Cracking The Sky-Conversations With Creatives

The Refugees (Cidny Bullens, Deborah Holland, Wendy Waldman) talk about our new 2023 California album--our celebration of the great '60s-early '70s California-sound harmony groups. You can buy the physical CD or the digital songs at therefugeesmusic.com"THE REFUGEES – CALIFORNIA (ROCK): Combining three stellar singer-songwriters and great classic rock songs is not

This Crack The Sky episode is in collaboration with Wendy Waldman's podcast From The Longhouse -- Wendy welcomes her bandmates Cidny Bullens and Deborah Holland from The Refugees to come together for this special episode. Tune in and listen to the trio discuss life, music, and more. The trio of artists that is The Refugees emerged on the music scene as a verifiably unmatched f

A native New Yorker, Maggie is most recognized as an independent writer and director, Greenwald’s most notable films include Sophie and the Rising Sun (2016), Songcatcher (2000), and The Ballad of Little Jo (1993). She also directed an adaptation of Jim Thompson's The Kill-Off and the film debut of Jorja Fox.Throughout her career, Greenwald has shifted back and forth between

Peter Ralston is world renowned photographer whose work I have admired for the 30 years I've known him. Peter and I have a wonderful conversation about his idyllic upbringing in rural Pennsylvania as the fortunate neighbor of the great 20th Century painter Andrew Wyeth and his equally creative and influential wife, Betsy. We talk about how they demanded he come with them to th

Cracking The Sky with host singer/songwriter Cidny Bullens, is a podcast featuring creatives from around the world talking about their experience with their own creative process and what it takes for them to make something out of nothing. Son of classical musicians and formally trained as a violinist, at age 18 David Mansfield joined Bob Dylan's band for four years, starting w

Twice Grammy-nominated Nashville based, Beth Nielsen Chapman has released thirteen solo albums and written seven #1 hits and songs recorded by Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, Bette Midler, Elton John, Neil Diamond, Michael McDonald, Keb Mo', Roberta Flack, Waylon Jennings, Indigo Girls, and Faith Hill's mega-hit This Kiss, ASCAP'S 1999 Song of the Year.Her song Sand and

From San Francisco via NYC, Mya Byrne is a poet, award-winning performing songwriter, and activist.A proud transwoman, she established her solo folk/Americana career in 2012, releasing several solo albums, after years of performing in with the Roots-Rock band, The Ramblers.Mya often mentors developing artists and beginning writers, hosting workshops and lecturing as well, as she se