Bay Area Radio Personality Marla Davies Hosts Festival Nation - which Celebrates The Magical World of Music Festivals. Each week we'll talk to musicians, cultural icons and fans about the Festival spirit and the enduring power of music to influence, enlighten and empower. Proud part of Pantheon - the podcast network for music lovers.
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4 Oct 2021
Festival Nation - EP: 18 Pat Benatar's Drummer Chris Ralles
Today host of 'Festival Nation' Marla Davies met up with Chris Ralles as Pat Benatar/Neil Giraldo's 2021 DeNovo Tour came to the historic San Jose Civic Auditorium on September 8th. The tour is criss-crossing the United States after a long Covid-hiatus. The San Jose show was the 6th show on this tour. Accomplished sideman/hired gun/professional musician, Chris Ralles, shares his stories about the new normal on tour, the music project he started during Covid called the Moondrops (hear the latest song - 'Waiting on the Moon' and his drumming career has allowed hime to live the dream.
For more on Chris:
https://chrisralles.com/
Music heard on today's episode:
John Waite - 'Missing You'
Pat Benatar/Neil Giraldo - 'Hit Me With Your Best Show' & 'Hell is For Children'
(Partial audience recordings from September 8, 2021 - San Jose Civic. Still pretty good quality from my iphone 11)
Moondrops - 'Waiting on the Moon'
Please share your favorite festival memories and you could be featured in an upcoming 'Festival Flashback'
Connect with me - marladavies.com and festivalnationpodcast.com or shoot me an email festivalnationpodcast@gmail.com. @festivalnationpodcast @nationfestival @pantheonpods @marladavies @chris_ralles_drums @benatargiraldo
Any music used in the Festival Nation Podcast is owned by the artist and used for education and illustration purposes only. All songs on this podcast can be found for purchase or streaming where ever you get your great music. Please pick up these amazing songs and support musicians.
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We will get by, we will survive - Peace! Love, Marla
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19 Aug 2021
Festival Nation: EP: 17 - Dark Star Orchestra's Rob Koritz
Today host of 'Festival Nation' Marla Davies met up with Dark Star Orchestra's Drummer Rob Koritz when the band visited the Bay Area in Spring 2021. It's a time of celebration as festivals and live music have begun to fill the air again. Rob shares his stories about playing drive in shows, his time with the DSO and reaching the milestone of 3,000 shows, his early days as a Dead Head and the inspiration to start his own podcast during the pandemic "The Music Plays The Band'
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-music-plays-the-band-w-rob-koritz-of-dark-star-orchestra/id1546664162
Music shared during this podcast:
Dark Star Orchestra 'Not Fade Away' All-Good Festival
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4_e2xOJnNw
Dark Star Orchestra 'Eyes of The World' Mountain Jam 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D01baH2ObhQ
Please share your favorite festival memories and you could be featured in an upcoming 'Festival Flashback'
Connect with me - marladavies.com and festivalnationpodcast.com or shoot me an email festivalnationpodcast@gmail.com. @festivalnationpodcast @nationfestival @pantheonpods @marladavies #darkstarorchestra #gratefuldead
Any music used in the Festival Nation Podcast is owned by the artist and used for education and illustration purposes only. All songs on this podcast can be found for purchase or streaming where ever you get your great music. Please pick up these amazing songs and support musicians.
Thanks for downloading, liking, sharing and following Festival Nation on the Pantheon Podcast Network or where ever you listen to your podcasts.
We will get by, we will survive - Peace! Love, Marla
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