Podcast Open Mic

POM 52 Sigrid Sibley "Good New England Family"

Sigrid Sibley is a singer-songwriter based in Southern Maine. In additional to playing original music, she also enjoys playing bluegrass, Americana, and traditional fiddle music. Sigrid performs both as a solo musician and with local band Flight 317. She is currently studying music education with a focus in composition at the University of Southern Maine. 

POM51 Randel and Russell Cannady "Empires"

In Randel's words:

 We were both born in St. Louis, Randel in '51 and Russell in '59.Our father was a singer/songwriter/comedian/bassist. We traveled around quite a bit as our father perused his career with limited success. I settled for many years in Oklahoma where I went to college(did not graduate) Russell, the outdoorsman settled in Kentucky. Though we both dabbled in music our whole lives neither of us ever perused it seriously and because of our age difference had never played together until Russell moved to Portland in '93, where I had been living for a few years.I am retired and live in Portland with my partner of 22 years "Fran". Russell is retired and lives alone in Portland.I write the songs and Russell assists me with bass and rhythms and valuable creative advice.

POM50 Ronda Dale "Rhythm Pretend" + bonus song!

I'll let Ronda tell you about herself, my very special guest on my 50th episode!:  

I come from Central Virginia, in the piedmont of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains where most of my family still lives. I’ve traveled around some, gotten some schoolin’, lived in the Northern VA/DC area, Spain, New York City, on a sailboat for a few years, alit on glorious Peaks island off the coast of southern Maine for 12 years, and am now based just outside of Portland, ME.

Throughout my travels, my guitar has accompanied me over hill and dale, on planes, trains, automobiles and buses, to foreign lands, on the high seas. I’ve worn blue collars, white collars, no collars. 

Dealing with some serious health issues in the mysterious autoimmune realm a few years back helped me realize I’m on earth to sing. The road to healing has been transformative, and fun - though not always, especially in the beginning - and fascinating, and has precipitated a streaming flow of hope and percolating possibilities. Now I spend my life’s energy pursuing musical dreams centered around singing and connecting with the audience.

http://rondadale.com/

POM49 Jim Majka "Never Coming Home"

Jim Majka, of Windham, Maine is a christian musician and songwriter,  
and his genre is "Alternative Christian".
This is due to the fact that his music cannot easily be classified as  
any specific style heard today.
Married 30 years with three grown children and one granddaughter,
Majka built his own recording studio in his home, under the name of  
"Broken Pick Studios" and has produced two albums. "Home" was released  
in 2014, and "Foolproof" was released in June of 2018
"Never Coming Home" is a song and music video about texting and  
driving and a young 17 year old girl who fails to heed the warnings...
Majka's songs and video are available at his website,  
http://brokenpickstudios.com , as well as links to Bandcamp, and Youtube

POM48 Kevin Kearns "Sandbags"

Kevin Kearns is the Seedling Program Director at the Morrison Center in Scarborough and a founding and core member of tje Morrison Sunshine band.

The Morrison Seedling Program employs twenty adults with developmental disabilities in two state-of-the-art buildings known as “the happiest greenhouses in Maine.” Plants are for sale to the public Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

Morrison Center Greenhouses | 60 Chamberlain Rd. | Scarborough | 207.883.6680 | mdcmaine.org

POM47 The Asthmatic "Mind's Kernel"

The Asthmatic is the nom de plume of Sigrid Harmon, who has been performing around Portland since 2013. https://soundcloud.com/the-asthmatic

POM46 Justin Brown of Akela Moon "So Long Stranger"

AKELA MOON is an original musical project based out of Portland, ME. We blend diverse elements of soul, funk, rock, afrobeat, latin & hip hop into a unique sound. Made up of an experienced group of musicians, many of us have played together before in numerous projects (including the long-standing project THE BEAT HORIZON), our roster allows our music to go in many different directions.

POM45 Carson Goring of the Fringe Production The Cardboard Countess "Nature's Lament/Talking to Myself"

Carson Goring, 14, is currently starring in The Cardboard Countess, an original play touring in Fringe theater festivals across Canada and the Eastern seaboard. Carson co-wrote Middleschoolandia, in the Hollywood Fringe Festival 2017 when she was just 12. Carson has been acting professionally since she was 9, and has traveled across America with a family swordfighting show. You can see the The Cardboard Countess at the Charlottetown, PEI Fringe Festival in the first week of August, or at the Fundy Bay Fringe in St. John, New Brunswick soon after. To find out more about Carson and her work, go to  carsongoring.com  or thecardboardcountess.com

POM 44 Philip Earle "Steep Revine"

Phil aka Philosmaximus just moved to Portland and is interested in performing and getting to know the local scene.

POM 43 Lia Morisson "9"

ia is a free spirit and whose art is self-described as glitchcraft/library music/lowbrow experiential home recordings while learning composition.