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In this episode of This Old Tree, Doug introduces us to London's Charlton House Mulberry. Did you know the British are mad about mulberries? A 415-year-old black mulberry tree stands at Charlton House & Gardens, the oldest specimen in London and highly beloved. Its story involves King James I and a courtier named Sir Adam Newton, the tutor to the King's eldest son, Henry. It also involves a government decree gone awry.

This week, Jane remembers the power of nature.

This week Joe is featuring the group Steps Ahead from their 1989 Intuition Records recording, titled “N.Y.C.”

This week The R I Wind Ensemble is the subject of the program with Dr. Robert Franzblau, Conductor, along with Historic Music of Newport's Mark Stickney, Founder of the organization. We talk about their upcoming Spring Concert and listen to some selections that will be performed on their February 16th concert at the Newport Marriott. For more information you can go to www.riwe.org

Join Ocean House owner and author Deborah Goodrich Royce for a conversation with authors Annabel Monaghan and Alix Strauss as they discuss their books Summer Romance (Annabel Monaghan) and The Joy of Funerals (Alix Strauss). About Annabel Monaghan: Annabel Monaghan is the author of LibraryReads pick Same Time Next Summer and Indie Next and LibraryReads pick Nora Goes Off Script, as well as two young adult novels and Does This Volvo Make My Butt Look Big?, a selection of laugh-out-loud columns that appeared in the Huffington Post, the Week, and the Rye Record. She lives in Rye, New York, with her family. About Summer Romance: The heart-tugging and hilarious story of a professional organizer whose life is a mess, and the summer she gets unstuck with the help of someone unexpected from her past, by the bestselling author of Same Time Next Summer and Nora Goes Off Script. Benefits of a summer romance: It’s always fun, always brief, and no one gets their heart broken. Ali Morris is a professional organizer whose own life is a mess. Her mom died two years ago, then her husband left, and she hasn’t worn pants with a zipper in longer than she cares to remember. No one is more surprised than Ali when the first time she takes off her wedding ring and puts on pants with hardware—overalls count, right?—she meets someone. Or rather, her dog claims a man for her in the same way he claimed his favorite of her three children: by peeing on him. Ethan smiles at Ali like her pants are just right—like he likes what he sees. He looks at her as if she’s a version of herself she hasn’t been in a long while. The last thing newly single mom Ali needs is to make her life messier, but there’s no harm in a little summer romance. Is there? About Alix Strauss: Alix Strauss is a trend, culture and lifestyle journalist; an award-winning, four-time published author; speaker; and frequent contributor to The New York Times. Her books include: The Joy of Funerals (St. Martin’s Press & Palagram Press), Based Upon Availability (Harper Collins), and Death Becomes Them: Unearthing the Suicides of the Brilliant, the Famous and the Notorious (Harper Collins). She is also the editor of Have I Got a Guy for You (Simon & Schuster), an anthology of mother-coordinated dating horror stories. Her work has been optioned for several TV and film projects. A media-savvy social satirist, she has been a featured lifestyle, travel, and trend writer on national morning and talk shows including ABC, CBS, CNN, and the Today Show. During the past 25 years she has written over 1500 articles. Her articles, which have appeared in Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Conde Nast Traveler, the Financial Times, Time Magazine, and Departures, among others, and cover a range of topics from trends in beauty, travel, and food to celebrity interviews. The Joy of Funerals is an Ingram Award winner and was named Best Debut Novel by The New York Resident. Alix was the inaugural “First Chapters” pick, Cosmopolitan Magazine’s new launchpad of fiction excerpts, giving readers exclusive sneak peeks of gripping new work. Her essays and short fiction have appeared in the Primavera Literary Journal, Hampton Shorts Literary Journal, The Idaho Review, Quality Women’s Fiction, The Blue Moon Café III, Sex, Drugs & Gefilte Fish: The Heeb Storytelling Collection, and A Kudzu Christmas. Her short story, “Shrinking Away”, won the David Dornstein Creative Writing Award. She is the recipient of several awards and fellowships from programs such as the Wesleyan Writers Conference, the Skidmore College Writerʼs Institute, the Sarah Lawrence Summer Program, and the Squaw Valleyʼs Screenwritersʼ Summer Program. Alix lectures extensively and has been a keynote speaker, moderator, or panelist at over 200 conferences, symposiums, seminars, and summits including The Southern Festival of Books, The Northwest Bookfest, The New England’s Writer’s Conference, Wesleyan Writer’s Conference, The 92nd Street Y,...

This week on Jazz After Dinner Joe features Guitarist and Composer Pat Metheny from his 2002 Warner Brothers Records recording, titled “Speaking Of Now.”

This week, Jane discusses a connection to nature that is important.

The Mystic Chamber Music Series is the subject of this week's program with Thomas Readett, Artistic and Executive Director. We talk about what the brand new series is about and their concert coming up on Saturday February 8th at 5:30 PM at The LaGrua Center. For more information you can go to www.mysticchambermusicseries.com

Join Ocean House owner and author Deborah Goodrich Royce for a conversation with author Jenny Jackson, who will discuss her New York Times bestselling novel Pineapple Street, new in paperback. About Pineapple Street: A New York Times bestseller | A Good Morning America Book Club Pick Darley, the eldest daughter in the well-connected old money Stockton family, followed her heart, trading her job and her inheritance for motherhood but giving up far too much in the process; Sasha, a middle-class New England girl, has married into the Brooklyn Heights family, and finds herself cast as the arriviste outsider; and Georgiana, the baby of the family, has fallen in love with someone she can’t have, and must decide what kind of person she wants to be. Rife with the indulgent pleasures of life among New York’s one-percenters, Pineapple Street is a smart, escapist novel that sparkles with wit. Full of recognizable, loveable—if fallible—characters, it’s about the peculiar unknowability of someone else’s family, the miles between the haves and have-nots, and the insanity of first love—all wrapped in a story that is a sheer delight. About Jenny Jackson: Jenny Jackson is a Vice President and Executive Editor at Alfred A. Knopf. A graduate of Williams College and the Columbia Publishing Course, she lives in Brooklyn Heights with her family. Pineapple Street is her first novel. For more information about author Jenny Jackson, visit penguinrandomhouse.com. For details on Deborah Goodrich Royce and the Ocean House Author Series, visit deborahgoodrichroyce.com

This week Jane discusses how a life event can change everything.

Featuring Saxophonist and Composer Charles Lloyd from his 1999 ECM Records recording, titled “Voice In The Night.”

The Mystic River Chorale is the subject of this week's program with Frank Zilinyi, Artistic Director. We talk about what the Chorale has done in the last season and their concert coming up on Sunday January 19th at 4 PM in Harkness Chapel at Connecticut College. For more information you can go to www.mysticriverchorale.org

On this month's WCRI's Kids Hour episode, hosts Jamie and Spencer take a musical trip around Walt Disney Worlds Magic Kingdom...All Aboard!

This week Jane discusses looking to nature to come to grips with a powerless role.

This week Joe is featuring Composer, Arranger and Producer Quincy Jones from a 2022 Acrobat Music Compilation recording titled “Quincy Jones and His Orchestra; The Early Years.” DISC II.

Greg Abate, saxophonist, flutist, composer, arranger and member of the RI Music Hall of Fame, is our special guest this week. We talk about his many upcoming concerts and listen to some of the music from his multiple recordings. For more information you can go to www.gregabate.com

Doug tells us about Bartram's Franklin Tree this month on This Old Tree. John Bartram was a Quaker farmer near Philadelphia in the mid-18th century. So how did he become North America's first great botanist? And how did he and his son William find themselves in the wilds of southeastern Georgia, fighting off rain, hunger, and mosquitos, to find the rare and beautiful Franklin Tree (Franklinia alatamaha)? Come hear the story about why this tree at Bartram's Garden symbolizes the spirit of science and discovery.

This week, Jane talks about how holidays can be hard on some people.

This week Joe is featuring Composer, Arranger and Producer Quincy Jones from a 2022 Acrobat Music Compilation recording, titled “Quincy Jones and His Orchestra; The Early Years.”

The subject of this week's program is A Cappella Holiday music with Mike Maino. Mike has a chance to do the first in a series about great American a cappella groups. In this case the artists are a group from Florida, “The Liberty Voices”, along with “Acoustix” from Dallas and “Rockapella”, which has Rhode Island roots. For more information or comments you can call (401) 294-9274, or email maino@classical959.com