A Cruisible of Sorts with Amelia Ray

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And The Next Thing You Know

Suzie Sherman

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And The Next Thing You Know is a podcast about how our lives go exactly not as we planned them. No matter how hard we cling to our plans for college and career and relationships and creative goals, it's actually the disruptions in our lives, the wrenches and the tangents, that throw us in a different direction and force us to inhabit these beautiful, messy, trauma filled, disappointing, gorgeous, sexy lives, despite ourselves. Find us, and host Suzie Sherman, at nextthingpodcast.com; nextthingpod on fb, gmail, & patreon; soozenextthing on insta & twitter.

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A Cruisible of Sorts with Amelia Ray

And The Next Thing You Know

1 hour 29 minutes 28 seconds

5 years ago

A Cruisible of Sorts with Amelia Ray

And The Next Thing You Know podcastEpisode 009: Musician Amelia Ray

*On “cruisible,” I was oblivious to this pun when I said it in the episode!Today’s episode marks the one-year anniversary of the podcast! I posted the very first episode in September, 2019, way back in the Before Times. I feel really proud of And The Next Thing You Know, and I’m so, so grateful for everyone who’s listening, and for all your support and love and retweets and telling your friends about the show, and for supporting us at Patreon, and for just being here with me in these extraordinary times. If you’re new to the podcast, welcome! If you’re an old friend of the show, thanks for sticking with us.

Amelia Ray in her studio

Today, I talk to musician Amelia Ray. Amelia is currently based in Helsinki, and before that, San Francisco, and before that, Reykjavík, and before that, many many other ports of call. We talk about the circumstances that led her to become an avid traveler and eventually a performer aboard tropical cruise ships.

The Many Projects of Amelia Ray

You never know when a 3-hour tour could become a way of life…hashtag Gilligan’s Island, hashtag popculture references for old people. You’ll hear a few more of those in this episode. You’ll also get to hear Amelia sing her song “Constant Traveller,” recorded live during our conversation.Amelia is the creator of the Quarantuned Music Festival, the variety show Up, Up, and A Ray, and the MashUpheaval podcast, an all-request show wherein she dunks your chocolate in her peanut butter to create a tasty new blend of musical delights. Find Amelia atAmeliaRayDotNetCatch the Up, Up, and A Ray show atupupandaray.comSubscribe to the MashUpheaval podcast wherever you listen to podcasts.Support Amelia on Patreon atpatreon.com/ameliarayAmelia’s got new singles in the hopper, so do drop by amelia ray dot net for updates!

Themes we talked about in the episode

Amelia and I talked about how we’re holding up during the COVID crisis, feelings about the Black Lives Matter uprising in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, travel to other countries, being a working musician, the process of creating music projects and uplifting others’ work, playing music on cruise ships, yacht rock, mental health, family and relationships.