Warwick Radio: The Voice of Warwick, Rhode Island

Good friends Martha Bottella and Catrina Ritchie have an honest conversation about choices.

Have you ever looked back and realized that a choice you made changed the direction of your life? Martha and Catrina reflect on the choices they’ve made and wonder if the choices they’re making now will have big or small impacts on their lives.

Martha Bottella and Catrina Ritchie live in Warwick and can wave to each other from their back decks. They work in wellness and are colleagues at ⁠Wellness New England⁠.

Write to Martha and Catrina at [email protected].

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with Colleen Collins, owner of Tranquil Touch Mind & Body Spa.

Tranquil Touch Mind & Body Spa is a new business in Conimicut at 753 West Shore Road. Hear what brought the spa to Warwick, how the spa was designed, and about the spa’s services, including massage therapy, water massage, facials and skin care, the Wellness Investment Program, salt meditation, and Pampered & Pinot private parties.

Visit the Tranquil Touch Mind & Body Spa website.

Warwick Life highlights what’s special in Warwick, Rhode Island and helps listeners get the most from this seaside community. Warwick Life is produced by Scott Nerney and presented by the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Varnum Memorial Armory Military & Naval Museum⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Write to [email protected].

Music by Tess Der Manouelian.

Dr. Tom Shaker tells the story of Rhode Island’s legendary Celebrity Club, New England’s first integrated nightclub.

Hear about the famous jazz and R&B musicians who played there—including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, and Fats Domino. Enjoy tales from local musicians and club-goers who saw extraordinary shows and became part of the story.

Dr. Tom Shaker is a radio DJ, documentary filmmaker, expert on Rhode Island jazz, and MC of the Warwick History Quiz Show.

Tune in to The Soul Serenade radio show.

Watch the Do It, Man! The Story of The Celebrity Club trailer.

Learn about A Treasury of Rhode Island Jazz & Swing Musicians.

Write to Tom at [email protected].

Warwick librarian Wil Gregersen talks with Therese Woodford, spiritual seeker and member of Eckankar.

Eckankar is a spiritual practice, and Eckankar in Rhode Island has its center in Warwick. Hear about spiritual exploration, HU, karma, dreams, past lives, soul travel, animals are souls, ECK Light & Sound Services, and how Eckankar has changed Therese’s life.

Visit the Eckankar in Rhode Island website.

Learn about the HU app.

Read the Animals Are Souls blog.

Wil Gregersen is Community Services Librarian at Warwick Public Library. He’s worked in Warwick for 11 years, and he likes the city a lot.

Write to Wil at [email protected].

Join Dave Englund, singer-songwriter, guitarist, and founder of Warwick Americana band In Lieu of Flowers, for a track-by-track look at the band’s self-titled, debut album.

Discover the story behind a song, and listen to the complete tune.

Today, hear about the song The Fable.

Visit the In Lieu of Flowers ⁠⁠website⁠⁠.

In April 2021, singer-songwriter Dave Englund called his longtime friend, bassist and songwriter Steve Wolfe and asked if he'd be interested in creating an acoustic/electric Americana band, leaving the loud guitars in the rearview and opting for a more vocal-driven, vintage, thumping sound. Steve agreed.

After running a series of specific ads tailored to each musician's seat, the phone calls started coming in. Drummer, percussionist and vocalist Mark Vadnais showed up to play on Dave's back deck. Immediately the snaky soulful grooves started happening. Two weeks later, Chris Taylor answered the ad, jumped on deck, opened his Gretsch case, and delivered his unique guitar vibe, insuring his ticket in.

In November, an old acquaintance of Dave and Steve's, violinist and mandolin player Ernie Lau got the phone call asking him to come jam and see if he'd be a good fit for this new group. His focus on classical violin as opposed to bluegrass fiddle brought a new and needed color, and he joined in November.

Rounding out the band a month later in December was pedal steel guitarist Jim Wishart who answered the final ad, having been a guitarist for many years but only recently started playing the steel guitar, his musicality and playing coated every song he played on. Jim was in and In Lieu of Flowers was complete!

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission archeologist Charlotte Taylor.

Charlotte keeps records of all archeological sites in Rhode Island, including Warwick, and reviews and approves building projects that could affect those sites. Hear about Warwick’s archeological sites, how you can know if you live on a site, what to do if you find a skeleton in your backyard, and if you can keep the artifacts you find, including skeletons.

Visit the Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission website.

Learn More About Rhode Island Archaeology.

Write to Charlotte at [email protected].

Warwick Life highlights what’s special in Warwick, Rhode Island and helps listeners get the most from this seaside community. Warwick Life is produced by Scott Nerney and presented by the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Varnum Memorial Armory Military & Naval Museum⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Write to [email protected].

Music by Tess Der Manouelian.

Learn how to find a career in a competitive job market in this monthly series by Warwick career management specialist Kathleen Dohoney.

Today, explore what to do when you’ve been laid off.

Episode links:

A Master List of Thousands of Free Online Classes to Learn Just About Everything

Should You Use ChatGPT to Apply for Jobs? Here’s What Recruiters Say

Kathleen Dohoney, ACRW, CPRW, CDCS, CCTC, is a Career Coach at Randstad RiseSmart and a Career Specialist at Celtic Résumé Services.

Visit ⁠⁠Celtic Resume Services⁠⁠.

Go to Kathleen’s ⁠⁠Linkedin page⁠⁠.

Write to Kathleen at [email protected].

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with Colonel Ronald W. Barnes, Commanding Officer of the Pawtuxet Rangers.

The Pawtuxet Rangers were chartered in 1774 to protect the Village of Pawtuxet, and Armory Hall was built for them in 1845. Hear how the Rangers lost and reclaimed the armory, who they share their birthday with, why people join the Rangers, how their Fife & Drum Corps began, why the Rangers wear red, and about their plans to host the National Muster in 2024.

Visit the Pawtuxet Rangers website.

Warwick Life highlights what’s special in Warwick, Rhode Island and helps listeners get the most from this seaside community. Warwick Life is produced by Scott Nerney and presented by the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Varnum Memorial Armory Military & Naval Museum⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Write to [email protected].

Music by Tess Der Manouelian.

A half-minute is all it takes to be inspired by a poem.

Join Warwick poet D.K. McKenzie for thought-provoking poems that are less than a minute long.

Hear poems by Robert Louis Stevenson, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and D.K. McKenzie.

Brought to you by Warwick Radio and the Warwick Historical Society, the Warwick History Quiz Show delivers fascinating facts about the city and a challenge for our contestants.

Join host Jen Linton, Warwick Historical Society President Felicia Gardella, and contestants Scott Nerney and Leslie Wasilewski for a fun potpourri of questions about notable Warwick women.

If you would like to be a contestant on the Warwick History Quiz Show, write to [email protected].