Now and Then - Western Hero - Neil Young, Tom Petty, David Crosby, Jesse Welles

Original air date Nov 30, 2024 - Rebroadcast Jul 18, 2026 | Time 59:00

The Western Hero is an American icon, captured in the music of Neil Young and Crazy Horse in 1994 on the album "Sleeps With Angels". His debut album in 1968 was followed up with a live acoustic concert in Carnegie Hall in 1970. We hear "The Loner" which describes a western hero who lives on his own terms, is critical of society at large and is on the move for change.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released an album "Into the Great Wide Open" and we hear "Two Gunslingers" who wonder what they're fighting for and decide not shoot each other. On his final studio recording in 2014, Hypnotic Eye, we hear "Take What you Can and leave the past behind, we gotta run."

David Crosby released his debut solo album "If I Could Only Remember My Name" in 1970 and we hear "Cowboy Movie". The western hero lives on.

We end the program with new songs from Jesse Welles, from Arkansas. He's following in the footsteps of the singer-songwriters before him and has things he needs to say. Brilliant songs.

Neil Young "The Loner - Live" from Carnegie Hall 1970 (Live)

Neil Young "Western Hero" from Sleeps With Angels

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers "Two Gunslingers" from Into The Great Wide Open

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers "All You Can Carry" from Hypnotic Eye

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers "Power Drunk" from Hypnotic Eye

David Crosby "Cowboy Movie" from Laurel Canyon Days: West Coast Folk and Rock

Jesse Welles "See Arkansaw" from Patchwork

Jesse Welles "Saint Steve Irwin" from Patchwork

Jesse Welles "Fear is the Mind Killer" from Patchwork

Jesse Welles "Whistle Boeing" from Hells Welles

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

Now and Then - Songs from Demo to Production - Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon, Beatles

Original air date May 30, 2026 | Time 59:00

Songs from the first solo demo to a full production in the studio, what happens?

Joni Mitchell "Help Me - Court and Spark Demo" from Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975)

Joni Mitchell "Piano Suite: Down to You / Court and Spark / Car on a Hill / Down to You - Court and Spark Demo" from Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975)

Joni Mitchell "Edith and the Kingpin" from Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975)

Paul Simon "Born at the Right Time (Original Acoustic Demo) - Bonus Track" from The Rhythm Of The Saints (2011 Remaster)

The Beatles "The Fool On The Hill - Anthology 2 Version / Demo" from Anthology 2

The Beatles "Strawberry Fields Forever - Anthology 2 Version / Demo Sequence" from Anthology 2

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

Now and Then - Ramona Jan LIVE Handpan Drum

Original air date April 18, 2026 | Time 59:00

Ramona Jan plays the "sound saucer" or also known as the hand pan, for an immersive sound scape.

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

Now and Then - No Kings - Songs of freedom and democracy

Original air date March 28, 2026 | Time 59:00

Jesse Welles "Red" from Domestic Error

Bob Dylan "Masters of War" from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (2010 Mono Version)

Neil Young "Rockin' In The Free World - Live Acoustic Version" from Freedom

Neil Young "Rainbow Of Colors" from Rainbow Of Colors

Phil Ochs "Power and Glory" from There But For Fortune

Route One "Weatherman - Demo" from Route One (Demo)

Route One "Turn Around - Demo" from Route One (Demo)

Route One "We've Turned the Key - Demo" from Route One (Demo)

Route One "Wary of the Wind - Demo" from Route One (Demo)

Buffalo Springfield "For What It's Worth" from Buffalo Springfield

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

Now and Then - Finding Beauty - Rosalia, Jacob Collier, David Crosby

Original air date Feb 21, 2026 | Time 59:00

Artist Song Release
ROSALÍA, Divinize, LUX
ROSALÍA, Porcelana, LUX
ROSALÍA, De Madrugá, LUX
Jacob Collier , A Rock Somewhere (feat. Anoushka Shankar & Varijashree Venugopal), Djesse Vol. 4
Jacob Collier, Witness Me (feat. Shawn Mendes, Stormzy & Kirk Franklin), Witness Me (feat. Shawn Mendes, Stormzy & Kirk Franklin)
Jacob Collier, Sky Above, Jacobean Chill
Jacob Collier, I Heard You Singing (feat. Becca Stevens & Chris Thile), Djesse Vol. 2
David Crosby, Find A Heart, Croz
David Crosby, Buddha on a Hill, Here If You Listen
David Crosby, Laughing, If I Could Only Remember My Name

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

Tuesday Open Mic at Arts Nest hosted by Kathy Geary - Feb 17, 2026

Tuesday Open Mic at Arts Nest hosted by Kathy Geary

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 - Valentine's Day 2026 with Robert Tellefsen, LIVE

Original air date January 10, 2026 | Time 59:00

Paul McCartney always touches my heart and before we listen to a live performance by Robert Tellefsen, we listen to two songs from Paul.

The history of Valentine's Day is unexpected, a Roman priest from 269 AD and twists and turns. Robert Tellefesen has lived a life centered around his music and performance, going back to Greenwich Village in the 60s and 70s when he walked Washington Square Park at Bob Dylan's side and learned his first three guitar chords from Jimi Hendrix. Robert's renditions of Dylan's songs are iconic as he weaves a beautiful spell for his audience. Listen in to our conversation. Our friend TC joins him on percussion.

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

Now and Then - Home and Family - David Crosby, Brewer & Shipley, Biff Rose

Original air date Feb 7, 2026 | Time 59:00

David Crosby "Home Free" from Sky Trails

David Crosby "Paint You a Picture" from Lighthouse

David Crosby "Look in Their Eyes" from Lighthouse

Brewer & Shipley "When Everybody Comes Home" from Shake off the Demon

Brewer & Shipley "Merciful Love" from Shake off the Demon

Brewer & Shipley "Rock Me on the Water" from Shake off the Demon

Paul Simon "The Sacred Harp" from Seven Psalms

Biff Rose "Home is Just as Good as Any Place" from The Thorn 2

Biff Rose "Children of Light" from Children of Light

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