Episode #23 & #24 - Even Women Get the Blues and Copper Town to Motown
Join us for the very special performance of The Red Jacket Jamboree as celebrate Copper Town (Red Jacket) and MoTown (Detroit) We'll explore how the histories of these two great cities are interwoven through storytelling and some of your favorite MoTown Tunes!
Then we'll celebrate the contributions of working women who immigrated to the Copper Country. We may be singing the Blues but this show is sure to lift your spirits!
Then we'll celebrate the contributions of working women who immigrated to the Copper Country. We may be singing the Blues but this show is sure to lift your spirits!
Vocalist - Julie McIntosh
Julie began her professional career in New York City in the 1980’s as lead vocalist with bands "The Shakes" and "Wreckless Abandon." She cut her teeth in rock-n-roll, adding a brief stint with Hip-hop sampling producer John Robie.
Julie moved through the musical genres of jazz, rock and pop until landing in the world of Rhythm and Blues. She performed with drummer Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, guitarist Billy Hector, and keyboardist, Tony Z and has opened for notable performers including: Buddy Guy, Son Seals, L’il Ed and The Blues Imperials, and Luther “Guitar” Jr. Johnson.
One of the highlights of her career was the release of “So Far, So Good” a gritty Blues album featuring Julie's deep resonate vocals accompanied by acclaimed blues and gospel trio- the Holmes Brothers.
When not making music, Julie works with and restores botanical plants at Harvard University’s Herbaria, Cambridge, MA and is a sought after lecturer on plant specimen preservation and restoration.
Julie moved through the musical genres of jazz, rock and pop until landing in the world of Rhythm and Blues. She performed with drummer Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, guitarist Billy Hector, and keyboardist, Tony Z and has opened for notable performers including: Buddy Guy, Son Seals, L’il Ed and The Blues Imperials, and Luther “Guitar” Jr. Johnson.
One of the highlights of her career was the release of “So Far, So Good” a gritty Blues album featuring Julie's deep resonate vocals accompanied by acclaimed blues and gospel trio- the Holmes Brothers.
When not making music, Julie works with and restores botanical plants at Harvard University’s Herbaria, Cambridge, MA and is a sought after lecturer on plant specimen preservation and restoration.
“Julie [and her band] Absolute Blue, made music
that would have pleased a Chicago blues purist.”
Music journalist, Daniel Gewertz
that would have pleased a Chicago blues purist.”
Music journalist, Daniel Gewertz
Mary Stewart Adams
As a Star Lore Historian and global advocate for naturally dark skies, Mary Stewart Adams led the initiative to establish Michigan's only International Dark Sky Park, the 9th in the world at the time. Mary travels extensively teaching a humanities-based approach to understanding the night sky, and has received numerous honors for her work. One of the many ways she is at work "restoring the mythic grandeur of knowing the stars" is through her weekly radio segment "The Storyteller's Night Sky," which airs every Monday morning on Interlochen Public radio. Learn more about Mary at her website: https://storytellersnightsky.com
