Episode 8 features our first group, The Summer Storms! Formed in 2015, this talented trio features Michael Ptacek on bass, Thaddeus O'Brien on vocals and guitar and Amanda O'Brien on vocals, dobro and harmonica.  Join us as we talk about their influences, how it works having a married couple in a band, Amanda running the Kansas City Women's Music Network, their hosting of an open jam at Conroy's in Westwood and their plans to record a new album here in 2020. Great people, great talk - do it up!  The Summer Storms website: <a href= "http://www.thesummerstorms.com/">http://www.thesummerstorms.com/</a> The Summer Storms Facebook page: <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/thesummerstorms">https://www.facebook.com/thesummerstorms</a> Kansas City Women's Music Network: <a href= "https://www.kcwmn.org/">https://www.kcwmn.org/</a>

Paula Saunders

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Trading Fours is a music podcast that focuses on musicians in Kansas City and around the world. Your host is Jamie Green. Jamie is a guitarist who has played in numerous bands you've never heard of! It is a casual conversation with musicians about their craft and their creative process. "Trading Fours" is a musical term that means each musician plays a solo for 4 measures. Jamie is the son of a jazz trumpeter and music educator. 