Our PNW Music

With the “stay at home order” in place, Our PNW Music podcast had to get creative in order to bring you the best of the Pacific Northwest musicians. With most of the country hunkering down at home due to the COVID-19 virus, it got us thinking .... or maybe remembering.... there used to be a time, before music streaming services and mixed tapes, where we would listen to a FULL vinyl album (and 8-tr...

Savanna Woods, the PNW’s own “Queen Of Hearts”, joins us on this episode of Our PNW Music.  Ms. Woods, a Stanwood native, currently heads two bands, The Woods Sisters and Waking Maya; however she recently has been branching out on her own. She’s an amazing song writer who has an angelic voice with just enough grittiness to lull the listener into a mystical trance.  Savanna has two major...

In this episode, we talk to Brittany Collins, singer-songwriter from Stanwood, WA.  Coming from a sports centered family, Brittany did not pick up the guitar until she was a young adult, however she had aspirations of writing and performing music since she was a young girl.. Growing up, Brittany’s grandmother introduced her to classic rock music from power hitters Led Zeppelin, Pink Floy...

With the 2020 “stay at home order” in place, Our PNW Music podcast had to get creative in order to bring you the best of the Pacific Northwest musicians. With most of the country hunkering down at home due to the COVID-19 virus, it got us thinking .... or maybe remembering.... there used to be a time, before music streaming services and mixed tapes, where we would listen to a FULL vinyl album (and...

We talked with Sue Passmore of the Good Lovelies. They will be in Mount Vernon at the Lincoln Theater on May 2nd. We played the songs: Crabbuckit - written by Kevin Brereton, known as the artist k-os Kiss Me in the Kitchen - Sue Passmore wrote for their album Let the Rain Fall I See Gold Caroline Brooks brought the song to the group with co-writer Robyn Dell'Unto. Whiskey - A song from their...

We recorded this interview before Caitlin had to cancel this tour due to restrictions from Covid-19 What a fun discussion and great tunes on this episode! Really too bad she had to cancel this tour, but she will be back! From her website- To experience a Caitlin Jemma performance is to witness an artist blossoming in real time. Her sound fills the room with an assertion that remains open to all th...

The Enthusiasts, coined as the “Skagit County band to watch in 2020” and the “best band you’ve most likely never heard of” are based out of Anacortes, WA. The core of the band are siblings,  Sommer Velin-Carter and Andrew Velin, transplants from Southern California.  In this episode of Our PNW Music, you will hear Sommer and Andrew talk about their musical up-bringing, their journey...

Cory Vincent of Oak Harbor played a Facebook Live show that blew our expectations out of the water. His setup put out great sound quality, so good that we pulled his songs out of the actual video from Facebook to put on the show. Hope you enjoy his guitar playing and singing as much as we do! Link to his performance- https://www.facebook.com/cory.vincent.589/videos/3217350048284297/ Website- https...

What do you get when you mix a velvety, down home vocal tone with melodious flowing lyrics, spectacular guitar riffs, smooth, rhythmic bass and powerfully thunderous percussions? You get Lazy Acres, a burgeoning band from Sedro-Woolley, Washington.  Join co-hosts Rudy Giecek and Kristine Miller Cartwright as they sit down with Lazy Acres front man and songwriter, Wes Jones, and his ax-slingin...

We were at Birdsview Brewery to watch Jack Mattingly and Kristin Allen-Zito Zito play a show. A couple of Barfeet Band guys, Josh Fichter and Jim Fichter, were there as well as singer songwriter Brittany Collins.  We recorded a short discussion on the back porch. You never know who is going to show up when you go see live music! Barefeet Band - Wandering Website - http://thebarefeetband.com F...

We recorded this interview before David had to cancel this tour due to restrictions surrounding Covid-19. David Starr possesses “a compelling voice, something truly special, both accessible and passionate” ( Elmore ), that has been honed releasing nine albums, touring internationally, and opening shows for esteemed artists such as John Oates (Hall & Oates), Karla Bonoff, The Steel Wheels, Surv...

Our PNW Music co-hosts, Rudy and Kristine, were expecting just another average singer-songwriter interview when they sat down with Havilah Rand. Just a few short minutes into the conversation, they knew that Ms. Rand was much more than just your run-of-the-mill Americana/Folk artist.  In this episode, you will learn about Havilah’s introduction to music and education ventures at the Interloch...

Beggars Canyon is a three piece band who label themselves Dark Folk. We talk about who they are and play some of their music. We recorded this because they will be playing Woolley Market on February 21st. Website- https://beggarscanyonchoosers.bandcamp.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/beggarscanyon69/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/beggars_canyon/ Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/arti...

Clyde and the Milltailers is an Americana and folk adjacent trio that has featured a rotating line up of musicians since it's formation in 2016. The songwriting and style is heavily influenced by early American swing, folk, and Appalachian old time music. The Project’s core songwriter Clyde started writing songs while traveling in his youth. The band name is a reference to the uranium mill tailing...

We talked with Alex Paul from the band Birds of Play who reside in Colorado. They played a show at the Firefly Lounge in Bellingham on January 24th and the interview was for a spot on KMRE radio. We talk about how they became to be and featured a few of their tunes. From their website- Birds of Play is a musical collaboration born from a mutual love of desert canyons, raging rivers, rocky mountain...

From hercrookedheart.com Rachel Ries , the writer, multi-instrumentalist and producer behind  Her Crooked Heart , demonstrates immense vulnerability and multifaceted musical craftsmanship in delivering personal and profound musical soliloquies on love, leaving and the life that follows after burning it all down. With  To Love To Leave To Live  (May 2019), Her Crooked...

https://swaywild.comudy Giecek R Sway Wild was born on a small island in the Salish Sea. Following a two-month sailing voyage through the remote anchorages of British Columbia, acclaimed indie-folk duo Dave McGraw & Mandy Fer , returned to their San Juan Island, Washington home still hungry to explore. The result was nothing short of an artistic epiphany; an evolution of sound that called...

Push Play to Listen Join hosts Rudy Giecek and Kristine Miller Cartwright as they talk to Skagit County’s prominent singer/songwriter, Jack Mattingly. Jack, and his band Whiskey Fever, who won the US Bank #TourPossible Seattle competition in 2017, are one of Skagit County’s most esteemed bands. Frequently playing to standing room only venues, their combination of Jack’s high-spirited original song...

This was recorded before we got better with our audio…. Join hosts Rudy Giecek and Kristine Miller Cartwright as they talk to Skagit County’s prominent singer/songwriter, Jack Mattingly. Jack, and his band Whiskey Fever, who won the US Bank #TourPossible Seattle competition in 2017, are one of Skagit County’s most esteemed bands. Frequently playing to standing room only venues, their combination o...