MacGuyver got married in October 2010. He was the first of my college roommates to get married and it was great to get together with all the guys. Hours before I drove back to Atlantic […]
Amos Lee Draws From Emotion And Challenges For ‘My New Moon’
I heard Amos Les recently say on “The Rights to Ricky Sanchez” that he is probably recognized more in Philadelphia for being a guest on the podcast than for his music. I hope he was joking […]
Sophie Allison Comes ‘Clean’ On Third Soccer Mommy Album
I’ve been thinking a lot about Sophie Allison. The powerful yet introspective singer-songwriter behind Soccer Mommy released her latest album, “Clean,” March 2. Since then, hooks and melodies from the album have been rattling around […]
Episode 11 – David Myles at Philly Folk Fest
David Myles is a singer-songwriter who hails from Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada and was a featured performer at the 57th annual Philadelphia Folk Festival. We speak before his first performance Saturday, Aug. 17, 2018 in […]
Philadelphia Folk Festival Remains Solid Despite Storms
Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018 I had been trying to practice the notion of pronoia, which I heard on The Duncan Trussell Family Hour podcast. It’s the notion that the universe is out to help you […]
The Fields Will Be Filled With Folk This Weekend
Philadelphia Folk Festival Will Hold 57th installment Aug. 16-19 Going to the Philadelphia Folk Festival for my 10th year is starting to seem like a pilgrimage; the Old Pool Farm my sanctuary and “Happy fest” […]
Episode 10 – Christopher Kent
Christopher Kent is a singer, songwriter and musician who has been writing and performing on stage since he was a teenager. He joins Shaun Smith on The High Note to talk about what he has […]
Episode 9 – Lisa Schaffer
Lisa Schaffer, photographer, DJ and overall Philadelphia-based badass joins host Shaun Smith for this episode of The High Note. We talk about the magic of the Philadelphia Folk Festival, the journey of a working photographer, […]
Episode 8 – Kevin Barrett
Kevin Barrett, also known as H-Pizzle, aka Blue Blur, joins Shaun for this episode of The High Note podcast. We reminisce about playing in a punk band in high school, how he began playing drums, how he […]
Ride-Along With Post Malone On ‘Beerbongs and Bentleys’
Wait – was that Post Malone I just heard on NPR? The intro to “Better Now” was playing as an interlude on “Morning Edition” last week. The track is one of my favorites from “beerbongs […]