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Mar 2 2016

The Aching Hearts Show, Episode 12 


Episode 12: Who's Gonna Glove Your Hand?

 

It’s no secret to folk and roots music enthusiasts that there exist a phenomenon known as “the floating verse”. These floating verses, as they’re called, have a way of showing up again and…

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Mar 2 2016

The Aching Hearts Show, Episode 11 


Episode 11: Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet?

It’s amazing how adaptive we humans can be and how, as a result of this condition, we can end up taking for granted so many of the miracles of our…

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Mar 2 2016

The Aching Hearts Show, Episode 10 


Episode 10: Where Did You Come From? How Do You Go?


The listeners have spoken and The Aching Hearts have listened! Well, kind of. Actually, a listener suggested that our beloved duo do a show focusing on shoes and their…

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Jan 7 2016

The Aching Hearts Show, Episode 9 


Episode 9: Can We Ever Truly Understand?

Diverging a bit from the show’s standard format, this special episode has Kelly and Ryan turning their attentions to the lyrics of a single old song by the name of “I Truly…

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Jan 5 2016

The Aching Hearts Show, Episode 8 


Episode 8: How Many Whiskeys Can You Drink This Morning?  

Today’s topic is whisky. A companion to last week’s coca-centric convo, this session contemplates the culturo-musical impact and importance of spiritus frumenti. So, raise a glass and gather round…

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Jan 4 2016

The Aching Hearts Show, Episode 7 

Episode 7: Dude, Where's My 8-ball? 

If you’re a fan of older, American folk & roots music you’ve surely noticed that there are quite a few songs about cocaine. Kelly and Ryan dig into some reasons why cocaine has made…

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Nov 18 2015

The Aching Hearts Show, Episode 6 

Episode 6: What Makes Your Hair So Red?

The Aching Hearts have a lively discussion about absurdity and the arts. Kelly and Ryanshare their own absurd musings as the chatter moves from muskrats to  World War II nihilism to non…

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Nov 7 2015

The Aching Hearts Show, Episode 5 


Episode 5: What's Your Story?

Is there any better modality for the sharing of human experience than the story? Have a listen and decide for yourself as Kelly and Ryan explore the function of stories in history, music, and…

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Oct 25 2015

The Aching Hearts Show, Episode 4 


Episode 4: Would You Marry a Guitar Picker?

Today’s repartee attempts to flip the script on all this rambler business. Thus far the show has defined, celebrated, and even deified the ramblin’ man in traditional song but what about…

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Oct 19 2015

The Aching Hearts Show, Episode 3 


Episode 3: Have You Forsaken Your House and Home?

Episode 003’s conversation takes a look at wanderers and wayfarers. Kelly and Ryan try to define just what it means to ‘ramble’ by exploring the meaning and impact of the rambler…

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Oct 7 2015

The Aching Hearts Show, Episode 2 

 

Episode 2: Do You Really Mean That?

In this episode, Kelly and Ryan explore the role of overstatement as an expressive tool. During the course of the discussion they cite the work of such broad-ranging artists as Prince and…

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Oct 4 2015

The Aching Hearts Show, Episode 1 


Episode 1: Why Do Sad Songs Feel So Good?

In this inaugural episode, Ryan Spearman and Kelly Wells set up the series, talk about love, death, drinking, murder, David Bryne, Robert Johnson, and play their very own rendition of Rose…

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