Now and Then - Ailise, Irish singer songwriter LIVE in the studio

Original air date October 17, 2026 | Time 59:00

Radio Catskill's Fall Fund Drive featured LIVE music in the studio all day. My guest was Ailise, an Irish singer songwriter with Greg Castro on guitar and Nick Sherman on bass. They play her original songs and a couple of covers.

Born in Ireland and now residing in the mystical Catskill mountains of upstate New York, AILÍSE carries the stories of those who came before her. Her music bridges past and present with a sound that is rooted in ancestral spirit. In her songs, AILÍSE pulls on themes of change, personal evolution and re-igniting the fires within.

AILÍSE has completed grades in ABRSM on classical violin and holds a bachelor’s degree of Performing Arts in Voice from the Irish World Academy of Music & Dance at the University of Limerick, Ireland.

Kathy Geary, Host of Now & Then on Radio Catskill, Public Radio for the Catskills and Northeast Pennsylvania

Now and Then - Sting at the Rijksmuseum; Jacob Collier live and TED Talk

Original air date October 10, 2026 | Time 58:00

Sting was live at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum in a concert entitled "The Night Watch" where he performed right in front of the famous Rembrandt painting as the backdrop. Surrounded by Vermeer and other famous works of art in the National Museum, he played a guitar from the 17th century that once belonged to Louis IVX. The guitar was also a magnificent work of art, black with images of birds and flowers. The hush in the room, the energy created in that space was unique.

Jacob Collier is on a world tour in support of his recent release "The Light of Days". In Rija, Latvia, he climbed up to the top of the tower of St. Peters Church and played an acoustic cover of James Taylor's "You Can Close Your Eyes". He performed a short version of his song "Summer Rain" and Paul McCartney's "Yesterday" in an underground cavern in Grundy County, Tennessee. Jacob gave a TED Talk on Sept 22, 2026 entitled "The wiggly wonder of music" which was so delightful that we listen to the full ten minute talk.

• Sting "Message In A Bottle - Live at the Rijksmuseum" from The Night Watch (Live at the Rijksmuseum)
• Sting "Shape Of My Heart - Live at the Rijksmuseum" from The Night Watch (Live at the Rijksmuseum)
• Sting "Fields Of Gold - Live at the Rijksmuseum" from The Night Watch (Live at the Rijksmuseum)
• Sting "Every Breath You Take - Live at the Rijksmuseum" from The Night Watch (Live at the Rijksmuseum)
• Sting "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - Live at the Rijksmuseum" from The Night Watch (Live at the Rijksmuseum)
• Jacob Collier "Keep An Eye On Summer" from Keep An Eye On Summer
• Fleetwood Mac "Earl Gray" from Station Man

Kathy Geary, Host of Now & Then on Radio Catskill, Public Radio for the Catskills and Northeast Pennsylvania

Now and Then - What is Art Pop? Rosalia, David Byrne, Jesse Welles, Graham Nash

Original air date September 26, 2026 | Time 59:00

There's so many music genres that blur together, like an impressionist painting. Country morphs into rock. Rock morphs into classical. Folk becomes jazz. What is ART POP? The distinguishing characteristic for me is the use of orchestral instruments, like a soundtrack for a movie, in a short popular song. Although the Beatles used a string quartet on their early Paul McCartney song "Yesterday" and George Martin brought in classical elements, it's not the same as today's Art Pop. Listen to Rosalia's recent LUX and see what you hear. David Byrne is now working with the Ghost Train Orchestra and even though it's the same style he wrote during his days with Talking Heads, it has a new sound as he incorporates the vintage jazz of the Ghost Train Orchestra. Listen and find out.

Kathy Geary, Host of Now & Then on Radio Catskill, Public Radio for the Catskills and Northeast Pennsylvania

Now and Then - Leonard Sotomayor, Exec Producer for Revelations Book II

Original air date September 12, 2026 | Time 59:00

Revelations Book II is a religious-themed concept album and mixed-media art project originally released in 1999 and re-released as a limited-edition double vinyl in 2012 by pop-surrealist artist Ron English.

Kathy Geary, Host of Now & Then on Radio Catskill, Public Radio for the Catskills and Northeast Pennsylvania

Arts Nest Open Mic hosted by Kathy Geary - Sept 1, 2026

Kathy Joan Geary, Kevin Hanek, Greg Hatton, Thomas Hanley, Tom Cessorsmo, Scott D. Palermo, Elana Fine, Clarice Fink, Jeanne Voisin, Jay Quick

Join us Tuesday evening 6-8pm for a friendly and exciting open mic at Arts Nest. Sign-up at 5:30pm.

Our stage is comfortable and the sound is really fine. We have a Yamaha acoustic piano on stage. We have a creative vibe and welcome all levels of musicians.

Bring us your new song and we'll listen.
Come for the songs. Stay for the songs

Now and Then - David Byrne "Who Is the Sky?"

Original air date August 29, 2026 | Time 59:00

David Byrne "Everybody Laughs" from Everybody Laughs

Talking Heads "Once In A Lifetime" from Remain In Light

Talking Heads "I Zimbra - 2005 Remaster" from Fear of Music (Deluxe Version)

Talking Heads "Life During Wartime - Remastered" from The Best Of Talking Heads

Talking Heads "Take Me To The River" from Popular Favorites 1976-1992: Sand In The Vaseline

Brian Eno "America Is Waiting" from My Life in the Bush of Ghosts

Talking Heads "Burning Down The House" from New York City Rock

David Byrne "She Explains Things To Me" from She Explains Things To Me

Kathy Geary, Host of Now & Then on Radio Catskill, Public Radio for the Catskills and Northeast Pennsylvania

Now and Then - Ron English "Popaganda"

Original air date August 22, 2026 | Time 59:00

The Rabbbits "Did They Promise You Heaven?" from Revolution

Delusional Zoo "Zeus Is the Truth" from National Anthem

Cloud Cover "Heaven Is" from Sky High

Bob Dylan "My Own Version of You" from Rough and Rowdy Ways

Jesse Welles "Masks Off" from Masks Off

Kathy Geary, Host of Now & Then on Radio Catskill, Public Radio for the Catskills and Northeast Pennsylvania

Now and Then - Rosalia, Jacob Collier, David Crosby

Original air date August 1, 2026 | Time 59:00

ROSALÍA "Divinize" from LUX

ROSALÍA "Porcelana" from LUX

ROSALÍA "De Madrugá" from LUX

Jacob Collier "A Rock Somewhere (feat. Anoushka Shankar & Varijashree Venugopal)" from Djesse Vol. 4

Jacob Collier "Witness Me (feat. Shawn Mendes, Stormzy & Kirk Franklin)" from Witness Me (feat. Shawn Mendes, Stormzy & Kirk Franklin)

Jacob Collier "Sky Above" from Jacobean Chill

Jacob Collier "I Heard You Singing (feat. Becca Stevens & Chris Thile)" from Djesse Vol. 2

David Crosby "Find A Heart" from Croz

David Crosby "Buddha on a Hill" from Here If You Listen

David Crosby "Laughing" from If I Could Only Remember My Name

Fleetwood Mac "Earl Gray" from Station Man

Kathy Geary, Host of Now & Then on Radio Catskill, Public Radio for the Catskills and Northeast Pennsylvania