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Low Profile with Markly Morrison

197 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 62 ratings

Low Profile blends music and oral history interviews with the folks who have given us important music and have somehow evaded the spotlight. Markly Morrison is an audio journalist and independent musician in the exotic city of Olympia, Washington, where the program airs Fridays at 4pm on KAOS 89.3 FM and in podcast form via the Ruinous Media network. Dive deeper into the episodes at http://www.lowprofilepodcast.com 

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Episode 58: 58. Loren Connors (w/ Suzanne Langille)

July 01, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 82.8 MB

Loren Connors is a guitarist, poet and painter who grew up in Connecticut but has called New York his home since early adulthood.  Since the late 1970s he was released over 50 albums of primarily improvised material, developing his unique avant-garde playing style in formed by early blues and 20th century composers. He has collaborated with a diverse array of likewise important musicians such as John Fahey, Sonic Youth, Jim O’Rourke, Kath bloom, and Alan Licht. His most frequent coh...

57. Elf Power

June 17, 2022 15:00 - 57 minutes

 Athens, Georgia band Elf Power has been cranking out homespun psychedelic rock for nearly three decades, with their 14th album “Artificial Countrysides” coming out this July on Yep Roc records. I spoke to the band’s founder, Andrew Rieger about Elf Power’s beginnings, working with legendary producer Dave Fridman, collaborating with artists like Vic Chesnutt and Robyn Hitchcock, his roots in the hardcore punk scene, being involved with the Elephant 6 Collective, the farm and record label Oran...

56. Terror/Cactus

June 02, 2022 14:00 - 58 minutes

 My guest on today’s show is Martin Selasco, the man behind Terror/Cactus, an electro-cumbia fusion project based in Cashmere, WA. Martin tells me about his early exposure to south american music, giving credit to his father who was in the music business when he was a child living in Miami, where he taught himself to make multitrack recordings as a preteen. We also discuss his move to Seattle and the challenges of bringing his music rooted in tradition to a predominantly white indie rock audi...

Episode 402: 56. Terror/Cactus

June 02, 2022 00:00 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MB

 My guest on today’s show is Martin Selasco, the man behind Terror/Cactus, an electro-cumbia fusion project based in Cashmere, WA. Martin tells me about his early exposure to south american music, giving credit to his father who was in the music business when he was a child living in Miami, where he taught himself to make multitrack recordings as a preteen. We also discuss his move to Seattle and the challenges of bringing his music rooted in tradition to a predominantly white indie...

Episode 402: Terror/Cactus

June 02, 2022 00:00 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MB

 My guest on today’s show is Martin Selasco, the man behind Terror/Cactus, an electro-cumbia fusion project based in Cashmere, WA. Martin tells me about his early exposure to south american music, giving credit to his father who was in the music business when he was a child living in Miami, where he taught himself to make multitrack recordings as a preteen. We also discuss his move to Seattle and the challenges of bringing his music rooted in tradition to a predominantly white indie...

Episode 11: 55. Half Handed Cloud

May 19, 2022 14:00 - 50 minutes - 69.4 MB

 Since the start of the millennium, John Ringhofer has been making hundreds of bite-sized kaleidoscopic story songs under the name Half-Handed Cloud. I became a fan of his work when I first heard his bedroom-production sunshine pop (with an avant-garde leaning). Years later, I found myself playing a pile of instruments for his touring band in Europe. In today’s interview John visits the studio via Zoom from his home in Finland. He discusses his tape recorder’s role as a band member,...

55. Half Handed Cloud

May 19, 2022 14:00 - 50 minutes

 Since the start of the millennium, John Ringhofer has been making hundreds of bite-sized kaleidoscopic story songs under the name Half-Handed Cloud. I became a fan of his work when I first heard his bedroom-production sunshine pop (with an avant-garde leaning). Years later, I found myself playing a pile of instruments for his touring band in Europe. In today’s interview John visits the studio via Zoom from his home in Finland. He discusses his tape recorder’s role as a band member, raising a...

54. David Liebe Hart

May 05, 2022 14:00 - 56 minutes

 Today’s featured guest is none other than actor, comedian, puppeteer, singer/songwriter, alien expert and all-around entertainer DAVID LIEBE HART. David is probably best known for his work on the TV show “Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job,” where he contributed original songs, puppetry and character acting. But he has been in show business for most of his life, with roles on the Golden Girls, Wings, his own show “The Junior Christian Science Bible Lesson Program,” and more recently, “I Lov...

Episode 10: 54. David Liebe Hart

May 05, 2022 14:00 - 56 minutes - 51.3 MB

 Today’s featured guest is none other than actor, comedian, puppeteer, singer/songwriter, alien expert and all-around entertainer DAVID LIEBE HART. David is probably best known for his work on the TV show “Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job,” where he contributed original songs, puppetry and character acting. But he has been in show business for most of his life, with roles on the Golden Girls, Wings, his own show “The Junior Christian Science Bible Lesson Program,” and more recent...

Bonus: Dick Heaven

April 01, 2022 07:00 - 58 minutes

 On this very special bonus episode, I amazingly landed an interview with the famously reclusive home recording artist Dick Heaven. How I was able to pull this off is beyond me… he apparently hadn’t conversed with anyone, on or off the record, in a decade and a half. You can imagine my utter dismay when I realized the only time he was available to talk was during my previously scheduled bubble bath! Thankfully, the Los Angeles comedian Aviva Siegel was able to answer the call on my behalf. I ...

Episode 401: Dick Heaven

April 01, 2022 00:00 - 58 minutes - 80.8 MB

 On this very special bonus episode, I amazingly landed an interview with the famously reclusive home recording artist Dick Heaven. How I was able to pull this off is beyond me… he apparently hadn’t conversed with anyone, on or off the record, in a decade and a half. You can imagine my utter dismay when I realized the only time he was available to talk was during my previously scheduled bubble bath! Thankfully, the Los Angeles comedian Aviva Siegel was able to answer the call on my behalf. ...

Episode 401: Bonus: Dick Heaven

April 01, 2022 00:00 - 58 minutes - 80.8 MB

 On this very special bonus episode, I amazingly landed an interview with the famously reclusive home recording artist Dick Heaven. How I was able to pull this off is beyond me… he apparently hadn’t conversed with anyone, on or off the record, in a decade and a half. You can imagine my utter dismay when I realized the only time he was available to talk was during my previously scheduled bubble bath! Thankfully, the Los Angeles comedian Aviva Siegel was able to answer the call on my ...

Bonus: Searching For Scott Dunbar (Documentary Remix)

March 16, 2022 20:16 - 17 minutes

A short-form radio doc about my quest to find more about the obscure Mississippi blues musician Scott Dunbar.  This story appeared in a different format way back on episode 13.

Episode 9: Bonus: Searching For Scott Dunbar (Documentary Remix)

March 16, 2022 00:00 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MB

A short-form radio doc about my quest to find more about the obscure Mississippi blues musician Scott Dunbar.  This story appeared in a different format way back on episode 13.

53. Wes Buckley

March 03, 2022 22:00 - 58 minutes

Wes Buckley is a contemporary musician and songwriter from western Massachusetts. We talk about his solo records, homemade instruments, improvising in music, and more. We’ll also hear some stuff from his recent LP on Half A Million Records entitled “The Towering Ground,” and discuss his alter ego, concerns about the opoid crisis, and his stint as a funk saxophonist. Wes Buckley on Bandcamp:https://wesbuckley.bandcamp.com/IG @wesbuckleymusicLow Profile is listener-supported, which means that y...

Episode 9: 53. Wes Buckley

March 03, 2022 00:00 - 58 minutes - 80.4 MB

Wes Buckley is a contemporary musician and songwriter from western Massachusetts. We talk about his solo records, homemade instruments, improvising in music, and more. We’ll also hear some stuff from his recent LP on Half A Million Records entitled “The Towering Ground,” and discuss his alter ego, concerns about the opoid crisis, and his stint as a funk saxophonist.  Wes Buckley on Bandcamp: https://wesbuckley.bandcamp.com/ IG @wesbuckleymusic Low Profile is listener-supported, wh...

52. The Black Tones

February 17, 2022 15:15 - 57 minutes

Episode 52:This program's featured artist is Seattle's The Black Tones.  Founded about a decade ago, The Black Tones members Eva Walker (guitar and vocals), Cedric Walker (Drums), and Jake Iuti (bass) talk about their formative years as musical twins leading up to the realization of the band, the inspirations behind their 8-bit video game, sharing the stage with Mavis Staples, performing for a packed crowd at a Seattle Sounders game, and their new 45rpm single "The End of Everything," out now...

Episode 8: 52. The Black Tones

February 17, 2022 00:00 - 57 minutes - 78.4 MB

Episode 52: This program's featured artist is Seattle's The Black Tones.  Founded about a decade ago, The Black Tones members Eva Walker (guitar and vocals), Cedric Walker (Drums), and Jake Iuti (bass) talk about their formative years as musical twins leading up to the realization of the band, the inspirations behind their 8-bit video game, sharing the stage with Mavis Staples, performing for a packed crowd at a Seattle Sounders game, and their new 45rpm single "The End of Everythi...

51. Steve Arrington

February 03, 2022 08:10 - 58 minutes

I've known who Steve Arrington is for a little over a decade, and he became one of my favorite musicians.  But up to that point I didn't know that I already knew him... as in, he's one of the most sampled artists since sampling became a thing, so when Steve hit the snooze button on his music career in the late 1980s, his back catalog took on a life of its own.  This link (https://www.whosampled.com/Steve-Arrington/) lists Brand Nubian, A Tribe Called Quest, Snoop Dogg, Jay-Z, Public Enemy and...

Episode 7: 51. Steve Arrington

February 03, 2022 00:00 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MB

I've known who Steve Arrington is for a little over a decade, and he became one of my favorite musicians.  But up to that point I didn't know that I already knew him... as in, he's one of the most sampled artists since sampling became a thing, so when Steve hit the snooze button on his music career in the late 1980s, his back catalog took on a life of its own.  This link (https://www.whosampled.com/Steve-Arrington/) lists Brand Nubian, A Tribe Called Quest, Snoop Dogg, Jay-Z, Public...

50. Urge Overkill

January 20, 2022 15:45 - 58 minutes

 Urge Overkill began in 1980s Chicago and carved their own path over the past several decades. In the ‘90s, they toured with bands who are household names, and reached that status on their own with their cover of Neil Diamond’s “Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon” on the groundbreaking soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction. On this episode, Urge Overkill founders Eddie “King” Roeser and Nash Kato join guest co-host Casey Bruce and me to talk about their new album “Oui,” loaning their suits...

Episode 6: 50. Urge Overkill

January 20, 2022 00:00 - 58 minutes - 80.2 MB

 Urge Overkill began in 1980s Chicago and carved their own path over the past several decades. In the ‘90s, they toured with bands who are household names, and reached that status on their own with their cover of Neil Diamond’s “Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon” on the groundbreaking soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction. On this episode, Urge Overkill founders Eddie “King” Roeser and Nash Kato join guest co-host Casey Bruce and me to talk about their new album “Oui,” loaning t...

Darknet Diaries: Nerdcore (Bonus Crossover)

January 06, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour

Low Profile presents a collection of music and stories from Darknet Diaries, a strikingly original podcast about cybercrime. After a brief conversation between Markly Morrison and Jack Rhysider, Jack takes the reins and shares his interviews with three purveyors of nerdcore, a sub-genre of hip hop: YTCracker, OHM-I, and Dual Core. All three are skilled at hacking into the mainframe AND spitting legit rhymes about their exploits.  (This episode contains some explicit content.)Links to all of t...

Episode 422: Darknet Diaries: Nerdcore (Bonus Crossover)

January 06, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 77.8 MB

Low Profile presents a collection of music and stories from Darknet Diaries, a strikingly original podcast about cybercrime. After a brief conversation between Markly Morrison and Jack Rhysider, Jack takes the reins and shares his interviews with three purveyors of nerdcore, a sub-genre of hip hop: YTCracker, OHM-I, and Dual Core. All three are skilled at hacking into the mainframe AND spitting legit rhymes about their exploits.  (This episode contains some explicit content.) Links...

Episode 1999: Bonus: Low Profile Holiday Mixtape

December 23, 2021 00:00 - 59 minutes - 81.4 MB

Just in time for Christmas Eve, here is my gift to you all.  It’s a holiday mixtape featuring artists who have been featured on Low Profile over the years!  This is definitely not a traditional Christmas mix, you’re going to hear a lot of new songs with just a few tweaks to some old familiar tunes from the sort of esoteric artists you’ve come to expect from this show.  There’s even a couple exclusives! This is an updated version of the physical cassette tape that I sent out to all the patr...

49. Osees

December 09, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour

John Dwyer, best known for his work in the band Osees, fka Thee Oh Sees, fka O.C.S., speaks at length with guest host Matt Murillo (drops 12/8/2021) about his extended musical universe, including projects Krang, Pink and Brown, Coachwhips, Damaged Bug, the Trawggs, and Yikes. Dwyer also talks about his record label Castle Face, aging out of rock and roll lifestyle tropes, and his admiration of artists like Bob Log III and The Mummies. The Osees (sp?) are certainly one of my favorite current r...

Episode 49: 49. Osees

December 09, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MB

John Dwyer, best known for his work in the band Osees, fka Thee Oh Sees, fka O.C.S., speaks at length with guest host Matt Murillo (drops 12/8/2021) about his extended musical universe, including projects Krang, Pink and Brown, Coachwhips, Damaged Bug, the Trawggs, and Yikes. Dwyer also talks about his record label Castle Face, aging out of rock and roll lifestyle tropes, and his admiration of artists like Bob Log III and The Mummies. The Osees (sp?) are certainly one of my favorite...

48. Alejandra and Aeron

December 02, 2021 23:00 - 59 minutes

This episode begins with a sound work entitled “Murk” by the duo Alejandra Salinas and Aeron Bergman.Taken from a collection of re-edited works called “Ficcion,” it’s a slice of a chapter in this couple’s life together as globetrotting sound artists, which lasted for about a decade starting in 1996. Back then, they were simply known as Alejandra and Aeron. They also ran a record label called Lucky Kitchen, which released albums by dozens of international sound artists like Asuna, Johsua Abram...

Episode 48: Alejandra and Aeron

December 02, 2021 00:00 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MB

This episode begins with a sound work entitled “Murk” by the duo Alejandra Salinas and Aeron Bergman. Taken from a collection of re-edited works called “Ficcion,” it’s a slice of a chapter in this couple’s life together as globetrotting sound artists, which lasted for about a decade starting in 1996. Back then, they were simply known as Alejandra and Aeron. They also ran a record label called Lucky Kitchen, which released albums by dozens of international sound artists like Asuna, Johsua A...

Episode 48: 48. Alejandra and Aeron

December 02, 2021 00:00 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MB

This episode begins with a sound work entitled “Murk” by the duo Alejandra Salinas and Aeron Bergman. Taken from a collection of re-edited works called “Ficcion,” it’s a slice of a chapter in this couple’s life together as globetrotting sound artists, which lasted for about a decade starting in 1996. Back then, they were simply known as Alejandra and Aeron. They also ran a record label called Lucky Kitchen, which released albums by dozens of international sound artists like Asuna, ...

Episode 421: Swamp Dogg: Unabridged

November 25, 2021 00:00 - 2 hours - 134 MB

The raw, unedited conversation between Markly Morrison and Jerry Williams (Swamp Dogg) from fall of 2020. Previously available through patreon.com/lowprofile

47. Richard Youngs

November 11, 2021 08:19 - 1 hour

This is, as you will discover, a very special episode.  The first thing you'll hear on this episode is the sound of the English-born, Scottish-dewlling musician Richard Youngs playing guitar with his feet. Entitled “Foot Guitar XXXV,” it’s one example of the many forms that Youngs’ music can take. On the other 99 and a half percent of his recorded output, you can hear him singing and playing nearly every instrument you can think of, and many you have probably never heard of.  A handful of Ame...

Episode 3: 47. Richard Youngs

November 11, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 63.5 MB

This is, as you will discover, a very special episode.  The first thing you'll hear on this episode is the sound of the English-born, Scottish-dewlling musician Richard Youngs playing guitar with his feet. Entitled “Foot Guitar XXXV,” it’s one example of the many forms that Youngs’ music can take. On the other 99 and a half percent of his recorded output, you can hear him singing and playing nearly every instrument you can think of, and many you have probably never heard of.  A hand...

46. Martin Rev

October 28, 2021 06:11 - 1 hour

Keyboard wizard and punk pioneer Martin Rev, (born Martin Reverby) grew up in New York where he still lives today. In his youth, he was a fan of doo wop music, and then became engrossed in the emerging jazz world that was happening around him, brushing shoulders with the likes of Thelonious Monk, Archie Shepp and Eric Dolphy, and playing in a combo called Reverend B in the late 1960s. It was in those days that he befriended a visual artist called Alan Vega, with whom he would soon form a band...

Episode 2: 46. Martin Rev

October 28, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 55.9 MB

Keyboard wizard and punk pioneer Martin Rev, (born Martin Reverby) grew up in New York where he still lives today. In his youth, he was a fan of doo wop music, and then became engrossed in the emerging jazz world that was happening around him, brushing shoulders with the likes of Thelonious Monk, Archie Shepp and Eric Dolphy, and playing in a combo called Reverend B in the late 1960s. It was in those days that he befriended a visual artist called Alan Vega, with whom he would soon f...

Bonus: Dollar Country host Frank the Drifter

October 21, 2021 01:17 - 58 minutes

On this bonus episode we have yet another clash of the podcasts.  I had the pleasure of a zoom call and DJ roulette session with the host of Dollar Country, Franklin Fantini, or as his listeners know him, Frank the Drifter.  It’s one of my favorite shows, and shares a common mission to this program: that’s to preserve overlooked music history and share it with a wider audience.  For Low Profile, that means researching the artists and mining them for their oral history.  For Dollar Country, it...

Episode 420: Bonus: Dollar Country host Frank the Drifter

October 21, 2021 00:00 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MB

On this bonus episode we have yet another clash of the podcasts.  I had the pleasure of a zoom call and DJ roulette session with the host of Dollar Country, Franklin Fantini, or as his listeners know him, Frank the Drifter.  It’s one of my favorite shows, and shares a common mission to this program: that’s to preserve overlooked music history and share it with a wider audience.  For Low Profile, that means researching the artists and mining them for their oral history.  For Dollar C...

45. Corey Ledet

October 14, 2021 15:45 - 55 minutes

Corey Ledet is a 2012 Grammy-nominated Zydeco musician unlike any other.  He was born in Houston, and started playing this traditional Creole music professionally when he was a kid, performing with Wildbert Thibadeuax’s Zydeco Rascals and others before moving to the small town of Parks, Lousianna, where he spent his summers immersed in his extended family’s Creole traditions… especially Zydeco music, which has been in his blood for generations, all the way back to its conception in the beginn...

Episode 1: 45. Corey Ledet

October 14, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 76.5 MB

Corey Ledet is a 2012 Grammy-nominated Zydeco musician unlike any other.  He was born in Houston, and started playing this traditional Creole music professionally when he was a kid, performing with Wildbert Thibadeuax’s Zydeco Rascals and others before moving to the small town of Parks, Lousianna, where he spent his summers immersed in his extended family’s Creole traditions… especially Zydeco music, which has been in his blood for generations, all the way back to its conception in ...

Episode 3: Happy Birthday, Margo Guryan!

September 29, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 170 MB

On September 29th, 1937, the world received a gift: Margo Guryan.  In this episode, originally aired in early 2019, my good friends Mike Coleman and Andrew Dorsett join us in Studio B to celebrate the life and music of a living legend.  We explore Margo’s small catalog of recordings, as well as the songs she wrote for other artists in the late 60s and early 70s.  Finally, we speak with her publisher and step son Jon Rosner, who sheds some light on all the mystery around the woman wh...

44. Sean O'Hagan

September 02, 2021 20:05 - 58 minutes

Season 4 Finale: The incomparable Sean O’Hagan’s first major band was the Irish 1980s pop group Microdisney. After that group disbanded, he started recording with his next project, the High Llamas, who released some of the most beautiful pop music of the last 30 years. This is a song “The Hot Revivalist” from their 1996 album Hawaii. Recently, he has dropped the High Llamas moniker in favor of his own name. The latest Sean O’Hagan album is “Radum Calls, Radum Calls.” No, there’s not an echo i...

Episode 44: 44. Sean O'Hagan

September 02, 2021 00:00 - 58 minutes - 80.4 MB

Season 4 Finale: The incomparable Sean O’Hagan’s first major band was the Irish 1980s pop group Microdisney. After that group disbanded, he started recording with his next project, the High Llamas, who released some of the most beautiful pop music of the last 30 years. This is a song “The Hot Revivalist” from their 1996 album Hawaii. Recently, he has dropped the High Llamas moniker in favor of his own name. The latest Sean O’Hagan album is “Radum Calls, Radum Calls.” No, there’s not...

43. OK Vancouver OK

August 19, 2021 09:17 - 54 minutes

On this episode, guest host Eli Moore returns to speak with Jeff Johnson of the Canadian indie band OK Vancouver OK. The project has been consistently cranking out a stream of primarily self-released albums since 2005, and their efforts are hard to classify in terms of genre, but they are clearly experimental, socially conscious, and family-friendly. Their latest record as the time of this episode’s release is entitled “Never Perfect,” which youcan find on their website, okvancouverok.caJeff ...

Episode 43: 43. OK Vancouver OK

August 19, 2021 00:00 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MB

On this episode, guest host Eli Moore returns to speak with Jeff Johnson of the Canadian indie band OK Vancouver OK. The project has been consistently cranking out a stream of primarily self-released albums since 2005, and their efforts are hard to classify in terms of genre, but they are clearly experimental, socially conscious, and family-friendly.  Their latest record as the time of this episode’s release is entitled “Never Perfect,”  which youcan find on their website, okvanco...

42. Jonny Fritz

August 06, 2021 05:22 - 46 minutes

Jonny Fritz is a man of many talents.  In addition to being one of my personal favorite artists at the forefront of 21st century country music, he is a father, leatherworker, and according to his business card, “LA’s Premiere Used House Salesman.”  He grew up in Virginia, lived in Philly later in life, and then moved to Nashville where he get his country music career going releasing a pair of albums under the moniker Jonny Corndawg.  He has since moved to Los Angeles, where he works in real e...

Episode 42: Jonny Fritz

August 06, 2021 00:00 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MB

Jonny Fritz is a man of many talents.  In addition to being one of my personal favorite artists at the forefront of 21st century country music, he is a father, leatherworker, and according to his business card, “LA’s Premiere Used House Salesman.”  He grew up in Virginia, lived in Philly later in life, and then moved to Nashville where he get his country music career going releasing a pair of albums under the moniker Jonny Corndawg.  He has since moved to Los Angeles, where he works in real...

Episode 42: 42. Jonny Fritz

August 06, 2021 00:00 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MB

Jonny Fritz is a man of many talents.  In addition to being one of my personal favorite artists at the forefront of 21st century country music, he is a father, leatherworker, and according to his business card, “LA’s Premiere Used House Salesman.”  He grew up in Virginia, lived in Philly later in life, and then moved to Nashville where he get his country music career going releasing a pair of albums under the moniker Jonny Corndawg.  He has since moved to Los Angeles, where he works...

Episode 41: 41: The Fleetwoods

July 15, 2021 08:34 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MB

 Gretchen Christopher of the iconic 1950s and 60s pop vocal group the Fleetwoods returns to the show.  Gretchen talks about that band’s formation, and rise straight to the top of the Billboard charts, and her solo career that followed.  The Fleetwoods were comprised of Gretchen Christopher, Barbara Ellis, and Gary Troxel and were the first group to hit number one TWICE on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts in a single year.  They were an international success thanks to their tight harm...

41: The Fleetwoods

July 15, 2021 08:34 - 58 minutes

 Gretchen Christopher of the iconic 1950s and 60s pop vocal group the Fleetwoods returns to the show. Gretchen talks about that band’s formation, and rise straight to the top of the Billboard charts, and her solo career that followed. The Fleetwoods were comprised of Gretchen Christopher, Barbara Ellis, and Gary Troxel and were the first group to hit number one TWICE on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts in a single year. They were an international success thanks to their tight harmonies, rich soun...

40b. Alison O'Donnell (Part Two)

May 28, 2021 02:03 - 27 minutes

The second part of Michael Sean Coleman's interview with Dublin-based psych-folk legend Alison O'Donnell. This conversation covers her time in the band Flibbertigibbet while living in South Africa during apartheid in the late 70s and early 1980s, more about her work with Mellow Candle and the process that went into their classic album "Swaddling Songs," and her upcoming solo record. This episode marks a season break for Low Profile, we will return with more new episodes in July of 2021. Thank...

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