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Edinburg Gets Their Own Song Compliments Of "Rhymin' Richie" – Your Town Thursday [AUDIO]

Richie Phillips — Thu, 02 May 2013 12:35:57 +0000

This, like all the others, was a real labor of love. I have to thank Lori Colvin for the original suggestion. Lots of input for this one, especially from the kids at the Edinburg Common School. The song and some pictures follow I also must thank the Edinburg school principal, Randy Teetz for his help [...]

"You Know You're From Schaghticoke If"… Sean Needs Your Jokes!

Sean McMaster — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:41:47 +0000

As you may know this Friday morning the “Sean and Richie Show’ will be broadcasting live 5:30 – 9:00 am, at Schag-A-Val, in Schaghticoke. It’s all part of the “Small Town Tour” that we do twice a year, a chance to get out and meet some of the listeners who are the backbone of our radio [...]

Edinburg, You're Getting A Tune Too – It's Your Town Thursday

Richie Phillips — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:54:17 +0000

Here we go – yet another town I know precious little about. I guess I’m going to get “schooled” very quickly. I am asking for your help, Edinburgians! It’s Your Town Thursday Here’s a shot sent in by Lori Colvin. She has many more that will make the finished article, but first I need some [...]

Gansevoort, NY Gets A Theme Song – Parody of Miranda Lambert's "Mama's Broken Heart" – Your Town Thursday [AUDIO]

Richie Phillips — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:59:29 +0000

This was a real last ditch effort. We solicited towns on the air yesterday (Wednesday), and Gansevoort was suggested. As a former resident, I thought it was definitely time! I’m not thrilled that this is the only shot of Gansevoort that I could find. If anyone would like to grab their camera or cellphone and [...]

If You've Got The Albany Area Town, I've Got The Tune – Your Town Thursday

Richie Phillips — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:26:39 +0000

i’m looking for the next town on the Capital Region map to write a ditty about. A day without a rhyme is a day without sunshine. Let’s do it, folks. I want to have a song for Your Town Thursday. Last week it was Colonie. Before that it was Ravena. Who will be next? [...]

Tell Me Everything About Colonie and I'll Write You A Song – Your Town Thursday

Richie Phillips — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:55:54 +0000

i’ll make this short and sweet. This is an open invitation for all of you folks who live in Colonie, NY (and there are many of you) to send in some information about this great little (?) town. I will then whip up a little theme song for you! Colonie, NY. Home of Colonie Center [...]

Doesn't Anyone Live In Glenville, NY Anymore? Your Town Thursday [AUDIO]

Richie Phillips — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:36:15 +0000

Sorry, but I had to ask the question. I put out the call to this very nice town in the Capital Region for information so I could write a song about Glenville. I tried everything, folks! I’m just one man. I had to go with what I had, so here’s the little ditty I came [...]

Vote On Small Town Tour Stops With the Sean And Richie Show – We're Hitting The Road In May

Jake Thomas — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:32:57 +0000

The 2013 Small Town Tour with the Sean and Richie Show on 1077 ‘GNA gets underway in May.Sean and Richie will be doing their morning show live in select small towns in ‘GNA Country every Friday in the Month of May. We’ve got the towns in a poll below. The 4 towns receiving the most [...]

Looks Like Glenville's Getting A Song Written For Them-Your Town Thursday

Richie Phillips — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:34:18 +0000

Small towns -that’s what we’re about. Our entire company is called Townsquare Media, for crying out loud! That should tell you something right there. I’m having an absolute blast writing about them. This week it’s Glenville, NY The votes were overwhelming – looks like Glenville is getting a tune written for them this week. In fact, we [...]

Spring 2013 Small Town Tour – Time to Vote!

Bryen — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:50:39 +0000

Spring is coming - or at least that's the rumor. With the return of spring comes the return of the GNA Small Town Tour where the Sean + Richie Show heads to your hometown to broadcast their show live and have breakfast with you. However, we need your help in choosing where we go and this time we're doing it a little differently.

Ravena NY Song Part Two -Your Town Thursday [AUDIO + GALLERY]

Richie Phillips — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:47:34 +0000

Sometimes you get so much response from a town that one song doesn’t seem to do it. I just couldn’t fit everything in in 90 seconds. So here we go, Ravena folk – Part 2. This is a web-only exclusive by the way Once again, thanks for all the feedback from fellow Facebookers. It [...]

Ravena – I'm Collecting Information On You – Your Town Thursday

Richie Phillips — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:32:29 +0000

Don’t worry Ravena residents. I’m not the FBI or Google or anything like that. Just a guy with a keyboard on a mission. I want to write a song about every single town, city and hamlet in the Capital Region. Several Facebook friends nominated you, so you’re up next. Questions for you: [...]

The Next Town To Get A Tune? Wilton, NY- Your Town Thursday

Richie Phillips — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 23:55:59 +0000

I can’t wait to get started with writing the next town tune. By popular demand, it’s going to be the booming Saratoga town of Wilton, New York. Now THIS is a town I know a little bit about. I lived in Gansevoort between 1988-1998. There was nothing in Wilton at the time. You went [...]

Time To Write A Tune About A Town – Your Town Thursday

Richie Phillips — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:46:35 +0000

Recently the bar has been raised for this little segment that we do on the Sean and Richie show called Your Town Thursday. Greenville residents sent loads of information to me, and so many people “liked” and responded to the article that I was flabbergasted. No pressure here, but I’m just sayin’…. Here’s your chance [...]

Greenville Gets A Theme Song – Your Town Thursday

Richie Phillips — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:10:11 +0000

This was an especially fun one to do, because there was SO much participation from the local “peeps”. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate all the “background work”. Without further adieu, I present my attempt at giving Greenville, NY a song. (Lyrics and list of contributors follow at the bottom mp3 version (for you [...]

Greenville's Getting A Theme Song For Your Town Thursday

Richie Phillips — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:12:19 +0000

We turn our attention to a little town in Greene County for this week’s Your Town Thursday. The town, coincidentally, is Greenville! Daniel Antonelli recommended that I take this one on, and I gladly accepted, although I know precious little about the area. He said it’s the home of the Matt dog at Tommy’s Hot [...]

Your Town Thursday Returns On the Sean and Richie Show – This Week It's Castleton

Richie Phillips — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 12:10:47 +0000

We gave this feature a break for the holidays, but now we are back full force. It’s Your Town Thursday, where your little corner of the earth becomes immortalized in song. This week, it’s Castleton -On-Hudson This is Castleton-On-Hudson. Ok, we know where it is now. That’s not quite enough information for a song however. [...]

Little Richmondville Gets A Little Song From Richie On Your Town Thursday [AUDIO]

Richie Phillips — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:14:43 +0000

First, a big shout out to Jimmy Buffett for the parody idea. You never know when “Margaritaville” is going to come in handy, but it seemed to be a good starting off point to write a song for Richmondville in Schoharie County First off, thanks to Lenore Sossei and others for their information. I had [...]

Richmondville To Get A Theme Song From "Rhymin' Richie" – Your Town Thursday

Richie Phillips — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 01:16:43 +0000

We have a short week coming up, and then I’m on vacation for a week. I’d like to leave you with a song for another great small town, but I’m going to need information STAT the town is Richmondville. Was asked to do this by McKayla Sossei, who has been a big help already. She [...]

Nominate A Town, I'll Write You A Song – Your Town Thursday

Richie Phillips — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:43:06 +0000

I didn't want to bother everyone recently. Too much going on with the election, the weather and all. But I would love to create a theme song for a local town once again. I've had a blast so far. Looking for a nomination, and some fun facts about it too!

Please leave your town nomination below and a few facts about it would help