In each episode of Tell Me About Your Song, host Jacob Haller talks to a different songwriter about a song they wrote. Concisely edited, with a variety of guests, this show is recommended for anyone who wants to take a deep dive into the creative process!
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, Jeana Marie DeLaire of Great Gale talks about their song 'Dunes'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song on Bandcamp at https://greatgale.bandcamp.com/track/dunes . A full transcript of this and other episodes, along with links and other things related to what we talked about, can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/
1/8/18 • 26:49
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, Lucas Kwong of The Brother K Melee talks about his song 'Stranger from the Country'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at https://brotherk.bandcamp.com/track/stranger-from-the-country . A full transcript of this and other episodes, along with links and other things related to what we talked about, can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/
12/18/17 • 28:02
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, Zoë Lewis talks about her song 'Plastic Soup'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCmfZbK2US4 . A full transcript of this and other episodes, along with links and other things related to what we talked about, can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/163088053304/for-tell-me-about-your-song-80-songwriter-zoë
7/17/17 • 21:27
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, Marian Call talks about her song 'Oregon Trail'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SndQr_0IxVI A full transcript of the episode, plus links and other things related to what we talked about, can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/160184559554/for-tell-me-about-your-song-79-songwriter .
5/1/17 • 27:47
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, Nicole Alifante talks about her song 'Before I Go'. Enjoy! You can find a full transcript of this episode, plus links related to it, at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/159671021359/for-tell-me-about-your-song-78-songwriter .
4/17/17 • 29:15
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, Tracie Potochnik talks about her song 'The Ballad of Harvey the Elf', which can be found on her band Cardboard Ox's free album 'A Cardboard Ox Christmas'. This episode also includes excerpts from Tracie's conversations with her delightful parents, Ed and Judy Potochnik. There were some audio problems during my interview with Tracie, which I didn't catch until after it was too late to rerecord. I apologize for the resulting audio quality of this episode (but I think it's still fun to listen to, and I hope you do too!). You can hear the song in full, and download it for free, if desired, at https://cardboardox.bandcamp.com/track/the-ballad-of-harvey-the-elf . A full transcript of this episode, along with links to things we talked about, can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/154871173382/for-this-special-christmas-edition-of-tell-me .
12/24/16 • 36:20
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, Sonny Roelle and Geoff Griffin of the Sentimental Favorites talked about their song 'Roelle Family Christmas'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at https://thesentimentalfavorites.bandcamp.com/track/roelle-family-christmas . A full transcript of this and other episodes, along with links and other things related to what we talked about, can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/
12/5/16 • 26:16
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, Ksenia Mack, Felicia Brady Lopez, Jane Grondin, and Katrin Peterson of the Porch Party Mamas talked about Ksenia's song 'Broken Line'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEuwiM8yreM . A full transcript of this episode, along with links and other things related to what we talked about, can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/153836796967/for-tell-me-about-your-song-75-ksenia-mack .
11/29/16 • 26:47
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, Kim Jennings talks about her song 'Here Now'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at https://kimjennings.bandcamp.com/track/here-now . A full transcript of this and other episodes, along with links and other things related to what we talked about, can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/
10/31/16 • 23:24
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, I talk to Natalie Gelman about her song 'Sundance in Your Eyes'. Enjoy! You can also see Natalie play the song on the streets of Park City during the Sundance Film Festival in 2012 at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyezgKzjZpg . A full transcript of this episode, along with links and other information related to things we discussed, can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/151281075663/for-tell-me-about-your-song-73-songwriter .
10/3/16 • 20:09
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, songwriter Barbara Cassidy and her husband and musical collaborator Eric Chasalow talk about her song 'Anna's Song - Shohola, 1864'. Enjoy! You can also hear a live version of the song at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4NTU-CM_Ys . A full transcript of this episode, plus links and other information related to what we discussed, can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/150627371424/for-tell-me-about-your-song-72-songwriter .
9/19/16 • 25:59
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, I talk to Lys Guillorn about her song 'Turn the Page'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at https://lysguillorn.bandcamp.com/track/turn-the-page . A full transcript of this episode, along with links and other information related to it, can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/149972278256/for-tell-me-about-your-song-71-songwriter-lys .
9/5/16 • 21:57
In this bonus episode of Tell Me About Your Song, Adam Hogue and Jason Dolbec of the Adjuncts and Jacob Haller of the Tell Me About Your Song podcast talk about assembling set lists, share stories about memorable performances, and talk about how we conceptualize songs at the beginning of the songwriting process. It's pretty goofy. This episode includes clips of the following songs: 'So Youthful', a song by Jason's band, the Stilts. 'Hogit Bogit', a song by Floyd the Barber, Jason and Adam's high school band. 'CSSOAB', a song by Dürty Folk that taught Jake an important lesson. (Note - both this song, and our discussion of it, contain a lot of swearing.) A few of Jake's songs: Codependent Watching Killer Robots Eat Your Head You're The Tea In My Teacup Stale Tequila Links and other information related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/149643472063/this-bonus-episode-of-tell-me-about-your-song , which also includes a full transcript of the episode.
8/29/16 • 22:41
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, I talk to Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers about his song 'Sycamore Tree'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at https://jeffreypepperrodgers.bandcamp.com/track/sycamore-tree . A full transcript of this episode, plus links to Jeffrey's website, and other things mentioned in the episode, can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/149312686218/for-tell-me-about-your-song-70-jeffrey-pepper .
8/22/16 • 26:03
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, Adam Hogue and Jason Dolbec of the Adjuncts discussed their song '2YRS'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at https://theadjuncts.bandcamp.com/track/2yrs . Links, notes, and a full transcript of this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/148631626976/for-tell-me-about-your-song-69-i-talked-to .
8/8/16 • 21:06
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, I talk to Steve Moramarco of the Abe Lincoln Story about his song 'Terrifying World'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at https://abelincolnstory.bandcamp.com/track/terrifying-world . Links and other notes related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/147231466364/for-tell-me-about-your-song-68-songwriter .
7/11/16 • 18:31
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, Ryan Fitzsimmons talks about his song 'Will My Mind'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at https://ryanfitzsimmons.bandcamp.com/track/will-my-mind . Links and other notes related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/146546417670/for-tell-me-about-your-song-67-songwriter-ryan .
6/27/16 • 29:04
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, I talk to Gracelyn Rennick about her song 'Baltimore'. Enjoy! You can hear a live version of the song at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_frleojiDU . Links and other notes related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/145504277472/for-tell-me-about-your-song-66-songwriter .
6/6/16 • 17:04
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, Danielle Miraglia talks about her song 'Carmella'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at http://daniellem.com/track/782809/carmella . Links and other notes related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/143377907069/for-tell-me-about-your-song-65-songwriter .
4/25/16 • 19:45
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, I talk to Charlie McCarron about his song 'Womb Song'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at https://charliesongs.bandcamp.com/track/demo-womb-song . Charlie is also the host of an excellent podcast named 'Composer Quest', which I highly recommend! You can get more information about Composer Quest at http://www.charliemccarron.com/composer-quest/ , or subscribe to it anywhere podcasts are found. Links and other notes related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/142622688229/for-tell-me-about-your-song-64-songwriter .
4/11/16 • 24:24
Here's a special bonus April 1 episode of 'Tell Me About Your Song', in which I talk about Rhode Island's state song, 'Rhode Island's It For Me'. My remarks here are a slightly updated version of a presentation I gave at the Empire Revue in July of 2011. 'Rhode Island's It For Me' was adopted as the Rhode Island state song in 1996. This episode focusses on the lyrics, which were written by Charlie Hall. The song's music was written by Maria Day, and it was arranged by Kathryn Chester. An official recording of 'Rhode Island's It For Me' can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ6lz5Fm1-8 , and you can find the lyrics on Rhode Island's website at http://www.ri.gov/facts/song.php.
4/1/16 • 07:35
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, I talk to Aidan Quinn and Christine Stay of Friction Farm about their song 'Katie Raise Your Sails'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at https://frictionfarm.bandcamp.com/track/katie-raise-your-sails . Links and other notes related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/141830463255/for-tell-me-about-your-song-63-aidan-quinn-and .
3/28/16 • 36:00
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, I talk to Licity Collins about her song 'Love Me Like That'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at http://licitycollins.com/store/ . Links and other show notes related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/139366427837/for-tell-me-about-your-song-62-songwriter .
2/15/16 • 35:12
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, I talk to Christylez Bacon about his song 'Children Album Gangsta'. Enjoy! You can see a live version of the song at https://vimeo.com/91467532 . The song refers to Christylez appearing on the Grammy-nominated album 'Banjo to Beatbox', by Cathy & Marcy and featuring Christylez Bacon. You can find this album online at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/cfinkmmarxer6 . Links and other notes related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/138472153848/for-tell-me-about-your-song-61-songwriter .
2/1/16 • 30:09
With a fair chunk of the United States dealing with their first real snowstorm of the season, I thought it might be a good time to put out another bonus episode -- just a little short something to listen to as you're shoveling the snow. In this episode, I talk about Lyle Lovett's's song 'God Will', a country breakup song that has a wit and a central conceit that I really enjoy. This episode evolved from a discussion I saw break out on facebook, in which a Lyle Lovett skeptic was converted after a bunch of people posted their favorite Lovett songs. You can hear the entire recording of 'God Will' at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8AuYmID4wc
1/23/16 • 04:04
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, I talk to Ian Foster about his song 'The Great Wave'. Enjoy! Links and other notes related to this episode can be found at for-tell-me-about-your-song-60-songwriter-ian . If you enjoy this podcast, you might also want to check out KUTX's 'This Song' podcast, in which musicians talk about songs that inspired them. For more information, go to http://kutx.org/this-song .
1/18/16 • 27:52
In this episode, singer/songwriter Ruthann Baler and poet Bill Thibodeau talk about 'Too Slow for Demo Work', a song they collaborated on. Enjoy! You can read Bill's song 'Too Slow For Demolition', on which the song is based, at http://www.mainecourse.com/mt/2006/12/30/too-slow-for-demolition/ . Links and other notes related to this episode can be found at for-episode-59-of-tell-me-about-your-song-poet .
1/4/16 • 25:09
In 2014, Red Line Roots interviewed me about the 'Tell Me About Your Song' podcast for their website. I recorded the interview, and recently got the idea of releasing the (lightly edited) audio as a bonus episode. The folks at Red Line Roots said this was OK with them, so here it is! We mentioned various things during the discussion, so I thought I'd list them here. Red Line Roots - http://www.redlineroots.com/ Tell Me About Your Song - http://tellmeaboutyoursong.com/ Tell Me About Your Song 'about' page - http://tellmeaboutyoursong.com/about.html The 'Fresh Air' interview with Ray Manzarek that helped inspire 'Tell Me About Your Song' - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6353311 The Memory Palace by Nate DiMeo - http://thememorypalace.us/ This episode contains an excerpt from the Memory Palace episode 'Butterflies', which you can hear in full at http://thememorypalace.us/2015/10/butterflies/ Past guests: Allysen Callery - http://allysencallerymusic.com/ Allysen on 'Tell Me About Your Song' - http://traffic.libsyn.com/yoursongpodcast/AllysenCallery-TellMeAboutYourSong.mp3 Allysen's episode on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/allysen-callery-discusses/id697893300?i=168547773 Becky Chace - http://www.beckychace.com/ Becky on 'Tell Me About Your Song' - http://traffic.libsyn.com/yoursongpodcast/BeckyChace-TMAYS.mp3 Becky's episode on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/becky-chace-on-jack-all-trades/id697893300?i=222284719 Ian Fitzgerald - http://www.ianfitzgerald.com/ Ian on 'Tell Me About Your Song' - http://traffic.libsyn.com/yoursongpodcast/IanFitzgerald-TellMeAboutYourSong.mp3 Ian's episode on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ian-fitzgerald-discusses-walks/id697893300?i=171181595 Sarah Gengel - https://soundcloud.com/sg23music Sarah on 'Tell Me About Your Song' - http://traffic.libsyn.com/yoursongpodcast/Sarah_Gengel-TMAYS.mp3 Sarah's episode on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sarah-gengel-on-roses-in-june/id697893300?i=319738239 Will aka Haunt the House - http://hauntthehouse.bandcamp.com/ Haunt the House on 'Tell Me About Your Song' - http://traffic.libsyn.com/yoursongpodcast/Haunt_the_House-TMAYS.mp3 Haunt the House's episode on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/haunt-the-house-on-eden/id697893300?i=263580362 Amy Herrera - https://amyherrera.bandcamp.com/ Amy on 'Tell Me About Your Song' - http://traffic.libsyn.com/yoursongpodcast/Amy_Herrera-TMAYS.mp3 Amy's episode on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/amy-herrera-on-photograph/id697893300?i=322811953 Mike Laureanno - http://michael.laureanno.com/ Mike on 'Tell Me About Your Song' - http://traffic.libsyn.com/yoursongpodcast/Mike_Laureanno-TMAYS.mp3 Mike's episode on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mike-laureanno-on-let-go/id697893300?i=326052791 Adam Levy - http://adamlevy.com/ Adam on 'Tell Me About Your Song' - http://traffic.libsyn.com/yoursongpodcast/TMAYS-Adam_Levy.mp3 Adam's episode on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/adam-levy-on-painting-by-numbers/id697893300?i=336158052 Chris Monti - http://www.chrismonti.com/ Chris on 'Tell Me About Your Song' - http://traffic.libsyn.com/yoursongpodcast/ChrisMonti-TMAYS.mp3 Chris's episode on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/chris-monti-on-the-eleven/id697893300?i=241214721 Tracie Potochnik - http://www.traciepotochnik.com/ Tracie's episode of 'Tell Me About Your Song' - http://traffic.libsyn.com/yoursongpodcast/TraciePotochnik-TellMeAboutYourSong.mp3 Tracie's episode on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tracie-potochnik-on-cecilia/id697893300?i=165141660 Alec K. Redfearn - http://aleckredfearn.com/ Alec on 'Tell Me About Your Song' - http://traffic.libsyn.com/yoursongpodcast/Alec_K_Redfearn-TMAYS.mp3 Alec's episode on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/alec-k.-redfearn-on-seven/id697893300?i=319195440 Heather Rose - Heather Rose Heather on 'Tell Me About Your Song' - http://traffic.libsyn.com/yoursongpodcast/MaryBeeHeatherRoseandJacobHaller-TMAYSspecialedition.mp3 Heather's episode on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/special-episode-w-mary-bee/id697893300?i=169315993 Shelley Segal - http://www.shelleysegal.com/ Shelley on 'Tell Me About Your Song' - http://traffic.libsyn.com/yoursongpodcast/ShelleySegal-TMAYS.mp3 Shelley's episode on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shelley-segal-discusses-gratitude/id697893300?i=183511917 Andy Stone - http://www.andystoneonline.com/ Andy on 'Tell Me About Your Song' - http://traffic.libsyn.com/yoursongpodcast/TMAYS-Andy_Stone.mp3 Andy's episode on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/andy-stone-on-talk-about-love/id697893300?i=341886651 The live episode with Heather Rose, Mary Bee, and me - http://traffic.libsyn.com/yoursongpodcast/MaryBeeHeatherRoseandJacobHaller-TMAYSspecialedition.mp3 The live episode on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/special-episode-w-mary-bee/id697893300?i=169315993 The song that plays at the beginning and end of the episode is my song, 'Mistreating Yarn Blues', from my album 'Circumstantial Evidence'.
12/24/15 • 26:16
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, I talk to Scott Ainslie about his song 'Late Last Night'. Enjoy! Links and information related to this episode can be found online at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/135633561702/for-tell-me-about-your-song-58-songwriter .
12/21/15 • 22:31
In this episode of Tell Me About Your Song, I talk to Heather Pierson about her song 'Ain't Gotten Around'. Enjoy! You can also hear the song at http://www.heatherpierson.com/listen/s/aint_gotten_around . Links and other information related to this episode can be found at http://yoursongpodcast.tumblr.com/post/134718370227/for-tell-me-about-your-song-57-songwriter .
12/7/15 • 20:50
