Corey Ledet is a 2012 Grammy-nominated Zydeco musician unlike any other.  He was born in Houston, and started playing this traditional Creole music professionally when he was a kid, performing with Wildbert Thibadeuax’s Zydeco Rascals and others before moving to the small town of Parks, Lousianna, where he spent his summers immersed in his extended family’s Creole traditions… especially Zydeco music, which has been in his blood for generations, all the way back to its conception in the beginning of the twentieth century.  Corey blends Zydeco traditions with the other music forms that have surrounded his life…jazz, funk, rock, r&b, country – anything his ears could get a hold of, it’s in there, but still his deep Zydeco roots are always present.  As of this episode’s release, his latest album is simply called “Corey Ledet Zydeco,” his 14th to date, which was released CD and Cassette tape in 2021 on Nouveau Electric Records.If you like this show, please, tell your fellow music history nerds about it. Leave a review, smash the subscribe button, follow us on social media @lowpropodcast, and find more content related to this and all previous episodes at lowprofilepodcast.com.If you want to help pay the bills, and a big thank you to those that do, you can join other financial backers at patreon.com/lowprofile.The portrait for this episode was painted by Nathan Gibson @portablediskoLow Profile receives in-kind support from these Olympia, Washington independent businesses:San Francisco Street Bakery, Schwartz’s Deli, Old School Pizzeria,Rainy Day Records,and Scherler Premium Shitty American Lager, from 3 Magnets Brewing. Thanks to all of you for keeping this show growing.

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Episode 1: Corey Ledet

On September 29th, 1937, the world received a gift: Margo Guryan.  In this episode, originally aired in early 2019, my good friends Mike Coleman and Andrew Dorsett join us in Studio B to celebrate the life and music of a living legend.  We explore Margo’s small catalog of recordings, as well as the songs she wrote for other artists in the late 60s and early 70s.  Finally, we speak with her publisher and step son Jon Rosner, who sheds some light on all the mystery around the woman who helped raise him.  

Episode 3: Happy Birthday, Margo Guryan!

Season 4 Finale: The incomparable Sean O’Hagan’s first major band was the Irish 1980s pop group Microdisney. After that group disbanded, he started recording with his next project, the High Llamas, who released some of the most beautiful pop music of the last 30 years. This is a song “The Hot Revivalist” from their 1996 album Hawaii. Recently, he has dropped the High Llamas moniker in favor of his own name. The latest Sean O’Hagan album is “Radum Calls, Radum Calls.” No, there’s not an echo in here. Sean and I speak about the stylistic transitions between his projects, joining the band Stereolab, working with Bonnie Prince Billy, how he came to be one of the today’s most in-demand musical arrangers, his recent bout with cancer, and his love of soul music. After the interview, he shares an exclusive recording he and his daughter Livvy made specifically for this episode, and I share my gratitude for all the terrific people who contributed to this amazing season. Sean spoke to me from his home in England earlier this year. Thanks to Taylor W. Rushing for this episode's illustration, along with the rest of the fourth season!Find his work at taylorwrushing.com or on IG @twrushingFind all previous episodes of Low Profile and expanded content at lowprofilepodcast.com

Episode 44: 44. Sean O'Hagan

On this episode, guest host Eli Moore returns to speak with Jeff Johnson of the Canadian indie band OK Vancouver OK. The project has been consistently cranking out a stream of primarily self-released albums since 2005, and their efforts are hard to classify in terms of genre, but they are clearly experimental, socially conscious, and family-friendly. Their latest record as the time of this episode’s release is entitled “Never Perfect,” which youcan find on their website, okvancouverok.caJeff discusses his band’s origins as a solo project in Vancouver, BC, the situations that inform his songwriting and recording process, and bringing his children on tour. Their drummer, Laura House, who is Jeff’s wife, also joins in the conversation to talk about the present danger of food deserts. If you like the show and want to hear more, you can find all previous episodes at lowprofilepodcast.comLow Profile recieves in-kind support from San Francisco Street Bakery in Olympia, Washington, and generous financial support from listeners like you, giving flexible monthly donations at patreon.com/lowprofile.Before I play you the interview, here’s a song from OK Vancouver OK called “Collection of Changes,” from their 2014 album “Influences,” produced by the homie Eli Moore.This has been Low Profile With Markly Morrison, featuring returning guest host Eli Moore in an interview with the Canadian band Ok Vancouver Ok, their website, okvancouverok.ca Eli has been working on a new album with LAKE, if you want to stay updated check out laketheband.comYou can find all previous episodes of this program at LowProfilepodcast.comFollow us on Instagram @lowpropodcast

Episode 43: 43. OK Vancouver OK

Jonny Fritz is a man of many talents.  In addition to being one of my personal favorite artists at the forefront of 21st century country music, he is a father, leatherworker, and according to his business card, “LA’s Premiere Used House Salesman.”  He grew up in Virginia, lived in Philly later in life, and then moved to Nashville where he get his country music career going releasing a pair of albums under the moniker Jonny Corndawg.  He has since moved to Los Angeles, where he works in real estate, and has reverted to his given name to release the albums “Dad Country” and “Sweet Creep.”  Our correspondent and friend of the show Henry Barnes (Amps For Christ) recorded this interview with Jonny earlier this year.  They are discussing their respective experiences in craftsmanship, songwriting, southern California geography, Huell Howser, Jonny’s cuisine-centric expeditions to India, and much more on this installment.Jonny Fritz is a marketplace at www.jonnyfritz.com, go buy some music, merch or a used house!Illustration for this episode by Taylor W Rushing.  @taylorwrushing taylorwrushing.com Low Profile receives in-kind support from San Francisco St Bakery in Olympia Wa.Support this show by visiting patreon.com/lowprofileKeep up with the show on social media @lowpropodast The website is lowprofilepodcast.comEnd TransmissionRelated links:You can find music and merchandise from Jonny Fritz at jonnyfritz.com.Anybody wanna buy a house?

Episode 42: Jonny Fritz

 Gretchen Christopher of the iconic 1950s and 60s pop vocal group the Fleetwoods returns to the show. Gretchen talks about that band’s formation, and rise straight to the top of the Billboard charts, and her solo career that followed. The Fleetwoods were comprised of Gretchen Christopher, Barbara Ellis, and Gary Troxel and were the first group to hit number one TWICE on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts in a single year. They were an international success thanks to their tight harmonies, rich sound and classic songs like “Come Softly To Me” and “Mr. Blue.” Gretchen has lived all over the country, but has settled back in here in Olympia, Washington where we produce this program. We first met about a year ago when she came to my all vinyl yard sale looking for fleetwoods abums, and I think the fact that I told her I did but they were not for sale might have helped me score enough points to land an interview with a living legend such as herself. Back In January of 2021 she invited my BFF-slash-guest engineer Andrew Ebright and I to the deck of her home to record this interview on location. She sings a song she wrote for the group acapella, gave us a tour of her place, and showed us some cool memorabilia. Andrew came back a few days after that and recorded her doing a new song on the piano, which you’ll hear later.He also got that on video, it’s available on this episode’s website, at lowprofilepodcast.com. If you’re a regular listener, you’ll notice the format has changed a little bit on this installment. You won’t be hearing music clips throughout the show, instead you’ll hear entire songs. But not the big hits like “Come Softly” or “Mr. Blue,” which are fantastic and belong in every record collection. Instead I’m going to share a couple deep cuts from the Fleetwoods:Their version of the classic doo-wop song “We Belong Together” from the Mr. Blue album, and a demo version of “Happy Happy Birthday.”We’ll also hear the title track from her “Gretchen’s Sweet 16” album, which you can find at goldcupmusic.com

Episode 41: 41: The Fleetwoods

The second part of Michael Sean Coleman's interview with Dublin-based psych-folk legend Alison O'Donnell. This conversation covers her time in the band Flibbertigibbet while living in South Africa during apartheid in the late 70s and early 1980s, more about her work with Mellow Candle and the process that went into their classic album "Swaddling Songs," and her upcoming solo record. This episode marks a season break for Low Profile, we will return with more new episodes in July of 2021. Thanks for listening!

Episode 40: Alison O'Donnell (Part Two)

Michael Sean Coleman will be your guest host for this two-part episode as we take a closer look and a bit of a listen to the amazing life and incredible music of Alison O’ Donnell. You may know that Alison, along with Clodagh Simmonds, were the vocal powerhouse that drove the Irish prog/psych/folk rock band Mellow Candle - the two teenage girls lending their soaring harmonies and timeless songwriting to the group’s 1972 masterpiece, Swaddling Songs. Alison’s nearly fifty years of songwriting and singing have, and continue to be deeply rooted in Celtic tradition - yet her creative Spirit and work ethic have driven her toward more experimental projects in recent years.  Her career has taken her around the world, and she is now based in Dublin.Though Mellow Candle’s legacy looms large, one look at her discography clearly indicates she continues to have a rich artistic life.  Numerous solo recordings, contributions to such disparate collectives as The Owl Service, Head South by Weaving, United Bible Studies, Firefay and Eistlinn, and posting nearly one singing zoom a day since the pandemic restrictions began in March of last year - have kept her at the center of collaboration and in fine singing form.This year finds her working with arranger Anthony Bools (who happens to be her cousin) on an album of her own compositions set to ancient and traditional motifs. -Michael and Alison discuss all this and more on Low Profile’s first two-part episode. This episode was engineered by Wes Harbison, produced and edited by Markly Morrison. -More info and links about this and other episodes at lowprofilepodcast.com - Follow @lowpropodcsast - Illustrations for season 4 by Taylor W. Rushing, learn more by following @taylorwrushing or visit taylowwrushing.com - Support the show at patreon.com/lowprofile

40: Alison O'Donnel (Part One)

Temple of Bon Matin founded in Philadelphia in 1990 and would continue through the two thousand teens with a rotating cast with the only constant being Ed Wilcox at the center and helm. Ed was the singer, drummer and band leader of Temple of Bon Matin which was an extremely loud band with electric guitars and smashing drums. A band of blue collar workers (Ed Wilcox is a truck driver currently), the band toured on the weekends and were back in the wee hours Monday morning to clock into their jobs. Ed is a wonderful story teller, he was gracious to grant Low Profile an interview with Philadelphia based correspondent Karl Blau this past Winter from Ed's West Philly abode.Please share this episode if you enjoy it!support Low Profile at patreon.com/lowprofile.Follow us on IG @lowpropodcast The illustration for this episode was drawn by Taylor W. Rushing.http://www.taylorwrushing.com and on IG @twrushingFind out more about this and all other episodes at http://www.lowprofilepodcast.com

Episode 44: 39. Temple of Bon Matin

Instead of a new episode this time around, here’s some music representing the artists who have been featured on the program so far, from the most recent back to the first episode. Hang out for a couple hours, enjoy the jams, and if you like a song or artist, dig it: There’s a Low Profile episode about them for you to devour. See y’all in a couple weeks with more new shows as season 4 continues to blow minds across the galaxy.Low Profile with Markly MorrisonLooking Back Mixtape 4-22-2021Negativland “Drink It Up”Alice Stuart “Freedom’s The Sound”Jeffrey Lewis and the Voltage “Except For The Fact That It Isn’t”Briana Marela “Give Me Your Love”Lavender Country “I Can’t Shake the Stranger Out of You”Oval “Ah!”The Music Tapes “Please Hear Mr. Flight Control”Swamp Dogg “Kiss Me Hit Me Touch Me”The Julies “Boy Wonder”Karl Blau “Mockingbird Diet”The Microphones “Between Your Ear and The Other Ear”Jib Kidder “New Crimes”David Grubbs “Gloriette”Donnie and Joe Emerson “Thoughts In My Mind”Holy Modal Rounders “Random Canyon”Ashley Eriksson “When The Earth Was Flat”Eugene Chadbourne “Honey Don’t”CW Stoneking “On a Desert Isle”Washington Phillips “Mother’s Last Word to Her Son”Cornershop “United Provinces of India”Heatwarmer “American Dog”Chumbawamba “This Girl”Nick Krgovich “Country Boy”Amps For Christ “Sweet William”Terry Cashman “Cooperstown”Scott Dunbar “Forty-Four Blues”Bobby Frank Brown “My Dog Is Every Bit as Good as Me”Soul-Junk “Soft Adult Contempt”Susan Cadogan “Love My Life”Cleaners from Venus “A Girl With Cars In Her Eyes”Bob Dorough (on a Miles Davis album) “Nothing Like You”The Gift Machine “Telemetric Mayhem”Old Time Relijun “Dark of the Male, Light of the Female”Gary Wilson “Gary’s in the Park”Margo Guryan “Someone I Know”Larry Norman “Sweet Song of Salvation”Pete Drake “I’m Blue”

Episode 43: BONUS- Looking Back: A Low Profile Mixtape

This episode, guest hosted and produced by Eli Moore, is an interview with Negativland co-founder Mark Hosler. Since the late 1970s, the art collective known as Negativland has been sticking it to the status quo through their albums, radio program, live performances and visual art for over 40 years. Hosler tells Eli of the group’s beginnings in the San Francisco suburbs, their inevitable involvement with the punk scene there, the lawsuits they have had thrown at them, the evolution of their creative process over the years, and collaborating on new material with bandmates who have passed away for their latest albums True False and The World Will Decide. An extended, unedited version of this interview is available for Patreon supporters, at patreon.com/lowprofile. Follow us on IG @lowpropodcast The illustration for this episode was drawn by Taylor W. Rushing. http://www.lowprofilepodcast.com and on IG @twrushing

Episode 42: Negativland

This episode, guest hosted and produced by Eli Moore, is an interview with Negativland co-founder Mark Hosler. Since the late 1970s, the art collective known as Negativland has been sticking it to the status quo through their albums, radio program, live performances and visual art for over 40 years. Hosler tells Eli of the group’s beginnings in the San Francisco suburbs, their inevitable involvement with the punk scene there, the lawsuits they have had thrown at them, the evolution of their creative process over the years, and collaborating on new material with bandmates who have passed away for their latest albums True False and The World Will Decide. An extended, unedited version of this interview is available for Patreon supporters, at patreon.com/lowprofile.Follow us on IG @lowpropodcastThe illustration for this episode was drawn by Taylor W. Rushing.http://www.lowprofilepodcast.com and on IG @twrushing

Hey Low Profile listeners, this is Markly with a surprise bonus episode!This episode's featured guests are influenced by people like Jesus, Gandhi, God and Buddha. About a year ago, I got to have a conversation with two living members of one of the most influential bands of all time. Then my computer completely died, and I lost the entire interview! I was crushed. But to my amazement, earlier this week, I received a package from Ulan Bator, Mongolia containing a cassette tape of our conversation! My voice is coming out of their speakerphone, so sorry in advance about the quality of my voice, but I didn’t talk too much because I wanted to hear the stories about how acts like Metallica, Queen, LAKE, Weezer, Guns and Roses, Coldplay, Lemmy Chavitz, and even Bob Marley and the Wailers all became household names thanks to the musical ques they took from a band that needs no introduction: The Wurst Nightmare.***This episode contains some strong material and expletives, be advised***If you like Low Profile, please subscribe, rate and review, tell a friend, blah blah blah.If you LOVE Low Profile, throw us a bone at patreon.com/lowprofileLow Profile receives in-kind support from San Francisco Street Bakery in Olympia, WA.The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect the views of Low Profile or its affiliates. This podcast will self-destruct.

Episode 41: The Wurst Nightmare (Bonus Episode)

This episode is a crossover with the oral history podcast Welcome To Olympia, hosted and produced by Rob Smith. I first met Rob when we were both beginning work on our respective shows, and he asked me if he could use my band Skrill Meadow’s song “Going for Broke” for his show’s end theme music. (I obliged.) Since then we’ve been bouncing back and forth the idea of a further collaboration, and I stumbled upon an accomplished folk rock artist by the name of Alice Stuart, who happens to live here in Olympia these days. Alice spoke with Rob about growing up in rural Chelan, WA, getting signed to Arhoolie Records, touring the folk festival circuit in the 1960s, her stint accompanying blues legend Mississippi John Hurt, her brief working and romantic relationship with Frank Zappa, facing backlash after “going electric” in the ‘70s, and relocating to the Pacific Northwest after spending time in New York and California.Illustration by Taylor W. Rushinghttp://www.taylorwrushing.comAlice Stuart's official facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/AliceStuartOfficial/Welcome To Olympia:http://www.welcometoolympia.comLow Profile with Markly Morrisonhttp://www.lowprofilepodcast.com@lowpropodcast

Episode 40: Alice Stuart (Crossover w/ Welcome To Olympia)

Jeffrey Lewis is a musician from the Lower East Side of Manhattan who followed in the tradition of NYC’s “anti-folk” movement. He writes songs that come from his observations of the changing world around him. In the last 25 years he has released over 35 albums’ worth of material- including collaborations with the likes of Kimya Dawson, Diane Cluck, and Peter Stampfel. Here, Jeffrey speaks with guest host Jack Habegger about his musical beginings, writing comics, family, collaborating with the History Channel, and his unlikely friendship with the late indie rock hero David Berman.Artist portrait by Taylor W. Rushingtaylorwrushing.comProduced and hosted by Jack HabbegerJack Habbeger on Instagram: @jackhabbegerPost-production by Markly MorrisonJeffrey Lewis online: thejeffreylewissite.com Jeffrey Lewis on Instagram:@jeffreylewisbandLow Profile on Instagram@lowpropodcastSupport the program:patreon.com/lowprofile

Episode 39: Jeffrey Lewis

Low Profile explores small time heroes of music, cult favorites that fall below the radar of the masses. We try to get to better know these artists through interviews, research, panel discussions, speculating, and letting their music speak for itself.

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