, they trudge through the pristine snow. A wonderful tension builds as the father imitates the great horned owl's call once without answer, then again.
Finally, from out of the darkness comes a reply, echoing through the trees!
Author Jane Yolen has written more than 200 books.
This was lovingly recorded by Skidompha Library's good friend Anna Belknap in January 2016.
This lesser-known but wonderful book starts off with a young boy who meets up with an old man in the middle of the Desert of Drize and the old man starts telling the boy about how there are more people less fortunate than he is and how he is lucky to be himself.
The real world message about how life can get really tough for people, but as long as you stay as yourself, you will always be lucky in getting through life is a very positive message for both children and adults!
For anyone who is not used to Dr. Seuss’ usual way with tongue twisters in his books, there are many places in where the wording gets a little crazy and it might be difficult for smaller children to follow on their own. Parents might want to listen along with this recording with their children so that they can help their children understand the tale.
This was wonderfully recorded by a good friend of Skidompha, Anna Belknap in January, 2016.
Would you...could you get through another day without hearing this classic again? Would you, could you listen to this in a car? On a train? In the rain? You will like it! You will see! Recorded by Skidompha Library's e-media ham, Mal Gormley December 2015.
Our resident scientist takes a reflective and amusing look back on his youth, with tales such as the stolen squad car, the hazards of running, grandma's cookies, an obsessive Christmas card habit, a close call with the Real Santa, Christmas morning frustrations on a dairy farm, and...Mr. Kay.
Love You Forever is a Canadian picture book written by Robert Munsch and published in 1986. It tells the story of the evolving relationship between a boy and his mother. The book was written after Munsch and his wife had two stillborn babies. They have since become adoptive parents of three. It was listed fourth on the 2001 Publishers Weekly All-Time Bestselling Children's Books list for paperbacks at 6,970,000 copies (not including the 1,049,000 hardcover copies). In 2001, Maria Shriver wrote in O, The Oprah Magazine: "I have yet to read this book through without crying. It says so much about the circle of life, youth, parenting, and our responsibility for our parents as we grow older. The message is so simple yet so profound. Love You Forever is a great gift for anyone with a child, or even for your own parents."Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association named the book one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children." - Wikipedia For (much) more about Robert Munsch, visit his website at: http://robertmunsch.com/book/love-you-forever
This version was recorded by Dawn Greenleaf, Children's Librarian at Skidompha Library in 2015.
A mother bird leaves her egg in the nest to go look for some food. While she's gone, the egg hatches, and the baby bird sets off to find his mother - but he doesn't know what she looks like. His search leads him to ask a variety of animals and machines, "Are you my mother?" Finally, a crane deposits him back in his nest, where his mother is waiting. Just the right amount of tension and the happy and secure ending make this an extremely popular story. - From the Barnes & Noble description
Read By Dawn Greenleaf, Children's Librarian, Skidompha Library
In this recording, we learn that Bob, the unassuming plant scientist and South Bristol raconteur once wrote regularly for the New York Times, almost got into a fight with an Hasidim Lothario, terrified the State Department by dirt-bombing a Chinese dignitary, and had nightmares about Ninja paratroopers. Then there was the Pony Express tire delivery service that probably didn't save taxpayers even if it was an ingenious idea at the time... You know--the usual stuff we've come to expect from Bob.
From the moment Alexander wakes up things just do not go his way. As he gets up, chewing gum that was in his mouth the night before winds up in his hair, he trips on his skateboard and drops his sweater into the sink while the water was running. At breakfast, his brothers, Anthony and Nick, reach into their cereal boxes and find amazing prizes, while he ends up with just cereal. Things go rapidly downhill from there.
A running gag throughout the book is Alexander repeating several times that he wants to move to Australia because he thinks it's better there. It ends with his mother's assurance that everybody has bad days, even those who live there.[1] In the Australian and New Zealand versions, he wants to move to Timbuktu instead (presumably because he already lives in Australia).
In 1990 the book was adapted into a 25-minute animated musical television special that aired on HBO in the United States.
Illustrated by Ray Cruz. Read by Skidompha's summer librarian Dawn Greenleaf.
This is the story of a very human like little badger girl who is trying to avoid going to sleep as she should! She uses many ploys--a request for milk, more kisses before sleep time and such, and then after she actually gets into bed, her overly active imagination takes over, keeping her awake even longer. Eventually exhausted from her silly antics, our little badger girl drifts off into sleep. Illustrated by Garth Williams. Read by Skidompha's summertime librarian, Dawn Greenleaf.
The Story of Ferdinand is the best known work written by American author Munro Leaf and illustrated by Robert Lawson. The children's book tells the story of a bull who would rather smell flowers than fight in bullfights. Read by Terry Hapach at Skidompha Library 2015
Delightful cumulative rhyme leads up to the consequences of piling too many sleepy people and animals in a cozy bed. Read by Terry Hapach 2015.
Our Resident storyteller from South Bristol recently informed us that he was a Boy Scout troop leader when he lived in upstate New York a while back. When prompted to tell us about some of his experiences, we had the tape rolling, as it were. The statute of limitations about the exploits of his...challenging troop of boys has passed--we hope.
Our Resident Classic Rock raconteur Bobby Whear details the remarkable talents of one of Damariscotta's brightest musical stars, the Scotti River Trio.
Whear describes their truly unique sound as "smoky, rocky," but as you'll hear, they're definitely a group whose mix of abilities makes for a fine blend of styles. The tracks produced here by Paul Mellyn, Stephen B. Jones, and Scott Elliot explore many challenging depths, including an amazing version of the Rollings Stones' "Hipshake," which appeared on Exile on Main Street that is, simply, BETTER than the original.
Also sampled in this session are tunes by Bob Dylan ("Blind Willy McTell"), a wonderful medley of Neil Young songs, an updated version of "A Man of Constant Sorrow," and several more. Check this out.
This 1938 classic children's book by Esphyr Slobodkina is a sly take on the saying, "Monkey see, monkey do'" This story will engage and amuse young listeners with its repetitive theme and silly monkey sounds. Read by Terry Hapach, Skidompha Library's associate development director.
Spring is here at last! But where to begin one's selection of garden crops? So many choices and considerations can be overwhelming to even "seasoned" gardeners. The latest recording from South Bristol resident and plant expert, Bob Emmons, can help clarify the differences between heirlooms, hybrids, GMO's, and organics, as well as make some specific suggestions to try--or avoid in Maine's challenging growing conditions. This is Part 2 of 2 recordings.
Spring is here at last! But where to begin one's selection of garden crops? So many choices and considerations can be overwhelming to even "seasoned" gardeners. The latest recording from South Bristol resident and genuine plant expert Bob Emmons can help clarify the differences between heirlooms, hybrids, GMO's, and organics, as well as make some specific suggestions to try--or avoid in Maine's challenging growing conditions. This is Part 1 of 2.
This fable-like story, which won a Newbery Honor Award, is similar to other stories in which a childless old man and woman wish for a baby-replacement. In this tale the old couple decide to get themselves a cat. The old man sets out and finds a hill covered in cats--millions and trillions of them. He falls in love with all of them, and takes them home. Chaos ensues. Read by Terry Hapach, Skidompha Library assciate development director. 5:37
"Once there was a tree...and she loved a little boy."
So begins a story of unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated by the gifted and versatile Shel Silverstein.
Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk...and the tree was happy. But as the boy grew older he began to want more from the tree, and the tree gave and gave and gave.
This is a tender story, touched with sadness, aglow with consolation. Shel Silverstein has created a moving parable for readers of all ages that offers an affecting interpretation of the gift of giving and a serene acceptance of another's capacity to love in return. (Credit: Goodreads.com)
Read by Terry Hapatch, Skidompha's development associate.
Meet Horton the elephant, one of the most famous characters in children’s books.
“I meant what I said, and I said what I meant. . . . An elephant’s faithful, one hundred per cent!”
Horton is kind and trustworthy, but unfortunately, the lazy bird Mayzie takes advantage of his good nature when she leaves Horton to watch her unhatched egg. Told with Dr. Seuss’s signature rhymes and trademark illustrations, this is a tale that will be enjoyed over and over, by reader and listener alike.
Read by Children's Librarian Terry Hapach 2015.
The retired former professor of plant science describes in his inimicable wry way some of his amusing experiences and insights about working with the public while serving as South Bristol's Saturday Post Master for seven and a half years. And yes--Bob's heard all the postal jokes, including "What's the difference between a postal worker and a chess player?" (A chess player moves once in a while.). To hear more (and better) bad jokes check out this one-of-a-kind recording.
On this program we hear the story of Clark Terry’s remarkable birthday and Duke Ellington’s 1960 adaptation of The Nutcracker Suite.
The nine movements are: 1 Overture 2 Toot Toot Tootie Toot (Dance of The Reed-Pipes) 3 Peanut Brittle Brigade (March) 4 Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy) 5 Entr'acte 6 The Volga Vouty (Russian Dance) 7 Chinoiserie (Chinese Dance) 8 Danse Of The Floreadores (Waltz Of The Flowers) 9 Arabesque Cookie (Arabian Dance)
This show continues with the second part of Jazzanians. The music features the Brubeck Brothers and some Afro-Cuban music as well. Jazzanians is a student band formed by Darius Brubeck while he was teaching in Natal, South Africa.
Jazzanians, Part 1" "Jazzanians" is the name of the student band which Darius Brubeck formed while he was teaching in Natal, South Africa. This show features some of the music of the Brubeck Brothers.
In this incredible session, Bobby Whear explores The Doors with their original agent Richard Loren. Loren, now a resident of Nobleboro, also just happened to work with a couple other bands you may have heard of--Jefferson Starship and The Grateful Dead, as well as the master of the Las Vegas piano candleabra, Liberace! This amazing session was recorded just prior to Loren's talk & book-signing for the Maine Coast Book Shop on December 9 in Skidompha Library's Porter Meeting Hall from 6-8 pm.
Skidompha Library's resident plant, tree, and bug expert Bob Emmons talks about two of the most prevalent insect species that want to spend the winter with you, especially if you live here in Maine. Both are harmless, but not without being a problem. Bob tells how to handle them (hint: gently). Approx. 14 minutes.
Bones For Dr. Barney - Trombone virtuosos from the 1930s to the present day. Slide onto the Jazz Beacon for this hour-long set of tunes.
We are making connections on this edition of The Jazz Beacon. Listen for the connections between tunes and musicians in this session.
If you live anywhere there are deciduous trees--especially here in New England--your yard fills up with colorful leaves every Autumn.
Our resident plant, tree, and bug expert Bob Emmons was out in his yard recently and thought you might want to know what do do with all those leaves you have, since you can't burn them anymore.
Choro is the New Orleans jazz of Brazil. Listen for the changes in melody, speed and harmony in this great concert excerpt.
This singer-songwriter and musician has sold over 18 million albums in the USA and came to prominence in the 1970s. Browne has written and recorded songs such as "These Days", "The Pretender", "Running on Empty", "Lawyers In Love", "Doctor My Eyes", "Take It Easy", "For a Rocker", and "Somebody's Baby". In 2004, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Now that you know the basics, listen to our resident Rock raconteur, Bobby Whear describe the Jackson Browne he knows.
Dizzy Gillespie’s interest in Afro-Cuban music was influenced by a giant of Cuban music, Bebo Valdes. This program examines Bebo and his student, Chucho.
Are you anxious about your lawn's impact on Climate Change? Our resident plant science guy fills us in with info and easy tips that will make your lawn look better while reducing its carbon footprint.
The Five Chinese Brothers is an American children's book written by Claire Huchet Bishop and illustrated by Kurt Wiese. It was originally published in 1938 by Coward-McCann. The book is a retelling of a Chinese folk tale, Ten Brothers.
Long ago in China lived a family with five brothers who resembled each other very closely. They each possessed a special talent. One can swallow the sea; one has an iron neck; one can stretch his legs; one can survive fire; and the last can hold his breath forever. When one of the brothers, a somehow very successful fisherman, agrees to let a young boy accompany him on his fishing trip, trouble results.
Read by Mark Ferrero, Children's Librarian at Skidompha Library, 2014.
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble is a children's picture book written and illustrated by William Steig. It won him the Caldecott Medal, his first of many Caldecott and Newbery Medal honors.
It tells the tale of Sylvester, a donkey from the fictional community of Oatsdale, who collects pebbles "of unusual shape and color."
One day he happens to come across a pebble that grants wishes. Immediately afterward, a lion scares Sylvester, and as a defense he wishes himself into a rock, the only thing he could think of at the moment.
Unfortunately, the magic pebble falls off the rock, and Sylvester is unable to revert to his donkey form as the pebble must be in contact with the wisher to work.
The rest of the story deals with the resulting aftermath: Sylvester's personal attempt to change back into his true self and his parents' search for their only son.
Read by Mark Ferrero, Children's Librarian at Skidompha Library, 2014.
Great stories of Rock & Roll by Bobby Whear, from the mid-coast of Maine.
This session presents a mix of artists, starting with Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist, Annie Lennox's "Why."
Bobby then recounts his tale of a long trip to New Haven to see Counting Crows ("Mr. Jones")--without tickets. Then, well, give it a listen.
Keep On Keepin’ On is an award winning documentary film about trumpeter Clark Terry. On this edition of The Jazz Beacon we hear how Clark Terry is keeping’ on.
This book begins with a small bug, named Van Vleck, yawning. This yawn spreads (as yawns are terribly contagious) and then the book follows various creatures, including the Foona Lagoona Baboona, the Collapsible Frink, the Chippendale Mupp, The Offt, and the Crandalls, throughout the lands who are sleeping, or preparing to sleep. Towards the end of the book the sleepers in the world are recorded by a special machine ("The Audio Telly O-Tally O-Count"). A Warning is printed on the inside cover of the book that "this book is to be read in bed" as it is intended to put children to sleep. The final line of the book is a simple, unmetered "Good night".
Read by Mal Gormley for Skidompha Library, Damariscotta, Maine, at the Center of the Universe.
Our soft-spoken raconteur from Walpole reveals some of the close encounters he's had with prominent figures of our times--and how he almost ran over Tiger Woods on a dark night on a golf course. You can't make this stuff up, folks.
It's BIG. It's ROUND. It's REALLY fuzzy! But...what is it? Whatever it is, there's no end of trouble when this big, round really FUZZY thing tumbles into the prairie-dog town. Who would have guessed that its arrival would cause a great fuzz frenzy? And what will happen when all the fuzz is gone?
Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel, award-winning picture book creators and fuzz fashionistas, present an outlandish adventure about greed, teamwork, and fabulous fuzziness.
Read by Dawn Greenleaf, Skidompha Summer Children's Librarian, 2014.
Bear has lots of money and lots of land and he's lazy. Hare has nothing but a hungry family--and he's smart. Hare is sure there's a way to share bear's wealth, so he and Mrs. Hare cook up a plan...
With roots in European folktales and the slave stories from the American South, Tops & Bottoms celebrates the trickster tradition of beating hardship by using one's wits. And an acre of hilarity tops it all off!
Adapted and illustrated by Janet Stevens. Read by Dawn Greenleaf, Children's Librarian, Skidompha Library 2014.
Louis Armstrong--"Satchmo" to his friends and devoted followers defined New Orleans' Second Line Jazz scene and brought it to the world over his long career.
Renowned for his charismatic stage presence and voice almost as much as for his trumpet-playing, Armstrong's influence extends well beyond jazz music, and by the end of his career in the 1960s, he was widely regarded as a profound influence on popular music in general.
Humorist and former entomologist (insect scientist)and South Bristol resident Bob Emmons recounts some of his bug-related adventures with amorous gypsy moths, an angry motorcycle gang member, insect recipes, tick racing, scary Indian spiders and more.
The sequel to The Cat In The Hat is even crazier than the original.
Once again, Sally and her unnamed brother are home alone for the day, but this time, their mother has left them with instructions to clear away a large amount of snow while she is out. However, they are soon interrupted in their work by the arrival of the Cat in the Hat. Read by Mal Gormley for Owl Radio.
Japanese Beetle season is upon us, so as a public service, Skidompha Library presents Board member Bob Emmons, an eminent former plant scientist and professor at a State of New York agricultural college who specialized in plant protection.
Bob's 26-minute presentation is loaded with useful information on the Japanese beetle life cycle and how to prevent these nuisances from destroying your garden--or your neighbor's.
Skidompha Library's own Rock & Roll Raconteur has put together the first of what we hope is many Rock Readings Shows for your listening pleasure. Bobby's a fan of the founding bands of Classic Rock. Here's his look back at Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
Skidompha Library's own Rock & Roll Raconteur has put together the first of what we hope is many Rock Readings Shows for your listening pleasure. Bobby's a fan of the founding bands of Classic Rock. Here's his look back at the greatest of them all, The Rolling Stones.
A wonderful tale about a dog who goes to sea. By Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Garth Williams. Read by Mal Gormley for Owl Radio.
The classic Theodore Geisel tale of two children and a fish on a rainy day while their mother is away. The Cat in the Hat saves the day! Read by Mal Gormley for Owl Radio