Grandma's House!

Changing what it means to be a grandma!

Ok, we all know that the boomers have become grandparents. This doesn't mean we've actually grown up, of course. It means that we had kids, who lived long enough to have kids of their own, and there we are! Still the same kids we always were, just a little older, and possibly a bit wiser.

At this Grandma's house, you'll find the cookie jar is always full, and the music is always on! You are likely to hear anything from the Beatles to Lady Antebellum, and all things in between!

Because I have a special love for Irish and Scottish music, there will be the Celtic Connection, where I hope to introduce you to some things you may not have heard yet, from the traditional to modern. And, since we all mostly bought albums over the years, there will be the Album Cuts, where you will hear songs that were not singles, but are fantastic! Hopefully, you will send me some requests for things I have missed along the way, so I'll get to meet new music too!

Also, each week, there will be a featured artist. I'll play several songs by this artist throughout the show, including ones you suggest.

One of the things most grandmas love is to see people eat! Come and have lunch, or the meal of your choice, every Friday, at 11:00AM, Eastern. You may not raid the cookie jar until you've eaten all your vegies! I'll be on for three hours, so you'll have plenty of time!

Next show

It's time for another left-overs show! There were some great songs on the past few playlists that just didn't make it into the show, so we won't necessarily have a featured artist. Well that may not be quite true! If you start making suggestions, there could be one!

Of course there will be cookies in the jar. If the songs you suggest are really good, I may just have to put some special ones in there! And you still need to eat your vegies!

See you at Grandma's house on Friday, 11:00 AM Eastern!

The Happening!

The Sixties have always been my favorite decade, at least as far as music is concerned! There's the wonderful sound of Motown, the British invasion, and all the folk and psychedelic songs! And so many more! I am totally excited to share them all with you!

That time is also packed with many memories of that most amazing of Decades! I've got lots of stories of growing up in the Sixties, and all that that entails.

So, I've decided to share it all with the wonderful listeners to MushroomFM! I can almost guarantee that all songs will be from the Sixties! I say almost, because the line between the Sixties and the Seventies is very thin. So, I'm counting on you all to keep me in line! I have decided to put a dollar in the jar every time I slip and play something later than the end of 1969! It will, of course, be your job to keep me in line, and call me on any slips I might make! If I should play anything before the Sixties, I will figure that I've gone right round the bend, and put ten dollars in the jar!

The jar is not to be confused with the cookie jar, which will be full, for those of you who need Grandma's famous cookies to get you through the day!

I hope you'll join me every Wednesday, at 4:00Pm, for the Happening! In the Sixties, a happening was an event! No one ever knew quite what would happen at a happening! That's how this show will be! Other features may evolve with time! It's up to us all to make it happen! So, I'll see you there!

Keeping in touch

In some ways, of course, grandmas are still the same as they always were! You know your grandma needs to hear from you! There are several ways you can do this!

Twitter

I love tweets! Be sure to put my name in them, so I’ll see them!

You can follow me on Twitter using the name @RachaelWarke or you can activate this link to follow me.

E-mail

Letters are so nice! I’ll even write you back!

Please send me a letter to rachael@mushroomfm.com

Phone

I’d love to hear what you sound like! And if you like, I can put it on the air, so everyone can! Just call:
206-337-3663

However you do it, I would love to hear from you and play your requests, if I have them!

Podcast:

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