All Episodes
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№ 106
The End (At Least for Now)
August 29, 2016
After a little more than two years, one hundred and six shows, and 212 hours of music it's time to take a break. At least for now.
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№ 105
Penultimate
August 22, 2016
Amanda joins me again after an absense for the second-to-last show.
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№ 104
An Even Two Years
August 15, 2016
After returning from another whirlwind Midwestern tour, music from Eux Claires, and jazz music inspired by my cousin Charlie and his wife Abby's wedding.
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№ 103
Summertime Blues
August 8, 2016
Rob and Niles fill in while I'm away in the midwest.
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№ 102
Under the Weather
August 1, 2016
Left to fend for myself without Amanda Kievet to keep me on track.
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№ 101
Sets of Three
July 25, 2016
Joined by DT featureing a few songs from a few musicians we each like.
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№ 100
200 Hours of Music
July 18, 2016
Rob, Niles, Jen, Amanda, and Leif join me on the 100th episode of The STeam Powered Radio Hour.
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№ 99
Scotland
July 11, 2016
Music inspired by Amanda and I's trip to Scotland. Surprisingly only one song features pipes…
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№ 98
Hosting Trifecta
July 4, 2016
Rob, Niles, and Chloe host and play a little bit of everything from classic bluegrass, to Bruce, to latin, to folk.
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№ 97
Mountain Tunes with Big Spence
June 27, 2016
Guest Hosted by Spencer Wells and joined by myself and Amanda Kievet. Three Wisconsinites playing some music in Vermont.
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№ 96
Sorta' Folk
June 20, 2016
Bluegrass, tropical folk, blues folk, folk folk, and other sorta' folk.
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№ 95
Lonesome, Homesick, & Traveling
June 13, 2016
The songs this evening center on those lonesome, homesick songs and songs about the traveling that takes you back home…or wherever you're heading next.
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№ 94
Sure
June 6, 2016
Some songs about architecture and live tunes by The Few Remaining.
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№ 93
Exposure Therapy
May 30, 2016
Tyler and Amanda counteract my uncoolness.
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№ 92
Wordless
May 23, 2016
The second show with entirely lyric-less songs from bluesey bluegrass to american chamber music.
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№ 91
New Leaves in the Cold
May 16, 2016
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№ 90
Make Funk a Priority
May 9, 2016
A funky show based around a playlist by the same name shared with me by Andy Peck a number of years ago.
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№ 89
Welcome to Vermont
May 2, 2016
Joined by new Vermont resident Amanda Kievet.
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№ 88
Guest Star
April 25, 2016
Joined by special guest star David Tyler this week.
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№ 87
What I'm Proposing
April 18, 2016
Joined by Amanda Kievet for a wide-ranging mix of songs this week.
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№ 86
Rebroadcast
April 11, 2016
A rebroadcast of show 36 while I was away playing a few shows in North Carolina with the The Bitter Greens.
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№ 85
See You Next Time
April 4, 2016
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№ 84
R.D. Lees
March 28, 2016
Guest host Rob Lees takes over for this weeks show.
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№ 83
Mumbletron
March 21, 2016
Joined by very special guests Nathan Hunter, Rob Lees, Randy Leavitt, and Woody Thompson.
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№ 82
π
March 14, 2016
It's pi day. Celebrating by not actually playing any pi or pie related music, unfortunately.
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№ 81
Grey Jay
March 7, 2016
A smattering of music from a wide range of genres and styles.
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№ 80
The Great Saunter
February 29, 2016
Turns out 35 miles is a long way to walk.
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№ 79
None of this "Cowboy on a Beach" Stuff
February 22, 2016
Classic country, Willie Nelson, western country, and some slightly less "typical" country.
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№ 78
A Little Wisconsin and a Little Else
February 15, 2016
Entirely hosted by very special guest Amanda Kievet with occasional input from your usual, far less interesting host.
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№ 77
Bluegrass Part 2: The Instruments
February 8, 2016
The second bluegrass focused show, this time focused on the instruments that give blugrass it's unique sound.
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№ 76
Three Months of Mud Season
February 1, 2016
Where did winter go. Did it ever actually arrive?
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№ 75
Dodranscentennial
January 25, 2016
Joined by Nga Rewa for a show with some soul, jazz, and a little bit of New Zealand.
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№ 74
A Loud Chorus of 'Hello'
January 18, 2016
Joined by Rob, Jen, and Niles for some live songs and a few special listeners.
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№ 73
On a Frozen Mountain
January 11, 2016
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№ 72
Finally Winter
January 4, 2016
Winter's just arrived, might as well play some appropriate music.
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№ 71
Tarzan
December 28, 2015
Rob Pejchal expertly hosts this week.
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№ 70
Christmas
December 21, 2015
The only Christmas album I love and some live last-minute Christmas songs with Jen and Rob.
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№ 69
Winter, Where Art Thou?
December 14, 2015
With winter no where to be seen, it seems wrong to play a show full of wintry songs so this will have to do for now.
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№ 68
Anywhere in the World
December 7, 2015
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№ 67
Bluegrass Part 1: An Introduction
November 30, 2015
A wide-ranging show following the origins of the Bluegrass genre to the modern day.
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№ 66
Almost imperceptible
November 23, 2015
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№ 65
Warm Sun and Laughter
November 16, 2015
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№ 64
Iceland Airwaves
November 9, 2015
A show dedicated to the amazing music I enjoyed with Tim, Jen, and Sacha in Reykjavík during Iceland Airwaves.
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№ 63
I Don't Correct People Anymore
November 2, 2015
Rob and Jen do an excellent job holding down the show while I'm away.
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№ 62
Looking Up
October 26, 2015
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№ 61
A Little Jazz in the Middle
October 19, 2015
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№ 60
1989 + 1989
October 12, 2015
Two dudes in Vermont talk about Taylor Swift. Isaac Cheong and I do a track by track of Taylor Swift's 1989 and Ryan Adam's 1989.
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№ 59
So Many Trees!
October 5, 2015
Joined by special guest Isaac Cheong this week, some live songs, some songs about mountains, and some songs about trees.
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№ 58
The Goat Show
September 28, 2015
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№ 57
Just Who Am I Working For?
September 21, 2015
Some post-FreshGrass tunes from the festival in North Adams Massachusetts and a set of songs dedicated to my dad's new freedom.
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№ 56
Gearing up for FreshGrass
September 14, 2015
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№ 55
Post Trail Fatigue
September 7, 2015
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№ 54
More Ways Than One
August 31, 2015
Ruth and Ryan stop by for a visit. Rob Lees and I play some less familiar tunes.
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№ 53
Smörgåsbord
August 24, 2015
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№ 52
John Hartford
August 17, 2015
A show dedicated to one of the most amazing and uniquely talented individuals in American music.
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№ 51
Don't Wake the Sheep
August 10, 2015
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№ 50
Tweed River
August 3, 2015
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№ 49
Blake Mills and More
July 27, 2015
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№ 48
New Newness
July 20, 2015
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№ 47
Mix it Up
July 13, 2015
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№ 46
Cape Breton
July 6, 2015
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№ 45
Green Mountain, Green River
June 29, 2015
Rob and Jen fill in while I'm away in Cape Breton.
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№ 44
What You Want
June 22, 2015
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№ 43
The Midwestern Tour
June 15, 2015
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№ 42
The Meaning of Life
June 8, 2015
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№ 41
A Little More Rain
June 1, 2015
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№ 40
A Lot of Musicians in a Tiny Room
May 25, 2015
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№ 39
E Pluribus Unum
May 18, 2015
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№ 38
Guest Hosted by Rob
May 11, 2015
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№ 37
Songs for a Summer Day
May 4, 2015
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№ 36
Who Needs Words Anyway?
April 27, 2015
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№ 35
Earth
April 20, 2015
Happy Earth Day.
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№ 34
Acoustic-ish
April 13, 2015
The first (of hopefully more) bi-coastal shows, I'm joined by the great Tim Mudd from out in San Diego California to play some vaguely acoustic songs.
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№ 33
San Diego
April 6, 2015
Songs inspired by my recent trip to San Diego.
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№ 32
Strange Kind of Mood
March 30, 2015
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№ 31
Paul and Rob
March 23, 2015
I left things up to my two co-hosts, Paul Widboom and Rob Pejchal, for this evening.
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№ 30
That Rain Song
March 16, 2015
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№ 29
Some Delicious Cake
March 9, 2015
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№ 28
Nashville
March 2, 2015
Exploring some of the incredible music of Nashville after a recent weekend visit to the music city.
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A Little Fiddlin'
February 23, 2015
After seeing Natalie MacMaster in Burlington the week before the show, I decided to put together a show dedicated to the fiddle and Cape Breton.
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№ 26
(Canned) Home Grown Tomatoes
February 16, 2015
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№ 25
Jon Brion
February 9, 2015
All things Jon Brion.
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№ 24
A Little Live and Some from the Can
February 2, 2015
Nathan and Rob do a bang up job filling in for me while I'm away for a few days.
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№ 23
Always the Wrong One
January 26, 2015
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A Welcome, Unexpected Guest
January 19, 2015
Nathan Hunter makes a very welcome unexpected visit to the studio.
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№ 21
New All Over Again
January 12, 2015
After some time away, even the most familiar can feel new again.
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№ 20
What Day Is It?
January 5, 2015
After the holidays, sometimes it takes a little while to get back into the swing of things.
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№ 19
Fes to Marrakech
December 29, 2014
A mix of music from an eight hour train trip from Fes to Marrakech on a recent trip to Morocco.
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№ 18
Christmas
December 22, 2014
Despite my general ambivalence bordering on right out dislike for most Christmas songs (especially the cheesy ones), this show is filled with Christmas music; though likely not the normal jungly-jangly Christmas music that fills the air this time of the year. Also, after the sad news of Joe Cocker's passing, it seemed only too appropriate to play one of his songs to start off the show.
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№ 17
A Little Something
December 15, 2014
Guest hosted by Nathan Hunter.
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A Wintry Mix
December 8, 2014
A set of songs that came from a trip down to Bridgeport, Connecticut to see Sara Watkins and Aoife O'Donovan perform with the Greater Bridgeport Symphony Orchestra and the Fairfield County Children's Choir.
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№ 15
Scattered Songs and Tryptophan
December 1, 2014
Joined by Adam and Nathan, this post Thanksgiving show was the first (of hopefully many more to come) with some live music and guest hosts.
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№ 14
Solo Performance
November 24, 2014
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№ 13
Delicate Bluegrass
November 17, 2014
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№ 12
Other People's Minds
November 10, 2014
During a drive down to Boston, these songs are sent out to the strangers I drove alongside.
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№ 11
Getting Cold
November 3, 2014
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№ 10
Stories
October 27, 2014
All songs tell a story.
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№ 9
Return to the Core
October 20, 2014
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An Orchestral Mood
October 13, 2014
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Old to New
October 6, 2014
A smattering of songs new and old and a set of songs sent out to a number of friends who are moving away from Vermont.
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Diversify the Musical Portfolio
September 29, 2014
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A Big Happening in a Small Town
September 22, 2014
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Fall
September 15, 2014
Songs directly about fall and some that just have that autumnal spirit.
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Bluegrass to Orchestral Pop
September 8, 2014
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After the Move
September 1, 2014
After moving to Vermont a year ago, it was finally time to move the rest of my belongings.
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Introductions
August 25, 2014
For this first show let's just get to know one another, musically at least.