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Episode #36 - Keith Greeninger with Mark Mooney from 2021-11-05T12:00
Local favorite Keith Greeninger shares thoughts behind his veteran's tribute tune, "22 Angels" (and performs it live on the pig) and chats about the upcoming "Felton Still Remembers" Veteran's Day ...
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Episode #29 - Indigenous with Ramblin' Ror' from 2021-03-10T12:00
Another afternoon ramble to the past: Ramblin' Ror' interviews Mato Nanji of Indigenous as he dropped by the sty in 2010 to showcase some tunes off his (then) new acoustic release, appropriately ti...
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Episode #24 - Ramblin Ror Interviews the Oscar Meyer Weinermobile Pilots from 2020-11-11T12:00
This week, the official Oscar Meyer Weinermobile rolled through Santa Cruz, spreading joy, fun, and weinermobile whistles. Here's a fun chat that Ramblin' Ror' had with the vehicles pilots, Mayochi...
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Episode #23 - Jesse Daniel with Jamie Coffis from 2020-11-11T12:00
Jamie Coffis talks with former local songwriter Jesse Daniel. Jesse's currently in Texas, though we still claim him as one of our own. The two musicians talk about the impact that 2020 has had on t...
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Episode #22 - Brennan Leigh with Jamie Coffis on "Neighborhood Night" from 2020-11-11T12:00
Jamie Coffis talks by phone with Brennan Leigh, a new artist here at the pig - and we're quite fond of. Her songs have been recorded by Lee Ann Womack, Rodney Crowell, Sunny Sweeney, Charley Crocke...
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Episode #25 - Sadler Vaden with Jamie Coffis on Neighborhood Night from 2020-11-04T12:00
A recent "Neighborhood Night" session with host Jamie Coffis and guitar wizard and songwriter Sadler Vaden. Probably best "heard" to KPIG audiences as a member of Jason Isbell's band, Vaden is a dy...
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Episode #21 - Visual Artist Jann Hayworth (designer of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover) with John Sandige from 2020-10-27T12:00
Jann Haworth is an American Pop artist. A pioneer of soft sculpture, she is one of the founders of Pop Art in the 1960s and is well-known as the co-creator of The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hea...
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Episode #19 - Michael Franti with Jamie Coffis from 2020-08-11T12:00
KPIG favorite Michael Franti does a very socially distanced episode of Neighborhood Night with Jamie Coffis. Michael was literally calling from an island (Bali) to chat with Jamie about his new alb...
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Episode #18 - Tom Russell with Laura Ellen Hopper from 2020-07-29T12:00
Another pigcast flashback this time out. A vintage interview with our founder Laura Ellen Hopper and KPIG (and KFAT) favorite - AND ex-DJ Tom Russell. Tom plays "Who's Gonna Build Your Wall" and "B...
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Episode #17 - The Greencards with Laura Ellen Hopper from 2020-06-09T12:00
This new episode features a vintage interview between our founder, the late Laura Ellen Hopper with KPIG favorite, The Greencards. The band stopped by the sty while on tour - and while enjoying a r...
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Episode #16 - Mitchell Drosin, John Prine's Former Road/Business Manager, with John Sandige from 2020-05-12T12:00
We lost John Prine, the legendary songwriting icon, treasure, legend - choose your favorite appropriate superlative - on April 7th, 2020. In this special interview, KPIG's "Sleepy" John Sandige doe...
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Episode #12 - Moshe Vilozny and David Holodiloff with Jamie Coffis from 2020-02-26T12:00
This week's episode of "Pigs In a Podcast" is an exceptionally fine visit on a recent "Neighborhood Night" between Jamie Coffis and two of our local musicians: Moshe Vilozny and David Holodiloff. M...
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Episode #6 - James Durbin with Laurie Roberts from 2020-02-10T12:00
American Idol finalist, rocker, and local dude done good James Durbin drops by the sty during "Out to Lunch" to talk about his Americana project, "Hometown Revival" and play a couple of tunes from ...
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Episode #5 - Mira Goto with Michael Gaither from 2020-02-03T12:00
Santa Cruz local Mira Goto (who spends a good half of her time in Nashville these days) talks about how important live radio still is in getting new music out into the world. AND we hear the debut ...
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Episode #10 - Dayan Kai with Laurie Roberts from 2020-01-30T12:00
A visit with KPIG local favorite Dayan Kai. (Well, TECHNICALLY he lives in Maui these days, but he grew up here, so we still claim him as one of our own.) Dayan stopped by during a recent mainland ...
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Episode #14 - Scott Cooper with Michael Gaither from 2020-01-22T12:00
Local guitar slinger and songwriter Scott Cooper sits in with guest-host Michael Gaither on "Neighborhood Night". Michael and Scott reminisce about their early days when they both wrote for the San...
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Episode #2 - Taylor Rae and Lindsay Wall with Jamie Coffis from 2020-01-20T12:00
Taylor Rae and Lindsay Wall join host Jamie Coffis on his weekly show "Neighborhood Night," for a chat about life after leaving Santa Cruz (Taylor is in Austin TX these days) and some of the intere...
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Episode #7 - AJ Lee and Blue Summit with Jamie Coffis from 2019-12-09T12:00
Local favorite, award-winning AJ Lee and her stellar band Blue Summit appear on "Neighborhood Night" with Jamie Coffis, and talk about how their rehearsal space in a rented house became the impromp...
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Episode #3 - Mark Stuart with Laurie Roberts from 2019-11-08T12:00
It's a special "Out to Lunch" as Laurie Roberts interviews Mark Stuart, from the San Diego-based outfit The Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash.
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Episode #15 - Kimberly Ford with Laurie Roberts from 2019-11-07T12:00
POSTED ON 5/5/20: Singer/Songwriter Kimberly Ford visits Laurie Roberts during "Out to Lunch" for a special preview of her Joni Mitchell tribute show - and it happened to be on Joni's birthday!
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Episode #8 - Todd Snider with Laurie Roberts from 2019-10-24T12:00
Longtime KPIG favorite Todd Snider visits Laurie Roberts for a sitdown about the 2019 World Series (which segues into a chat about his basball song "America's Favorite Pastime,") his latest record,...
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Episode #1 - Jesse Dayton with Michael Gaither from 2019-08-30T12:00
Austin guitar slinger/songwriter Jesse Dayton stopped by the sty after a Moe's Alley show - and en route to SLO - to chat with Michael Gaither. Jesse is the real deal. He started sneaking into bars...
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Episode #9 - Christie McCarthy with Michael Gaither from 2019-07-21T12:00
Local songwriter Christie McCarthy recaps her recent show at Kuumbwa Jazz Center, plays a few tunes live, and then recaps what went into her latest album, "Big Picture," recorded at Keith Greeninge...
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Episode #30 - Sharon Allen and Jimmy Norris with Jamie Coffis from 2019-05-24T12:00
Going way back to one of Jamie Coffis' first Neighborhood Night interviews, here's a long, fun chat with longtime local favorites: Singer and Songwriter Sharon Allen and the Santa Cruz goto drummer...
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Episode #4 - James McMurtry with Laurie Roberts from 2019-04-04T12:00
KPIG favorite James McMurtry visits Laurie Roberts to talk about fine wine and fine swine music, and play a couple of tunes live during "Out to Lunch".
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Episode #28 - Carolyn Sills, Gerard Egan, Sunshine Jackson AND Cowboy with Jamie Coffis from 2019-03-12T12:00
Looking back on this way cool Neighborhood Night special, Jamie Coffis talks with Carolyn Sills, Gerard Egan and Sunshine Jackson of The Carolyn Sills Combo. (Cowboy the dog makes a quiet, cameo ap...
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Eliza Gilkyson and Nina Gerber with Ramblin' Ror' from 2018-10-03T12:00
Eliza Gilkyson and Nina Gerber chat with Ramblin' Ror' before a show at Michael's on Main. Includes live performances of "Looking Glass" and "Conservation," and the CD cut of "Runaway Train".
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Episode #33 - Eliza Gilkyson and Nina Gerber with Ramblin' Ror' from 2018-10-03T12:00
Eliza Gilkyson and Nina Gerber chat with Ramblin' Ror' before a show at Michael's on Main. Includes live performances of "Looking Glass" and "Conservation," and the CD cut of "Runaway Train".
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Episode #34 - Kinky Friedman with Ramblin' Ror' from 2018-04-23T12:00
The one and only Kinky Friedman makes a rare appearance on the pig. He was on a short, ten-show tour, for his (at the time) new CD, "Circus of Life". This interview includes the CD track "Sold Amer...
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Episode #38 - The Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash with Ramblin' Ror' from 2018-04-19T12:00
Mark Stuart and The Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash drop into the sty (circa 2018) before their first-ever show at Michael's on Main. Mark talks about the origin of the band's name and how the man in b...
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Episode #32 - The Beach Boys Al Jardin with Ramblin' Ror' from 2018-04-06T12:00
We pick this one up mid-conversation with The Beach Boys' Al Jardin and Ramblin' Ror' talking about Al's 2018 storytelling tour that covers hits, deep cuts, and history behind some of the songs. Th...
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Episode #35 - Laura Love with Ramblin' Ror' from 2018-02-14T12:00
Laura Love visits the sty (appropriately enough, on Valentine's Day in 2018) and plays two tunes from her latest record, "She Loved Red".
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Episode #31 - Fred Eaglesmith and Tiff Gin with Ramblin' Ror' from 2018-02-14T12:00
Longtime KPIG favorite Fred Eaglesmith and his wife Tif Ginn talk about Fred's latest release "Standard" and play a few tunes live in the sty before their duo show at Kuumbwa in Santa Cruz.
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Episode #37 - Tony Furtado from 2017-09-01T12:00
Ramblin' visit with guitar and banjo player extraordinairre Tony Furtado as he brings his acoustic trio into the sty. Tony was in town to play Michael's on Main that night, circa September 2017.
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Episode #28 - The Waifs with Ramblin' Ror' from 2010-06-23T12:00
Long-time KPIG favorites from down under, The Waifs, visited the sty in this flashback to 2010. They were in town to play the Rio Theatre after a short hiatus and chatted with Ramblin' Ror' about w...
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Episode #20 - Rodney Crowell with Mark Mooney from 2009-08-02T12:00
Rodney Crowell has been a staple of KPIG, dating back to the pre-days of KFAT radio. He stopped by the sty in August of 2019 before his show that night at the Rio Theatre in Santa Cruz. Rodney chat...
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Episode #26 - Laura Ellen Hopper tribute at 2007 Americana Music Association from 2007-11-01T12:00
In this very special "Pigs In a Podcast," we go back to the 2007 Americana Music Festival and listen in on a tribute to our founder, Laura Ellen Hopper.
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Episode #13 - Kevin Welch with Laura Ellen Hopper from 2006-10-05T12:00
Another wonderful vintage interivew this week. Our founder, the late Laura Ellen Hopper, chats with KPIG favorite Kevin Welch on the weekend's eve of the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festical, circa 2...
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Episode #29 - Chris Smither with Laura Ellen Hopper from 2006-09-19T12:00
Another "Pigs in a Podcast" vintage flashback, as we listen to Laura Ellen Hopper chatting with Chris Smither. Chris was in town for a show at Kuumba, and chatted about this then-new release, "Leav...
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Episode #27 - Ray Wiley Hubbard with Laura Ellen Hopper from 2006-05-06T12:00
A special vintage interview this time out, as our founder the late Laura Ellen Hopper interviews longtime KPIG favorite Ray Wiley Hubbard. Ray talks about playing Monterey Live (which was a brand n...
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Episode #11 - Slaid Cleaves with Laura Ellen Hopper from 2006-05-05T12:00
A very special vintage interview this week: Our founder, the late Laura Ellen Hopper, interviews Austin songwriter Slaid Cleaves while he was doing a west coast tour for his pet project, "Unsung". ...
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