Dani Hoy on Trop Rock, Island Life, and the Old Stone Church in Key West

Dani Hoy on Trop Rock, Island Life, and the Old Stone Church in Key West Host Michele O'Connor welcomes listeners to the Fun in Key West podcast and introduces guest Dani Hoy, a Key West singer-songwriter, artist, and member of The Shanty Hounds who also manages social media and communications for the historic Old Stone Church (Key West United Methodist Church). Dani shares how Jimmy Buffett, the Parrothead community, and trop rock led her to start writing music in her 40s, release her album Tropigal, and eventually move to Key West in 2013, with "Drunk on Mallory Square" becoming her most popular Spotify track. They discuss what daily life on the island is really like beyond Duval Street, plus the church's history, architecture, music-centered services, Old Stone Coffee House live music, the bell choir "The Southernmost Ding Dongs," weddings, and outreach partnerships. Episode sponsor: Tart Tales key lime pie walking tours. 00:00 Welcome to Key West 01:26 Meet Dani Hoy 05:03 Music Life on Island 06:08 Sponsor Tart Tales 07:01 Jimmy Buffett to Key West 11:19 From Snow to Sun 16:07 Real Key West Living 19:00 Finding Old Stone Church 19:50 Coffee House and Choir 24:00 Church History and Spaces 32:01 Visiting Sunday Service 34:33 Music Program and Bells 35:53 Bell Choir Highlights 36:34 Holiday Music Traditions 37:39 Community Outreach Partners 38:10 Congregation Size and Services 39:00 Weddings and Accessibility 41:52 Interfaith and Cuba Missions 43:17 Programs and Weekly Schedule 45:44 Songwriting Mini Movies 48:23 Live Set Requests and Style 54:06 New Projects and Rapid Fire 01:00:14 Where to Find Dani 01:04:19 Final Thanks and Wrap Up https://theshantyhounds.com/ https://youtu.be/v37NUl0sJ4Y https://danihoy.com/welcome www.funinkeywest.com/tart www.funinkeywest.com/dani-hoy