Luke Bulla joins me to talk about growing up in a musical family, a musical career, and his upcoming concert at New Brackett Church, May 1st at 7:00 pm. He’s played with many bands and musicians, from Bela Fleck to a long...
Shannon Heaton, her husband Matt Heaton, and the Tokyo-based Irish musicians O’Jizo come out to Peaks on March 14th to perform at the New Brackett Church at 7pm. In this conversation, Shannon and I talk about the upcoming performance, but also the...
Happy New Year! I hope the end of 2025 was restorative for you. Looks like we’ll need all the reserves we can muster if the first weeks of 2026 are any indication. I also want to send a big thank you to our 2025 donors. I won’t name them in order...
Dr. Chuck Radis sat down with me to discuss his latest book The Mystery in the Room – a memoir of his 40+ years in medicine. The book is more than that, though, including his reflections on doctor-patient relationships, his childhood, and more. This...
I spoke with Liz Knowles, who has performed on Peaks a few times, including a great St Patrick’s Day show with her trio Open the Door for Three, and she returns with her husband Kieran O’Hare and Portland’s own string quartet Palaver Strings on...
Andrea Rosenberg and I discuss the youth musical she’s directing, Malice in the Palace, featuring over 20 island youth. The performance will be held at the Guild Hall at the Cathedral on Congress St in Portland, November 22, 2025 at 6:00 pm. In our...
This week, an episode in two versions, both with Bill Anton introducing himself to Peaks Island, discussing his path to teaching, his observations about Peaks, PIES, and goals for the upcoming school year. Edited version that begins with Bill’s...
This week, Chris talks with Louise Bichan about “Louise Bichan and Friends All Hallows Eve” at One Longfellow Square on Halloween Night! The event is a mix of Gaelic music and storytelling with Louise and her fellow performers’ own spins. Louise’s...
Well, the days seem to alternate between that crisp fall feeling and a whiplash back to summer. It has been disorienting as well as a sign of how busy and unprecedented the past month or two have been. I missed September’s newsletter because I did...
Thanks for checking out the first episode of Sound Salvation. It’s a brand new show from Chris – focusing on music that moves us and creates space for resonance. It’ll feature music that resonates with Chris, from a lifetime of listening, to this...