We Flew Off The Page: A Songwriting Podcast

Fans of the banjo! Fans of punk and folk and poetry! Fans of awesome, brilliant women! (I should have all of you at this point). This month’s guest is one half of the band “The Lowest Pair”, songwriter and all around great hang Kendl Winter. The two songs we discuss in this episode are totally unlike any other songs I’ve had on the show and this is one great episode. Don’t miss it and don’t miss Kendl’s brand new album of banjo instrumentals, “Banjo Mantras”, Available in some awesome different vinyl covers, if that kind of thing tickles your fancy. Intro (0:00) Opening Interview with Kendl: (3:53) Song #1: (25:56) Song #2: (53:01) One Cool Thing: (1:07:58) Farewell and Links: (1:12:16) Links! Kendl Winter * Website [https://www.thelowestpair.com/] * Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/KendlWinter] * Bandcamp [https://kendlwinter.bandcamp.com/album/banjo-mantras] * Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/artist/32iM5mg9ke0SyutYzWwkbM?si=yjgUxPikRSiRWirGc7-U9A] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/winterkendl] * Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/KendlWinter] We Flew Off The Page * Join the Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/muhammadseven] * All links [https://linktr.ee/wfotppod] Muhammad Seven * All links [https://linktr.ee/muhammadseven] Other Links * “When They Dance The Mountains Shake” Official Music Video [https://youtu.be/hPmUevabXvI?si=ecJtpFmXjDnQHYO5] * Mary Gauthier, “Saved by a Song: The Art and Healing Power of Songwriting” [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54860396-saved-by-a-song] #podcast #banjo #olympia #olympiawashington #americana #punk #arkansas #folkmusic #songwriting

May’s episode features wanderer, Bulgarian heritage harmonizer, and wonderful songwriter Louisa Stancioff. Her new album “When We Were Looking” is out everywhere. Intro (0:00) Opening Interview with Pamela: (3:05) Song #1: (31:46) Song #2: (55:16) One Cool Thing: (1:10:48) Farewell and Links: (1:17:40) Links! Louisa Stancioff * Website [https://www.louisastancioff.net/] * Bandcamp [https://louisastancioff.bandcamp.com/] * Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/artist/57bd2dcysq88J5fleUcS57?si=O907x_WsT5iW2OP735oUrQ] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/lou_wee_za] * Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/stanciofflouisa] * TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@louisastanchoff] We Flew Off The Page * Join the Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/muhammadseven] * All links [https://linktr.ee/wfotppod] Muhammad Seven * All links [https://linktr.ee/muhammadseven] Other Links * Steven van Betten [https://open.spotify.com/artist/2Txt8BxMl4npWRDxQAKvX7?si=E9emyThcRXyU-noUW42SPQ] * Iranian Mythical Creatures Card Game [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS3nIkRM0lY]

WFOTP turns double digits, with episode 10 featuring special guest Carsie Blanton! If you don’t know Carsie’s work, you will soon - she’s leading the way in the all important job of making the revolution fun. Hot off the success of her brand new hit album “After The Revolution”, Carsie and I sat down to talk Chomsky, songwriting chops, Che Guevara and a whole lot more. Intro (0:00) Opening Interview with Carsie: (3:44) Song #1 “Twister”: (40:55) Song #2 “After The Revolution”: (57:30) One Cool Thing: (1:22:13) Farewell and Links: (1:25:09) Links! Carsie Blanton * Website [https://www.carsieblanton.com/] * Online Store [https://www.carsieblanton.com/shop/] * TikTok  [https://www.tiktok.com/@carsieblantonmusic] * Bandcamp [https://carsieblanton.bandcamp.com/] * Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/artist/1NkiZTHV6voDpcA7eEQQMb?si=a6PsLLyfRJeY-EVFyTTeRA] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/carsieblanton/] * Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/carsieblanton] We Flew Off The Page * Join the Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/muhammadseven] * All links [https://linktr.ee/wfotppod] Muhammad Seven * All links [https://linktr.ee/muhammadseven] Other Links * Hope (official music video) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itgrqn_vUuM] * Carsie Blanton on Palestine [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtnQoIOQPvQ] (YouTube video) * Carsie on the Off Trail Learning Podcast [https://soundcloud.com/blakebo/carsie-blanton-on-unschooling](2015) * Carsie on the Borrowed Ladder Podcast [https://overcast.fm/+j0JmINFQc] (2020) * Carsie on the Bringing It Backwards Podcast [https://overcast.fm/+SPcCgpJjE] (2020) * Why Woman Have Better Sex Under Socialism [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39089024-why-women-have-better-sex-under-socialism] by Kristen R. Ghodsee * It’s Not You, It’s Capitalism (illustrated guide to capitalism and socialism) by Malaika Jabali [https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/103511768] * Adrienne Maree Brown on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/adriennemareebrown/?hl=en] * The Upstream Podcast [https://www.upstreampodcast.org/] * A Woman’s Heart [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Woman%27s_Heart_(compilation_album)] * The Island [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvcxBT5Bx8Q]performed by Dolores Keane (Note: looks like Carsie and I were both wrong and this song was written by Ashley Wales / John Richard Timothy Coxon! If lyricfind.com [http://lyricfind.com] can be trusted, anyhow.)  * The Island [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXVxKhzJRp0] (Paul Brady version)

In Episode 9 of We Flew Off The Page, M7 and Pamela Means discuss tellin’ it like it is as a songwriter, our relationship to our most personal work and cosmology (among other things).  Intro (0:00) Opening Interview with Pamela: (2:59) Song #1: (22:26) Song #2: (40:00) One Cool Thing: (56:50) Farewell and Links: (1:04:12) Links! Pamela Means * Website [https://www.pamelameans.com/] * Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/PamelaMeans] * Bandcamp [https://pamelameans.bandcamp.com/] * Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/artist/2WE8xiYhbdijI7v0po4dnH?si=7j44oXxPRg-2Ou5A8ovBWQ] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/pamelameansmusic/] * Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/PamelaMeansFanPage] * Twitter [https://twitter.com/pamelameans] We Flew Off The Page * Join the Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/muhammadseven] * All links [https://linktr.ee/wfotppod] Muhammad Seven * All links [https://linktr.ee/muhammadseven]

Episode 8 of We Flew Off features the talented, wonderful songwriter extraordinaire Chris Pureka. Chris and M7 have relatively different writing processes and the conversation is full of wonderful revelations, fascinating little peaks into Chris’ mind and some great laughs. Intro (0:00) Opening Interview with Chris: (2:57) Song #1: (21:03) Song #2: (35:34) One Cool Thing: (1:00:55) Farewell and Links: (1:06:53) Links! Chris Pureka * Website [https://www.chrispureka.com/] * Bandcamp [https://chrispureka.bandcamp.com/album/the-longest-year] * Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/artist/0TcLzrilnmNFyaTgLULSg3?si=9jaw4dU2T6a_QChneO9IZg] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/chrispureka] * Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/ChrisPureka/] * Twitter [https://twitter.com/chrispureka] We Flew Off The Page * Join the Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/muhammadseven] * All links [https://linktr.ee/wfotppod] Muhammad Seven * All links [https://linktr.ee/muhammadseven] Other links * Lems Zero Drop, Wide Footbed Shoes [https://www.lemsshoes.com/] * Tara Brach’s podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/tara-brach/id265264862]