The General Store Variety Show

25/07/2017

The crew from The General Store (Annie, Andy, Barb, and Cheryl) are performing as their band Merry-Go-Roundup (vintage & original Western music) this coming Sunday July 30, 2017 at Coburn Park on Rt. 2 in Skowhegan, ME. A great chance to pick up our new CD 'Songs for Horses'!

Merry-Go-Roundup playing this evening at Coburn Park in Skowhegan, Maine. Beautiful weather and a great crowd.

13/02/2017

Welcome Radio proudly announces there will be a flash CD release party to celebrate the Merry-Go-Roundup's first full-length CD "Songs for Horses" The CD features 12 songs, a mix of original and cover material with performers Annie Stillwater Gray, Andy Wendell, Cheryl Seamans, Barb Demo and a number of guest musicians, such as Joe Kennedy from Evergreen, Ellie Howell from The Little Big Band, Walter MaGee, Jansen Wendell, and Brian Richmond. At the former Pick-up cafe in Skowhegan on TUESDAY VALENTINES DAY, FEB 14, starting at 6 p.m. It's a pot luck and very informal. Hope you can plow out and join us for a much needed party!

26/11/2016

Thanks to Tree Spirits of Maine for sponsoring The General Store Variety Show! We certainly have our favorites in their line-up.

Makers of fine Maine wines and high proof spirits from apples, pears and maple syrup, Maine apples and local maple syrup. The only distillers of Absinthe Verte and makers of Limoncello in New England.

09/03/2016

Here are some excerpts from show #829 - Writing:
1) Andy's poem 'Dawn Over the Paper Mill': https://soundcloud.com/andy-wendell/the-general-store-variety-show-829-writing-andy-poem-sunrise-over-a-paper-mill

Poet Andy Wendell recites his poem 'Sunrise Over the Paper Mill' to his wife Annie Stillwater Gray on their show The General Store Variety Show, #829 Writing (Winter XVI #11).

09/03/2016

The show we just produced, #831, Winter XVI #13 marks the last show of our 16th year. That means the next show we produced will mark The General Store's 16th birthday, as we start our 17th year. Woohoo! Celebrating by recording more scripts for our radio serial.

17/01/2016

Coming up starting 1pm today on WERU our show 'Yesterday' plays.

23/05/2015

WXNZ-LP Skowhegan is testing it's signal on 98.1 FM for all our Skow-town friends... Hooskow Radio is NOT officially on the air yet, but for Memorial Day Weekend the signal will be up, random cool music with sets and I.D.s from some of our Friends. Check it out, see how far away from Skowhegan you can still pick up the signal from the top of Bigalow Hill.

22/11/2014

Here's the long-awaited release of the single 'Cowgirl Dreams' written by Annie and produced with Lenin & Emily Sabino of The Flying Seeds.

20/07/2014

Our new show 'Fruit' starts today, 1pm on WERU 89.9FM Blue Hill, ME, streaming on www.WERU.org

Whether you’re here visiting for the summer or you live in Maine year-round, we encourage you to support the businesses in your area that support WERU. Click here for for a list of WERU business members with links to their websites. Click here for a complete list of local farms, farmers’ markets, da…

20/07/2014

Our new show 'Fruit' starts today, 1pm on WERU 89.9FM Blue Hill, ME, streaming on www.WERU.org

01/06/2014

The General Store Variety Show runs Sunday mornings @ 11am on Rangely's Community FM station http://www.rangeleymaine.com/members/profile/wrgy-90-5-fm

24/03/2013

A webpage for our vintage western band 'Merry-Go-Roundup'.

> April 13th, 2013 (SAT) Starks, ME at the Starks Church on Lock Hill Rd. Community supper at 6pm and music from 7-8:30pm. This event is free and open to the public, donations to benefit the UIC Youth Group are accepted. See Poster.

24/03/2013

http://www.welcomeradio.com/merrygoroundup.htm

> April 13th, 2013 (SAT) Starks, ME at the Starks Church on Lock Hill Rd. Community supper at 6pm and music from 7-8:30pm. This event is free and open to the public, donations to benefit the UIC Youth Group are accepted. See Poster.

20/03/2013

dj Hunter does a bit on our new 'Sugar' show that just ran on WERU and WRFA, and is coming up this Friday 3/22 @ 6pm on WMHB 89.7, and this Sunday 3/24 @ 9am on WKTJ 99.3

"I'm an audioholic," said Hunter Wilbur, a 13-year disc jockey at 91.5 WRBC, Bates College Radio in Lewiston. An established DJ invited the blind seventh grader to guest host a heavy metal show in June and Wilbur has shared his "mash ups" ever since.

20/03/2013

http://www.sunjournal.com/news/lewiston-auburn/2013/03/18/blind-7th-grader-brings-mash-ups-wrbc/1334376 =s5dXY4YTrZW4UYd31KZ9_7Y0p9oBYkk3

"I'm an audioholic," said Hunter Wilbur, a 13-year disc jockey at 91.5 WRBC, Bates College Radio in Lewiston. An established DJ invited the blind seventh grader to guest host a heavy metal show in June and Wilbur has shared his "mash ups" ever since.

18/03/2013

Annie and I visited Wes McNair today - Maine's Poet Laureate, and contributor to the General Store. This interview and more for our upcoming Poetry show!

18/03/2013

Annie and I visited Wes McNair today - Maine's Poet Laureate, and contributor to the General Store. This and more for our upcoming Poetry show.

16/03/2013

Starting tomorrow at 1pm on WERU is our new 'Sugar' show, featuring a couple interviews with Iver at his sugar shack. www.WERU.org

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13/01/2013

A brand new show runs this week. The 'Artist' show starts today (Sun, Jan 13, 2013) at 1pm on WERU - 89.9 FM Blue Hill ME, then runs Tues Jan 15 at 3pm on WRFA - Jamestown NY, then Fri Jan 18 at 6pm on WMHB - 89.7 FM Waterville, ME, then Sun Jan 20 at 9am on WKTJ - 99.3 FM Farmington, ME. The show features interviews with Bob Lovelace, Rama Crystal Brown, and James Neptune. Also, on the radio serial, Lucy & John's brother-sister married couple Sam & Sam arrive at the General Store. Streams can be heard online at the posted broadcast times. www.WERU.org

WERU was recently paid a visit by videographer Jesse Groening of Fenceviewer online community news in Hancock County. He interviewed WERU's Board of Directors President, Greg Rossel, and General Manager, Matt Murphy. (Click the image to view the video.) Read more »

13/01/2013

A brand new show runs this week. The 'Artist' show starts today (Sun, Jan 13, 2013) at 1pm on WERU - 89.9 FM Blue Hill ME, then runs Tues Jan 15 at 3pm on WRFA - Jamestown NY, then Fri Jan 18 at 6pm on WMHB - 89.7 FM Waterville, ME, then Sun Jan 20 at 9am on WKTJ - 99.3 FM Farmington, ME. The show features interviews with Bob Lovelace, Rama Crystal Brown, and James Neptune. Also, on the radio serial, Lucy & John's brother-sister married couple Sam & Sam arrive at the General Store.

27/11/2012

Annie & I are proud to have met and interviewed Ken and Deborah this past summer for our 'Tribes' show.

Native American Storytellers

19/10/2012

Running the interview with Bacchus (post Summer partying) with a hangover and lamenting about the loss of control and inhibitions after overindulging. Coming up Felix stops in and cries over the loss of the leaves on www.WMHB.org

The official site of WMHB 89.7FM, Colby College's own student-run radio station in Waterville, Maine. Noncommerical. Eclectic. Bold.

18/10/2012

OK - finally set up a page for our radio show! 13 years later...