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Sep. 18, 2024: Good music for feeling well

We’re pulling a Janus here on the first day of the NEPM Fall Fund Drive, looking forward and backwards in music and language.

We start with a new show at the very new Iron Horse for Kimaya Diggs, a local musician who has been racking up amazing concert slots lately. We have an extra special Live Music Wednesday, talk about the magic of creating and get a sneak peek of some of the exclusive tunes she will incorporate into her concert this Friday, Sep. 20.

We follow that with the work of our in-house living legend, jazz bassist and historian Jazz à la Mode" right here with us and Sojourner herself lived in Florence for almost a decade, so we make a small exception to hear about his wealth of inspirations, the impressive ensemble of musicians that will him, and more that you can expect from just a little drive east

And, word nerd Emily Brewster, senior editor at Merriam-Webster, wants to know if you’re feeling good or feeling well, and what truly differentiates the two.

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Word Nerd: good v.s. well

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Christopher “Monte'' Belmonte is host and executive producer of NEPM's The Fabulous 413. He was born and raised in Massachusetts and has been a radio host in western Massachusetts for the last 20 years — the last 17 of them as host of Mornings with Monte on The River 93.9/WRSI.
Kaliis Smith is a radio host and producer for NEPM's The Fabulous 413. She was most recently host and producer at The River 93.9/WRSI where she appeared on Mornings with Monte for the Nerdwatch segment and hosted weekday evenings.