Burst & Bloom Podcast

This week, we listen to "Cape Breton Songs ", Guy's album of songs written and recorded in a cabin on the northwest coast of Cape Breton in October 2016. The album accompanied a book of lyrics and poems, and is all centered around his wife Pam's battle with cancer. We feature the songs: "Becoming Undone" "The Hidden Life" "The Scene Unfolds" Listen to the entire album at: https://burstandbloom.ban...

This week, we welcome back Jocelyn Mackenzie to listen to the debut Pumpkin Mouth album from 2019, "Tooth Salad" , her first collaboration with Guy. We listen to the songs: "Snowday Baby" "Peanut Butter" "Funeral Drinking" And... Pumpkin Mouth takes the "Pumpkin Mouth Challenge", and writes a song on the spot! Listen to the entire "Tooth Salad...

This week, we welcome Mike Effenberger back to the podcast to talk about " Devils ", the second in a series of four collaborative EP's he's making with Guy, all of which feature guest singers. We feature the songs: "Fluttering" feat. Jocelyn Mackenzie "Dewberry" feat Celia Woodsmith "Unclean" feat. Chris Klaxton "The Girl with No Hands" feat. Maddoc Johnson Listen to the entire album at https://bu...

This week, we welcome back Eastern Mountain Time's Sean Hood, to discuss the 2021 album "Seven". We feature the tracks: "On the Carolina Wind" "Ambulance Blanket" "Real Slow" You can hear the entire album at https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/seven

This week on the podcast, we talk about Guy's 2021 album " Messy Minded ", which is comprised of ten songs written as a part of a songwriting class Guy took with Dave Benton of the band Trace Mountains . We listen to the songs: "Achilles" "Hold Yourself" "The Pressing Weight of Time" Listen to the entire album at https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/...

On this special episode, we listen to the 2023 compilation "On Star Island" a collection of 25 songs and 25 poems written on or about Star Island's annual Writers in the Round writing workshop, off the coast of New Hampshire. We feature the poems: "Oceanic" by Ellen Taylor "The Cold Front" by Tom Daley "Star Island Sunrise" by Lauren WB Vermette And the songs: "Three Epitaphs from Caswell Cemetery...

This week we welcome back Chris Côté (Almanac Mountain, Ambermor, Tiger Saw, Holden Brown and the Wishes, Barry McWarmer, Benny McWarner) to talk about his debut solo album "C'Era Una Volta". We play the songs: "Dinosaur Park" "Natalie's Vows" "Tangle" You can listen to the entire album at https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/cera-una-volta

This week we take a listen to the 2023 compilation " Hey Old Friend ", a collection of songs written for "an old friend or lover or family member you haven't seen in a long time that catches them up on a big swath of time". We feature the songs: CS Buchan "Where I Belong" Tropicola "Now and Then" Tiger Saw "The Ballad of Tiger Saw" Jonathan Blakeslee "Know You Better" And we hear from CS Buchan ,...

This week, we talk with Chris Decato, who's back for his third appearance on the podcast. Chris produced and played much of the music on the 2018 Guy Capecelatro III album "Splintering". We play the songs: "Crack It Open" feat. Jocelyn Mackenzie "All This Everything" feat. Mara Flynn "Haunt Me" feat. Bree Scanlon Listen to the entire album at: https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/splintering

This week on the podcast, we speak with Brett Bashaw , who was the drummer in the Newburyport, MA-based band Ruin / Renewal . Burst & Bloom released their debut self-titled EP in the summer of 2011. We feature the songs: "No Blues" "Proverbs" "Jamb Figure" Listen to the entire EP at: https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/ruin-renewal

This week we take a listen to "Pandemic Parade" , a compilation from 2021 where folks were prompted to write a song about their pandemic experience. We features the songs: Whitney Roy "On the Town" Red Pants "Another Haircut" Emily Hope Price "Electric" Juniper Ginger "Semaphore" And we hear from Whitney Roy and Jason Lambeth (Red Pants) . Listen to the entire compilation at https://burstandbloom....

This week on the podcast, we talk with Lincoln Halloran about the debut Hello Shark album, "Break Arms". We play the songs: "Montreal Canyons" "I Was Small" "Massachusetts" Hear the entire album at https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/break-arms

This week on the podcast, we speak with Gregg Porter and Wenda Kochanowski . In 2016, to celebrate their wedding, Burst & Bloom compiled a 2-CD compilation of their friends playing songs that Gregg and Wenda either wrote, loved, or were the subject of. The collection is called "Gregg and Wenda Get Married", and it's a wild ride. We play the songs: Unbunny "Love Boat" Jim Rioux "Blanket" Mara F...

We welcome Mike Effenberger (Soggy Po Boys, Sad Bastards / Loose Standards) back to the podcast to talk about his collaboration with Guy, "Gods", the first in a series of four EP's, all thematically linked and featuring guest singers. We play the songs: "The Code", featuring Emma Booth "Isn't Everything", featuring Jim Rioux "A Box of Hair", featuring Emily Hope Price "Happy for a Crash", featurin...

This week on the podcast, we talk with Dan Sullivan (Nad Navillus, The Butchershop Quartet, Arriver). Dan was a member of the band Songs: Ohia , and played guitar on their seminal album "The Magnolia Electric Co." In 2024, Dan joined Tiger Saw to perform that album in its entirety in Kittery, ME, along with several other guest musicians and singers. Burst & Bloom released a CD of the show in 2...

This week on the podcast, we dig into " The Longest Coldest Winter " a 30-song compilation made in February 2025 as a part of the RPM Challenge . Guy put out a call, seeking songs inspired by the album's name. We listen to the songs: Justin (R) Carloni with Ryan Dubois "Hold On (Winter Version) Sam Carp "Winter Blue" (Summer) Emma Booth "SAD Song" Jonathan Blakeslee "This Lonesome Road" And we hea...

This week we speak with return guest Jim Rioux about his 2013 collaboration with Guy "Pale Wallace", which was a duo formed for the RPM Challenge, and one they continue to this day. This 2013 self-titled recording is their debut album. We play the songs: "Skeeter Ross" "Broken Highway" "Disappear" You can hear the entire album at https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/pale-wallace

This week, we discuss Guy's 2013 RPM album " The Short Shrift ", an album where each of the 28 songs is under 90 seconds. The album features a variety of guest vocalists as well. We play the songs: "Hold Fast" "Easter" feat. Jarid del Deo "Please" feat. Mara Flynn "Iowa" feat. Anne Marple "Marbles" feat. Brian Michael Roff "Your...

This week we welcome Ted Ehlers back to the podcast to talk about his new collaboration with Guy, "Marked Cards" , ten songs written and recorded in February 2025 as a part of the RPM Challenge . We listen to the songs: "Panic in My Breath" "Fires in the Rain" "Time Away" Also, we sneak in a listen to another one of Ted's RPM projects, "The Combovers". Listen to the entire Marked Cards album at ht...

This week, we welcome back Jocelyn Mackenzie , to talk about the Pumpkin Mouth album " Method Actor " from February 2024. We play the songs: Wrestler Samurai Rats and Mice Snowman on Rollerskates To here the entire album, go to https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/method-actor-2

This week we speak with Bree Scanlon , who is the lead singer for the band Cape Snow , which Dylan and Guy are also both a part of. We discuss the debut self-titled album from 2015. We listen to the songs: "All is Gold" "Flesh and Blood" "Never Let Go" You can hear the entire "Cape Snow" album at https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/cape-snow

For this special episode, we check in with Guy as he's halfway through writing and recording his 8+ albums in the shortest month of the year. We listen to works in progress from Guy Capecelatro III , Pumpkin Mouth , Ambermor , Guy Capecelatro & Ted Ehlers , the compilation " The Longest, Coldest Winter ", and more. Stay tuned for the finished versions of these songs and more in the coming mont...

For this fourth installment from our second "Live at the Word Barn" show, we hear from the 2015 Tiger Saw lineup (Dylan & Guy with Djim Reynolds and Gregg Porter ), who reunited for this one night only to play live and talk about their album "Horn Hill" . Tiger Saw plays the songs: "Horizon Lights" "Endlessly" "My Sweet Vertigo" "Let Me Ride" Originally recorded live in front of an audience at...

For this third installment from our second "Live at the Word Barn" show, we hear from Justin Carloni and their band ( James Sophinos , Christopher Reeves and Thomas Carloni ), who play live and talk about the Eastern Sleds album "There's No Place Left to Go". The band plays the Eastern Sleds songs: "Humboldt County" "Patagonia" "Mulled Wine" "Goodbye to Winter" Originally recorded live in front of...

This week we take a look at the 2004 compilation " The Chain Bridge, Vol. 1 ", which was released under the Burst & Bloom name, though it was five years before the official beginning of the label. At the time, Dylan was living in Newburyport, MA, and compiled these songs to document the disparate and exciting local music scene. We listen to the songs: Gregory Moss "Mona Lisa&quo...