For this third installment from our second "Live at the Word Barn" show, we hear from Justin Carloni and their band (James Sophinos, Christopher Reeves and Thomas Carloni), who play live and talk about the Eastern Sleds album "There's No Place Left to Go".

The band plays the Eastern Sleds songs:

Originally recorded live in front of an audience at the ⁠Word Barn⁠ in Exeter, NH on September 22, 2024.

To hear the original versions of these songs listen to "There's No Place Left to Go" at https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/theres-no-place-left-to-go-2

This week we take a look at the 2004 compilation "The Chain Bridge, Vol. 1", which was released under the Burst & Bloom name, though it was five years before the official beginning of the label. At the time, Dylan was living in Newburyport, MA, and compiled these songs to document the disparate and exciting local music scene.

We listen to the songs:

And we hear from Gregory Moss, Sam Buck, and Jeff Morris (Zuni Fetish Experiment).

You can hear the entire compilation (and download for free) at https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/the-chain-bridge-volume-one

For this second installment from our second "Live at the Word Barn" show, we hear from poets Tom McCaffrey and Guy Capecelatro III, as they read from their poetry books and discuss their work.

Originally recorded live in front of an audience at the Word Barn in Exeter, NH on September 22, 2024.

This week, we talk with Christopher Holt, who played bass, arranged the strings, and produced much of the 2010 Tiger Saw album "Nightingales".

We play the songs

And we discuss songs from the unreleased "Nightingales" predecessor "The Sky and the Dirt".

Listen to "Nightingales" in its entirety at https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/nightingales

This week, we discuss the 2018 collection "Songs for Pam"- songs written for, around, or after Pam Raiford’s struggle with and ultimate demise from cancer. 

We play the songs:

And we hear from Jocelyn Mackenzie, Jim Rioux, Eric Schwann (The Orchards), and Mara Flynn.

To hear the complete album, go to https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/songs-for-pam

Live from the Word Barn, in Exeter, NH, this is from our second live podcast taping, September 22, 2024.

Featuring music and discussion from the band Ambermor, who play songs from their album "Rooms of the House".

Hear the original album here: https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/rooms-of-the-house

This week we discuss Guy's new single "Symbols" which he recorded with producer Shane Leonard and musicians Paul Brandt, Joe Westerlund, and Pat Keen in Eau Claire, WI.

We listen to Guy's early phone demo of the song, his solo recording from Portsmouth's Electric Cave studio, and then the final full-band Wisconsin version.

Check out all these versions, plus an instrumental version at https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/symbols

This week, we take a listen to the 2021 Christmas album "Mary Christmas", that Guy made with Charlotte Moroz and a whole host of friends.

To hear the entire album, go to:

https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/mary-christmas

This week, we talk about Guy's 2020 Christmas album, "Hello Christmas" which he made by himself during the pandemic quarantine.

Listen to the entire album here:

https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/hello-christmas

This week, we listen to the 2013 compilation "Some Women", an album made as part of the RPM Challenge in which people are encouraged to write and record an album during the shortest of months. Participants chose vignettes from Guy Capecelatro III's "Some Women" column and magically turned them into song.

We listen to the songs:

and we hear from Lincoln Halloran (Hello Shark), Craig Werth, Anna Vogelzang, and Jon Lessard.

Listen to the entire 54-song collection at https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/some-women