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
Sep 29, 2020
Sep 29, 2020
54 min
In this special bonus podcast you'll hear select highlights of Boston Music Award Nominees - including House of Harm, Sasha Slone, Squirrel Flower, Kaylee Federmann, Prateek, Mark Erelli, Coral Moons, Lula Wiles, Ayla Brown, Dalton & The Sheriffs, Jazzmyn Redd, Ballroom Thieves and Tanya Donelley. Vote for your favorites right now at www.BostonMusicAwards.com.
Sep 24, 2020
Sep 24, 2020
37 min
Justin McCaully of Bridgewater Music Alley talks to WATD about their "virtual" 2020 Season which is concluding with a "surprise show" to be announced soon! Bridgewater Music Alley is a volunteer run non-profit organization dedicated to bringing quality independent music to Bridgewater and the South Shore community. Learn more at www.BridgewaterMusicAlley.com. Along with the interview you'll hear music from artists who took park in this years season including Liz Longley, Will Dailey, Will Evans, Ryan Montbleau, Mountain Weekend and Louie Bello.
Sep 22, 2020
Sep 22, 2020
51 min
Singer-songwriter Dan Cody has a new EP out called "Long Distance Line". Learn more at www.DanCodyMusic.com.
Sep 15, 2020
Sep 15, 2020
53 min
Alissa Musto is a south shore songwriter and pianist who up until the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic was working as an entertainer on a cruise ship. She talks about what that experience was like and also about her time as Miss Massachusetts and promoting the importance of music education. Learn more at www.AlissaMusto.com.
Sep 8, 2020
Sep 8, 2020
51 min
New Hampshire born and now Nashville based singer-songwriter Sam Robbins stops by the WATD Tiny Stage to share some new music and talk about upcoming projects. Learn more at www.SamRobbinsMusic.com.
Aug 25, 2020
Aug 25, 2020
49 min
North Shore born singer-songwriter Ryan Montbleau is a favorite at festivals across the country...especially here in New England. But with covid almost all of those festivals and shows have been either cancelled of postponed. Tune in as Ryan talks about how he's adapted to current times and shares some songs live on the WATD Tiny Stage. Learn more about Ryan Montbleau at www.RyanMontbleau.com.
Aug 18, 2020
Aug 18, 2020
53 min
Plymouth singer-songwriter Jake Hill released a series of EPs during the Covid-19 Quarentine. He talks about those and shares some songs live on the WATD Almost Famous Tiny Stage. Follow Jake Hill on Facebook and Instagram to stay up to date with his future projects.
Aug 11, 2020
Aug 11, 2020
52 min
Singer-songwriter Kate Girardi performs on the WATD Tiny Stage and talks about her current EP "One to Four" released in 2018. She also shares some new songs which will appear on her next EP being recorded this year. Learn more on Kate Girardi at www.kategirardi.com.
Aug 4, 2020
Aug 4, 2020
49 min
Singer-songwriter Amanda McCarthy stops by WATD to talk about her current album "Road Trip" and about an actual road trip she's about to make when she makes the move to Nashville. Learn more at www.amandamccarthy.com.
Jul 28, 2020
Jul 28, 2020
53 min
Singer-songwriter Lori McKenna talks about her latest album "The Balladeer". Learn more about Lori at www.LoriMcKenna.com.