First Voices Radio

Binnie Klein hosts “A Miniature World,” a music and interview show at WPKN 89.5 FM in Bridgeport, CT. WPKN streams at wpkn.org. (WPKN is the former “home” of “First Voices Radio” and a longtime, treasured affiliate). Binnie maintains a private practice in psychotherapy in New Haven, CT, and has been a Lecturer in the Department of Psychiatry at Yale University. She also is an author and publishes in many publications.

Binnie’s latest creative project is an indie music collaboration, “In These Trees and Tartie.” While sorting through submissions for her radio show, Binnie was particularly captivated by an Australian singer-songwriter who performs as Tartie (Natasha Anderson). Tartie, based in Melbourne, is known for her “dream-pop” sensibility. Continents apart, separated by time zones and a pandemic, Tartie and Binnie began to explore collaborative possibilities. Tartie’s musical take on Binnie’s lyrics of memory, loss, betrayal, and ultimate liberation was just the right fit. The two women share a passion for nature and survival of the planet. “Ablaze” is the most recent release for “In These Trees and Tartie,” a poignant protest against our heartless treatment of the earth, particularly resonant in these times of increasingly destructive environmental events. Jennifer Kreisberg (Tuscarora) from Ulali provides back-up vocals.

Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse says: “Once in a while I am compelled after hearing a song about how we forget about out impact on Earth with our rational justifications of making our world, our civilization better by ignoring the natural balance, and continue in our narcissistic ideas often because we as humans caused the tragedies we lament in song. These songs need to be medicine songs, healing songs, ancient tried and true songs not looking for popularity but for respecting the place Earth has in heart for humanity.”

Production Credits:
Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive Producer
Liz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), Producer
Karen Ramirez (Mayan), Studio Engineer, Radio Kingston
Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Audio Editor
Kevin Richardson, Podcast Editor

Music Selections:
1. Song Title: Tahi Roots Mix (First Voices Radio Theme Song)
Artist: Moana and the Moa Hunters
Album: Tahi (1993)
Label: Southside Records (Australia and New Zealand)
(00:00:22)

2. Song Title: Ablaze (featuring Jennifer Kreisberg, back-up vocals)
Artist: Tartie
Album: The Quiver (November 2023)
Producer: David Baron, Sun Mountain Studios, Boiceville, NY
(00:21:02)

3. Song Title: Shake This Town (Expanded Version)
Artist: Robbie Robertson
Album: Storyville (1991)
Label: Geffen Records
(00:26:15)

4. Song Title: The Big Ones Get Away
Artist: Buffy Sainte-Marie
Album: Coincidences and Likely Stories (1992)
Label: Chrysalis Records
(00:35:23)

5. Song Title: Brothers in Arms
Artist: Dire Straits
Album: Brothers in Arms (1985)
Label: Warner Records
(00:39:08)

6. Song Title: After the Gold Rush (originally written by Neil Young)
Artist: Katie Pruitt
Album: Ohio / After the Gold Rush (2020)
Label: Rounder Records
(00:44:35)

7. Song Title: Ball and Chain
Artist: J-Milla and Xavier Rudd
Album: Jan Juc Moon (2022)
Label: Virgin Music Label and Artist Services Australia (P&D)
(00:49:29)

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