In the Distance, Oblivious Big Al Hammond and Phoebe Fowler

  Four of our artists this month (Madison Cunningham, Prince, Fiona Apple, and Imaginary Future) have been in our playlist before. The other seven are new. We hope you enjoy them all. Which are your favorites?   Show notes from our May 2024 Spotify Podcast: We started with Phoebe’s ten submissions and Al’s ten submissions, but our finished, 11-song playlist is put in an order that we think makes sense musically. Which is not same same order that we pick the songs during the picking ceremony heard during our podcast.   Song notes (Quotes are from song lyrics):   Both our Spotify playlist and our podcast are updated and released around the first of each month. We’re recorded monthly in the warm and cozy hug of the OML Studios in lovely downtown Manchester, Richmond, Virginia. Thanks to Cooper’s Craft 100 proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey for help in recording this month. Theme music is from “Red Eye” by E’s Jammy Jams, accordion music by Andrew Huang. Trod Along by Blue Dot Sessions. TJ Elwood by Blue Dot Sessions. Dino De Deus by Blue Dot Sessions. Chopin – Mazurka Op6No2 by Blue Dot Sessions. Featured image: Sunset at the Blue Heron…

  April’s playlist brings us a few returning artists, a few brand new artists, as well as some people who have should have been in our playlist a lot who we’ve overlooked over the years. What do you think?   Show notes from our April 2024 Spotify Podcast: We started with Al’s ten submissions and Phoebe’s ten submissions, but our finished, 11-song playlist is put in an order that we think makes sense musically. Which is not same same order that we pick the songs during the picking ceremony heard during our podcast.   Song notes (Quotes are from song lyrics):   Both our Spotify playlist and our podcast are updated and released around the first of each month. We’re recorded monthly in the warm and cozy hug of the OML Studios in lovely downtown Manchester, Richmond, Virginia. Thanks to Knob Creek Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey for help in recording this month. Theme music is from “Red Eye” by E’s Jammy Jams, accordion music by Andrew Huang. Lahaina by Blue Dot Sessions. Country Butter by Blue Dot Sessions. Molly Molly by Blue Dot Sessions. Featured image: An intense and beautiful ocean for some intense and beautiful songs. If you have…

  The songs that Al submitted this month had a theme. Phoebe’s songs largely (and unwittingly) fell into the same theme. And the eleven songs that ended up in the playlist this month are very much about… ambition. What do you think?   Show notes from our March 2024 Spotify Podcast: We started with Phoebe’s ten submissions and Al’s ten submissions, but our finished, 11-song playlist is put in an order that we think makes sense musically. Which is not same same order that we pick the songs during the picking ceremony heard during our podcast.   Song notes (Quotes are from song lyrics):   Both our Spotify playlist and our podcast are updated and released around the first of each month. We’re recorded monthly in the warm and cozy hug of the OML Studios in lovely downtown Manchester, Richmond, Virginia. Thanks to Larceny Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey for help in recording this month. Theme music is from “Red Eye” by E’s Jammy Jams, accordion music by Andrew Huang. Country Butter by Blue Dot Sessions. Golden Grass by Blue Dot Sessions. Our Only Lark by Blue Dot Sessions. Basketliner by Blue Dot Sessions. Lumber Down by Blue Dot Sessions. Featured…

  Long-time listeners know that every eleven months, we get together for a very special Greatest Hits playlist, featuring our favorite songs from the previous months. It’s one of the highlights of our year, and we hope you enjoy these great songs we’re bringing back for you!   Show notes from our Greatest Hits, Volume Four Spotify Podcast: For our Greatest Hits playlists, Al submitted ten songs that were originally Phoebe’s, and vice versa. Our finished, 11-song playlist is put in an order that we think makes sense musically. Which is not same same order that we pick the songs during the picking ceremony you hear during our podcast.   Song notes (Quotes are from song lyrics):   Both our Spotify playlist and our podcast are updated and released around the first of each month. We’re recorded monthly in the warm and cozy hug of the OML Studios in lovely downtown Manchester, Richmond, Virginia. Thanks to Woodford Reserve Straight Bourbon Whiskey for help in recording this month. Theme music is from “Red Eye” by E’s Jammy Jams, accordion music by Andrew Huang. Chopin – Mazurka Op50No3 by Blue Dot Sessions. Trois Gnossiennes 3 by Blue Dot Sessions. Lahaina by Blue…

  As Phoebe likes to point out, February is the Month of LOOOOOOVE, and we love the music we found for you this month. Join us for our usual mix of dark acoustic, some folk, some rock and roll, and lots of quirky fun.   Show notes from our February 2024 Spotify Podcast: We started with Al’s ten submissions and Phoebe’s ten submissions, but our finished, 11-song playlist is put in an order that we think makes sense musically. Which is not same same order that we pick the songs during the picking ceremony heard during our podcast.   Song notes (Quotes are from song lyrics):   Both our Spotify playlist and our podcast are updated and released around the first of each month. We’re recorded monthly in the warm and cozy hug of the OML Studios in lovely downtown Manchester, Richmond, Virginia. Thanks to Woodinville Straight Bourbon Whiskey for help in recording this month. Our theme music is from “Red Eye” by E’s Jammy Jams, accordion music by Andrew Huang. Trod Along by Blue Dot Sessions. Molly Molly by Blue Dot Sessions. Basketliner by Blue Dot Sessions. Dino De Deus by Blue Dot Sessions. Featured image: Our stage manager…

  Happy New Year, friends! Our January 2024 episode comes to you from the beach! Recorded at the Blue Heron Motel in Nags Head, North Carolina, we’ve got eleven great new songs for you… we hope they’ll be a great start to your new year.   Show notes from our January 2024 Spotify Podcast: We started with Phoebe’s ten submissions and Al’s ten submissions, but our finished, 11-song playlist is put in an order that we think makes sense musically. Which is not same same order that we pick the songs during the picking ceremony heard during our podcast.   Song notes (Quotes are from song lyrics):   Both our Spotify playlist and our podcast are updated and released around the first of each month. We were recorded this month in room 9 of the Blue Heron Motel in Nags Head, North Carolina. Thanks to Blanton’s Single Barrel Bourbon for help in recording this month. Thanks to the hot tub at the Blue Heron. Theme music is from “Red Eye” by E’s Jammy Jams, accordion music by Andrew Huang, Chopin – Mazurka Op6No2 by Blue Dot Sessions, Trois Gnossiennes 3 by Blue Dot Sessions, Basketliner by Blue Dot Sessions, Tarte…