THE Southcoast Artists Index
PODCASTS
Offering listeners up close and personal conversations with the artists, supporters, and cultural impresarios of our creative community.
Listen to the artists talk about their work, backgrounds, passions, dreams, and accomplishments. Also featured are those work in or manage the creative community’s economy, promotion, and cultural agenda.
Podcast Episode 153: Kayla Conner
Welcome, Kayla Conner, AKA Kayla Conchinha Conner (the Little Seer Shell). She is a watercolor artist, tarot reader, and lifelong resident of New...
Podcast Episode 152: Charles Henry Gifford
Welcome, Kyle DeCicco-Carey to In-Focus Podcast Number 152! Kyle is the Library Director at the Millicent Library in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, and...
Podcast Episode 151: Wendy Hall
Welcome, Wendy Ann Hall, AKA Wendy Hall, the Executive Producer for New Bedford Festival Theatre and who has also produced The Best of Times, The...
Podcast Episode 150: Lindsay Compton
Welcome, Lindsay Compton, Supervisory Park Ranger and Visitor Experience & Community Engagement Volunteer Coordinator at the New Bedford Whaling...
Podcast Episode 149: Neenah Cruz
Welcome, Neenah Cruz, AKA Miss Neenah. She is a dancer, choreographer, and the founder/director of the New Bedford Performing Arts Center. Miss...
Podcast Episode 148: Mercy Bell
Welcome, Mercedes Bell, a queer Filipino American folk singer-songwriter better known as Mercy Bell. Her writing and experience span multiple...
Podcast Episode 147: Kate Frazer Rego – LGBTQ+
Welcome, Kate Frazer Rego, an artist, and educator living in the South Coast of Massachusetts. She attended the University of Massachusetts,...
Podcast Episode 146: Robert Swain Gifford
Welcome, Kyle DeCicco-Carey to In-Focus Podcast Number 146! Kyle is the Library Director at the Millicent Library in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, and...
Podcast Episode 145: Chloe Costa
Welcome, Chloe Costa, a South Coast Massachusetts 13-year-old artist who just recently displayed her work for the very first time in public at The...
Podcast Episode 144: Naomi Slipp
Welcome, Dr. Naomi Slipp, the Douglas and Cynthia Crocker Endowed Chair for the Chief Curator and Director of Museum Learning at the New Bedford...
Podcast Episode 143: Carl Simmons
Welcome, artist Carl Simmons to In-Focus Podcast Number 143. He finds inspiration in local history, folklore, and preservation. Carl was a previous...
Podcast Episode 142: Sam Babineau
Welcome, Sam Babineau a songwriter and fiddle player. She hails from the South Coast of Massachusetts. Sam enjoys engaging with personal narratives...
Podcast Episode 141: Jason Smith
Welcome, Jason Smith, AKA Jazzbo Smitty. He's a drummer, songwriter, and guitarist. Jason lives in New Bedford, Massachusetts. He says he was...
Podcast Episode 140: Brian Cass
In Focus Podcast Episode 140 ...Brian spends most of his time teaching Electronic Production and Music Technology...BRIAN CASS Welcome, Brian Cass,...
Podcast Episode 139: Dana Smith
In Focus Podcast Episode 139 ...affiliated with the legendary Black Star agency for 15 years...DANA SMITH Welcome, Dana Smith, a national and...
Podcast Episode 138: Chris Donovan
In Focus Podcast Episode 138 ...Chris has had a passion for shoe design since high school...CHRIS DONOVAN Welcome, Chris Donovan, a shoe designer!...
Podcast Episode 137: Dana Morris
In Focus Podcast Episode 137 ...glass cutter and engraver working for Pairpoint Crystal...DANA MORRIS Welcome, Dana Morris, a Jack of many visual...
Podcast Episode 136: Bob Williamson
In Focus Podcast Episode 136 ...a professional musical instrument repairperson, freelance trumpeter, and jazz orchestra leader...BOB WILLIAMSON...
Podcast Episode 135: Chris Camarao
In Focus Podcast Episode 135 ...his inspired works largely focus on specific geographic regions...CHRISTIAN CAMARAO Welcome composer; indie rock,...
Podcast Episode 134: John Fernandes
In Focus Podcast Episode 134 ...ambient, folk, blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist...JOHN PAUL FERNANDES Welcome performing artist; ambient...
Podcast Episode 133: William Bradford
In Focus Podcast Episode 132 …the town’s great treasures are its local painters of renown…William Bradford As related by: Kyle DeCicco-Carey...
Podcast Episode 132: Lemuel Eldred
In Focus Podcast Episode 132 …the town’s great treasures are its local painters of renown…LEMUEL D. ELDRED As related by: Kyle DeCicco-Carey...
Podcast Episode 131: Kat Knutsen
In Focus Podcast Episode 131 ...painter/muralist/art instructor, and production artist...KAT KNUTSEN Welcome painter/muralist/art instructor, and...
Podcast Episode 130: Ryan Rooney
In Focus Podcast Episode 130 ...composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist, designer, and builder... RYAN ADAIR ROONEY Welcome performing artist;...
Podcast Episode 129: Candida Rose
In Focus Podcast Episode 129 ...Her 10-song debut CD is entitled KabuMerikana: The Sum of Me....CANDIDA ROSE BAPTISTA Welcome performing artist;...
Podcast Episode 128: Keith M. Francis
In Focus Podcast Episode 128 ...his work [deftly] examines contemporary, social, political, and environmental issues...KEITH FRANCIS Welcome artist...
Podcast Episode 127: Matt Shimala
In Focus Podcast Episode 127 ...a luthier and musician who loves everything instruments and music...MATT SHIMALA Welcome luthier and musician, Matt...
Podcast Episode 126: Ricky Gagnon
In Focus Podcast Episode 126 While creating art was always part of his life, he didn't begin painting until I was about 50...RICHARD "RICKY" GAGNON...
Podcast Episode 125: Molly O’Leary
In Focus Podcast Episode 125 Holding Space, was their first album recorded in a studio with a full band...MOLLY O'LEARY Welcome musician, Molly...
Podcast Episode 124: Adam Gomes
In Focus Podcast Episode 124 Immuter is an American Indie band from Southcoast Massachusetts....ADAM FRANCOIS BENAC GOMES Welcome musician, Adam...