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Hey Waders! We've decided to include ANOTHER Fine Shore Life Show into the podcast archives, Artist Appreciation with our Queen, Millie Marie Taylor. We're not necessarily going to put them all up in chronological order but we'll put them up... Normally Millie will play and entire CD from one artist in a single sitting with some insight between tracks but this one's a little different. This episode features music from the 2017 TRMA Award Nominees. So get to know and enjoy!!! CLICK HERE TO ACCESS EPISODE

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Big Papa has given us lots of great shows to listen to and some of the favorites are his Top lists. We're going to archive them right here. Just in time for MOTM is the Top 10 Pitstops along the Overseas Highway. Gems to hit on the way down or back.... CLICK HERE TO LISTEN 

Episode 9: (Originally aired 4-4-14) Trop Rock News, Mike the Headless Chicken, Dave Calhoun and Bob Karwin debuts. DOWNLOAD EPISODE 9

Episode 8: (Originally aired 3-28-14) Trop Rock News, Thundy Blue and Big Papa Interview DOWNLOAD EPISODE 8

Episode 7: (Originally aired 3-21-14): Highway 1 Band interview, Kevin LaDue interview DOWNLOAD EPISODE 7

Episode 6: (Originally aired 3-14-14): Reggie Starrett, Don Middlebrook Interview and Trop Rock News DOWNLOAD EPISODE 6

Episode 5: (Originally aired 3-7-14): Trop Rock News, Pinetree Paradise, Reggie Starrett and interview with Brian Neale DOWNLOAD EPISODE 5

Episode 4: (originally aired 2-28-14): Trop Rock Events, John Friday Interview, Reisel Part 3 DOWNLOAD EPISODE 4

Episode 3: (Originally Aired 2-21-14) MOTB News, Todd Sparks Interview, Rod Reisel Part 2 DOWNLOAD EPISODE 3

Episode 2: (Originally Aired 2-14-14) Tim Charron News, Kid Conch-Eric Stone Interview, Rod Reisel Interview. DOWNLOAD EPISODE 2

Episode 1: (Originally Aired 2-7-14) Sunny Jim News, Dani Hoy Interview, DDP Book Reviews DOWNLOAD EPISODE 1

This episode of Snoloha Radio features Trop Rock Artists from the North and Great Lakes. Artists featured are Swim Skinny Howard Livingston The Boat Drunks Pirate Dreams Jambo Joe Bones Don Middlebrook and more!!!! Click to Download Episode 2 

If you missed the debut of Snoloha Radio recently on The Shore, here it is in all it's glory for you to download and listen to at your leisure. Our friend Rod Call, the creator and chief cheerleading officer of the "Snoloha" brand plays some of his favorite trop rock tunes and tells you why they are his favorites. Not bad for a newbie and he definitely won't be one for long... a newbie that is. So take a listen here and listen to The Shore for the latest episodes before they come here to the archive. Get Episode 1 Here Visit Snoloha Here

As aired on The Shore in November of 2012, Don Da Pyrate Interviews Davey Werkhiser, aka Werkey about his new disc, "Cooler by The Sea" and the stories behind the songs. CLICK HERE to Download The Episode.

Seems like as long as there's been official Parrot Heads, there's been Jeff Pike. The Original, Official Jimmy Buffett Tribute Band A1A has been tearing it up for years and contributing their own original songs to the Trop Rock lexicon. JimmyPirate talks to Jeff about the past, present and future of A1A, movies, record contracts the beginning of inspiration and why A1A WON'T be at MOTM this year... Buckle your seat belts, this is a long one... Enjoy,   JimmyP CLICK HERE FOR EPISODE

The Margarita Mafia Artist of The Month Podcast: September 2011 Andy Forsyth We had a great conversation with Andy Forsyth, a MM member and author who is putting the finishing touches on his newest book "Trop Rock Songs: Stories and Tales as told by the Singer/Songwriters" Andy interviewed literally dozens of Trop Rock songwriters, getting the inspirations and "research" behind hundreds of your favorite Trop Rock songs. Host JimmyPirate talks to Andy about what he had to go through to get all these interviews, some of his favorite stories, Andy picks a few of his favorite Trop Rock songs and we play them and we talk about the debut of the book at this year's MOTM. Click Here To Download Episode

The Margarita Mafia Artist of The Month Podcast for July 2011 Brent Burns This month we visit with a man that we've had the pleasure of speaking with on many occasions, a true gentleman, a superior songwriter and entertaining as hell, Brent Burns. Brent talks with host JimmyPirate about old stuff, new stuff and what he's got going on. Click Here to Download Episode

This Episode we keep it in the 716 with Jimmy Scriven and Dave Issler from the Western New York Trop Rock Trio Harbour Knights. Click Here for The Episode

A bit different take this time around as we have a little fun with Rob Miller, executive producer and John Schneider, co-executive producer and star of the television show "Twenty Six Miles". The show, Twenty Six Miles, stars John Schneider as a corporate executive who leaves a stressful career, moves to an island, and "gets the old band together".  (Sounds like an awful lot of Trop Rock artists that we know!) Take a listen, you just might hear something VERY exciting regarding the 2011 Trop Rock Music Awards at this year's MOTM, which happens to be the 20th Anniversary. CLICK HERE TO GET THE EPISODE   Enjoy, JimmyP

April 2011: Loren Davidson For April we have a conversation with NoCal trop rocker Loren Davidson about the California Trop Rock scene, song writing groups, house concerts, nationwide travel and what he's got going on plus a couple of songs from his newest disc, "Island Standard Time". Enjoy, JimmyPirate Click Here to Access the Episode.

After a hiatus of nearly a year we're back on the podcasting track with the first new Margarita Mafia Artist of the Month interview of the new year. For our first AOM interview we spent some time with 2010 Trop Rock Music Awards "Horizons" award winner Jimmy Parrish. The Horizons award honors up and coming Trop Rock artists. We covered a whole range of topics from music, to life close to the equator, to crashing events to hot sauce and all topics in between. Enjoy, JimmyPirate CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD PODCAST

Episode #51: Debuts, Howard Livingston and the start of another tour. Great debuts, an interview with Howard Livingston about his new disc, Al Roker and the advantages of being a local and find out how you can win discs and other great prizes by joining our facebook fan page. Click To Get Episode #51 Enjoy, JimmyPirate http://www.tropicastradio.com http://www.tropicasttv.com http://www.margaritamafia.com http://www.snoloha.com Title / Artist / Album Meet The Phlockers / Bry Harris and The Parrot Island Band / Rock The Phlock The Adventures of Flipper / Don Middlebrook / Beach Bar Serenade My Gig Down Island / Jambo Joe Bones / Bar on a Beach It's a Pretty Good Life / Howard Livingston / Tunes in a Tropical Key. Key West Address / James Slater / Thongs 4 Tree House Peace of Mind / Jim Hoehn / Royalty Check Hotel Mexican Ring / John Frinzi / Shoreline Midriff Mama Blues / Les Kerr / Southern Sound Sessions Sunrise / Eric Lee / Crossroads

Showcase #50: Our 50th Episode Extravaganza and JimmyPirate Shaves His Head! It's our super duper arch-deluxe 50th episode extravaganza. We talk to friends Tom and Michelle Becker, Giddyup Dave, Rod Call, Mark Mulligan, Brent Burns and Tiki Thom talks about the NEW Meet The Phlockers compilation disc. We bring you the best trop rock out there and JimmyPirate shaves his head for cancer research. Click To Get Showcase #50 Song / Artist / Album You Must Love Me / Young Rebel Goombas / Young Rebel Goombas It Gets Me To The Beach / Latitude / Just Add Water The Only Thing Missing / Blue Pearl Paradise / Blue Pearl Paradise Mango Martini / Giddyup Dave Caribbean Holiday / Dennis McCaughey / Thongs 2 I've Got A Beach in My Back Yard / Brent Burns / I've Got A Beach in My Back Yard Islands and Bylands / E.C.Davis / One Night Stanzas What a Ride / Mark Mulligan / South of The Border Again Beaches Are Empty / Gary Seiler / Living on Dreams Retired / Brent Burns / I've Got A Beach in My Back Yard Here in The Conch Republic / Howard Livingston and Mile Marker 24 / I'm Living On an Island

Pete's been working overtime!!! Goombas hail from Long Island, New York. Tropical rockers, their sound is not so easily pigeon-holed. Each member brings a rich and varied musical background to create the luscious Goomba sound. Richie Saccente plays guitar and shares lead vocals with his cousin Cosmo Mallardi, who also plays bass guitar. Brian “Uncle Bee” Johnson sings backup vocals and shares percussion duties with Randy Knudsen, also on vocals. Kevin McCann plays guitar and sings backup. Special guests on their debut album include Richie Cannata (sax player for Billy Joel, Elton John, The Beach Boys, etc.) and Bob Cassera on trombone. Filmmaker Jake Gorst first met Saccente as a student in his guitar studio. Over the years they have worked on many projects together. For the Young Rebel Goomba album, Gorst assisted the band in the production of the CD. Pete talks with Richie Saccente about how trop-rock is all about "FAMILY", and why moving Trop-Rock into the main steam radio is important. http://www.youngrebelgoombas.com/ CLICK HERE TO GET SPOTLIGHT #16

The Cedar Island Band is one of the premier Jimmy Buffett cover bands in the Midwest, based out of Cedar Rapids, Iowa! Tune in as Pete Spurgeon interviews Doug of the The Cedar Island Band!  Zipplock Pete's Parrot gives Pete a hard time about the Hawkeyes beating Michigan in N.C.A.A. Football,and plays a joke on Pete by clicking the wrong number on the audio soundboard. http://cedarislandband.com/  Click Here To Get Spotlight #15

Showcase #49: At Least It's Not Coming Down Here Simply amazed at the fact that the Eastern Seaboard is getting nailed and it's sunny here in Western New York. Figured we'd bring you some new debuts to keep you warm. Stay home, make yourself a boat drink and listen to TropiCast. Enjoy, JimmyPirate Click Here To Get Showcase#49 Song Title / Artist / Album This Island / Island Castaways Band Two Parts Rum / Brad Baxter No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems / Don Middlebrook / Beach Bar Serenade Heros and Villains / Brian Wilson / Smile Livin' Well / Hanna's Reef / Angels in Tropical Shirts Paradise Quickly / John Frinzi / Shoreline Island Mojo / Jimmy Parrish and The Ocean Waves / Let's Go Fishin' Daylight Dolphin Time / Sam Rainwater / Vacation Location Time Flies When You're Having Rum / Scott Southworth and Tom Trabucco Sloop John B / Will Brady / Solo Guitar Tropical Breezes / Dave Calhoun / Salmon Chanted Harbor

The TropiCast Spotlight #14: Kyle Hurd The first new TropiCast Spotlight in over a year, we're pretty excited about this one. Our new host direct from Kingston, Jamaica, Pascagoula Pete, has the heart of a showman and the soul of a beach bum slacker and extremely entertaining. In Pete's first Spotlight episode he interviews Indiana Trop Rock artist Kyle Hurd from the sunny safety of his beachfront studio. Enjoy, JimmyPirate Click To Get Spotlight #14 http://www.myspace.com/kylehurdmusic http://www.tropicsnation.com http://www.tropicastradio.com

Episode #48: Our Third Annual Holiday Extravaganza A few days early to maximize your holiday pleasure. It's that time again for our annual holiday show, about an hour of Trop Rock Christmas Classics and some new stuff too. The best part about it, my gift to you, is the fact that the show straight music, breaks or interruptions from me.... Enjoy, JimmyPirate Click Here To Get Showcase #48 Title / Artist / Album 12 Day of Snowbird Christmas / Brent Burns / Christmas Vacation Island of Misfit Toys / Cabana Man / Beach Bum Santa Christmas Wedding Song / Coconut Dave / Garden By The Bay Hang Ten Santa / Eric Stone Christmas In The Islands / Gene Mitchell/ Christmas In The Islands It's Gonna Be A Merry Christmas / Brent Burns / Christmas Vacation Ho, Ho, Ho and a Bottle of Rum / Jimmy Buffett / Christmas Island Let it Snow, Somewhere Else / Laidback Larry / Meet Me On The Boardwalk Have Yourself A Tropical Christmas / Latitude / Latitude Christmas Have a Merry Island Christmas / Pirate Dreams Christmastime On The Beach / Roy Holliday Mele Kalikimaka / Jimmy Buffett / Christmas Vacation All I Want For Christmas Is A Big Palm Tree / Gene Mitchell / Christmas In The Islands Christmas in Key West / Scott Kirby / 4 Good Dogs A Christmas Wish / Tall Paul

Episode 47: Musical Comfort Food: JimmyPirate's Favorites Took a look at the TropiCast Library the other day and noticed we have over 2100 songs and it's always growing. Got to thinking about some of my favorites that we've been sent over the last three years and I thought I might share them with you in the confines of one show. Not all of them mind you, but a few. Enjoy, JimmyPirate Click To Get Showcase #47 Song / Artist / Album Como Se Llama Mama / The Bonedaddys / Garage Sale The Only Thing Missing / Blue Pearl Paradise / Blue Pearl Paradise Hollow Man / The Boat Drunks / Wahine Man Stuff Like That / Brent Burns / Ragtops and Flip Flops Barefoot on The Beach / Dennis Davis / Barefoot on The Beach Sailing / Eric Stone / Boatsongs #2-The Legend of The Lost Soul Picture Perfect Sunset / Steve Youngblood / Guitars and Fishing Poles Rum is a Many Blendered Thing / The Coconut Boat Band / Rum is a Many Blendered Thing Parakeet Island / Coconut Bob / Parakeet Island Looe Key Tiki Bar / Howard Livingston and Mile Marker 24 / Meet Me in The Keys Revolution (Beach Chair Song) / Laidback Larry / Mojito Monday

Episode #46: Back from Summer Vacation, A New Friend and the Debut of MPI Records We're back from summer vacation but it was definitely a working vacation. We introduce you to Chuck Shultz aka Capt Bluetooth, Tell you about some great new stuff we've been working on this summer, give you a Trop Rock Calendar Report and of course, play some of the best Trop Rock out there. (Production Note: You know, add a new component like a co-host and it's a whole new experience.) Enjoy, JimmyPirate Click To Get Episode #46 Episode Links http://www.tropicastradio.com http://www.mpirecords.com http://www.troprockwny.com http://www.snoloha.com http://www.margaritamafia.com Song / Artist / Album Drunk Tourist / Brent Burns / Ragtops and Flip Flops Rum and Coca Cola / Gene Mitchell / Island Party Walk on the Gulf / Billy Mitchell / What's So Bad About Feeling Good The Luau Lounge / Living Soul / Boatdrink Island Mango Martini / Giddyup Dave Tropical Breeze / Pirate Dreams / Memento Our Wave To Paradise / Dr. Zog / Tropicosis Zihuatenajo / Gregory B / Zihuatenajo One Night Stanzas / E.C. Davis / One Night Stanzas

Episode #45: Out on the deck of The Liki Tiki. This episode we wrap up the May Trivia Challenge, start up another Trivia Challenge for June, give you a Margarita Mafia Trop Rock Calendar Report and of course, give you some of the best Trop Rock out there. Enjoy, JimmyPirate Click To Grab Episode #45 Hula Girl (Dancing on My Dash) / The Bonedaddys / Waterslide Hollow Man / The Boat Drunks / Thongs 3 California Sunshine / Bob Karwin / Have Sun, Will Travel The Best Years / Bryan Gorsira / The Best Years Bimini / Captain Josh / If I Had a Hammock Barefoot on The Beach / Dennis Davis / Angels in Tropical Shirts Beaches are Empty / Gary Seiler / Living on Dreams Misirlou / Dick Dale

Episode #44: FREE STUFF!!!!!!! In this Episode we play some new stuff, some favorite stuff, give away a copy of the new Brent Burns disc "I've Got a Beach In My Back Yard" as well as a Margarita Mafia Trop Rock Calendar Report. We'll also tell you about an exciting new TropiCast Network project. Enjoy, JimmyPirate Click To Get Episode #44 Dining at Jimmy's Buffett / A1A / Beachwrecked Flip Flops / Bill Craig / This Side of Somewhere I'm Here Cause I Wanna Be / Brent Burns / I've Got A Beach In My Back Yard Game of Love / Carolina Beach Club / Latitude Adjustment Drive Me Back To Drinkin' / Changes in Latitude / Tequila Inspiration Blame It On The Margaritas (LIVE) / Howard Livingston / Live on Duval It Get's Me To The Beach / Latitude / Just Add Water Tropical Breeze / Pirate Dreams / Memento

Showcase #43: More Debuts Than You Can Shake a Snake At This Episode we have a whole show full of songs you've never heard on the Showcase before, an interview with a man named Snake and a Trop Rock Calendar Report. Enjoy, JimmyPirate Click To Get Showcase #43 Mo's Backyard / Don Burke / Late on a Summer Night Mango Martini / Giddyup Dave / Demo Key Lime Cove / Gregory B / Zihuatanejo King of Somewhere That I'm Not / Laidback Larry / Meet Me On The Boardwalk Suntan Man / Michael Drake / It's Nice in Paradise Guitars and Tiki Bars / The Party Boat Band / Demo Daydream Smile / Young Rebel Goombas / Young Rebel Goombas

Showcase #42: Late on a Saturday Night Banging out the next episode late on a Saturday night / Sunday morning for your enjoyment. No interviews this episode, just you and me and some of te best Trop Rock out there with a plug for Flipperstock 2009 and a Margarita Mafia calendar report thrown in for good measure. Enjoy, JimmyPirate Click To Get Episode #42 Cross on The Reef / Steve Youngblood / New Demo Time after Island Time / A1A / Ship Happens Little Bitty / Captain Josh / Music in The Lower Keys Sailing / Eric Stone / Everything Bring It On Hurricane Michelle / Living Soul / Travelling Music Revolution (Beach Chair Song) / Laidback Larry / Mojito Monday Summer's Here / Jimi Pappas / Tropical Salvage Raspberry Rum / Loren Davidson / Everyday's a Holiday Blame it on The Margaritas / Howard Livingston and Mile Marker 24 / Blame It On The Margaritas Make Mine a Pina Colada / Gene Mitchell / Island Party Blue Water / Geoff Stein Project / Geoff Stein Project Join Mac McAnally, The Sauce Boss, Tall Paul & Cawdaddy, Jim Hoehn, Jerry Diaz & Troy Allan, Don Middlebrook, and more at Flipperstock 2009, March 27th & 28th, at the Westport Sheraton in St. Louis, MO. All proceeds will benefit the St. Louis Backstoppers, a local organization that provides relief and support for the families of fallen police officers, fire fighters, and all first responders. Visit www.flipperstock.com for all the details.

But the music is hot on this episode of The TropiCast Radio Showcase. You may have noticed that in the past year we've added a sponsor to the top of each show, and that sponsor would be Snoloha, a successful clothing company that caters to the escapist, whether it be a sun soaked beach or a cabin in the woods. We spoke to Rod Call, the founder and owner of the company and have that interview for you. Also a Trop Rock Calendar Report and some new stuff that you've never heard before on the showcase. So sit back, relax and enjoy this episode. Click To Get Episode #41 JimmyPirate Track / Artist / Album Down To The Islands / The Caribbean Cowboys / Down To The Islands Pacing The Cage / The Calypsonuts / Six More Weeks Lucky Enough / Scott Kirby / 4 Good Dogs Tropical Breeze / Pirate Dreams / Memento Tropical Depression / Jim Morris / Looking For A Place To Happen Don't Be Fooled By The Hat / Hugo Duarte' / Don't Be Fooled By The Hat Surfin' U.S.A / M.O.D / Surfin' M.O.D

This Episode we visit with Coconut Dave Waugh. Enjoy, JimmyPirate Click To Get Spotlight #12

I think most of us have dreamed at one time of chucking it all and heading to Mexico, here's one guy who actually went and done it, Mark Mulligan. "We're going to the happiest place in the world... Tijuana!!!!: -Krusty the Clown Enjoy, JimmyPirate Click to Get Spotlight #11

This spotlight we head up north to talk to writer, "Thongs in the Key of Life" organizer and trop rock storyteller Jim Hoehn. Enjoy, JimmyPirate Click To Get Spotlight #10

This Episode we feature the laid back SoCal Trop Rock sounds of the Coconut Boat Band. Enjoy, JimmyPirate Click To Get Spotlight #9

This Episode we feature relocated Jersey boy John Frinzi. Good Stuff. Enjoy, JimmyPirate Click To Get Spotlight #8

Spotlight #7 features a band that we've had the pleasure of playing with up at Sunday River for the past 6 years. New England's Changes in Latitudes. Enjoy, JimmyPirate Click To Get Spotlight #7