Paradigms

Dean Cycon is the founder of Dean’s Beans, whose mission statement is a model for ethical, socially responsible, Earth friendly business practices. After 30 profitable years working with an ethical business model, Dean is retiring and turning the company into … More ...

Hannah Baiardi returns to Paradigms to share her new record Magic, a sumptuous feast of jazz keyboard and vocals, all original songs, that will smooth out your day. Hannah has the gift of creating songs and musical compositions that embody … More ...

Peter Yarrow is one of our better angels.  He’s been a voice of conscience, peacemaking, love and decency, for three quarters of a century!  Peter, Paul (Stookey) & Mary (Travers) gave voice to generations of children and adults around the … More ...

Bart Moore has just released his second album Graveyards Wind & War a compilation of original songs. His first record is Curse of Los Lunas. Bart is a storyteller.  His songs explore real stories and offer windows into human lives … More ...

Mike Stevens has been playing harmonica since he was a child. He’s played with world class musicians and has graced the stage of The Grand Ole Opry.  His playing is virtuoso.  The harmonica may seem a humble instrument, but Mike … More ...

Edith Letner, Yacouba Sissoko, and Banning Eyre, are Voyagers, a trio playing fusion music with facets of Jazz, various African, Folk, and other musical traditions. Each has achieved mastery with their instruments, and continues to learn and explore. Together they … More ...

Loreena McKennitt returns to Paradigms after 4 years to talk about the 30th anniversary of her breakthrough record The Visit. Loreena is about to launch a Canadian Tour where she will be performing the album in its entirety along with … More ...

Chris Butcher is a trombonist, recording engineer, and more, and Holly Devon is a writer artist philosopher.  Along with Sabertooth Swing band leader Romain Beauxis, and other artists, they have just released a new album Delta Bound which is a recounting … More ...

Ezra Gale is a multi instrumentalist songwriter storyteller media fusing visionary, who has recently allowed his alter ego The Eargoggle to release a double album with accompanying comic books, one for each record in the album. The music and the … More ...

Mike Mullins has been playing music since childhood. He’s played guitar on over 100 records but his true musical love is the mandolin, so he’s just released a record of just mandolin music 8-String Sketches. Reinventing familiar tunes for the … More ...

Peter Ward‘s new book The Price of Immortality The Race to Live Forever examines the quest for immortality by meeting “The Immortalists” and learning about their ideas and their methods; what’s working? The prolongation of life has been desired by … More ...

“Giuseppe Paradiso is a drummer, recording artist and composer active both as a bandleader of MERIDIAN 71, a world-jazz music project based in Boston,  as well as a freelance recording and live musician across different music genres.” – Giuseppe-Paradiso.com Giuseppe … More ...

Jason Tamba was born and raised in Congo.  In his early 20’s he moved to South Africa and played withe the band Afro Fiesta. He now lives in the US and has just released his second solo album Don’t Give … More ...

Rupert Wates has released a new album For the People, new songs written mostly in the first person, based on old English folk tales. Rupert records his albums in one take, playing the whole thing straight through and then turning … More ...

Mamak Khadem has released her fourth album Remembrance which is a collection of Persian poetry set to music.  The poems/songs speak to loss, love, and continuity.  The music is beautiful, emotional, and beautifully performed. Mamak is from Iran but has … More ...

Emma G is a musician, songwriter, author and youth empowerment coach.  Now living in the US, Emma was born and raised in New Zealand where, among other things, she was lead singer for Auckland rockers Static Era. Her personal story … More ...

David Barritt is a former journalist who has worked in animal welfare for 23 years. He established the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s (IFAW) South African office before becoming IFAW’s Africa Director. After a break running a successful public relations … More ...

Haji Mike is a self described Dub Poet, Radio Presenter, DJ, Writer, and Doctor of Philosophy.  Born in Marathovounbo, Cyprus and then raised in London, England, Haji Mike has traveled extensively, touring his own dub-hip hop-acid funk-dance and world music. … More ...

Dr.  Ken Friedman, Ph. D. is Associate Professor of Medicine at the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ. Dr. David Maughan, Ph. D. is a Research Professor at the University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT. who has been … More ...

Jake Dailey has started Rake Force, “Mobile response team for biomass reclamation and carbon negative conservation services. We use regenerative and permaculture strategies to restore ecosystems and individuals.” – rakeforce.us Jake describes how Rake Force works with goats to reduce … More ...

Heather Sarona has released Head Above Water, 9 tracks of original music, her first full Album. The songs are all very personal, examining relationship as it ends, as it begins, as it endures. Heather is one of those people who … More ...

Small Island, Big Song is a multimedia project spanning continents, involving dozens of people from the region, celebrating the oceans and raising awareness as to the peril Earth’s oceans currently face from pollution, and the effects from the changing climate. … More ...

Day Schildkret is known for his creative exploration Morning Altars. Day has a new book out Hello, Goodbye – 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration, and Change. Day describes it as a “cookbook” for making rituals to return to … More ...

Simon Webster has been playing music since he was a child, first the violin, then, as a teenager, he discovered drums, and that was that. Simon has played with World Music artists and traveled the world, studying local percussion styles … More ...

The Terry Family Band – Jim, Graham and Clark, have released a record Hometown Tragedies; a dozen songs about painful personal, national and human tragedies, that are surprisingly uplifting. The Terry Family resides in Napa, California, where they have been … More ...