February 28, 2021
We’ve got a big bill of Fish, Fun and Music this hour! The Wisconsin band, Horseshoes and Hand Grenades, packages the tradition of Americana music perfectly and speaks the simple truth of their love and understanding of the Great Outdoors. These guys are at the root of what makes Salmonfest its blend of activism and art. Our Salmon Champion, Tom Quinn, has been studying and teaching about the fish of Bristol Bay for over 30 years and although his perspective is science heavy- he hits us in our Salmon Spiritual Center (™) and adds wild detail to what our favorite fish offers us and goes through.
Featured Music:
Horseshoes & Hand Grenades
Keller Williams
Ratfish Wranglers
Connect with us by emailing Salmonfestradio@inletkeeper.org
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February 14, 2021
Salmonfest Radio presents Episode 4 The Call to Protect Bristol Bay. Let the soulful grooves of the California Honey Drops on stage Salmonfest 2019 break you out of a midwinter lul and hear our exclusive backstage interview as we dig into the heart of things with lead singer and trumpet player, Lech Wierzynski. Bristol Bay has been deemed the last salmon stronghold in the world, yet the threat of Pebble Mine and mines like it still loom over the region. Our hosts Dave and Satchel will bring listeners up to speed on the Pebble Mine saga to make way for our Salmon Champion, Rachel James, who puts her soul into her work holding a coalition of people working to protect Bristol Bay together. Rachel shares with us the two-step solution the local people are calling for to protect the salmon culture and economy in Bristol Bay for the long haul.
Featured Music:
California Honey Drops
Steve Poltz
Kuf Knotz & Christine Elise
Wookie Foot
Connect with us by emailing Salmonfestradio@inletkeeper.org
February 12, 2021
Salmonfest Radio Episode 3 Salmon Sorrows and Joys brings us back to what's at the heart of Salmonfest: protecting Bristol Bay and Alaskan salmon communities. Both our musical feature Banjo Rion, and our Salmon Champion Lydia Olympic are deeply rooted to Bristol Bay, Rion as a commercial fishermen and Lydia, a Yupik woman from Igiugig. Each interview reminds us why we must continue to fight the Pebble Mine and what's at stake. Per usual our hosts Dave and Satchel will layer this episode with music recorded at Salmonfest because our salmon movement is stronger with more joy, music and salmon centric dance moves.
Featured Music:
The Sweet Lillies featuring Banjo Rion
Ratfish Wranglers
Hope Social Club
JunoSmile
Blackwater Railroad Co.
Connect with us by emailing Salmonfestradio@inletkeeper.org
January 17, 2021
Welcome to another hour of fish, fun, and music. Episode 2: Cool Tunes, Cold Water features Alaska’s honorary resident musician Tim Easton and Salmon Champion Sue Mauger. Hear Tim’s backstage interview and music recorded in a post Salmonfest performance at Bunnell Street Art Gallery in Homer, AK. Sue Mauger, Cook Inletkeeper’s Executive and Science Director takes us out in the field as she monitors stream temperatures of the Ninilchik river and examines how climate change is affecting our fresh water salmon habitat. Hosts Dave and Satchel will tie it all together, weaving in cool tunes recorded at Salmonfest along the way.
Featured Music:
Tim Easton
Andrew Duhon
T Sisters
The Burroughs
Connect with us by emailing Salmonfestradio@inletkeeper.org
January 3, 2021
Introducing the first episode of Salmonfest Radio: An hour of fish, fun, and music. Episode 1: Protect What You Love features the funky crowd favorite band Diggin’ Dirt with music recorded from their 2019 Salmonfest set and a special backstage interview. We will hear from Georgie Heaverly, a young Cook Inlet commercial fisherwoman and fisher poet, during our first Salmon Champion segment. Whether it be testifying during board meetings or uplifting the fishermen way of life through art and poetry, Georgie encourages all commercial fishermen, and especially the next generation to get involved in the decision making that affects their livelihoods. This episode is woven together by our hosts, Dave Aplin and Satchel Pondolfino.
Featured Music:
Diggin Dirt
Kitchen Dwellers
Ava Earl
Rainbow Girls
Ratfish Wranglers
Poem by Georgie Heaverly “Protect What You Love”
Connect with us by emailing Salmonfestradio@inletkeeper.org
August 1, 2020
Salmonfest Radio is sharing conversations had on festival grounds in 2019, jammin' to music played from it's stages and highlighting the voices who protect Salmon culture in Alaska.
