Big Blend Radio

Jon Dawson: Electric Forgiveness ”Original Score” Album

This episode of Big Blend Radio features Jon Dawson, founder of the bands Third of Never and Electric Forgiveness. 
Electric Forgiveness, a lysergic mood journey of epic proportions, has released their debut album “Original Score." An auditory movie that cleanses the third eye while blinding the other two, “Original Score” is a 43-minute piece of music consisting of 11 uninterrupted tracks. The intent is for it to be listened to all at once, in the dark, accompanied by someone you trust, and a Lava Lamp. 
Electric Forgiveness features Jon Dawson, John Bundrick, Sara Bell, Michael Kelly, Steve Potak, and Kurt Reil, with guests Doug MacMillan and Steve Kilbey. 
Watch the "Original Score" album trailer here: https://youtu.be/cMszg8Qqp8Q?feature=shared Purchase the "Original Score" album here: https://electricforgiveness.bandcamp.com/album/original-score 
 
Special thanks to The Lion & The Rose Bed & Breakfast in the Montford Historic District in Asheville, North Carolina. Visit: https://www.lion-rose.com/ 

Ray - Fly to the Sun Album Project

This episode of Big Blend Radio features Ray who discusses the new eclectic album project by innovative band Fly To The Sun.
WATCH THIS PODCAST ON YOUTUBE:  https://youtu.be/aZEQOMKtlPU 
Releasing on October 27, 2023, the selt-titled album crosses over into several musical genres, including prog rock, progressive pop, art rock, R&B, and more. 
Flying to the Sun features Ray (Universe Records), Jennifer Batten (Jeff Beck, Michael Jackson), Billy Sheehan (David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, The Winery Dogs), Andrew Giddings (Jethro Tull, The Animals), Gregg Bissonette (Ringo Starr, ELO, David Lee Roth), Joe Deninzon (Kansas), JJ Sansaverino and other very notable musicians. The outstanding production work by Andrew Giddings (16-year keyboardist/producer with Jethro Tull) has brought a wealth of expertise, arrangement experience, and keyboard excellence into the project.  More: https://www.flytothesun.com/ 
Special thanks to DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun in Tucson, Arizona. More: https://degrazia.org/ 

Musician Joey Stuckey - Celebrate the 4th Week of October

It's all Punks & Artists, Nuts & Chocolate, and more on this episode of the Big Weekly Blend podcast that covers some of the national and international holidays, pop culture, and historic happenings between Oct. 22-28, 2023.
Featured guests is Joey Stuckey, who joins us every 4th Sunday. Joey is an award-winning blind guitarist, songwriter, singer, composer, producer, radio and television personality, music columnist, educator, and sound engineer. He’s also the official music ambassador for Macon, Georgia, the “Southern Rock Capital of the World.” More: https://www.joeystuckey.com/ 
MUSIC PLAYLIST FOR THIS EPISODE:- On YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/2p92kzw5 - On Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2hshv7n2 
Follow this weekly podcast on this YouTube playlist: https://tinyurl.com/yc7jus6k  

Victoria Chick - The Art of Engraving

On this episode of Big Blend Radio, artist Victoria Chick talks about the history and art of engraving. Engraving is quite an old method of printmaking. It is in the family of intaglio which also includes etching, dry point, aquatint, and mezzotint. Read her article: https://tinyurl.com/4ak8pbpb Victoria Chick is a contemporary figurative artist and early 19th/20th century print collector based in Silver City, New Mexico. She appears on Big Blend Radio every 3rd Saturday. Follow the podcast: https://tinyurl.com/3an38624  See Victoria's work: https://victoriachick.com/ 

Travel Writer Jamie Edwards - Adventures in Africa

From tracking Silverback Gorillas in Uganda to sipping tea up in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, this episode of Big Blend Radio's Vacation Station "Food, Wine & Travel" Show with IFWTWA features travel writer and photographer Jamie Edwards. 
WATCH THIS PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/yUK-a2wSMm8  
Jamie Edwards is an avid traveler, photographer, and award-winning travel writer. She launched https://iamlostandfound.com, her adventure/luxury travel website, after 25 years of living and traveling around the globe. Jamie’s goal is simple, to inspire travel. Check out her stories about her Adventures in Africa:* Uganda Silverbacks: https://iamlostandfound.com/tracking-silverbacks-uganda/ * Uganda Beyond the Silverbacks: https://iamlostandfound.com/uganda-beyond-the-silverbacks/ * Botswana: https://iamlostandfound.com/botswana/ * South Africa: https://iamlostandfound.com/having-it-all-in-cape-town/ * Morocco Atlas Mountains: https://iamlostandfound.com/thousand-miles-away-from-marrakech/ * Marrakech: https://iamlostandfound.com/taking-on-marrakech/ 
Learn more about the International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA), here: https://www.ifwtwa.org/ 

Lea Brovedani - Embracing the End of Life

On this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Quality of Life" Show, Lea Brovedani shares insight on how to embrace the end of life, and find peace and meaning. 
Known as the "Soul Journey Doula," Lea is an end-of-life doula, also known as a death midwife. In this role, she helps fill the gap between medical and hospice care, and provides support for your own and your family’s emotional, spiritual, and non-medical physical care needs before, during and after death. She gives people the emotional support and tools to be fully present at the end. More at https://souljourneydoula.com/ 
On Big Blend Radio every third Thursday, Lea's background is in emotional intelligence and trust leadership. She is an author, speaker and workshop facilitator on trust who is recognized as a Top Thought Leader on Trust for by the organization Trust Across America. More: http://thetrustarchitect.biz/ 

Travel Advisor Cheryl Ogle - Cruising Alaska in 2024

It's all about planning an Alaskan Cruise in 2024 on this episode of Big Blend Radio's Vacation Station "Hey Wanna Go" Travel Show with travel advisor Cheryl Ogle.  
WATCH THIS PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/JPIe_X3n_tY 
Alaska has a beauty all its own. It is rugged, unspoiled. Along with visiting various port cities, some of the main highlights of an Alaskan include seeing the blue glaciers, watching wildlife, hiking around totem poles and salmon swimming upstream, watching a fun lumberjack show and so much more! It's the perfect multigenerational vacation. Read more about it on Cheryl's blog: https://tinyurl.com/txyddp 
On Big Blend Radio every third Wednesday, Cheryl is a world traveler, accredited travel advisor, and owner of Hey Wanna Go that specializes in travel to Europe and the UK, as well as river and ocean cruises. More: https://heywannago.com/ 

The Life and Legacy of Isabella Bird - Equestrian Explorer and Travel Writer

Welcome to the first installment of Big Blend Radio's "Lost Angel Travel Adventures with Linda Ballou." This episode focuses on historic and noteworthy equestrian explorer and travel writer Isabella Lucy Bird. Linda's historical fiction novel, "Embrace of the Wild" shares the story of raw courage and fierce strength of this plucky English woman’s un-flinching desire to be free. Hear about Isabella and how Linda set out to trace Isabella’s hoof prints through the Front Range where she rode 800-miles solo though the high country in the winter of 1873.
WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/qLl0lHHd72Y?feature=shared
Learn more here: http://www.lindaballouauthor.com/Embrace-of-the-Wild-.html
Listen to Big Blend Radio's "Lost Angel Travel Adventures" Show every 3rd Wednesday at High Noon PST, here: https://shows.acast.com/linda-ballou