Friendly Music Community Podcast

Friendly Music Community
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  • MUSIC INTERVIEWS
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Friendly Music Community is THE place to hang for coffee, drinks, and live music in Berwyn, Illinois. Operating around the clock with the Coffee Lounge (with its live music stage), the Friendly Tap (live music stage), the Friendly School of Folk Music (upstairs), the Friendly Community Room (next door), and five Friendly Lodging apartments. More info at https://friendlymusic.community or https://linktr.ee/FriendlyMusicCommunity

Episodes

  1. 03/25/2025

    Friendly Conversation - Five Artists Seek Place

    In anticipation of a group art show in the Friendly Community Room, five visual artists met with host Miguel Gonzalez for this Friendly Conversation. Katy Bergholz, Mike DiGilio, Rachel Grossman, Tim Leeming, and Cindy Trim gathered in the Abbey Road apartment (one of four available for overnight stays) to discuss their work and the show's theme: Place. This is, actually, the first ever episode featuring visual artists (instead of musicians). Look for more artistic diversity in upcoming episodes as well. For more about the Friendly Music Community go to our website or Linktree page.

    51 min

  2. 11/20/2024

    Friendly Conversation - Matthew Paige

    This Friendly Conversation is with Matthew Paige of DeeOhGee. We discuss his origins in music, his beliefs and inspiration for creating new music, and a lot more. Be sure to listen to Part II for a solo acoustic performance by Matthew recorded with a single microphone in the Friendly Coffee Lounge. For more about the Friendly Music Community, visit www.friendlymusic.community or www.linktr.ee/friendlymusiccommunity

    56 min

  3. 11/01/2024

    Friendly Conversation - Jon Langford

    The inimitable Jon Langford is a songwriter, bandleader, and visual artist whose influence spans punk rock to alt.country to Americana. We recorded this Friendly Conversation in the Friendly Community Room for a live audience followed by an acoustic set captured here in this episode. For more about the Friendly Music Community, visit www.friendlymusic.community or www.linktr.ee/friendlymusiccommunity

    1h 31m

  4. 10/12/2024

    Friendly Conversation - Mark Dvorak

    Season 3 opens with Mark Dvorak, who's been called Chicago's Troubadour, a singer-songwriter and author whose dedication to making acoustic music widely accessible has spanned decades. For more about the Friendly Music Community, visit www.friendlymusic.community or www.linktr.ee/friendlymusiccommunity

    1h 10m

  5. 04/01/2024

    Friendly Conversation - Phil Bayer

    Singer-songwriter, educator, and Friendly Open Mic host Phil Bayer shares his life in music and a bonus original song recorded in our studio. For more about the Friendly Music Community, visit www.friendlymusic.community or www.linktr.ee/friendlymusiccommunity

    53 min

  6. 02/29/2024

    Friendly Conversation - Jenny Bienemann, Jeanne Kuhns, Katie Dahl, and Jessica Holland

    Our first-ever "recorded live" Friendly Conversation features four incredible singer-songwriters. Jenny Bienemann, Jeanne Kuhns, Katie Dahl, and Jess Holland performed at the Friendly Music Community straight after capturing this episode. For more about the Friendly Music Community, visit www.friendlymusic.community or www.linktr.ee/friendlymusiccommunity

    42 min

  7. 01/29/2024

    Friendly Conversations - Songwriters In Residence: Julie and Claire

    To open Season 2 of the Friendly Music Community Podcast, we are sharing a unique and very special Friendly Conversation with two women songwriters who recently spent a week at the Friendly Music Community in residence to write the material for their debut album. For more about the Friendly Music Community, go to https://linktr.ee/FriendlyMusicCommunity

    53 min

  8. 05/31/2023

    Friendly Conversations - A Talk With Cheryl Lynn Tomblin

    Singer, songwriter, founding bandleader of Pipes, collaborator, and educator — Cheryl Lynn Tomblin is a paragon of making music in the spirit of these times. Cheryl has been immersed in music since childhood. Hear her story and philosophy of music with its life-affirming possibilities in this Friendly Conversation with host Miguel Gonzalez. For more about the Friendly Music Community, go to https://linktr.ee/FriendlyMusicCommunity

    53 min

  9. 04/01/2023

    Friendly Conversations - A Talk with Andon Davis

    Guitarist, songwriter, session ace, and local hero Andon Davis left Springfield Illinois for the big city and became known as one of the Windy City’s finest guitar slingers. He joined alt-country sweetheart Anna Fermin and her band Trigger Gospel, as well as Bloodshot recording artists and rockabilly rivalists the Riptones. A longtime member of Heartsfield, Andon is renowned for innumerable side gigs by being a "guitarist who plays well with others." In this Friendly Conversation, Andon and host Miguel Gonzalez discuss these experiences and much more. For more about the Friendly Music Community, go to https://linktr.ee/FriendlyMusicCommunity

    48 min
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Ratings & Reviews

5
out of 5
2 Ratings

About

Friendly Music Community is THE place to hang for coffee, drinks, and live music in Berwyn, Illinois. Operating around the clock with the Coffee Lounge (with its live music stage), the Friendly Tap (live music stage), the Friendly School of Folk Music (upstairs), the Friendly Community Room (next door), and five Friendly Lodging apartments. More info at https://friendlymusic.community or https://linktr.ee/FriendlyMusicCommunity

Information

  • Creator
    Friendly Music Community
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Friendly Music Community
  • Show Website
    Friendly Music Community Podcast