Hello friends! Durham, North Carolina-based family band, Secret Monkey Weekend are my guests for episode 1481! Their second album, the Don Dixon (R.E.M., The Smithereens) produced, Lemon Drop Hammer, comes out on June 6th on vinyl and streaming services. Go to secretmonkeyweekend.com for music, show dates, and more. Jefferson Hart and his step-daughters, Ella and Lila Brown-Hart talk about losing their dad when they were young, learning guitar and music from Jefferson, writing songs together, their organic formation, the 2023 Emmy award- winning PBS documentary about them (Watch it here -- https://tinyurl.com/4s4mmyjv), their interests outside of music, the Raleigh-Durham music scene, working with legendary producer Don Dixon, their podcast "Do The Secret Monkey Podcast", and much more. I had a great time getting to know these lovely folks. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

 

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