Scott McPherson (plus Sean Croghan)
Season 2, Episode 3, May 30, 2019, 12:30 PM
In the third episode of our second series we have two interviews for you. We start with drummer Scott McPherson discussing his favourite song pick, before musician and artist Sean Croghan tells us about the development of the Elliott Smith self-titled album and the impact it had on the music scene in Portland, Oregon.
Scott is a seasoned drummer. He played on the Figure 8 tour with Elliott and also featured on the album version of the track Pretty (Ugly Before), which is on From a Basement on the Hill. In addition to Elliott, he's also worked with musicians including M Ward, Sense Field, Beck and Bright Eyes.
Sean Croghan is a musician and artist from Portland. He became good friends with Elliott during the '90s, when their respective bands (Heatmiser and Crackerbash) were breaking up. Scott witnessed Elliott's first hand, particularly around the time the solo album was recorded, so he's got lots of great insight on how it was developed and what it changes as a result.
In addition to these two interviews, we also have Kathy Parkin from Minnesota, who provides us with this week's listener submission. If, like Kathy, you want to be featured on the show just send us a clip explaining what your favourite Elliott Smith song is and why to info@myfavouriteelliottsmithsong.com.
Extra things to look at / listen to:
Sean Croghan is a musician and artist from Portland. He became good friends with Elliott during the '90s, when their respective bands (Heatmiser and Crackerbash) were breaking up. Scott witnessed Elliott's first hand, particularly around the time the solo album was recorded, so he's got lots of great insight on how it was developed and what it changes as a result.
In addition to these two interviews, we also have Kathy Parkin from Minnesota, who provides us with this week's listener submission. If, like Kathy, you want to be featured on the show just send us a clip explaining what your favourite Elliott Smith song is and why to info@myfavouriteelliottsmithsong.com.
Extra things to look at / listen to:
- Pretty (Ugly Before) by Elliott Smith on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1vQu2XkLm2mgw48oE84OjH?si=czbjIuIlTtGsLIi743c7CA
- From a Basement on the Hill by Elliott Smith on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/66UbcdMK6oC2XFPLeESamq?si=v0vo4W4RRSeqL47rHi7t_g
- Elliott plays Pretty (Ugly Before) live in 2000: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqEUcm2NQXI
- Sean Croghan covers Alameda by Elliott Smith: https://www.opb.org/opbmusic/video/sean-croghan-alameda/
My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley.
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