John Shea
Almost Famous on 95.9 WATD
Independent, original music from Boston and the greater New England scene, produced and hosted by WATD Music Director John Shea. The full two-hour show airs live Tuesday nights from 8–10 PM ET on 95.9 WATD, serving the Boston, South Shore, and Cape Cod regions, and is also available for streaming at 959WATD.com. Almost Famous and John Shea have earned awards, nominations, and recognition from the Boston Music Awards, the New England Music Awards, the Recording Academy®, South Shore Living Magazine, and the Massachusetts Broadcasters Association. Learn more: https://959watd.com/almost-famous-wi...
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John Shea
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Jul 8, 2026
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Episodes
Kala Farnham (4/28/20) 29.04.2020 48:54
Kala Farnham checks in this week on Almost Famous on 95.9 WATD to talk about her latest album "Your Spirit Is A Work of Art". It's available now exclusively on her website www. KalaFarnham.com .
Miss Tess (4/21/20) 22.04.2020 51:41
Miss Tess joins us on the Tiny Stage from her Nashville porch. Miss Tess spent many years in the Boston scene before relocating. Her new album The Moon Is An Ashtray was released just last month. Learn more about Miss Tess and check out her quarantine shows at www. MissTessMusic.com .
The Running Mates (4/14/20) 15.04.2020 50:47
The Running Mates social distance on the WATD Almost Famous Tiny Stage by way of Zoom. Learn more at www. TheRunningMates.com .
Mark Erelli (4/7/20) 08.04.2020 55:29
Singer-songwriter and New England songwriting legend Mark Erelli joins us on the Tiny Stage by way of Zoom to chat about his latest album "Blindsided". It's available everywhere right now and for purchase at www. MarkErelli.com . He's also planning a streaming show on Thursday April 9th. Get all the details on his website.
Lisa Bastoni (3/31/20) 01.04.2020 46:45
Singer-songwriter Lisa Bastoni joins us by phone to talk about her most recent album "How We Want To Live" which came out back in the fall of 2019. She also talks about a streaming show she's taking part in this coming weekend to benefit The Burren Backroom Series....one of the many venues affected by the COVID-19 shutdowns. Lean more on Lisa Bastoni at www. LisaBastoni.com .
Visiting Wine (3/24/20) 25.03.2020 51:33
Visiting Wine joins us....social distancing via phone...on this week's Tiny Stage. Their new album is called Take Heart and was officially released on Friday. Learn more at www. VisitingWine.com .
Munk Duane (3/17/20) 18.03.2020 48:35
The COVID-19 Virus Pandemic is really affecting the local music community. At the present time, gatherings of more than 10 people are not permitted for 15 days. That means gigs were suddenly cancelled and musicians who rely on those shows are essentially out of work. Local musician Munk Duane stops by WATD to share his music, but also to talk about how this is affecting him personally and what oth...
Halley Elwell (3/10/20) 11.03.2020 50:03
Singer-songwriter and the runner up in the most last Lizard Lounge Open Mic Challenge Main Event, Halley Elwell, stops by the WATD Almost Famous Tiny Stage with her piano to share some music and talk about her latest projects. Learn more at www.halswellmusic.com .
AJ Edwards (3/3/20) 04.03.2020 46:20
Singer-songwriter AJ Edwards performs on the WATD Almost Famous Tiny Stage and shares stories about his music and becoming a dad! Find his new single "Vibrant" and learn more about AJ at www. AJEdwardsMusic.com .
Limelight Music Awards 2020 Preview (3/3/20) 04.03.2020 46:07
The Limelight Magazine Music Awards are back and better than ever! Get all the information and cast your vote at https://limelightmagazine.com . Artists this hour include: The Daybreakers, Annie Brobst, Coral Moons, The Elovaters, Joe Merrick, Katie Dobbins, blindspot, Will Evans, Kala Farnham and Brandon Manter.
Monica Rizzio (2/25/20) 26.02.2020 49:24
Cape Cod based singer-songwriter Monica Rizzio travels over the bridge to chat on the WATD Tiny Stage and play some songs live on The Almost Famous Tiny Stage. Monica's new album is called "Sunshine is Free" and is available everywhere. Learn more at www. MonicaRizzio.com .
Carlin Tripp (2/18/20) 19.02.2020 52:49
Carlin Tripp joins us this week on the WATD Tiny Stage. His new single "Time Is On Our Side" is out now. Learn more at www. CarlinTrippMusic.com .
SixFoxWhiskey (2/11/20) 12.02.2020 52:40
SixFoxWhiskey stops by the WATD Almost Famous Tiny Stage to play live in studio and talk about their new EP "Naughty Air". Find more at www.sixfoxwhiskey.com.
Amanda Adams (2/4/20) 05.02.2020 56:53
Singer-songwriter Amanda Adams stops by 95.9 WATD to talk about new music projects and her upcoming EP. Learn more at www. AmandaAdamsMusic.com .
Kat Kennedy and Katie Dobbins (1/28/20) 29.01.2020 53:59
Two incredible singer-songwriters, one night on the Tiny Stage. Kat Kennedy and Katie Dobbins each share their music and stories live on 95.9 WATD. Kat Kennedy's latest album is called Drifting available at www. KatKennedyMusic.com and Katie Dobbins' new album is There Is Light available at www. KatieDobbinsMusic.com .
Paul DeChambeau (1/21/20) 22.01.2020 52:47
Singer-songwriter Paul DeChambeau plays live on the WATD Almost Famous Tiny Stage. His next album "Wonder" is due out this week. Find more at www. PaulDeChambeau.com .
Dinty Child (1/14/20) 15.01.2020 55:49
Singer-songwriter Dinty Child performs on the WATD Almost Famous Tiny Stage and talks about his new album "The Lucky Ones" which drops on Friday. You can also contribute to his Kickstarter which ends on Wednesday January 15 at 12:00PM. Check out his Kickstarter Page for more information.
Lauren Weintraub (1/7/20) 08.01.2020 48:10
We kick off the new year and the new decade with singer-songwriter Lauren Weintraub on the WATD Tiny Stage. Lauren is recently signed to Big Machine and she talks about moving to Nashville, co-writing and working full time as a songwriter. Learn more on Lauren at www. LaurenWeintraub.com .
Best of the Tiny Stage 2019 (12/31/19) 01.01.2020 1:54:46
Happy New Year! This week we look back at some in-studio highlights from 2019 featuring Munk Duane, Alice Howe, Kala Farnham, Jason Sibi-Okumu, Ghost Grl, Kaiti Jones, Coral Moons, Alissa Musto, Amy Mantis & The Space Between, Danielle Miraglia, Grace Morrison, Josh Knowles, Julia Mark, Shaun England and Didn't Planet. Find podcasts of every 2019 Tiny Stage interview at www. AlmostFamousRadio.com...
Almost Christmas 2019 (12/17/19) 18.12.2019 1:47:07
It's our annual Almost Christmas special - 2 hours of original and classic holiday music performed by local bands and musicians from across New England. Sponsored by: Tiny and Sons Autoglass OldJack - All I Want For Christmas Is You (Mariah Carey cover) Lori McKenna - Mama's Cooking (original) Joe Merrick - I Believe In Father Christmas (Greg Lake cover) Alternate Routes - It's That Time Of Yea...
The Daybreakers (12/10/19) 11.12.2019 52:10
The Daybreakers stop by the WATD Tiny Stage to talk about their latest album "Worn Out Dream". Sort of a different theme this show, instead of the band playing live, we're joined by producer Rob Loyot of Noise in the Attic studio to feature several select tracks from the album. Lean more at www. DaybreakersBand.com .
Kim Moberg (12/3/19) 04.12.2019 55:18
Kim Moberg stops by the WATD Tiny Stage to talk about her upcoming 2nd album and shares some songs live in-studio. Also in studio is founder of the non-profit Folk New England, Betsy Siggins. Kim Moberg - www. KimMobergMusic.com Folk New England - www. FolkNewEngland.org
BONUS EPISODE: Betsy Siggins of Folk New England (12/3/19) 04.12.2019 24:30
The amazing Betsy Siggins stops by WATD to talk about her non-profit, Folk New England, and her storied history in the local music community. Folk New England is committed to preserving the history of folk music in New England. Betsy was also instrumental in the success of Club 47 in Cambridge, which eventually became Club Passim. Learn more about Betsy and Folk New England at www. FolkNewEngland...
Savoir Faire (11/16/19 27.11.2019 56:54
Savoir Faire stops by the WATD Tiny Stage to talk about her album "Machine with a Memoir" and her "A Guitarist Is" program. Learn more at www.savoirfairemusic.com.
Josh Knowles (11/19/19) 20.11.2019 53:11
Singer, songwriter and violinist Josh Knowles stops by the WATD Tiny Stage to talk about his upcoming solo EP and his band, Nemes. Find more on Josh at www.joshknowlesmusic.com .
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