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The Shlomo Franklin Show
Shlomo Franklin talks about nothing and everything - nature, music, how awful it is to have to say your own name on air - both with himself and sometimes with artists you know or will know soon enough.
Episodes
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73. The Spatchcock Song
It’s been a fun week here in nashville! I’ve got a new song coming out on October 14th. So much exciting stuff plus a little song called Denver Ditty. Have a…
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72. A Midwestern Drama
This week has been so exciting. A packed gig at the vault, confirmation for the next single, and a new song called Crying In The Bathroom. Have a great week!!
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71. Thundersongs
Songwriters by the river part 2 happened despite the threat of a downpour. I play a song you’ve never heard about a woman I met whilst searching for slacks. I…
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70. Seventy
Episode seventy! I’m so grateful to everyone’s who has been listening and carrying us along this journey. This week it’s just more Leonard Cohen, some dusty…
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69. Guitar & Camera
This week we hike the cliffs above the Harpeth River, take film photos with friends on the cheekwood estate, we play cafe coco, Sonny’s bar, and a bunch of…
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68. Samuel Abbott
I met Sam at a local venue here and his songwriting and performance style blew me away. He’s a great musician and I’m excited to share our conversation with…
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67. Fat Mo & The Screenprinters
From a hike on Harpeth River to a hamburger drive through. We catch an incredible comedy show by Joe List and make headway on the future album release. Have a…
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66. Painting The Town Purple
We saw Pinegrove two nights in a row, baked shepherds pie, played a gig at bad idea brewing and had an awesome week over all! Thanks for listening!
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65. Jakob Willkomm
Jakob Willkomm is a bass player in nashville that hails from the sweet state of Wisconsin. I might have pressured him to describe and represent the entire…
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64. Back Home in Little Kurdistan
This week we try some incredible Kurdish food in nashville, have an exciting Marshall’s run, and play wish you were here by Pink Floyd. With a quick stop at…
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63. Roanoke, Virginia On My Mind
Checking in from Roanoke, Virginia! But the real excitement of todays episode happens at the end. Thanks to everyone who has been coming out to shows or…
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62. Greetings from Pittsburgh, PA
Consider this the ultimate guide for your first day in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. On this week’s episode we travel through Cincinnati, and have the best time in…
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61. On The Road Again (Tour Kick Off)
Happy Monday! We’ve got an exciting new episode for you this week! We talk about running into Nate Bargatze at Joe List and Louis CK’s incredible movie, Fourth…
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60. Songwriters by The River
Episode 60! Happy Fourth of July! This is a really exciting time here in Nashville and I’m excited to share it all with you. On this week’s installment I tell…
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59. Getaway
I got away from it all this week and discover charm and wonder in the hills of Tennessee! I hope this podcast finds you well. Next week is the 60th episode and…
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58. All In Good Time
Happy Monday! We got a doozy of an episode for you this week!!
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57. The Pressure Machine
Happy Monday!! We’ve got a great show for you today. We get sunburnt by the pool, share songs in the living room, and have a great gig at the Bowery vault.
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56. Delaney Ramsdell
Today’s guest is Delaney Ramsdell! Ramsdell is a Texas native who moved to nashville a few years. I ran into her at a place I’ve been playing at and she did a…
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55. Poolsides & Pretty Songs
Happy Monday! It’s a new week and there’s lots happening. Surprise surprise we do another Dylan tune. It’s a beautiful one though. I play a fun gig, meet an…
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54. Don’t Have The Answer
This week we play the rusty nail saloon, get Jerusalem stoned, and look back so we can look forward. Have a great week!!
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53. Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
This week we play a bunch of gigs, see some legends, and visit mammoth cave National park followed by an orchestral concert in bowling green, Kentucky. I hope…
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52. The Invisible Man
Today we sing a two minute old song that’s still piping hot, straight out of the oven! We go to the zoo, watch Harry Potter, and play around with an old film…
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51. Best Show Yet! The Killers & Bob Dylan
Hiking to a tunnel waterfall, playing the best show yet, singing Be Still by The Killers and prepping for the Dylan gig with Hard Times in New York Town. It’s…
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50. A New York Minute: Don McLean & Jackson Browne
Howdy friends! This weeks episode covers a whole swath of ground. (Always wanted to use swath in a sentence) from visiting New York to a Tennessee waterfall…
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49. Songs This Guitar Gave Me
Happy Monday!! This week we talk being a social butterfly and actually talking to people here in Nashville, the wacky internet that doesn’t let you love Mitski…
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48. North Carolina: True Love Dies Young
Hiking in Hot Springs, gigging in Lenoir, and playing an original song called True Love Dies Young. This week was a super fun one. Have a great next bunch of…
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47. Lucas Handwerker Returns
Lucas was my first guest on this podcast. I interviewed him over a year ago in his NYC apartment. At that point I didn’t know that this podcast would mostly…
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46. Stop, Drop, & Roll: Dylan’s Jokerman + Old Demo
There’s an Easter egg hidden at the end of this episode. I talk about an incredible person that I run into at a gig, visiting the great city of Chattanooga, I…
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45. Nashville Natives N’ B-Sides: Two Original Songs
Things are cookin!! We’re moving onward with the record and getting ready for shows this summer. There’s a Trader Joe’s meets Seinfeld incident, and I share an…
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44. Portland Couch Tour: Original Song & Leonard Cohen
We talk Felice Brothers, Jason Isabell, The Lumineers, and Leonard Cohen this week. Plus I sing a song I wrote in Portland, ME while on tour a bunch of years…
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43. Charlie Marks
My special guest today is Charlie Marks! Charlie is an awesome musician based in Nevada. I enjoyed getting to know them and hearing a bit of their story. I…
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42. Elk & Bison Prairie: Pink Floyd & Elvis Presley
We’ve got a hot new ep this week! Mastering has begun on my next album, I went to an log homestead in the hills of Kentucky, and we sing hey you by Pink Floyd…
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41. Viva la Vida
Hey friends! Another wild week in nashville. Saw some wonderful artists and met up with some old friends. The world is wonderful and you are too. Thanks for…
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40. Move To Maine? Dire Straits & The Killers
Episode 40!!! I can’t believe we did it. Thank you for your continued support! We sing brothers in arms by dire straits and human by the killers plus Paul…
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39. The Old Cowboy: Tom Waits
I played a gig with a 90 year old Opry member! Living the dream and listening to lots of Patsy Cline. Today we play around with All The World is Green by Tom…
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38. Fast Food Empathy: Neil Young
Today we discuss my first nashville gig, my friend getting a follow from Mandy Moore!!! (Well deserved Darryl) and some wacky stuff happening in the internet…
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37. Las Vegas, Nevada & Arizona: The Killers & Sinatra
First time in sin city! Driving through the desert, past Sam’s Town, seeing big horned sheep. It was a fun one all around! I sing fabulous by Brandon flowers…
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36. Meeting A Nashville Legend: Neil Young
This weeks episode is all about a black cat, the best Kentucky donuts, playing a Nashville songwriters showcase, and meeting a true nashville legend who…
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35. Katelyn Kopenhaver
Katelyn Kopenhaver is an interdisciplinary artist and writer living in Miami, Florida originally from Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Alumni from the School of…
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34. First Gig Here! Innocent Smile & Springsteen
I played a gig here in nashville! I sing you a song I wrote about something. Thunder road’s in the mix too! We talk about the snow storm milk man and some…
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33. Nashville Snowstorm: Sinatra & Leonard Cohen
Nashville got hit by a whopping two inches of snow!! Things are exciting here! I also sing one of my favorite Sinatra songs and a Cohen classic. We discuss the…
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32. Happy New Year!!! + Tom Petty
This is an exciting episode. I get snowed in at a hotel in Wytheville, Virginia, visit New York and try rock climbing. Things are moving and driving!!
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31. I Review My Debut Album: Leonard Cohen
Todays episode is a fun one. I sing Leonard Cohen’s Sisters of Mercy and I walk through the album notes and a few fun details about each song on my debut…
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30. Grand Ole Opry: Lumineers & Beatles
This week I visit the Opry, go honky tonkin and talk about an island in Greece plus I sing tunes by the Beatles and the Lumineers. Enjoy it!!
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29. Can I Send You A Letter?
Seriously, I’d like to send you a letter. On today’s episode we discuss the movie the big year and I sing two original songs. One is called send you a letter…
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28. I Completed A Book of Poems!
Today’s episode is a fun one once again and it all ends with a fun demo I recorded today! Much to be discussed! Hope you enjoy.
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27. Thanksgiving: Iron & Wine, Arctic Monkeys, & Leonard Cohen
Today’s episode is a doozy! I sing one of my favorite AM tunes, a sprawling iron & wine track, and get carried away by Leonard Cohen’s poetry. God love ya for…
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26
Today I turned 26 and it is also the 26th episode of this podcast. There are no coincidences. On today’s installment I chronicle my journey from 16 - 26. I…
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25. Why I moved to Nashville: Caroline Spence & Savannah Conley
Today I talk about a gig at the basement in nashville two years ago that convinced me to move down here. It was Molly Parden’s birthday show and seeing Sam…
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24. Hug A Farmer: Bon Iver & Elivs
This week we meet buy pianos, go to a farmers market, and mess around with a sketch of a song. Thanks for listening!
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23. New Kid in Town: Johnny Cash
I broke stereotypes as a local and went downtown! I visited the country music hall of fame. I also built a desk at home and might become a breadbaker. Who…
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22. First Night in Nashville
This week’s excitement is all about buying couches and scouring facebook marketplace for dressers.
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21. I AM MOVING!!! (The Lumineers)
I finally make the exciting announcement and tell y’all (hint) where I’m moving! I also talk about shooting a music video for the past few days and sing two…
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20. The Sad Cafe: Springsteen & The Eagles
I took a quick drip down south and I’m back to tell the riveting tale! I also sing two of my favorite songs that I didn’t write. Enjoy today’s episode and tune…
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19. Jonathan C. Fox
Jonathan Charles Fox and I discuss his early life and career in Hollywood, we talk a bit of Buddhism, and he tells me how he ended up in the Catskills. He’s a…
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18. Five Hundred Miles Away from Home
Gig in Albany, heading out to Asheville, scouting for music videos, and writing new songs! It’s all happening!
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17. Manhattanite: Tom Petty & More
I’m still cat sitting and wandering through streets of New York. Thank you for listening!
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16. Hell School revisited: Cage The Elephant
In this episode we talk about cat sitting in nyc, my gig yesterday, and visiting my childhood school. Oh and we sing trouble by cage the elephant! (We also…
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15. Charlie Watts thoughts: Rolling Stones & Everly Brothers
This week we discuss the monumental loss to rock n’ roll and how we can be inspired by these great humans.
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14. Flea Valley Recap & The Killers new album!
I played my first full bang gig of the summer and I can’t stop listening to the new killers album and here’s why you should check it out too.