Tuesday, January 30, 2024

02012024 - Tune in *Thursdays!! for Supper Sounds... on your community power FM Radio 95.5 W A R T!!

 Brother Brown welcomes... 


Saint Disruption is a non-profit musical and artistic project founded by musician, scientist, and educator Jeff Firewalker Schmitt and jazz musician John Medeski with a mission to bring together musicians, poets, artists, and visionaries to make great music and conversation.  Their genre-disrupting sound includes aspects of jazz, hip-hop, funk, blues-rock, psychedelia, spoken word, and more. 



Tune in at 6pm, this Thursday, 2/1, to listen to Downtown Brother Brown and members of Saint Disruption chat and have tea in The Caboose on independent, community-powered, live radio... 
95.5 FM on your radio dial
and 
streaming around the world at...

A 4-minute video with more info about Saint Disruption and their mission: 
Check back with this blog for an exciting announcement about Saint Disruption and additional important information.  Additionally, you can email Downtown Brother Brown directly with questions, and feedback and to receive information about future goings ons...  
Email: DowntownBrotherBrown@gmail.com 
I sincerely respect your privacy. 



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Peace, Love, & HUGS... 
          ~Brother Brown

 


Thursday, January 25, 2024

012524 Episode 2 of Tea w/ Brother Brown: Paul-G in The Caboose during Supper Sounds on your community powered radio...


95. 5 FM 
W
T

but first... 
Your
Rock'n Ride @ 
5

Living In The Usa        SMB
The Black Crowes         No Speak No Slave
Queens of the Stone Age        The Lost Art of    Keeping a Secret
Lavern Baker        Whipper Snapper
Blind Melon        Galaxie
Steve Miller Band     Wild Mountain Honey
Soundgarden         Spoonman
Buddy Miles       Changes
Stand                 Lenny Kravitz
CCR        Down On the Corner
The Doobie Brothers     Black Water 
Steely Dan         Dirty Work
Steely Dan         Hey Nineteen
Chuck Berry            No Particular Place To Go

click below for a mp3 recording of tonights Rock'n Ride @ 5


Supper Sounds 
Tea w/ Brother Brown: Episode 2: Paul G

Paul-G has been wART DJ for eight years.  He produces & hosts Paul-G’s Great Music Show which is live ON the AIR Wednesdays from 5pm to 7pm and is rebroadcast the following Monday from 3 to 5.  Paul-G, like many of us wART DJ’s has dreamt of being a radio DJ since he was kid - hiding his transistor radio under his pillow and tuning in when he was supposed to be sleeping.  He loves Radio in all forms but got the initial inspiration for his WART show from a community conscious radio station out of Tampa, Florida - WMNF.  Paul-G has lived in Madison County for over 50 years but grew up in the DC area.  Paul states he’s  “A guy of the 60’s in my 70’s….”  


Paul-G got into Jazz influenced by his older brother and the cultural scene of Washington DC.  He grew up in an “activist family” going on his first civil rights march in 1957.  Paul-G was fortunate to later hear Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s iconic “I have  a dream” speech from the Mall in Washington as a teenager. Paul has always believed that music was as much a part of the civil rights movement as the speeches and demonstrations. 


Paul-G has seen Bob Dylan “about 15 times” and believes Dylan to be in the pantheon of songwriters and instrumental in moving rock & roll into a more reflective singer songwriter era.  In 1965 Paul attended the famous, some may say infamous, 6th annual Newport Folk Music Festival, formerly known as the Newport Jazz Festival, where Dylan split away from the traditional “all acoustic” format and finished off his set with full electric amplification inviting The Paul Butterfield Blues Band on stage.  


Paul G moved to California during the psychedelic 1970’s. Perfectly timed and located for many more historical and influential musical experiences to dance into his life.  Among those was the Altamont Speedway Free Festival on December 6 1969.  Paul said this experience cured him of any further desires to attend a large mega concert/festival with more than 300,000 people attending Altamont. 


During our tea time Paul-G and I discussed the importance of connection and community that music and especially radio creates.  Paul’s thoughts on how radio can build community include getting more youth involved like a show produced and hosted by Madison high school students, an updated and accurate community calendar, sports broadcast, and further outreach & events. 


Brother Brown & Paul-G drew their “tea-time” to a close by taking a turn from folk into one Brother Brown’s favorites, the queens of R&B and Soul with a track from Mavis & the Staples Singers and the soul stirring recording of I’d Rather Go Blind by Ms. Etta James recorded at the famous Muscle Shoals Sound Studio.  A rare gem and one of Paul-G’s all time favs, Europa by Gato Barbieri & Santana, took us out of Supper Sound’s first hour and concluded episode 2 of Tea w/ Brother Brown.  Don't miss the next one!


To listen to Paul-G and Brother Brown’s conversation over tea, click the link below.  As always your comments, feedback, and critiques are welcomed.  

012524.SupSnd.hr1.Tea2.paulg_2640


Playlist
supper sounds hour 1:
Stria         Donny McCaslin
Get Together     The Youngbloods
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue         Bob Dylan
Tea For Two     Art Tatum
Dig Dis     Hank Mobley
A Change Is Gonna Come     Sam Cooke
Get Together (Instrumental)     9th Wonder & Murs
Soul Station     Hank Mobley
Now's the Time     Charlie Parker
Everyday People         The Staple Singers
I'd Rather Go Blind Etta James
Tea for Two     Art Tatum
Someday My Prince Will Come Miles Davis Sextet feat. John Coltrane, Hank Mobley, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers & Jimmy Cobb
Santana & Gato Barbieri         "Europa" 

Playlist
supper sounds hour 2:
Poor People's March     Bobby Hutcherson
A Time To Go      Bobby Hutcherson
Bumpin' On Sunset (Alternate Take)     Wes Montgomery
Sophisticated Boom Boom         The Shangri-Las
Bring It On Home to Me             Sam Cooke
He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'      The Velvelettes
 I've Got the Music In Me     Thelma Houston
Generations (feat. Oteil Burbridge) Saint Disruption
Choke a Man                     Saint Disruption
Soul Of The People         Nicola Conte
More Mess on My Thing         The Poets of Rhythm
Funky Runthrough, Pt. 1 & 2 The Poets of Rhythm
Break The Bough            Yola
My Favorite Things     John Coltrane
Supper Time         Carmen McRae


click below for a mp3 recording of tonight's show




Don't forget to tune in next week for a super special edition of 
Tea w/ Brother Brown on Supper Sounds... 
with Saint Disruption coming to The Caboose

Don't forget to Tune in Thursdays!

Spinning sounds that…

Move You, Groove You, and Soothe You!


Show playlists, archives and leave feedback here @:

Peace, Love, & HUGS... 
          ~Brother Brown

Thursday, January 18, 2024

011824 - Tune In Thursdays! Today a special show honoring Dr. King *** Tune in next Thursday for Episode 2 of Tea w/ Brother Brown

with your host…

Downtown Brother Brown




Broadcasting live from The Caboose 

On Community Powered - Free Radio



95.5 FM 

on your radio dial, and streaming round the world at…

wARTFM.org



@ 5pm for your 

Rock’n Ride @ 5

(011824 playlist coming soon)

And 

from 6-8, with a little break for your 

Supper… Sounds !

(011824 playlist coming soon)

Click below for mp3 recording of show:

Don't forget to Tune in Thursdays!

Spinning sounds that…

Move You, Groove You, and Soothe You!


Show playlists, archives and leave feedback here @:

Peace, Love, & HUGS... 
          ~Brother Brown

Thursday, January 11, 2024

011124 ***FREE RADIO*** Frosty mornings, DJ Friends, the "beautiful mess" of life, and most importantlyish make no assumptions - ***Tune In to FREE RADIO***


with your host 
Downtown Brother Brown

here in Madison CountyWNCUSA on the radio dial @ 
95.5 wART FM ! ! ! 
***FREE RADIO*** 

And...
the...
1st episode of...
Tea w/ Brother Brown
(more on this in a bit)

Streaming, round the world at…
wARTfm.org !!! 

The broadcast for 011124:
first... 

your Rock'n Ride @ 5 !!  

mp3 recording of show: 011124.Rock'nRide@5_2627.mp3
011124 setlist: 
The Falling Sky     Greta Van Fleet
Nobody's Fault But Mine     Led Zeppelin
Aye Davanita Pearl Jam 
Immortality Pearl Jam 
Hey Oh    Red Hot Chili Peppers
Spoonman Soundgarden
Nearly Lost You Screaming Trees
Waste a Moment Kings of Leon
Bright Lights Gary Clark Jr.
Float On Modest Mouse
Pride (In the Name of Love) U2
When the Levee Breaks Led Zeppelin

then...
Supper Sounds

spinning sounds that will...Move You, Groove You, and Soothe You!

recording of Supper Sounds 01124: 

song list hr 1:

Freedom Means     The Dells
Freedom Highway     The Staple Singers
Fire The Pointer Sisters
Happy Feet Blues Wynton Marsalis Septet
Fire     The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Younger Generation The Lovin' Spoonful
Behind a Painted Smile     The Isley Brothers
Our Love          Curtis Harding & Jazmine Sullivan
When My Sugar Walks Down the Street     Clara Smith
The Basement Blues Nobel Sissle And His Orchestra
Oh, But On the Third Day (Happy Feet Blues)     Wynton Marsalis
E.V.A.     Public Service Broadcasting
Wildfires     Sault
This Generation  Sault & Laurette Josiah
Baby Get It On     Ike & Tina Turner
Yes We Can, Can The Pointer Sisters

hr 2:
Freedom Day      Max Roach
Heart Love     Albert Ayler
Humility     Gorillaz & George Benson
On and On     James Blood Ulmer
On & On             Erykah Badu
Soul Insurance     Angie Stone
Do Right Woman, Do Right Man      Aretha Franklin
Clean Up Woman         Betty Wright
Old Songs     The Roots & Betty Wright
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)     Stevie Wonder
You Got Me     The Roots & Erykah Badu & Eve & Tariq Trotter
Supper Time         Carmen McRae

and, today 1/11/24...

Tea w/ Brother Brown - Episode #1:

Thor in the Morn - aka Jim T

Jim-T is wART DJ who is ON AIR Tuesdays from 8AM to 11AM and is rebroadcast for an hour Fridays at 11PM. "Thor in the Morn" is on 8-10.  During the show Jim-T plays a variety of music interspersed with a reading of the local headlines (from the News Record & Sentinel), trivia, history, and the always anticipated bird report.  Additionally Jim-T often interviews local 'movers & shakers' and persons of interest including the Superintendent of Madison County Schools, County Commissioners, State Officials, Authors, Non-profits, and municipal officials. For Jim-T's subject show it is always fun to listen in and sonically guess what subject Jim-T cooked up for the day.  

Jim-T & Brother Brown discussed the The North Carolina Mountain Ridge Protection Act of 1983, specifically the Madison County Mountain Ridge Protection Ordinance, aka the “50 foot building set-back” ordinance that is being debated.  

Get informed first!  Then get involved!!   

Don’t fall into the trap of emotional triggering rhetoric and the us vs. them ways.  There are valid and rational points on both sides of this debate.  

Madison County is better off when we have the courage to listen first, ask questions, then sit in the uncomfortable and get to know where others are coming from, then follow through with reasonable debate.  

To learn more check out the local newspaper, the News Record & Sentinel and attend the Madison County Commissioners Meetings, the 2nd Tuesday of every month (which are taped and also available to view online).   

News Record Article about the Ordinance debate:
Madison planning board votes to nix 50-foot setback requirement; forms ridge focus group

Link to Madison County Commissioners website: 
County Commissioners

The Madison County Board of Commissioners can be emailed directly at: 
boc@madisoncountync.gov

Tune in to wART Tuesdays at 8 to get informed about local happens and be entertained by Jim T!  

Only on your community powered FM radio station
w * A * R * T..

The voice of Madison County

95.5 on the FM dial
and 
streaming worldwide on





Thursday, January 4, 2024

010424 *** Ten 4 '24!! *** Happy New Year!! Tune in Thursdays!!!!

with your host Downtown Brother Brown

here in Madison CountyWNCUSA on the radio dial @ 

95.5 wART FM ! ! ! 

and streaming, round the world at…

wARTfm.org !!! 

The broadcast for 010424:

first... 

your Rock'n Ride @ 5 !!  

(mp3 recording of show12 seconds in...)

Rock and Roll     Led Zeppelin

here I go again     Whitesnake

Sweet Emotion        Aerosmith


316         Van Halen
Right Now        Van Halen
Present Tense        Pearl Jam
Freeway Jam         Jeff Beck
All the Small Things        blink-182
Island In The Sun        Weezer
Learn to Fly         Foo Fighters
Hear Cooks Brain         Modest Mouse

On the way to God don't know
My brain's the burger, and my heart's the coal
I'm tried getting my head clear
I push things out through my mouth, I get refilled through my ears
I get refilled through my ears, I get refilled through my ears

Plastic Hamburger        Fantastic Negrito

Americans pills will wreck and deal
American pills will wreck and kill
Oh, men are reaping in a twitching hand
The 50-foot whole of addiction men
Do you, do you understand?
Let's break out these chains
Let's burn it down
Let's break out these chains
Let's burn it down
Caged them on a with a witting hand
Caged them on a with a winning hand
People get caught on a needless spell
Oh, they keep buying everything they sell

Oh Betty             
Fantastic Negrito 
S.O.B.      Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats  
Radar Love        Golden Earring


then... 


Supper Sounds!! 
spinning sounds that will...Move You, Groove You, and Soothe You!

(mp3 recording of hr #1,
8 second delay)

Do I move You?        Nina Simone
Sweet Love        Anita Baker
Always Alright        Alabama Shake
Ebun    Tony Allen, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad 
Dog Days Are Over Florence + the Machine
Love Like Laughter Beth Orton
Beast of Burden The Rolling Stones
You Know I’m No Good Eric Krasno & Stanton Moore
Stronger Than Me Amy Winehouse
Valerie      Amy Winehouse
This Is the Day         Mamas Gun
Red Cassette (Radio Edit) Mamas Gun
Pots of Gold (At PizzaExpress Live) Mamas Gun
Golden Days (At PizzaExpress Live) Mamas Gun
You Make My Life a Better Place (At PizzaExpress Live) Mamas Gun

hr #2
(mp3 recording of hr #2,w/few seconds of interesting bird info... )

Jazz (Ain't Nothin' But Soul) Richard Wess & Betty Carter
Legalize My Name Pearl Bailey
Is That So? Ron Blake
SING Jon Batiste & Tori Kelly
Calling Your Name Jon Batiste
Right Here, For Now Bakar
Breathe Dinner Party
Thanks and Praise Cool Riddims & Sista Teedy
If I Knew Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke
Lean in Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke
Ive Got You Under My Skin Douyé
It Don't Mean A Thing Douyé
Purple Haze Joy Oladokun
Keeping The Light On Joy Oladokun
Bridges Instead of Walls The Staple Singers
Supper Time     Nancy Wilson



6 to 8 w/ a little break... 

Come hang with 

Downtown Brother Brown

on Thursdays 

for sounds that will...

Move You, 

Groove You, 

and Soothe You!

Show playlists, archives and leave feedback here @:


Peace, Love, Mercy, 
          ~Brother Brown


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