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Episodes
236 episodes since 2021
Local Events Spotlight: Jonathan Hays and Jennifer DeDominici perform at Gregory Plaza
Coming soon to the Gregory Plaza in Black Hawk is a performance by opera/musical theater performers Jonathan Hays and Jennifer DeDominici! Learn more about their background and the upcoming performance by listening to this Monday's episode!&nbs...
September 17, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 116
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50:10
Music of the Mountains: Where to be and what to see -- Eric Halborg of Dragondeer and Tom Hamilton, Jr.
Over a decade ago, Eric Halborg and Cole Rudy met as part of the Denver indie music scene. At the time, Halborg played and wrote for the punk band The Swayback (he currently also plays for Wabi), and Rudy played for the groups Barnacle and Varl...
September 14, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 115
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1:13:36
Local Events Spotlight: Chaz Chambers and Yami Cabrera Present Music of the Americas: Why Cuba Holds the Key
This week's Wednesday episode of The Mountain-Ear Podcast is not the typical retrospective. Instead, we're highlighting an upcoming presentation at the Nederland Community Library on Cuba's musical connections to North America, hosted by Chaz C...
September 12, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 114
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35:59
Mountain Tales with Maryann Rosen: Colorado, Statehood and the Peak to Peak Area 148 Years Ago (Plus Last Week's Music Mentions!)
What did Colorado look like almost 150 years ago, when it first became a state on August 1, 1876? What was prominent in each town, and where did we come from? Maryann Rosen travels back in time and answers that question in this Mountain Tales s...
September 10, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 113
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30:37
Music of the Mountains: Where to be and what to see -- Sisters of Rock
Vocalist Sonya Leigh Surrett played piano and drums as a kid. As an adult, she wondered one night how musicians joined bands. By chance, a band clocked her at a karaoke night singing “Dog and Butterfly” by the rock group Heart. She talked to th...
September 07, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 112
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49:25
Then and Now Episode 6: Adam Perry from Rolling Harvest
The tribute band Rolling Harvest is coming to the Gold Hill Inn for the third year in a row, once again celebrating the songbook of Bob Dylan and Neil Young. The band, named from a combination of the Dylan song “Like a Rolling Stone” and the Yo...
September 05, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 111
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32:13
Local Events Spotlight: A Night of Magic and Comedy with Scott Pepper and Kirk Marsh
*This interview was conducted on August 17, 2024, not August 18, as stated in the episode.Scott Pepper and Kirk Marsh have been performing for the majority of their lives. Pepper has been into magic since he won a talent compet...
September 03, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 110
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25:15
Music of the Mountains: Where to be and what to see -- Salomé Songbird
Salome (usually spelled without an accent above the “e”) is a Hebrew name, derived from the word “shalom,” meaning “peace.” It’s a Biblical name given to a disciple, as well as a princess, in the New Testament. With this context, the parents of...
August 31, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 109
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41:33
Retrospective Episode 7: Half Pelican and Windy Pines
Andy Reiner plays the fiddle and sings. His wife, Joy Adams, plays the cello and banjo and sings. Together, along with a changing lineup of various friends they’ve made along the way, they form the group Half Pelican. The two have known each ot...
August 29, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 108
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38:35
Mountain Tales with Maryann Rosen: On the Cusp of Autumn in the Peak to Peak
With less than a month to go before summer turns into autumn, guest correspondent Maryann Rosen has some awesome ideas to make your fall exciting! Also, tune in to hear about this week's movie at the Backdoor Theater and for a celebration of Th...
August 27, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 107
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21:20
Music of the Mountains: Where to be and what to see -- Mike Clark of The River Arkansas and Jack Cloonan
The River Arkansas initially formed when frontman Mike Clark (guitar, banjo, and singer-songwriter) and Macon Terry (bass) met as members of other bands in 2014, and realized soon after that they both lived in Colorado Springs. Clark and Terry ...
August 24, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 106
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41:24
Then and Now Episode 5: Tober Schorr from The Sound Ideal (with a Bonus Interview with Stephanie Andelman promoting Ned Jazz and Wine 2024)
Tober Schorr has been studying West African Mande music since 1999. He started playing drum sets when he was about 16, and later, he would try the djembe. He served in the Peace Corps in Mozambique before moving to Boulder a little over 20 year...
August 22, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 105
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51:34
Local Events Spotlight: Nederland Jazz and Wine Festival 2024
The complex rhythms of jazz and tastes of wine complement each other during this annual event set in the mountain town of Nederland. Committed to elevating diverse music styles and promoting Colorado wineries, distilleries, breweries, and non-a...
August 20, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 104
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43:06
Music of the Mountains: Where to be and what to see -- Jeremy Mohney
Boulder resident Jeremy Mohney has always had a passion for swing music. His grandfather often drove him around playing tapes of swing bands led by the likes of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, and Artie Shaw. He played in his school’s jazz band, an...
August 16, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 103
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23:21
Retrospective Episode 6: Troy Yanel and Scott Dale
Troy Yanel has been playing guitar since he was eight or nine years old. He started listening to records with his brother at a young age, and when he and his parents went to Chicago one year, he ended up buying a used guitar. He’s been playing ...
August 15, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 102
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25:55
Mountain Tales: Maryann Rosen Covers Events in the Peak to Peak
Let's welcome back history correspondent Maryann Rosen as she discusses various events you can attend across the Peak to Peak area before the summer ends!Ambiance Credit: Sound Effect from <a href="https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/?...
August 12, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 101
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27:34
Music of the Mountains: Where to be and what to see -- Tim Merkel
Tim Merkel only performs under the name “Timothy” because when he initially set up his website, the domain timmerkel.com had already been taken (as of this writing, that URL now pulls up a 404 Not Found error)...
August 09, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 100
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24:54
Retrospective Episode 5: David Lawrence and Derek Dames Ohl
David Lawrence has been a part of many bands, but for his band David Lawrence and the Spoonful, he primarily focuses on what he calls Roots Americana music with a little blues, honky tonk, and gypsy swing thrown in. The band started when ...
August 07, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 99
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33:08
Mountain Folk Tales: Ned Writers Group
In the longest episode of the podcast so far, we're going through the history of the Ned Writers Group, which is currently being hosted at the Nederland Community Library, and hearing perspectives from people who have joined the group!
August 06, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 98
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1:22:44
Music of the Mountains: Where to be and what to see -- Dylan McCarthy of Jake Leg
Everyone in the Denver-made bluegrass band Jake Leg (guitarist and vocalist Eric Wiggs, mandolin player and vocalist Dylan McCarthy, and brothers Justin and Aaron Hoffenberg respectively on fiddle and bass) knew each other before forming the gr...
August 02, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 97
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25:28
Retrospective Episode 4: Van Powell from Vanimal Kingdom and Joslyn Hampton from Joslyn and the Sweet Compression (Plus Updates on Front Range Fires)
Before the episode starts, the host takes a minute to address the various fires that have started in the Front Range, including his personal experience, and reminds everyone to stay safe and follow the fire restriction guidelines.Vanima...
August 01, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 96
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26:46
Local Events Spotlight: Nederland's 150th Anniversary (Featuring Peter Cacek and Jessi Ansari)
While the summer days have been rolling by, a committee of volunteers have been periodically gathering, toiling away, preparing for the first big weekend in August, when the Town of Nederland celebrates its 150th anniversary.Members of t...
July 29, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 95
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36:50
Music of the Mountains: Where to be and what to see -- Shanna in a Dress
The woman known in her performances as Shanna in a Dress (you can learn the story of her real name by seeing her live) started her musical journey at the University of Virginia, where she learned how to play guitar for the first time. She says ...
July 26, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 94
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18:34
Then and Now Episode 4: Sarah Banker
It’s February 2013. Sarah Banker had just graduated college in December of 2012 with a background in cultural anthropology and interpersonal communications. She had tried volunteering for many non-profit organizations, but she has always ...
July 25, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 93
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27:34
Local Events Spotlight: Melody Baumhover Talks Circus Fundraiser for Carousel of Happiness, Miles Wade Interviews Teamworks at Teens Inc., and Other Events!
Circus Foundry: Carnival games and concessions will be set up around Chipeta Park for this second annual family-friendly fundraising event hosted by The Carousel of Happiness on Saturday, July 27, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. A family-fri...
July 22, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 92
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30:53