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Making A Judgment Call

The Gunboat Diplomats Posted on July 13, 2019 by The Gunboat DiplomatsJuly 13, 2019

“Don’t wait for the last judgment – it takes place every day.” – – Albert Camus Nobel Prize winner Albert Camus was a proponent of the absurdist philosophy that people should continually strive to find meaning in the world, despite … Continue reading →

Posted in Gunboat Diplomat Music, Music | Tagged American, jacksonville music, Judgment Road, The Gunboat Diplomats

Getting The Royalty Treatment

The Gunboat Diplomats Posted on February 16, 2019 by The Gunboat DiplomatsFebruary 16, 2019

We advertise ourselves as “a song shop that records indie pop with a vintage vibe in a variety of genres.” We’re a DIY studio band that has no aspirations to play live in front of cheering (or jeering) crowds and … Continue reading →

Posted in Gunboat Diplomat Music, Licensing, Music | Tagged Crazy About You, Glass

Throwing A Sundae Punch

The Gunboat Diplomats Posted on August 5, 2018 by The Gunboat DiplomatsAugust 5, 2018

Recently, GBD threw its hat into the ring and returned to the Ice Cream Man Power Pop and More show with the exclusive broadcast premier of our end-of-summer lament, “If Summer Could Stay,” featuring some sizzling saxophone from Kenny Hamilton … Continue reading →

Posted in Diplomatic Recognition, Gunboat Diplomat Music, Music, On The Radio | Tagged Andre M', Butch Young, Christopher Cash, Ice Cream Man Power Pop and More, Rooni, Songs We Learnt in Sundae School, The Caper Clowns, The Junior League

Showing You Who’s Bossa Nova

The Gunboat Diplomats Posted on March 20, 2018 by The Gunboat DiplomatsMarch 20, 2018

We were recently hunkered down in the embassy at Zoe Tribe Studios recording tracks for some new songs that will soon be cruelly inflicted on a totally unsuspecting public. In keeping with our endless quest to craft songs in wildly … Continue reading →

Posted in Gunboat Diplomat Music, History, Interview | Tagged Antônio Carlos Jobim, Astrud Gilberto, Big Blend Radio, bossa nova, charlie byrd, Elvis Presley, Eydie Gormé, Field of Nightmares Radio, KBJB, Quincy Jones, Sergio Mendes and Brazil 66, stan getz, woody herman

Country’s Diplomat

The Gunboat Diplomats Posted on December 13, 2017 by The Gunboat DiplomatsDecember 19, 2017

Here’s some quick comments on GBD’s country influences and our current project. A Bakersfield Dozen Our latest song is a country-rock number called, “I’m Not Going Back To Jacksonville.” It’s basically a group of Florida boys and a Canadian trying … Continue reading →

Posted in Gunboat Diplomat Music | Tagged Hawker M. James, I'm Not Going Back To Jacksonville, Manifest Destiny

Novelty Items, Folk Tales, And History In The Making

The Gunboat Diplomats Posted on November 10, 2017 by The Gunboat DiplomatsNovember 10, 2017

Diplomats, dilettantes, deadbeats, and debutants. Welcome one and all. Here you will find some silly songs, remarkable recommendations, fine folk music, and hallowed historical factoids. Please keep your hands and arms inside the vehicle at all times. And away we … Continue reading →

Posted in Diplomatic Recognition, Gunboat Diplomat Music, History, On The Radio | Tagged Bandwagon Network Radio, Beneath A Solemn Sky, Eddie Golden, Howard Goodall, KBJB, Standup Guy, The Amoeba People, The Music Authority, The Story of Music, Tony Goldmark, WJKO

Peak Performance, Rendezvous With Destiny, And A Lullaby In The Action

The Gunboat Diplomats Posted on August 20, 2017 by The Gunboat DiplomatsAugust 20, 2017

Diplomacy is a combination of persuasiveness and deference to protocol. TV interviewer David Frost once said, “Diplomacy, n. is the art of letting somebody else have your way.” That’s a pretty convincing definition from someone who deftly interviewed everyone from … Continue reading →

Posted in Diplomatic Recognition, Gunboat Diplomat Music, Interview, Music | Tagged A Lullaby, All Is Well, Manifest Destiny, Roy Peak, Scarlett Deering

Slang With A Twang, Rocky Road Gang, And Nothin’ But A Thang

The Gunboat Diplomats Posted on August 13, 2017 by The Gunboat DiplomatsAugust 13, 2017

Cleverly Hillbillies Our rockabilly song “Crazy About You” has been played on a variety of shows and stations, including KBJB (“home of the original artists”), Chasing The Essential, and Strange But Surf Radio (“stay strange, my friends”). The hybrid genre’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Diplomatic Recognition, Gunboat Diplomat Music, Listener Mail, On The Radio | Tagged BandCamp, Belter Radio, Butch Young, Chasing The Essential, Crazy About You, Goldstoned, Ice Cream Man Power Pop and More, Idiosyncratic Transmissions, Karla Kane, KBJB, lenya, Maddox Brothers and Rose, nick frater, Pony Death Ride, Ralphy's Music of the World, Rob Clarke and the Wooltones, rockabilly, Rocking Road, spiderwebradio, Strange But Surf, The Music Authority, The Smart Folk, Theatre Royal

Chasing Essentials, Mello Cello, and Manifest Destiny

The Gunboat Diplomats Posted on June 18, 2017 by The Gunboat DiplomatsJune 18, 2017

OMG, GBD on CTE! Thanks to Chasing The Essential for playing our raucous rockabilly number “Crazy About You” during Episode 88, in which host Rick referred to it as “a song with a punch.” He also socked it to us … Continue reading →

Posted in Diplomatic Recognition, Gunboat Diplomat Music, On The Radio | Tagged Arthur Russell, Chasing The Essential, Cotton Mather, Miss Chloe Ray, Ralphy's Music of the World

On With the Shows

The Gunboat Diplomats Posted on May 27, 2017 by The Gunboat DiplomatsMay 28, 2017

Hello, all you diplomats out there…as well as any autocrats, bureaucrats, and acrobats, too. We’d like to spotlight a few programs playing our music, so let’s get this show on the road. England’s DJ Shaz played two GBD songs during … Continue reading →

Posted in Diplomatic Recognition, Gunboat Diplomat Music, On The Radio | Tagged anne sumner, Chloe Chadwick, Dj Shaz, Euterpia Radio, Hegarty, Kuiama's Choice, Ralphy's Music of the World, The Sandbag Times Radio Show

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