Hilltown Family Variety Show
WXOJ LP - 103.3 FM
Northampton, MA
June 26th, 2007 @ 7pm
Summer Bike Riding Episode
Playlist
- Steve Weeks - “Hilltown Family Variety Show”
- John Painter - “Hoodwinked Theme (Surfer Version)”
- Gunnar Madsen - “Summertime is Here”
- Vince Guaraldi Trio - “Surfin’ Snoopy”
- Nat King Cole - “Lazy Days of Summer”
- Geoff Kaufman & Pete Seeger - “Haul, Make Her Go High”
- Billy Bragg & Wilco - “Birds and Ships”
- Montag - “Kiddo 2″
- Dog On Fleas - “Green Grass of Summer”
- Uncle Rock - “Rock Out!”
- Asylum Street Spankers - “Training Wheel Rag”
- Justin Roberts - “Taking Off My Training Wheels”
- Ernie & Neal - “Untitled”
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ROOT BEER
It’s officially summer! Our playlist includes several summer theme songs this week, including a favorite of ours we’ve been playing in the car since December, Nat King Cole’s “Lazy Days of Summer.” We replace the lyric “beer” with “root beer” which has led to a whole discovery of root beer in our house. I remember when I was a kid, we’d visit my relatives in Louisiana and my aunt would always make us root beer. I promised Persephone that we would brew root beer this summer. Hilltown Families contributing writer Tony(a) Lemos of Blazing Star Herbal School has posted a few recipes for brewing roots into tasty elixirs, including Root Beer. Click here to read more.
CLEARWATER MUSIC FESTIVAL
We went to the Clearwater Music Festival for Father’s Day weekend. We had a great adventure, running into friends I haven’t seen in years, listening to great music, surrounded by families and environmentally aware people. One of the first acts we saw was at the Song Circle tent where I met Maryellen Healy. She clued me in that the Cleawater Hudson River Sloop Singers (CHRSS) have released their 20th Anniversary Limited Edition CD, the third collection of songs the CHRSS has to offer. This week on HFVS we played a cut from their new CD (proceeds go to support the Sloop Clearwater and Sloop Woody Guthrie). “Haul, Make Her Go High,” is a catchy tune that celebrates the pride Pete Seeger and CHRSS have for the Sloop Clearwater. A sense of pride that is justified by the work the Clearwater and its crew members have accomplished over the many years. For more information on this fundraising project email Maryellen at mhealy@frontiernet.net.
BIKE RODEO
On Monday a Bike Rodeo was held at Sanderson Elementary School in Ashfield. Persephone brought her new pink Barbie bike she got from her second cousin. With her matching pink helmet, tassels and bell, she rode around with style through “Safety Town.” She learned to stop at stop signs, red lights and how to watch for obstacles. I learned how to properly put her helmet on and how to adjust her bike seat. If the kids didn’t have a proper helmet, Safe Kids of Western Mass provided free helmets.
The Ashfield Girl Scouts had a face painting table. Persephone had been swimming earlier at Ashfield Pond so she had zinc cream smeared on a scar from stitches she acquired this winter. One Girl Scout painting her face made the smudge into a cloud for a dragon to sit upon. She also got the Lucky Charm Special, a blue heart on one cheek and a yellow star on another (no green clover).
FEATURED ALBUMS (REVIEWED BY ZOOGLOBBLE)
- When I Get Little by Dog on Fleas
- Mommy Says No! by Asylum Street Spankers
- Plays Well With Others by Uncle Rock
- See You on the Moon by various artists
- Meltdown by Justin Roberts
FEATURED ALBUMS (NOT REVIEWED BY ZOOGLOBBLE)
- Hoodwinked by various artists
- Old Mr. Mackle Hackle by Gunnar Madsen
- Charlie Brown’s Holiday Hits by various artists
- The Greatest Hits of Nat King Cole
- Broad Old River by various artists
- Mermaid Avenue by Billy Bragg & Wilco
- Rock & Roll Band by Ernie & Neal
PAST EPISODES OF HFVS [Click to listen now]
Strawberry Episode [06/19/07] Cricket Episode [06/12/07] Blue(grass) Moon Episode [06/05/07] When I Grow Up I Want To Be A Superhero Episode [05/29/07] Fish Fry Episode [05/22/07] Cats & Dogs (Sharks & Eels) Episode [05/15/07] Click here for a few more
HEAR HERE: The Hilltown Family Variety Show can be heard on-air every Tuesday from 7-7:30pm on WXOJ LP, 103.3 FM, Valley Free Radio, out of Northampton, MA. SUGGEST A SONG: Post your feedback & music suggestions below, or email Sienna & Persephone at swildfield@juno.com.
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For years, pre-Persephone, Father’s Day meant one thing to me … 
The CMF began 35 years ago through the tireless efforts of environmental activist and folk singer Pete Seeger. It has grown into the country’s largest annual environmental celebration with music, dance and storytelling, education and activism, attracting as many as 15,000 people of all ages to the shores of the Hudson River.
Over 90 performers, singers, songwriters, musicians, bands and storytellers representing a diverse mix of traditional and contemporary American Roots music, dance and storytelling, from Blues to Rock, Bluegrass to Jazz, Funk to Folk, Swing, & Cajun, Square and Zydeco. Six stages powered with sustainable energy presenting top quality and purposeful music all weekend.
This past week 
We featured four cuts* from this album Persephone’s hijacked the car with, along with the title track by the 
Jump in the Jumpy House was our featured new music this week. The album isn’t scheduled to come out until August 2007, however Mr. David is offering two free downloads of the cuts we played. Simply go to his 
May 26th (10am) - Aric Bieganek @ Cup & Top
June 16th (6pm) -The Deedle Deedle Dees@ Artifacts
UNCLE ROCK!!!
tony(a) lemos said,
May 12, 2007
Self Portraits!
From June 1st to June 21 we will be having a children’s art show “Self Portraits”. To have your child/rens art included please encourage them to draw/paint/collage a self portrait ( a picture on themself!!)
Once this is done bring it to CAM before May 30. Art work must be framed (or at least matted to be included). You may pick up your work any time after June 20th.
It has been great seeing the images so far…this is sure to be a GREAT show! They can also submit a small photo if they like as well as a sort bio about the author! An example can be seen on the CAM blog (sunday on)