Island Renaissance human Susan Hanley met me at the Fifth Maine with Museum Curator Holly Hurd-Forsyth to talk about Sue's guest exhibit "Abandon Ship!" featuring shipwrecks on Peaks Island and around Casco Bay. Sue showed me around the exhibit, discussed some standout history she learned, and talked about her process creating the exhibit. Listen for the history and for tips on how you can be involved in capturing and sharing Peaks history as well.

Sue and Holly also pointed out that the visuals of the exhibit would not have come out so well without the expert help of Eric Eaton. The exhibit is truly something to behold. It is open to the public for the 2026 and 2027 season. Sue is also giving a presentation on Casco Bay shipwrecks August 13, 2026 at 7pm at the Fifth Maine Museum.

For more on the museum, visit https://www.fifthmainemuseum.org/

Luke Bulla joins me to talk about growing up in a musical family, a musical career, and his upcoming concert at New Brackett Church, May 1st at 7:00 pm. He's played with many bands and musicians, from Bela Fleck to a long-running tour with Lyle Lovett. Luke also is a songwriter in his own right and will be performing original music as well as covers at New Brackett.

For more on Luke, check out his website: lukebulla.com

You can support him directly through his website, or check out his music on streaming platforms. I particularly like Temperance Reel, but there are tons of great tracks to choose from.

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Shannon Heaton, her husband Matt Heaton, and the Tokyo-based Irish musicians O'Jizo come out to Peaks on March 14th to perform at the New Brackett Church at 7pm. In this conversation, Shannon and I talk about the upcoming performance, but also the worldwide nature of traditional Irish music along with her upbringing in Thailand and Nigeria, and her podcast Irish Music Stories. At the end, you can hear two pieces - on by the Heatons and one by O'Jizo - for a taste of what's in store on the 14th.

Shannon Heaton's website

O'Jizo's Website

Irish Music Stories Podcast

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