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These are the voices of Americana singer-songwriters.
If you enjoy the funny and often heartfelt stories that Americana and Folk music provides, this podcast is for you. Gramps shares music and poems and prose that his friends have created, if they give him permission.
He also interviews interesting friends he's met along his long, circuitous journey through life. His musings include stories and trivia about history and science, all of which may or may not be true. Gramps may even share music and poems he's written after being smacked by the muse.
Send us a text I revisit my conversation with singer-songwriter, Aireene Espiritu. She's an inspiration and I just had to listen to more of her words and music. A Questionable Podcast Production of Peaches Patio Presents
Send us a text Regarding Americana music singer-songwriters, do you enjoy discovering and being moved by stories that include love, eclectic music, tragic loss of friends, banjos and amputations? Who doesn't? Well, Angie Heimann and Cas Sochacki, share such stories in this interview as The Blushin' Roulettes. Oh, did I mention they saved their dog's life the morning of the interview? Angie and Cas, both beautiful humans, have been making Americana and Bluegrass music and trave…
Send us a text Meet Tommy Womack! I love this guy! He's an extremely talented musical and literary creative that let's you into his head and heart without filters. His head and heart, by the way, are very interesting places...you should visit the souvenir store on the way out. Founder and front man for the 80'-90's rock band from Bowling Green, Kentucky, Government Cheese, Tommy shares a few stories about his time with his friends Billy Mack Hill, Joe Elvis King, and Skot…
Send us a text When you hear about the music of a guitar virtuoso with a doctorate in philosophy, who cut his musical teeth performing and collaborating with singer-songwriter Al Stewart (“Year of the Cat”), you know you will be getting something wonderfully unique. In a career that has spanned a dozen albums and thousands of shows ranging from living room concerts to the Royal Albert Hall in London, Dave Nachmanoff has built a broad and loyal fan base and a unique niche as a performer and s…
Send us a text Angry Smoke Stories from the fireground as told by Atlanta Deputy Fire Chief (retired) Joseph M. Tolbert. Joe regales us with first person accounts of four remarkable incidents during his career, incidents that he should NOT have been at. Chief Joe Tolbert was born and raised in the City of Atlanta. He is a fifth generation Atlanta Firefighter. His Great-Great Grandfather began the family tradition of working in the fire service with the Atlanta Volunteer Fire Depa...
Send us a text In this audio expedition, Abby K invited me to join her as she shares her musical journey and stories how her family and co-writers have shaped her music. The pandemic DID NOT slow her down. In fact, it seems it only served to feed her songwriting and singing talents. Abby K draws upon many influences in her music from her childhood days in Kentucky and you can feel her down-home warmth. Then, after two decades in the Windy City, where she was exposed to the extremes of ...
Send us a text A wide ranging conversation with singer-songwriter Joe Peters, PhD. Joe has released over a dozen CDs of original songs. He grew up in the American Midwest during the 1960s and 70s, and his songs hearken back to a time when the youth of the planet sought the experience of peace, love and adventure, and expressed this search in their music. He spent many years studying, traveling and working overseas, returning to the U.S. in 2006 to embark on a full-time career in music....
Send us a text On this, the 20th Anniversary of 9/11, I talk with long time friend and former firefighter colleague, Dr. Henry T. Christen. But for those of us that have known him for a half-century, we just call him Hank. Hank shares his stories, both tragic and amusing, through his tapestry of words. Both a public safety professional and expert and a life-long academic, he has also been known to , well... 'make shit up.' But, not during this hour-long episode. This hour is about …
Send us a text In this first episode (and maybe the last) you'll meet Laura Benson and Dave Pascoe. They are the two founding members of Late For The Train, an indie-folk string group rooted in American folk and bluegrass music. Based in Northern California, these extremely talented singer-songwriter, musicians provide a playful and poignant musical experience that uplifts your spirit and rouses your soul. And Gramps needs that! Learn their origin story and how much Dave is into sustain…
Creator and Host
Gramps has had a few lives. He had 25 fun years as a firefighter. After which he went back to school to become a hospital adminstrator and paper pusher. Hated it! Then he worked as a security and safety director at the International Broadcast Center for the 1996 Atlanta 100th Anniversary of the Modern Olympic Games, Loved that! Then, he drifted into biomedical manufacturing. Sorta liked that. Then he retired. He loves that! But, he's also a singer-songwriter, a wedding officiant, and a house keeper at Casa de Cuneo. Oh, and he started this podcast thing. Loves it!
