This week, we dig into the 2026 RPM Challenge various artists a cappella compilation "Our Unaccompanied Voices".

We listen to the songs:

• Mel Wilson "Pothole"
• The Goobtronics "Mantle"
• Okay & Fine "Handshake Chain"
• Emily Hope Price "Vampire"
• The Remoters "The Sky Wasn't Blue"
• Will Harrison "Too Cute For Love"

And we hear from Mel Wilson, Seth Gooby (The Goobtronics), Kirsten Elfe (Okay & Fine), and Will Harrison.

Plus, our pal Ted Ehlers, is on the scene to offer his two cents on these songs as well.

Listen to the entire album at: https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/our-unaccompanied-voices

This week, we welcome Ted Ehlers back to the podcast to talk about his new collaboration with Guy, "A Picture in a Magazine", an album made in February 2026 as a part of the annual RPM Challenge.

We listen to the songs:

• "Judy"
• "Gladys"
• "Mike"

You can hear the entire album at https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/a-picture-in-a-magazine

This week we welcome Mara Flynn back to the podcast to talk about her 2013 album, "Wide Open".

We play the songs:

• "Afraid of the Dark"
• "Time to Come In"
• "Superpower"

Listen to the entire album at https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/wide-open

This week, our guest is Djim Reynolds, who produced and played on the 2007 Tiger Saw album, "Tigers on Fire".

The album was originally released on Tract Records, but was reissued in 2009 as the third Burst & Bloom release.

We play the songs:

• "Under the Samba Moon"
• "Catalina" feat. Angel Deradoorian
• "The Big Bear Song"

We also talk with Djim about a long-in-the-works project centered around the Estate in Leominster, MA, where "Tigers on Fire" and many other albums were recorded.

Listen to the entire "Tigers on Fire" album at https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/tigers-on-fire

This week, we welcome our special guest Ash Bliss (Babe Patrol podcast) to talk about her favorite of Guy's albums, "Scatter the Remains", a 2014 collaboration with Chris Decato.

We play the songs:

• "Doing Time"
• "Lydia's Song"
• "Scattershot"

You can hear the entire album at https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/scatter-the-remains

You can listen to Babe Patrol at: https://open.spotify.com/show/2MNEgl0ATX02LMS65C7JZZ?si=d0c9ac03365643fb

It's mid-February! That means it's time to check in with Guy about all the recordings he's making this month as a part of the RPM Challenge.

We'll hear songs-in-progress from Pumpkin Mouth, The Crooked Barn Collective, Pale Wallace, a solo Guy banjo album, and collaborations with Ted Ehlers, Eric Klaxton, Tim McCoy, Rick Habib, John McCormack, Marc McElroy, Peter Squires, Seth Gooby, and Blake Seale.

This week, we are joined again by Peter Squires, to look back at the 2013 self-titled debut album by The Landladys, a "seacoast supergroup" featuring Guy Capecelatro III, Seth Gooby, Peter Squires, and Mike Wolstat. Each member of the band contributed songs, swapped instruments, and sang lead.

We listen to the songs:

• "Joanie"
• "Barely Noticed"
• "Lou Bob"
• "Drugs"

You can hear the entire album at https://thelandladys.bandcamp.com/album/the-landladys

Note: this is on the Landladys' Bandcamp page, and not the Burst & Bloom Bandcamp page, as most of our releases are.

This week, we welcome back Jim Rioux to talk about the 2022 Pale Wallace album, "Under These Worn Wheels", which was an RPM Challenge album he made with Guy.

We play the songs:

• "So All Alone"
• "Bedouin"
• "A Rhyme for You"

We also talk about albums never released, Prince, and Winston Plum.

Listen to the entire album at https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/under-these-worn-wheels

This week, we welcome Mike Effenberger back to the podcast to listen to the fourth and final EP in his series of collaborative EP's with Guy, "Death".

We listen to the songs:

• "Thrumming" feat. Shane Leonard
• "Nub" feat. Lynn Storm
• "Firefly" feat. Nick Phaneuf
• "To Hold You" feat. Guy Capecelatro & Jocelyn Mackenzie

You can hear the entire EP at: https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/death

This week, we are joined by Sam Carp and Joey Pratt, who made the 2020 collaborative album "Familiar Strangers" with Guy as an RPM Challenge project.

We listen to the songs:

• "Paste"
• "Gun"
• "Brunch"
• "I Miss Your Mess"

You can hear the entire album at https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/familiar-strangers