Album Reviews

StrongWriter On the Radio: (Episode 52) “Leslie Becker – Broadway Does Nashville”

October 2, 2015 Dean Olson

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text h1_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443759292180}” h2_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443759292181}” h3_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443759292182}” h4_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443759292182}” h5_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443759292183}” h6_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443759292184}” p_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443759292185}” link_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443759292185}” list_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443759292186}”] “Leslie Becker – Broadway Does Nashville” featuring the songs “Nothin’ Between Us” “I Cried” and “Green Eyed Girl”[/vc_column_text][vc_message color=”alert-info” style=”3d”]I love finding treasure. Every once in a while, treasure finds me. Or to be specific, one day recently, a lovely woman tweeted a polite request to…

StrongWriter On the Radio: (Episode 51) “Natalia Segura – Who I Really Am”

September 25, 2015 Dean Olson

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text h1_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443116388527}” h2_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443116388527}” h3_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443116388528}” h4_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443116388529}” h5_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443116388530}” h6_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443116388530}” p_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443116388531}” link_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443116388531}” list_css=”{.vc_customizer_1443116388532}”] “Natalia Segura – Who I Really Am” featuring the song “Beautiful Day”[/vc_column_text][vc_message color=”alert-info” style=”3d”]I am excited to bring you the conclusion of my interview with conscious music singer-songwriter Natalia Segura. If you missed the first part, you can listen to it right here. In…

StrongWriter On the Radio: (Episode 50) “Natalia Segura – It’s a Beautiful Day For Conscious Pop”

September 18, 2015 Dean Olson

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text h1_css=”{.vc_customizer_1442200833721}” h2_css=”{.vc_customizer_1442200833722}” h3_css=”{.vc_customizer_1442200833723}” h4_css=”{.vc_customizer_1442200833724}” h5_css=”{.vc_customizer_1442200833724}” h6_css=”{.vc_customizer_1442200833725}” p_css=”{.vc_customizer_1442200833725}” link_css=”{.vc_customizer_1442200833726}” list_css=”{.vc_customizer_1442200833727}”] “Natalia Segura – It’s a Beautiful Day For Conscious Pop” featuring the songs “Beautiful Day” and “World Peace”[/vc_column_text][vc_message color=”alert-info” style=”3d”]Today, “My Mind’s Made Up” to have a “Beautiful Day” with my featured guest Natalia Segura! This lovely young woman calls herself a conscious music…

StrongWriter On the Radio: (Episode 49) “Brian Hutson – Betting On a Dream and Letting It Ride”

September 11, 2015 Dean Olson

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StrongWriter On the Radio: (Episode 47) “Brenda Epperson – She Cries Freedom”

August 28, 2015 Dean Olson

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text h1_css=”{.vc_customizer_1439868859031}” h2_css=”{.vc_customizer_1439868859032}” h3_css=”{.vc_customizer_1439868859032}” h4_css=”{.vc_customizer_1439868859033}” h5_css=”{.vc_customizer_1439868859034}” h6_css=”{.vc_customizer_1439868859035}” p_css=”{.vc_customizer_1439868859035}” link_css=”{.vc_customizer_1439868859036}” list_css=”{.vc_customizer_1439868859036}”] “Brenda Epperson – She Cries Freedom” featuring the song “I Cry Freedom”[/vc_column_text][vc_message color=”alert-info” style=”3d”]Every once in a while, I will meet a guest via telephone that has a dynamic personality and makes me want to reach through the phone line and give her a big hug….

StrongWriter On the Radio: (Episode 40) “Lea Longo – Divine Meditations Over Coffee”

June 19, 2015 Dean Olson

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text h1_css=”{.vc_customizer_1434429058723}” h2_css=”{.vc_customizer_1434429058723}” h3_css=”{.vc_customizer_1434429058724}” h4_css=”{.vc_customizer_1434429058725}” h5_css=”{.vc_customizer_1434429058725}” h6_css=”{.vc_customizer_1434429058726}” p_css=”{.vc_customizer_1434429058727}” link_css=”{.vc_customizer_1434429058727}” list_css=”{.vc_customizer_1434429058728}”] “Lea Longo – Divine Meditations Over Coffee” featuring tracks from the album SONGS OF A SIREN[/vc_column_text][vc_message color=”alert-info” style=”3d”]Montreal based “mantra jazz” artist Lea Longo returns to show to continue the conversation that was left open in the last episode. Lea is not your typical singer/songwriter, as she blends…

StrongWriter On the Radio: (Episode 39) “Lea Longo – Peace Through Yoga and Love Through Music”

June 12, 2015 Dean Olson

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text h1_css=”{.vc_customizer_1433997020027}” h2_css=”{.vc_customizer_1433997020028}” h3_css=”{.vc_customizer_1433997020029}” h4_css=”{.vc_customizer_1433997020035}” h5_css=”{.vc_customizer_1433997020037}” h6_css=”{.vc_customizer_1433997020037}” p_css=”{.vc_customizer_1433997020038}” link_css=”{.vc_customizer_1433997020039}” list_css=”{.vc_customizer_1433997020039}”] “Lea Longo – Peace Through Yoga and Love Through Music” featuring tracks from the album SONGS OF A SIREN[/vc_column_text][vc_message color=”alert-info” style=”3d”]What a wonderful time I had on the show when Montreal based singer/songwriter Lea Longo made a return appearance. Lea is not your typical musical artist, as…

StrongWriter On the Radio: (Episode 38) “Frank Shiner – Meeting the Quiet Genius and Going Home Again”

June 5, 2015 Dean Olson

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text h1_css=”{.vc_customizer_1433528129324}” h2_css=”{.vc_customizer_1433528129325}” h3_css=”{.vc_customizer_1433528129325}” h4_css=”{.vc_customizer_1433528129326}” h5_css=”{.vc_customizer_1433528129327}” h6_css=”{.vc_customizer_1433528129327}” p_css=”{.vc_customizer_1433528129328}” link_css=”{.vc_customizer_1433528129328}” list_css=”{.vc_customizer_1433528129329}”] “Frank Shiner – Meeting the Quiet Genius and Going Home Again” featuring the songs “To Turn You On” “Long Long Day” and “The Heart Of Saturday Night”[/vc_column_text][vc_message color=”alert-info” style=”3d”]Previously, on StrongWriter On the Radio, I had another visit from a rising star in New…

StrongWriter On the Radio: (Episode 34) “Shantell Ogden – Ghosts In the Field”

April 24, 2015 Dean Olson

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_message color=”alert-info” style=”3d”]My guest in this episode is a hallmark artist that I am proud to call a StrongWriter… Miss Shantell Ogden! I’m also blessed that she is my good friend and my window to the fabled Music City. Shantell is a very talented songwriter who plays well with others around town, and…

Shantell Ogden – You Had Me At “Goodbye”

December 2, 2013 Dean Olson

It is truly a privilege as well as a treat to preview and review a new album that comes out of the Nashville community. There is additional perspective in reviewing one when it is by someone whom I consider a dear friend. Performing songwriter Shantell Ogden has issued two previous collections of critically…