WPT Showcases Musicians at The Holiday Music Motel

The 30 Minute Music Hour is a Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) program created, produced and hosted by Andy Moore in Madison. The program showcases independent artists from around the state and country.

When the show was first conceived, Moore called his long-time friend pat mAcdonald to tell him about the concept. For the inaugural filming, Moore invited mAcdonald to be his first guest on the program aired in Jan. 2008; the segment featured mAcdonald on cigarbox guitar.

In the wings to watch the filming that day was melaniejane. She would film her own segment of the program not long after.

Between then and now, mAcdonald and melaniejane have recorded two albums and toured as the duo Purgatory Hill, all the while working side by side on Steel Bridge Songfest and The Holiday Music Motel.

When Moore started contemplating taking 30 Minute Music Hour on the road, The Holiday Music Motel seemed like the most appropriate choice for their first remote location and Purgatory Hill as the first featured guest.

On Feb. 2, Wisconsin Public Television will film live from the lobby of The Holiday Music Motel in Sturgeon Bay. Purgatory Hill will film a segment as will special guests Paul Cebar (of Paul Cebar and The Milwaukeeans) and the multi-instrumental Loves It!, from Austin, TX.

This event is not open to the public, however, episodes filmed at the motel will air sometime in March and will be posted to the WPT website shortly thereafter.