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Category: Polka Dot Radio

I used to run an Internet radio station at Live365 called Polka Dot Radio. I gave that up in 2008 and since then, I’ve gotten my fix for music sharing by creating playlists, first at 8tracks, and now at Spotify.

The original radio station had a tagline of alt-folk, 1990's, and indie pop, and for the most part, that is still a pretty good description of my musical taste. My current playlists are heavy on the alt-folk / indie pop / alternative sound, with a smattering of favorites from other decades peppered in there.

You can play all of my virtual mix tapes and get more details about them in the posts below. Or, just shuffle one of these two playlists.

Polka Dot Radio, which features a few days’ worth of tunes, spanning the stuff I was listening to in the late 80’s through to my current favorites. New music rotates in and out at the beginning of every month:Polka Dot Radio Classic, which combines a bunch of the actual playlists that I used on the original radio station. This is a static playlist, and will not have any new music added to it:
Polka Dot Radio: alt-folk, 1990's, indie pop

NOTE: I highly recommend listening to these playlists on Shuffle, otherwise you’ll get a lot of similar music clumped together. Shuffle will give you a better variety and more enjoyable listening experience.

Happy listening! 🎶

Posted on November 13, 2020June 15, 2022 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

Somewhere in the Woods

Somewhere in the Woods Polka Dot Radio Playlist

Somewhere in the Woods, a Fall-tastic playlist from Polka Dot Radio.

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Categories: playlists, Polka Dot Radio
Tags: cd mix, fall, mix tape
Posted on September 7, 2020June 15, 2022 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

Come to the Ocean (and other playlists)

Introducing a new Late Summer playlist I call “Come to the Ocean.” Plus a new Quiet Time, a new Coffee and Keyboard, and the resurrection of Polka Dot Radio!

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Categories: playlists, Polka Dot Radio
Tags: cd mix, coffee and keyboard, mix tape, polka dot radio, quiet time, summer
Posted on June 25, 2020June 15, 2022 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

Wake up in Your Happy Place

This is not going to be the summer any of us expected it to be, but we can still go to our happy places. Even if, for most of us, we literally can’t. Here’s a playlist for that feeling. And a bonus “pandemic playlist” that I forgot to share back in April.

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Categories: playlists, Polka Dot Radio
Tags: cd mix, mix tape
Posted on June 16, 2020June 15, 2022 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

Skee Ball at the Shore Volume 4

So. who is ready for another mix of 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s music, inspired by time spent in an arcade next to the Atlantic Ocean?

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Categories: playlists, Polka Dot Radio
Tags: cd mix, mix tape, skee ball at the shore
Posted on January 27, 2020January 28, 2020 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

Two New Playlists!

Spotify Quiet Time Winter Playlists

On Quiet Time 14, a new Winter playlist, and the demise of 8tracks.

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Category: Polka Dot Radio
Tags: cd mix, mix tape, quiet time, winter
Posted on November 4, 2019January 28, 2020 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

November Mood

November Mood Playlist on Spotify by Polka Dot Radio

Well, it’s November, and usually by this time, I have either made a Fall playlist and listened to it ad nauseum for the last two months, or decided that I didn’t need a new one at all. It’s not like me to actually make a Fall playlist in November. Except this year, I did.

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Category: Polka Dot Radio
Tags: cd mix, fall, mix tape
Posted on November 1, 2019June 15, 2022 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

Quiet Time 13

Quiet Time 13 Playlist by Polka Dot Radio

Listen to the latest in the series: the Quiet Time 13 playlist on Spotify or on 8tracks – whichever you prefer! An hour of peaceful tunes for bedtime.

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Categories: playlists, Polka Dot Radio
Tags: cd mix, mix tape, quiet time
Posted on June 11, 2019June 15, 2022 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

To the Sea

To the Sea: a Summer Playlist from Polka Dot Radio

A summery mix of mostly new-ish mostly upbeat tunes to listen to.

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Categories: playlists, Polka Dot Radio
Tags: cd mix, mix tape, summer
Posted on March 26, 2019January 15, 2020 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

Quiet Time 12

Quiet Time 12 - a Polka Dot Radio Playlist

There’s not very much to say about this twelfth collection of music for quiet time, aside from “more of the same” 😉

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Category: Polka Dot Radio
Tags: cd mix, mix tape, quiet time
Posted on March 12, 2019June 15, 2022 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

The Human Element

New 8tracks Playlist - The Human Element from Polka Dot Radio

I have a new playlist to share! It contains 20 new-to-me tracks, and is pretty similar to most of my other non-themed playlists. If you like those, you’ll probably like this 🙂

Read More: The Human Element
Categories: playlists, Polka Dot Radio
Tags: cd mix, mix tape, winter

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