Wednesday MidDay Medley
TEN to NOON Wednesdays – Streaming at KKFI.org
90.1 FM KKFI – Kansas City Community Radio
Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

“The Midcoast Sound”
Some of The Best of 2013…So Far
+ Betse Ellis & “High Moon Order”
+ Marion Merritt & Betse Ellis co-host

1. Erik Voeks – “Dark Angel of Delmar”
from: Finulu [EP] / Independent / April 29, 2013
[Written by Erik Voeks. Produced by Patrick Hawley & Erik Voeks , mixed and mastered by Adam Schmitt, Drums, piano, pump organ, etc.: Patrick Hawley, Steel guitar: Mike Stover, Trumpet: Ryan Oldham, Handclaps: Coleen Voeks & Mary Hawley, Field recordings: Coleen Voeks. Everything else recorded at Sandusky Sound Co. by EV.]

Marion Merritt with Betse Ellis joined us for the entire show to encourage ALL of our wonderful listeners to call 888-931-0901 during Wednesday MidDay Medley, to express support for this show and 90.1 FM KKFI – Kansas City Community Radio.

10:04 – Pledge Break #1

Non-Commercial, Community Radio, means that three times a year, we interrupt our regularly scheduled programming, to ask YOU our beautiful-listeners, to help us continue 90.1 FM’s unique, 24-7 programming, that is…essentially free to you, to tune into. While the spirit of this station is kept alive by hundreds of volunteers who passionately donate their time and abilities to keep the transmission of our 100,000-watt, signal alive. We are a operated by a not-for-profit organization, incorporated over 25 years ago, called The MidCoast Radio Project. We’re non-profit but we still have to pay the electric bill, the rent on our fully accessible production studios and offices, the insurance, and for our small staff. Even though we have hundreds of committed volunteers, who donate thousands of hours every year, producing radio shows, answering phones, creating websites, producing benefits, rewiring the board, setting up our computer system, we still need YOU, our listener, to keep us alive!

YOU are the reason we were able to go onto the airwaves 25 years ago. You are the reason we’ve been able to continue all these years.

Wednesday MidDay Medley offers crucial info on: Music and Art. In just the last 4 months on Wednesday MidDay Medley we have interviewed musicians and bands including: The ACB’s, The Grisly Hand, Dead Voices, Making Movies, The Latenight Callers, The Wires, The Clementines, Dollar Fox, Bach Aria Soloists, Gamelan Genta Kasturi, Schwervon!, Connie Dover & Bob Walkenhorst, Bobcat Barker, Molly Picture Club, Sneaky Creeps, Soft Reeds, The Depth and The Whisper, Two Headed Cow, Dream Wolf, Claire Adams and The Crowded Stage, The Blackbird Revue, The Empty Spaces, My Brothers & Sisters, and The Brannock Device. We’ve also talked with artists involved with The Homeguard Festival, Middle of The Map Festival, The Midcoast Takeover, The Crossroads Summer Block Party, Spinning Tree Theatre, Judith Levy’s film NV in KC, The Charlotte Street Foundation, The Urban Culture Project, Amnesty International, The Innocence Project, UmKC Theatre’s EAT THIS!, The Rocket Grants and Byproduct The Laundromat. We’ve welcomed as our guests: artists, film makers, musicians & organizers to join us in telling the amazing story of what is happening in the Kansas City Arts Scene!

10:12

2. PedalJets – “Tangled Up”
from: What’s In Between / Independent / June , 2013
[The Pedaljets first new material in 23 years. More info: thepedaljets.com]

3. The Wires – “Banyan”
from: The Wires – Alternative Strings / Independent / March 9, 2013
[The Wires are an alternative exploration in string sound. Hailing from KCMO, The Wires compose & perform original music for violin & cello. Created, composed & performed by Laurel Morgan on violin (formerly of In The Pines) & Sascha Groschang on cello). The Wires played LIVE on Feb. 20th show.]

10:20 – Pledge Break #2

10:28 – Underwriting

10:29

3. The Grisly Hand – “Municipal Farm Blues”
from: Country Singles / Independent / April 26, 2013
[Kansas City based, six member band that first started playing live in 2009. The current line up includes: Jimmy Fitzner (Guitar and Vocals), Lauren Krum (Vocals and Percussion), Johnny Nichols (Bass and Vocals), Matt Richey (Drums), Mike Stover (Steel Guitar), and Ben Summers (Guitar and Mandolin). The band’s debut release “Safe House” was release in November of 2010. Their EP “Western Avenue” was one of our Best Recordings of 2012. Mike Stover and Lauren Krum of The Grisly Hand joined us LIVE on April 24.]

[The Grisly Hand & The ACBs play Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main St., Sat, June 22, 9:00pm.]

4. The ACB’s – “Surface”
from: Little Leaves / High Dive Records / March 5, 2013 [Konnor Ervin on lead vocals, Andrew Connor on Guitar & Vocals, Bryan McGuire on Bass & Vocals, Kyle Rausch on Drums & Vocals. The band joined us LIVE on the show on Feb. 27.]

[The ACBs & The Grisly Hand play Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main St., Sat, June 22, 9:00pm.]

5. Tiny Horse – “Ghost”
from: Darkly Sparkly / Independent / Mar. 4, 2013
[Outside of the band, we were the first to hear the very new, debut EP release from Abigail Henderson and Christopher Lynn Meck with Matt Richey on Drums, & Cody Wyoming on guitar. In our opinion, Abigail Henderson’s voice remains one of the most honest and moving voices in KC music scene, Christopher Meck’s guitar sings too. the addition of Matt Richey who also plays drums for Dead Voices and The Grisly Hand, and Cody Wyoming help give this Tiny Horse galloping power.]

6. The Latenight Callers – “Straight Razor”
from: Songs for Stolen Moments / TLNC / June 8, 2013
[formed in Lawrence by baritone guitarist, Krysztof Nemeth, and vocalist Julie Berndsen, With the addition of Bassist Gavin Mac, and Nick Combs on keyboards. The Latenight Callers joined us live on June 5.]

10:42 – Pledge Break #3

10:50

8. City and Colour – “Fragile Bird”
from: Little Hell / Vagrant Records / June 7, 2011

9. Betse Ellis – “Long Time to Get Here”
from: High Moon Order / Free Dirt Records / June 14, 2013

10. Betse Ellis – “The Traveler”
from: High Moon Order / Free Dirt Records / June 14, 2013

11:01 – Station ID

11:01 – Interview with Betse Ellis

A renowned fiddler, Betse Ellis, is known by many as a founding member of The Wilders. Betse is on the verge of officially releasing her 2nd full-length solo release “High Moon Order” and her album release show, Friday, June 14 at The Brick. We talked with Betse about touring, her musical life, and her new photographic exhibit of her original works now showing also at The Brick.

Mike West co produced Betse’s new recordings.

Betse is adept at the difficult technique of singing while playing the fiddle. Betse performs material, drawn from traditional American fiddle tunes, spirituals, original tunes, and her “personal old-time music”, influenced by avant-garde artists like Talking Heads, punk pioneers The Clash, and 19th century art music composer Gabriel-Marie.

11:12

11. Betse Ellis – “Straight To Hell”
from: High Moon Order / Free Dirt Records / June 14, 2013

11:17 – Pledge Break #4

11:25 – Underwriting

11:26

12. Dead Voices – “Trust Of A Fool”
from: Dead Voices / Independent / April 20, 2013
[The Kansas City Super-Group, Dead Voices was formed in September of 2010. The band includes: David Regnier, Jason Beers, Matt Richey, Michael Stover, Marco Pascolini and sometimes Lauren Krum who sings with David on “Pardoning”. The band joined us LIVE on the show and April 17.]

13. Soft Reeds – “Funky Friends Breathe, OK”
from: Blank City / The Record Machine / Tuesday, April 23, 2013

[Ben Grimes of Soft Reeds joined us LIVE on the show and April 17.]

14. Bloodbirds – “Patterned Sky”
from: Psychic Surgery / Independent / February 1, 2013
[KC based Psychedelic post-punk trio featuring ex-Ad Astra Per Aspera member Mike Tuley, his wife Brooke Tuley and Anna St. Louis. The album will be available as a vinyl LP in April. Recorded at Junior’s Motel, with additional recording at the Worst Place in the World, and House Tuley. Recorded by Kirk Kaufman and Mike Tuley. Mixed by Mike Tuley.]

11:34 – Pledge Break #5

11:42

15. Andrew Foshee – “Thunderstorm”
from: Headphones Required / Independent / June 11, 2013
[Headphones Required is an eclectic collection of home recordings that Andrew performed, recorded and mixed in his basement studio. Produced, engineered, performed and mixed by Andrew at home. Mastered by Duane Trower at Weights and Measures Soundlab ]

[Andrew Foshee plays a CD Release Party, Fri, June 14, at 7 PM, at the recordBar, 1020 Westport Rd.]

16. Cowboy Indian Bear – “I Could Believe in Anything”
from: Live Old, Die Young / The Record Machine / April 23, 2013
[Joshua Browning served the band as producer and engineer. The songs were recorded over a three year period, where the band was also constantly touring, living on the road, keeping the van running. Beau Bruns – percussion, vocals, glockenspiel, guitar, Charles Calhoun – vocals, guitar, bass, keys, percussion, Martinez Hillard – vocals, guitar, keys, bass, percussion; Katlyn Conroy vocals, piano, keys.]

17. The Blackbird Revue – “When You Were Mine”
from: Glow / The Blackbird Revue / January 23, 2013
[Recorded at The Conductor Studio, Nashville, TN. and produced with Don Chaffer. All songs by Jacob Prestige. The band includes: Jacob & Danielle Prestidge and Joesph Peak. The Blackbird Revue played LIVE on WMM on May 22.]

11:50 – Pledge Break #6

Betse Ellis and Marion Merritt Thank You!

Thank you to everyone who called in!

11:59:30

18. Noel Coward – “The Party’s Over Now”
from: Noel Coward in New York / drg / 2003 [orig. 1957]

Sources for notes on tracks: artist’s websites and wikipedia.org

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