The Quiet Village Podcast

Quiet Village 102: George Balandran 10.06.2021 59:40 ↓

Listener Georg visits and brings a bunch of German Hawaiian records--A new discovery!

Quiet Village 101 25.04.2021 1:00:00 ↓

Something old, something new; tiki tunes found recently on Bandcamp, suggestions from listeners and some vintage music for good measure.

Quiet Village 100: with Martin Denny 05.04.2021 1:39:38 ↓

Its the 100th episode! To celebrate I feature a rare full interview with Martin Denny--the father of Exotica.

Quiet Village 99: Tim "Swanky" Glazner 06.03.2021 1:11:10 ↓

Author and co-founder of Hukilau talks about his book on the Mai-Kai, latest updates on the restaurant and his upcoming Don the Beachcomber biography book and movie.

Quiet Village 98: with Bob & Wendy Cripe 30.01.2021 1:13:33 ↓

Bob & Wendy Cripe share their exotica finds and music I don't have! Plus, latest news on Kowloon & Mai-Kai closures and the passing of Dawn Wells.

Quiet Village 97: Frank Luna 22.12.2020 1:06:00 ↓

Frank Luna, longtime friend and archivist for Ernie Menehune visits to talk about his work restoring and reissuing Ernie's albums on CD.

Quiet Village 96: Darren Long 10.11.2020 1:00:00 ↓

Darren Long of the Tiki Delights visits to talk about his lates release "Lounging with the Tiki Delights"

Quiet Village 95: Velvet artist Wray 21.10.2020 1:00:00 ↓

Velvet artist Wray & new Ernie Menehune CD reissues

Quiet Village 94: Reckless Night Ensemble 08.09.2020 1:01:11 ↓

Skip Heller & Nick Ornelas of the Reckless Night Ensemble discuss their new release "PanAmericanos" the music of Lalo Guerrero and Raymond Scott

Quiet Village 93 16.08.2020 1:02:00 ↓

A take on some modern exotica and a message to my listeners.

Quiet Village 10 01.07.2020 1:00:35 ↓

Music of Les Baxter, Yma Sumac & Robert Drasnin

Quiet Village 19: Rumpus Room 01.07.2020 59:15 ↓

Field trip to Kirby's Rumpus Room. Join all the gang hanging out every Tuesday at artist Kirby's new home bar called the Rumpus Room as we enjoy cocktails and tunes.

Quiet Village 20 01.07.2020 1:01:23 ↓

Blast off as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing with classic moon tunes.

Quiet Village 92: with Tom Duncan 26.05.2020 1:01:00 ↓

Rocket scientist Tom Duncan joins me to talk about his excellent detective work in uncovering more facts about Gene Rains and other notable Hawaiian music artists.

Bali-Hai Bonus 01.05.2020 54:48 ↓

Nothing but version of the song Bali-Hai. Because...why not?

Quiet Village 91 - Tikis Over Broadway pt 2 01.05.2020 1:05:10 ↓

The craziness continues with guests Sean & Dea as we explore Exotica's connection to Broadway.

Quiet Village 90 - Tikis Over Broadway pt 1 01.05.2020 1:01:32 ↓

Friends Dea & Sean join this COVID-19 edition as we discuss Broadway show tunes performed by Exotica artists.

Relaxing Tiki Bonus Mix 20.03.2020 1:30:00 ↓

In these trying times, a little escape is a good thing. Enjoy this all soft Exotica mix coupled with jungle birds and gentle rain and thunder to whisk you away to the Quiet Village.

Quiet Village 89 16.03.2020 1:12:10 ↓

Rare vintage records that i cannot find digital copies of anywhere.

Quiet Village 88: YouTube Exotica 27.01.2020 58:00 ↓

Rare exotica found on YouTube

Quiet Village 87: Music For a Spookilau Vol. 2 31.10.2019 1:43:00 ↓

The much requested second installment of music for your Halloween tiki party

Quiet Village 86: Ghosting Martin Denny 25.06.2019 59:33 ↓

New exotica by Don Nuzzo; the Universal vault fire; Ghosting Martin Denny's catalog with Kerry Byrnes

Quiet Village 85: IntoxiKA 28.05.2019 1:03:46 ↓

Thomas Mackay & Augie Lopaka Colon Jr. of IntoxiKA stop by. Plus music by The Martini Kings, Lisa Ono, Te Vaka and more

Quiet Village 84: Darren Long 22.04.2019 1:03:41 ↓

Artist, musician and author Darren Long visits the Quiet Village to talk about his new book about the Omni Hut tiki restaurant in Tennessee. He also talks about his Tiki band, The Tiki Delights. Plus, music from UC Santa Barbara's Edison cylinder archiv

Quiet Village 83: Lisa Ono 30.12.2018 58:40 ↓

Interview with Bossa Nova artist Lisa Ono. Songs: "Girl from Ipanema", "In The Mood", "Non-Stop to Brazil", "Blue Hawaii", "Nani Wai'Ale Ale", "Sway It, Hula Girl", plus exclusive live recording of "Moon Rier" live in Los Angeles, October, 2018.