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Angry SmokeStories from the fireground as told by Atlanta Deputy Fire Chief (retired) Joseph M. Tolbert. Joe regales us with first person accounts of 4 remarkable incidents during his career, incidents that he should NOT have been at.Chief Joe Tolbert was born and raised in the City of Atlanta. He is a fifth generation Atlanta Firefighter. His Great-Great Grandfather began the family tradition of working in the fire  service with the Atlanta Volunteer  Fire Department in 1870.Chief Tolbert joined the Atlanta Fire Department in 1972. He has served in every rank and capacity within the Atlanta Fire Department, up to and including acting  Fire Chief. During his career he held the following ranks: Apparatus Operator, Chief's Aide, Captain, Battalion Chief, Assistant Chief, and Deputy Chief. He has been awarded degrees in Fire Science and Business Administration. He is a certified Fire Instructor, Safety Officer, Fire Investigator and Hazardous Materials Technician.During his career, Chief Tolbert received numerous citations and commendations for heroism and bravery. These awards include the Phoenix Award, given by Mayor Andrew Young, and a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition, given by the late Congressman John Lewis.Chief Tolbert retired from the Atlanta Fire-Rescue Department in 2005. He completed his career in the fire service as the Deputy Chief of Operations for the City of East Point., GA. He continues to operate the consulting firm he began in 1984, specializing in forensic fire investigations, fire modeling and incident management review.For more music by the artists featured in this episode:Antsy McClain -  https://unhitched.com/Dave Pascoe -  https://www.lateforthetrainband.com/Jaynee Thorne - https://jayneethornemusic.com/

Is friendship really a key to being happy? We often make our quest for human flourishing a solitary one, focusing on making changes in our personal mindsets and habits. Yet, much ancient and modern wisdom suggests that we cannot do it alone. In this episode, Andy Gullahorn, Gabe Scott, and Antsy McClain share stories and songs – full of high fives and trailer parks – that showcase the importance of deep friendship and community. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Might we all be happier if we stopped taking ourselves too seriously? Singer-songwriters Andy Gullahorn and Antsy McClain describe how humor can make us comfortable enough to be vulnerable with each other. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Might we all be happier if we stopped taking ourselves too seriously? Singer-songwriters Andy Gullahorn and Antsy McClain describe how humor can make us comfortable enough to be vulnerable with each other.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this, the 20th Anniversary of 9/11, I talk with long time friend and former firefighter colleague, Dr. Henry T. Christen. But for those of us that have known him for a half-century, we just call him Hank. Hank shares his stories, both tragic and amusing, through his tapestry of words. Both a public safety professional and expert and a life-long academic, he has also been known to , well... 'make shit up.' But, not during this hour-long episode. This hour is about truth and feeling.You will also hear the wonderful music of singer-songwriter Antsy McClain. He was kind enough to allow me to to use his often thought-provoking and very often witty lyrics and melodies that you find yourself humming for days. You can find more of his music, as well as his art and writing at www.unhitched.com. I highly recommend that you check it out. Oh, and take a moment to hear and sample his latest critically acclaimed album, "Late Bloomer."

Antsy McClain recalls his stepfather's love for acoustic guitar music, and wanders down a path of honor, pain and loss as he pays tribute to one of the most decent, but most complicated men he has ever known. Songs include "My Own Kind of Mojo," "Drive Thru Life," "Good Times Roll" and a new demo never heard before, "First World Problems."

Antsy McClain talks about the band Misfits, Marilyn Monroe's last film, The Misfits, and talks with his wife, Deana Lynn and neighbor Niles Andrew Ingalls about what really causes us to be misfits. Also included in this episode is the poetry of Dylan Thomas, the classic magazine Famous Monsters, and Antsy's songs, "A Better Past," "My Own Skin" and "I'm Everyone." A new song, "The Program" is also introduced and shared for the first time.

Singer/songwriter Antsy McClain explores how living in bubbles and comfort zones are dangerous to our health, citing how Amish and rogue Mormon communities are isolating themselves at their own peril. It's the same with our creative lives. Songs include "Another Happy Song," "Lillian" and "Joan Rivers."

Singer/songwriter Antsy McClain goes down the memory lane of his childhood recalling his father's catch phrases, things he picked up from the pop culture of the 50's and 60's; phrases that are all but gone now. Antsy also recalls the songs his father would sing around the house, and one song his mother sang to him as a child, which created a generational favorite. Antsy shares his never-before-released song, "A Hundred Years."

Singer/songwriter Antsy McClain shares his creative process, from first idea to finished song. Using clips from his iPhone voice memo app, Antsy gives you his step-by-step writing method and introduces a new song, "Yard Sale Saturday." Other songs include "Having a Good Time Tonight" and "The Folkabilly Shuffle."

Antsy McClain talks with his neighbor, friend and webmaster, Niles Ingalls about life, technology and ice cream. Songs include "The Blah Blah Song," "Seems Like Old Times" and "In a Class All by Myself" from his very fist album, a demo recording made in 1993. 

Singer/songwriter Antsy McClain shares conversations from a recent road trip with talented Nashville musicians Myles Thompson and Chris "Spoons" Long. They talk about life, music and the intestinal fortitude it takes to go on the road. Songs include "Larry Anne," "Time Machine," "Don't Stop to Rest" and "Drive Thru Life."

Singer/songwriter Antsy McClain shares moments from a recent Nashville Field Trip, a quarterly event he hosts with his wife, Deana Lynn. Music from Tim and Myles Thompson, Mare Wakefield & Nomad and Kevin Ward are featured along with a live version of Antsy's song "A Life Like Ours" featuring Chris "Spoons" Long on drums, Blake Branch on bass and Nomad on melodica.

Singer/songwriter Antsy McClain explores life and death, and more specifically, why some want to end their lives early by their own hand. McClain looks into many recent well-known celebrity suicides, and asks some heart-felt questions. Songs include "Right Side of the Dirt," "We're All Gonna Die" and "Drive Thru Life."

Singer/songwriter Antsy McClain shares a favorite childhood memory of his father – and how he kinda screwed it up, as well as his thoughts on the contrived concept of "worthiness." Songs include "Don't Stop to Rest," I'm Gonna Be Happy If It Kills Me" and "No More Wishful Thinking." Find Antsy McClain's music, books and artwork at unhitched.com.

Singer/songwriter Antsy McClain shares a humorous essay about his complicated history with smoking, from his childhood in the 70’s in a family where tobacco use was ubiquitous, to his adulthood and where he stands now. Songs include “A Poor Man’s Education,” “Time Machine” and “Conditional Love.” Antsy McClain's music, books, artwork and more at www.unhitched.com.

Episode 8: Singer/songwriter Antsy McClain confesses that he almost quit many times over the years. But recent experiences have given him an appreciation for his 25 years in the entertainment business. He has words of encouragement for young artists embarking on the difficult but rewarding path toward authenticity. Songs include Right Side of the Dirt and All in the Trip.

Episode 7: Girls, fear and the love song of John Davidson Singer songwriter Antsy McClain talks with his friend Chris "Spoons" Long about their fear of girls when they were young, imitations of Steve Martin and the glorious masculinity of John Davidson. Songs include: Ella May; Out on a Limb and Larry Anne.

Episode 6: Sacred Clowns Singer songwriter Antsy McClain muses on the lovable people who make us laugh. Songs include: Inspector 372 (Live); Another Happy Song; When You’re Laughing; I’m Gonna Be Happy If It Kills Me, and a brand new song in demo form called, Ain’t That a lot Like Life? which will be on his upcoming album due out in the Spring of 2019.

Episode 5: Surviving Disaster Singer songwriter Antsy McClain reaches out to friends dealing with the California wildfires, sharing a mix tape of sorts: songs that might help in times of loss. Antsy also shares a link to his friends at Operation Song, a group of Nashville songwriters using their powers for good in assistance to military veterans with PTSD.

Episode 4: I Was a Teenage Bed Wetter Antsy McClain talks - and laughs a lot - with his wife Deana Lynn about music, art, family and the strangely taboo topic of bed wetting. Songs featured: "I'll Be Me and You Be You" from the Somewhere Past These Gravel Roads album sessions, never released before); "No More Wishful Thinking" from the album, Under the Light of a Quarter Moon; "Like a River," from the album, Limited Edition Prince. Antsy McClain's music, books, artwork and more at www.unhitched.com

Episode 3: 12-Years-Old On The Inside Antsy McClain talks with cartoonist and musician Robert Armstrong about staying young at heart as we get older. Songs featured: "When You're Laughing" from the album, New Good Old Days. Antsy McClain's music, books, artwork and more at www.unhitched.com

Episode 2: What Are You Afraid Of? Antsy McClain and Chris "Spoons" Long discuss what they fear the most in life. Songs featured: "My Own Way" from the album, Under the Light of a Quarter Moon. Antsy McClain's music, books, artwork and more at www.unhitched.com

Ozark Highlands Radio is a weekly radio program that features live music and interviews recorded at Ozark Folk Center State Park’s beautiful 1,000-seat auditorium in Mountain View, Arkansas. In addition to the music, our “Feature Host” segments take listeners through the Ozark hills with historians, authors, and personalities who explore the people, stories, and history of the Ozark region. This week, songs not so serious, both modern and traditional, performed by various artists recorded live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park. Folk music is often thought of as being either dark and serious or naive and childish. Not so with this collection of artists and songs. In this episode, explore with us a lighter side of folk. Featured on this episode are a variety of artists including Antsy McClain, the Buffalo Gals, Bill & the Belles, Muriel Anderson, David Holt & Josh Goforth, Mike Snider, Jimmy Driftwood, the Hogslop Stringband, and Jerron Paxton. We’ll hear their most humorous songs, both traditional and modern, many of them written by the artists themselves. In this week’s “From the Vault” segment, musician, educator, and country music legacy Mark Jones offers a 1979 archival recording of Ozark original Kenneth Rorie performing the traditional song “In the Pines,” from the Ozark Folk Center State Park archives. In this week’s guest host segment, renowned traditional folk musician, writer, and step dancer Aubrey Atwater discusses traditional songs that are unmetered & crooked and do not fit into our common ideas about rhythm. Hear Aubrey as she dares us to try and dance to these crooked tunes.

Episode 1: I Freaked Out Rodney Crowell Singer/songwriter Antsy McClain talks with his buddy, Chris "Spoons" Long about the time he met Rodney Crowell in a Nashville arts supply store and totally made a fool of himself. Songs featured: "Don't Go Looking Back That Way" from The Beige Album. Antsy McClain's music, books, artwork and more at www.unhitched.com

This week, celebrated singer/songwriter & hometown humorist Antsy McClain with world renowned harp-guitarist Muriel Anderson recorded live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park. Also, interviews with Antsy & Muriel. Mark Jones offers an archival recording of Ozark originals Robert & Mary Gillihan performing the traditional song “Banks of the Ohio.” Author, folklorist, and songwriter Charley Sandage presents a portrait of the White River Line railroad of the Ozarks, featuring an interview with George Lankford, professor emeritus at Lyon College in Batesville. Antsy McClain brings his unique blend of music and “humor with heart” to the stage, combining his original songs with a hilarious slide show, including Antsy’s own life observations, social commentary and imaginary sponsors from his home town trailer park of Pine View Heights. As a master storyteller with the likes of PBS, NPR and TEDTalks under his belt, Antsy includes humorous and serious songs in his shows. Songs such as “One Less Trailer Here in Pine View Heights,” My Baby Whistles When She Walks,” and “The Junk Drawer of Your Heart,” are keenly humorous observations about love and loss, while his more serious songs, like “Field Trip,” “I’m Everyone,” or “Falling in Love in America,” are more akin to personal journal entries written in the act of living. It’s this tightrope walk between humor and heart that makes Antsy McClain a true original. - http://unhitched.com/antsys-bio/ One of the world’s foremost fingerstyle guitarists and harp-guitarists, Muriel Anderson is the first woman to have won the National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship. Her CD “Nightlight Daylight” was chosen as one of the top 10 CDs of the decade by Guitar Player Magazine her “Heartstrings” recording accompanied the astronauts on the space shuttle Discovery. She has performed/recorded with Chet Atkins, Les Paul, Victor Wooten and the Nashville Chamber Orchestra. Her obvious joy of music, humor and her facility across the genres of folk, classical, jazz, bluegrass and international music is revered by guitarists worldwide. An engaging performer, Muriel’s unique approach to the instrument virtually transforms the guitar into a lyrical choir, then a marching band, then a Japanese koto, then a Bluegrass band, one minute launching into a Beatles’ tune and the next, a Rodrigo concerto. Her video “Why Worry” has garnered a total of over 8 million views. Muriel is host of the renowned Muriel Anderson’s ALL STAR GUITAR NIGHT® and founder of the MUSIC FOR LIFE ALLIANCE charity. - http://murielanderson.com/press/bio/ In this week’s “From the Vault” segment, musician, educator, and country music legacy Mark Jones offers an archival recording of Ozark originals Robert & Mary Gillihan performing the traditional song “Banks of the Ohio,” from the Ozark Folk Center State Park archives. Author, folklorist, and songwriter Charley Sandage presents an historical portrait of the people, events, and indomitable spirit of Ozark culture that resulted in the creation of the Ozark Folk Center State Park and its enduring legacy of music and craft. This episode brings us a portrait of the White River Line railroad of the Ozarks, featuring interviews with George Lankford, professor emeritus at Lyon College in Batesville.

This tape was a love letter describing "trueeeeeee loooooooovvvveee". That is, a brief description of the life of my parents as told through song and movie clips.Their love is one of epic proportions and I am pleased to state that this tape brought my mother to tears, and forced my dad to choke up. PERFECT RESULT. WITNESS THE POWER OF THE MIX TAPE! 1. Escape, the Pina Colada Song, Rupert Holmes 2. B and CS Love Medley. 3. We're Having a Baby, Desi Arnaz and Lucy. 4. Stuck in the Floor, The Money pit. 5. Memory, Cats Soundtrack. 5. Theme from On Golden Pond (with extra loony goodness). 6. Earn Enough For Us. Sylvie and Bruno 7. My Parent's Son, Greg Lee. 8. Dance Me To The End Of Love, Leonard Cohen. 9. Lightning Bugs, Laurie McClain. 10. Camping, Okay Jose. 11. Trailer Park in Heaven, Antsy McClain and the Trailer Park Troubadours. 12. Remember When, Alan Jackson. 12. The Kitchen is Overdone, The Money Pit.

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FTB podcast #116 features the new album by JASON ISBELL & THE 400 UNIT called Here We Rest.  Also new music from EMMYLOU HARRIS, BEN GLOVER and MARK JUNGERS.  The full playlist is posted below.   Show #116 JASON ISBELL & THE 400 UNIT - Alabama Pines (Here We Rest) ROBYN LUDWICK - Hillbilly  (Out of These Blues) MARK JUNGERS - Riverdown  (More Like A Good Dog Than A Bad Cat) DOUG KWARTLER - Hang On Wisconsin (mic break) DIANA JONES -Funeral Singer (High Atmosphere) MARK “POCKET” GOLDBERG - Bumps In The Road  (Off The Alleyway) EMMYLOU HARRIS - The Road  (Hard Bargain) JASON ISBELL & THE 400 UNIT - Heart on a String  (Here We Rest) (mic break) ANTSY McCLAIN - Facebook Blues (Heroes Last Forever/The Sun Studio Sessions) BEN GLOVER - You Are The Same As The Tide (Before The Birds) OLD MAN LUEDECKE - Woe Betide The Doer Of The Deed  (My Hands Are On Fireand other Love Songs) MICHAELA ANNE - Taken Away  (To Know Where) (mic break) JASON ISBELL & THE 400 UNIT - Codeine  (Here We Rest) (April 22nd, 2011) Bill Frater Freight Train Boogie Americana Boogie

We kick off the first episode of the year with Anty McClean, lead singer/songwriter of The Trailer Park Troubadours and longtime friend of the “Songs and Stories” podcast. Antsy and Italk about songwriting, his DIY approach to everything he does, and his recent fan "field trip" to Sun Studios, where he recored his new record, "Heroes Last Forever".

The second half of this two-parter features Antsy McClain, lead singer, songwriter (and fellow podcaster) of the Americana band the Trailer Park Troubadours. We pick upour interview outside KPIG radio, where Ansty plays "Right Side of the Dirt" and "New Good Old Days" off his new record and explains the "laughing in the face of death" idea that runs through the CD.

This very cool "Songs and Stories" two-parter features two chats with Antsy McClain, lead singer, songwriter (and fellow podcaster) of the Americana band the Trailer Park Troubadours. I'm finding myself overusing the phrase "gold standard" lately, but Antsy fits the bill. He's just darned good at it. Antsy's also a heck of a lot of fun to hang out and talk shop with, as you'll soon discover. In episode #51, we talk backstage at the Rio Theater in Santa Cruz on the night of the "New Good Old Days" release party. We discuss the trailer motif that runs through much of his music and how he came into songwriting as a visual artist.