The gig at A Bowl of Good went quite well, and they have invited me back, I will be there again this Thursday 4/21/22 from 4:45-6:45pm.  Perhaps it will even become a weekly thing!

Uncle Jon (Jon Nafziger) has a new album out (Going to the Sun) and it's on the streaming services, so check it out, just search 'Jon Nafziger Going to the Sun' wherever you stream your music!

To discuss commissioning a song (the best way to support the show), email me at [email protected] (You can also email me names and birthdays for the Better Birthday Song!)

To see if you'd like to become a Patron, check out https://www.patreon.com/lightninglucas (no commitment involved in clicking that link).

Thank you for checking out my musical podcast, where each week we hear two songs, usually one old and one new.  This week's themes are cold and sleep... Today, the first song is called Cold In This Sunshine and it moves from the literal to the metaphorical when it comes to being cold despite it being sunny out. The second song is based on a YouTube Short that I wrote 2 years ago.

New Album, Cold-Hearted Monkeys, available to listen to and purchase now, here: https://lightninglucas.bandcamp.com/album/cold-hearted-monkeys

Make sure to subscribe on Apple or Google Podcasts or Spotify or Castbox (or most other major sources of podcasts).  Simply open your podcast app, search 'Hold That Note' and click something like 'Subscribe' or 'Follow.'

Here is the link to the old Sail On video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XATzJAYuIro

I love to hear from you!  In today's episode, we heard a question from me.  To be the next person to leave me a message (which may well appear on the show) visit https://anchor.fm/holdthatnote ... click '+Message' and follow the directions.  You can also simply email me a question and I will read it aloud.

Have a wonderful listening week,

--Lucas--

I'm playing this Saturday night at 7:30pm 4/9/22 at Common Grounds Coffee House on Eastern Mennonite University campus!  The event is story-telling and music and the theme is War and Resilience.  (There are many other storytellers and a few other musicians, but I may be featured heavily as my Dad is coordinating the event).  

The gig at A Bowl of Good went quite well, and they have invited me back, tentatively I will be there again this Tuesday 4/12/22 from 4:45-6:45pm.  You might want to text me to check the time.

Uncle Jon (Jon Nafziger) has a new album out (Going to the Sun) and it's on the streaming services, so check it out, just search 'Jon Nafziger Going to the Sun' wherever you stream your music!

To discuss commissioning a song (the best way to support the show), email me at [email protected] (You can also email me names and birthdays for the Better Birthday Song!)

To see if you'd like to become a Patron, check out https://www.patreon.com/lightninglucas (no commitment involved in clicking that link).

Thank you for checking out my musical podcast, where each week we hear two songs, usually one old and one new.  This week's theme is death... Today, the first song is called Sail On and it was written for my grandpa as he lay dying.  The second song is based on Ecclesiastes and it's a real downer.  I hope these songs can help you access your emotions.

New Album, Cold-Hearted Monkeys, available to listen to and purchase now, here: https://lightninglucas.bandcamp.com/album/cold-hearted-monkeys

Make sure to subscribe on Apple or Google Podcasts or Spotify or Castbox (or most other major sources of podcasts).  Simply open your podcast app, search 'Hold That Note' and click something like 'Subscribe' or 'Follow.'

Here is the link to the old Sail On video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XATzJAYuIro

I love to hear from you!  In today's episode, we heard a question from Ryan Holiday.  To be the next person to leave me a message (which may well appear on the show) visit https://anchor.fm/holdthatnote ... click '+Message' and follow the directions.  You can also simply email me a question and I will read it aloud.

Have a wonderful listening week,

--Lucas--

I'm playing at A Bowl Of Good this Tuesday 4/5/22 around dinner time (4:45-6:45pm).  Come check out the music and grab some excellent food!

Uncle Jon (Jon Nafziger) has a new album out (Going to the Sun) and it's on the streaming services, so check it out, just search 'Jon Nafziger Going to the Sun' wherever you stream your music!

To discuss commissioning a song (the best way to support the show), email me at [email protected] (You can also email me names and birthdays for the Better Birthday Song!)

To see if you'd like to become a Patron, check out https://www.patreon.com/lightninglucas (no commitment involved in clicking that link).

Welcome to my musical podcast where each week we hear two songs, usually one old and one new.  Today, the first song is the fresh one, written and recorded yesterday.  It is about how we all have too many t-shirts.  The second song is about Grandpa's feet stinking and I co-wrote it with Katherin Benson at John McCutcheon's songwriting camp in 2015. 

New Album, Cold-Hearted Monkeys, available to listen to and purchase now, here: https://lightninglucas.bandcamp.com/album/cold-hearted-monkeys

Make sure to subscribe on Apple or Google Podcasts or Spotify or Castbox (or most other major sources of podcasts).  Simply open your podcast app, search 'Hold That Note' and click something like 'Subscribe' or 'Follow.'

I love to hear from you!  In today's episode, we heard a question from Symone.  To be the next person to leave me a message (which may well appear on the show) visit https://anchor.fm/holdthatnote ... click '+Message' and follow the directions.  You can also simply email me a question and I will read it aloud.

Have a wonderful listening week,

--Lucas--

Welcome to my musical podcast where each week we hear two songs, usually one old and one new.  Today, the first song is the new-ish one which is a piece for 3 cellos (which I have performed here using MIDI).  It is called Cellos Mourning The War.  The second song is about human nature and it is called Because We're Human.  It is the first track off of my 2015 album 'Moonlight Without You.' (https://lightninglucas.bandcamp.com/album/moonlight-without-you)

New Album, Cold-Hearted Monkeys, available to listen to and purchase now, here: https://lightninglucas.bandcamp.com/album/cold-hearted-monkeys

Make sure to subscribe on Apple or Google Podcasts or Spotify or Castbox (or most other major sources of podcasts).  Simply open your podcast app, search 'Hold That Note' and click something like 'Subscribe.'

To discuss commissioning a song (the best way to support the show), email me at [email protected] (You can also email me names and birthdays for the Better Birthday Song!)

To see if you'd like to become a Patron, check out https://www.patreon.com/lightninglucas (no commitment involved in clicking that link).

I love to hear from you!  In last week's episode, we heard a question from Ben Wyse of Wyse Cycles.  To be the next person to leave me a message (which may well appear on the show) visit https://anchor.fm/holdthatnote ... click '+Message' and follow the directions.  You can also simply email me a question and I will read it aloud.

Have a wonderful listening week,

--Lucas--

Also notable: 

World Bipolar Day

The British docuseries 'Chernobyl' as well as the light-hearted "Kim's Convenience"

Ukrainian cellist playing Bach's cello suite no 5 in a war zone: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/23/ukraine-cello-russia-kharkiv-music/?fbclid=IwAR0vyvp4MERBgLAN7-YbRCkTI26mXoA6DA0rG0aA3dQYCJ4iDN9kiV6z3yE

It is perhaps more important to me that you listen to recent episodes, but if you are a super fan, this repost is for you.  Episode 01 was pretty solid.  It came out on March 17, 2021.  A lot of things have changed since then, some things not so much.  Please do consider going back to the beginning and binge-listening to some episodes!  Here are the show notes from the original episode:

Hold The Hope was commissioned by the Iowa Peer and Family Peer Support Training Program, and it featured Nichole Barrows, C.S. Hurst and Isaac and Jacinda Stahly-Dahl.  It was mixed and mastered by Jake Cochran of Illiterate Light.  You can watch a video of Hold The Hope, which was put together by the esteemed Gabriel Brunk, by clicking here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElhZ1wsnBUs and you can find it on the album A Taste of Lightning Lucas wherever you download or stream your music. 

Still Have Hope was co-written with Andrew Claassen.  I did the vocals and the acoustic guitar.  Andrew did everything else, including: electric guitars, bass, laying the drum track, organ, back-up vocals, producing the song, mixing, and mastering!  A video for this song should be available next week-ish, and we may make the song available for downloading and streaming, haven't figured out how yet. Hold That Note is planning to run at least 6 episodes, with an old favorite followed by a new song each week.  If I enjoy the 6 week trial period I will keep going.  If you enjoy it, please subscribe.  

You can consider supporting me by checking out patreon.com/lightninglucas ... there is no commitment involved in checking it out. Have a wonderful listening week, --Lightning Lucas--

Welcome to my musical podcast where each week we hear two songs, usually one old and one new.  Today, Niko's Song is the old one.  It's about Jeremiah chapter 1 and John chapter 3 (The story of Nicodemus), and it was written in honor of the birth of my nephew (who's name is Jeremiah (he turned 8 yesterday)).  The new song today is the first-ever studio recording of 'Only This Step,' complete with redone verses.  Only This Step is a 'mantra song' advising you to tackle things one at a time.

New Album, Cold-Hearted Monkeys, available to listen to and purchase now, here: https://lightninglucas.bandcamp.com/album/cold-hearted-monkeys

I also mentioned the album Wash Me / Walk On Water, which can be found here: https://lightninglucas.bandcamp.com/album/wash-me-walk-on-water

Make sure to subscribe on Apple or Google Podcasts or Spotify or Castbox (or most other major sources of podcasts).  Simply open your podcast app, search 'Hold That Note' and click something like 'Subscribe.'

To discuss commissioning a song, email me at [email protected] (You can also email me names and birthdays for the Better Birthday Song!)

To see if you'd like to become a Patron, check out https://www.patreon.com/lightninglucas (no commitment involved in clicking that link).

I love to hear from you!  In today's episode, we heard a question from Ben Wyse of Wyse Cycles.  To be the next person to leave me a message (which may well appear on the show) visit https://anchor.fm/holdthatnote ... click '+Message' and follow the directions.  You can also simply email me a question and I will read it aloud.

Have a wonderful listening week,

--Lucas--

Available on video here: https://youtu.be/3dM7huctvtE

This is the first time I'm trying a video podcast!  It also marks 1 year of me podcasting.  The other 51 episodes can be found at HoldThatNote.net  

Thanks to my brother C.S. Hurst for helping to write the second song. 

New Album, Cold-Hearted Monkeys, available to listen to and purchase now, here: https://lightninglucas.bandcamp.com/album/cold-hearted-monkeys 

I also mentioned the album Skyfinding, which can be found here: https://lightninglucas.bandcamp.com/album/skyfinding 

Make sure to subscribe here on YouTube but also on Apple or Google Podcasts or Spotify or Castbox (or most other major sources of podcasts).  Simply open your podcast app, search 'Hold That Note' and click something like 'Subscribe.'  

To discuss commissioning a song, email me at [email protected] (You can also email me names and birthdays for the Better Birthday Song!)  To see if you'd like to become a Patron, check out https://www.patreon.com/lightninglucas (no commitment involved in clicking that link).  

I love to hear from you!  In last week's episode, we heard a question from Steph.  To be the next person to leave me a message (which may well appear on the show) visit https://anchor.fm/holdthatnote ... click '+Message' and follow the directions.  

You can also simply email me a question and I will read it aloud.  

Worth googling: Ryan Holiday Daily Stoic Podcast 50 short rules of life from the Stoics.  

Have a wonderful listening week, 

 --Lucas-- 

 P.S.  Again, if you love this music coming out once a week, support me financially by becoming a Patron at Patreon.com/LightningLucas and help me chase my dream of becoming a full-time, non-touring musician!  

Helpful stuff you can do: Like the video, share it on social or as an email to a friend, comment on...   SUBSCRIBE and RING THE BELL.    

Thanks to pixabay for the fun background videos.  And to freesound for the soundeffects  

Email [email protected] to discuss commissioning a song.  http://www.lightninglucas.bandcamp.com for hundreds of basement tape style recordings.  

New here?!  I suggest you watch this: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPzPtFXYuB0WhY6VM0NF8RPwHiGH5lA12 

SPECIAL OFFER: Join my email list (which hopefully you want to do anyway) and I'll give you a pay-what-you-will download of my recent album "A Taste Of Lightning Lucas" (ft. such favorites as The Lawnmower Song and Hold The Hope).   JOIN HERE: https://mailchi.mp/lightninglucas/join

Here's a song about feeling behind in the relationships game and another one about persistence.  Both have YouTube videos of me playing them live which you can find here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYkcosQ7eYw and here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAqL_pFKlV0

New Album, Cold-Hearted Monkeys, available to listen to and purchase now, here: https://lightninglucas.bandcamp.com/album/cold-hearted-monkeys

I also mentioned the album Skyfinding, which can be found here: https://lightninglucas.bandcamp.com/album/skyfinding

Make sure to subscribe on Apple or Google Podcasts or Spotify or Castbox (or most other major sources of podcasts).  Simply open your podcast app, search 'Hold That Note' and click something like 'Subscribe.'

To discuss commissioning a song, email me at [email protected] (You can also email me names and birthdays for the Better Birthday Song!)

To see if you'd like to become a Patron, check out https://www.patreon.com/lightninglucas (no commitment involved in clicking that link).

I love to hear from you!  In today's episode, we heard a question from Steph.  To be the next person to leave me a message (which may well appear on the show) visit https://anchor.fm/holdthatnote ... click '+Message' and follow the directions.  You can also simply email me a question and I will read it aloud.

Have a wonderful listening week,

--Lucas--

New Album, Cold-Hearted Monkeys, available to listen to and purchase now, here: https://lightninglucas.bandcamp.com/album/cold-hearted-monkeys

Old Album which the first song of the day is off of: https://lightninglucas.bandcamp.com/album/it-aint-me-babe-rough-cut

Dylan's version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoagldK69U0

I forgot to explain what the One-Mile Challenge is... it's pretty straightforward: if you are traveling less than one mile (usually from home), you commit to walking or biking.  This seemingly small commitment can significantly lower your carbon footprint, and help with your waistline, too.

Make sure to subscribe on Apple or Google Podcasts or Spotify or Castbox (or most other major sources of podcasts).  Simply open your podcast app, search 'Hold That Note' and click something like 'Subscribe.'

To discuss commissioning a song, email me at [email protected] (You can also email me names and birthdays for the Better Birthday Song!)

To see if you'd like to become a Patron, check out https://www.patreon.com/lightninglucas (no commitment involved in clicking that link).

I love to hear from you!  To be the next person to leave me a message (which may well appear on the show) visit https://anchor.fm/holdthatnote ... click '+Message' and follow the directions.  You can also simply email me a question and I will read it aloud.

Have a wonderful listening week,

--Lucas--

New Album, Cold-Hearted Monkeys, available to listen to and purchase now, here: https://lightninglucas.bandcamp.com/album/cold-hearted-monkeys

I forgot to explain what the One-Mile Challenge is... it's pretty straightforward: if you are traveling less than one mile (usually from home), you commit to walking or biking.  This seemingly small commitment can significantly lower your carbon footprint, and help with your waistline, too.

Make sure to subscribe on Apple or Google Podcasts or Spotify or Castbox (or most other major sources of podcasts).  Simply open your podcast app, search 'Hold That Note' and click something like 'Subscribe.'

To discuss commissioning a song, email me at [email protected] (You can also email me names and birthdays for the Better Birthday Song!)

To see if you'd like to become a Patron, check out https://www.patreon.com/lightninglucas (no commitment involved in clicking that link).

I love to hear from you!  To be the next person to leave me a message (which may well appear on the show) visit https://anchor.fm/holdthatnote ... click '+Message' and follow the directions.  You can also simply email me a question and I will read it aloud.

Have a wonderful listening week,

--Lucas--

Check out the work of Randall Munroe at xkcd.com

Again, here's Cold-Hearted Monkeys: https://lightninglucas.bandcamp.com/album/cold-hearted-monkeys