Episode 19: Val Vigoda
b'\\u201cVal Vigoda is a compact bundle of talent. She plays a strapped-on electric violin like a demon. She sings with a voice that pushes the walls into expanded dimensions. She acts with great charm.\\u201d This is how drama critic David Finkle opens his HuffPost review of our guest\\u2019s rock musical \\u2019Ernest Shackleton Loves Me.\\u2019\\n\\nAn electric violinist, singer, writer, former Army lieutenant, and founding member of the band GrooveLily, Val has toured the world with Cyndi Lauper, Joe Jackson and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and is now launching her solo live-looping multimedia project, Just Getting Good.\\n\\nIn this episode, sponsored by Wood Violins, Val and Matt\\u2014both Viper players\\u2014sat down to discuss her projects, her unique theatrical approach to the electric violin, and her proficiency as a singer/player and complex live looper.\\n\\nLearn more about Val\'s current and past projects at https://www.valvigoda.com/\\n\\nSpecial thanks to Wood Violins, makers of the Viper, for their sponsorship of this episode.\\n\\nVisit https://www.electricviolinshop.com to shop our selection of instruments and gear.\\n\\nMusic heard in this episode:\\n\\n\\u2022Intro music: \\u201cJust Getting Good\\u201d from the Album \\u201cJust Getting Good\\u201d by Val Vigoda\\n\\u2022Opening Number from Ernest Shackleton Loves Me: video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIOWm2XUD2Y\\n\\u2022Apocalyptic Love Song (I Don\\u2019t Care) - Groovelily\\n\\u2022Striking 12 at 54 Below - video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PniqNsBpHXg\\n\\u2022Money and Musicians - preview track from the upcoming Cast Album \\u201cErnest \\u2022Shackleton Loves Me"\\n\\u2022Outro music: \\u201cThis Sucks (from Ernest Shackleton Loves Me)\\u201d from the Album \\u201cJust Getting Good\\u201d by Val Vigoda'