Monday Feb 05, 2024
Inland Sessions: Hoodoo Udu
KSPS PBS presents Inland Sessions
Inland Sessions invites a range of musicians, poets, and other performing artists with roots in the Inland Northwest to the studio to record and share a half-hour program with our PBS audiences across the U.S. and Canada. Watch those full in-studio episodes at ksps.org/inlandsessions!
This podcast is an exceptional opportunity to sit down and talk with these original artists and musicians about their past, present, and future in the arts, as well as enjoy stripped down exclusive acoustic performances from these emerging and established regional acts. Learn more about the people who are enriching our communities all over the INW with their individual creativity and talent, and learn more about the different aspects of "making it work" in the business of being a performing musician, poet, and dancer in this region.
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Episodes
Episodes
Monday Jan 15, 2024
Monday Jan 15, 2024
Today we're spending time with Latrice Williams talking about how she learned from her past and leans on her faith to create the Latrice Williams Experience, a combination of singing, performance, and storytelling. Find out more about our guests, watch performances of Inland Sessions, or learn more about how you can support independent artists in the KSPS-PBS broadcast range including Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana in the U.S. and British Colombia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan in Canada by visiting ksps.org/inlandsessions. Support this podcast and KSPS-PBS public television directly by donating to ksps.org/pod
Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
Jake Rozier joins us to talk about how making music was second nature as a child, but lost his way. Jake had to take a long pathway to come back to music and why he decided he turned to music to help him survive, featuring two live solo acoustic performances. Producer & Host: Zana MorrowSound Engineer: Todd Anderson
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Monday Dec 18, 2023
William Berry composes, arranges, is the music director and also first trumpet for Clarion Brass, with Dr. Andrea Olsen conducting the annual "This is What Christmas Sounds Like" concert presented by KSPS-PBS. Clarion Brass is a 14-piece brass ensemble who've been gathering since 1993 to play the music of Spokane-based composer William Berry. Berry and Olsen talk about how music has shaped their lives and what it means to be a high level professional musician working with these large and talented classically-trained ensembles. Watch the Clarion Brass concert at ksps.org or pbs.org, premiering December 18th 2023
Monday Dec 11, 2023
Monday Dec 11, 2023
Twahan Simultaneous began rapping when he was 6 years old and brings his rhythm and style for words to our podcast room to talk about how music gave him a safe space and poetry gave him something to say. Pieces: "I Can Sell You Anything (partial)" and "Garbage Day". Host: Zana MorrowSound: Neil Vanos
Monday Dec 04, 2023
Monday Dec 04, 2023
The Riverside Trio from Spokane, Washington perform a range of music from classical to pop in their chamber ensemble, often playing for memory care centers helping "to connect people who feel disconnected" through the power of live music. Today they talk about how music changed and shaped their own lives, and the power of music to connect us.
Monday Nov 20, 2023
Monday Nov 20, 2023
Poet Shantell Jackson came to Spokane by way of Buffalo, New York and brought a passion for words with her. During our conversation she talks about her poetry and her path to exploring and accepting her own vulnerability through writing and performing her poetry. Watch her Inland Sessions episode which premieres Monday 11/20/2023 or watch archived episodes of Inland Sessions at ksps.org.
Monday Nov 06, 2023
Monday Nov 06, 2023
Odyssey is a 3-piece heavy metal instrumental band from Spokane, Washington who have released a panoply of full length studio albums and EPs over the 15 years they've been playing together. Featuring:Jordan HilkerLukas HilkerJerrick Crites
Monday Oct 30, 2023
Monday Oct 30, 2023
Betsy Rogue is a charming 3-piece folk ensemble from Spokane, WashingtonLiz Rognez on guitar, Heather Montgomery on viola, and Jerrilyn Harris on cello, their three-part harmonies offer rich storytelling to listeners. During this interview, the three members of Betsy Rogue talk about music in their life.
Inland Sessions
For 3 years KSPS PBS in Spokane, Washington has been inviting talented regional musicians into our beautiful broadcast television studio to introduce themselves to new audiences and share their original music.
The Inland Sessions Podcast seeks to allow our visiting Inland Sessions musicians to come in talk about their personal inspiration, life, and music.
On a lucky day they'll even bring an instrument or two and offer our listeners an exclusive stripped-down acoustic performance.
You just never know what you're going to hear until you press "play".
Join us!