We had a great time with Bill Harley’s show at the Iron Horse, with a good sized crowd despite being opposite a Patriots game.  I didn’t get any great pictures of Bill, but here’s one anyway:

Liam thought Bill was pretty hilarious:

Hey everyone,

One last reminder that Bill Harley will bring his songs and stories to the Iron Horse today at 2:00 in the No Nap Happy Hour.  Be there!

Listen any time at WRSI.com.

Segment 1
TMBG – It’s Spare the Rock
-Ella ID
TMBG – Apartment Four (Here Come the 123s)
Keith Munslow – Spork (Homemade Fun) (12/18 at Thornes)
Bill Harley – 50 Ways to Fool Your Mother (tomorrow at Iron Horse)
Dennis Caraher – Chasing After Chickens (I Miss the Mud) (Today at Thornes)
ID/book time with Ella
Telephone Company – What Am I Gonna Do With This Baby (Panda Brain)

Segment 2
The New Standards – Favorite Things
Kimya Dawson – Happy Home (Keep On Writing)
ID/prep to rock
Hipwaders – The Books I Like to Read
Ben Kweller – The Things I Like to Do
Uncle Rock – The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
ID

Segment 3
ID
Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem – Purple People Eater (Ranky Tanky)
Trip Shakespeare – Snow Days (Across the Universe)
Devo – Working in a Coal Mine
Danny Adlerman & Friends – Tikkun Olam (Cup & Top 12/15 4:00)
ID
Elvis Costello – What’s So Funny ‘Bout Peace Love and Understanding?

Segment 4
ScribbleMonster – Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child
Bill Harley Guest DJ Set

Segment 5
Bill Harley Guest DJ Set

Segment 6
Bill Harley Guest DJ Set
Bill Harley – Barbie’s Head is Missing (I Wanna Play)
ID
TMBG – Alphabet of Nations (Here Come the ABCs)
TMBG – Spare the Rock

This week Ella talked about the Redwall book Pearls of Lutra.  If you follow the link below you can find it at an independent bookseller.  Your purchase also supports the show!

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Couldn’t resist announcing one more act — I will try to hold back on the rest for a little while (though I’m thisclose to telling you one of the authors).  The second act announced for the 2010 Meltdown is Dog on Fleas.

If you head over to our audio/video page (which you should do regardless), you can listen to audio of Dog on Fleas’ visit to the studio last year.  And here’s a fun video featuring both Dog on Fleas and Elizabeth Mitchell (along with various other folks):

Will they play anything together at the Meltdown?  I guess we’ll have to wait to find out…

I’ll take my time announcing the full lineup for the Meltdown 2010 (March 27, 2010, JFK Middle School), but since it’s in her newsletter, I will go ahead and announce that Elizabeth Mitchell & Friends will be in the lineup.  (They’re also doing a show at the Eric Carle Museum on February 6 benefiting the Northampton Community Music Center.)

And it’s gonna be a great lineup on both the music and book sides.  Visit RiverMeltdown.com to see last year’s lineup.  It will again be an all-day affair (10-4) with great music, readings from children’s book authors, activities, local food, local businesses, and so much more.

More to come!  To tide you over, here’s video from their show last year:

This week, Monte has pairs of tickets to see Bill Harley in the No Nap Happy Hour. Listen for your chance this morning and throughout the week!

Plus, you’ve got another day or so to enter for the giveaway at Hilltown Families.