Ellie Macphee

Albert Bagman is the burlap masked character created by songwriter and visual artist Kory Johnson. This intensely visual project delivers tenderly emotive music with a flare for the theatrical. We talked about how living and working in relative isolation inspires his forlorn songwriting, and about how anxiety and stagefright led to his creation of a masked persona.

Chloë Ester returns to Pink Noise to discuss her new EP "I Could Be The One," out October 9. Chloë had a series of life events that scrambled the lineup of her live band and provided lots of fodder for songwriting over the past year and a half. When her guitarist Summer Lee moved to Nashville, Chloë could not have foreseen the turmoil, heartbreak, and tragedy that would follow over the next 18 months. These difficult circumstances, including the end of a 5 year romantic relationship and the death of her mother, created space for Chloë to meet new musicians who would join her band and create the recordings of the new songs she wrote during this period.

A phone call with Orion Redwolf, as he headed back to Nashville after a performance at Ting Pavilion in Charlottesville, Virginia. We discuss how his life has changed since moving to Nashville, his philosophy of production and songwriting, and the creation of his latest EP, Rosewater. We also hear details about the writing of his latest single River Run, and his next single, to be released July 2, The Next Great Experiment. Orion Redwolf is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, audio engineer and producer. Follow him on Instagram, and find his music at orionredwolf.com

An interview with Katy Pinke, the multi-disciplinary artist, about her recent full length albums and tour of Europe. Just back from a month long tour of Europe, the UK and Ireland, we discuss what she's been up to and what we can look forward to in the coming weeks. We get into specifics about our mutual love of Elliott Smith and other artists' works she covered with guitarist Will Graefe on their album Patterns. Clips of Katy Pinke's music come from her full length albums Strange Behaviour and her self-titled. We also hear a clip of a live performance in London with her bandmate and collaborator Nico Osborne.

Graham Ulicny spoke to Pink Noise from a Seattle airport hotel lobby, during a brief stop on a nationwide tour playing keys with The Faint. We talked about the new album Terry's Dolmen and the stories behind the songs. Pink Noise listeners will remember Shane McCord from episode 15 with Sham. Shane played classical guitar and clarinet on Terry's Dolmen, and we heard from Graham about how his friendship with Shane began. We also hear about the social turmoil motivating the songs on this album.

Eric George is a musician, songwriter, audio engineer and producer from Burlington, Vermont. In this episode we speak about the Burlington music scene, Eric's album Mostly Ghosts, and some of the fact and fiction that inspired the songs.

Interview with Ellie MacPhee discussing her new album "All I Want is a Trampoline"

Ellie MacPhee and Hannah Blair discuss their new album Rosie Knows, from Montreal where they are working on yet another release. We talked about how they met, their musical backgrounds and some of the stories behind their songs. We also hear about their hero Connie Converse, to whom their band name pays homage. Other destructive world events are discussed with good humor and great music.

Wes Swing joins to discuss the new album Live From Francesco's Backyard. Pink Noise host Jeff Gregerson plays the role of interviewer and bandmate in this conversation, as the recording in question is a collaboration between the two musicians. Recorded in Providence, Rhode Island in 2018, Live From Francesco's Backyard features Wes Swing on cello, loops, voice and guitar and Jeff Gregerson on synths, beats and digital effects. Wes spoke to us from Mexico City where he has been living for the past year and a half.

Paul Burgess joins to discuss the years of upheaval that led to the creation of his album Nothing Ever Happens and the process of leading his own project after being a contributor to many others.