Almost Famous on 95.9 WATD
Independent, original music from Boston and the greater New England scene, produced and hosted by WATD Music Director John Shea.
The full two-hour show airs live Tuesday nights from 8–10 PM ET on 95.9 WATD, serving the Boston, South Shore, and Cape Cod regions, and is also available for streaming at 959WATD.com.
Almost Famous and John Shea have earned awards, nominations, and recognition from the Boston Music Awards, the New England Music Awards, the Recording Academy®, South Shore Living Magazine, and the Massachusetts Broadcasters Association.
Learn more: https://959watd.com/almost-famous-with-john-shea
Episodes
Jan 28, 2020
Jan 28, 2020
53 min
Two incredible singer-songwriters, one night on the Tiny Stage. Kat Kennedy and Katie Dobbins each share their music and stories live on 95.9 WATD. Kat Kennedy's latest album is called Drifting available at www.KatKennedyMusic.com and Katie Dobbins' new album is There Is Light available at www.KatieDobbinsMusic.com.
Jan 21, 2020
Jan 21, 2020
52 min
Singer-songwriter Paul DeChambeau plays live on the WATD Almost Famous Tiny Stage. His next album "Wonder" is due out this week. Find more at www.PaulDeChambeau.com.
Jan 14, 2020
Jan 14, 2020
55 min
Singer-songwriter Dinty Child performs on the WATD Almost Famous Tiny Stage and talks about his new album "The Lucky Ones" which drops on Friday. You can also contribute to his Kickstarter which ends on Wednesday January 15 at 12:00PM. Check out his Kickstarter Page for more information.
Jan 7, 2020
Jan 7, 2020
48 min
We kick off the new year and the new decade with singer-songwriter Lauren Weintraub on the WATD Tiny Stage. Lauren is recently signed to Big Machine and she talks about moving to Nashville, co-writing and working full time as a songwriter. Learn more on Lauren at www.LaurenWeintraub.com.
Dec 31, 2019
Dec 31, 2019
1hr 54 min
Happy New Year! This week we look back at some in-studio highlights from 2019 featuring Munk Duane, Alice Howe, Kala Farnham, Jason Sibi-Okumu, Ghost Grl, Kaiti Jones, Coral Moons, Alissa Musto, Amy Mantis & The Space Between, Danielle Miraglia, Grace Morrison, Josh Knowles, Julia Mark, Shaun England and Didn't Planet. Find podcasts of every 2019 Tiny Stage interview at www.AlmostFamousRadio.com. Enjoy and look forward to more amazing local music coming your way in 2020!!
Dec 17, 2019
Dec 17, 2019
1hr 47 min
It's our annual Almost Christmas special - 2 hours of original and classic holiday music performed by local bands and musicians from across New England. Sponsored by: Tiny and Sons Autoglass
OldJack - All I Want For Christmas Is You (Mariah Carey cover) Lori McKenna - Mama's Cooking (original) Joe Merrick - I Believe In Father Christmas (Greg Lake cover) Alternate Routes - It's That Time Of Year (original) Paige Davis - 2000 Miles (Pretenders cover) Vere Hill - Merry Merry Christmas (original) Grace Morrison - The Holly and the Ivy (traditional) Brynn Elliott - Walking In The Snow (original) Vary Lumar - Wonderful Christmas Time (Paul McCartney cover) Eddie Japan - We'll Be Together At Christmas (original) Amanda McCarthy - Christmas Without You (original) Kim Moberg - In December (original) Didn't Planet - Christmas Baby Please Come Home (Phil Spector cover) Aldous Collins Band - It's Christmas (original) Ashley Jordan - White Christmas (Irving Berlin cover) Chad Perrone - A Song For The Holidays (original) Chrystal Nia - I'll Be Home For Christmas (cover) Jillian Cardarelli - It's Just Not Christmas (original) Katlyn Evans & Rob Pagnano - Baby It's Cold Outside (cover) Munk Duane - Walk Between The Snowflakes (original) Kala Farnham - Noel (Lauren Daigle cover) Carly Tefft, Britt Hill and Kate Cameron - It's Christmas (original) Brian McKenzie - Mele Kalikimaka (Bing Crosby cover) Katie Dobbins - A Brighter Light (original) Jackson Wetherbee - Here Comes Santa Claus (Gene Autry cover) Annie Brobst - All I Want For Christmas Is You (Mariah Carey cover) Liz Longley - Feels Like Christmas To Me (original) Ward Hayden & The Outliers - Holiday Heartache (original) Todd Thibaud - Silent Night (cover)
Dec 10, 2019
Dec 10, 2019
52 min
The Daybreakers stop by the WATD Tiny Stage to talk about their latest album "Worn Out Dream". Sort of a different theme this show, instead of the band playing live, we're joined by producer Rob Loyot of Noise in the Attic studio to feature several select tracks from the album. Lean more at www.DaybreakersBand.com.
Dec 3, 2019
Dec 3, 2019
55 min
Kim Moberg stops by the WATD Tiny Stage to talk about her upcoming 2nd album and shares some songs live in-studio. Also in studio is founder of the non-profit Folk New England, Betsy Siggins.
Kim Moberg - www.KimMobergMusic.comFolk New England - www.FolkNewEngland.org
Dec 3, 2019
Dec 3, 2019
24 min
The amazing Betsy Siggins stops by WATD to talk about her non-profit, Folk New England, and her storied history in the local music community.
Folk New England is committed to preserving the history of folk music in New England. Betsy was also instrumental in the success of Club 47 in Cambridge, which eventually became Club Passim. Learn more about Betsy and Folk New England at www.FolkNewEngland.org
Nov 26, 2019
Nov 26, 2019
56 min
Savoir Faire stops by the WATD Tiny Stage to talk about her album "Machine with a Memoir" and her "A Guitarist Is" program. Learn more at www.savoirfairemusic.com.