NH Unscripted with Ray Dudley for the NH Arts Community!

Well, we here at WKXL's NH Unscripted are in the mood for some sing-a-longs and so have decided that it's time to get those vocal chords ripping! (Thanks us later.) Our playlist: 1) Opus 17 - The Four Seasons 2) Don’t Pull Your Love - Sam & Dave 3) Hooked on a Feeling - BJ Thomas 4) Maybe the Old Songs - Barry Manilow 5) Lazy River - Bobby Darin 6) United We Stand - Sonny & Cher 7) Carry M...

“Hitting the Bank of New Hampshire stage (BNH) on Nov 7th in the Portsmouth based blues band “ YellowHouse Blues Band”. To give WKXL's NH Unscripted all the deets Matthew Becker and Bruce Addison drop by the studio. Playlists, members, venues, fund raising for charities and their friendships are just some of the topics on the table. Jazz and blues lovers, welcome home!!”   (*NH Unscripted is recog...

Josh Murray , star and producer of the recently released film “Gym Rat” from Stonecutter Media, calls in to the WKXL NH Unscripted studios to talk about the movie. From the press release: " GYM RAT follows Lonnie Milsap (Josh Murray), a fitness obsessed ex-convict freshly released from prison and chasing a dream of becoming the next Mr. Olympia. Struggling to rebuild his life, Lonnie takes a job s...

Welcome back to WKXL's NH Unscripted where the 60’s threw down the gauntlet about Dreaming the decade, but, it appears the 70’s said “Hold My Beer”! Aerosmith, John Lennon, Cheap Trick, Crystal Gayle, Kansas and Fleetwood Mac all came with their own Billboard Hot 100 hits about dreaming. Songs positioning from #84 to several #1’s keep us dreaming right along with them. Our playlist: 1“Dream Baby (...

My wife and I were at a local farmers market in Barnstead called the Little Red Hen and instantly fell in love when we saw Beefy’s Tallow Potato Chips sitting on a shelf! So today’s WKXL NH Unscripted guest is   Ethan Bender , owner and founder of Beefy’s Tallow Potato Chips in Derry, to chat up his young business and answer some questions about this delicious (and healthier version) of a classic...

There sure was a whole lotta dreaming taking place in the 60’s. Whether they were dreaming of California, daydreaming, dreaming a little dream of me or having impossible dreams, whatever it was, it definitely seemed to require entering some state of dreaming (man-made or not). And so we at WKXL's NH Unscripted present some Billboard Hot 100 hits about dreaming in the 60's! Our playlist: 1) Califor...

Time for us WKXL NH Unscripted Broadway fans to get a 30,000 ft/macro/big picture look at the songs we love best. So we’re dishing things up a little differently today. We showcasing the top/most memorable song from each Broadway that was produced from 1955 – 1973, with a couple of exceptions. There are some songs, VERY well known, that we don’t want you to ever tire of hearing and so they have be...

The Stone Arch Players in Hillsboro are a VERY unique theater company and Kimberly Damboise and John Hickey stop by WKXL's NH Unscripted to talk about their latest production of “ Great Gatsby: The Golden Mirage” . Now what makes this particular show standout is that Kimberly wrote the script herself!! And that’s where we begin with our questioning. Why, how, what were the auditions like, you’re p...

Today’s WKXL NH Unscripted guest was Ian Benjamin who is the star of the upcoming “The Billy Joel Legacy: A Tribute Experience” opening Sept 23rd at the Chubb Theater in Concord. This was a wonderful insight into what it’s like to do a tribute to such a well known artist as Billy Joel and what the show will entail. From the press release: “The Billy Joel Legacy: A Tribute Experience is more than a...

Today on WKXL's NH Unscripted The Wayback the theme: is When You’re My Age They’re All Oldies! We have hits from Mac Davis, Ray Charles, Meatloaf, The Paris Sisters, and many more (we even toss in a few non-60's)! We present our playlist: 1) Mac Davis - Baby Don’t Get Hooked on Me 2) Billy Paul - Thanks, For Saving My Life 3) Alicia Bridges - I Love the Night Life 4) Lloyd Price - Stagger Lee 5) R...

Think that we here at WKXL's NH Unscripted have come close to running out of show tunes from the 60's? Well, think again my friend! “C’est Moi”, “To Life”, “But Mr. Adams”, “That’s Your Funeral” and “The House of Marcus Lycus” are rolled into todays NH Unscripted Broadway shows from the 60’s episode. Hits from Mame, Funny Girl, Man of La Mancha and Hello Dolly make up the remaining slots and we ar...

Well here at WKXL's NH Unscripted it’s always the “ Hard Knock Life ” during “ Summer Night s” when people have too much “ Heaven on Their Minds ”. In case you didn’t know those are clues to the rest of today’s NH Unscripted 70’s Broadway episode! Annie, Pippin, 1776, Chorus Line, JC Superstar, Company, Grease and sooo much more. (*NH Unscripted is recognized as one of the Top 100 Acting Podcasts ...

Man oh man were there a heck of a lot of musical artists using weather metaphors back in the 60’s!! Wind, rain, lightning, scorching heat were all used at some point and we at WKXL's NH Unscripted got ‘em right here for you. So many in fact that we may have to break this into two or three parts.  Here’s some of the artists featured: The Lovin’ Spoonful, The Cowsills, The Everly Brothers, The Ronet...

Today’s WKXL NH Unscripted's guests are Jean Ver Hoeven , Claudette Verville and Kath Butcher from the Concord Monitors “Talk of the Towns” column. We discuss who they are, what they do for the Monitor and our communities, what exactly is a “Town Crier” in 2026, what does the job entail and much more!! A great interview with some great volunteers. (*NH Unscripted is recognized as one of the Top 10...

Well we here at WKXL's NH Unscripted were bound to get here sooner than later. Todays’ Wayback Machine Monday edition is all about the heartthrobs of the 60’s (with one or two from the 70’s). Do the names Paul Anka, Bobby Sherman, David Soul, Bobby Darin and Donny Osmond bring back great memories? Because they are just some of the beefcake singers we highlight today!! We proudly present our playli...

The WKXL NH Unscripted feast of Broadway shows we've loved continues!!!!  Most of the 60’s Broadway shows were light entertainment. There were a few that veered into a more dramatic tone like “Fiddler”, “Camelot”, “Cabaret” and “Man of La Mancha”, but, overall the mood was upbeat and very often hilarious. We’re continuing our series of bringing you songs from shows that got us into the theater and...

Do you believe in magic? Well someone did back in the 60’s (at least we called it “magic”) and we at WKXL's NH Unscripted have the songs to prove it. We didn’t have to dig very deep for most these since the theme of magic seemed pretty pervasive (hmmmm, I wonder why?). Our playlist: This Magic Moment — The Drifters Do You Believe in Magic — The Lovin’ Spoonful Puff, the Magic Dragon — Peter, Paul...

Today we at WKXL's NH Unscripted continue our march through the great Broadway shows that grabbed our attention and got us into the theater. And this time we’re all about the 70’s baby! We’re talking JC Superstar, Chorus Line, Evita, Grease, Chicago, The Wiz and plenty more! Hopefully we’re making you curious about what these shows are about and maybe even have you wondering where you might even f...

Sometimes you get wind of an idea that’s been incubating in the mind of a person and you just know in your guts that it’s gonna be a game changer. Stars align just right, time and maturity have formed the players.  American Playlist Theater  in Garrison is a prime example. Sean Sullivan , CEO & Founder, drops by the WKXL NH Unscripted studio and bumps gums about the nugget on his plate that is...

It's crazy how many songs from the 60's had some type of "water" reference. And we at WKXL's NH Unscripted want to point toward some of them. We present our playlist: 1     “Running Bear” — Johnny Preston (1960) 2     “Moody River” — Pat Boone (1961) 3     “Moon River” — Henry Mancini & His Orchestra (1961)4    “Patches” — Dickey Lee (1962) 4     “Patches” — Dickey Lee (1962) 5 “Crying in the...

Ever wonder who sells the best ice cream in NH? Or fried clams? Or Vietnamese food? Or sourdough pizza? BBQ? Donuts? Well todays WKXL NH Unscripted guest has wondered the same thing and Julie Davis of the Instagram account “What’s New in NH” drops by to tell us about some of her delicious finds! And not just food!!! From Portsmouth to Bethlehem to New Market and more. She covers the state digging...

Time for WKXL's NH Unscripted to continue our mini series about “Broadway Hits That Got Us Into the Theater”. We gave you the overtures and now we’re dropping the needle on the first number in each of the 12 top shows from the 60’s. We’re spinning fun hits from “Camelot”, “Hello Dolly”, “The Fantastics”, “Bye Bye Birdie” "Oliver" and 8 more! Here's the official playlist: “An English Teacher” (Bye...

The 60’s were deeply influenced by the Gospels and the Bible. Thinks songs like “Turn, Turn, Turn” and “People Get Ready” and “Oh Happy Day”. And so WKXl's NH Unscripted believes that it’s time to check out songs from the 60’s that were flavored by the spirituals (and there were many). Some of the artists you’ll hear from are: The Edwin Hawkins Singers, Peter Paul & Mary, Ray Charles, Marvin G...

We here at WKXL's NH Unscripted can never say enough good things, nor can we stop bragging, about “The Players Ring” in Portsmouth and so we asked Margherita Giacobbi, the executive director, to come by and extol it’s many virtues. Topics included: It’s history (The Players Ring operates in a historic 1833 brick structure in Portsmouth’s Puddle Dock neighborhood), it’s unique spot not only in size...

Ken Cail goes on a small vacation and so WKXL's NH Unscripted guest hosted his show "Cail & Company" on Thursday. Warren Miller from Rare Coins of NH was my guest because I needed help trying to decipher the whole gold and silver pricing/availability structure. We get into recommendations, different types of products in the metals markets, what he believes you should keep, etc. *NH Unscripted...