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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: [...]

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 [...]

Bennington Vermont – Richie's Writing You A Song [Your Town Thursday ]

Richie Phillips — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:58:57 +0000

It’s Your Town Thursday, where your little corner of the earth becomes immortalized in song. Every other week, we’ll pick a town and write a theme song for it. This coming week, it’s Bennington, Vermont.I don’t live in your town, so if you want me to write a song about it – I need your [...]

Castleton NY Gets A Song For Their Town – Your Town Thursday

Richie Phillips — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:57:49 +0000

I had some great feedback on this one. It makes all the difference in the world to have TOO MUCH information. Thanks in advance to all who contributed to this song.. Ok, here we go.. Castleton has a great website, by the way, and a great Mayor as well. Joe Keegan called in and played [...]

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

Your Town Thursday On Vacation This Week, But Nominations Are Being Taken [AUDIO]

Richie Phillips — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 11:34:01 +0000

Sorry folks, but the brain needs a little recharging, so I am taking this Thursday off from Your Town Thursday, the feature where a song is written about a local small town. But that doesn’t mean I don’t want your nominations Here’s a medley of songs that I’ve done in the past. Maybe your [...]

Valentine's Day 2012: Men Still Wait To The Last Minute

Kevin Richards — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:35:26 +0000

Today is Valentine’s Day 2012! It’s not too late to get that special someone something that lets them know how much you care. As a matter of fact, about 80% of men wait until today to get the job done! According to Cheryl Knott, manager of Maloney’s Flower Shop, other than her earliest Valentine order a week before [...]

It's A New Year, And Richie Needs A New Town To Write A Song About For Your Town Thursday

Richie Phillips — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:50:39 +0000

Welcome to 2012. Everybody’s got their resolutions to keep. Mine? I want to write a theme song for every town, city and hamlet in the Albany area. I got a good start in 2011, but it’s a New Year, and there’s still lots of work to be done! If you’d like to hear some of [...]

Cambridge, NY Now Has Their Own Theme Song: Your Town Thursday [AUDIO]

Richie Phillips — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:30:12 +0000

Congratulations, Cambridge! You now have a song that you can sing along to! I just wish we had some more pictures of your wonderful town to add to this blog (hint hint). But be that as it may, let’s get on with the song! UPDATE! I DID get some pictures in! Here’s a few of [...]

My Last "Your Town Thursday" Song For 2011 Waiting To Be Written! [AUDIO]

Richie Phillips — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 14:44:17 +0000

I’ve had a great time sharpening up my jingle writing skills by creating theme songs for small towns. This will be my last one for the year! Now all I need is a town and some facts (and photos if you’ve got them!) To give you an idea of what these sounded like in [...]

Amsterdam – I Want To Write A Theme Song For You For Your Town Thursday

Richie Phillips — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:33:14 +0000

Every town in the Albany area deserves to get some kind of publicity, right? And what better publicity than to have it’s own song? So by popular demand, we’re going to go with Amsterdam this week, but I don’t know much about it! I’ve been there many times, but that’s about it. Here’s the kind of [...]

Rotterdam – You've Made the Cut For "Your Town Thursday"

Richie Phillips — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:21:40 +0000

In a never-ending attempt to write a theme song for each and every Capital Region town, I present to you the latest request. A listener asked thru Facebook if I could write a little ditty about Rotterdam, NY. She also included a few facts to get it started. Hey - we're here to please!