HOMEGROWN ROCKER 4/28/13 (CHRIS WOODWARD & SHINDIGGIN')

[Jim Price]

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the April 28 edition of Rocky 104.9 and Rocky 99's weekly local music program, "The Homegrown Rocker," which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on WRKY-FM (www.rocky1049.com) and WRKW-FM (www.rocky99.com).

Thanks to this week’s guest, area country favorites Chris Woodward and ShinDiggin!’ We met the current edition of the band and learned their story, discussed their music, and heard tracks from their latest CD, Git Your Shindig On! And the group brought instruments and played a couple of songs live for us on the air! Along the way, we debuted new songs from Mycenea Worley, Ceann, Rising Regina and Borrowed Time. We also updated “Local Music News,” dug a 1991 song by Donny Burns & the Sharp Turns from the archive for this week’s “Local Music Flashback,” and reviewed Sterling Koch’s Let It Slide CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner!”

Here is this week's playlist:

HOUR ONE:

NOBODY’S HEROES – “Seize the Day”
MATT OTIS – “The Most Important Thing”
CHRIS WOODWARD & SHINDIGGIN’ – “I’m Country”
MYCENEA WORLEY – “That Is All (The Leaf Song)”
CHRIS WOODWARD & SHINDIGGIN’ – “I Love My Truck”
CEANN – “The Sun Is Still My Least Favorite Star”
CHRIS WOODWARD & SHINDIGGIN’ – “Whole Lotta Beer” (performed live on the air)
RISING REGINA – “The Boxcar Killer”

HOUR TWO:

JIMMY ADLER – “Horseshoe Curve”
FELIX & THE HURRICANES – “Coming Home to You”
CHRIS WOODWARD & SHINDIGGIN’ – “Backyard”
STERLING KOCH – “I Wanna Be Your Driver”
CHRIS WOODWARD & SHINDIGGIN’ – “Wagon Wheel” (performed live on the air)
DONNY BURNS AND THE SHARP TURNS – “Bill the Wino” (1991, Local Music Flashback)
CHRIS WOODWARD & SHINDIGGIN’ – “Capital L”
BORROWED TIME – “Black Widow Lady”

On our next program, we welcome our regularly-scheduled annual visit from Mysterytrain mastermind Dan Klock! Warm weather season has arrived, and with it the start of Mysterytrain’s annial outdoor festival season! Dan will update us on Mysterytrain happenings, as well as preview their summer concert and festival happenings. Along the way, we will update “Local Music News,” dig into the archive for a “Local Music Flashback,” and review Borrowed Time’s Love Is Not Blind CD in “The Professor’s CD Corner!”

And the “Homegrown Rocker” is available for digital download off either Rocky website after each and every show. Just check on either (www.rocky1049.com) or (www.rocky99.com) and download your copy of the show! If you live beyond the signal range of Rocky 104.9 and Rocky 99, you can now download west-central PA’s longest-running local music show!

Upcoming guests and specials include:

MAY 12 – THE BIG TIME
MAY 19 – “DAY OF ROCK” PREVIEW
MAY 26 – MEMORIAL DAY SPECIAL
JUNE 2 – GROUND RESONANCE
JUNE 9 – SUMMERHILL
JUNE 16 – FATHER’S DAY SPECIAL w/BORN & THE BEANSTALK
JUNE 30 – BIG ATLANTIC
JULY 7 – MYCENEA WORLEY
JULY 14 – ALL REQUEST SPECIAL
JULY 21 – RICH EDMUNDSON

For regular updates on what is happening on the area music scene, pay a visit to Rockpage (www.rockpage.net). Rockpage features band links, a message board, "Homegrown Rocker" updates, live show and CD reviews in “JP’s Corner," and other local music scene information.

Bands and artists interested in having music aired on "The Homegrown Rocker" are invited to send their broadcast-quality recordings to: WRKY Radio, One Forever Drive, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648; ATTN: Jim Price. Or drop the recordings off at the station during regular business hours, Monday-Friday 9 AM – 5 PM. You can also email me with inquiries about the show at profjp@rocky1049.com.

Jim Price

In Local Music News…

Kicking off with a special prerecorded greeting and words of encouragement from Lzzy and Arejay Hale of Halestorm, the 23rd annual Crazy Fest Amateur Youth Talent Show took place earlier this afternoon at the Greenwood Firehall in Altoona, as area youngsters under the age of 21 displayed their musical, singing, dancing and other talents while competing for a large number of trophies and other awards. When the dust settled at the end of the event, Crazy Fest organizer and emcee Dennie Huber announced the winners. Guitarist Dylan McNelley of Altoona took top honors in the age 10 and under category with his acoustic rendition of Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven.” In the age 12 category, singer Alivia Jacobs of Altoona won for her performance of the song “Baby Face.” In the 13-year-old group, Stevie Moses of Hollidaysburg won first place for his guitar and vocal performance. The age 14-15 division went to newcomer Spencer Korman of Huntingdon, who dazzled the crowd with his piano virtuosity on a ragtime-era number. And in the 17 and older group, De-Jay Dunio of Altoona’s singing performance won him top honors. In the group and duo category, the Dunio Family Singers took home the gold, and in the rock band division, Refuge captured top honors. In other awards handed out this afternoon, Dylan McNelley won the “Future Star” award for ages 13 and under, while singer Shannon Barnes of Hollidaysburg won “Future Star” for ages 14 to 21. Determined by audience votes, the Fan Favorite-Male award went to Spencer Korman, while Fan Favorite-Female went to young violinist Cammie Myers of Gallitzin. The Most Original Performer Award went to a ventriloquist named Ian. Crazy Fest Outstanding Awards went to Delaney and Danelle Dumm for Outstanding Variety Act, Shannon Barnes for Outstanding Female Vocal, De-Jay Dunio for Outstanding Male Vocal, Lexi Quintero for Outstanding Senior Dancer, her sister Cassandra Quintero for Outstanding Junior Dancer, Chelsea Moses for Outstanding Female Musician, and Spencer Korman for Outstanding Male Musician. Dennie Huber thanks all the contestants and their families, the sponsors, Jack Servello for running sound, and the Greenwood Volunteer Fire Company for the venue and all their help.

A new album paying tribute to Patrick Halloran, singer for Pittsburgh Celtic-rock group Ceann who died in a 2011 traffic accident, has been completed. Organized by his brother and bandmate Brian Halloran, The Legend of Handsome Pat features songs that Pat wrote, performed by such names as Scythian, Icewagon Flu, The Fighting Jamesons, The Havers, Paul Tabachneck, Cruel Seamus, The Hang Lows, the remaining members of Ceann and more. The album can be obtained through Brian Halloran’s page on Bandcamp.com.