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Join us as Ocean House owner and award-winning author Deborah Goodrich Royce moderates a conversation with our featured author, New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis.
About the Author: Fiona Davis is the New York Times bestselling author of eight historical fiction novels set in iconic New York City buildings, including The Stolen Queen, The Magnolia Palace, The Address, and The Lions of Fifth Avenue, which was a Good Morning America book club pick. Her articles have appeared in publications like The Wall Street Journal and Oprah magazine.
She first came to New York as an actress, but fell in love with writing after getting a master's degree at Columbia Journalism School. Her books have been translated into over twenty languages, and she's based in New York City.
About The Stolen Queen: Egypt, 1936: When anthropology student Charlotte Cross is offered a coveted spot on an archaeological dig in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, she leaps at the opportunity. But after an unbearable tragedy strikes, Charlotte knows her future will never be the same.
New York City, 1978: Nineteen-year-old Annie Jenkins is thrilled when she lands an opportunity to work for iconic former Vogue fashion editor Diana Vreeland, who’s in the midst of organizing the famous Met Gala, hosted at the museum and known across the city as the “party of the year.” Though Annie soon realizes she’ll have her work cut out for her, scrambling to meet Diana’s capricious demands and exacting standards.
Meanwhile, Charlotte, now leading a quiet life as the associate curator of the Met’s celebrated Department of Egyptian Art, wants little to do with the upcoming gala. She’s consumed with her research on Hathorkare—a rare female pharaoh dismissed by most other Egyptologists as unimportant.
That is, until the night of the gala. When one of the Egyptian art collection’s most valuable artifacts goes missing . . . and there are signs Hathorkare’s legendary curse might be reawakening.
As Annie and Charlotte team up to search for the missing antiquity, a desperate hunch leads the unlikely duo to one place Charlotte swore she’d never return: Egypt. But if they’re to have any hope of finding the artifact, Charlotte will need to confront the demons of her past—which may mean leading them both directly into danger.
For more information about Fiona Davis, visit fionadavisbooks.com. For details on Deborah Goodrich Royce and the Ocean House Author Series, visit deborahgoodrichroyce.com
This week, Joe is featuring Pianist Paul Schemling from his 1995 North Star Records recording, “One For The Road.”
Newport Classical is the program's subject with Trevor Neal, Artistic Director, this week. We talk about their upcoming Annual Music Festival that will run at many locations in the Newport area, and listen to music related to those performances. For more information, you can go to www.newportclassical.org
On this month's episode of WCRI's Kids Hour, hosts Jamie and Skylar listen to music from shows nominated for Tony Awards this year! You'll hear music from Dead Outlaw, Hamilton, Death Becomes Her, Maybe Happy Endings, and more!
In this week's 95.9 Company Break program, Mike talks with Susan Adams of Herbwise Naturals in Westerly, RI. Herbwise Naturals has many homeopathic remedies, vitamins, etc. They have one of New England's most extensive inventories of bulk herbs and spices, and they can also order them as needed. Please get in touch with them by email at herbwisenaturals@gmail.com, call 401-596-7815, or visit herbwisenaturals.com
This week, Jane explores sentimental attachment in nature by asking the question, "What would you grab if you only had a couple of hours?"
This week, Joe features Pianist, Composer, and Arranger Bill Mays from his 2025 No Blooze Music recording, “SoundScape.”
This week Joe is featuring Composer, Arranger and Producer Quincy Jones from a 2022 Acrobat Music Compilation recording titled “Quincy Jones and His Orchestra; The Early Years.” DISC II.
Greg Abate, saxophonist, flutist, composer, arranger and member of the RI Music Hall of Fame, is our special guest this week. We talk about his many upcoming concerts and listen to some of the music from his multiple recordings. For more information you can go to www.gregabate.com
Doug tells us about Bartram's Franklin Tree this month on This Old Tree. John Bartram was a Quaker farmer near Philadelphia in the mid-18th century. So how did he become North America's first great botanist? And how did he and his son William find themselves in the wilds of southeastern Georgia, fighting off rain, hunger, and mosquitos, to find the rare and beautiful Franklin Tree (Franklinia alatamaha)? Come hear the story about why this tree at Bartram's Garden symbolizes the spirit of science and discovery.
This week, Joe is featuring Composer, Arranger, and Producer Quincy Jones from a 2022 Acrobat Music Compilation recording titled “Quincy Jones and His Orchestra; The Early Years.”
The subject of this week's program is A Cappella Holiday Music with Mike Maino. Mike has a chance to do the first in a series about great American a cappella groups. In this case, the artists are a group from Florida, “The Liberty Voices,” along with “Acoustix” from Dallas, and “Rockapella,” which has Rhode Island roots. For more information or comments, you can call (401) 294-9274, or email maino@classical959.com
Join Ocean House owner and author Deborah Goodrich Royce for a conversation with author Patricia Chadwick about her new book, Breaking Glass.
About Patricia Chadwick: Patricia Walsh Chadwick was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1948. She received her BA in Economics from Boston University and had a thirty-year career in the investment business, culminating as a Global Partner at Invesco. Today she sits on a number of corporate boards, and she blogs on issues social, economic, and political. She also mentors middle school girls at Our Lady Queen of Angels School in Harlem. In 2016, she founded and is the CEO of Anchor Health Initiative, a health care company that serves the needs of the LGBTQ community in Connecticut. She is married and lives in Connecticut with her husband. They have a daughter and a son.
About Breaking Glass: Kicked out of a cult at seventeen, Patricia Walsh Chadwick started on the bottom rung of the ladder in the world of business and worked her way to the top—breaking through the glass ceiling to become a global partner at Invesco.
Patricia grew up in a religious community-turned-cult in the Boston area. At the age of seventeen, she was forced out of her home, leaving behind her entire family, and without access to higher education. From her first job as a receptionist at a brokerage firm, she clawed her way up the ladder—rung by rung—in that bastion of male chauvinism: Wall Street. By going to college at night, she achieved her degree in economics from Boston University, and from there, she headed to New York City. With a drive that earned her the moniker “Witch of Wall Street,” she rose from the ranks of research analyst to portfolio manager, where she was responsible for billions of dollars in pension and endowment assets. A turning point in her life was giving birth to twins at the age of forty-five, and she continued forward in her career, becoming a global partner at Invesco. At the turn of the millennium, she left Wall Street behind and embarked on a second career as a corporate board director.
For more information about Patricia Chadwick, visit patriciachadwick.com. For details on Deborah Goodrich Royce and the Ocean House Author Series, visit deborahgoodrichroyce.com
Join Ocean House owner and author Deborah Goodrich Royce for a conversation with New York Times bestselling authors Martha Hall Kelly and Katherine Reay as they discuss their books The Golden Doves (Martha Hall Kelly) and The Berlin Letters (Katherine Reay).
About Martha Hall Kelly: Martha Hall Kelly’s debut novel LILAC GIRLS, about socialite Caroline Ferriday and her fight to help a group of concentration camp survivors, became an Instant NY Times bestseller in 2016 and sold over two million copies. Once the paperback stayed on the NYT list for fifty-four weeks and became published in fifty countries, she wrote two more novels: LOST ROSES, about Caroline’s mother, and SUNFLOWER SISTERS, about her great grandmother, which also became Instant NY Times bestsellers. Martha grew up in Massachusetts and now splits her time between Connecticut and New York City.
About The Golden Doves: Two female spies risk everything to hunt down an infamous Nazi in this sweeping, profound tale of bravery from the bestselling author of Lilac Girls.
About Katherine Reay: Katherine Reay is a national bestselling and award-winning author of several novels and one nonfiction work. For her fiction, Katherine writes love letters to books, and her novels are saturated with what she calls the “world of books.” They are character-driven stories that examine the past as a way to find one’s best way forward. In the words of The Bronte Plot’s Lucy Alling, Katherine writes of “that time when you don’t know where you’ll be, but you can’t stay as you are.” Katherine holds a BA and MS from Northwestern University and, after several moves across the globe, lives outside Chicago.
About The Berlin Letters: Bestselling author Katherine Reay returns with an unforgettable tale of the Cold War and a CIA code-breaker who risks everything to free her father from an East German prison.
For more information about Martha Hall Kelly, visit penguinrandomhouse.com. For more information about Katherine Reay, visit katherinereay.com. For details on Deborah Goodrich Royce and the Ocean House Author Series, visit deborahgoodrichroyce.com
This week, Joe is featuring Vocalist Ann Hampton Callaway from her 2006 Telarc Records recording, “Blues In The Night.”
The URI Holiday Extravaganza Music Festival is the subject of this week's program with David Gilliland, Artistic Director. We talk about the concerts that will be presented on December 7th at 2:00 and 7:00 PM at the URI Fine Arts Center. The event will feature over 180 performers. For more information, you can go to https://web.uri.edu/music/events
On this week's 95.9 Company Break, we speak with the Director of Marketing and Sales for StoneRidge Active Retirement Living in Mystic, CT, Jamie Cornell. Located just two miles from the riverfront, StoneRidge is a senior living community of doers and thinkers, artists and educators, lifelong learners, and dedicated volunteers. We support each other, learn from one another, and enjoy each other’s company. New retirement community residents tell us they’re surprised at how quickly everyone knows their name. Visit us, and it won’t be long before you feel connected to the people here. People who, like you, want to continue an active lifestyle in a corner of Connecticut close to their hearts. For more information, call 860-333-8995 or visit www.stoneridgelcs.com
In this week's WCRI Kids Hour, host Jamie listens to music from the hidden Disney classic film A Goofy Movie! This show is also sponsored locally by RI Comic Con Nov. 1-3, 2024
This week on A Walk In The Park, Jane shares that, at times, unfortunate circumstances make survival a challenge.
The RI Civic Choral and Orchestra is the subject of this week's program with Dr. Joshua Rohde, Music Director. We talk about their upcoming concerts and listen to some of the music presented on Saturday, November 16th, at the Block Island School on December 7th in Providence and December 8th in Manville. For more information, you can call 401-521-5670 or go to www.ricco.org
In this episode, host Doug Still introduces us to The Fabrykant Oak. The Fabrykant Oak, translated as the "Factory Owner's Oak," received 45,000 votes to become Europe's Tree of the Year. Located in Łódź, it captures the hearts of people in its home country of Poland and around the world. Full of personality and stunningly beautiful, the story of this Quercus Robur strikes deep into the city's culture and history. How does an old tree overcome the past to become a symbol of rebirth and a brighter future?
The Mary Kimball Hail Music Mansion, on the East Side of Providence, is the subject of this week's program with Peter Hail and Joe Parillo, secretary of the organization. We talk about their work to restore and maintain the historic Music Hall. We’ll also play some of the music that has been presented through the years and talk about upcoming events. For more information you can go to www.musicmansion.org
This week Joe is featuring Vocalist Mark Murphy,” from his 1997 Capitol Records compilation recording, titled “The Best of Mark Murphy.”
Join Ocean House owner and author Deborah Goodrich Royce for a conversation with our featured authors. This week, New York Times bestselling authors Allison Pataki and Emily Franklin discuss their books Finding Margaret Fuller (Pataki) and The Lioness of Boston (Franklin).
About Allison Pataki: Allison Pataki is the New York Times bestselling author of FINDING MARGARET FULLER, THE MAGNIFICENT LIVES OF MARJORIE POST, THE QUEEN’S FORTUNE, THE TRAITOR’S WIFE, THE ACCIDENTAL EMPRESS, SISI: EMPRESS ON HER OWN, WHERE THE LIGHT FALLS, as well as the nonfiction memoir BEAUTY IN THE BROKEN PLACES and two children’s books, NELLY TAKES NEW YORK and POPPY TAKES PARIS. Allison’s novels have been translated into more than twenty languages. A former news writer and producer, Allison has written for The New York Times, ABC News, The Huffington Post, USA Today, Fox News and other outlets. She has appeared on The TODAY Show, Good Morning America, Fox & Friends, Good Day New York, Good Day Chicago and MSNBC’s Morning Joe. Allison graduated Cum Laude from Yale University with a major in English.
About Finding Margaret Fuller: A “sweeping” (Entertainment Weekly) novel of America’s forgotten leading lady, the central figure of a movement that defined a nation—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post
About Emily Franklin: Emily Franklin is the bestselling author of more than twenty books. Her work has been published in The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Kenyon Review, and The Journal of the American Medical Association among many other places as well as featured and read aloud on National Public Radio, and named notable by the Association of Jewish Libraries. She lives outside of Boston with her family including four children and two dogs large enough to be lions. Her novel The Lioness of Boston, based on the life of trailblazer Isabella Stewart Gardner is in its sixth printing.
About The Lioness of Boston: “Brings Isabella Stewart Gardner fully, intimately alive—irrepressible and avid for life. In this richly compelling novel, Emily Franklin beautifully conjures this extraordinary woman and her world.”—Claire Messud, author of The Emperor’s Children.
For more information about bestselling author Allison Pataki, visit allisonpataki.com; for Emily Franklin, visit emilyfranklin.com. For information on Deborah Goodrich Royce and the Ocean House Author Series, visit deborahgoodrichroyce.com
This week on A Walk In The Park, Jane states there are times when we just need to reboot.
This week, Joe is featuring Saxophonist Michael Brecker and Trumpeter Randy Brecker from their 1992 GRP Records recording, “Return of the Brecker Brothers.”
Newport Classical is the program's subject with Trevor Neal, Artistic Director, this week. We talked about their past concert season, which ran at many venues throughout Newport and listened to music related to their upcoming performances. For more information, you can go to www.newportclassical.org
Join Ocean House owner and author Deborah Goodrich Royce for a conversation with our featured author. This week, New York Times bestselling author Beatriz Williams will be discussing her new novel, Husbands & Lovers.
About Beatriz Williams: Beatriz Williams is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of nineteen novels, including four novels in collaboration with bestselling authors Karen White and Lauren Willig. She graduated from Stanford University with an MBA in finance from Columbia University. Williams has won numerous awards for her novels, which have been translated into more than a dozen languages. She lives near the Connecticut shore with her husband and four children.
About Husbands & Lovers: Two women—separated by decades and continents and united by an exotic family heirloom—reclaim secrets and lost loves in this sweeping novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Summer Wives.
New England, 2022. Three years ago, single mother Mallory Dunne received the telephone call every parent dreads—her ten-year-old son, Sam, had been airlifted from summer camp with acute poisoning from a toxic death cap mushroom, leaving him fighting for his life. Now, searching for the donor kidney that will give her son a chance for a normal life, Mallory’s forced to confront two harrowing secrets from her past: her mother’s adoption from an infamous Irish orphanage in 1952 and her all-consuming summer romance fourteen years earlier with her childhood best friend, Monk Adams— one of the world’s most beloved singer-songwriters—a fairy tale cut short by a devastating betrayal.
Cairo, 1951. After suffering tragedy beyond comprehension in the war, Hungarian refugee Hannah Ainsworth has forged a respectable new life for herself—marriage to a wealthy British diplomat with a coveted posting in glamorous Cairo. But a fateful encounter with the enigmatic manager of a hotel bristling with spies leads to a passionate affair that will reawaken Hannah’s longing for everything she once lost. As revolution simmers in the Egyptian streets, a pregnant Hannah finds herself snared in a game of intrigue between two men . . . and an act of sacrifice that will echo down the generations.
Timeless and bittersweet, Husbands & Lovers takes readers on an unforgettable journey of heartbreak and redemption, from the revolutionary fires of midcentury Egypt to the moneyed beaches of contemporary New England. Acclaimed author Beatriz Williams has written a poignant and beautifully voiced novel of deeply human characters entangled by morally complex issues—of privilege, class, and the female experience—inside worlds brought shimmeringly to life.
For more information about bestselling author Beatriz Williams, beatrizwilliams.com. For information on Deborah Goodrich Royce and the Ocean House Author Series, visit deborahgoodrichroyce.com
This week on A Walk In The Park, Jane finds that nature seems to claim fond memories like we do.
The URI Guitar Festival is the subject of this week's program with Adam Levin, Artistic Director. We talk about the concerts that will be presented from October 13th to the 20th at several different locations. The event will feature over a dozen performers. For more information, you can go to uriguitarfestival.org
This week, Joe is featuring Pianist Marian McPartland,” from her 2000 Concord Records recording titled “The Single Petal of a Rose.”
This week on A Walk In The Park, Jane discusses what wild life might be thinking about humans.
This week Joe is featuring Pianist and Composer Sarah Jane Cion from her 1999 Naxos Records recording, titled “Moon Song.”
Tonight we talk about The Alzheimer’s Asscoiation Walk, a great fundraiser that helps the Association find a cure for the disease. Annie Murphy, Program Manager of the RI Chapter, talks about the five upcoming walks around the state, the first being on Block Island September 8th. For more information you can call (401) 400-3778, or go to www.alz.org
In this episode, host Doug Still introduces us to a 300-year-old Live Oak tree on the campus of Hampton University in Virginia that stuns visitors with its strength and beauty. It’s also an enduring symbol of a watershed moment in American history - the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War, which freed enslaved people in the rebel states. How could a tree play a role in that momentous event locally? What did emancipation truly mean to African Americans in 1863? How does the tree still inspire the hearts and imagination of people today?
This week The RI Film & TV Office is the subject of the program, with Steven Feinberg, Executive Director. We talk about many of the movie and television events that have been filmed in RI and listen to the music from them and others. For more information, call 401 222-3456 or go to www.film.ri.gov
On this week's Jazz After Dinner, Joe Features Trombonist and Vocalist Wycliffe Gordon and Bassist and Vocalist Jay Leonhart,” from their 2006 Bluesback Records recording “This Rhythm On My Mind.”
Join Ocean House owner and author Deborah Goodrich Royce for a conversation with author, podcaster, and book influencer Zibby Owens about her newly published novel, Blank.
About Zibby Owens: Zibby Owens is the author of Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature and the children’s book Princess Charming and is the editor of two anthologies: Moms Don’t Have Time to Have Kids: A Timeless Anthology and Moms Don’t Have Time To: A Quarantine Anthology. Creator and host of the award-winning daily podcast Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books, Zibby is the founder and CEO of Zibby Media, dubbed “the Zibby-verse” by the Los Angeles Times. It includes publishing house Zibby Books, online magazine Zibby Mag, Zibby’s Book Club, retreats, classes, and events. She also owns Zibby’s Bookshop, an independent bookstore in Santa Monica, California. A regular contributor to Good Morning America and other outlets, she loves recommending books as “NYC’s Most Powerful Book-fluencer” (Vulture). A graduate of Yale University and Harvard Business School, Zibby currently lives in New York (with frequent visits to LA) with her husband, Kyle Owens of Morning Moon Productions, and her four children ages nine to sixteen. Follow her on Instagram @zibbyowens and on Substack, where she tells it like it is.
About Blank: A wife, mother, and frustrated writer faces an impossible deadline for turning her life around in a hilarious debut novel about family, friendship, success, and exhilarating self-(re)discovery.
Pippa Jones is a fortyish former literary sensation who fears she will be a one-hit wonder. After the follow-up book she was almost done writing, Podlusters, had to be tossed (it ended up sharing a plot and title with superstar author Ella Rankin’s summer blockbuster!), she couldn’t write a thing. Months of staring at a blank page made her confidence vanish like a one-night stand. When she finds out that she has only five days left to finish (or rather, start) or repay an advance she’s already spent, Pippa has a brilliantly original idea. Okay, fine, her twelve-year-old son came up with it as a joke, but Pippa and her teenage daughter approved.
Pippa’s not only going to make a bold statement, but she’ll change the book world while she’s at it! Can she pull it off? At this point, she doesn’t have a choice.
When Pippa’s publisher gets intimately involved, it unlocks a series of plot twists she never saw coming. From the courtyards of posh Beverly Hills hotels and Malibu mega-mansions to Brentwood and Santa Monica bookstores, Pippa races against time—in her used Volvo—and discovers more about her career, marriage, family, friends, and herself than she ever could have dreamed up.
For more information about bestselling author Zibby Owens, please visit www.zibbyowens.com. For information on Deborah Goodrich Royce and the Ocean House Author Series, visit www.deborahgoodrichroyce.com
In this week's A Walk in the Park, Jane reminds herself that nature is always on the mend.
Theatre By The Sea's “42nd Street” production is the subject of this week's program, with Jessica Wockenfuss, Director and Choreographer, and Laura Guley, playing Peggy. We talked about the musical and listened to some of the very popular songs from the show. For more information, call (401) 782-8587 or go to www.theatrebythesea.com
This week's Jazz After Dinner with host Joe Parillo features Bassist and Composer Dave Holland,” from his 1999 ECM Records recording “Prime Directive.”
Join Ocean House owner and author Deborah Goodrich Royce for a conversation with bestselling author Dawn Tripp as they discuss her new book, Jackie.
About Dawn Tripp: Dawn Tripp is the author of the novel Georgia, which was a national bestseller, a finalist for the New England Book Award, and the winner of the Mary Lynn Kotz Award for Art in Literature. She is the author of three previous novels: Game of Secrets, Moon Tide, and The Season of Open Water, which won the Massachusetts Book Award for Fiction. Her poems and essays have appeared in the Virginia Quarterly Review, Harvard Review, AGNI, Conjunctions, and NPR. Tripp lives in Massachusetts with her sons.
About Jackie: Jackie is the story of a woman—deeply private with a nuanced, formidable intellect—who forged a legacy out of grief and shaped history even as she was living it. It is the story of a love affair, a complicated marriage, and the fracturing of identity that comes in the wake of unthinkable violence.
When Jackie meets the charismatic congressman Jack Kennedy in Georgetown, she is twenty-one and dreaming of France. She has won an internship at Vogue. Kennedy, she thinks, is not her kind of adventure: “Too American. Too good-looking. Too boy.” Yet she is drawn to his mind, his humor, his drive. The chemistry between them ignites. During the White House years, the love between two independent people deepens. Then, a motorcade in Dallas: “Three and a half seconds—that’s all it was—a slivered instant between the first shot, which missed the car, and the second, which did not. . . . A hypnotic burst of sunlight off her bracelet as she waved.”
This vivid, exquisitely written novel is at once a captivating work of the imagination and a window into the world of a woman who led many lives: Jackie, Jacks, Jacqueline, Miss Bouvier, Mrs. Kennedy, Jackie O.
For more information about bestselling author Dawn Tripp, please visit www.dawntripp.com. For information on Deborah Goodrich Royce and the Ocean House Author Series, visit www.deborahgoodrichroyce.com
This week, Core Memory Concerts is the subject of the program with Craig Maynard, Artistic Director. He'll talk about the upcoming season, which has been called one of the busiest in the area. We'll listen to some selections from the concerts that will be held, one next week and two this fall. For more information, you can go to www.corememorymusic.com
This week, Joe is featuring Pianist and Composer Chick Corea from his 1997 Stretched Records recording, “Chick Corea and Friends—Remembering Bud Powell.”
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews, Jane sheds light on an unfortunate truth.
On this month's WCRI's Kids Hour episode, host Jamie and Skylar listen to Sergei Prokofiev's Peter & The Wolf! Boris Karloff narrates this wonderful version of the story. Newport Classical will be hosting a performance called Children's Concert: WindSync performs Peter and the Wolf on Aug. 17th at 4 PM. To register for this free performance, please call 401-846-1133 ex. 1 or visit newportclassical.org/event/windsync
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews, Jane talks about appreciating nature as a means of moving forward.
This week Joe is featuring Pianist Zaccai Curtis,” from his 2024 Self-Published, TRR Collective recording, titled “Cubop Lives.”
Maestro Martin Piecuch is the subject of this week's program and we talk about his upcoming appearance at The LaGrua Center in Stonington CT. We’ll also listen some music performed by his saxophone quartet and discuss his many travels abroad and his upcoming trip to conduct an orchestra in Bulgaria. For more information about the LaGrua Center you can go to www.lagruacenter.org
In this episode, host Doug Still introduces us to a stunning copper beech tree in Ireland’s County Galway that attracts tourists from around the world. Lady Gregory was its owner, and she drew legendary writers of her day to her house and garden at Coole Park - William Butler Yeats, George Bernard Shaw, and others. If they were lucky, they were allowed to etch their names into the bark of what’s now known as the Autograph Tree. Learn the full story steeped in Irish literary history.
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews, Jane talks about trusting her gut when things look like a foolish endeavor.
Tonight we talk about The Coast Guard House, a great New England restaurant and landmark. Bob Leonard, Co-owner and Elisa Wybraniec, Wine Director, talk about the great food and the wine menu and the large variety CGH offers. We listen to music about the sea to set the mood. For more information you can call (401) 789-0700, or go to www.TheCoastGuardHouse.com
This week Joe is featuring Pianist and Vocalist Jamie Cullum from his 2004 Verve Records recording, titled “Twenty Something.”
Join Ocean House owner, actor, and bestselling author Deborah Goodrich Royce for a conversation with New York Times bestselling author Kristy Woodson Harvey will be discussing her new novel, A Happier Life. Refreshments
About Kristy Woodson Harvey: Kristy Woodson Harvey is the New York Times bestselling author of nine novels, including The Wedding Veil, Under the Southern Sky, and The Peachtree Bluff series, which is in development for television with NBC. A Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s school of journalism, her writing has appeared in numerous online and print publications, including Southern Living, Traditional Home, USA TODAY, Domino, and O. Henry. Kristy is the winner of the Lucy Bramlette Patterson Award for Excellence in Creative Writing and a finalist for the Southern Book Prize. Her books have received numerous accolades, including Southern Living’s Most Anticipated Beach Reads, Parade’s Big Fiction Reads, and Entertainment Weekly’s Spring Reading Picks. Kristy is the cocreator and cohost of the weekly web show and podcast Friends & Fiction. She blogs with her mom, Beth Woodson, on Design Chic, and loves connecting with fans on KristyWoodsonHarvey.com. She lives on the North Carolina coast with her husband and son where she is (always!) working on her next novel.
About A Happier Life: With “her signature warmth and Southern charm” (E! Online), the New York Times bestselling author of The Summer of Songbirds and the Peachtree Bluff series presents a tender and touching novel about a young woman who discovers the family she has always longed for when she spends a life-changing summer in North Carolina.
For more information about New York Times bestselling author Kristy Woodson Harvey, please visit www.kristywoodsonharvey.com. For information on Deborah Goodrich Royce and the Ocean House Author Series, visit www.deborahgoodrichroyce.com
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews, Jane states that sometimes observing is best.
This week, Joe is featuring Pianist, Composer, and Vocalist Eunice Waymon, a.k.a. Nina Simone, from a 1996 BMG Compilation titled “Released.”
Theatre By The Sea's production of “The Sound of Music” is the subject of this week's program with Michael Jablonski, Director and Choreographer, and Kim Sava, playing Maria. We talked about the musical and listened to some of the very popular songs from the show. For more information, you can call (401) 782-8587 or go to www.theatrebythesea.com
Join Ocean House owner, actor, and bestselling author Deborah Goodrich Royce for a conversation with author Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg. She will discuss her latest novel, Daughter of a Promise.
About Daughter of a Promise: Days after graduation, Betsabé Ruiz’s life in New York is turning out to be nothing less than cinematic. Although her first job at a white-shoe Wall Street investment bank is the opportunity of a lifetime, she is not prepared for the magnitude of wealth swirling about her, the long hours and close quarters that infuse her professional relationships with intimacy, nor an unexpected attraction to her boss. And like all great films, Betsabé’s New York dream comes with a twist that challenges her to find a balance between where she came from and where she’s going.
Narrated in the retrospective as a letter of wisdom to her unborn son, Daughter of a Promise captures not only Betsabé’s coming of age but also her journey to understand that deep-seated forces such as desire and love are more complicated than she ever could have imagined.
About Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg: Jeanne Blasberg is an award-winning and bestselling author and essayist. Her novel The Nine (SWP 2019) was honored with the 2019 Foreword Indies Gold Award in Thriller & Suspense and the Gold Medal and Juror’s Choice in the 2019 National Indie Excellence Awards, among others. Eden (SWP 2017), her debut, won the Benjamin Franklin Silver Award for Best New Voice in Fiction and was a finalist for the Sarton Women’s Book Award for Historical Fiction. A Smith College graduate, Jeanne is both a teacher of writing and a lifetime learner who serves on the boards of the Boston Book Festival and GrubStreet. She reviews contemporary fiction for the New York Journal of Books and was named a Southampton Writer’s Conference BookEnds Fellow in April 2021. She splits her time between Park City, Utah, and a regenerative farm in Verona, Wisconsin.
For more information about author Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg www.jeanneblasberg.com. For information on Deborah Goodrich Royce and the Ocean House Author Series, visit www.deborahgoodrichroyce.com
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews, Jane talks about not knowing what just happened.
This week Joe is featuring Pianist, Composer and Vocalist Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. a.k.a. “Dr. John,” from his 1998 Virgin Records recording, titled “Anutha Zone.”
This week, for a special show about the 60th Annual Block Island Music Festival, we feature Eddie Dillon, Composer, Arranger, Singer and Guitarist. We'll listen to some examples of his music and discuss the upcoming concert on July 27th at St. Andrew Church, which also features Trade Secret Quartet and Nantucket Sound Quartet which are both members of the Narragansett Bay Chorus. For more information you can go to www.singnbc.com or www.eddiedillon.com
On this month's episode of WCRI's Kids Hour, host Jamie and Skylar listen to a WCRI interview with the leadership of The Chorus of Westerly. We also hear music from some of their past performances!
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews, Jane recalls that she didn't always make the right decisions.
This week Joe is featuring Pianist, Composer and Vocalist Henry Roeland Byrd a.k.a. “Professor Longhair,” from the 1980 Alligator Records recording, titled “Crawfish Fiesta.”
American A Cappella presented by Theatre By The Sea is the subject of this week's program with Bob O’Connell, and Jamie Jones, who, along with myself Mike Maino, were part of the cast of TBTS’s 2017 presentation of Music Man. The reunion will bring our current groups together, Street Corner Four, Second Nature and the Narragansett Bay Chorus on Monday August 5th. For more information you can call (401) 782-8587 or go to www.theatrebythesea.co
Host Doug Still does a season one recap that features thematic highlights from the first 18 episodes, Doug's favorite songs about trees, and an interview with Dee Lee, arborist, and songwriter!
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews, Jane talks about day one of a very special relationship.
The Chorus of Westerly is the subject of this week's program with Ryan Saunders, Executive Director. We talk about their trip to Europe coming up July 4th though the 16th and listen to music that will be performed in some of the concerts there. For more information you can call (401) 596-8663 or go to www.chorusofwesterly.org
This week Joe is featuring Trumpeter Jerry Gonzalez from his 1995 Sunnyside Records recording, titled “Ya Yo Me Cure.”
This special Kingston Chamber Music Festival concert on WCRI highlights some of the performances at their 2023 music festival. The Kingston Chamber Music Festival (KCMF) will celebrate its 36th season this summer. The two-week festival brings renowned musicians and young, rising artists to perform seven exciting concerts in Edwards Auditorium at the University of Rhode Island. KCMF also presents special concerts and events in varied settings throughout the year. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (401) 308-3614 or visit www.kingstonchambermusic.org
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews, Jane talks about seeing the balance of nature first hand.
This week Joe is featuring Pianist Thelonious Monk and Saxophonist John Coltrane from their 1957 Blue Note Records recording, titled “Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall.”
Theatre By The Sea's production of “Tootsie” is the subject of this week's program with Richard Hinds, Director and Choreographer, Brooke Jacob, who plays the role of Sandy, and Kyle Nicholas Anderson, playing Michael/Dorothy. We talk about the musical and listen to some of the songs from the show. For more information you can call (401) 782-8587 or go to www.theatrebythesea.com
Newport Classical is the program's subject with Trevor Neal, Artistic Director, this week. We talk about their upcoming Concert Season at many venues throughout Newport that runs from July 4th to the 21st. For more information, you can go to https://www.newportclassical.org/
This week, Joe is featuring Saxophonist Julian “Cannonball” Adderley from his 1963 Riverside Records recording titled “Jazz Workshop Revisited.”
Join Ocean House owner, actor, and bestselling author Deborah Goodrich Royce for a conversation with New York Times bestselling authors and mother/son duo Elliott Ackerman and Joanna Leedom-Ackerman. They discuss their books: Joanne Leedom-Ackerman’s The Far Side of the Desert and Elliott Ackerman’s 2054.
About the Authors:
Elliot Ackerman is the author of the novels Halcyon, Red Dress in Black and White, Waiting for Eden, Dark at the Crossing, Green on Blue, and the memoirs The Fifth Act and Places and Names. His books have been nominated for numerous awards, including the National Book Award, the Andrew Carnegie Medal in fiction and nonfiction, and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. He is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and a Marine veteran, having served five tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, where he received the Silver Star, the Bronze Star for Valor, and the Purple Heart.
About 2054:
From the acclaimed authors of the runaway New York Times bestseller 2034 comes another explosive work of speculative fiction set twenty years further in the future, at a moment when a radical leap forward in artificial intelligence combines with America’s violent partisan divide to create an existential threat to the country, and the world
It is twenty years after the catastrophic war between the United States and China that brought down the old American political order. A new party has emerged in the US, holding power for over a decade. Efforts to cement its grip have resulted in mounting violent resistance. The American president has control of the media but is beginning to lose control of the streets. Many fear he’ll stop at nothing to remain in the White House. Suddenly, he collapses in the middle of an address to the nation. After an initial flurry of misinformation, the administration reluctantly announces his death. A cover-up ensues, conspiracy theories abound, and the country descends into a new type of civil war.
A handful of elite actors from the worlds of computer science, intelligence, and business have a fairly good idea of what happened. All signs point to a profound breakthrough in AI, of which the remote assassination of an American president is hardly the most game-changing ramification. The trail leads to an outpost in the Amazon rainforest, the last known whereabouts of the tech visionary who predicted this breakthrough. As some of the world’s great powers, old and new, state and nonstate alike, struggle to outmaneuver one another in this new Great Game of scientific discovery, the outcome becomes entangled with the fate of American democracy.
Combining a deep understanding of AI, biotech, and the possibility of a coming Singularity, along with their signature geopolitical sophistication, Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis have once again written a visionary work. 2054 is a novel that reads like a thriller, even as it demands that we consider the trajectory of our society and its potentially calamitous destination.
Joanne Leedom-Ackerman is a novelist, short story writer, and journalist. Her works of fiction include Burning Distance, The Dark Path to the River, and No Marble Angels. She has published PEN Journeys: Memoir of Literature on the Line and was the editor for The Journey of Liu Xiaobo: From Dark Horse to Nobel Laureate. Former International Secretary of PEN International, she is a Vice President of PEN International and a former board member and Vice President of PEN American Center. She serves on the boards of Refugees International, the International Center for Journalists, the American Writers Museum, and Words Without Borders and is an emeritus director of Poets and Writers, the PEN/Faulkner Foundation, and Human Rights Watch and an emeritus trustee of Brown University and Johns Hopkins University. Joanne is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Texas Institute of Letters. A former The Christian Science Monitor reporter, Joanne has taught writing at New York University, City University of New York, Occidental College, and the University of California at Los Angeles extension.
About The Far Side of the Desert: A terrorist attack—a kidnapping—the ultimate vacation gone wrong Sisters Samantha and Monte Waters are vacationing together in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, enjoying a festival and planning to meet with their brother, Cal—but the idyllic plans are short-lived. When terrorists’ attacks rock the city around them, Monte, a U.S. foreign service officer, and Samantha, an international television correspondent, are separated, and one of them is whisked away in the frenzy.
The family mobilizes, using all their contacts to try to find their missing sister, but to no avail. She has vanished. As time presses on, the outlook darkens. Can she be found, or is she a lost cause? And, even if she returns, will the damage to her and those around her be irreparable?
Moving from Spain to Washington to Morocco to Gibraltar to the Sahara Desert, The Far Side of the Desert is a family drama and political thriller that explores links of terrorism, crime, and financial manipulation, revealing the grace that ultimately foils destruction.
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews, Jane talks about getting busy before its too late.
This week Coffeemilk Opera Company is the subject of the program with Krista Wilhelnsen, Co- founder and Artistic Director. We listen to some music from and talk about their first season and the plans for two concerts in September. For more information you can email coffeemilkopera@gmail.com or go to www.coffeemilkopera.com.
This week Joe is featuring Vocalist Diane Reeves from her 1991 Blue Note Records recording, titled “I Remember.”
On this month's episode of WCRI's Kids Hour, host Jamie and Skylar listen to music from Anime and discuss the upcoming R.I. Anime Con!
This month, The 95.9 Company Break welcomes Lisa Toth - Marketing Director of The Seasons, and Ashley Leonardo of Grand View Gardens. The Seasons in East Greenwich is a special not-for-profit assisted living residence offering traditional assisted living and memory care neighborhoods. Founded in 2002, The Seasons has continued the legacy of excellence established by their founders, Steere House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center and Scandinavian Home. As a not-for-profit organization, they are focused on the quality of care and services they provide to their residents versus the daily pressures to increase “the bottom line” by owners or investors. All resources are invested into their community and used to increase staffing, improve facilities, and enhance services or activities.
Grandview Gardens at The Seasons is a safe and caring neighborhood for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, and other memory impairments. We’ve created a therapeutic environment where our compassionate, professional, and experienced staff works to provide understanding, support, and encouragement to residents and their families. Their goal is to facilitate independence, comfort, and security while surrounding your loved one with a sense of belonging and community.
For more information, call (401) 884-9099 or visit theseasons.org
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews, Jane talks about how old skills come back to us.
The Narragansett Bay Symphony Community Orchestra is the subject of this week's program with John Eells, Founding Music Director and Ivan Kirschner, Past President. We talk about their upcoming concert, and listen to some of the music that will be presented on June 9th at the GAMM Theater. For more information you can call (401) 274-4578 or go to www.nabsco.org
This week Joe is featuring Vocalist and Pianist Diana Krall from her 1997 Impulse Records recording, titled “Love Scenes.”
Host Doug Still introduces you to The Founders' Oak in this month's episode of This Old Tree. The Founder's Oak in New Braunfels is a "Famous Tree of Texas." The 300-year-old live oak has given shelter to a Spanish Mission, a German Prince who brought thousands of settlers, old Texas families that date back to the Alamo, and the Comanche Nation. Its rich cultural history includes a new designation as a "Comanche Marker Tree." What is it about this tree's history that mirrors the founding of Texas itself?
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews, Jane shows there is humor in nature.
This week Joe is featuring Saxophonist Stanley Turrentine from his 1961 Blue Note Records recording, titled “Blue Hour.”
Theatre By The Sea's opening production of the 2024 season, A Chorus Line is the subject of this week's program, with Josh Walden, director and Amanda Lamotte, who plays the role of Bebe. We talk about the musical and listen to some of the very popular songs from the show. For more information you can call (401) 782-8587 or go to www.theatrebythesea.com
Join Ocean House owner, actor, and bestselling author Deborah Goodrich Royce for a conversation with New York Times bestselling authors Susannah Marren, Laura Zigman, and Dara Levan, who will be discussing their novels, new in paperback.
About the Authors:
Susannah Marren is the author of Between the Tides, A Palm Beach Wife, A Palm Beach Scandal, and Maribelle’s Shadow. Susannah has been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, New York Post, Chicago Tribune, Elle, and Marie Claire and has appeared on national television, including the Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS, CNN, and MSNBC. Several of her titles have been optioned by Lifetime and HBO. She has served as a literary panelist for the New York State Council on the Arts, as a judge for the International Emmys, and as Vice Chair of the Mentoring Committee of the Women’s Leadership Board at the JFK School of Government, Harvard. Her featured novel is Maribelle’s Shadow.
About Maribelle’s Shadow: When her adored and impressive husband, Samuel, dies suddenly, the secrets and lies between Maribelle and her sisters rise to the surface. Compounding the anguish, the authenticity of their socially ambitious mother and lavish lifestyle of mansions, privilege, and couture clothes is thrown into doubt.
Each sister realizes she must fend for herself as their carefully constructed image unravels. The pathway out is steep and worth any risk. Until the winner takes all.
Laura Zigman is the author of six novels, including Small World, Separation Anxiety (which was optioned by Julianne Nicholson and the production company Wiip for a limited television series); Animal Husbandry (which was made into the movie Someone Like You, starring Hugh Jackman and Ashley Judd), Dating Big Bird, Her, and Piece of Work. She has ghostwritten/collaborated on several works of non-fiction, including Eddie Izzard’s New York Times bestseller, Believe Me; been a contributor to the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Huffington Post; produced a popular online series of animated videos called Annoying Conversations; and was the recipient of a Yaddo residency. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she helps clients via Zoom, phone, and sometimes in person with their writing. Her featured novel is Small World.
About Small World
A year after her divorce, Joyce is settling into being single again. She likes her job archiving family photos and videos, and she’s developed a secret comforting hobby: trolling the neighborhood social networking site, Small World, for posts that help solve life’s easiest problems. When her older sister, Lydia, also divorced, calls to tell her she’s moving back east from Los Angeles after almost thirty years away, Joyce invites Lydia to move into her Cambridge apartment. Temporarily. Just until she finds a place of her own.
But their unlikely cohabitation—not helped by annoying new neighbors upstairs—turns out to be the post-divorce rebound relationship Joyce hadn’t planned on. Instead of forging the bond she always dreamed of having with Lydia, their relationship frayed. They rarely discuss the loss of their sister, Eleanor, who was significantly disabled and died when she was only ten years old. When new revelations from their family’s history come to light, will those secrets further split them apart or, of course, correct their connection for the future?
Written with wry humor and keen sensitivity, Small World is a powerful novel of sisterhood and hope—a reminder that sometimes you must look back to move ahead.
Dara Levan is the creator and host of Every Soul Has a Story, a podcast in which she interviews inspiring people from around the globe. Her calling to impact others began at the age of twelve in her hometown of North Miami Beach, Florida, when she interviewed the nursing home residents where her grandmother lived and wrote their stories. As an undergrad at Indiana University, Dara earned a BA in English and pursued a career in journalism but decided to pivot and return to South Florida to earn her MS in Communication Sciences and Disorders. Dara stopped practicing speech therapy to return to full-time writing. Actively involved in her community, she is currently a board member of the Community Foundation of Broward and a board member of Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation/Memorial Hospital Foundation and the Community Foundation of Broward. Dara served as a board member of the Goodman Jewish Family Services (JFS) of Broward County and Junior Achievement of South Florida. She is also a founding member of the Circle of Friends for the Alvin Sherman Library Research, Information, and Technology Center at Nova Southeastern University. Dara is a member of the Women’s Fiction Writers Association, Women’s National Book Association, and the Authors Guild. Her featured novel is It Could Be Worse.
About It Could Be Worse
Mired in self-doubt and blind loyalty, Allegra Gil suspects her charmed life may be a gilded cage. She has a devoted husband, Benito, two loving children, a thriving therapy practice, and lifelong friends. But when a surprising discovery in a piano bench reveals a shocking family secret, Allegra questions everything she thought she knew about the two people who raised her. Was it true? Did her father, a respected pediatric neurosurgeon, harm instead of heal? And Allegra’s mother—how much did she know?
As the past threatens the present, Allegra plays the song of what was, what is, and what may never be in this “powerful and poignant story about letting go” (Jean Meltzer, international bestselling author of The Matzah Ball).
Composed with the cadence of a waltz—up, up, down—through flashbacks to childhood memories in Miami and a music camp in Michigan, It Could Be Worse is a heartwarming, at times heart-wrenching, multigenerational story of a woman supported and embraced by many while shaken to the core by a few. “The gorgeous prose and raw, unflinching narrative both heal and inspire. A stunning debut.” (Samantha M. Bailey, USA Today and #1 international bestselling author of Woman on the Edge)
For more information about the authors, please visit Susannah Marren, Laura Zigman, and Dara Levan. For information on Deborah Goodrich Royce and the Ocean House Author Series, visit www.deborahgoodrichroyce.com
Music On The Hill is the subject of this week's program with Emily Atkinson, Executive Director of the festival. We talk about their upcoming concerts and listen to some of the music from the programs being presented May 27th to June 8th. For more information you can call 401-738-5632, or go to www.musiconthehillri.org
This week Joe is featuring Saxophonist Phil Woods from his 1991 Chesky Records recording, titled “The Little Big Band; Real Life.”
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews, Jane observes nature & coexistence.
Join Ocean House owner, actor, and bestselling author Deborah Goodrich Royce for a conversation with award-winning author Jeffrey Blount. Blount discusses his latest novel, Mr. Jimmy From Around the Way.AboutMr. Jimmy From Around the Way: James Henry Ferguson doesn’t belong here. After a highly publicized fall from grace, James attempts to flee from the chaos in his life. He ends up in a community he had never heard of before, one that has been neglected and ignored by everyone in rural Ham, Mississippi. A place of abject poverty, the neighborhood is commonly referred to as “Around the Way.” Within a place forgotten by the rest of the world, politics can be a dangerous game. When a troubling discovery is made, the entire neighborhood is rocked to its core and James is forced to confront his own past in order to help the community have a future. He will have to find the strength to fight for the neighbors he once disregarded and avert a heart-breaking disaster. A self-identified failure is forced to uncover the wisdom of his past in order to recognize that money can’t solve every problem. Full of never-ending twists and turns, no one can prepare themselves for the surprises in store. Mr. Jimmy From Around the Way is a story about failure, self-discovery, empowerment, and the possibility of redemption.
For more information about Jeffrey Blount, please visit www.jeffreyblount.com For information on Deborah Goodrich Royce and the Ocean House Author Series, visit www.deborahgoodrichroyce.com
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews, Jane talks about an encounter with an Oriole who wanted things just so.
This week, Joe is featuring Vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater from her 2000 Verve Records recording titled “Live At Yoshi’s.”
The Kingston Chamber Music Festival is the subject of this week's program with Natalie Zhu, Artistic Director and Anna Gray, Communication Coordinator. We talk about the upcoming Festival and listen to some of the amazing music that will be presented from July 24th to August 4th. For more information, you can go to www.kingstonchambermusic.org
This month, The 95.9 Company Break welcomes actress, author, and philanthropist Deborah Goodrich Royce. Deborah's thrillers examine puzzles of identity. Reef Road, a national bestseller, was named one of the best books of 2023 by Kirkus Reviews and an Indie Next pick by the American Bookseller’s Association. Ruby Falls won the Zibby Award for Best Plot Twist, and Finding Mrs. Ford was hailed by Forbes, Book Riot, and Good
Morning America’s “best of” lists.
The Ocean House Author Series—a salon style conversation that Deborah hosts in partnership with Bank Square Books—brings world-class authors to the stunning seaside location of Watch Hill, RI. It has featured a wide range of fiction and nonfiction writers including Chris Bohjalian, Katie Couric, Emma Straub, and many more. With fellow authors, Luanne Rice and Amy Scheibe, she is currently creating the Deer Mountain Writers’ Retreat in the Catskills.
Deborah writes a quarterly column for Hey Rhody Magazine, sharing her book recommendations and news with the Ocean State. She began as an actress on All My Children and in multiple films, before transitioning to the role of story editor at Miramax Films, developing Emma and early versions of Chicago and A Wrinkle in Time.
Deborah holds a bachelor’s degree in modern foreign languages and an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Lake Erie College.
With her husband, Chuck, Deborah restored the Avon Theatre, Ocean House Hotel, Deer Mountain Inn, United
Theatre, Martin House Books, and numerous Main Street revitalization projects in Rhode Island and the Catskills. She serves on multiple governing and advisory boards. For more information on Deborah visit deborahgoodrichroyce.com or oceanhouseri.com
In this week's WCRI Kids Hour, hosts Jamie and Spencer listen to parts of documentaries about the scores & sounds of Star Wars along with some of the music to celebrate May the 4th!
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews, Jane talks about a pattern of hope.
The Mystic River Chorale is the subject of this week's program with Frank Zilinyi, Artistic Director. We talk about what the Chorale has done in the last season and their concert coming up on Sunday, May 19th, at 4 PM in Harkness Chapel at Connecticut College. For more information, you can go to www.mysticriverchorale.org
Featuring Saxophonist Ike Quebec from his 1987 Mosaic Records recording, titled “Blue Note 45, Originally released on Blue Note in 1961.”
In this month's episode of This Old Tree, host Doug Still introduces us to The Brontë Oak, which is a massive white oak tree in Oakville, Ontario, that has been threatened by every type of construction project imaginable. Logging, overhead power lines, a regional water conduit, highway expansion, you name it. But in the face of multi-billion dollar corporations, it still stands thanks to the collective efforts of a persuasive neighbor, two savvy arborists, an 87-year-old schoolteacher, a tuned-in Town Councilor, and a favorite Canadian folk-rock singer.
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews, Jane talks about a mind set that is so easy to slip into.
This week Joe is featuring Pianist & Vocalist Mose Allison from his 1962 and 1966 Atlantic Records, recordings titled “I Don’t Worry About A Thing and Mose Live.”
Theatre By The Sea's announcement of the 2024 season is the subject of this week's program with Bill Hanney, owner of the theatre and Karen Kessler, Director of Marketing. We talk about this summer's musicals and listen to some of the very popular songs from: Chorus Line, Tootsie, The Sound of Music and 42nd Street. For more information you can call (401) 782-8587or go to www.theatrebythesea.com
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews, Jane discusses the three minutes before the eclipse.
This week, Joe is featuring The Ray Brown Trio from their 1989 Concord Jazz Records recording titled “Bam, Bam, Bam.”
This special “Late Night” Conducting Conversations program features artists Del-Bourree Bach, Nancy Gaucher-Thomas, and David Witbek. We discuss their three-person art show at the Providence Art Club that will run from May 12th to the 31st, with a special reception on May 19th from 2 to 4 PM. For more information, you can go to www.providenceartclub.org
This week, Westminster Youth String Ensemble is the program's subject with Kathleen Curran Monroe, Director. We talk about the upcoming season and the Spring Concert on Sunday, May 5th, at 3 PM at the Westerly Armory in Westerly and also listen to some selections of past concerts. For more information, you can call 401.596.5225 or go to www.westminsterstrings.org
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews, Jane talks about newer forms of waiting that don't offer much relief.
The Narragansett Bay Symphony Community Orchestra is the subject of this week's program with John Eells, Founding Music Director, and special guests Joseph Amante Y Zapata and Krista Wilhelmsen. We discussed their upcoming concert and listened to some of the music presented on April 28th at E. Providence H. S. Auditorium. For more information, you can call (401) 274-4578 or go to www.nabsco.org
This week, Joe is featuring Saxophonist Paul Desmond from his 1975 Verve Records recording “The Paul Desmond Quartet Live.”
This month, The 95.9 Company Break welcomes Joanna Papineau Allen, owner of OMO Jewels & Gifts. OMO is a curated collection of American-made jewelry, ceramics, hand-blown glass, and more. They represent artists nationwide who are committed to their craft and offer only the highest quality goods. They are constantly finding new and unique items to add to our selection of wonderfully handcrafted works. Whether you're looking for a wedding, baby, hostess gift, or even a treat for yourself, OMO has that special something. Complimentary gift wrap and bridal registry are available. For more information, call 860-961-4678 or visit omojewels.com
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane looks at how the smallest examples in nature can be the greatest inspiration.
Musica Dolce is the subject of this week's program with Paul Rosenbloom, Artistic Director. We talk about their upcoming concerts and listen to some of the music from the program being presented on Sunday, October 15th, 2 PM at St. Paul’s Church in Wickford. For more information you can go to www.musicadolce.org
This week Joe is featuring Trumpet Player/Vocalist Doc Chanonhouse from his 2023 Self-published CD titled “The Gulf Stream Quartet.”
Join Ocean House owner, actor, and bestselling author Deborah Goodrich Royce for a conversation with author Karen White to discuss her latest novel The House on Prytania (A Royal Street Novel, Book 2). Karen White is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of 34 books, including the Tradd Street series, The Last Night in London, Dreams of Falling, The Night the Lights Went Out, Flight Patterns, The Sound of Glass, and A Long Time Gone. She is the coauthor of The Lost Summers of Newport, All the Ways We Said Goodbye, The Glass Ocean and The Forgotten Room with New York Times bestselling authors Beatriz Williams and Lauren Willig. She grew up in London but now lives with her husband near Atlanta, Georgia. For more information or to purchase her books visit www.karen-white.com. For more information on Deborah Goodrich Royce and the Ocean House Author Series visit deborahgoodrichroyce.com
On this months episode of WCRI's Kids Hour hosts Jamie and Spencer take a musical trip around Walt Disney Worlds Magic Kingdom...All Aboard!
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane beams with joy about one of natures gifts!
On this weeks 95.9 Company Break we speak with Director of Marketing and Sales for StoneRidge Active Retirement Living in Mystic, CT Jamie Cornell. Located just two miles from the riverfront, StoneRidge is a senior living community of doers and thinkers, artists and educators, lifelong learners and dedicated volunteers. We support each other, learn from one another and enjoy each other’s company. New residents of our retirement community tell us they’re surprised how quickly everyone knows their name. Visit us and it won’t be long before you feel connected to the people who live here. People who, like you, want to continue an active lifestyle in a corner of Connecticut that’s close to their hearts. For more information call 860-333-8995 or visit www.stoneridgelcs.com
The South Kingstown 300th Celebration is the subject of this week's program with Kenny Burke, Committee Member and Jen Ferry, Executive Director of S. C. Art. We talk about the year long 300th Anniversary Celebration and focus on the events that will happen on 9/9 called the Trifecta. The music is from three of the groups that will be performing that day. For more information you can go to www.southkingstownri.com
This week Joe is featuring Pianist Tom White from his 2023 Self-published CD titled “Tom White Trio.”
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane looks at how some relationships work, some don't, and how some unfold.
In this months This Old Tree host Doug Still explores The Charter Oak. King James II of England threatened to revoke the precious Charter of Connecticut in 1687, and sent one of his men to retrieve it. That meant an end to the colony's limited democracy and independence. But before it was exchanged during a key meeting, a hero slipped out of the room with it under his arm and hid it within the cavity of an old oak tree. That tree - the Charter Oak - is now a state icon. Get the full story here!
The Historic Music of Newport is the subject of this week's program with Mark Stickney, founder of the organization. We'll talk about his work to restore or discover the thousands of pieces of music written in and around Newport. He’ll also play some of the music that he has brought back to life. For more information you can go to www.historicmusicofnewport.org
On this week’s Jazz After Dinner Joe is featuring Vocalist Tony Bennett from his 1994 Columbia Records recording titled “Unplugged.”
Join Ocean House owner, actor, and bestselling author Deborah Goodrich Royce for a conversation with novelist Kristy Woodson Harvey, to discuss her latest novel, The Summer of Songbirds. Southern fiction writer Kristy Woodson Harvey is the bestselling author of nine novels including The Wedding Veil and The Peachtree Bluff Series, which is currently in development with NBC with Kristy as co-writer and co-executive producer. Kristy is also a co-founder and co-host of the hit weekly web show and podcast, Friends & Fiction. For more information or to purchase her books visit kristywoodsonharvey.com. For more information on Deborah Goodrich Royce and the Ocean House Author Series visit deborahgoodrichroyce.com
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...examines how in nature there is always a pull toward balance.
This week Core Memory Concerts is the subject of the program with Craig Maynard, Artistic Director. He will talk about the upcoming season that has been called one of the busiest in the area and listen to some selections from the concerts that will be held this fall. For more information you can go to www.corememorymusic.com
On this week’s Jazz After Dinner Joe features vocalist Tony Bennett from his 1975 Fantasy Records recording titled “The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album.” Also a few tunes from the 1990 Delta Records Recording “Tony Bennett and the Count Basie Orchestra.”
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane reports what she experienced on one trip home from work.
On the occasion of his recent passing, Tony Bennett, is the subject of this week's program with special guest Elizabeth Falk, Director, singer, dancer, actress and someone that worked with Tony. We talk about how she met him, their times together and listen to some of the great songs that he recorded.
On this week’s Jazz After Dinner Joe feature’s vocalist Tony Bennett from his 1992 Columbia Records recording titled “Perfectly Frank.”
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane shares how we are all part of nature if we choose to look at it that way.
On this months episode of WCRI's Kids Hour hosts Jamie and Skylar listen to music from films about heat like, Rango, Jaws and more. They discuss their trip to R.I. Anime Con and listen some music from Anime shows and movies!
On this weeks 95.9 Company Break we check in with Beach Rose Café' owner Marie Case. The Beach Rose Café’s menu consists of a variety of tasty items made with locally sourced products and farm fresh ingredients. They offer traditional café items like tea and coffee drinks, muffins, salads, sandwiches and more, as well as several different cast iron bites. The café is open Friday-Tuesday from 6:30am-2:30pm year round. For more information call (401) 213-6021 or visit www.thebeachrosecafe.com
Theatre By The Sea's exciting 2023 season is the subject of this week's program, with Karen Kessler, General manager of the theatre. We talk about this summer's fourth musical, The Jersey Boys, and listen to some of the very popular songs from this story based on The Four Seasons. For more information you can call (401) 782-8587 or go to www.theatrebythesea.com
This week Joe is featuring Vocalist Tony Bennett from his 1986 Columbia Records recording titled “16 Most Requested Songs.”
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane takes a look at breaking the surface.
In this months This Old Tree host Doug Still explores Luna Endures: A Redwood's Survival Tale. Luna is a 200 ft tall redwood tree that towers on a ridge deep within a privately owned forest in northern California. You may remember Julia Butterfly Hill's remarkable 2-year "tree sit" in the 1990's that helped save the tree and shed light on the indiscriminate clearcutting of redwood forests. But after an agreement was reached to save the redwood and the national news media left, another crisis arose that threatened Luna's existence, introduced new heroes, and ushered in a new era of collaboration.
This week Joe is featuring pianist Ramsey Lewis from his 1996
GRP Records recording titled "Between The
Keys."
The 90th Anniversary Barn Bash at Theatre By The Sea is the subject of this week's program with Karen Kessler, General manager of the Theatre. We talk about the amazing line up of talented performers that have been on the Barn’s stage in years past and listen to some of the very popular songs they sang. For more information you can call (401) 782-8587, or go to www.theatrebythesea.com
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane confronts the ever present hunting instincts of a domesticated cat.
This week we feature Ray Brown, on air personality of WCRI's Classical Network. We'll talk about his weekly Saturday morning show “Talkin’ Birds”, find out the latest news about birds and listen to music that has a connection to Ray or is just for the birds! For more information about Ray and his program you can go to our web site www.classical959.com or to www.talkinbirds.com
This week on Jazz After Dinner Joe features Timbale Player/Band Leader Tito Puente from his 1999 RMM Records recording titled “Mambo Birdland.”
Join Ocean House owner, actor, and bestselling author Deborah Goodrich Royce for a conversation with Avery Carpenter Forrey to discuss her debut novel Social Engagement, set right here in Watch Hill! Avery Carpenter Forrey was a founding team member and Managing Editor at theSkimm, where she co-wrote the #1 NY Times bestseller How to Skimm Your Life, breaking down some of the less glamorous parts of being an adult from personal finance to stress management. For more information or to purchase her books visit www.averycarpenterforrey.com. For more information on Deborah Goodrich Royce and the Ocean House Author Series visit deborahgoodrichroyce.com
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane explores nature's music to our ears.
This week on Jazz After Dinner Joe features Multi Reed Player Paquito D’Rivera from his 1989 Chesky Records recording titled “Tico Tico.”
The Kingston Chamber Music Festival is the subject of this week's program with Natalie Zhu, Artistic Director and Dr. Beth Etter, Executive Director. We talk about the upcoming Festival and listen to some of the amazing music that will be presented from July 26th to August 6th. For more information you can go to www.kingstonchambermusic.org
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane looks at how growing vegetation can change our perception.
Theatre By The Sea's exciting 2023 season is the subject of this week's program, with Bill Hanney, owner of the theatre. We talk about this summer's third musical, The Bodyguard and listen to some of the very popular songs from this story based on the very popular movie. For more information call (401) 782-8587, or go to www.theatrebythesea.com
This week on Jazz After Dinner Joe features Pianist Michel Camilo from his 2003 Telarc Records recording titled “Live at the Blue Note.”
Join Ocean House owner, actor, and bestselling author Deborah Goodrich Royce for a conversation with novelist Katherine Reay to discuss her latest novel, A Shadow in Moscow: A Cold War Novel. Katherine Reay is a national bestselling and award-winning author of several novels. She has enjoyed a lifelong affair with books and history, and brings that love to her stories. Katherine has also written one full-length nonfiction work. She holds a BA and MS from Northwestern University, graduating Phi Beta Kappa, and has lived across the country with a few years in England and Ireland as well. A full-time author and mother of three children, Katherine and her husband currently live outside Chicago, IL. For more information or to purchase her books visit katherinereay.com. For more information on Deborah Goodrich Royce and the Ocean House Author Series visit deborahgoodrichroyce.com
Join Ocean House owner, actor, and bestselling author Deborah Goodrich Royce for an enriching conversation with CNN entertainment reporter Chloe Melas. Chloe Melas covers breaking celebrity news, industry analyses and in-depth investigations for the major US news source CNN and has also written the new foreword to her grandfather Frank Murphy’s World War II book, Luck of the Draw: My Story of the Air War in Europe. Melas will discuss her news and novel writing processes alongside refreshments, including wine and light bites. For more information or to purchase the book visit Amazon - Luck of the Draw: My Story of the Air War in Europe. For more information on Deborah Goodrich Royce and the Ocean House Author Series visit deborahgoodrichroyce.com
Join Ocean House owner, actor, and bestselling author Deborah Goodrich Royce for a conversation with Two Wars and a Wedding author Lauren Willig. Lauren Willig is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than twenty works of historical fiction, including Band of Sisters, The Summer Country, The English Wife, the RITA Award-winning Pink Carnation series, and four novels co-written with Beatriz Williams and Karen White. Her books have been translated into over twenty languages, picked for Book of the Month Club, awarded the RITA, Booksellers Best, and Golden Leaf awards, and chosen for the American Library Association’s annual list of the best genre fiction. An alumna of Yale University, she has a graduate degree in history from Harvard and a JD from Harvard Law School. She lives in New York City with her husband, two young children, and vast quantities of coffee. For more information or to purchase her books visit laurenwillig.com. For more information on Deborah Goodrich Royce and the Ocean House Author Series visit deborahgoodrichroyce.com
In this weeks 95.9 Company Break program Mike talks to Lathrop Insurance President Dan Lathrop and Vice President James Kane about their new location in Cranston, RI. Lathrop Insurance Agency Inc. opened a new office at 63 Sockonosset Cross Road in Cranston this spring. The new location will focus on expanding the agency’s presence in the Ocean State.
Francis Lathrop Sr. started the Lathrop Insurance Agency in 1939 in Westerly, RI. His mission was simple; to safeguard his community against future disaster. Over time the community recovered, reclaiming its identity as a premier tourism location and thriving business town. And the Lathrop Insurance Agency grew with it. Today, eighty years and four generations later, Lathrop Insurance remains an independent family-owned agency known for their expert, customized service throughout southern New England. For more information please call (401) 596-2525 or visit www.lathropinsurance.com
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane looks into the dangers of lightning strikes from those who survived them.
On this months episode of WCRI's Kids Hour hosts Jamie and Spencer celebrate America by learning about and listening to music by American composer Aaron Copland!
In this months This Old Tree host Doug Still explores The Mies van der Rohe Honeylocust of the Alfred Caldwell Grove. A big, old, thorny honeylocust tree on the campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago has a place within the history of modernist architecture and landscape design. How so? Professor and landscape architect Ron Henderson talks about the tree's relationship to Mies van der Rohe and his colleague Alfred Caldwell, and how the honeylocust became the feathery urban forest powerhouse it is today.
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane shares an alternative to speed to see nature better.
On this week’s Jazz After Dinner Joe Features The Duke Ellington Orchestra from the 1986 Blue Bird Records compilation CD (Disc I) titled “The Blanton - Webster Band.”
The 59th Annual Block Island Music Festival is the subject of this week's program with Shannon Correy, singer, songwriter and pianist. We also talk about the Festival with Sean Mulford, bass of Nantucket Sound (one of the quartets on the show) and Jim Hinthorn, representing Helping Hands of Block Island, about where this year’s donations will go. The songs we listen to will all be performed at The Festival which will be on July 22nd at 8 PM, at St. Andrews Church on Block Island . For more information you can go to www.singNBC.com
This week Newport Classical is the subject of the program with Gillian Friedman Fox, Executive Director. We talk about their upcoming concert season at many venues throughout Newport which runs from July 4th to the 23rd. For more information you can go to https://www.newportclassical.org/
This week on Jazz After Dinner Joe features The Woody Herman Orchestra, Directed by Frank Tiberi from the 1999 New York Jam Records recording titled “Live In London at Ronnie Scott’s.”
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane helps us all find nature from inside the house and when NOT to take a walk in the park.
The Chorus of Westerly is the subject of this week's program with Ryan Saunders, Executive Director. We talk about their 42nd Annual Pops Concert in Wilcox Park on June 24th and listen to music from some past concerts. For more information you can call (401) 596-8663, or go to www.chorusofwesterly.org
This week on Jazz After Dinner Joe features Trombonist John Fedchock from his 1995 Reservoir Records recording titled “New York Big Band.”
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane shares perhaps the toughest roadblock a human has to face.
Theatre By The Sea's second production of the 2023 season, “Beautiful”, the Carole King Musical, is the subject of this week's program with Michael Jablonski, director and Monet Sabel, who plays the part of Carole. We talk about the musical and listen to some of the very popular songs from the show. For more information you can call (401) 782-8587 or go to www.theatrebythesea.com
This week on Jazz After Dinner Joe Features Trumpeter Arturo Sandoval from his 1995 GRP Records recording titled “Arturo Sandoval and the Latin Train.”
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane explores heartache of loving challenging family members and witnessing nature ability to let go.
On this weeks 95.9 Company Break we check in with owners of The Glass Station in Wakefield, RI Eben Horton and Jennifer Nauck. After 18 years at its original location, an old 1920s gas station, The Glass Station Studio and Gallery expanded in 2018 and moved down the street to its current space on Main Street in Wakefield, RI. Owners Eben Horton and Jennifer Nauck renovated an old auto showroom into an 1800+ square foot gallery space flooded with natural light. Their hot shop is attached to the gallery, giving visitors the opportunity to see the artists at work and even to try blowing glass for themselves in a class setting. Their new, larger gallery space enabled them to show not only their own work, but also work by some of their friends, talented glass blowers and jewelers from across the country. For more information visit www.theglassstationstudio.com or call 401-788-2500.
On this months episode of WCRI's Kids Hour hosts Jamie and Spencer celebrate water and the music that was inspired by it!
Greg Abate, saxophonist, flutist, composer, arranger and member of the RI Music Hall of Fame is our special guest this week. We talk about his many upcoming concerts and listen to some of the music from his multiple recordings. For more information you can go to www.gregabate.com.
This week on Jazz After Dinner Joe features Pianist and Big Band Leader William “Count” Basie from a 1991 EMI Records compilation titled “The Best of the Roulette Years.”
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane explores the realties of renewal.
In this months This Old Tree host Doug Still explores The Survivor Tree. The Survivor Tree is a well known tree planted at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York City that was rescued from the rubble at the World Trade Center site after the terrorist attacks. It has become a stirring symbol of resilience and survival visited by millions of people. But few people remember there were six other trees rescued from the site and transplanted in early October of 2001. Host Doug Still was part of the City Parks Department team that found them along with his former boss Bram Gunther. Doug and Bram recount the day they visited Ground Zero, describe how these remarkable trees were saved, and discover what's become of them.
Music On The Hill is the subject of this week's program with John M. Pellegrino, Artistic Director of the festival. We talk about their upcoming concerts and listen to some of the music from the programs being presented May 29th to June 10th. For more information you can call 401-738-5632 or go to www.musiconthehillri.org
This week on Jazz After Dinner Joe features Pianist Masahiko Satoh from the 1985 Denon Records recording titled “As If.”
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane looks at how acceptance of old age can make all the difference.
Theatre By The Sea's opening production of the 2023 season, My Way, the music of Frank Sinatra is the subject of this week's program with Greg Santos, director. We talk about the musical and listen to some of the very popular songs from the show. For more information you can call (401) 782-8587 or go to www.theatrebythesea.com
On this week’s Jazz After Dinner Joe features Pianist George Shearing from the 1980 Concord Jazz Records recording titled “Blues Alley Jazz.”
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane admits she didn't see the big picture until it was standing right next to her.
This week we feature Aaron-Larget Caplan, classical guitarist. He’s back after just a couple of months to introduce another brand new album, “Spanish Candy” and we will listen to examples of music from his other CDs. We will discuss his career and how he has had the opportunity to travel the world playing at great concert venues. For more information you can go to www.alcguitar.com
On this week’s Jazz After Dinner Joe feature Saxophonist Joshua Redman from the 1993 Warner Brothers Records recording titled “Wish.”
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane explores how humans assisting is actually coexisting.
On this months episode of WCRI's Kids Hour hosts Jamie and Spencer celebrate Star Wars Day (May the 4th) by listening to music from the Star Wars galaxy of movies, TV shows, video games, and more!
The Kingston Chamber Music Festival is the subject of this week's program with Dr. Beth Etter, Executive Director. We talk about the upcoming Festival and listen to some of the amazing music that will be presented from July 26th through August 6th. For more information you can go to www.kingstonchambermusic.org
This week on Jazz After Dinner Joe features Pianist Bud Powell from the 1990 EMI Records recording titled “The Bud Powell Trio Plays.” A compilation of songs originally recorded in 1947 and1953 for Roost Records.
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane shares about studies that train us to look for things we cannot see.
In this months This Old Tree host Doug Still explores Thoreau's Concord Elm. Concord, Massachusetts, 1856. Four men cut down a huge, seemingly healthy American elm tree using block and tackle, and ropes drawn by a horse. The graceful tree towered above a house whose owners heard creaking during a storm - they felt unsafe and had it removed. The event would have been long forgotten, except one of America’s greatest writers and earliest environmentalists also lived in Concord - Henry David Thoreau. Supremely ticked-off, the removal of the stately elm inspired a flurry of journal writing by Thoreau that defined elms as symbols of virtue that looked to Concord’s past and the country’s future. Guest Thomas Campanella, Professor at Cornell University and author of Republic of Shade: New England and the American Elm, shares his work. It turns out, elm trees helped define our young nation’s sense of itself.
This week Westminster Youth String Ensemble is the subject of the program with Kathleen Curran Monroe, Director. We talk about the upcoming season and the Spring Concert on Sunday May 7th at 3 PM, at the Westerly Armory in Westerly and listen to some selections of past concerts. For more information you can call 401.596.5225 or go to www.westminsterstrings.org
This week on Jazz After Dinner Joe features Saxophonist Lucky Thompson from his 1993 GRP Records recording titled “Tricotism.” A compilation of songs originally recorded in 1956 for ABC Paramount.
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane shares how nature prepares us for natural events.
Theatre By The Sea's exciting 2023 season is the subject of this week's program with Bill Hanney, owner of the theatre and Karen Kessler, Director of Marketing. We talk about this summer's musicals and listen to some of the very popular songs from My Way, Beautiful, The Bodyguard and Jersey Boys. For more information you can call (401) 782-8587 or go to www.theatrebythesea.com
This week on Jazz After Dinner Joe features Saxophonist Lester Young from his 1992 Nippon Records recording titled “The Immortal Lester Young.” A compilation of songs recorded in 1944 and 1949 for the Savoy Record label.
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane shares how she has learned to handle negative circumstances.
This week on Jazz After Dinner Joe features Saxophonist Sonny Stitt from his 1959 Verve Records recording titled “Sonny Stitt Sits In With The Oscar Peterson Trio.”
The Mystic River Chorale is the subject of this week's program with Frank Zilinyi, Artistic Director and Kit Foster, Past President. We talk about what the Chorale has done in the last season and their concert coming up on Sunday May 5th at 4 PM, at the Mystic Congregational Church. For more information you can go to www.mysticriverchorale.org
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane reminds us that we live with nature...nature doesn't live with us.
This week on Jazz After Dinner Joe features Organist Jimmy Smith from his 1960 Blue Note Records recording titled “Back At The Chicken Shack.”
This week Newport Classical is the subject of the program with Trevor Neal, Director of Artistic Planning. We talk about their upcoming 2023 Music Festival Concert Season at many venues throughout Newport. For more information you can go to https://www.newportclassical.org
On this months episode of WCRI's Kids Hour hosts Jamie, Spencer, and guest host Judson listen to music with a little humor to celebrate April Fools Day!
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane admits she needs to look up every once and a while.
In this month's The 95.9 Company Break, we welcome Tom and Amanda, owners of Ace Overhead Doors. Ace Overhead Doors, LLC is an independent, family-owned and operated business in Mystic, CT dedicated to fulfilling all your garage door and opener needs. They pride themselves in providing a seamless, pleasant and professional experience. They use high-quality, reliable garage door and opener products and offer a 1-year warranty on all service. If you’re in the market for a new garage door, Tom can help you find your perfect fit. No matter what you have in mind, Tom can help you find the right match for your property. When you choose Ace Overhead Doors, LLC, you can count on your perfect fit. Call or text (860) 705-3562 for fast and reliable service or visit www.aceoverheaddoors.net
The Narragansett Bay Symphony Community Orchestra, is the subject of this week's program, with Kristo Kondakci, Music Director and Conductor, with special guest Andy Wilds, saxophonist. We talk about their upcoming concert, and listen to some of the music that will be presented on May 21, at E. Providence H. S. Auditorium. For more information call (401) 274-4578, or go to www.nabsco.org
This week on Jazz After Dinner Joe features Saxophonist Wayne Shorter from his 1964 Blue Note Records recording titled “JuJu.”
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane agrees that there are times when we just need a reboot.
Host Doug Still explores The Edison Banyan in this month's This Old Tree. Why did Thomas Edison plant a banyan tree sapling at his winter residence in 1926? You guessed it, there was an experiment involved. Native to India, it is now a massive, beloved tree at the Edison & Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers, Florida. While this isn’t an “escape from the lab” story, it is sort of a “took over the lab” story! Debbie Hughes, the Horticultural Director, explains what happened. Also, we dig into the mythology of fig trees - specifically “strangler” figs - and their critical ecological and cultural importance with rainforest ecologist and author Mike Shanahan. https://thisoldtree.buzzsprout.com/
The Community Player's productions of “Something Rotten!” is the subject of this week's program, with Christopher Margadonna, President and Joan Dillenback Director. We talk about the musical, and listen to some of the very funny songs from the show being presented April 21 to 30. For more information call (401) 726-6860, or go to www.thecommunityplayers.org
In this week’s Jazz After Dinner Joe features Saxophonist Wayne Shorter from his 1964 Blue Note Records recording titled “Night Dreamer.”
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane observes that animals will always attempt to find the greatest source of food while spending the least amount of energy and that humans are the same way.
This week The Jamestown Community Chorus is the subject of the program with B. J. Whitehouse, Music Director. We talk about their success coming out of the pandemic and listen to some selections from the planned spring concert that will be held Saturday May 6th and 7th at the Jamestown Recreational Center. For more information you can call 401-423-1574 or go to www.jamestownchorus.com
This week on Jazz After Dinner Joe features Saxophonist Wayne Shorter from his 1966 Blue Note Records recording titled “Adam’s Apple.”
On this special WCRI program, we hear the renowned modern performer of historical music, Hilda Huang, who has dedicated her burgeoning career to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Originally performed live last year during the Kingston Chamber Music Festival’s summer concerts, Andreas K. Meyer of Swan Studios in New York City has engineered this beautiful audio recording.
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane observes how needs can be met alternatively.
This week, for a special show about St. Patrick's Day, we feature Eddie Dillon, Composer, Arranger, Singer and Guitarist, who is one of the original guests on the show when it started in 2007. Eddie is the only person to have appeared with Mike every year of the show's existence. We'll listen to some examples of his music, some of his personal favorites and discuss his upcoming concerts. For more information you can go to www.eddiedillon.com
This week on Jazz After Dinner Joe features Saxophonist Joe Henderson from his 1963 Blue Note Records recording titled “Page One.”
Host Doug Still explores Harlem's Tree of Hope in this month's This Old Tree. Picture yourself in Harlem in New York City in the 1920s. There's a cultural awakening: jazz and dance, theater and literature, big celebrities, and lots of new talent looking for a break. And, of course - because this is a show about trees - there's a tree that becomes a symbol of the Harlem Renaissance. It's the Tree of Hope, and it was a good luck charm for black performers looking to make the big time. Garden historian and storyteller Abra Lee tells the story of this tree's rise to fame, demise, and enduring legacy. https://thisoldtree.buzzsprout.com/
Host Doug Still explores the Betsey Williams Sycamore in this month's This Old Tree. The Betsey Williams Sycamore is the most famous tree in Rhode Island. Its massive girth and spreading branches have been photographed, climbed on, and loved by generations of visitors to historic Roger Williams Park in Providence. But its history touches on the legacy of Roger Williams, Rhode Island's founder; introduces overlooked characters, some noble and some "shady," including a forgotten tree; and features a Williams family crisis (and divorce trial) that threatened the tree and future park. https://thisoldtree.buzzsprout.com/
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane looks at the nature of reunions.
This week WCRI's Kids Hour hosts Jamie and Spencer listen to music scores and songs that won past Oscars!
In this month's The 95.9 Company Break, we welcome back the CEO of Dave's Coffee, David Lanning. Dave's Coffee is, among other things, a Certified Organic Coffee Roaster (Certified by Baystate Organic Certifiers). No easy feat. Roasting is the culinary expression of "cooking" (or, more precisely, toasting) a raw, green coffee bean into a form that can be brewed and enjoyed. Their roasting style is based on the way they love to drink coffee. Slightly smokey, bold, steadfast. If you like the same thing, you're in the right place. For more information, call 401-315-2160 or visit www.davescoffee.com
The RI Civic Choral and Orchestra is the subject of this week's program with Dr. Joshua Rohde, Music Director. We talk about their upcoming concerts and listen to some of the music being presented on Saturday March 18th at 7:30 PM in Newport and Sunday March 19th at 3:00PM, in Providence. For more information you can call 401-521-5670 or go to www.ricco.org
This week on Jazz After Dinner Joe features composer Burt Bacharach featuring his songs sung by Dionne Warwick.
In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane shares how not all families have white picket fences.
On this week’s Jazz After Dinner Joe features Saxophonist Johnny Hodges with The Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington Orchestras.
The State Ballet of Rhode Island is the subject of the program with Ana Marsden Fox, Executive Director. We talk about their upcoming performance of “Alice's Adventure In Wonderland" and listen to some selections that will be used in the production, Friday, March 31st and Saturday, April 1st at the Park Theatre in Cranston. For more information you can go to www.stateballet.com or www.parktheatreri.com
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane struggles to remain present during an emotional shutdown.
Historic Music of Newport is the subject of the program with Dr. Mark Stickney, Founder and Dr. Robert Franzblau, Board Member. We talk about the founding of this year old group, discuss the Spring Concerts and listen to some selections that will be performed on March 2nd at the Breakers in Newport and many other events. For more information you can go to www.historicmusicofnewport.com
This week on Jazz After Dinner Joe features Pianist Herbie Hancock from his 1996 Polygram Records release titled “The New Standard".
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane recalls a day when an all to common occurrence changed everything in her life.
The comedy show “Aging Gracefully” is the subject of this week's program with Rhode Island Comedy Hall of Famers Charlie Hall and Doreen Collins, the comedians that share the hosting role. We talk about the program and listen to some of the parody songs from it. For more information you can call (401) 288-1188, or go to www.oceanstatefollies.net
This week on Jazz After Dinner Joe features Pianist John Hicks from his 1991 Concord Jazz Records release titled “ Live At Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 7.”
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane shares a story she knows well but is sharing it for the first time.
In this weeks WCRI's Kids Hour hosts Jamie and Spencer listen to music about football from films and TV broadcasts!
In this weeks 95.9 Company Break program Mike talks with Susan Adams of Herbwise Naturals in Westerly RI. Herbwise Naturals has many homeopathic remedies, vitamins, etc. They have one of the largest inventories of bulk herbs and spices in New England, and they can also order them as needed. Please contact them by email at herbwisenaturals@gmail.com, call 401-596-7815 or visit http://herbwisenaturals.com/
This week The R I Wind Ensemble is the subject of the program with Dr. Robert Franzblau, Conductor. We talk about their upcoming Spring Concerts and listen to some selections that will be performed on their February 19th concert in Newport for the benefit of The Seamen’s Church Institute . For more information you can go to www.riwe.org
This week on Jazz After Dinner Joe features Trumpeter Roy Hargrove from his 1991 Novus Records release titled “Public Eye.”
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane remembers the power of nature which helps us to forget our troubling circumstances.
The Contemporary Theater’s Artistic Director Tammy Brown is our special guest on this week’s program. We talk about their upcoming season of plays, concerts, classes and other exciting events, including their production of Wakefield’s Idol, running through March 30th. For more information you can go to https://www.contemporarytheatercompany.com
This week host Joe Parillo features Pianist Gene Harris from his 1989 Concord Records release titled “Listen Here.”
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane finds inspiration to keep moving right outside the window.
This week on Jazz After Dinner host Joe Parillo features Trumpeter Miles Davis from his 1963 Columbia Records release titled “Seven Steps To Heaven.”
This week Core Memory Concerts is the subject of the program with Craig Maynard, Artistic Director. He'll talk about the upcoming season that has been called one of the busiest in the area. We'll listen to some selections from the concerts that will be held this spring. For more information you can go to www.corememorymusic.com
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane shares a glimmer of hope in humanity divided.
This week we feature Shannon Corey, singer, composer, pianist and teacher. We'll listen to examples of music from her CDs and discuss her career and how she has had the opportunity to travel the world singing. For more information you can go to www.shannoncoreymusic.com
This week on Jazz After Dinner host Joe Parillo features Saxophonist Dexter Gordon from his 1961 Blue Note Records release titled “Dexter Calling.”
In this weeks WCRI's Kids Hour hosts Jamie and special guest host Skylar listen to music from the hit Netflix show Wednesday!
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane remembers the will of the loud being conquered by the silent.
The Mystic River Chorale is the subject of this week's program with Frank Zilinyi, Artistic Director and Michelle Mencer, President. We talk about what the Chorale has done in the last season and their concert coming up on Sunday January 15th at 4PM, at Harkness Chapel. For more information you can go go to www.mysticriverchorale.org
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane draws examples of the ebb and flow of life.
The South Kingstown 300th Celebration is the subject of this week's program with Joanne Esposito, Chairman and Beth LeConte, board member. We talk about what the year long 300th Anniversary Celebration and the many events, including concerts, parades, lectures, sports, and much more. The music is from the CD Clawhammer Banjo, provided by Bob Woods. For more information go to www.southkingstownri.com
This week on Jazz After Dinner Joe features Saxophonist Stan Getz from his 1963 “MGM/Verve Records” release titled “Jazz Samba Encore.”
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane explores a tough subject and what helped her make sense of it.
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane reminds us that perhaps it's time to stop and smell the roses.
This Old Tree, a new program that will be airing on WCRI in January, is our subject tonight with Doug Still, the host of the new show which is, you guessed it, all about trees. We talk about the upcoming radio debut, his life as an Arborist and listen to some selections of music that have a “tree” theme. For more information you can go to www.buzzsprout.com/2044179
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane looks back at a moment in time in a previous life.
Theatre By The Sea's announcement of the 2023 season is the subject of this week's program with Bill Hanney, owner of the theatre and Karen Kessler, Director of Marketing. We talk about next summer's musicals and listen to some of the very popular songs from My Way, Beautiful, The Bodyguard and Jersey Boys. For more information you can call (401) 782-8587 or go to www.theatrebythesea.com
In this week’s Jazz After Dinner Joe presents his Jazz Holiday Variety Show - Part 1 featuring various artists.
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane explores how holding onto our fears may get in the way of living our lives.
In this week's WCRI's Kids Hour hosts Jamie Jones and Newport Classical Director of Artistic Planning and Engagement Trevor Neal invite you to a very special radio play...A Christmas Carol...as adapted for radio from Charles Dickens' novella by Anthony E. Palermo.
In this weeks 95.9 Company Break program Mike talks with Executive Director Lauren Dubuque of Masonicare at Mystic. Masonicare offers a full continuum of senior health and retirement living options. With three retirement communities, a skilled nursing center that includes a senior behavioral health hospital, and a statewide home health care and hospice program, Masonicare cares for nearly 5,000 Connecticut patients and residents a day. Masonicare welcomes anyone who can benefit from our services, focusing on those over 55. For more information call (860) 415-2500 or visit www.masonicare.org/ct-locations/mystic-ct
This week Newport Classical is the subject of the program with Trevor Neal, Director of Artistic Planning and special guest Christopher Lowery, founder of Ensemble Altera. We talk about their upcoming Concert Season at many venues throughout Newport. For more information you can go to www.newportclassical.org or www.ensemblealtera.com
This week on Jazz After Dinner Joe features Pianist Hank Jones from his 1997 “32 Jazz” Records release titled “Master Class.”
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane shares how disappointments can have silver linings.
The RI Civic Choral and Orchestra is the subject of this week's program with Dr. Joshua Rohde, Music Director. We talk about their upcoming concerts and listen to some of the music being presented on Saturday December 3rd at 7:30 PM, at St. Sebastian's Church in Providence and Sunday December 4th at 3 PM, at St. James Church, Manville. For more information you can call 401-521-5670, or go to www.ricco.org
On this week’s Jazz After Dinner Joe features Organist Hank Marr from his 1995 Double-Time Records release titled “It’s ‘Bout Time.”
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane explores integrity as a way of life.
This week Westminster Youth String Ensemble is the subject of the program with Kathleen Curran Monroe, Director. We talk about the upcoming season and the Holiday Concert on Sunday December 4th, at 3 PM at the Westerly Armory in Westerly, and listen to some selections of past concerts. For more information you can call 401.596.5225or go to www.westminsterstrings.org
On this week’s Jazz After Dinner Joe features pianist Wynton Kelly from his 1958 Riverside Records release titled “Piano.”
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane admits how brain fog has set her in a new direction.
This week The Warwick Symphony Orchestra is the subject of the program with Catherine Gagnon, Music Director. We talk about their upcoming Holiday Concerts and listen to some selections that will be performed on Sunday December 4th at St. Bernard Church in N. Kingstown and Saturday December 10th at the Scottish Rite Auditorium, Cranston. For more information you can go to www.wsori.org
In this weeks 95.9 Company Break program Mike talks with Kimberly McCarthy Senior Vice President and Lauren Drury VP of Washington Trust Company-Wealth Management. Living your life well, planning your family’s future, and establishing your legacy are goals you set. Their holistic approach to wealth combines financial planning, investment management, banking, and lending to help you get there. The best financial plans are collaborative, comprehensive, and coordinated — designed to help meet your immediate needs, prepare for the future, and minimize risks. Working together, they will craft a plan, based on your unique goals, that will be a roadmap for your entire wealth story. A sound and thoughtful investment strategy is core to realizing your wealth story. Your customized portfolio is constructed around your personal needs for wealth preservation, growth, risk management, and access to liquidity. As your life story evolves, complex and often emotional decisions are required to protect your family and support the causes you care about deeply. Washington Trust Company can help you employ tested fiduciary strategies so your financial plan can be sustained over multiple generations. For more information call 800-582-1076 or visit www.washtrustwealth.com
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane shares how Covid may be manageable for some but for others it is not a walk in the park.
In this weeks WCRI's Kids Hour hosts Jamie and Spencer listen to music having to do with Native American composers, culture, cinema and more to celebrate Native American Heritage Month. You'll hear music from Dances with Wolves, Pocahontas, Andrew Balfour, R. Carlos Nakai, The Last of the Mohicans and many more!
The Narragansett Bay Symphony Community Orchestra is the subject of this week's program with Ivan Kirschner, President and special guest Kari Juusela. We talk about their upcoming concert and listen to some of the music that will be presented on December 11th at E. Providence Auditorium. For more information you can call (401) 274-4578, or go to www.nabsco.org
In this week’s Jazz After Dinner Joe features Pianist Keith Jarrett and bassist Charlie Haden from their 2014 (recorded in 2007) ECM Records release titled “Last Dance.”
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane explores how the God of our understanding can give us opportunities to practice patience.
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane looks at how a personal attack may have nothing to do with us.
The Contemporary Theater’s Artistic Director Tammy Brown is our special guest on this week’s program. We talk about their upcoming season of plays, concerts, classes and other exciting events, including their involvement in Wakefield’s Oktoberfest on Oct. 1. For more information you can go to https://www.contemporarytheatercompany.com
In this week’s Jazz After Dinner Joe features Jazz Organist Joey DeFrancesco from his 1993 Columbia Records release titled “Live At The Five Spot”.
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane recalls how nature can bring this planet into perspective.
In this weeks Jazz After Dinner Joe features Jazz Organist Joey DeFrancesco from his 2004 High Note Records release titled “Joey DeFrancesco Plays Sinatra His Way.”
The Community Player's productions of “Moon Over Buffalo” and “Nine to Five” is the subject of this week's program with Christopher Margadonna, President. We talk about the play and musical, and listen to some of the very popular songs from the shows. For more information you can call (401) 726-6860, or go to www.thecommunityplayers.org
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane shares how dismissal of a missed opportunity left her with regret.
The Navy Band Northeast’s MU1 Matthew Aiello, Flutist and CPO Stephan Garrett, Trombonist are the special guests on this week’s program. We talk about their upcoming season of music, concerts and outreach to the community, as well as remembering 9/11. For more information go to https://usnwc.edu/Navy-Band-Northeast
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews admits she can't do some things others can do but she will do what she can to make a difference.
Tonight we talk about The Coast Guard House, a great New England restaurant and landmark. Elisa Wybraniec, Wine Director, talks with Mike and special Co-Host Gail Jencik, about the wine menu and the large variety CGH offers. We listen to music by jazz pianist Joe Parillo, who is the host of WCRI’s Jazz After Dinner, to set the mood. For more information call (401) 789-0700, or go to www.TheCoastGuardHouse.com
In this weeks Jazz After Dinner Joe is featuring Bassist Ron Carter from his 2003 Somethin’ Else Records recording titled “The Golden Striker”
In this weeks WCRI's Kids Hour hosts Jamie and Spencer listen to music sung by Disney characters from Disney classic animated films. You'll hear songs from Peter Pan, The Lion King, Beauty & The Beast, Cinderella and many more!
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews shares a full circle event that was a long time coming.
This week we feature Aaron-Larget Caplan, classical guitarist. He’ll intorduce his brand new album “Honey Cadence” and we'll listen to examples of music from his other CDs. We’ll discuss his career and how he has had the opportunity to travel the world playing at great concert venues. For more information go to www.alcguitar.com
This week Joe is featuring Trumpeter Terence Blanchard from his 1992 Sony Music Records recording titled “Simply StFated”
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews looks at how humans in need of a purpose waste a lot of time and energy.
In this weeks WCRI's Kids Hour hosts Jamie and Spencer listen to music from plays and films involving school. You'll hear music from Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, The Breakfast Club, Grease and many more!
This week Joe is featuring pianist Eliane Elias from her 2000 Blue Note Records recording titled "Everything I Love".
Theatre by the Sea's production of Kinky Boots is the subject of this week's program, with stars Luke Hamilton as Charlie and Julian Malone as Lola. We talk about the musical and listen to some of the very popular songs from the show that won six Tony Awards. For more information you can call 401-782-8587 or go to www.theatrebythesea.com.
In this weeks 95.9 Company Break program Mike talks with Chariho Furniture owner Ed Smith! It’s often said that “things just aren’t made the way they used to be.” How true this is in nearly all cases. But to every rule there is an exception. At Chariho Furniture you will feel you have stepped back in time and you will experience handmade craftmanship from another era . . . today. Chariho Furniture is different than other furniture stores in southern New England. Our furniture is handcrafted and made from solid wood, so it lasts a lifetime. Whether you are searching for bedroom sets, dining room sets, chests, hutches, accent furniture or a wide selection of Amish furniture, Chariho has an incredible selection of furniture that will stand the test of time and truly beautify your home. For more information call 401-539-9043 or visit www.charihofurniture.com
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews we discuss how words can reveal just how far we've come.
This week Joe is featuring Vibraphonist Milt Jackson from his 1972 CTI Records recording titled “Sunflower”.
The Contemporary Theater’s Artistic Director Tammy Brown is our special guest on this week’s program. We talk about their upcoming season of musicals, plays, concerts, classes and other exciting events, including their “Afterglow” series. For more information you can go to https://www.contemporarytheatercompany.com
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews shows how one error in judgement can spark a world of outrage.
This week The RI International Film Festival is the subject of the program with George T. Marshall, Executive Director. We talk about the festival that runs August 8th to 14th and listen to the music from the productions of Sunset Boulevard. For more information you can call 401.861.4445 or go to www.film-festival.org
This week Joe is featuring Pianist Ray Bryant from his 1989 Polygram Records recording titled “Blue Moods”.
In this weeks WCRI's Kids Hour hosts Jamie and Spencer listen to many of the songs we hear when someone is getting married!
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews suggests don't just do something...stand there!
Dr. Edward Markward, the Director of The Chamber Orchestra of Barrington at St. John's, is our special guest this week. We talk about the upcoming concert and listen to some of the music from the program being presented on Sunday, August 14th, 3PM, at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 191 County Road, Barrington RI. For more information you can go to http://www.cobsj.org
This week Joe is featuring Saxophonist Lou Donaldson from his 1995 Blue Note Records recording titled “Sunny Side Up”.
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews we explore observations of natures food chain.
In this weeks WCRI Kids Hour hosts Jamie Jones and Newport Classical Director of Artistic Planning and Engagement Trevor Neal invite you to join them as they celebrate Riverdance.
Theatre By The Sea's production of Cinderella is the subject of this week's program with stars Ophelia Rivera and Aidan Cole. We talk about the musical and listen to some of the very popular songs from the soundtrack that has just a little twist on the old favorite tale. For more information you can call (401) 782-8587 or go to www.theatrebythesea.com
This week Joe is featuring Vocalist Billie Holiday and Saxophonist Lester Young from a 2002 Sony Records compilation release titled “A Musical Romance".
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews we explore the benefits of staying quiet.
This week Joe is featuring Pianist Hal Galper from his 1993 Concord Jazz Records recording titled “Tippin’”.
The 58th Annual Block Island Music Festival is the subject of this week's program with Bob O'Connell, singer, songwriter and pianist. We talk about the Festival and listen to some songs by Joe Parillo, Bob O'Connell, Road Show, Southeast Light, The Narragansett Bay Chorus and Eddie Dillon. The Festival will be on July 23rd at 8PM, St. Andrews Church, Block Island. For more information you can go to www.singNBC.com
In this weeks 95.9 Company Break program Mike talks with Dan Lathrop President of Lathrop Insurance. Francis Lathrop Sr. started the Lathrop Insurance Agency in 1939 in Westerly, RI. His mission was simple; to safeguard his community against future disaster. Over time the community recovered, reclaiming its identity as a premier tourism location and thriving business town. And the Lathrop Insurance Agency grew with it. Today, eighty years and four generations later, Lathrop Insurance remains an independent family-owned agency known for their expert, customized service throughout southern New England. For more information please call (401) 596-2525 or visit www.lathropinsurance.com
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews we explores how when nature needs us the most we need them.
This week we discuss the upcoming Newport Classical Music Festival with Julian Freeman Fox and Trevor Neil. The festival runs from July 1st through July 17th with 32 different artists in 24 concerts located in around Newport. For tickets and additional performance information you can go to newportclassical.org
This week Joe is featuring Vocalist Joe Williams with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra from his 1990 LRC/Groove Merchant Records recording titled “Joe Williams”
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews we explores more of what makes us human.
In this weeks WCRI Kids Hour hosts Jamie Jones and Newport Classical Director of Artistic Planning and Engagement Trevor Neal invite you to join them as they listen to the music of the harp.
Theatre By The Sea's production of Footloose is the subject of this week's program with stars Emma Wilcox and J. P. Qualters. We talk about the musical and listen to some of the very popular songs from the soundtrack that reached number one on the Billboard charts. For more information you can call (401) 782-8587 or go to www.theatrebythesea.com
This week Joe is featuring Vocalist Dinah Washington from her 1954 Polygram Records recording titled “Dinah Jams”.
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews we explore how acknowledgement of how we feel can shed light on a sore subject.
In this weeks WCRI's Kids Hour hosts Jamie and Skylar (w/ special guest Bella) invite you to join them as they discuss some of the worst Disney Villains around and the music that goes with them. You'll hear music from The Lion King, Pocahontas, Cruella Deville, The Princess and the Frog, and much more!!
The RI Youth Theatre is the subject of this week's program with Dr. Ann O’Grady, Executive Director. We talk about their upcoming events and listen to some of the music being presented throughout the summer. For more information you can call 401-447-0458, or go to www.riyt.org
This week Joe is featuring Vocalist Nancy Wilson and Pianist George Shearing from their 1992 Capitol Records recording titled “The Swingin’s Mutual”
This weeks guests on The 95.9 Company Break are owners of The Glass Station in Wakefield, RI Eben Horton and Jennifer Nauck. After 18 years at its original location, an old 1920s gas station, The Glass Station Studio and Gallery expanded in 2018 and moved down the street to its current space on Main Street in Wakefield, RI. Owners Eben Horton and Jennifer Nauck renovated an old auto showroom into an 1800+ square foot gallery space flooded with natural light. Their hot shop is attached to the gallery, giving visitors the opportunity to see the artists at work and even to try blowing glass for themselves in a class setting. Their new, larger gallery space enabled them to show not only their own work, but also work by some of their friends, talented glass blowers and jewelers from across the country. For more information visit www.theglassstationstudio.com or call 401-788-2500.
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews we explore the...question who rescues whom.
In this weeks WCRI Kids Hour hosts Jamie Jones and Newport Classical Director of Artistic Planning and Engagement Trevor Neal invite you to join them as they listen to the music of John Philip Sousa.
Greg Abate saxophonist, flutist, composer, arranger and member of the RI Music Hall of Fame is our special guest this week. We talk about his many upcoming concerts and listen to some of the music from his multiple recordings. For more information you can go to www.gregabate.com
This week Joe is featuring Vocalist Sarah Vaughan from her 1978 Pablo Records recording titled “How Long Has This Been Going On”.
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews we explore how coming home again can be easier.
Music On The Hill is the subject of this week's program with John M. Pellegrino, Artistic Director of the festival. We talk about their upcoming concerts and listen to some of the music from the programs being presented June 1st to June 12th. For more information you can call 401-738-5632, or go to www.musiconthehillri.org
This week Joe is featuring Saxophonist Benny Carter from his 1988 Music Masters Records recording titled “Departure #2.
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews we explore putting parenthood first.
In this weeks WCRI's Kids Hour hosts Jamie and Spencer (along with special return host Skylar) listen to symphonies of sequels. You'll hear Stranger Things III, Downton: New Era, Ghostbusters: Afterlife and more!
Theatre By The Sea's opening production of the 2022 season, Million $ Quartet, is the subject of this week's program with Greg Santos, director. We talk about the musical and listen to some of the very popular songs from the play that takes place in 1956. For more information you can call (401) 782-8587 or go to www.theatrebythesea.com
This week Joe is featuring Saxophonist Sonny Criss from his 2000 Jazz Factory Records recording titled “Hampton Hawes Sessions”.
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews we explore how needing to be perfect is a human concept.
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews we explore passing valuable information on to another.
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews we explore what we can do to correct damage from our own traumatic events.
In this weeks WCRI's Kids Hour hosts Jamie and Spencer listen to Classical Covers. These are songs performed or recorded by artists other than the original performer or composer.
In this weeks WCRI Kids Hour hosts Jamie Jones and and Newport Classical Director of Artistic Planning and Engagement Trevor Neal invite you to join them as they listen to Mozart's Requiem.
The Narragansett Bay Symphony Community Orchestra is the subject of this week's program with Kristo Kondakci, Music Director and Conductor and special guest, Consulelo Sherba. We talk about their upcoming concert and listen to some of the music that will be presented on May 22nd at McVinney Auditorium. For more information you can call (401) 274-4578 or go to www.nabsco.org
This week Joe is featuring Pianist Stanley Cowell from his 1990 SteepleChase Records recording titled “Departure #2”.
Theatre By The Sea's announcement of the 2022 season is the subject of this week's program with Bill Hanney, owner of the theatre. We talk about this summer's musicals and listen to some of the very popular songs from: Million Dollar Quartet, Footloose, Cinderella and Kinky Boots. For more information you can call (401) 782-8587 or go to www.theatrebythesea.com
This week Joe is featuring Pianist Marc Copland from his 1998 Savoy Jazz/Denon Records recording titled “Softly”.
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews we explore why life for many people right now is not a walk in the park.
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews we explore how being help can sometimes help us heal.
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews we explore how it's hard to see nature when we feel provoked.
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews we explore if we can't run away from it then we can be the best at it.
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews we explore how we are not like we use to be.
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews we explore how life isn't always a walk in the park.
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews we explore when fight or flight are not options we have other choices.
In this weeks A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews we explore how a little excitement in nature can be the best medicine.
In this weeks WCRI's Kids Hour hosts Jamie and Spencer listen to music by composers, musicians, and bands from Ireland and the surrounding area to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. You'll hear songs by Keith Lockhart and The Boston Pops, Enya, The Corrs, Celtic Women, and many more!
This week, for a special show about St. Patrick's Day, we feature Eddie Dillon, Composer, Arranger, Singer and Guitarist, and one of the original guests on the show when it started in 2007. Eddie is the only person to have appeared with Mike every year of the show's existence. We'll listen to some examples of his music, some of his personal favorites and discuss his upcoming concerts. For more information you can go to www.eddiedillon.com
This week Joe is featuring Guitarist John Stein from his 2021 Whaling City Sound Records recording titled “Serendipity”.
In this week's WCRI's Kids Hour hosts Jamie Jones and Newport Classical Director of Artistic Planning and Engagement Trevor Neal invite you to join them as they listen to Tchaikovsky Discovers America. Based on the actual historical event, this story tells of the great composer’s arrival in New York for the grand opening of Carnegie Hall in 1891 and his famous trip to Niagara Falls. A surprise encounter with a young American girl, Jennie, reveals much about Tchaikovsky – his life in Russia, his love of music and his fears of conducting.
This weeks guests on The 95.9 Company Break is CEO of Wood River Health Services Alison Croke. Wood River Health Services mission is to improve the health and well-being of the community by providing high quality, coordinated health and support services, accessible to all. Their vision is to be a model for excellence in health care delivery and a leader in the promotion of community well-being. For more information visit www.woodriverhealthservices.org or call 401-539-2461.
The Chorus of Westerly is the subject of this week's program with Andrew Howell, Music Director. We talk about their lost concert season and how the pandemic has changed their method of operation. Now in person gatherings have started back up and they have plans for some major events coming soon. For more information you can call (401) 596-8663, or go to www.chorusofwesterly.org
This week Joe is featuring Bassist Dave Zinno from his 2021 Whaling City Sound Records recording titled “Fetish”
This week The Island Moving Company is the subject of the program with Miki Ohlsen, Artistic Director and Danielle Genest, Associate Director. We talk about their upcoming 40th Anniversary performance and listen to some selections planned for the major event on Friday March 11th at 7:30 PM at The Vets in Providence. For information you can call, 401-487-4470 or go to www.islandmovingco.org
In this weeks WCRI's Kids Hour hosts Jamie Jones and Newport Classical Director of Artistic Planning and Engagement Trevor Neal invite you to join them as they listen to music celebrating black composers that may have gone unnoticed for Black History Month!
This weeks guests on The 95.9 Company Break are Jacob & Sherri Ledsworth owners of Superior Comfort in Rhode Island. While most HVAC contractors are also plumbers, general contractors and even property managers, at Superior Comfort Inc. heating, A/C, geothermal and air quality is what they focus on. Their technicians are certified and work alongside seasoned professionals until they meet the high standard of Superior Comfort, no company in RI has a higher quality or finer craftsmanship. Their reputation for the highest quality of services and products in the business as well as their reliability and accountability have been their strength for years and they continue to build on this every single day. For more about Superior Comfort call 401-396-9171 or visit https://superiorcomfortinc.com
The 100th season of The Community Players is the subject of this week's program with Vinny Lupino, Secretary of the company and Karen Kessler, Director of Marketing. We talk about their 100 years of doing plays and musicals and listen to some of the very popular songs from the 1920’s to present day. For more information you can call (401) 726-6860 or go to www.thecommunityplayers.org.
This week Joe is featuring Pianist Michel Petrucciani from his 1986 Blue Note Records recording titled “Power of Three”.
This week Joe is featuring Bassist Red Mitchel & Saxophonist Harold Land from their 1951 Koch Jazz Records recording titled "Hear Ye".
The subject of this week's program is the music of “Shady Lea Productions" with Musician, Composer and Recording Artist, Ken Moden. We talk about his amazing career and the production company he has established, as well as listening to music he has recorded and performed. For more information you can call (401) 360-4951, or email shadyleaproductions@gmail.com
In this weeks WCRI's Kids Hour hosts Jamie and Spencer, along with past cohost Skylar, listen to music from movies about winter, cold, and ice. You'll hear soundtracks/scores from Frozen II, Happy Feet, Batman Returns, Eight Below and many more!
This week the Jamestown Community Chorus is the subject of the program with B. J. Whitehouse, Music Director. We talk about their upcoming new member drive and listen to some selections from the planned spring concert that will be held Saturday May 14th. For more information you can call 401-423-1574 or go to www.jamestownchorus.com