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Episode 12: Footsteps of the Ancestors Oct 24, 2017

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We don't know much about the ancient people who lived in Valley long before we got here, but we do know where they walked. (Airs October 24, 2017) Credits and Program Notes Theme Music Song: Good For Her (by Bruce Roper) Band: Sons of the Never Wrong Album: Nuthatch Suite BMI/Waterbug Records/Faintly Spoken Music www.sons.com Other Music in this Episode: All flute tunes composed and played by Richard Posadas. Other Information about this Episode: Marilynne Robinson quotes come from her essay "Hearing Silence: Western Myth Reconsidered," collected in Northern Lights: A Selection of New Writing from the American West edited by Deborah Clow and Donald Snow, Vintage Books, New York, 1994, page 65.

Episode 11: Church of the Holy Cow Sep 25, 2017

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Despite the wild west beginnings, St. Luke's has seen generations of amazing grace. Credits and Program Notes Theme Music Song: Good For Her (by Bruce Roper) Band: Sons of the Never Wrong Album: Nuthatch Suite BMI/Waterbug Records/Faintly Spoken Music www.sons.com Other Music in this Episode Wildra Walker Ruzanski on the St. Luke’s pump organ, playing Amazing Grace “Bliss” from soundofpicture.com “Tree” by Bar Scott Other Information about this Episode Wallace Stegner quotes come from his essay “A Sense of Place” collected in Where the Bluebird Sings the the Lemonade Springs: Living and Writing in the West, Penguin Books, 1992.

Episode 10: Not From Around Here Aug 21, 2017

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Sometimes, all you really need is a long walk. A really long walk. Credits and Program Notes Theme Music Song: Good For Her (by Bruce Roper) Band: Sons of the Never Wrong Album: Nuthatch Suite BMI/Waterbug Records/Faintly Spoken Music www.sons.com Other Music in this Episode "Colorado," "Wurlywind," "Mute Groove," and "Peace Settling" all by soundofpicture.com Other Information about this Episode To follow Felipe's journey since leaving Westcliffe, take a look at his blog: http://felipeogonzalez.com/blog/

Episode 9: Head in the Clouds Jul 24, 2017

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Silver Cliff musician Dan Green keeps his feet on the ground while turning a lifelong dream into reality. Credits and Program Notes Theme Music Song: Good For Her (by Bruce Roper) Band: Sons of the Never Wrong Album: Nuthatch Suite BMI/Waterbug Records/Faintly Spoken Music www.sons.com Other Music in this Episode: "Not Drunk" by The Joy Drops "Yolo" from soundofpicture.com "Swansong" by Josh Woodward

Episode 8: Paying Attention Jun 24, 2017

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Grizzly Bear researcher and Wet Mountain Valley native son Vic Barnes has learned a thing or two about noticing the details. Credits and Program Notes Theme Music Song: Good For Her (by Bruce Roper) Band: Sons of the Never Wrong Album: Nuthatch Suite BMI/Waterbug Records/Faintly Spoken Music www.sons.com Other Music in this Episode "Avec Soin" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Biplane" from soundofpicture.com Other Sounds in this Episode: Quote from the poem "Yes! No!" by Mary Oliver is found in Owls and Other Fantasies: Poems and Essays, Beacon Press, Boston, 2003, p. 27. How necessary it is to have opinions! I think the spotted trout lilies are satisfied, standing a few inches above the earth. I think serenity is not something you just find in the world, like a plum tree, holding up its white petals. The violets, along the river, are opening their blue faces, like small dark lanterns. The green mosses, being so many, are as good as brawny. How important it is to walk along, not in haste but slowly, looking at everything and calling out Yes! No! The swan, for all his pomp, his robes of grass and petals, wants only to be allowed to live on the nameless pond. The catbrier is without fault. The water thrushes, down among the sloppy rocks, are going crazy with happiness. Imagination is better than a sharp instrument. To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.

Episode 7: Vacation Postcards May 22, 2017

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Two young out-of-towners explore the Valley. Credits and Program Notes Theme Music Song: Good For Her (by Bruce Roper) Band: Sons of the Never Wrong Album: Nuthatch Suite BMI/Waterbug Records/Faintly Spoken Music www.sons.com Other Music in this Episode: Live recordings of Convergence, the faculty of The Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz in the Sangres camp, from July 2016. Other Sounds in this Episode: Field recordings from our backyard, inside Family Dollar, at Alvarado Campground, along the Rainbow Trail, at Coyote Moon (a house concert venue), Cliff Lanes Bowling Alley and Mission: Wolf Special thanks to Micah and Tyler Parsons for having an adventure with us. Thanks, too, to their parents Jeremy and Ashley Parsons (and their little brother Zion) for loaning "the brothers" to us for a week. Meet this special crew (not that we're biased) at www.wearetheparsonsfamily.com

Episode 6: Getting Bored Apr 24, 2017

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Writer, photographer and punk rock fan Sandi Dalton found what she was looking for -- at the Westcliffe super market. Credits and Program Notes Theme Music Song: Good For Her (by Bruce Roper) Band: Sons of the Never Wrong Album: Nuthatch Suite BMI/Waterbug Records/Faintly Spoken Music www.sons.com Other Music in this Episode “Local Forecast - Elevator” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com “Swansong” by Josh Woodward at joshwoodward.com “Elephant Walk” and “Bliss” by Podington Bear at soundofpicture.com Other Sounds in this Episode Sound effects provided by Freesound.org dog.mp3 by jacobmathiassen road01.wav by Olby Cars and Trucks Passing 1.wav by recordinghopkins

Episode 5: Wild Horse & Drifter Mar 27, 2017

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Two men from different eras and places ended up in the Wet Mountain Valley. They never met, but their lives intersect in many ways. Credits and Program Notes Theme Music Song: Good For Her (by Bruce Roper) Band: Sons of the Never Wrong Album: Nuthatch Suite BMI/Waterbug Records/Faintly Spoken Music www.sons.com Other Music in this Episode "I Shall Not Be Moved" performed by Andrew Bird from Old Town School of Music Songbook Vol. 4. Used with permission. Other Sounds in this Episode Soundtrack from the 1976 "Sound and Light at the Old State Capitol" provided by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, IL. Sound effects provided by Freesound.org ResidentialFallNight_crickets.wav by rambler52 Hicking Footsteps.wav by ciccarelli Destruction, Wooden, A.wav by InspectorJ A Tree Falling Down.wav by ecfike thunder01.mp3 by mikaelfernstrom distant rumbling.mp3 by adam320 Digging in Rubble.wav by ryanlouis windy mountain plains by dwightsabeast wild horses running.mp3 by soundmary Splash.wav by daveincamas

Episode 4: How to Fill a Cup Feb 28, 2017

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Sometimes a meal is more than just food. Sometimes it's a way of life. Meet a couple from the midwest who came to the Wet Mountain Valley and turned their ignorance into bliss. Thanks to Willie Quinney and Cheryl Jenkins of Silver Cliff Mountain Inn. Credits and Program Notes Theme Music Song: Good For Her (by Bruce Roper) Band: Sons of the Never Wrong Album: Nuthatch Suite BMI/Waterbug Records/Faintly Spoken Music www.sons.com Other Music in this Episode "Bumble" by Podington Bear at soundofpicture.com "Tree" by Bar Scott at BarScott.com, used with permission of the artist. The quote from Sara Miles, “There's a hunger beyond food that's expressed in food, and that's why feeding is always a kind of miracle.” Is from her book Take This Bread: A Radical Conversion

Notions & Sundries #3 Feb 22, 2017

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It's always a good idea to keep singing. You never know what might happen. In between full episodes, hear "notions and sundries" from around the Valley.

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