Exploring Washington State

Exploring Washington State Podcast Episode 44.

In this episode Scott Cowan has a conversation with Jesse Butterworth. Jesse is the lead singer of The West Coast Feed.  He also has recorded a solo album that will be released in 2021.

Jesse shares stories about The West Coast Feed and his musical inspirations.  He recorded his solo album All The Gold I've Struck at Abbey Road Studios.  His stories about Abbey Road are pure gold.

Earlier in his musical career Jesse and his band The Daily Planet moved from California to Nashville.  He broke his leg during a performance and that band ended up going in separate directions.  He ended up moving to Washington State where he and his family live near Seattle.

We talk about how artists are navigating and surviving during the pandemic.

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Exploring Washington State Podcast Episode 43.

In this episode Scott Cowan has a conversation John Furniss.  John is known as the Blind Woodsman. Living with his wife Anne in Washougal Washington. With over 500,000 Tik Tok followers John has become Internet Famous.

Blind due to an unsuccessful suicide attempt John has managed to find his purpose in life and he shares his story with us on this episode.  The episode is full of interesting stories and will leave you wanting to know more about John and his journey.

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Stephanie Anne Johnson and The Hidogs are a Tacoma area band that you need to hear about. 

In this episode we have a conversation with Stephanie Anne Johnson. Full of energy, passion, and a genuine appreciation for music. Stephanie Anne is a true joy to listen to.

Stephanie Anne shares stories of their musical journey starting at Jason Lee Middle School, Stadium High School,  Pacific Lutheran University, and the television show The Voice. 

This episode was an enjoyable conversation and I am sure you will enjoy getting to know Stephanie Anne Johnson better.  Grab your favorite beverage and listen now.

We hope you enjoy this episode as we talk about the Tacoma and Washington State music scene.

Every Monday we will be interviewing a Washington State musician, producer, venue owner, author, anyone who lives and breathes music in our great state.

Exploring Washington State episode  41

In this episode MacKenzie Passegger has a conversation with Dena Selert and her daughter and business partner Chris.

We learn how this mother daughter duo have launched a high quality natural skin care company in Spokane.  They share the process of how they are growing by bringing natural small batch products to market.

Learn more about this Spokane based business in this episode.

If you want other great ideas of places to visit, or to find out more about people who are making amazing things in Washington State you can visit Explore Washington State.

Episode 40 of the Exploring Washington State Podcast.

Brian Naron one of the authors of Rusted Metal: A Guide to Heavy Metal and Hard Rock Music in the Pacific Northwest (1970 and 1995) Rusted Metal is the definitive guide to Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Music.  This book took over5 years to complete Truly a labor of love for  James R. Beach,  James Tolin, Brian Naron, and James D Sutton.

Brian shares a TON of stories about bands, musicians, and venues. If you saw a band in Washington in the 70's, 80's and 90's you will most likely find something in this book that will help you remember the good ol' days.

We hope you enjoy this episode as we talk Washington State Rock and Roll music.

Every Monday we will be interviewing a Washington State musician, producer, venue owner, author, anyone who lives and breathes music in our great state.

Exploring Washington State episode 39

In this episode Scott Cowan has a conversation with Lilly Longshore. Lilly is a C5-6 quadriplegic who lives near Vancouver Washington.

Lilly recently published a book "Lilly's Most Excellent Wheelchair Adventures: Wheeling Washington State"

In this episode we chat with Lilly about places in Washington State that are wheelchair accessible. Lilly shares many places that can be accessed by individuals who need to use wheelchairs.

Lots of great information to help you if you looking for places to visit in Washington State that are accessible by wheelchair.

If you want other great ideas of places to visit, or to find out more about people who are making amazing things in Washington State you can visit Explore Washington State.

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Exploring Washington State episode 38

Part 4  Featuring my long time friend, former roommate, and family member Michael "Wanz" Wansley.  We are going to cover over 40 years of his musical journey.

In Part 4 we finish our conversation and we learn more about the journey that Wanz travelled as he was called in to sing the hook on Thrift Shop and the worldwide tour that was to follow. The story of his role in the song and how he ended up quitting his corporate job to take a leap of faith and follow his dream is worth a listen.

This is a long episode. We did not want to rush through the story so make sure you listen to the end. 

Settle in grab a beverage and keep listening as Wanz shares the most famous part of his musical career.

Every Monday we will be interviewing a Washington State musician, producer, venue owner, author, anyone who lives and breathes music in our great state.

In this episode Scott Cowan has a conversation with  Ava Davis or as she is known online PNW Cider Girl. 

Ava is an avid hiker and cider enthusiast.  She combines her love for hiking and ciders. Many of her cider reviews show the cider at some location on one of her hikes.  Ava also completed 52 hikes in 52 weeks in 2020.    We chat about what it takes to go for a hike and complete such a large goal.

Lots of conversation about ciders and how Washington State is one of the hot spots in the world for cider.  We chat about good places to get a cider in Tacoma.

If you like hiking you will like this episode. If you like cider you will like this episode.  You will like this episode because Ava is lot of fun to listen to.

If you want other great ideas of places to visit, or to find out more about people who are making amazing things in Washington State you can visit Explore Washington State.

Exploring Washington State episode 36

Part 3  Featuring my long time friend, former roommate, and family member Michael "Wanz" Wansley.  We are going to cover over 40 years of his musical journey.

In Part 3 we chat about more of his early experiences and bands in Seattle from the late 1980's until the early 2000's Wanz's first job was at Tower Records in the U District. Many of his connections in the business were first made while working at Tower.  

Settle in grab a beverage and keep listening as Wanz shares more of his early musical career.

Every Monday we will be interviewing a Washington State musician, producer, venue owner, author, anyone who lives and breathes music in our great state.

In this episode Scott Cowan has a conversation with  Mindy Sonshine one of the owners of Orcas Island Leather Goods.

Based On Orcas Island in the beautiful San Juan Islands. Mindy and her husband moved their family to Orcas Island based on a family summer camp.  This was a French speaking  summer camp.

Mindy is a lot of fun and this was a very enjoyable episode  where we chat about how they started Orcas Island Leathers and how the business has grown during COVID-19. They are finding that people really are enjoying the idea of a DIY leather kit that they can work on and have a final product that they are proud to show to others.

We talk about life on Orcas and the amount of opportunities to learn about a wide range activities.  She shares her kids activities and they sound amazing.

Listen in and learn more about Orcas Island and island life.

If you want other great ideas of places to visit, or to find out more about people who are making amazing things in Washington State you can visit Explore Washington State.