Chad Henry came over to the studio earlier this year to chat about life and his music. Find out how he found his bandmates, playing covers in Central Park, his Oklahoma day and what brought him to the west coast. Most importantly, experience the moment we became best friends over our mutual love and respect for Roger Clyne. We quote lyrics from a Peacemakers song (Lemons):

"Bring on the change
let's keep it simple now
don't confuse your wants with your needs.
Believe in Love,
Forsake your greed,
And give away what you want to receive."

These words are displayed on my classroom door. I hope that students and staff read them often as they pass.

Chad's band doesn't play that often, so be sure to check them out on 5/16 at the Shakedown with Seattle's Jaws of Brooklyn and Bellingham's Asa Menlove. They are recording at Spare Records in Anacortes (and you can too! Find them at Sparerecords.com).
Follow The Setbacks on IG (@ ChadHenrySetbacks) and their website: pnwsetbacks.com

Enjoy your week, 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.

Also, if you love music, go see some rad live music at the Arcadian Public House.

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.

My kid and I like to draw and write. Check out all of our books and merch here: www.linktr.ee/lizduffy

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.

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Jennifer Dalton was a colleague of mine until she resigned from her position to set sail around North and South America to conduct research. From their website, oneislandoneocean.com:

The Around the Americas Expedition is a 14-month voyage, starting in May 2025, that will circumnavigate North and South America aboard the 48-foot sailboat, One Ocean.

The mission focuses on scientific research, education, and community outreach to raise awareness about ocean health. Building on Captain Mark Schrader’s original 2009–2010 journey, the expedition will compare oceanic changes over the past 15 years.

Check out their site to donate, connect live and learn more about their journey. This podcast was fun to record with Jennifer, and I am so thankful that she trusted me to publish part of her amazing life story. If you can glean anything from this episode, I hope it's that you pause and reflect today on the direction your life is going.

Enjoy your week, 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.

Also, if you love music, go see some rad live music at the Arcadian Public House.

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.

My kid and I like to draw and write. Check out all of our books and merch here: www.linktr.ee/lizduffy

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.

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Andy Brown visited my studio two weeks ago. It's rare to have an episode get published after two weeks (especially with 15 recordings in the queue), but that's one word to describe my guest: rare! No one can hold a candle to Andy Brown and the incredible projects he's been apart of, The amount of stories he brings to the table is endless. Learn about his parents, musical journey and hear us speak from the heart about our local music scene. Find Andy at a show (probably helping set up, do sound or pack up, even if he's not playing) and tell him how much you appreciate his contribution to our community. Follow The Enthusiasts to see where his current band is playing next.

Enjoy your week, 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.

Also, if you love music, go see some rad live music at the Arcadian Public House.

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.

My kid and I like to draw and write. Check out all of our books and merch here: www.linktr.ee/lizduffy

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.

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Andrew Sweeting, aka Dr.Sweets, is a local musician and owner of several thriving plants. We dive into fun adventures from highschool, all the bands he's in, and how his Mom will definitely listen to this episode ("I love apples"). He's currently working on his first album, and when that is ready to be released into the world, I'll be the first one to promote it. The world needs more original music!

He's in a few different bands, so follow him on IG to see where he is playing next (instagram.com/drsweetsmusic)

Enjoy your week, 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.

Also, if you love music, go see some rad live music at the Arcadian Public House.

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.

My kid and I like to draw and write. Check out all of our books and merch here: www.linktr.ee/lizduffy

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.

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Cristian Zavala, who goes by Dank Zavala, is a local hip hop artist that I had the pleasure of meeting at The SWAMP show last January. As soon as I saw the crowd go wild, I knew I had to have him on and learn about a music scene in the Valley that I knew nothing about. We had a great conversation and I was even able to interview his son Lyric, as well. Cristian's passion for music is only surpassed by his passion for collaborating with other musicians and his love for his two kids, Lyric and Harmony. Check out Triumph Teen Life Center in Mount Vernon where he works, too! https://www.triumphtlc.org/
Follow him on IG for his upcoming shows, including his album release party in May or June! @DankZavala

A note about my intro! I invited over three of the Seraphic girls who are opening the SWAMP show on Friday, March 7th so they could promote their show and let their fans now more about them. Follow them on IG @seraphic_band777

Enjoy your week, 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.

Also, if you love music, go see some rad live music at the Arcadian Public House.

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.

My kid and I like to draw and write. Check out all of our books and merch here: www.linktr.ee/lizduffy

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.

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Mari is a friend, life coach and repeat guest for a reason. Her recent bout into sobriety intrigued me, as well as her latest campaign around mom-guilt, and we share some new goals as well as failures. We dive into her coaching community (The Crew) and by the end of the episode, I end up joining. I'm almost done with my one month experience in the Crew and I'll be on Mari's podcast soon to share my experience. Find her on IG at @mariwuellner and check out her new website at mariwuellnercoaching.com

*It's 2 hrs until the release of this episode and I'm still trying to figure out video. Thought I had it, but didn't! So, there's no intro this week and that's ok because #therulesarefake

Enjoy your week, 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.

Also, if you love music, go see some rad live music at the Arcadian Public House.

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.

My kid and I like to draw and write. Check out all of our books and merch here: www.linktr.ee/lizduffy

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.

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Michelle Montoya sat down with me in the studio recently to chat about music and life. We laughed a lot, shared stories of our pasts and families, and I learned a lot about her path to being the lead singer of Gin Gypsy. A new version of that band is currently in the works and whenever their debut show is schedule, I'll be sure to promote it. This episode weaves through all sorts of topics, but I want to stress that so much of her current musical project is unknown. She knew she wanted to jam with these amazing people (Sonny, Jesse and Miguel) and so that's what they are doing. I love that! I hope that passion to make art without a clear path ahead inspires someone else.

Be sure to listen to the end, you'll be treated to Michelle and Eli covering John Prine's Angel from Montgomery.

Follow the band on Instagram here
Support Gin Gypsy's previous releases on Amazon Music

Enjoy your week, 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.

Also, if you love music, go see some rad live music at the Arcadian Public House.

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.

My kid and I like to draw and write. Check out all of our books and merch here: www.linktr.ee/lizduffy

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.

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I met Stone Jones at the Prospect Theater in the Fall of 2023. I've seen him here and there at shows and it was a pleasure to sit down and get to know his incredible backstory. I encourage everyone in the music scene (Whatcom and Skagit) to listen to this episode if you know him, and if you don't, it's more reason to listen to it and say hi to Stone at his next show. He mentions so many dear friends of his, I can't list them all but I'm pretty sure a lot of them will be future podcast guests. Contact Stone if you need a spot to record your new music, and we appreciate him for inspiring us to start our own recording studio, Fidalgo Street Studios (Don't contact us about recording, give us a year or so. Haha!).

His new single is featured at the end of the episode. It's called Blood Moon Fourth and I love it.

Find all of Stone's Music here: https://ogsrecords.com/
Check out his IG: https://www.instagram.com/stonejones3572/
Bandcamp: https://stonejones3572.bandcamp.com/

Enjoy your week, 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.

Also, if you love music, go see some rad live music at the Conway Muse.

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.

My kid and I like to draw and write. Check out all of our books and merch here: www.linktr.ee/lizduffy

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.

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