Three Song Stories

Rose Eady Govan is currently Music Director at Friendship Baptist Church in Fort Myers, and had a 35-year career as a public school music teacher. She came up in episode 151 with Jarrett Eady . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Kennedy is an instructor Florida Gulf Coast University and he plays bass, guitar, and sings with The Immokalee Road Band in Naples. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ehren Gerhard is Gallery Director at the Alliance for the Arts and an Adjunct Professor of Art at FGCU, and has exhibited his work nationally and internationally. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Molloy is the Coordinator for Community Engagement for the School District of Lee County. He's taught high school US History, is involved in development of a new student assignment plan, and researches demographic trends in post-unitary districts, and the history of desegregation in Lee County.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's the show's anniversary again, and Mike, Richard, and Tara sit down in the studio to talk about how the year went, what we learned, and which songs from our guests are now part of our own musical histories.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Roger Stolle owns Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art store in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Roger has co-founded multiple festivals including the Juke Joint Festival, the Clarksdale Film & Music Festival, and the Clarksdale Caravan Music Fest. He writes for Twoj Blues in Poland and Blues Music Magazine here in the U.S., and he’s author of the books Hidden History of Mississippi Blues, and Mississi...

Dr. Clay Motley studies the culture of the American South, particularly its music, literature, and religion. Clay is Dean of the Honors College at FGCU, and he’s currently writing a book on the music history of Clarksdale, Mississippi.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Maria Collier is a Colombian-born abstract artist who has lived in SW Florida for more than 40 years. She uses music and dance as a guide in choosing her vibrant and lively color palette and says she often names her work after the songs or albums that inspire it because music is such an integral part of her process.  Her work has been placed in both public and private collections across the United...

Michael Pinckney is a multimedia artist who was born in Brooklyn, New York during a pivotal era for the culture of the area. Michael relocated to Chicago in the late 80s, participating in the city's independent music scene, performing with musical outfits, such as Gypsi's Ritual and Anatomic.  He is the creator of PLEXIMEDIA, through which he works in several mediums including but not limited to;...

Jarrett Eady Jarrett is a 4th generation native of Fort Myers and an alumni of FSU where he majored in Political Science with minors in History, Urban and Regional Planning, and Black Studies. He also served as Student Body President, was a member of the Florida State University Board of Trustees, and a member of the Florida Board of Governors. Jarrett serves as Chairman of the City of Fort Myers...

Torrie Heathcoat (AKA Way too Tall Torrie) is a professional Stiltwalker and Balloon Artist. She's a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in NYC and has been involved in the entertainment industry for over 25 years. Her past work includes: Disney World, Universal Studios, the Boston Red Sox, Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville, the Fort Myers Miracle, Major League Baseball and NHL All-...

Jon is an Emmy Award-winning singer/songwriter whose long career has included three albums, and many writing credits including for artists including Clint Black, Ray Herndon, Keith Urban, Tracy Lawrence, Ty Herndon and many more. He has performed with or opened for Michael McDonald, Paul Williams, B.J. Thomas, The Kingston Trio, John Sebastian, Bertie Higgins and Ronnie Cox. He’s co-produced PBS s...

Mark Massaro is a short story writer, a reader, book collector, and a concert addict. He's also is a Professor of English, teaching Composition, Literature, and Creative Writing. He was born and raised in Danvers, Massachusetts, a small, portside town just north of Boston, and he moved to Fort Myers in 2003, experiencing extreme culture shock. After working many retail and server jobs throughout h...

Captain Rob Modys is a US Coast Guard vet, former sound equipment salesman, former fishing guide and teacher, former host of Reel Talk Radio, and author. After retiring from guiding in 2015, he continued on the radio and teaching classes, and began working on 3 books, the first of which, called “What I Know about Fishing Southwest Florida” came out in November. See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...

Danny Black, (AKA guitarist and songwriter Daniel Schwartz) is a member of the Philly-based indie folk trio Good Old War. He’s released two solo albums that were entirely instrumental, “Adventure Soundtrack” and “Themes” and his recently-released 3rd album, “Black Ryno,” is a shift in musical style because there are no instrumental pieces and he’s the lead singer. Danny has toured extensively with...

Shavon Chester is a native Floridian born and raised in Fort Myers and raised in the Dunbar community. She was named as one of Gulfshore Business’s “40 under 40” for her outstanding service to the SWFL community. Shavon says in her spare time she enjoys listening to Three Song Stories (she's our first Superfan!!), This American Life, Up First, and Here & Now. See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...

Kinfay Moroti is an award-winning documentary visual journalist and creator of Hopeful Images — an initiative that helps nonprofit and community organizations tell their stories through compelling visuals and campaigns. Kinfay captured moments for The News-Press/USA Today Network from 2004-19 and during the Iraq War for The St. Petersburg Times — now Tampa Bay Times. His award-winning moments from...

Dr. Jim Llorens is interim Provost and VP for Academic Affairs at FGCU. His academic positions over the years at Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana include Chancellor, Dean of Graduate Studies, and Chair in the Department of Political Science. He's also served as Assistant Chief Administrative Officer to the Mayor-President for the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of E...

Desiree DeMolina is an arts marketer and Communications Manager at the Alliance for the Arts in Fort Myers where she passionately works to connect people to each other and the arts not only as an economic driver but also a source of reform, healing, connection, and reflection. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dillon Dailidonis is a music industry professional and boating & water sports enthusiast. He’s worked both in the music, tv, and film industries for multiple companies. He attended University of Central Florida where he studied Entertainment Management. He then moved to Nashville for about 2 years to work in the music industry, but right now is living here in Florida because of COVID-19. His m...

Deciymber Jade is founder of Set Life Pro, a multimedia platform that showcases the SWFL music and arts scene in ways that aim to help build an inclusive community to celebrate all things creative. Prior to her involvement with the music community, Deciymber had her hands in the local independent filmmakers community; from prop design and fx makeup to winning Best Actress at the 2019 Bonita Spring...

Andy Johnson lived on and ran a survey business from Sanibel Island from 2005 until 2017, when he sold it and now he works in Ft. Myers. He is also a djembe player, and contributed to the Gulf Coast Life theme song. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Les Stroud is a Canadian survival expert, filmmaker and musician. He’s best known as the one-man-band creator of the TV series Survivorman. He has also worked as a full-time wilderness guide, survival instructor, and he’s a musician.  As a musician Stroud has shared the stage with many names and bands at the top in the business. He has written all the theme songs for his TV shows and scored severa...

Dan Philgreen has done film production in 34 countries, and spent 6 years as a college professor teaching video production before coming to Fort Myers to work at Shell Point Retirement Community to work on their daily, half-hour, in-house TV show, Shell Point Today, as a producer, writer, cameraman, editor, and on-camera host. He's also a charter member of the Americana Community Music Association...

Dustin Hapli is a former engineer, producer, and host for WGCU Public Media where we make this show. He co-created Gulf Coast Live with me and Ryan Warner (Ep. 116) in 2004. He's worked for WUSF, WMNF, iHeartMedia, and now serves as Director of Technical Operations for Entercom. You can see a video of Dave Dave Dave (Cowan) performing this week's parting tune, as well as an extended shot of a cat,...