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Larry Robbins: A Poet Musician

Larry Robbins has been making music for most of his life. He started his career in nightclubs playing cover tunes on his guitar. He then moved to the corporate world where he discovered an ability to write songs for products he was marketing at corporate events. This broadened his songwriting skills into composing songs that were more personal, thoughtful and inspiring.

Indeed, when you listen to a Larry Robbins song you will feel inspired and informed, and have your spirits lifted. His songs and style are undefinable, running the musical gamut from pop, rock, reggae, and country, to any genre you can imagine. More than anything else however, his songs are thoughtful. You can’t hear a Larry Robbins song without it touching your heart and fortifying your soul.

Recently, KC Cafe Radio Music Director Kathy Forste visited with Robbins via Zoom. They discussed how he got into songwriting, what inspires his songwriting, and his greeting card line. Larry also shares some insight into his upcoming album collaboration with Kerry Patrick Clark (another musician very familiar with listeners of KC Cafe Radio), and plays for us two songs that have quickly become KC Café Radio favorites.

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Kerry Patrick Clark – What a Show, What an Amazing Entertainer

Kerry Patrick Clark

Kerry Patrick Clark is a man who has worn many hats in his long musical career.  Singer, songwriter, storyteller, therapist, comedian, word painter, and entertainer.  Kerry’s ninth and newest album, “What a Show” delves into the tight rope walking, flaming rings of fire, and juggling people perform in this show of life. Kerry took time from his busy schedule and renovating his home to do a Zoom interview and play some songs from his newest album with KC Café Radio Music Director, Kathy Forste.  Kathy asks him about some little-known projects Kerry has done in his career. Including a project, he worked on with his sister and a song that he wrote for a film about romance at a cornhole tournament.  Kerry shares his plans for the year and how he has been keeping his career going through the Covid Pandemic.  www.kerrypatrickclark.com

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Kerry Patrick Clark: A Christmas Album 30 Years in the Making

Kerry Patrick ClarkWhile it may seem inevitable that every musician eventually puts out a Christmas album, it took Kerry Patrick Clark more than 30 years to finally get to his. In part, it’s because he didn’t want to merely record variations of the same traditional songs. Instead, he had to let time do what time does best—cultivate life experiences, deepen relationships, hone talent and develop courage.

These are just some of the things Kerry needed in order to create an album that reflects his own experience of Christmas, which is far more than merely exulting the joy and glory of the season. “I believe in Christmas and what it stands for—peace, grace, an experience of the sacred—but that doesn’t mean I’m not also cynical, sad, frustrated, angry and intolerant. Every time I heard a new Christmas album I thought, ‘why isn’t there one that addresses the challenges of the season or tells the birth story in maybe a more profound way?’ So I decided to do that. Combine the Christian and the secular, the cynical and the sacred.”

Kerry Patrick Clark: The Heart of Christmas album coverThe result is Kerry’s latest album, The Heart of Christmas, which is available now here. Recently, KC Cafe Radio Music Director Kathy Forste talked with Kerry via Skype. They reminisce about the traditions of Christmas music, the way in which this album embraces, yet differs from those traditions, and the challenging process of producing an album that was 30 years in the making.

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Download the interview here: Interview: Kerry Patrick Clark, 11/22/16

Kerry Patrick Clark: In A Perfect World

Kerry Patrick ClarkKerry Patrick Clark will quickly tell you that his amazing talent is a gift, one that he does not take for granted.  The opportunities he has been afforded over his life – from the guitar that inspired his father to teach him the gift of music, his years touring with the New Christy Minstrels in the mid ’80s, to the life experiences that inspire him to wear his heart on on his guitar strings today, there is no doubt his talent is indeed a gift.

It is fitting then, that Kerry takes a moment to produce an album that reflects on those experiences, and offers commentary on experiences we all encounter in our daily lives.  That is exactly what he does in his latest album, In A Perfect World.

At the recent 2014 Folk Alliance Region Midwest conference in Saint Louis, Missouri, Kerry took a moment from his extremely busy schedule (not only as conference registrar but as a performing musician at the conference) to talk with us about this latest project.  Prior to the opening of our Private Showcase room for the final night at the conference, he sat down with Music Director Kathy Forste and Artist Relastions Director Kathleen Coleman to share his thoughts.  They talked about the challenges of being a parent and husband, while also being an on-the-road musician, as well as his decision to make music his career.  Kerry reveals to us that art IS work, and that parenting can be an art form!  We also get a “sneek peak” into a new Christmas album that he plans to release next year.

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Music by Kerry Patrick Clark here.

FARM 2014: Conversations At FARM

KC Cafe Radio's Booth at the 2014 Folk Alliance Region Midwest conferenceOur second year of coverage from the 2014 Folk Alliance Region Midwest Conference  in Saint Louis Missouri was highlighted by the conversations we had with conference attendees.  From musicians, music industry professionals, radio station DJs and venue operators, we were impressed with the breadth of conversation and learning we acquired at this year’s conference.

We hope you also enjoyed our live coverage.  Over the three days at the conference, over 22 hours of live coverage, including 6 hours of live performances from our Private Showcase stage, was provided for your listening pleasure. Here, we present all the conversations that were recorded from our daytime coverage at the conference.  Elsewhere you will find recordings from our live late-night showcase broadcasts.  If you missed any our live coverage, you can enjoy it all right here.

Next Year the conference relocates to Iowa City, Iowa.  A community rich in art and culture, Iowa City will offer even greater opportunities for networking, performance and fun.  Stay tuned to the FARM website for more details!

Conversations at FARM:

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