Notes by Northwest
Notes by NW celebrates the music and the musicians with roots in the Pacific NW. Artists range from the Wailers and Ventures from the 1960s, to Ray Charles and Quincy Jones, each of whom lived in Seattle and met with they were 16 and 14; to icons like Kenny Loggins and Heart; Jimi Hendrix, of course; the grunge bands and their offspring; and contemporary artists like Brandi Carlile and The Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio.
Episodes
230 episodes
Notes by Northwest: September 25, 2025
It was exactly four years ago today that the first episode of Notes by NW aired, its been an awesome ride, thank you for listening.
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Notes by Northwest: September 18, 2025
Due to some travel issues, Jesse Roper, the Canadian artist, was unable to join me live, but I played his music nonetheless, even the songs with the bad words in them. I'm looking forward to introducing him at the Field Hall meet an...
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Notes by Northwest: September 4, 2025
For some reason I only have the first two hours of the show, so you missed a lot of loud grunge!
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Northwest Passages Episode 108: Hardhat Days Part 4
Mike Nolan captures the essence and nuance of working on the Seattle waterfront in the 1970s in his book, Hardhat Days, and better yet, reads excerpts from the book in this episode of Northwest Passages.
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Northwest Passages Episode 107: Hardhat Days Part 3
Mike Nolan captures the essence and nuance of working on the Seattle waterfront in the 1970s in his book, Hardhat Days, and better yet, reads excerpts from the book in this episode of Northwest Passages.
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Northwest Passages Episode 106: Hardhat Days Part 2
Mike Nolan captures the essence and nuance of working on the Seattle waterfront in the 1970s in his book, Hardhat Days, and better yet, reads excerpts from the book in this episode of Northwest Passages.
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Northwest Passages Episode 106: Hardhat Days Part 1
Mike Nolan captures the essence and nuance of working on the Seattle waterfront in the 1970s in his book, Hardhat Days, and better yet, reads excerpts from the book in this episode of Northwest Passages.
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July 31, 2025 Notes by Northwest
There are a bunch of new to me artists featured in hours 2 and 3, and unlike last week, no technical issues. Hope you enjoy, its always fun to find new artists from this corner of the country who have great sounds.
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Notes by Northwest: July 24 2025
This is the lavendar season in Sequim, WA, and the first hour was devoted to lavendar songs (yes) and songs about flowers and other growing things. Halfway through the second hour there were some technical difficulties on the live b...
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Notes by Northwest: July 3, 2025
The first hour includes patriotic songs by PNW artists, plus state songs that celebrate the diversity of this still great country. Happy Birthday, USA.
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Notes by Northwest: June 19, 2025
The first hour features an edited interview with Dana Lyons, a folk singer-activist in the vein of Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger. Based in Bellingham, I interviewed him at the Finn River Cidery where he was performing a benefit conc...
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