Two Cat Kitchen

We’re excited to welcome acoustic blues and roots musician Sonny Boy Jorgensen to the program! Sonny tells us how he got into the blues and brings us songs by Chicago blues artists Little Walter and Hudson Whittaker aka Tampa Red. Sonny also brings a fantastic cheesecake recipe, and gives us the skinny on his trademark biscuit recipe. The Coconotes finish thigs off with a ride on the Midnight Train- right here on the Two Cat Kitchen (meow!)

Performed by Sonny Boy Jorgenson:

It’s Too Late Brother by Al Duncan, © 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.

It Hurts Me Too, Trad. Arr. Hudson Whittaker

Irene, Trad. Arr. Huddie William Ledbetter

Performed by The Coconotes:

Midnight Train by R. McKinney, © Two Cat Music

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 Two Cat Kitchen travels to the Saunderstown Weaving School in Saunderstown, RI for this exciting episode! We talk with Norma Smayda, founder of the school, about its origins and history and some of the programs they offer. The library at the Weaving School has more than 2300 books in its collection as well as many other items and is a significant resource for weavers and scholars. We check in with Betty Rozum, a librarian who has been working with Norma to catalogue the collection and make it more accessible to students at the school and other weavers. We also hear some traditional weaving songs from years gone by. Join us this episode for a fascinating glimpse into the world of weaving! 

Weaving Song, Trad. arr The Coconotes 

The Song of the Weavers, Trad. arr The Coconotes https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/millgirls/items/show/57 

The Work of the Weavers by David Shaw 

Weave and Way by Norman Blake 

Browse the Saunderstown Weaving School library collection at: www.librarycat.org/lib/SWSLib 

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Welcome to season 3 of the Two Cat Kitchen and we start things off with a bang! We have special musical guests Alpaca Lunch with some great old-time tunes and fascinating insights into the music and life in general. In lieu of a recipe this month we feature culinary excerpts from an interview that was part of the Gathering the Stories of Appalachian Foodways oral history project. Katie Bills, a senior at Berea College, interviewed Mrs. Mildred McFadden about her experiences in the kitchen. The project was supported by the Appalachian College Association Colonel Lee B. Ledford Research Scholarship Award. We hope you enjoy the interview and the great tunes from Alpaca Lunch! 

Performed by Alpaca Lunch: 

Scott No 1 by Bill Driver

Green Valley Waltz, Trad. arr. Alpaca Lunch 

28th of January, Trad. arr. Alpaca Lunch 

What You Gonna Do With the Baby, Trad. arr. Alpaca Lunch 

Ragged But Right, Trad. arr. Alpaca Lunch 

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It’s our last episode of season 2 and we’ve got a fun-filled extravaganza to cap things off! No special guest this month but we do have not one but two informative segments- Two Cat Corner featuring poems written by our own Sara Grady, and a new feature here on the Kitchen called Two Cat Science. We delve into a couple of interesting studies involving- you guessed it- cats! The first looks at how cats rely on body size awareness when negotiating small openings, and the second examines contrafreeloading or the willingness of cats to work for food when equivalent food is freely available. Sounds fishy to us but check out the segment for the low-down! And we cap things off with a recipe for Langues de Chat featuring out new AI bot culinary assistant Tomy. All in all a hum-dinger of an episode! 

Performed by The Coconotes: 

Solace of You by Corey Glover and Vernon Alphonsus Reid, © Songs Of Smp, Hifi Asset Acquisition Co Lp 

Performed by Two Cat Tango: 

Down to the Mission by R. McKinney, © Two Cat Music 

Cat Science articles: 

Pongra´ cz, Cats are (almost) liquid!—Cats selectively rely on body size awareness when negotiating short openings, iScience (2024), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.110799 

Mikel M. Delgado, Brandon Sang Gyu Han, and Melissa J. Bain (2022). Domestic cats (Felis catus) prefer freely available food over food that requires effort. Animal Cognition 25:95–102. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-021-01530-3 

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 Doug Wilder joins us for a fantastic episode featuring great songs and a great recipe for- you guessed it- wings! Doug fills us in on his latest musical exploits and GardenFest in Gray, Maine, a festival he helps organize which takes place Labor Day weekend and features musical medicine, nature, ecstatic dance, laughter, organic food, healing workshops and more! Last but not least we have another episode of Two Cat Theater- the exciting conclusion of the radio play Raton Rojo! We finally find out what Ms. Fellini was up to. All this and more right here on the Two Cat Kitchen! 

Performed by The Coconotes: 

Jamaica Mountain Home, Trad., arr. The Coconotes 

Performed by Doug Wilder: 

Trying Times by Doug Wilder 

Hello Joy by Doug Wilder 

Raton Rojo Cast: 

Willem Conley: Leon “Spanky” LaRue 

Dewni Weerakkody: Lenore Fellini; Johnny Hairball 

Jeff Tabor: Freddy Mew; Felix ‘Fat Cat’ Purrdy 

Check out GardenFest Maine on Instagram @gardenfestfamily 

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We’re joined this episode by musical guest Ben Quinn who fills us in on his latest musical exploits and talks a bit about his adventures abroad. Ben also sings a couple of his songs and lets us in the secret to delectable chicken thighs! And last but not least Mr. O’Malley returns to take the mystery out of the history of music in Providence, Rhode Island- including VAUDEVILLE! You gotta check out this fun-packed episode! 

Performed by The Coconotes: 

It Don’t Mean a Thing by R. McKinney, © Two Cat Music 

Performed by Ben Quinn: 

Come down by Ben Quinn 

Highway Roar by Ben Quinn 

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Acoustic blues artist Jim Chapin joins us for an exciting and fun-packed episode! Jim fills us in on how he developed his unique guitar style and some of his favorite country blues artists. We’re joined along the way by the KC Moaners Jug Band who perform excerpts from their versions of classic jug band numbers. Jim also performs a couple of songs and talks chili and bay leaves. To top things off we present another episode of Two Cat Theater, a continuation of the radio play Raton Rojo. Be sure to check it out!

Performed by Jim Chapin:

My Creole Belle by John Hurt

I Am a Pilgrim, traditional arr. Jim Chapin

KC Moaners Jug Band: Jim Chapin, Collette Fournier, Kevin Collins, Deck Nieforth, Dave Haller, Greg Andreozzi

Raton Rojo Cast

Willem Conley: Leon “Spanky” LaRue

Dewni Weerakkody: Esmerelda / Lenore Fellini; Johnny Hairball; Police Officer

Jeff Tabor: Freddy Mew; Felix ‘Fat Cat’ Purrdy; Captain Whiskers

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We welcome singer, songwriter, and guitarist Miles Duhamel to the Kitchen for a fun-packed episode! Miles brings us up to speed on his latest musical exploits and gives us the skinny on a great salmon dish. He also performs one of his songs and his version of the Little Feet classic Skin It Back. And we present the first episode of Two Cat Theater, featuring the world premiere of the radio play Raton Rojo. Another episode not to be missed!

Performed by Miles Duhamel:

Forward Looking by Miles Duhamel

Skin It Back by Paul Barrere, © BMG Rights Management

Raton Rojo Cast

    Willem Conley: Leon “Spanky” LaRue

    Dewni Weerakkody: Esmerelda / Lenore Fellini; Lt. Bibby; Johnny Hairball

    Jeff Tabor: Det. Pepe Caldus; Hotel Clerk

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We kick off the second half of our season with a blockbuster episode featuring our good friend Jack McDonald! Jack is a singer, guitarist, and songwriter and we learn about some of his musical exploits and close encounters with cows and sheep. Resident TCK culinary cats Arya and Bryce Silander return with a fantastic pizza recipe along with some tips on how to make your oven really hot. And we top things off with another informative session with Mr. O’Malley taking the mystery out of history- this time he brings us up to speed on a particularly sticky situation. Be sure to check out this exciting episode- it’s the cat’s pajamas!

Performed by Two Cat Tango:

Shine Your Light by R. McKinney, © Two Cat Music

Performed by Jack McDonald with The Coconotes:

That’s What Friends Are For by Jack McDonald

Passing Up the Plate by Jack MacDonald (f/ Maria Meleschnig)

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It’s the midway point of another exciting season at the Two Cat Kitchen and we’re celebrating with a special science guest! Martina Muller, a wildlife biologist who specializes in bird behaviors, joins us with an update on her latest research and some great stories from her field work studying waterbirds. Martina also gives us the inside scoop on okonomiyaki, a dish destined to become a staple here at the Kitchen. And we’re joined by Alex Thiboutot, who helps get us up to speed on endangered species conservation and provides vocal support on our musical depiction of the rather dubious exploits of some Hawaiian cats. We think you’ll really enjoy this meowvelous episode!

Performed by The Coconotes:

Chorale Catasy by R. McKinney, © Two Cat Music

Performed by The Coconotes with special guest Alex Thiboutot:

Bad Kitties by R. McKinney, © Two Cat Music

Learn more about some of the species Martina has studied:

Nazca Booby Sula granti: https://galapagosconservation.org.uk/species/nazca-booby/

Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas: https://ebird.org/species/strshe

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