virginiaprograsser
"NP&M! Web Radio & Interviews; "To err is human; to purr, feline." Robert Byrne"

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GeneralMY MYSPACE VOCAL MUSIC PAGE: http://www.myspace.com/tuxedocatmusic

There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats." --Albert Schweitzer

Webcasting, Cats, English Springer Spaniels, and Percheron (Draft) Horses.

Newgrass/Progressive Bluegrass/Jamgrass; '70s style melodic progressive rock; acoustic alternative rock

http://www.live365.com/stations/virginiaprograsser

Some Very Important and/or Life-Changing Albums for me (in chronological order of discovery, not necessarily by date of release or level of importance); an ongoing list as I think about it...:)

Procol Harum "A Whiter Shade of Pale" My introduction to the sound of "prog"!"

Yes "Close to the Edge" Simply amazing both then and now!"

Neil Young "After the Goldrush" Mother Nature's still on the run 40 years later ... :(

Patti Smith "Horses" What energy; what great songwriting. I saw Patti live a lot in those days!"

Television "Marquee Moon" Tom Verlaine rocks!"

New Grass Revival "Fly Through the Country" My introduction to the extreme vocal talent of "The Voice of Newgrass", John Cowan. And MAN can Sammy B. play that mando!!! "

John Hartford "Morning Bugle" One of the quirky greats from this legendary performer."

Mercury Rev "All Is Dream" Amazing sonic textures! "

Neutral Milk Hotel "In An Aeroplane Over the Sea" I just discovered this underground classic. I love its sound. Too bad there isn't more.

The Syn "Syndestructible" A 10 out of 10 - a new classic!!!"

2006: Three CDs stand out as the best of that year: 'Living With War' & 'Living With War, Raw' - NEIL YOUNG; 'New Tattoo' - JOHN COWAN BAND; 'Invisible Man' - DARRELL SCOTT

2007: List Pending
Music

Newgrass/Progressive Bluegrass

Progressive/Art Rock

Americana, Alternative Rock & Country

Jazz, Blues, Classic Rock

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MoviesLord of the Rings; Fitzcaraldo, Das Boot, Beauty and the Beast (Cocteau), Sky Captain in the World of Tomorrow, Casablanca, Slingblade, The Aristocats, The Fountain
Televisionnot much besides the various 'Law & Order' incarnations and 'CSI: Miami', and 'Torchwood'.
Books"Trout Fishing in America" & "So The Wind Won't Blow It All Away" by Richard Brautigan; "The Martian Chronicles" & "Dandelion Wine" by Ray Bradbury; "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; "Tailchaser's Song" by Tad Williams; The Ghatti series by Gayle Greeno; cat "Warriors" saga by Erin Hunter; The Named Serie (Ratha) by my friend - 2nd INTERVIEW PENDING! - Clare Bell
HeroesThe signers of the US Declaration of Independence; Harriet Tubman; Morris Dees of the Southern Poverty Law Center; Reverend Barry Lynn, executive director of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State; Edward R. Murrow, William Paley, Fred Friendly of CBS News, Firefighters of Southern California and those that came from far and wide to help

Musical Heroes: Neil Young; Phil Ochs, John Hartford, John Cowan, Darrell Scott, Steve Earle, George Harrison
Groups: Newgrass, Prog & More! Web RadioBLUEGRASS,NEWGRASS,AND JAZZGRASSTony Rice/Progressive Bluegrass Fanclub*Cat Lovers*cats world dominationCats Rock!spay & neuterTony Rice Santa Cruz Guitars

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     virginiaprograsser's Details
Status:Married
Here for:Networking, Friends
Orientation:Straight
Hometown:Tidewater, Virginia, USA
Body type:6' 0" / Slim / Slender
Ethnicity:White / Caucasian
Religion:Other
Zodiac Sign:Capricorn
Smoke / Drink:No / No
Children:Love kids, but not for me
Education:Post grad
Occupation:Educator/Educational Therapist

   virginiaprograsser's Schools
Norfolk State University
Norfolk,Virginia
Graduated: 1992
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Master's Degree
Major: M.S.W. in Clinical Social Work
 

1989 to 1992
American University
Washington,Washington DC
Graduated: 1983
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Master's Degree
Major: Special Education: Learning Disabilities
 

1980 to 1983
Suny At Binghamton
Binghamton,New York
Graduated: 1979
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: History
Clubs: WHRW Radio
 

1975 to 1979

   virginiaprograsser's Networking
Music - Production - Programming
Program my own 4-star web radio station on Live365.com; conduct interviews of top newgrass and progressive rock musicians.



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****WEBCASTER: "Newgrass, Prog & More!" Progressive Web Radio & Music Interviews***

Webcasting from: Tidewater (SE), Virginia, USA

To listen to Newgrass, Prog & More! on the Web: http://www.live365.com/stations/virginiaprograsser

To see NP&M!'s weekly broadcast date/time schedule for my ongoing audio interview series 'Conversations From The Farmhouse' - in-depth Conversations with TOP classic and progressive rock and bluegrass artists - visit:

http://www.live365.com/stations/virginiaprograsser/schedule

"Animal-Friendly Progressive Internet Radio from WAY Outside the Litterbox!"

Spay/Neuter your pets! Adopt a loving new friend from your local animal shelter!

50 y.o.; very happily married for over 19 years!; Educator/Educational Therapist; We live rurally on a small, old farm with many well-loved and vetted (spayed & neutered - of course!!!; all shots) cats & dogs + 2 happy horses!

And always remember: "To err is human, To purr, fe-line." Robert Byrne

************************************************************ 'CONVERSATIONS FROM THE FARMHOUSE' (Audio Interview Series!) ************************************************************

You can check with:

http://www.live365.com/stations/virginiaprograsser/schedule

for my current 'Conversation' webcast schedule.(*interviews are not listed in any particular order):

ONLY SOME OF THE MUSIC INTERVIEWS I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE BEEN PART OF OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS:

BILLY SHERWOOD of CIRCA - Billy, Alan White (Yes), Tony Kaye (Yes's original keyboardist), and guitarist extraordinaire Jimmy Haun have created an excellent, exciting new progressive rock CD 'CIRCA: 2007'. I talked with Billy for 50 minutes on about this fine debut CD, about CIRCA's future plans, and about his history with progressive rock's iconic group, Yes.

JOHN McEUEN of the Grammy Award Winning supergroup THE NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND!

DAROL ANGER - The fiddle master and jazz grass legend in an in-depth interview.

MIKE MARSHALL - Darol Anger's alter ego and world-class mandolinist.

CARL PALMER (Emerson, Lake, and Palmer/Asia) from London, England!

JOHN "The Voice of Newgrass" COWAN discusses his must-have, best of 2006 CD, 'New Tattoo'.

RAILROAD EARTH's fine mandolinist, JOHN SKEHAN, discusses the band's fine recent double CD release 'ELKO'!

IAN ANDERSON -'JETHRO TULL' Himself!!!) from London, England! Ian talks about his USA solo tour, world politics, global warming, and his ongoing work to help the world's small, wild cats (e.g. Andean Mountain Cat, Margay, etc.).

PETER WERNICK - DR. BANJO himself. Peter is the legendary Hot Rize banjoist and past President of the IBMA! In an N,P&M! exclusive, Peter calls for the renaming of the Telluride Bluegrass Festival?!

DARRELL SCOTT - Grammy Award-nominated, extraordinary multi-instrumentalist and songwriter talks about his must-have, best of 2006 CD 'The Invisible Man'.

CLAIRE LYNCH - IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year in 1997. Her excellent band includes 7 time IBMA Bassist of the Year Missy Raines and 2 time IBMA Guitar Player of the Year Jim Hurst (interviews pending!).

DREW EMMITT of The Drew Emmitt Band (and formerly of Leftover Salmon) talks about the legacy of Leftover Salmon, the state of the jamband scene, and his band's excellent CD 'Across The Bridge'.

DAVID COUSINS; DAVE LAMBERT/CHAS CRONK; JOHN HAWKEN of THE STRAWBS - The seminal English progressive folk rock band is still on the move in 2007 with tours both acoustic and electric and with new material on both CD and DVD recorded and released. 50 minute interviews with all members 2007! 2006.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALLEY CAT ALLIES corner: Read about the documented, effective, and humane process of TNR (Trap/Neuter/Return) for feral cat care and non-lethal population control + other programs and resources found at http://www.alleycat.org

PLEASE SUPPORT ACA and their important work for cats by visiting their information and products page at: http://www.alleycat.org/marketplace.html

Also a fine CD, 'Music for CATaholics', featuring some very talented acoustic groups and individual musicians is available at: http://www.alleycat.org/ribbon.html

Yowl along to "I Just Want to Get Fixed" and more on this musical celebration of all things feline! Limited copies available. $15.00/Each

***Albert Einstein, when asked to describe radio, replied: "You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat."

***"I wish I had a horses head, a lions heart, and an apple bed." Mark Linkous/Sparklehorse

"You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats." Colonial American Proverb

"We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office." Aesop
Who I'd like to meet:
Musicians and other music fans who like/perform newgrass/progressive bluegrass, 70's-style progressive art rock, and alternative rock/folk. And folks that love Cats, English Springer Spaniels, and Percheron (Draft) Horses!!!

TWO IMPORTANT NOTES TO MUSICIANS CURRENTLY FEATURED (AND POTENTIALLY FEATURED) ON 'N,P,& M!':

My webcast is at 'only' 32kbps-stereo for two very important reasons:

1. Listeners only get a 'taste' of your music, not full CD-quality. This hopefully encourages my listeners to support featured artists by purchasing their music instead of simply recording my webcast stream.

2. At 32kpbs, many-to-most 56k modem users can stream the webcast. I don't want to be elitist and webcast only to highspeed users!

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Modest Midget - now on iTunes!!!





Jul 3 2008 5:07 PM

Hi there catty!

I'd like to inform you that 'Coffee From Yesterday' is now available for free download.
You're welcome to drop by and get yourself a copy.
As an "aperitivo", here's a live version of it:

See you there!

Yammy Yammy!

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Stella Paskal





Jun 9 2008 11:08 AM

Thank you for playing me Steve. It's an honor to be on your show.
Hope you are doing really well.
Stella
Ridley





May 31 2008 3:28 PM

Have not heard from you lately, check out this new Vid ive been working on.
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Enigel





May 25 2008 8:04 AM

Thank you very much Steve! I'm not making it much publicity right now ("Add My Project" bulletin) since I'm not happy with what's in the player right now. I couldn't leave it empty either, though. Hope I won't be ashamed with what's in it some day.

Edi - Enigel
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May 3 2008 1:44 PM

Just dropping by to say "Hi" to one coool CAT!
Dave Lambert





May 12 2008 3:03 AM

STRAWBS 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR!

UK TOUR DATES - original line-up from the band's "Hero and Heroine" & "Ghosts" period!

Wednesday 21 May 2008
The BoardWalk, Sheffield
S3 8NA
Box Office: 0871 230 1095

Thursday 22 May 2008
Glenfarg Hotel
Glenfarg, Perthshire
Scotland PH2 9NU
Tel: 01577 830241

Friday 23 May 2008
The Ferry
Anderston Quay, Glasgow
Scotland G3 8DL
Box Office: 01698 360085

Saturday 24 May 2008
The Platform,
Morecambe LA4 4DB
Box Office: 01524 582803

Sunday 25 May 2008
The Inn At Lathones
By Largoward
St Andrews
Fife KY9 1JE
Tel: 01334 840494

Tuesday 27 May 2008
The Stables
The Laine Dankworth Centre
Wavendon, Milton Keynes, MK17 8LU
Tel: 01908 280800

Wednesday 28 May 2008
Wyeside
Builth Wells
Powys, LD2 3BN
Box Office: 01982 552555

Thursday 29 May 2008
Robin 2 Club
Bilston
West Midlands, WV14 7LJ
Tel: 01902 401211

Friday 30 May 2008
The Playhouse
Sleaford
Lincolnshire, NG34 7PS
Box Office: 01529 414294

Saturday 31 May 2008
Maddermarket Theatre
Norwich, NR2 1DR
Box Office: 01603 620917

Sunday 1 June 2008
Memorial Hall
Freshwater
Isle Of Wight, PO40 9UU
Tel: 01983 752 956

Wednesday 4 June 2008
Half Moon
Putney,
London SW15 1EU
Tel: 0208 780 9383

Thursday 5 June 2008
The Brook
Southampton, SO17 3AN
Box Office: 023 8055 5366

Friday 6 June 2008
Princess Pavilion
Falmouth
Cornwall, TR11 4AR
Box Office: 01326 211222

Saturday 7 June 2008
The Hailsham Pavilion
Hailsham
East Sussex
BN27 1AE
Box Office: 01323 841414

Check the MySpace or www. strawbsweb. co. uk for details of US tour dates which follow.
The Awakening





May 12 2008 12:15 PM

Greetings virginiaprograsser,
Have a great week!
Thanks for stopping by,
and keep in touch.
Blessings

All My Relations
Frank Stokes
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Apr 27 2008 2:24 AM

Greetings virginiaprograsser,

Pleased to virtually meet you!
I'm delighted to welcome you as my cyber friend.
Thanks for the invite.
Take care, have yourself a relaxing Sunday and an inspiring week.
Warmest Regards from Toronto, Canada
Stella Paskal





Apr 24 2008 11:29 AM

Hope you are well. What a wonderful show you have to play unknowns. I'm proud to be one. Take good care and good luck on all your projects. May all your dreams come true much brighter than you ever hoped
Stella
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Apr 13 2008 5:18 AM

i'm in blacksburg, Va this weekend. What a beautiful state you've got here!!! Peace - Tom

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Apr 5 2008 7:07 AM

Hi Steve!

Thank you for becoming a friend and for your friendly words! Let's stay in contact.

Best Regards,

Andreas (Frequency Drift)
rathacat





Mar 27 2008 4:46 PM

Thanks for your "Courage rocks!" comment on the sample chapter.
See you over on 14Hr soon.
Hey, how did you like "UnNamed"?
CB
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Mar 16 2008 5:30 PM

Thank you very much for your support....
It is always great to see people who actually think outside the box when it comes to prog....
Graham Holley





Mar 6 2008 4:55 AM

HI
say this interview you are trying to promote. have you contact the UK's Classic Rock magazine? i think it's worth a try.
keep up the great work - Circa need all the help they can get. they are a great band!
Yanabluskys


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