Burst & Bloom Podcast

For this second installment from our second "Live at the Word Barn" show, we hear from poets Tom McCaffrey and Guy Capecelatro III , as they read from their poetry books and discuss their work. Originally recorded live in front of an audience at the Word Barn in Exeter, NH on September 22, 2024.

This week, we talk with Christopher Holt, who played bass, arranged the strings, and produced much of the 2010 Tiger Saw album "Nightingales". We play the songs "Gentle, Gentle" "Night, pt. 2 (Helena's Song)" "Purrr" And we discuss songs from the unreleased "Nightingales" predecessor "The Sky and the Dirt" . Listen to "Nightingales" in its entirety at https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/night...

This week, we discuss the 2018 collection "Songs for Pam" - songs written for, around, or after Pam Raiford’ s struggle with and ultimate demise from cancer.  We play the songs: Jocelyn Mackenzie "Love Begets Love" Jim Rioux "Lions and Ponies and Hummingbirds" The Orchards "When the Lion Came" Mara Flynn "Talisman" And we hear from Jocelyn Mackenzie , Jim Rioux , Eric Schwann (The Orchards), and M...

Live from the Word Barn, in Exeter, NH, this is from our second live podcast taping, September 22, 2024. Featuring music and discussion from the band Ambermor , who play songs from their album " Rooms of the House ". Hear the original album here: https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/rooms-of-the-house

This week we discuss Guy's new single " Symbols " which he recorded with producer Shane Leonard and musicians Paul Brandt , Joe Westerlund , and Pat Keen in Eau Claire, WI. We listen to Guy's early phone demo of the song, his solo recording from Portsmouth's Electric Cave studio, and then the final full-band Wisconsin version. Check out all these versions, plus an instrumental version at https://b...

This week, we take a listen to the 2021 Christmas album "Mary Christmas" , that Guy made with Charlotte Moroz and a whole host of friends. To hear the entire album, go to: https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/mary-christmas

This week, we talk about Guy's 2020 Christmas album, "Hello Christmas" which he made by himself during the pandemic quarantine. Listen to the entire album here: https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/hello-christmas

This week, we listen to the 2013 compilation "Some Women" , an album made as part of the RPM Challenge in which people are encouraged to write and record an album during the shortest of months. Participants chose vignettes from Guy Capecelatro III's "Some Women" column and magically turned them into song. We listen to the songs: Hello Shark "A Wife" Craig Werth "Olivia" Anna Vogelzang "Nevada" Jon...

This week, we speak with Jerusha Neely about the self-titled Mehetable album, released in 2019. We play the songs "Desert Walk", Noah's Song", and "Lioness". Listen to the entire album at https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/mehetable

This week we speak with Jesse Poe about our 2015 compilation "Through the Static and Distance: The Songs of Jason Molina" , a 20-song double-LP tribute to the late Jason Molina of Songs: Ohia / Magnolia Electric Co. We feature the songs: Peter Hess and Eoin Russell "Tenskawatawa" Bob Corn and Matteo Uggeri "The Lioness" The Black Hare "Ocean's Nerve" Jesse Poe, Thalia Zedek, and the Static and Dis...

This week, we discuss the compilation album, " Songs About Food" , from March 2024. We feature the songs: cotton "Cheeseincrust" Ted Ehlers "Cap'n" Isis Alis-Gooby "Mac 'n Cheese in the Bathtub" Chris George "Recipe for Chicken" Liza Lynehan "Good Game" and we hear from Ted Ehlers, Chris George, Isis Alis-Gooby, and Liza Lynehan. You can hear the entire "Songs About Food" compilation at https://bu...

This week, we welcome Sean Hood back to the podcast to discuss the 2015 self-titled sophomore album by Eastern Mountain Time . Listen to the entire album at https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/eastern-mountain-time-3

This week, we discuss Guy's 2021 album, " Daily Deluge ", which was recorded as part of the annual RPM Challenge where folks are challenged to write and record album in the month of February. These were the songs Guy wrote for his daily Instagram project, numbers 259-286, and he was joined by a variety of guest singers. We play the songs "Blackmail" feat. MorganEve Swain " The Weight of It" feat....

This week, we have Ted Ehlers back on the podcast, to talk about his collaboration with Guy, " Illustrious Mind Readers ", from February, 2024. Listen to the whole album here: https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/illustrious-mind-readers

For this very special episode, we team up with the Babe Patrol podcast, featuring Ashley Bliss and Lauren Audet . We discuss the " Burst & Bloom 50" compilation, and play the songs: Gregg Porter "Montreal Canyons" Jerusha Robinson "Time to Come In" Eastern Mountain Time "I'm Serious" Breakfastsong "I am On Fire" We also all watched the film "Psycho Beach Party" , and discuss that. And we gossi...

This week we talk with Eric Schwan of The Orchards about his 2019 release "Sing Birds, In Your Shrinking Woods" , a co-release from Burst & Bloom and Apohadion Records. Listen to the whole album here: https://theorchards1.bandcamp.com/album/sing-birds-in-your-shrinking-woods

This week we talk about the second-ever Burst & Bloom release, the 2009 self-titled album by the band Tiny Fires , which was the first band that Dylan and Guy played in together with Jeremy Robinson and Jerusha Neely. Listen to the entire album here: https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/tiny-fires

For this week's episode, we record from Star Island, ten miles off the coast of New Hampshire, where Guy and Dylan participated in the annual Writers in the Round songwriting retreat. We took the opportunity to interview Craig Werth about his collaborative album with Guy, "Ten Miles Out" , which was born on Star Island. You can hear the entire album here: https://burstandbloom.bandca...

This week we conclude our discussions of the Seasonal Disorder series with the " Autumn " album. We play the songs: Desert Crow "In Between" Nat Baldwin "Black Square" Nate Laban " Autumn on the Beach" Small Sur "Come Fall" And we hear from Nat Baldwin , Nate Laban , and Small Sur's Bob Keal . Hear the entire collection here: https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/seasonal-disorder-autumn

For this special episode, we pay tribute to our friend Ray Halliday , who passed away in August of 2024. Ray was a member of the bands No Such Animal , The Buckets , and the Verms . In this episode, we listen to a selection of rare tracks from Ray's bands, read some of his short stories, and hear from Ray himself (from an unaired podcast) . For more Ray, listen to episode 10 of this podcast, w...

This week, our guest is Jon Nolan, who produced the 2010 Guy Capecelatro III album, "The Silence of Our Predicament". Listen to the album here: https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/the-silence-of-our-predicament

This week, we listen to the third in the series of Seasonal Disorder compilations, " Summer ". We feature the songs: Unbunny "Honeycomb" Breakfastsong "Long Lake" The Farthest Forests "When the Peepers Sing" Jon Nolan and the Working Girls "Fresh Cut Grass" And we hear from Unbunny's Jarid del Deo , Breakfastsong's Seth Gooby , The Farthest...

This week we listen to the compilation " Some Guys ", which was created as a surprise birthday present for Guy in 2015. We play the songs: Jocelyn Mackenzie "Some Guy (The Captain of Our Hearts) Scotty Houston "GFC3" Mara Flynn "Who's That Guy?" Twin Disciples "Sorry Kate" And we hear from Jocelyn Mackenzie , Mara Flynn , Mandy Metrano , and Zach Tr...

This week we listen to the second in the series of " Seasonal Disorder " compilations: Spring . We feature the songs Cake on Cake "Sun Like a Prairie Wolf" Eric Ott "Your Heart" Lindsay Clark "I am in Love" The Milkman's Union feat. Lady Lamb the Beekeeper "Texas Hold Me" and hear from Cake on Cake's Helena Gabrielsson , Eric Ott , and Lind...

This week, we welcome back Terry Palmer to talk about the brand-new Guy Capecelatro III album, " These Moments Will Disappear ", which Terry produced and played most of the instruments on. Listen to the whole album at https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/these-moments-will-disappear