FolkRockDiva Talk

FRD's Beloved Paul joins in for a conversation about common sense, work as a dojo, and leaning in to discomfort. Believe it or not, it's a barrel of laughs! Learn more about Paul at www.executiveshrink.com

FRD's betrothed Liz Hogan guest hosts this special anniversary edition of FRDT. The couple talks coupling in music and in marriage...

FRD invokes her Great Grandfather to weigh in on the seemingly timeless struggle against voter suppression.. Dr. William John Faulkner delivers  his childhood idol Simon Brown's story "The Short Tail Convention." 

In these reflections from her mother's hospital room, the FolkRockDiva speaks about the impact of having been raised in a home with mental illness.

In this week's episode, FRDT reveals the long and winding road to her interpretation of John Coltrane's "Alabama" while discussing artists' role in capturing the emotional legacy of the human journey, especially when words fail.

This week's episode features Terra Spencer, a Canadian songwriter with a special touch for lyrical deftness and vocal transparency. We met through an initiative called Global Music Match. Here we talk and laugh through musical collaboration and our mutual appreciation and affinity for the color orange.

We're talking relationship, communication and vulnerability this week. Is it true that the way we do one thing is the way we do everything? If so, maybe we should pick up some skills around how we relate to one another. 

Who is the FolkRockDiva? What program is she running in this outrageous Matrix? In Episode 8, the FRD gets a little defiant as she reveals the many parts that make the whole and the assembled creed by which she lives. 

In this meditative episode, FolkRockDiva Talk explores gun violence in the US in response to the mass shooting in San Jose, CA that left 9 dead at the local Transport Authority, one year after George Floyd's murder.

This week, the FolkRockDiva interviews New Orleans Singer/songwriter, percussionist, guitarist and United Nations “Messenger of Truth”, Kelly Love Jones about her life in music and the creative process. Get FolkRockDiva Talk merch at http://teespring.com/folkrockdivatalk

In this week 6 bonus installation, singer/songwriter Kelly Love Jones tells the story of how she learned? no, decided to never give up.

"Woke Week" pt. 2 features Dr. William J. Faulkner telling  the tale of Brer Tiger and the Big Wind.

In part 1 of "Woke Week" the FolkRockDiva explores what it means to be "woke," and why the word may not mean what you think it means....Featuring Dr. William John Faulkner reading "The Cow Goes Under The Ground" from The Days When The Animals Talked.

The Folk Rock Diva explores dispelling loneliness and uncertainty through finding sound mirrors. Plus, Tennessee singer/songwriter Jett Holden talks about his potent new single "Taxidermy."

In this week's episode, the FolkRockDiva explores the magic of dispelling shame through embracing what you love.

In the wake of Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict, we explore the great divide between agency and accountability.

We introduce FolkRockDiva Talk by revealing a secret that ends with an invitation to explore what our life would look like "If You Really Mattered."