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Connecticut Music Oral History Podcast

14 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings

The Connecticut Music Oral History Podcast is a deep-dive interview series with musicians, artists, conduits, collectors, and dedicated fans focusing on 20th century Connecticut music history across all genres. This project preserves narratives, heralds unsung movers and shakers, and defines Connecticut’s influential role in cultural history.

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Karen Ponzio, CT Music Oral History Podcast, 8.29.23

September 13, 2023 19:44 - 1 hour - 57.8 MB

This episode features, Karen Ponzio, arts and culture journalist for the New Haven Independent. Karen has shared her poems, displayed her artwork, and hosted a variety of live shows at venues throughout the New Haven area over the past ten years as well as the CygnusRadio.com show The Word According to KP which featured both poetry and music. Here’s our conversation… https://www.karenponzio.com/

Barbara Reis, Connecticut Music Oral History Podcast, 3.7.23

July 05, 2023 17:42 - 1 hour - 74.9 MB

Welcome to another installment of the Connecticut Music Oral History Podcast. This episode features Westport’s own Barbara Reis, a musician, composer, and music therapist whose travels took her to Julliard, High School of Music and Arts, University of Michigan, Tanglewood, the Brill Building, Westport Country Playhouse and theater committee. Barbara’s story is truly inspirational and vital to anyone who considers themself an artist. Subscribe to our Enews for more videos like this: https://...

Jim Slice, Connecticut Music Oral History Podcast, Verso Studios, 2.8.23

June 29, 2023 19:50 - 2 hours - 114 MB

The Connecticut Music Oral History Podcast returns with an interview conducted all the way back In February of this year (2023). It’s a complete deep dive with hip hop artist and documentary filmmaker, Jim Slice. From growing up in and around the advent of hip hop culture, performing all over the globe with New Haven’s Stezo, and now documenting Connecticut’s Skinny Boys and the legend of 70s funk band, Skull Snaps; Jim Slice’s story is integral to the foundation and evolution of hip hop. En...

Gary, Gee's Records, CT Music Oral History Podcast, 9.6.22

September 21, 2022 19:18 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MB

Buckle up for Gary of Gee’s Records wild ride through true hip-hop culture as a producer, promoter, and record dealer. From roller rink hip-hop shows, to house parties, to 1212 Studios with Paul C, to Jazzy Jay at Strong City, to producing tracks with Beatnuts, and Afrika Bambaataa, recording with Grandmaster Flash, and selling sought-after break-beat records to Q-Tip, Large Professor, and Questlove, Gary is an innovator and conduit.

Gary, Gee’s Records, CT Music Oral History Podcast, 9.6.22

September 21, 2022 19:18 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MB

Buckle up for Gary of Gee’s Records wild ride through true hip-hop culture as a producer, promoter, and record dealer. From roller rink hip-hop shows, to house parties, to 1212 Studios with Paul C, to Jazzy Jay at Strong City, to producing tracks with Beatnuts, and Afrika Bambaataa, recording with Grandmaster Flash, and selling sought-after break-beat records to Q-Tip, Large Professor, and Questlove, Gary is an innovator and conduit.

Rob Fraboni, Connecticut Music Oral History Podcast, Verso Studios at the Westport Library 6.21.22

July 25, 2022 15:13 - 1 hour - 70.9 MB

Rob Fraboni is a renowned producer and engineer. Fraboni is well-known for his work with the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Buckwheat Zydeco, Hubert Sumlin, John Martyn, Etta James, Bonnie Raitt, and Melissa Ethridge, and served as VP of Island Records in its heyday. Fraboni, leant his expertise to the Verso hybrid analog recording studio, having built Bob Dylan and the Band’s Shangri La Studios to their specifications in 1976. At the turn of the century, Fraboni built Keith Richards home st...

Christine Ohlman, Connecticut Music Oral History Podcast, Verso Studios at the Westport Library 5.31.22

June 15, 2022 14:57 - 1 hour - 66.1 MB

https://christineohlman.net/home.html This queen of blue-eyed rock n’ soul, who grew up loving equally the sweetness of a Memphis horn line and the raunch of an electric guitar riff, whether played by Muddy Waters, Keith Richards, or Pop Staples, teased her blonde hair into a beehive in honor of Ronnie Spector and never looked back, picking up a guitar and forging a career as a songwriter in the process. She’s the current, long-time vocalist with the Saturday Night Live Band (SNL40’s annive...

Lys Guillorn, Connecticut Music Oral History Podcast, Verso Studios at Westport Library 12.7.21

January 10, 2022 16:24 - 50 minutes - 47.1 MB

http://www.lysguillorn.com/ Lys Guillorn is a singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and multi-disciplinary artist based in Shelton, Connecticut. She is of the same musical school as Laura Veirs, and Kristin Hersh, with a little Emmylou Harris thrown in: dreamy, lyric-driven, melodically interesting, and undefinable. She calls her genre of music "Avant-Twang."

Big Al Anderson, Connecticut Music Oral History Podcast, Verso Studios at Westport Library 12.14.21

December 15, 2021 20:15 - 47 minutes - 44.1 MB

Connecticut music legend! https://bigalanderson.com/ He’s been known as one of rock n’ roll’s greatest guitar players. Listed as one of the top 100 guitar players of the 20th century by Musician Magazine and with over 900 cuts internationally, Big Al’s music career was destined. Raised by his piano teacher mother and a radio that would get WWVA in Wheeling West Virginia late at night, he would devour all genres of music from Hank Williams, The Everly Brothers, The Ventures, Chet Atkins...

Dick Kalt, Connecticut Music Oral History Podcast, Verso Studios at Westport Library 11.29.21

December 10, 2021 14:27 - 1 hour - 77.5 MB

Dick Kalt began his radio career in Detroit, moving to Connecticut in 1970 to join the management team of WPLR-FM New Haven which is celebrating its 50th year of broadcasting. As most of us know, WPLR has been central in the Connecticut community and music scene. Dick is an expert at creating synergistic buzz and making the seemingly impossible, possible.    In 1981 Dick joined Connecticut Radio Network as a partner and executive vice president where he has created and directed many of the ...

Kalt, Connecticut Music Oral History Podcast, Verso Studios at Westport Library 11.29.21

December 10, 2021 14:27 - 1 hour - 77.5 MB

Kalt began his radio career in Detroit, moving to Connecticut in 1970 to join the management team of WPLR-FM New Haven which is celebrating its 50th year of broadcasting. As most of us know, WPLR has been central in the Connecticut community and music scene. is an expert at creating synergistic buzz and making the seemingly impossible, possible. In 1981 joined Connecticut Radio Network as a partner and executive vice president where he has created and directed many of the company’s award...

Rick Allison, Connecticut Music Oral History Podcast, Verso Studios at Westport Library 11.2.21

November 05, 2021 14:43 - 54 minutes - 50.4 MB

Rick Allison is a central and towering Connecticut music figure both literally at 6 foot four and figuratively. Rick has been a radio DJ at an alphabet soup of stations including: wybc, wkci, wplr, whcn, kpig, wpix, sirius satellite radio and cygnusradio.com. Rick has also been an announcer for abc, nbc, cbs, espn, hbo and a bushel of commercial clients. For 29 years Rick has also been the co-host of the Local bands Show on WPLR New Haven and cygnusradio.com. The Local Bands Show is th...

Frank Critelli, Connecticut Music Oral History Podcast, Verso Studios at Westport Library 9-22-21

October 04, 2021 14:55 - 1 hour - 57.2 MB

https://frankcritelli.bandcamp.com/ Frank Critelli writes songs and often performs live. Many times solo, and sometimes accompanied by one or more musical co-conspirators. For over 30 years, he's played in streets and subways, clubs and coffeehouses, barrooms and classrooms, colleges, festivals, theaters, and in his kitchen. Frank Critelli co-host The Local Bands Show on 99.1fm WPLR-New Haven and CygnusRadio.com w/ Rick Allison.

Kelly Reilly, Connecticut Music Oral History Podcast, Verso Studios at Westport Library 8-24-21

September 21, 2021 15:25 - 1 hour - 62.9 MB

The Connecticut Music Oral History Podcast is a deep-dive interview series with musicians, artists, conduits, collectors, and dedicated fans focusing on 20th century Connecticut music history across all genres. This project preserves narratives, heralds unsung movers and shakers, and defines Connecticut’s influential role in cultural history. https://kellyreilly.bandcamp.com/ Kelly Reilly is a musician and rock ‘n’ roll interlocuteur who has held court at the center of New Haven, Connecticu...