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Episode 213 – St. Patrick’s Day 2019

March 10, 2019 By NYStandard

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On this special edition of New York Standard, I bring you a cross section of Irish music to celebrate the day.

Some of the songs are traditional & some are modern, some are rock & roll & some are not. But, they all have a specific place in this show.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone!

Bing Crosby
The Pogues / Kirsty MacColl
The Chieftains
The Bothy Band
Planxty
The Chieftains
Colm Mac Con Iomaire
Celia Ni Fhatharta
Gearoidin Breathnach
The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem
The Dubliners
Iarla O Lionard
The Gloaming
Lisa Hannigan
Luka Bloom
Hothouse Flowers
The Hedge Schools
Hidden Highways
Hozier
Rory Gallagher
Gemma Hayes
Van Morrison
The Hedge Schools
GlenHansard
Mise Eire with Sibeal & The Cross Border Orchestra
Bill Whelan
Afro Celt Sound System
The Corrs
Karen Matheson
Luke Kelly w/ Al O’Donnell
Sean Leahy & Jeremy Spencer
Megon McDonough
Mary Black
Colm Mac Con Iomaire
Davy Spillane
UCD Choir
Liam Neeson
U2
Liam Neeson
Omagh Community Youth Choir
Stephan James Smith
Joe Chester
Alana Henderson
Ed Sheeran
Glen Hansard & Friends

Episode 212 – New Year’s Day 2019

December 31, 2018 By NYStandard

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It’s not lost on me that this episode of this show is 212 – Manhattan’s long-time area code.

Happy New Year, everyone! This show was a BLAST to record high above Times Square on New Year’s Eve!

The Beatles
The 5th Dimension
Bobby Womack
Bee Gees
Johnny Hartman
Nat “King” Cole
Frank Sinatra
The Carter Family
B.B. King
Rory Gallagher
U2
The Doors
Hothouse Flowers
The Five Stairsteps
Same Cooke
Sammy Davis Jr.
Count Basie
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
The Meters
Declan O’Rourke
The Gutter Twins
Nick Drake
Carole King
Laura Nyro
Bullet LaVolta
Buffalo Tom
Hüsker Dü

Episode 211 – Christmas 2018

December 2, 2018 By NYStandard

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This year’s Christmas show is packed full of amazing Christmas music that you’d expect to hear around this time of year…plus a few nice surprises.

Here’s to everyone having an AMAZING holiday season!

All my best…always…AAA

Mel Tormé
The Boston Pops
Andy Williams
Perry Como
Frank Wallace
Mick Flannery
The Hedge Schools
Walking On Cars
Lisa Hannigan
Judy Collins
Damien Dempsey
John Gorka
Andy Williams
Doris Day
Ella Fitzgerald
Nat “King” Cole
The Vince Guaraldi Trio
Charlie Parker
Pearl Bailey
Burl Ives
Roy Orbison
Bill Monroe
Lyle Lovett
Elvis Presley
Gene Autry
Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison
Ella Fitzgerald
Lena Horne
Jack Jones
Harry Connick, Jr.
Frank Sinatra
Judy Garland
Harry Simeone Chorale
Julie Andrews
Luciano Pavorotti
Mario Lanza
Ashley MacIssac
Anúna
Loreena McKennitt
George Winston
Frank Wallace
David Bowie & Bing Crosby
Chris Rea
Vic Damone
The Robert Shaw Chorale
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Nancy Wilson
Guy Lombardo

Episode 210 – Duplicative November

November 10, 2018 By NYStandard

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This week’s show is two-faced & two-sided.

Simply put: Sad first. Happy second.

Some downsides…and many upsides. Like life. It’s a PERFECT companion for autumn time!

Enjoy!

George Shearing
Frank Sinatra
Duke Ellington
Mel Tormé
Helen Merrill
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
Ella Fitzgerald
Patti Smith
Bruce Springsteen
Bernadette Peters
Nat “King” Cole
Marvin Gaye
Ella Fitzgerald
Glenn Miller Orchestra
Benny Goodman
Cannonball Adderley
Johnny Hartman
Art Tatum
Patsy Cline
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
Booker T & The MGs
Charles Mingus
Quincy Jones

Episode 209 – Swingin’ Autumn

November 2, 2018 By NYStandard

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With the slightly warmer temps this week in the Northeast, I felt the need to unleash some unique tunes on you. Yes, there’s a Swedish rocker on here…plus 3 singer/songwriters you may or may not have heard of…yet. Plus Ella, Sinatra, Basie & more.

Only here on New York Standard!

ENJOY!

Peter Nero
Nicolai Dunger
Anita O’Day
Abbey Lincoln
Count Basie
Johnny Hartman
Paul Chambers
Shirley Horn
Kenny Dorham
Mel Tormé
The Nat “King” Cole Trio
Sidney Bechet
Louis Armstrong
Fletcher Henderson
Bessie Smith
Bix Beiderbecke
Chick Webb
David Gray
José González
Bon Iver
Frank Sinatra
Billie Holiday
Charles Mingus
Ella Fitzgerald
Bobby Darin

Episode 208 – Saturday Night Swingin’

October 20, 2018 By NYStandard

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This week’s show is mostly uptempo with a good amount of back-to-back numbers that really swing…as well as one or two that are more downtempo.

Enjoy!

Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys
Big Joe Turner
Billie Holiday
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Billy Eckstine
Coleman Hawkins
Lester Young
Johnny Hartman
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Nat “King” Cole
Benny Goodman
Louis Prima
Charlie Christian
Stevie Wonder
John Coltrane

Episode 207 – Ballads & Bright Blues

October 6, 2018 By NYStandard

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This week’s show is all ballads & one uptempo tune.

The season has changed…and so have I.

Enjoy!

Miles Davis
Frank Sinatra
Duke Ellington
Oscar Peterson
Big Joe Turner
Mandy Patinkin
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
Frank Sinatra
Nat “King” Cole
Johnny Hartman
Wes Montgomery
Gil Melle
The Hedge Schools
October Project
Feist

Episode 206 – Bruce, Ballads & Bangers

July 14, 2018 By NYStandard

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This week’s show is cool in that I let myself go a little bit on the microphone. I did some voices, I told some jokes…and I open the show with Springsteen’s electric version of ‘Born To Run’ & I close the show with an acoustic version of the same.

Hope you enjoy it!