Bill Bowen is a singer/songwriter/computer engineer who grew up in Fort Myers but headed off to New York City in the 90s, in part to live the big city life and in part to be able to see Moxy Früvous shows. 

Bill is also the former roommate and Foosball partner of WGCU’s own Mike Kiniry.

SONG 1: "Garden Party" released in 1972 by Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band on the album of the same name. 3:45 https://youtu.be/1JK0Z6IdLF4?si=Ehx5EuV6wmldcnhw

SONG 2: "The Drinking Song" by Moxy Früvous from their debut album Bargainville released in 1993. 5:09 https://youtu.be/M5Xf2xrcchw?si=mNKGGOZ07vhuxhlC

SONG 3: Barenaked Ladies "War on Drugs" from their 2003 album Everything to Everyone. 5:32 https://youtu.be/3rWVeFzSrL0?si=udpJepjUyX7j0q5n

Bill Bowen is a singer/songwriter/computer engineer who grew up in Fort Myers but headed off to New York City in the 90s, in part to live the big city life and in part to be able to see Moxy Fr&uuml;vous shows.&nbsp;
Bill is also the former roommate and Foosball partner of WGCU&rsquo;s own Mike Kiniry.
SONG 1: "Garden Party" released in 1972 by Rick Nelson &amp; The Stone Canyon Band on the album of the same name. 3:45&nbsp;<a href="https://youtu.be/1JK0Z6IdLF4?si=Ehx5EuV6wmldcnhw">https://youtu.be/1JK0Z6IdLF4?si=Ehx5EuV6wmldcnhw</a>
SONG 2: "The Drinking Song" by Moxy Fr&uuml;vous from their debut album Bargainville released in 1993. 5:09&nbsp;<a href="https://youtu.be/M5Xf2xrcchw?si=mNKGGOZ07vhuxhlC">https://youtu.be/M5Xf2xrcchw?si=mNKGGOZ07vhuxhlC</a>
SONG 3: Barenaked Ladies "War on Drugs" from their 2003 album Everything to Everyone. 5:32&nbsp;<a href="https://youtu.be/3rWVeFzSrL0?si=udpJepjUyX7j0q5n">https://youtu.be/3rWVeFzSrL0?si=udpJepjUyX7j0q5n</a>

Three Song Stories is an exploration of the power music has to connect us to times, places, people, and emotions from our lives. The show brings out the guests’ personalities, and personal histories, by mining the connections music has made during their lifetimes. It’s also a chance to sit back and listen to the eclectic mix of songs the guests have chosen for their ultimate musical memory short list.

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Episode 372 - Bill Bowen

Edward “Teddy” Byrne is a Producer and Writer at WGCU on the “Southwest Florida in Focus” TV show team. After earning degrees in Journalism and Psychology from Keene State College Teddy settled in Southwest Florida starting with a job with WINK News.  As a Sports Producer there, he had the opportunity to tag along with the FGCU Men’s Basketball team during their epic “Dunk City” adventure to the Sweet 16 in 2013.  

A trip back to the newsroom led to him becoming part of the NBC2/ABC7 team that spent multiple days covering Hurricane Ian. Now, he says he feels privileged to help develop strong newsworthy content to residents of Southwest Florida at WGCU.

SONG 1: “Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) by Looking Glass from their self-titled album released in 1972. https://youtu.be/DVx8L7a3MuE?si=gvoJp78YDuZYVTuC

SONG 2: “Smile” performed by Nat King Cole, released in 1954...it's actually based on the theme song used in the soundtrack for Charlie Chaplin's 1936 film Modern Times. https://youtu.be/phS7BfOfTOY?si=7wg07rdZOxYTyv97

SONG 3: “Magic Carpet Ride” by Steppenwolf from their 1968 album The Second. https://youtu.be/zROGY_nH5BU?si=6K3rDHK-y_L2UYXy

 

Edward &ldquo;Teddy&rdquo; Byrne is a Producer and Writer at WGCU on the &ldquo;Southwest Florida in Focus&rdquo; TV show team. After earning degrees in Journalism and Psychology from Keene State College Teddy settled in Southwest Florida starting with a job with WINK News.&nbsp; As a Sports Producer there, he had the opportunity to tag along with the FGCU Men&rsquo;s Basketball team during their epic &ldquo;Dunk City&rdquo; adventure to the Sweet 16 in 2013.&nbsp;&nbsp;
A trip back to the newsroom led to him becoming part of the NBC2/ABC7 team that spent multiple days covering Hurricane Ian. Now, he says he feels privileged to help develop strong newsworthy content to residents of Southwest Florida at WGCU.
SONG 1: &ldquo;Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) by Looking Glass from their self-titled album released in 1972.&nbsp;<a href="https://youtu.be/DVx8L7a3MuE?si=gvoJp78YDuZYVTuC">https://youtu.be/DVx8L7a3MuE?si=gvoJp78YDuZYVTuC</a>
SONG 2: &ldquo;Smile&rdquo; performed by Nat King Cole, released in 1954...it's actually based on the theme song used in the soundtrack for Charlie Chaplin's 1936 film Modern Times.&nbsp;<a href="https://youtu.be/phS7BfOfTOY?si=7wg07rdZOxYTyv97">https://youtu.be/phS7BfOfTOY?si=7wg07rdZOxYTyv97</a>
SONG 3: &ldquo;Magic Carpet Ride&rdquo; by Steppenwolf from their 1968 album The Second.&nbsp;<a href="https://youtu.be/zROGY_nH5BU?si=6K3rDHK-y_L2UYXy">https://youtu.be/zROGY_nH5BU?si=6K3rDHK-y_L2UYXy</a>
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Episode 375 - Teddy Byrne

 Lainey Schooltree is a musician, comedian, streamer, and former half of the musical comedy duo The Steamy Bohemians. She then formed the solo art rock project Schooltree.

When the pandemic hit, she began performing on Twitch and found that live-streaming offered the interdisciplinary playground she'd been after. What began as a temporary pivot became a long-term transformation and these days she captains a spaceship on Lainey Schooltree TV - a live show where she’s an “astro-streamer” assigned to deliver packages while improvising music with analog synthesizers, electronic drums, and layered vocals in a show that blends surreal comedy, retro-futurist visuals, and themes of corporate absurdity and creative resistance. 


SONG 1: Kashmir by Led Zeppelin from their 1975 album Physical Graffiti.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzVJPgCn-Z8

SONG 2: Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116: IV. Intermezzo interrotto. Allegretto performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1993.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUZ83BzCQNM

SONG 3: Hammer Horror by Kate Bush off her album Lionheart released in 1978.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR4KnfcgLm0

PARTING TUNE:

Cat Centipede by Schooltree from the album Heterotopia released in 2017.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF14v_qeVu8

&nbsp;Lainey Schooltree is a musician, comedian, streamer, and former half of the musical comedy duo The Steamy Bohemians. She then formed&nbsp;the solo art rock project Schooltree.
When the pandemic hit, she began performing on Twitch and found that live-streaming offered the interdisciplinary playground she'd been after. What began as a temporary pivot became a long-term transformation and these days she captains a spaceship on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/laineyschooltreetv">Lainey Schooltree TV</a> - a live show where she&rsquo;s an &ldquo;astro-streamer&rdquo; assigned to deliver packages while improvising music with analog synthesizers, electronic drums, and layered vocals in a show that blends surreal comedy, retro-futurist visuals, and themes of corporate absurdity and creative resistance.&nbsp;
 SONG 1: Kashmir by Led Zeppelin from their 1975 album Physical Graffiti. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzVJPgCn-Z8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzVJPgCn-Z8</a>
SONG 2: Bart&oacute;k: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116: IV. Intermezzo interrotto. Allegretto performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1993. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUZ83BzCQNM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUZ83BzCQNM</a>
SONG 3: Hammer Horror by Kate Bush off her album Lionheart released in 1978. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR4KnfcgLm0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR4KnfcgLm0</a>
PARTING TUNE:
Cat Centipede by Schooltree from the album Heterotopia released in 2017. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF14v_qeVu8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF14v_qeVu8</a>

Episode 374 - Lainey Schooltree

Joshua Conyers is an Assistant Professor of Voice at the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester, and a Grammy-nominated Baritone who is known for his captivating performances and recognized as one of the leading dramatic voices of today.

He has performed with The Metropolitan Opera, Seattle Opera, Washington National Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, English National Opera, New York Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, and many others. 

His recordings include the Grammy-nominated “X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X” his debut solo album is “A Miracle in Legacy.” He says it tells his story of his “being born into the crucible of poverty, haunted by the specter of addiction and abuse.” He says “yet, amid the shadows, I found my guiding light in the melodies of classical music.”


SONG 1: “I’ll Make Love to You” by Boyz II Men from their Album II released in 1994. https://youtu.be/USR_0iImpcM?si=VDXE1s_O2toNwRkJ

SONG 2: “Nessun Dorma” by Giacomo Puccini from the opera Turandot...performed here by Franco Corelli from the 1958 film of Turandot.
https://youtu.be/fWokel5YxM8?si=_D9UEH6jKbz1Bo2G

SONG 3: “Cleanin’ Out My Closet” by Eminem off his 2002 album The Eminem Show. https://youtu.be/4t2ETI2Lrjg?si=pgmx0aGLs4Tag6HA

Joshua Conyers is an Assistant Professor of Voice at the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester, and a Grammy-nominated Baritone who is known for his captivating performances and recognized as one of the leading dramatic voices of today.
He has performed with The Metropolitan Opera, Seattle Opera, Washington National Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, English National Opera, New York Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, and many others.&nbsp;
His recordings include the Grammy-nominated &ldquo;X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X&rdquo; his debut solo album is &ldquo;A Miracle in Legacy.&rdquo; He says it tells his story of his &ldquo;being born into the crucible of poverty, haunted by the specter of addiction and abuse.&rdquo; He says &ldquo;yet, amid the shadows, I found my guiding light in the melodies of classical music.&rdquo;
 SONG 1: &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll Make Love to You&rdquo; by Boyz II Men from their Album II released in 1994. <a href="https://youtu.be/USR_0iImpcM?si=VDXE1s_O2toNwRkJ">https://youtu.be/USR_0iImpcM?si=VDXE1s_O2toNwRkJ</a>
SONG 2: &ldquo;Nessun Dorma&rdquo; by Giacomo Puccini from the opera Turandot...performed here by Franco Corelli from the 1958 film of Turandot. <a href="https://youtu.be/fWokel5YxM8?si=_D9UEH6jKbz1Bo2G">https://youtu.be/fWokel5YxM8?si=_D9UEH6jKbz1Bo2G</a>
SONG 3: &ldquo;Cleanin&rsquo; Out My Closet&rdquo; by Eminem off his 2002 album The Eminem Show.&nbsp;<a href="https://youtu.be/4t2ETI2Lrjg?si=pgmx0aGLs4Tag6HA">https://youtu.be/4t2ETI2Lrjg?si=pgmx0aGLs4Tag6HA</a>

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