Apr 15th, 2008 · For the past ten years, Jamie Schaaf has had an ongoing battle with his music. A multi-instrumentalist from Portsmouth, NH, Schaaf has been writing songs off and on, mostly as a hobby, but he's never been comfortable with his work. For the RPM Challenge he decided to let go of any hangups and produce an entire album in just one month. Schaaf came up with a collection of ten original tracks he's calling Postcards From the Back of the Bar. It features the folky song "Butterfly."
Keywords: N.H · music · original · songs · comfort · album · Butterfly · Jamie · Instrumentalist · Em · Hobby · portsmouth
Oct 31st, 2007 · Guy Capacelatro is a prolific, pop storyteller from Portsmouth, NH. He utilizes assorted instrumentation, a rotating group of singers, and folk storytelling to create off kilter songs.
Keywords: N.H · Singer · songs · folk · instrumentation · storytelling · prolific · theatres · rotation · utilizes · III · portsmouth
Jun 4th, 2007 · Commentator Andrei Codrescu recently spent a weekend in Portsmouth, N.H. He remarks on the low crime statistics and the local customs and weather. Then, he performs poems to music at a jazz festival.
Keywords: crime · local · N.H · Weather · Hampshire · music · Jazz · poems · Festival · customer · Andrei Codrescu · portsmouth
Apr 25th, 2007 · Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) kicks off his presidential announcement tour Wednesday in Portsmouth, N.H. McCain is the second in most polls, behind Rudy Giuliani, among Republican candidates.
Keywords: Republicans · presidential · N.H · candidate · Sen · AZ · McCain · John McCain · candidacy · portsmouth · Rudy Giuliani
May 23rd, 2006 · The 2006 Volvo Ocean Race, marked by brutal weather throughout the global ocean race, was struck by tragedy last week. Dutch sailor Hans Horrevoets of the ABN AMRO team was washed overboard Thursday while his boat sailed through an enormous storm en route to Portsmouth, England. Three days after the incident, the ABN AMRO Two boat rescued the crew of a rival craft, Movistar, when they were forced to abandon ship. Melissa Block talks with Glenn Bourke, CEO for the Volvo Ocean Race.
Keywords: global · deaths · Weather · Melissa Block · rescued · Dutch · Tragedy · CEO · brutal · ocean · en · england
Aug 24th, 2005 · Winners and losers respond to the base closings. Robert Siegel talks with retired shipyard commander Captain Bill McDonough, who fought to keep the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard open. His efforts prevailed. We also hear from people south of Atlanta, Ga., where two bases -- Fort Gillem and Fort McPherson -- are slated to close.
Keywords: Robert Siegel · winners · commander · Atlanta · Ga · retired · closings · McPherson · loser · portsmouth · shipyard · Captain Bill McDonough
Jun 29th, 2005 · Nearly 170 ships crowded the waters off Portsmouth on England's south coast Tuesday night to mark the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar. In the real battle, the British navy routed Napoleon's French fleet. The recreation was watered down a bit.
Keywords: French · Crowds · British · ships · waters · england · Navy · Napoleon · portsmouth · Trafalgar · 1805 Battle of Trafalgar
Dec 17th, 2004 · In his Portsmouth Point Overture, English composer William Walton captures the colorful, bawdy sights and sounds of an 1811 Thomas Rowlandson painting of the same name. Joann Falletta conducts the Juilliard Symphony at New York's Lincoln Center.
Keywords: New York · music · Sights · Paintings · English · Composing · JoAnn Falletta · conducts · Lincoln Center · portsmouth · Portsmouth Point Overture · William Walton
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