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…

  Put your headphones on! For December, our playlist features songs that require your attention… your undivided attention. So plug in, lay back, get under the covers, and get lost in eleven dark and moody songs that we’ve found for you this month.   Show notes from our December 2023 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 Blanton’s Single Barrel Bourbon for help in recording this month. Thanks to Glen and Elise. Music in this episode includes “Red Eye” (our theme music by E’s Jammy Jams), “TJ Elwood” by Blue Dot Sessions, accordion music by Andrew Huang, “Trois Gnossiennes 3” by Blue Dot Sessions, “Hall of the Mountain King” version by Kevin MacLeod,…

  This month, both Al and Phoebe might have ended up liking each other’s songs maybe more than their own. Here’s November’s version of our playlist, with some obscure tunes and whatever else we’ve been listing to in the last month.   Show notes from our November 2023 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 Broken Barrel Small Batch bourbon 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. Dino De Deus by Blue Dot Sessions. Country Butter by Blue Dot Sessions. Featured image: Our new friend, the Broken Barrel. If you have questions or…

  A lot of older songs this month means a lot fewer videos for you to see, but we’ve got another great mix of songs, a few you might’ve heard before, but a lot of pretty obscure ones too. That’s sort of what we like best.   Show notes from our October 2023 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 1792 Small Batch bourbon for help in recording this month. Theme music is from “Red Eye” by E’s Jammy Jams, accordion music by Andrew Huang. Tarte Tatin by Blue Dot Sessions. Dino De Deus by Blue Dot Sessions. Trois Gnossiennes 3 by Blue Dot Sessions. And RIP, Mr. David McCallum. Featured image: The…

  September seems like a fine month for Phoebe to show off her inner Emo. Also, Al gets mad because Phoebe stole his favorite song, and both discuss their song selection criteria.   Show notes from our September 2023 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. Thanks to 1792 Small Batch Bourbon for help in recording this month. Thanks to the Tobacco Lofts Studio. Theme music is from “Red Eye” by E’s Jammy Jams, accordion music by Andrew Huang. Chopin – Mazurka Op6No2 by Blue Dot Sessions. Lahaina by Blue Dot Sessions. Trois Gnossiennes 3 by Blue Dot Sessions. Trod Along by Blue Dot Sessions. Featured image: One of our “I ♥️ My Dads” bibs, worn during our ceremony, and another great find from Richmond’s Diversity Thrift. If you have questions or suggestions, feel…

  Our August episode features our usual eleven songs that we pick during our playlist ceremony, as well as discussions about some of the songs we didn’t pick. As well as a scholarly discussion about Muppet types.   Show notes from our August 2023 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 Wild Turkey 101 bourbon for help in recording this month. Thanks to our friend R for her Muppet references. Theme music is from “Red Eye” by E’s Jammy Jams, accordion music by Andrew Huang. “Hall of the Mountain King” version by Kevin MacLeod, “High Noon” and “On The Rocks” by TrackTribe. Featured image: Our stage manager, Carl. If you have questions or…

  This month we’ve got some old songs that sound like new songs, some new songs that sound like they’re ageless, some slow songs that sound like they’re about the burst forth with intensity. And more than one song whose live video is maybe better than the studio track.   Show notes from our July 2023 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 Knob Creek 9 year bourbon for help in recording this month. Our theme music is from “Red Eye” by E’s Jammy Jams, accordion music by Andrew Huang. Other background music includes “On The Rocks” by Track Tribe. Featured image: One of our new ritual sounds, Tina Tambourine is used to…

  Our June playlist brings a few old favorites back, and adds a bunch of new artists as well. Smog (AKA Bill Callahan), Molly Tuttle, Rufus Wainwright, and Andrew Bird have all been heard before (and The Roches have songwriting credits), but everyone else is new this month. Take a listen to us talking about these songs, and let us know what you think.   Show notes from our June 2023 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 Woodford Reserve bourbon for help in recording this month. Theme music is from “Red Eye” by E’s Jammy Jams, accordion music by Andrew Huang. Featured image: The Chicken of Feats, used in our ceremony to…

  May brings you our second cover-themed playlist. We weren’t just looking for good versions of good songs… for us, a good cover song has to take you somewhere new. It should take an existing song, break it down and then reassemble it as something different. During the podcast, we’ll talk about what we think makes for a good cover.     Show notes from our May 2023 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. Notes (Quotes are from song lyrics):   If you’re curious, here are the the original versions (or as best as we could do with “You Are My Sunshine”) of the songs from our playlist   Both our Spotify playlist and our podcast are updated and released around the first of each month. This month we were recorded at campsite 54 in Pocahontas State Park south of Richmond, Virginia. Our apologies for background noises from small woodland creatures, other campers, and low-flying aircraft. Thanks…

  We’re talking’ this show on the road! Yes, listeners, April’s playlist features a remote episode, recorded live in a hotel room on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Same great music, same goofy hosts, same sketchy audio quality!     Show notes from our April 2023 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. Notes (Quotes are from song lyrics):   Both our Spotify playlist and our podcast are updated and released around the first of each month. This month’s episode was recorded in room 129 of the Wilbur and Orville Wright Hotel in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Please enjoy and subscribe to out finished playlist on Spotify. If you enjoy our podcast, please both subscribe and leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you find your podcasts. Reviews are a super helpful way for people who make podcasts to find new listeners. And please tell your friends! Nothing beats good people talking to good people.…