Episode 57! Cheryl Perry and I met a year ago at the Liquor Store in Concrete. She loves live music and saying yes to adventures. I can guarantee that her story is one that you've never heard before and I can't thank her enough for being so raw, open and honest about her life. Content warning: This episode contains descriptions of drowning. Enjoy this podcast, be of use, and go do something hard. Love music? Go to Washingtonesrecords.com and score some sweet merch, cool tunes and support locals following their passion. Sam and Tim Love my intro song and my logo? Check out Clay Work. He is incredibly talented. He also hosts Trivia at Lyman Tavern on Tuesdays, and at District Brewing on Wednesdays. He also has been performing his own music lately, and I'll be sure to post his upcoming dates here. Think that you have a cool story to share with the world? Want to spread the news about your passion? Send me a message through our IG account: Skagit Storytellers. My kid and I like to draw and write. Check out all of our books and merch here: www.linktr.ee/lizrankin Disclaimer: Skagit Storytellers is a personal podcast and any views and opinions belong only to the host (or guests) and do not represent views and opinions of people, institutions or organizations that the host (or guests) may or may not be associated with in professional or personal capacity unless explicitly stated. Support us on PayPal!

Welcome to Episode 2 of the new season! My guest this week is Tim Mechling, local musician, amazing cooker of meats and my friend. He is the co founder of Washington State's best record label, Washingtones Records, where they "empower Washington’s independent music talent through honesty, collaboration and ingenuity." Sam Chue and Tim started the label in 2023 and I was honored as one of their top supporters at their recent 1 year anniversary party. I love supporting anyone who follows their passion and starts a big endeavor like this. Be safe, be of use, and, like Tim and Sam, go do something hard. Love music? Go to Washingtonesrecords.com and score some sweet merch, cool tunes and support locals following their passion. Love my intro song and my logo? Check out Clay Work. He is incredibly talented. He also hosts Trivia at Lyman Tavern on Tuesdays, and at District Brewing on Wednesdays.  Send me a message through our IG account: Skagit Storytellers. If you have a question, maybe I'll answer it in my intro, or if you have a comment, maybe I'll mention that too. Check out all of our books and merch here: www.linktr.ee/lizrankin Disclaimer: Skagit Storytellers is a personal podcast and any views and opinions belong only to the host (or guests) and do not represent views and opinions of people, institutions or organizations that the host (or guests) may or may not be associated with in professional or personal capacity unless explicitly stated. Support us on PayPal!

Welcome to the first episode of Season 2! Jim and I sat down near the end of 2023 to chat about music and life. Learn about his various jobs he's had, hear stories of local music (and musicians) and enjoy a tune on the mandolin. You should go see Jim with his band mates, Undecided, at the Birdsview Brewery on Friday, May 3rd. Here is the video of the Barefeet show on the roof of the Hub. Be safe, be of use, and go do something hard. Love music? Go to Washingtonesrecords.com and score some sweet merch, cool tunes and support locals following their passion. Love my intro song and my logo? Check out Clay Work. He is incredibly talented. He also hosts Trivia at Lyman Tavern on Tuesdays, and at District Brewing on Wednesdays.  Send me a message through our IG account: Skagit Storytellers. If you have a question, maybe I'll answer it in my intro, or if you have a comment, maybe I'll mention that too. Check out all of our books and merch here: www.linktr.ee/lizrankin Disclaimer: Skagit Storytellers is a personal podcast and any views and opinions belong only to the host (or guests) and do not represent views and opinions of people, institutions or organizations that the host (or guests) may or may not be associated with in professional or personal capacity unless explicitly stated. Support us on PayPal!

Enjoy these stories, show up at the artists gigs, say hi, support them! As Steve Chambers would say "Purch the Merch" 🙂 (Listed in random order!) Dylan Dalgarn from Nurhachi, Shane Gildnes from Fanny Alger, Scott Storie from Pavlov Jones, Matt Specht from Pavlov, Jeff Spradlin from Lazy Acres, Selena Mac from Dangerous Curves and Cats Like Us, Spencer Duffy from Pretty Much Nothing, Barefeet, *and* Cascade Cody & His Unpulled Bootstraps, Zach Michaud, Michael Dayvid, Aida Miller, Sandy Rowe, Cory Vincent (& The Electric Band), Sonny Brown from The Dimes, Trevor Lance from Lazy Acres, Dain Norman (& The Chrysalis Effect), Jack Mattingly from Nurhachi and the Warthogs, and Miguel Garibay from Pretty Much Nothing and Cats Like Us. Be safe, be of use, and go do something hard. Love music? Go to Washingtonesrecords.com and score some sweet merch, cool tunes and support locals following their passion. Love my intro song and my logo? Check out Clay Work. He is incredibly talented. He also hosts Trivia at Lyman Tavern on Tuesdays, and at District Brewing on Wednesdays.  Send me a message through our IG account: Skagit Storytellers. If you have a question, maybe I'll answer it in my intro, or if you have a comment, maybe I'll mention that too. Check out all of our books and merch here: www.linktr.ee/lizrankin Disclaimer: Skagit Storytellers is a personal podcast and any views and opinions belong only to the host (or guests) and do not represent views and opinions of people, institutions or organizations that the host (or guests) may or may not be associated with in professional or personal capacity unless explicitly stated. Support us on PayPal!

Enjoy these songs! Here are the creators names. Show up at their gigs, say hi, support them! Shane Gildnes from Fanny Alger Charlie Krengel from Cory Vincent & the Electric Band and Friends for the Ghost Selena Mac from Dangerous Curves and Cats Like Us (she also plays solo!) Zach Michaud Michael Dayvid Aida Miller Cascade Cody Sandy Rowe Cory Vincent (& The Electric Band) Shane Gildnes from Fanny Alger Zach Michaud Conrad Gruener Cory Vincent (& The Electric Band) Wes Jones from Friends for the Ghost, Lazy Acres and he also plays solo! Dain Norman (& The Chrysalis Effect. He also plays solo) Jack Mattingly from Nurhachi and the Warthogs Miguel Garibay from Pretty Much Nothing, Cats Like Us and a new project that I'm so excited about. Stay tuned 🙂 Zach Michaud (No typo. He's on here 3x) Be safe, be of use, and go do something hard. Love music? Go to Washingtonesrecords.com and score some sweet merch, cool tunes and support locals following their passion. Love my intro song and my logo? Check out Clay Work. He is incredibly talented. He also hosts Trivia at Lyman Tavern on Tuesdays, and at District Brewing on Wednesdays.  Send me a message through our IG account: Skagit Storytellers. If you have a question, maybe I'll answer it in my intro, or if you have a comment, maybe I'll mention that too. Check out all of our books and merch here: www.linktr.ee/lizrankin Disclaimer: Skagit Storytellers is a personal podcast and any views and opinions belong only to the host (or guests) and do not represent views and opinions of people, institutions or organizations that the host (or guests) may or may not be associated with in professional or personal capacity unless explicitly stated. Support us on PayPal!

Episode 54! Selena Mac was recommended to me by several musicians in this area. I'm so glad I sat down and heard her story about how she became a musician. I'm always under the assumption that good musicians are good because they started playing at a young age. Selena has only picked up the guitar within the last 5 years and she not only has her own band, Dangerous Curves, she also plays with Leo Bootes and Co AND in Cats Like Us with podcast favorite Miguel Garibay, Bob Paltrow and Stone Jones. This weekend they are playing up in Bellingham at Ramble Tamble from 7-10pm on Saturday night. To keep track of her upcoming gigs, go follow her on IG (@selena_mac_) or on Facebook. She's also playing solo at Brando's BBQ in Bow Edison on January 27th. Thank you for coming over Selena! I'm glad your story is out there (so far!) and I can't wait to see what 2024 brings. Check out her tunes on Spotify too. This is my last episode of Season #1 of Skagit Storytellers. I am happy to be ending this season with Selena's great story. I'll see you guys in the Spring. Be safe, be of use, and go do something hard. Love music? Go to Washingtonesrecords.com and score some sweet merch, cool tunes and support locals following their passion. Love my intro song and my logo? Check out Clay Work. He is incredibly talented. He also hosts Trivia at Lyman Tavern on Tuesdays, and at District Brewing on Wednesdays.  Send me a message through our IG account: Skagit Storytellers. If you have a question, maybe I'll answer it in my intro, or if you have a comment, maybe I'll mention that too. Check out all of our books and merch here: www.linktr.ee/lizrankin Disclaimer: Skagit Storytellers is a personal podcast and any views and opinions belong only to the host (or guests) and do not represent views and opinions of people, institutions or organizations that the host (or guests) may or may not be associated with in professional or personal capacity unless explicitly stated. Support us on PayPal!

Episode 53! This episode will change someone's life. Todd Barnett is an ambassador for a charitable organization called Consequence of Habit. He had weight loss surgery in September of 2021, and ran/walked his first 10k one year later. I'm proud to say that Todd is now an ultra runner (His next race is Saturday and it's a 50k on Amelia Island in Florida). We talk about my terrible geography skills, doing hard things, failure, etc. Enjoy this episode, and please reach out to Todd on IG if you need to have some motivation in your life or tell him if you have a goal and he'll cheer you on. Love music? Go to Washingtonesrecords.com and score some sweet merch, cool tunes and support locals following their passion. Love my intro song and my logo? Check out Clay Work. He is incredibly talented. He also hosts Trivia at Lyman Tavern on Tuesdays, and at District Brewing on Wednesdays.  Send me a message through our IG account: Skagit Storytellers. If you have a question, maybe I'll answer it in my intro, or if you have a comment, maybe I'll mention that too. Check out all of our books and merch here: www.linktr.ee/lizrankin Disclaimer: Skagit Storytellers is a personal podcast and any views and opinions belong only to the host (or guests) and do not represent views and opinions of people, institutions or organizations that the host (or guests) may or may not be associated with in professional or personal capacity unless explicitly stated. Support us on PayPal!

Episode 52! Welcome to the final installment with my four friends, Clay, Wes, Cody and Charlie. Just like in the two previous episodes, it's sweet, funny and offensive. I love these guys and I am so thankful that I get to call them my friends. Please enjoy the music at the end of the conversation.  The first song is Animal by Wes. It was recorded in Walker's studio in Bellingham by Subdued Sessions. The instrumental guitar is Charlie, and you'll find him playing in Friends For the Ghost and Cory Vincent and the Electric Band. Finally, listen to this raw Cascade Cody tune called Don't Let Me Freeze. Lastly, in my intro, I also squeezed in a brand new song by Zach Michaud called Time of Year. As you all know, I'm a huge Zach Michaud fan so go see him play and check out his rad merch at www.zachmichaudmusic.com Love music? Go to Washingtonesrecords.com and score some sweet merch, cool tunes and support locals following their passion. Love my intro song and my logo? Check out Clay Work. He is incredibly talented. He also hosts Trivia at Lyman Tavern on Tuesdays, and at District Brewing on Wednesdays.  Send me a message through our IG account: Skagit Storytellers. If you have a question, maybe I'll answer it in my intro, or if you have a comment, maybe I'll mention that too. Check out all of our books and merch here: www.linktr.ee/lizrankin Disclaimer: Skagit Storytellers is a personal podcast and any views and opinions belong only to the host (or guests) and do not represent views and opinions of people, institutions or organizations that the host (or guests) may or may not be associated with in professional or personal capacity unless explicitly stated. Support us on PayPal!

Episode 51! I've recorded a couple of episodes with fellow gleaners, but I knew I had to have Morgan Curry (I call her "The President") on so we could talk about Skagit Gleaners in depth. I love hearing about how she got the job and I appreciate her clearing up misconceptions that I had. If Gleaners is a good fit for you, awesome! Even if it's not for you, it might be the perfect thing for someone else in your circle. I love what Morgan is doing at work, but even more so, I love the example she is setting for her daughter. Check out the website for current hours and go on a free tour. https://www.skagitgleaners.org/ Thanks Morgan! Love music? Go to Washingtonesrecords.com and score some sweet merch, cool tunes and support locals following their passion. Love my intro song and my logo? Check out Clay Work. He is incredibly talented. He also hosts Trivia at Lyman Tavern on Tuesdays, and at District Brewing on Wednesdays.  Send me a message through our IG account: Skagit Storytellers. If you have a question, maybe I'll answer it in my intro, or if you have a comment, maybe I'll mention that too. Check out all of our books and merch here: www.linktr.ee/lizrankin Disclaimer: Skagit Storytellers is a personal podcast and any views and opinions belong only to the host (or guests) and do not represent views and opinions of people, institutions or organizations that the host (or guests) may or may not be associated with in professional or personal capacity unless explicitly stated. Support us on PayPal!

Episode 50! Welcome to Part 2 of my podcast with my four friends, Clay, Wes, Cody and Charlie. Just like in the previous episode, it's sweet, funny and offensive. You won't need a barf bag for this one, kids! 🙂 Love music? Go to Washingtonesrecords.com and score some sweet merch, cool tunes and support locals following their passion. Love my intro song and my logo? Check out Clay Work. He is incredibly talented. He also hosts Trivia at Lyman Tavern on Tuesdays, and at District Brewing on Wednesdays.  Send me a message through our IG account: Skagit Storytellers. If you have a question, maybe I'll answer it in my intro, or if you have a comment, maybe I'll mention that too. Check out all of our books and merch here: www.linktr.ee/lizrankin Disclaimer: Skagit Storytellers is a personal podcast and any views and opinions belong only to the host (or guests) and do not represent views and opinions of people, institutions or organizations that the host (or guests) may or may not be associated with in professional or personal capacity unless explicitly stated. Support us on PayPal!

Episode 49 ! This episode was fun to record and I think it will inspire a lot of people to try out Zen Tangle. Listen to the intro with an update regarding the rest of the episode. I am thankful to get some joyful words about Sara's late husband Dave on the podcast so she can listen to them for years to come. Check out her work at zenvalleytangle.com (great website and blog, and you can find her on FB and IG too) I'll keep you posted about upcoming classes (especially the events she'll be hosting upriver!). Love music? Go to Washingtonesrecords.com and score some sweet merch, cool tunes and support locals following their passion. Love my intro song and my logo? Check out Clay Work. He is incredibly talented. He also hosts Trivia at Lyman Tavern on Tuesdays, and at District Brewing on Wednesdays.  Send me a message through our IG account: Skagit Storytellers. If you have a question, maybe I'll answer it in my intro, or if you have a comment, maybe I'll mention that too. Check out all of our books and merch here: www.linktr.ee/lizrankin Disclaimer: Skagit Storytellers is a personal podcast and any views and opinions belong only to the host (or guests) and do not represent views and opinions of people, institutions or organizations that the host (or guests) may or may not be associated with in professional or personal capacity unless explicitly stated. Support us on PayPal!

Episode 48! Welcome to the first group podcast attempt. My guests include Wes Jones, Cascade Cody, Clay Christofferson and Charlie Krengel. It's Skagit Storyteller's version of JRE's Protect our Parks. It's funny, offensive and sweet. Lastly, I hope you laugh at my intro because my kid is hilarious and all these guys featured on the episode love her too. Olive's so lucky to have so many great people in her corner. Love music? Go to Washingtonesrecords.com and score some sweet merch, cool tunes and support locals following their passion. Love my intro song and my logo? Check out Clay Work. He is incredibly talented. He also hosts Trivia at Lyman Tavern on Tuesdays, and at District Brewing on Wednesdays.  Send me a message through our IG account: Skagit Storytellers. If you have a question, maybe I'll answer it in my intro, or if you have a comment, maybe I'll mention that too. Check out all of our books and merch here: www.linktr.ee/lizrankin Disclaimer: Skagit Storytellers is a personal podcast and any views and opinions belong only to the host (or guests) and do not represent views and opinions of people, institutions or organizations that the host (or guests) may or may not be associated with in professional or personal capacity unless explicitly stated. Support us on PayPal!

Episode 47! My neighbor Ngoni came over in the summer of 2023 and we had a great chat about life. He even convinced me to answer some of his questions about myself, which I was hesitant to take out, but I left in. We talk about music (check out his bandcamp page here), his journey from Zimbabwe to Sedro-Woolley, and farming.  He's going to send me any new music he records and I'll be sure to add it into one of my new intros this Winter. This has been one of my favorite podcasts. I appreciate Ngoni coming over and trusting me to share his story. Enjoy! Love music? Go to Washingtonesrecords.com and score some sweet merch, cool tunes and support locals following their passion. Love my intro song and my logo? Check out Clay Work. He is incredibly talented. He also hosts Trivia at Lyman Tavern on Tuesdays, and at District Brewing on Wednesdays.  Send me a message through our IG account: Skagit Storytellers. If you have a question, maybe I'll answer it in my intro, or if you have a comment, maybe I'll mention that too. Check out all of our books and merch here: www.linktr.ee/lizrankin Disclaimer: Skagit Storytellers is a personal podcast and any views and opinions belong only to the host (or guests) and do not represent views and opinions of people, institutions or organizations that the host (or guests) may or may not be associated with in professional or personal capacity unless explicitly stated. Support us on PayPal!

Episode 46! Sandy Rowe first came across my radar because of Zach Michaud, and one day when Sandy was on his way to Rockport for a gig, he stopped by the studio to record with me. We recorded in the summer of 2023, and shortly after, Sandy got sick. Listen to my intro for the story behind that. Thank you to Sandy for stopping by and sharing stories with me. I'm glad you're feeling better and I look forward to your 2024 dates! Check out his website for all the news and updates: Tallcoldone.com and listen to his new album "Keepsake" on Spotify here. Love music? Go to Washingtonesrecords.com and score some sweet merch, cool tunes and support locals following their passion. Love my intro song and my logo? Check out Clay Work. He is incredibly talented. He also hosts Trivia at Lyman Tavern on Tuesdays, and at District Brewing on Wednesdays.  Send me a message through our IG account: Skagit Storytellers. If you have a question, maybe I'll answer it in my intro, or if you have a comment, maybe I'll mention that too. Check out all of our books and merch here: www.linktr.ee/lizrankin Disclaimer: Skagit Storytellers is a personal podcast and any views and opinions belong only to the host (or guests) and do not represent views and opinions of people, institutions or organizations that the host (or guests) may or may not be associated with in professional or personal capacity unless explicitly stated. Support us on PayPal!

Episode 45! Tara Ellis is an Amazon best selling author who lives upriver. Do you love post-apocalyptic, dystopian or mystery writing? Then she's got something for you. Check out her website at www.taraellisbooks.com and look at her Tara Meyers Author Page on Amazon here. I love Tara's story, and if you know someone who wants to be a writer, send them this podcast. Love music? Go to Washingtonesrecords.com and score some sweet merch, cool tunes and support locals following their passion. Love my intro song and my logo? Check out Clay Work. He is incredibly talented. He also hosts Trivia at Lyman Tavern on Tuesdays, and at District Brewing on Wednesdays.  Send me a message through our IG account: Skagit Storytellers. If you have a question, maybe I'll answer it in my intro, or if you have a comment, maybe I'll mention that too. Check out all of our books and merch here: www.linktr.ee/lizrankin Disclaimer: Skagit Storytellers is a personal podcast and any views and opinions belong only to the host (or guests) and do not represent views and opinions of people, institutions or organizations that the host (or guests) may or may not be associated with in professional or personal capacity unless explicitly stated. Support us on PayPal!

Episode 44! Trevor Lance drums for one of Skagit Valley's best bands, Lazy Acres. When he's not drumming, he's doing fun things like getting ridiculous tattoos, firefighting, running and hanging out with his wife Lindsay. Check out his Youtube channel TLanceDrums ! His band's next show is a big one: They're opening up for Eden at the Lincoln Theater in Mount Vernon. This show will sell out fast so buy your tickets here. We talked about a previous show they played at the Theater and here is the live recording of that. I had a lot of fun with Trevor and I look forward to the 1st Annual Skagit Storytellers Golf Showdown / Podcast featuring him and rival Skagit Valley drummer and golfer, Spencer Duffy. The loser has to get a tattoo of my choosing. Want more Liz & Trevor? Listen to our radio show from last month here. Don't skip through the songs, they're really good 🙂 Books we mention: "Can't Hurt Me" and "Never Finished" by David Goggins, "Resilience" by Eric Greitens, "Is This Anything" by Jerry Seinfeld. Love music? Go to Washingtonesrecords.com and score some sweet merch, cool tunes and support locals following their passion. Love my intro song and my logo? Check out Clay Work. He is incredibly talented. He also hosts Trivia at Lyman Tavern on Tuesdays, and at District Brewing on Wednesdays.  Send me a message through our IG account: Skagit Storytellers. If you have a question, maybe I'll answer it in my intro, or if you have a comment, maybe I'll mention that too. Check out all of our books and merch here: www.linktr.ee/lizrankin Disclaimer: Skagit Storytellers is a personal podcast and any views and opinions belong only to the host (or guests) and do not represent views and opinions of people, institutions or organizations that the host (or guests) may or may not be associated with in professional or personal capacity unless explicitly stated. Support us on PayPal!

Episode 43! Todd Warger grew-up in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts, in the small community of Shelburne Falls. He graduated from the University of Nevada with a B.A. in history, relocated to Bellingham, Washington to attend Graduate school. He has been on staff at the Whatcom Museum since 1992. Todd is an Emmy Award nominee for the documentary film The Mountain Runners and a recipient of the Washington State Historical Society’s 2008 David Douglas award for the documentary film Shipyard. He is also author of Murder in the Fourth Corner: True Stories of Whatcom County’s Earliest Homicides, and co-author of Images of America: Mount Baker" -From Murder in the Fourth Corner Todd and I first met when he showed up at my studio to record this podcast, but I had seen his film a few years ago and we had communicate through email when he helped me out with a trivia night at the Concrete Theater. We talk about Eric Chauvin and Brian Young in this episode, and I hope that I can also get those two talented folks on the pod some day too. I had a great time chatting with Todd and I think this episode will inspire people to jump into the deep end and hope for the best. I love Todd's outlook on life and his work. His endless energy reminds me of the James Michener quote: "The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him he's always doing both." Check out his film, The Mountain Runners. As mentioned in the episode, you can stream it a lot of places, it is something showing at a  local theater, or you can discover it the way I did... at the Burlington Public Library. Love music? Go to Washingtonesrecords.com and score some sweet merch, cool tunes and support locals following their passion. Love my intro song and my logo? Check out Clay Work. He is incredibly talented. He also hosts Trivia at Lyman Tavern on Tuesdays, and at District Brewing on Wednesdays.  Send me a message through our IG account: Skagit Storytellers. If you have a question, maybe I'll answer it in my intro, or if you have a comment, maybe I'll mention that too. Check out all of our books and merch here: www.linktr.ee/lizrankin If you're in Concrete, Olive's books can be purchased at the Concrete Liquor Store, and if you're in Mount Vernon, she has books available at Ristretto Coffee Lounge. Otherwise, visit the link above and you can order our books through Amazon. Disclaimer: Skagit Storytellers is a personal podcast and any views and opinions belong only to the host (or guests) and do not represent views and opinions of people, institutions or organizations that the host (or guests) may or may not be associated with in professional or personal capacity unless explicitly stated. Support us on PayPal!

Episode 42! Aida Miller first crossed my path at the Concrete Theater when she opened for Jack Mattingly and the Enthusiasts. I was lucky enough to bartend that show and it was one of the busiest shows I've seen there. I hope that Aida returns to Concrete at a later date, or Sedro, or Burlington... really anywhere. As you'll hear in the episode, all you have to do is contact her and she'll come play for you. I loved this episode for several reasons, but I really liked the interaction between Aida and my daughter Olive talking about video games. As always, I'll apologize for my poor editing skills. I tried to get Olive's voice up in certain parts but that comes with downfalls too. Some time in the new year I'll be retooling my whole studio and maybe one of my friends who is great at sound will take pity on me and help me sort out the kinks! In typical Aida fashion, she re-recorded the song she originally played in my studio because it wasn't perfect 🙂 Please enjoy our conversation and I'll be sure to let you know if she performs anywhere soon.  Go to Washingtonesrecords.com and score some sweet merch, cool tunes and support locals following their passion. Love my intro song and my logo? Check out Clay Work. He is incredibly talented. He also hosts Trivia at Lyman Tavern on Tuesdays, and at District Brewing on Wednesdays.  Send me a message through our IG account: Skagit Storytellers. If you have a question, maybe I'll answer it in my intro, or if you have a comment, maybe I'll mention that too. Check out all of our books and merch here: www.linktr.ee/lizrankin If you're in Concrete, Olive's books can be purchased at the Concrete Liquor Store, and if you're in Mount Vernon, she has books available at Ristretto Coffee Lounge. Otherwise, visit the link above and you can order our books through Amazon. Disclaimer: Skagit Storytellers is a personal podcast and any views and opinions belong only to the host (or guests) and do not represent views and opinions of people, institutions or organizations that the host (or guests) may or may not be associated with in professional or personal capacity unless explicitly stated. Support us on PayPal!

Episode 41! My guest today is Jeff Spradlin. I first got to know Jeff when he was a guest on my radio show with his Lazy Acres band mate, Wes Jones. I’ve seen Jeff around at various shows, but had never spoke to him until the radio. He seemed like a fun guy to chat with so here we are, episode 41. This episode is filled with local musician lore from all the way back to the early 2000s. A couple fun stories he shares on here is how he’s lived in the same house for 30 years (he’s 31 years old, and no, he doesn’t live with his parents), and how he’s spent the last decade or more dislocating his shoulder on a regular basis. He’s actually in a sling during the recording, so that’s what we’re referring to at the beginning. I had a blast talking to Jeff and now I only have to record with two more members of Lazy Acres, so, look out Joe and Trevor. I always have a thank you to Clay for creating my amazing intro song for this podcast, but now he’s also credited with creating my fantastic new logo. If you listen to the song, and look at the logo at the same time, you realize how perfect they are together. Clay, you’re a gifted human and a dear friend. Thank you for caring about my work.  Go to Washingtonesrecords.com and score some sweet merch, cool tunes and support locals following their passion. Love my intro song? Check out Clay Work. He is incredibly talented. He also hosts Trivia at Lyman Tavern on Tuesdays, and at District Brewing on Wednesdays.  Send me a message through our IG account: Skagit Storytellers. If you have a question, maybe I'll answer it in my intro, or if you have a comment, maybe I'll mention that too. Check out all of our books and merch here: www.linktr.ee/lizrankin If you're in Concrete, Olive's books can be purchased at the Concrete Liquor Store, and if you're in Mount Vernon, she has books available at Ristretto Coffee Lounge. Otherwise, visit the link above and you can order our books through Amazon. Disclaimer: Skagit Storytellers is a personal podcast and any views and opinions belong only to the host (or guests) and do not represent views and opinions of people, institutions or organizations that the host (or guests) may or may not be associated with in professional or personal capacity unless explicitly stated. Support us on PayPal!

Episode 40! Sonny Brown is the drummer and singer of local rockabilly swing band, The Dimes. He’s also known for being in Gin Gypsy until 2020. When he’s not playing tunes with Rick and Ken, he’s hanging out with his girlfriend Maya or riding around town with the Vicious Badgers. Sonny was a pleasure to chat with and, like always, I’m eternally grateful that folks trust me to share his story to the world. The Dimes’ next show is Friday, Dec 1st at Old Timer’s in Sedro-Woolley. Check out The Dimes fb page for upcoming shows here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091086636683 Listen to Sonny’s previous band, Gin Gypsy, on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4mqkZusFEXU4Oznz98D94z?si=fnoxmJUZR8awr3pqL2UCDQ  Go to Washingtonesrecords.com and score some sweet merch, cool tunes and support locals following their passion. Love my intro song? Check out Clay Work. He is incredibly talented. He also hosts Trivia at Lyman Tavern on Tuesdays, and at District Brewing on Wednesdays.  Send me a message through our IG account: Skagit Storytellers. If you have a question, maybe I'll answer it in my intro, or if you have a comment, maybe I'll mention that too. Check out all of our books and merch here: www.linktr.ee/lizrankin If you're in Concrete, Olive's books can be purchased at the Concrete Liquor Store, and if you're in Mount Vernon, she has books available at Ristretto Coffee Lounge. Otherwise, visit the link above and you can order our books through Amazon. Disclaimer: Skagit Storytellers is a personal podcast and any views and opinions belong only to the host (or guests) and do not represent views and opinions of people, institutions or organizations that the host (or guests) may or may not be associated with in professional or personal capacity unless explicitly stated. Support us on PayPal!