Join us as we chat with Tallahassee native and professional drummer Jason Ray McKenzie (no relation!) Now based in Austin, TX, Jason Ray shares some stories and some of his songs. You might be pleasantly surprised at the contrast!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlZ6sNYzxgQ

And here's Jason Ray with playing drums live with Billy Joe Shaver:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTya-mzTASc

Remember The What Cafe? Where Kenyon, Ron Patrick, and many other songwriters gathered together, where Craig Reeder and Adrian - who later morphed into the beloved Hot Tamale - provided constructive feedback on the songs. and performances. Is there an equivalent forum today? For podcasters? 'Cause we wanna be part of that.

Co-hosts Ron (from Mobile, Alabama) and Dave (from Liverpool, England) songwriters and musicians based in Tallahassee, Florida - our first foray into the Podcast Universe - a wide-ranging free association conversation, we play with ideas about how the podcast will shape up we invite the audience to join us in naming the Podcast and helping us define the brand. Dave pulls out his banjo and plays a version of Purple Haze.

Kicking back in the studio with Tracy Horenbein, (Once Great Estate) A wide ranging conversation, Tracy treats us to some of her songs and stories., her band and her alter-ego Tracy Chow ambient music. "Songwriters are fearless!" says Ron Patrick. This is our first guest of this series. We plan to interview creatives in the local Tallahassee music eco verse, musicians, songwriters, writers, producers, live music venue owners. We have completed three interviews so far (as of May28, 2026) and several more artists in the pipeline. If you have ideas about who we should talk to next, send us a line, and we'll see what we can do. Stand by, stay tuned...

Dave and Ron practising their podcastery skills. Ron treats us to a heartfelt rendition of a favorite song - Rain Just Falls - by one of his favorite writers, David Haley

Veteran songwriter/musician Ron Patrick sings Waiting For You, a song inspired by the 2004 movie Havana, starring Robert Redford and Lena Olin, set in 1950s Cuba. He also goes into detail about how he goes about monetizing his work. Tune in and Find out more about PROs, BMI, ASCAP, SESAC.

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