Southcoast Artists Index

Welcome,  Kyle DeCicco-Carey  to In-Focus Podcast Number 146! Kyle is the Library Director at the  Millicent Library  in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, and will be speaking with us for the third time about  Robert Swain Gifford,  also known as R. Swain Gifford. Kyle's first visit was  Episode 132  about  William Bradford. His second was  Episode 133  about Lemuel Eldred. This is a five-part series on c...

https://theartistsindex.com/podcast-episode-145-chloe-costa/ Welcome,  Chloe Costa,  a South Coast Massachusetts 13-year-old artist who just recently displayed her work for the very first time in public at   The New Bedford Light Fine Arts Club  event in March 2023. She says she's, "been doing art practically all my life, and I really enjoy it. Thanks to the Covid pandemic, I was able to get mysel...

Welcome,  Dr.   Naomi Slipp,  the  Douglas and Cynthia Crocker Endowed Chair for the Chief Curator and Director of Museum Learning  at the  New Bedford Whaling Museum .  Dr. Slipp  oversees collections, curatorial, and museum learning across the museum, and manages 14 staff and about 100 volunteers. Prior to her arrival at the Museum, she was the Associate Professor of Art History at  Auburn Unive...

Welcome, artist Carl Simmons to In-Focus Podcast Number 143. He finds inspiration in local history, folklore, and preservation.  Carl spoke with The Artists Index co-founder and podcast host, Ron Fortier on Podcast Episode 106 . Carl is a New Bedford, Massachusetts musician, visual artist, performance artist, and the South Coast's default local historian! Don Wilkinson , Art Beat columnist wrote i...

Welcome, Sam Babineau a songwriter and fiddle player. She hails from the South Coast of Massachusetts. Sam enjoys engaging with personal narratives that echo the storytelling found in traditional folk music, blended with a modern zest. Sam's introduction to playing Irish music began with her involvement in Irish step dancing at the age of 10. Since then, Sam Babineau has adapted her background in...

Welcome, Jason Smith, AKA Jazzbo Smitty . He's a drummer, songwriter, and guitarist. Jason lives in New Bedford, Massachusetts. He says he was self-taught for, " the first twenty or so years of playing music. About 15 years ago, I started taking formal guitar lessons." Jason Smith started playing music in front of audiences during college in Ohio; first as a drummer. He was a songwriter for the pu...

Welcome,  Brian Cass,  a guitarist, producer, and professor. Brian spends most of his time teaching Electronic Production and Music Technology at  Berklee College of Music  in Boston. He is a resident of Fairhaven on the South Coast of Massachusetts. Brian performs regularly with his rock and roll group –  Brian & The Cassettes . He also records and performs with  The Overclock Orchestra , explori...

Welcome, Dana Smith, a national and international-level photographer/illustrator! Dana lives in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. His photos have appeared in publications such as The New York Times Magazine , Time , Bloomberg , Stern , MIT Technology Review , Nature , Boston Globe , and Yankee . Dana was born in nearby New Bedford, Massachusetts. He has accrued a vast editorial background with an addition...

Welcome, Chris Donovan, a shoe designer! Chris lives in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, and has had a passion for shoe design since high school. Chris says, that he never thought, "it was a feasible career for me." So, Chris Donovan did the "sensible thing" and got a job at the phone company. He worked there as a repairman for 25 years. However, he says that "all those years I never stopped sketching sh...

Welcome,  Dana Morris,  a Jack of many visual art trades and disciplines! Dnan Lives on Buzzard's Bay. A great deal of his current photography is based on images of the bay and Vineyard Sound. "Light is a critical element in all of my paintings and photographs, and I return to the same locations, so have created decades of views from the same point, in different weather, seasons, and times of the...

Welcome, Robert "Bob" Williamson, the owner of the South Coast's legendary, The Symphony Music Shop in Dartmouth, Massachusetts to In-Focus Podcast Number 136. Bob is a professional musical instrument repairperson and has been since 1982. Bob is also a freelance trumpeter and the leader of The SouthCoast Jazz Orchestra . He talks with The Artist Index performing artists host, Jeff Angeley , about...

Welcome composer; indie rock, folk, and 20th-century minimalism-inspired,  Christian Camarao ,   to In-Focus Podcast Number 135. A New Bedford native, Chris also works as an elementary school teacher. His works largely focus on specific geographic regions. Christian talks with The Artist Index performing artists host,  Jeff Angeley , about his background, music, travels, and lots more. This episod...

Welcome performing artist; ambient folk-blues, indie rock, ambient, folk, blues indie rock singer/songwriter guitarist,  John Fernandes ,   to In-Focus Podcast Number 134. A New Bedford native, John performs solo throughout the south coast area. He is also the guitarist for  Molly O'Leary  (Podcast Episode 124)and the  J. Kelley Band.  He also teaches guitar in the area at  Double Bar Music  in ne...

Welcome, Kyle DeCiccio-Carey to In-Focus Podcast Number 132! Kyle is the Library Director at the  Millicent Library  in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, and speaks with us about celebrated Fairhaven resident and painter Lemuel D. Eldred. This is the second of five, Fairhaven Cultural Council grant-supported podcasts with Kyle who will be telling us about some of the town's artists from days gone by. Lemu...

Welcome, Kyle DeCiccio-Carey to In-Focus Podcast Number 132! Kyle is the Library Director at the  Millicent Library  in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, and will be speaking with us about celebrated Fairhaven resident and painter Lemuel D. Eldred. This is the first of five, Fairhaven Cultural Council grant-supported podcasts with Kyle who will be telling us about some of the town's artists from days gone...

Welcome painter/muralist/art instructor, and production artist on  Loving Vincent , Katherine "Kat" Knutsen to In-Focus Podcast Number 131! Kat was our guest on  In-Focus Podcast Number 73. This time, she's speaking with our intrepid Indie Music Host –  Scott Bishop  about her musical side! Since childhood, Kat has always loved working with her hands. Kat Knutsen survived asthma and brain cancer g...

Welcome performing artist; award-winning composer, producer, musician, sound engineer, and visual artist/designer,  Ryan Rooney ,   to In-Focus Podcast Number 130. Ryan has lived in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts since 2022. He was born in Germany and has lived in Austin, Texas, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Lockhart, Texas, and Marfa, Texas. Ryan talks with The Artist Index performing artists host, ...

Welcome performing artist; vocalist, songwriter, and music and culture educator,  Candida Rose ,   to In-Focus Podcast Number 129. Candida is also a budding author. She was born and raised in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and is a second-generation, American-born  Cabo Verdiana , whose parents were from the Cape Verdean Islands (Cape Verde). She is a mother and grandmother. Candida Rose Baptista's p...

Welcome artist and designer,  Keith Francis,  to In-Focus Podcast Number 128. Keith is an educator, graphic designer, mixed media fine artist, and sculptor. He earned a B.A. (1990) in Photography and Visual Communications at the  University of Massachusetts Dartmouth  in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, and his M.F.A. (2018) in Fine Arts from Mass Art ( Massachusetts College of Art and Design ), Bo...

Welcome luthier and musician,  Matt Shimala,  to In-Focus Podcast Number 127, another podcast by our Indie/Rock Music Host,  Scott Bishop . Scott was our podcast guest on  Podcast Episode 113 . Matt is a luthier. A luthier is a maker of stringed instruments ranging from violins to guitars. He is an interesting combination of art, craft, and skills for sure! Matt's focus and his art are focused on...

Welcome painter,  Ricky Gagnon,  to In-Focus Podcast Number 126. Ricky is a self-described native Rhode Islander who has created art in many forms since childhood. He is a graduate of  Tollgate High School  in Warwick and also holds two degrees from CCRI ( Community College of Rhode Island ) with studies in Mechanical Drawing/Architecture and Computer Science. While creating art was always part of...

Molly O'Leary (they/them) is a singer-songwriter from New Bedford, Massachusetts. Molly's style has been described as indie, folk, Americana, and rock. She performs solo, duo, and with a full band nationally at restaurants, music venues, and popular events/festivals.  Holding Space , was their first album recorded in a studio with a full band thanks to their Kickstarter backers. The album is out n...

Welcome musician,  Adam Gomes,  to In-Focus Podcast Number 124. Adam speaks with our Indie/Rock Music Host,  Scott Bishop . Scott was our podcast guest on  Podcast Episode 113 Adam's band,  Immuter  is an American Indie band from Southcoast Massachusetts. The group fuses elements of classic rock with the sound of influential modern acts such as  Muse ,  The Strokes , and  Radiohead . The band prod...

Welcome musician,  Sarah Donner,  to In-Focus Podcast Number 123. This is the first podcast by our new Music Host,  Scott Bishop . Scott was our podcast guest on  Podcast Episode 113 . Sarah Donner is an alt-pop singer/songwriter who has embraced her inner cat lady. Her songs teeter back and forth between playful, nerdcore, and ballads. It's all tied together with bright melodies and driving, ener...

Welcome musician,  Jeff Angeley,  to In-Focus Podcast Number 122. Jeff is a South Coast multi-instrumentalist performer and music educator. His musical tastes are experiences are eclectic and cross-genre. Jeff started his journey in a concert band and moved on to rock bands. He played lots of jazz and bluegrass in college, and along the way fell deeply in love with traditional music. His most rece...