AlmaCast 1.7: Starry, Starry Nights - The "Lost" AlmaCast Episode with Family Tait discussing the names, faces and nights that shaped the Alma Cafe
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We close out 2023 with a "lost" episode of the first AlmaCast recording sessions - recorded in April 2023. Listen on for a trip down memory lane from the Alma's Royal Family Tait. Led by the master historian Retha we hear about the day Bruce Springsteen's backing singer knocked on the Alma's door and when one artist's "one night Royal Albert Hall, the next, the Alma" rang true! When PJ Powers reduced the room to a sea of (joyful) tears and on and on it goes... This was the second part of the interview we recorded in June 2023. It's chaotic, fun and revealing on many different levels. We had wanted to release it in parts as a close out to other epsiodes. However, I hope you'll agree, it works SO much better as one piece of work! We hope you enjoy it as much as we did recording it. We close out with a sutaibly Shamblic and uplifting rendtion from Alma's Houseband - The Shambles. It seems like the most appropriate way to close out the 2023...enjoy!
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