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This Texas native has spent much of his career in the liner notes of other artists' albums as a songwriter, having penned songs for Lee Ann Womack, Miranda Lambert, Midland and many more. Now he's back with a renewed focus on his own career as an artist.
Episode 166: Still waters run deep with Nashville's Mando Saenz. He's cool and contemplative in conversation, while songwriters tell you he's a fountain of ideas in the writing studio, where he spends most of his time. The Texas native got his start in Houston and early tours with Hayes Carll. Fate brought him to Nashville where he's written and recorded since the mid 2000s for the innovative Carnival Music. He's especially close to Jim Lauderdale and Kim Richey and his songs have been recorded by Miranda Lambert and Lee Ann Womack, Midland and many more. His fourth album for the label and his most musically adventurous is All My Shame. Also a fun chat with Andrew Nelson and Blount Floyd, founders and co-leaders of the roots rock band Great Peacock.
The guys welcomes Mando Saenz to discuss 1990’s “Bellybutton” from power pop band Jellyfish. Plenty of other discussion including writing for other people like Lee Ann Womack & Midland & Rob Baird, sleeping in a van, Badfinger, Tony Orlando, Rod Stewart, Thin Lizzy, and why we think “Bellybutton” should have been called “Your Daddy Still Loves You.” Check out Mando at: https://www.mandosaenzmusic.com/ Check out other episodes at RecordsRevisitedPodcast.com, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Castbox, iHeartMedia, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Additional content is found at: Facebook.com/recordsrevisitedpodcast or twitter @podcastrecords or IG at instagram.com/recordsrevisitedpodcast/
Un par de canciones más del disco de poemas de Cash en ambiente bluegrass y gospel antes de escuchar al tejano Charley Crockett con su disco de versiones de James Hand. Bobby Dove es una romántica y lo deja claro, como el georgiano Alan Jackson que nos canta que nunca se sabe cuando el amor entra por la puerta ( o sale, claro). Un par de temas más del excelente disco de Ross Cooper nos llevan a escuchar a Mando Saenz con su country rock antes de pinchar lo nuevo de Crowded House (frío, frío), distinto al pop soleado del Club de Exploradores, adelanto de un nuevo disco Fan Experience. Y acabamos con dos temas grandiosos del primer disco de Graham Parker en su entrega en directo con algunos de The Rumour.⦁ Dale Watson, Alone Ranger⦁ Los Straitjackets, Time Is On My Side⦁ John Popper, Who's Gonna Grease My Skillet? ⦁ Dailey & Vincent, He Bore It All⦁ Charley Crockett, Don't Tell Me That ⦁ Bobby Dove, Gas Station Blues ⦁ Bobby Dove, Hopeless Romantic ⦁ Alan Jackson, You Never Know⦁ Ross Cooper, Cowboy Picture Show⦁ Ross Cooper, Chasing Old Highs⦁ Mando Saenz, In All My Shame ⦁ Mando Saenz, Talk Is Cheap⦁ Johhny Chops, I Just Want To Make Love To You (feat Brandy Zdan) ⦁ Crowded House, To The Island ⦁ The Explorers Club, Be Young Be Foolish Be Happy ⦁ Graham Parker, Soul Shoes⦁ Graham Parker, Lady Doctor
Chris Pierce, Mando Saenz, The Chills, Adam Hattaway &The Haunters, Kirt Vile & John Prine, Cassandra Jenkins, Nick Cave & Warren Ellis New music with a touch of Americana and world flavour
Better late than never!!! Hey! Vote for me in the Self Made Indie Podcast Awards for Best Music Podcast, Best Female Host, and Best Patreon here! Voting ends on 2/28! Album of the Week: Ben Trickey -- We Are Not Lucky We Are Blessed Ben Trickey’s newest album, We Are Not Lucky We Are Blessed, is his finest effort to date. It’s making me do things I haven’t for a long time: feel things, for example. But, most importantly, it made me feel sad when it ended because I wanted more. Trickey sings and writes with a prophetic voice reminiscent of Bill Mallonee of the Vigilantes of Love. While I feature some of the quieter songs on the podcast, Trickey can fill a stadium with his artful soundscapes, the soundtrack to despair, dread, and, in spite of it all, hope. Huge thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode. Explore sponsorship opportunities and start monetizing your podcast by signing up here: https://podcorn.com/podcasters/ Mando Saenz -- “The Leaving Side” (All My Shame) Olivia Ellen Lloyd -- “Emily” (Loose Cannon) Tommy Alexander -- “River Run Down” (Single) Mo Kenney -- “Hard On You” (Single) Sarah Petite -- “The Misfits” (Rare Bird) Ben Trickey -- “Mundane Supernova” (We Are Not Lucky We Are Blessed) Jim’s Not Dead -- “Can’t Stop Now” (Single) Embla and the Karidotters -- “Bergen Blues” (Howling) Charlie Treat -- “Drive My Blues Away” (The Comet) Chris Pierce -- “Chain Gang Fourth of July” (American Silence) Wild Earp -- “Same Old Sorry Lesson” (Single) Amythyst Kiah -- “Black Myself” (Single) Casten Wong -- “Why On Earth” (Single) Podcast intro by Alma Contra, music from Two Cow Garage’s “Stars & Gutters” Send me music via SubmitHub! Send me money via Ko-fi or Patreon. Find Rachel and her comic via https://linktr.ee/rachel.cholst
On this week's show, we're reminded of the magical, life-changing powers of late-night talk show hosts Shazam-ing songs in hardware stores, delighted by new records from the most indie artist ever & one of our favorite bands from Memphis & pleasantly surprised by a bumper crop of new songs from more bands we dig. All this & much, much less!
Ancient drugs, songwriting and Texas music with Greyhounds and Mando Saenz. Greyhounds own Andrew and Anthony, pop in to talk about their newest record Cheyenne Valley Drive. This makes the bands 7th record and probably one of their rawest recording to date. They traveled to Memphis to cut songs like "No Other Woman" and "Credo" with producer Matt Ross-Spang in Sam Phillips Recording Services. The guys are no newbies in the business. After years with other bands, building their own studio in Austin, TX, and continuously touring they still make time to produce and record other projects with other artists in their own space, Bud's Recording Services. Visit www.greyhoundsmusic.com for music, tour, and merch, and follow them @greyhoundsmusic. Then Mando Saenz, Nashville based/Texas influenced songwriter, comes in to talk about his notable cuts and even deep cuts. Mando quickly grabbed the attention of celebrated producer Frank Liddell by happenstance. Before to long Mando inked a deal with Frank's publishing company, Carnival Music, and quickly started writing songs with Miranda Lambert, Lee Ann Womack, Jim Lauderdale, Aubrie Sellers, Jack Ingram, Eli Young Band, Wade Bowen, and much more. Is there a division between the artist and a songwriter, and what if you happen to be both? What keeps Mando writing haunting, truthful songs even though he may not have experienced the context himself. For everything about Mando visit www.mandosaenzmusic.com and follow him @mandosaenz.
Some people love working on their own. And some people love working with others. Kim Richey falls firmly into the latter category. “There’s nothing better than a sharing a song with someone else,” she says. During a recent session at the 30A SW Festival in Florida, Richey shared some thoughts about her new recording, 'Edgeland,' a recording she made with her friends, and a recording she’s really, really excited about. “I love it because it’s inspiring to write with someone else,” she says. And, actually, that’s WHY Kim Richey wanted to get into music in the first place – “I wanted play music with other people,” she said, “not just sit in my room alone.” She was not alone in Florida – accompanied by her friend and fellow musician Mando Saenz, Richey joined us - and our friends at Beehive Productions Studios for an exclusive recording session.
Some people love working on their own. And some people love working with others. Kim Richey falls firmly into the latter category. “There's nothing better than a sharing a song with someone else,” she says. During a recent session at the 30A SW Festival in Florida, Richey shared some thoughts about her new recording, 'Edgeland,' a recording she made with her friends, and a recording she's really, really excited about. “I love it because it's inspiring to write with someone else,” she says. And, actually, that's WHY Kim Richey wanted to get into music in the first place – “I wanted play music with other people,” she said, “not just sit in my room alone.” She was not alone in Florida – accompanied by her friend and fellow musician Mando Saenz, Richey joined us - and our friends at Beehive Productions Studios for an exclusive recording session.
Some people love working on their own. And some people love working with others. Kim Richey falls firmly into the latter category. “There’s nothing better than a sharing a song with someone else,” she says. During a recent session at the 30A SW Festival in Florida, Richey shared some thoughts about her new recording, 'Edgeland,' a recording she made with her friends, and a recording she’s really, really excited about. “I love it because it’s inspiring to write with someone else,” she says. And, actually, that’s WHY Kim Richey wanted to get into music in the first place – “I wanted play music with other people,” she said, “not just sit in my room alone.” She was not alone in Florida – accompanied by her friend and fellow musician Mando Saenz, Richey joined us - and our friends at Beehive Productions Studios for an exclusive recording session.
Some people love working on their own. And some people love working with others. Kim Richey falls firmly into the latter category. “There's nothing better than a sharing a song with someone else,” she says. During a recent session at the 30A SW Festival in Florida, Richey shared some thoughts about her new recording, 'Edgeland,' a recording she made with her friends, and a recording she's really, really excited about. “I love it because it's inspiring to write with someone else,” she says. And, actually, that's WHY Kim Richey wanted to get into music in the first place – “I wanted play music with other people,” she said, “not just sit in my room alone.” She was not alone in Florida – accompanied by her friend and fellow musician Mando Saenz, Richey joined us - and our friends at Beehive Productions Studios for an exclusive recording session.
Some people love working on their own. And some people love working with others. Kim Richey falls firmly into the latter category. “There’s nothing better than a sharing a song with someone else,” she says. During a recent session at the 30A SW Festival in Florida, Richey shared some thoughts about her new recording, 'Edgeland,' a recording she made with her friends, and a recording she’s really, really excited about. “I love it because it’s inspiring to write with someone else,” she says. And, actually, that’s WHY Kim Richey wanted to get into music in the first place – “I wanted play music with other people,” she said, “not just sit in my room alone.” She was not alone in Florida – accompanied by her friend and fellow musician Mando Saenz, Richey joined us - and our friends at Beehive Productions Studios for an exclusive recording session.
Mando talks about growing up in a military family, the Houston Astrodome, Dome Foam, Otis’ disdain for the Cubs, Hayes Carll stories, Robert Earl Keen stories, dipping Copenhagen, Kim Richey stories, Stoney LaRue stories, co-writing in Nashville, Black Sabbath’s new… Continue Reading →
JASON ISBELL - Traveling Alone (Southeastern) PATTY GRIFFIN - Go Wherever You Wanna Go (American Kid) AUSTIN LUCAS - Different Shade of Red (Stay Reckless) STURGILL SIMPSON - You Can Have the Crown (High Top Mountain) (mic break) KELLY WILLIS & BRUCE ROBISON - Cheater's Game (Cheater's Game) THE BLACK LILLIES - All This Living (Runaway Freeway Blues) EMMYLOU HARRIS & RODNEY CROWELL - Black Caffeine (Old Yellow Moon) GUY CLARK - Cornmeal Waltz (My Favorite Picture of You) OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW - Dixieland Delight (High Cotton: A Tribute to Alabama) (mic break) MANDO SAENZ - The Road I'm On (Studebaker) NICKI BLUHM AND THE GRAMBLERS - Deep Water (Nicki Bluhm and The Gramblers) ALBERT LEE feat. JAY DEE MANESS - Rainbows All Over Your Blues (The Big E: A Salute to Steel Guitarist Buddy Emmons) DELBERT & GLEN - More and More, Less and Less (Blind, Crippled and Crazy) (mic break) THE EVERLY BROTHERS - Paradise (Pass The Chicken & Listen) Here's the RSS feed: http://ftbpodcasts.libsyn.com/rss. Freight Train Boogie podcasts also air weekly on RootHog Radio and on Rob Ellen's Flyinshoes Review. You can buy the Freight Train Boogie Americana Android App from Amazon for only $1.99. (Jan. 8th, 2014) Bill Frater Freight Train Boogie
Mando Saenz plays three tracks from his album, Studebaker, and talks about his song writing collaborations in Nashville, songs about people's “checkered past,” and the challenges of playing the tambourine. "Mando Saenz" originated from Americana Music Show.
Big Sandy plays three tracks from What A Dream It's Been and talks about his early days playing rockabilly on the beach boardwalk, playing “American” music on High Tone, and his European cult classic. Also on this episode, I feature Cowpunk from Two Cow Garage, boogie blues from the North Mississippi Allstars, bare knuckle soul from Barrence Whitfield, R&B from Swamp Dogg, folk rock from The Wood Brothers, heartland rock from I See Hawks In L.A., cajun music from Ganey Arsement, travelin' music from Mando Saenz, country rock from the Wild Ponies, and americana from John Fogerty. "Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys" originated from Americana Music Show.
Leo Rondeau plays 3 tracks from Take It And Break It and talks about his Austin gigs, his non-crybaby song, and working with R.S. Field. He also introduces and plays three tracks from the album. Plus bare knuckled soul from Barrence Whitfield and the Savages, indie rock from Pat Todd and the Rankousiders, retro roots rock from Tim Easton, Texas blues from Mike Stinson, an amazing soul cut from yesteryear by Big John Hamilton. New swamp rock from the Tony Joe White, travelin music from Mando Saenz, string band music from the Barn Birds and a new take on a John Fogerty classic. "Leo Rondeau" originated from Americana Music Show.
FTB podcast #218 features the new album by MANDO SAENZ called Studebaker. Here's the iTunes link to subscribe to the FTB podcasts. Here's the direct link to listen now! Show #218 MANDO SAENZ - Pocket Change (Studebaker) LEO RONDEAU - Here's My Heart (Take it and Break It) HOLLY WILLIAMS - Railroad (The Highway) DANNY CLICK - Baptize Me Over Elvis Presley's Grave (single) (mic break) CHRIS PICCO - Rodeo Girl (The Beach) MELISSA FERRICK - The Truth Is (The Truth Is) TODD BURGE - Blue Monday (Building Characters) PUTNAM SMITH - Succotash (Kitchen, Love) MANDO SAENZ - Tall Grass (Studebaker) (mic break) PHOEBE HUNT - Fly On (Live at The Cactus Café) TOMMY MALONE - Natural Born Days (Natural Born Days) RICH MAHAN - Math (Blame Bobby Bare) EREZ AND THE END - No More Cryin' (Silent Mountains) WILLIE NILE - God Laughs (American Ride) (mic break) MANDO SAENZ - Battle Scar (Studebaker) (July, 11th, 2013) Bill Frater Freight Train Boogie