Podcast No. 3 "Do The Secret Monkey" - We're guests of The Cowsills on their podcast!

About this episode

The episode features Secret Monkey Weekend as guests on The Cowsills Podcast, discussing their music and experiences.

Secret Monkey Weekend were honored to be asked as guests on The Cowsills Podcast, yes that famous 60s family band that had hits with Hair, Indian Lake, The Rain, The Park and Other Things ! We were given permission to share it on our channel, ie. the SMW interview part . On their channel, it's Podcast No. 151 and the whole segment can be seen here. https://youtu.be/XEhZR6yx8EM?si=a36rQKZlHG4yWeTR . Please subscribe to their channel , they're wonderful hosts. That they are ridiculously great vocalists and all around kind people is well known. We all love their music, and have covered them live in our shows. Jefferson is an especially longtime fan, going back to '68 when he saw their NBC TV special. We added a short intro, goofy as it is, just to introduce the piece. Secret Monkey Weekend are a family power pop trio from Durham NC. They have been playing live since sisters Ella and Lila were 13 and 8 years old. Papa Jefferson Hart (Jeff Hart) is a longtime mainstay in the NC Americana music scene. They have recorded two albums with producer Don Dixon (REM - Smithereens), the second one due out in 2025. PBS recently profiled the band. More on that below. The Emmy Award winning PBS…

People in this episode

Hosts: Ella, Lila, Jefferson Hart

Guest: The Cowsills

Topics covered

• music
• interview
• family band
• podcast
• power pop
• Americana

Keywords

• Secret Monkey Weekend
• The Cowsills
• podcast
• music
• family band
• power pop
• Americana

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PBS, Don Dixon

Books & works: Hair, Indian Lake, The Rain, The Park and Other Things

Places: Durham NC

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