Sam Hollander is one of the most important songwriters of our time, so I wanted to give you all a chance to meet him.  Sam comes to Cape Cod often and last summer recorded his audio book "21 Hit Wonder: Flopping my way to the Top of the Charts" in my Orleans studio Checkpoint East.  Go listen to the audio book, it is quite a story!

Sam has written for so many top tier artists it would take all day to list them, but you can check out his catalogue of multi-platinum songs at www.samhollandersongs.com and you can find him on instagram by following @samhollander with the blue check mark.  To list a few artists you may know; Ringo Starr, Katy Perry, Public Enemy, Macklemore, Billy Idol, Panic at the Disco, Fitz and the Tantrums, Weezer... the list goes on and on. 

It was a real privilege to do this interview with Sam, and I hope to do more as time goes on.  Thank you Sam!

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Welcome to a new series within the Cape and Islands Podcast called Cozy Corner.  Here we will highlight local musical talent by having them play us a few of their favorite original songs right here in the back of Trove Art Gallery & Boutique in Orleans, MA.   In between their songs you'll get to know the band a little bit and hopefully you'll be encouraged to listen to more of their music elsewhere.  

For Cozy Corner #1 we have Nikki and the Barn Boys, a Blues, Rock, Funk and Reggae band out of Barnstable, MA composed of two sets of brothers,  Graham and Liam Hempstead, John and Tommy Bressette along with Nikki Childs singing lead on many songs.  

Full YouTube video here: https://youtu.be/6proOZup830?si=nn9aRTj5ubOZ3LLt

You can find out more on their website www.nikkiandthebarnboys.com as well as Instagram and TikTok @nikkiandthebarnboys.

Thank you so much for listening and thank you even more to Nikki and The Barn Boys for playing Cozy Corner #1!

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In this episode I speak with Michael Herman, Edie Spiegel and Coleman Lincoln about their support of the Pesticide Reduction Initiative supporting the 2023 Orleans Home Rule Petition to reduce pesticide use. 

Michael is Chair of the Orleans Select Board & Founder of Greenhouse by the Sea, a certified organic farm on Cape Cod.   Edie & Coleman are high school students and active volunteers working hard to support this effort. 

If you'd like to support this effort there is a petition on change.org under the title Protect Our Environment: Reduce Pesticide Use in Orleans MA (link address at the bottom).  The 2023 Orleans Home Rule Petition if passed will likely be sponsored by State Representative Sarah Peake as she had sponsored the 2022 Fertilizer Bill for Orleans (H874).

The town will be voting on this home rule at the fall town meeting on October 16th so if you are interested in this, please let your voice be heard and VOTE!  Thank you for listening as always.

https://www.change.org/p/protect-our-environment-reduce-pesticide-use-in-orleans-ma?cs_tk=Am_uB0H3oAtWThsP4WQAAXicyyvNyQEABF8BvIDz-KuqSh6cb7K_a_zd3B0%3D&utm_campaign=c9c8b3e747244b81afa067aff23d88a3&utm_content=initial_v0_3_0&utm_medium=email&utm_source=petition_signer_receipt_welcome&utm_term=cs

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In this interview (Part 2 of 2) Logan Tichnor and I discuss a bit more about technology but much more about growing up on Cape Cod as a Gen Z young man and how that has impacted his life.  Logan is a highly skilled sound engineer and guitarist who works in various studios, but primarily works in Checkpoint East Recording studio that I opened in Orleans in 2020.  Logan currently plays guitar in the band Solgyres and previously played in Canon Hill and Don't Act Bad.  

Logan and I jointly operate the Safe Harbor Records music label out of Checkpoint East.  Since we both love music and both play music ourselves I wanted to start a series within the podcast titled the "Cozy Corner" (coming soon) where local bands like Nikki and the Barn Boys, Solgyres and many more play live music and speak about their band history, so stay tuned for future Cozy Corner episodes!  Two are already recorded and will be posted within the next few weeks along with the videos on the Cape and Islands YouTube page.  Thank you to Meegan Minahan for helping to shoot the Cozy Corner videos with me, and for doing the spectacular editing to make the videos shine.  Also thanks to Logan Tichnor for doing the sound engineering for the Cozy Corner episodes.

I am you host, Clarke, a proud washashore resident of Cape Cod and local business owner.  Thank you so much for giving this a shot and listening, if there is feedback please send it along to [email protected] and I'll happily respond and consider your feedback.  

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Lighthouse Supporters:
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John Ciongoli & Johanna Skilling
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Carole & Thomas Doody

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Instagram and YouTube handles are: @capeandislandspodcast

In this interview (Part 1 of 2) Logan Tichnor and I primarily discuss the impact technology has had on his life as a Gen Z young man growing up on Cape Cod.  Logan is a highly skilled sound engineer and guitarist who works in various studios, but primarily works in Checkpoint East Recording studio that I opened in Orleans in 2020.  Logan currently plays guitar in the band Solgyres and previously played in Canon Hill and Don't Act Bad.  

Logan and I jointly operate the Safe Harbor Records music label out of Checkpoint East.  Since we both love music and both play music ourselves I wanted to start a series within the podcast titled the "Cozy Corner" (coming soon) where local bands like Nikki and the Barn Boys, Solgyres and many more play live music and speak about their band history, so stay tuned for future Cozy Corner episodes!  Two are already recorded and will be posted within the next few weeks along with the videos on the Cape and Islands YouTube page.  Thank you to Meegan Minahan for helping to shoot the Cozy Corner videos with me, and for doing the spectacular editing to make the videos shine.  Also thanks to Logan Tichnor for doing the sound engineering for the Cozy Corner episodes.

I am you host, Clarke, a proud washashore resident of Cape Cod and local business owner.  Thank you so much for giving this a shot and listening, if there is feedback please send it along to [email protected] and I'll happily respond and consider your feedback.  

If you like what we're up to please consider supporting us on Patreon by searching for "The Cape and Islands Podcast" or following this link:
patreon.com/capeandislandspodcast

Thank you to our Patrons on Patreon!
Lighthouse Supporters:
Michael & Christine Jones
John Ciongoli & Johanna Skilling
Dune Shack Supporters:
Katy & Brian Taylor
Carole & Thomas Doody

Contact: [email protected]

Instagram and YouTube handles are: @capeandislandspodcast