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Backstage PassTWO WOLF with LANCE LOPEZThis week, TWO WOLF - Lance Lopez
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In a relaxed, informative and generous conversation, guitarist Lance Lopez joins Backstage Pass to discuss his impressive background and extensive history as a lead guitarist for Two Wolf and their new album, along with anecdotes about legends Johnny Winter, Jeff Beck and his own prodigious output as a stellar rock and roll and southern blues guitarist.
This is a band not to be missed.
Born from the raw spirit of American hard rock, Greg T. Walker’s Two Wolf is a hi...2025-06-2400 min
Backstage PassSKYDIGGERS DREAMS & SECOND CHANCESThis week, Episode 61, Skydiggers on their incredible new album 'Dreams & Second Chances'
Andy Maize and Josh Finlayson join me to discuss their new album and more. For my part, this is a powerful new set of songs perfectly in tune with the times and the creative energies of this legendary band.
Iconic songwriter Harlan Howard believed that songs exist in the air all around us. That’s how these new Skydiggers songs began — in the air. There were no charts given in advance. There were no tunes that were road-tested.
It began with some off days...2025-06-1000 min
Backstage PassLOGAN RICHARD - CHARACTER TRAITS“Each song is its own character trait, telling its own story—from falling in love, to falling out of it, to figuring myself out in adulthood.”
It’s the sound of someone coming into his own—and it shows. Produced by Joshua Van Tassel and David Myles, ‘Character Traits’ balances raw honesty with lush, genre-blurring production.
Logan Richard is one of music’s rarest creatures—a compelling and diverse songwriter who shreds. The PEI-born-and-based artist has been sharpening both skills since he first picked up the guitar as a pre-teen, building a reputation as a deft, genre-fluid...2025-05-2900 min
The South Alabamian News PodcastDavid McLean WalkerDavid McLean Walker, 57, of Jackson, passed away May 18, 2025. David was born August 9, 1967 to Douglas M. Walker and Betsy Walker. David is preceded in death by his parents and his son, Tyler Vanderheiden. He is survived by his daughter, Sydney Keller (Ben); grandchildren, Embry Keller and River Keller; siblings, Steven Douglas Walker and Wendy Walker Allen (Todd Williams); nieces and nephews, Emily (Jarred) Hutto, James Doc Allen and Dylan McLean Allen (Gailyn); great-nieces and great-nephews, Briggs Chancey, Leah Grace Chancey, Emma Hutto, Lallie Hutto and Molly Ann Allen. Private services will be held at a later... A...2025-05-2900 min
Backstage PassJOHN MCANDREW – BETTER SIDE OF MEJOHN MCANDREW – BETTER SIDE OF ME – MAY 2025
In a long ranging interview, Nashville songwriter, John McAndrew shares some of the inspiration for his beautiful and haunting new album release,'Better Side of Me'.
Better Side of Me is a collaboration with notable producer Denny Seiwell, the co-founder and drummer of Wings, and Fernando Perdomo. Their combined expertise promises to deliver an exceptional listening experience.
John McAndrew is a unique storyteller and it can truly be said that it is his passion for telling a tale that is attracting the attention of Americana listeners and...2025-05-2600 min
I Love Neuro264: Dementia Care - Evidence-Based Strategies For Rehabilitation Professionals With Dr. Natalie Douglas, PhD, CCC-SLPWe’ve heard from our audience a lot that working with people with dementia can be very challenging for a number of reasons. In this episode Erin Gallardo, PT, DPT, NCS interviewed Dr. Natalie Douglas, a speech-language pathologist and dementia expert on her insights for rehabilitation professionals working with individuals living with dementia. Learn key tools that will help individuals follow through with tasks more independently while breaking down the barriers to application of the tools, practical strategies, do’s and don’ts of working with individuals with dementia and how to approach the topic of ongoing maintenance vs when i...2025-05-0546 min
Kasterborous Classic TV: Exploring Doctor Who & Classic Sci-FiAdrian Munsey on Wonderland: Science Fiction in the Atomic Age
Adrian Munsey, the director and writer of the Sky Arts series Wonderland: Science Fiction in the Atomic Age joined James McLean to explore his four-part documentary.
We previously shared the raw video version of this chat. Here is the audio podcast, for more convenient listening.
The series starts on April 3, 2025 on Sky Arts, and runs for four weeks. Further details can be found on Kasterborous. Incidentally, we've learned that the Douglas Adams documentary The Man Who Imagined Our Future is screening before Wonderland. Might as well make a night of it!
This podcast went...2025-03-3147 min
Backstage PassSTEPHEN FEARING - THE EMPATHISTSTEPHEN FEARING - THE EMPATHIST
A legendary musical force in the Canadian music world, Stephen is well known for his numerous solo and spirited collaborations, including his membership in the much beloved band, Blackie and Rodeo Kings, Fearing joined me in a remarkable conversation, November 2024, to discuss his newest album and how he came to discover his inspiring ways of approaching songs and creative activities.
“In early 2022,” says Fearing, “as the pandemic's lockdown grip was loosening, I got a phone call from Ken Coomer, who'd heard my version of Gordon Lightfoot’s ‘Early Morning Rain’ and asked if I wanted...2025-03-0655 min
Backstage PassBRIAN COOPER- “That’s What Makes Us Great!”With the possibility of 25% tariffs being levied by new U.S. President Donald Trump on all Canadian goods as early as February 1st, the Cooper Brothers are re-releasing their song "That's What Makes Us Great".
The 51tst State? Take off, eh! The Cooper Brothers are back with a song that’s as Canadian as a double-double, a frozen pond, and a game-winning goal in overtime.
“That’s What Makes Us Great!” is a love letter to the True North, strong and free, celebrating the spirit, resilience, and unshakable pride that defines this country.
Inspired...2025-02-2717 min
Backstage PassSANDY BELL - BREAK OF DAY: SONGS FOR COLINSandy Bell’s album,Break of Day: Songs for Colin, was born out of heart-wrenching grief, after losing her only son Colin Bell in a tragic train accident. He died at age 20 while walking home one night, listening to music on his headphones, in Brantford, Ontario. Says Bell: "Colin sparked joy wherever he went. He was caring, kind, wise, and fun. Everyone loved Colin – especially the girls, old people, and children, but none more so than his parents. His heart was wide open –- he’d always say “peace out” when leaving –- and he had a calm demeanor that put every...2025-02-1139 min
Backstage PassHOWARD GLADSTONE - CRAZY TALKContemporary roots-folk singer-songwriter Howard Gladstone officially released his eighth album Crazy Talk (Sonic Peach Music) on September 20,2024.
The twelve new songs cover genres from folk to jazz to folk/rock to world music.
Howard Gladstone, Toronto-born singer/songwriter, is releasing his eighth album of original music in September 2024. He is also publishing a book of his collected lyrics titled "Timepieces." Veteran Canadian songwriter James Gordon has called the work a "remarkably compelling collection."
Gladstone is continuing with his monthly residency at Toronto's Tranzac Club, where he is accompanied by regular band members (Tony...2025-01-1546 min
Junk Refund Show with Alan CookJunk Refund Show, January 2, 2025Guest, Cynthia Steele Vance. The classiest lady in Washington DC
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Cynthia Steele Vance, an award-winning broadcast journalist, is a familiar face in Washington DC; known for her work as a local news anchor on WTTG’s Fox News, appearances at countless charity events over the years as a Mistress of Ceremonies and serving on a number of boards. Among them, DC Dance theater, Wolf Trap Associates Board, WETA Public Television, Kn...2025-01-031h 02
Backstage PassALFIE SMITH-Every Rome Needs A NeroALFIE SMITH
Every Rome Needs A Nero
Alfie Smith released his eighth album, Every Rome Needs A Nero, in October 2024.
The Hamilton-based troubadour is a popular and crowd-pleasing fixture on the Ontario’s blues/folk/roots festivals and club circuit, but it has been a full decade since his last release, Come On In My Kitchen, a duo record with his wife, Nicole Christian.
In a relaxed conversation, Alfie Smith shared some of his songwriting inspirations and discussed various tunes on the album, as well as some of his thoughts on guitars, tunings and songwriting in general.
Every Rome N...2024-12-1849 min
Backstage PassBYWATER CALL‘Shepherd’, Bywater Call’s third studio album, released August 9, 2024, is an emotional tour de force that sequences and builds from song to song into a profound musical statement and merits every bit of the attention and accolades it is receiving. Meghan Parnell, lead vocalist, gave us the time to discuss the album before heading off on an extended tour.
Bywater Call has received many blues music award nominations, including most recently, Best International Artist for the 2024 UK Blues Awards. They have toured extensively in Europe where shows have been praised by Dutch, German and UK media, with refere...2024-12-0625 min
Backstage PassTERRY DONAGHUE “Looking For Redemption”Toronto based singer-songwriter Terry Donaghue is releasing his 4th solo album “Looking For Redemption” September 6th. The album was recorded at Toronto’s legendary Kensington Sound.
Looking For Redemption is a roots/americana/alt-folk genre is a concept album of 9 tracks telling the story in film noir style of a man on the run from his past and a woman he meets along the way also on the run from her past.
Born and raised in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, now based in Toronto I’ve been involved in music since my early teens. I remember...2024-11-0640 min
Mark Tange PodcastKriminel Profiler: Sådan Her Tænker En Seriemorder! (Florence McLean)Florence McLean er psykolog og ekspert i criminal profiling. Hun har dedikeret sin karriere til at forstå de psykologiske mekanismer bag seriemordere og har blandt andet samarbejdet med profiler som John Douglas. Med en unik baggrund, der spænder fra arbejde med børn og unge til dybdegående undersøgelser af psykopatologi, bringer hun et særligt perspektiv på både samfundets og menneskets mørke sider.
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Backstage PassJESSE WALDMAN - THE SHIMMERING DIVIDEJesse’s debut album, Mansion Full of Ghosts, heralded by Vancouver Sun, Penguin Eggs, and The Georgia Straight, was an exploration of a city’s duality, with all of its beauty and shadows, expressed through varying moments of lush, orchestral arrangements to hushed duets over expert fingerpicking. The result was a beautifully crafted album that celebrated the pursuit of hope, and gently reflected on an oftentimes weighty effort to “keep a light on in the dark”. Canadian Beats praised, “infused with a hopeful tinge, Mansion Full of Ghosts is a wholesome, masterfully written debut that will appeal to fans both old a...2024-10-2558 min
Another Buffy PodcastBTVS 604 - FloodedWritten by Jane Espenson with Douglas Petrie and directed by Douglas Petrie, this episode originally aired October 16, 2001. EXTRA BITSTrevor is currently working on creating an art piece for every single episode of Buffy and you can find everything that's been released so far here.Kristin also co-hosts another show called "So...I'm Watching This Show" with Wil Brooks. You can check them out here.Trevor runs another podcast as well called "Trevor Loves Everything." You can check that out here.Also, Trevor and Kristin (she's also mostly here) a...2024-10-151h 03
Backstage PassDOMINIC QUARTOThe new album “HAPPY LITTLE ACCIDENTS” by Dominic Quarto is fresh music but with hints of nostalgia from the many artists that influenced him since he was a kid, like the Beatles, Aerosmith, Rick Nelson, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams III. This album is laced with touches of humor, great melodies and catchy lyrics while paired with a completely unique vocal style which all help make this a extremely well balanced collection of get off your chair tunes. “HAPPY LITTLE ACCIDENTS” includes premier players like Doug Pettibone, Kenny Aronoff, Jorgen Carlsson from Govt Mule, Brent Harding from Social Distortion. Produced by Dave...2024-10-0823 min
Kasterborous Classic TV: Exploring Doctor Who & Classic Sci-FiThe Box of Delights 40th Anniversary Blu-ray, Douglas Adams Audio Archive Kickstarter and Bonzos Boxset release detailsChristian Cawley brings you the latest news of upcoming releases in the world of classic TV and cinema.
We're trying something new this week, delivering details of some forthcoming Blu-ray, DVD, CD, and table top RRPGs that we think you might be interested in. This includes The Box of Delights, an audiobook featuring the voice and thoughts of Douglas Adams, and an immense Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band boxset.
After all, just because something is no longer in production doesn't mean it is dead.
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Backstage PassCARMINE APPICEComing off two acclaimed studio albums (Black Dawn, Tightrope), and an energized historic live album, Birth of Cactus, founding member and world-renowned drummer Carmine Appice returns with the ultimate tribute to his legendary rock band, CACTUS. Temple of Blues- Influences & Friends, merges the members of Cactus with a super ensemble of guest artists, all of whom have called the group among their biggest influences. Once heralded by critics as America’s answer to Led Zeppelin, Cactus recorded four hard rockin’ albums for Atco Records before Appice and bassist Tim Bogert left to form their own supergroup: Beck, Bogert & Appice.
2024-09-1846 min
Backstage PassDAVID MYLES - DEVIL TALKINGOn this record Devil Talking, David Myles cuts loose, bares his soul, and leaves it all on the table. The New Brunswick-based song and dance man has never been one to shy away from heavy topics like love, loss, and faith, but over his career he's tried his best to stay positive. Amongst the soulful, bluesy, rockin', and countrified grooves of Devil Talking, Myles knocks down the walls he's constructed to protect his vulnerable self, and instead dives headlong into what makes him—and all of us—human: suffering, and all the many ways we cope with it. Aptly, the...2024-08-3054 min
Backstage PassTHE JANZEN BOYSThe Janzen Boys have been playing music together since the very beginning, but it started as “The Janzen Boys” shortly after they moved back to Canada from Japan in 2012. They’re a rootsy, harmony-singing folk trio from Winnipeg, Manitoba, consisting of brothers Simon and Mick, and father JJ. Whether they’re playing at music festivals, theatres, venues, or intimate house concerts, they’ll have you laughing, crying, and singing along to classics that you know and love, and catchy original tunes that’ll be stuck in your head for days! https://www.thejanzenboys.com/
“We started playing music together...2024-08-1438 min
Backstage PassDON ROSSDON ROSS
During fingerstyle guitar legend Don Ross’ spring, 2024 tour, I had the incredible opportunity to have long conversation with Don about his latest album, 2023’s “Water”, a stunning collection of tracks which includes “Seabright” and “Three Views of a Secret” (a rendition of the Jaco Pastorius classic).
His 17th solo release—not counting numerous collaborations with other artists— “Water” was inspired by the aquatic vistas that surround Ross’ home in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The 10-song collection is a thoroughly modern version of a Don Ross album, blending solo guitar music with instrumental and vocal touches from pedigre...2024-08-0650 min
Backstage PassGRAVEN (Matty McKechnie)GRAVEN (Matty McKechnie) - Always Everything
A new album from Graven is always an eagerly anticipated event. Always Everything released June 30,2024, is a set of songs that look all the ups and downs, the highs and lows that every life must pass through, captured in a way that only songwriter Graven is capable of.
GRAVEN (Matty McKechnie) is an independent folk-rock singer-songwriter from Ottawa, Canada. An innovative Nepean-born songmaker with a key focus on cultivating joy and wonder in Canadian geography, Matty (Graven) is a wiley wordsmith whose passion is to create a highly accepting and inclusive community...2024-07-1637 min
Backstage PassBRIAR SUMMERSHer new album, ‘RESONANCE’, is out now! Full of exciting new songs and sounds, Briar is clearly destined for national renown with her brand of infectious pop-rock. Nothing is stopping Briar’s ascendence into pop stardom!
Briar Summers is a singer-songwriter from Muskoka, and now based in Toronto.
Produced and mixed by Wayne Cochrane, mastered by Chris Crerar, at Metalworks Studios, Mississauga ON, it features the incredible talents of Ben Riley (drums), Drew Jurecka (viola, violin), Jack Gaughan (guitars), Cole Jodouin (bass), Daniel Dennis (cello), and Louis Tusz (trumpet).
Briar has performed on many s...2024-06-2834 min
Backstage PassADRIAN GLYNNAdrian's fifth solo album released, February 27, 2024, ‘You’re Just A Place That I Know’, tracks the story of his Ukrainian grandparents’ flight from their homeland in the 1940s, settling to begin life anew in Montreal. Situated somewhere in Glynn’s usual wheelhouse of dark indie folk, the album has tinges of traditional Ukrainian folk music, featuring instruments like the bandura and the lira (or “hurdy-gurdy”), as well as strings, a full band and a young men’s choir.
Adrian Glynn McMorran is a Vancouver, Canada-based actor and musician. Raised in Vancouver, Adrian received a BA in Theatre from the Univers...2024-06-2138 min
Backstage PassCLEVER HOPESNothing ever really, truly ends. Even with our sights set on the future, once a significant event—a love lost, a love found, the birth of a child, the death of a friend—passes, we're bound to our memory's eternal return. On New Kind of Familiar, his second album under the Clever Hopes moniker, Andrew Shaver explores the texture of transition with lush folk-rock and poetic lyricism, from a liminal vantage point that offers both views of where he's come from and the places he might be headed.
Between writing his debut Clever Hopes album, Artefact, and the...2024-06-1456 min
Dial the Gate243: Douglas McLean (Art Director)Douglas McLean, Stargate SG-1 Art Director From Season One to Season Five, joins Dial the Gate in a PRE-RECORDED interview to reveal insights into some of the franchise's most iconic sets (including some rarely-seen original set photography)!2024-06-131h 44
Backstage PassNATE SILVA RETURNS with ‘The Chase’NATE SILVA RETURNS with ‘The Chase’
Nate Silva has made a name for himself as a consummate guitarist, songwriter, singer and entertainer. On June 07,2024, Nate will return to Huntsville, in concert, with his trio, showcasing a new album- ‘the Chase’, tour and triumphant set of songs at Canvas Brewing Company.
Known primarily for his virtuoso guitar stylings with the Slyde (2009-2021), an internationally successful recording band, he was much beloved for his exhilarating cover sets where he displays his artistry and melodic flourish on acoustic guitar. http://natesilvamusic.com/
Nate is also highly regarded...2024-06-0537 min
Backstage PassLORI YATESLORI YATES - MATADOR
“Matador," released on January 29, 2024, is an exciting, thoughtful album from a veteran songwriter and performer. In this delightful, easy-going conversation, Lori discusses the album and what it means her and her many years thriving in the music industry.
Lori Yates is a renowned voice, a respected singer/songwriter in roots music, and a pioneer of “alternative country music” in Canada.
The Band's Rick Danko once described Yates as having "that desperate Canadian sound," sealing her legendary status.
Yates returns with her eighth album, "Matador," released on January 29, 2024, a test...2024-05-2855 min
Backstage PassTHE FUGITIVESNO HELP COMING. - THE FUGITIVES
'No Help Coming', to us, isn't a negative," says Glynn. "It means humanity's alone in this, but we're alone in this together."
The Fugitives are:
Adrian Glynn: vocals, guitars, bass, balalaika, piano, additional percussion
Brendan McLeod: vocals, guitars, ukulele, bad banjo
Carly Frey: vocals, violin
Chris Suen: vocals, banjo, ukulele
BIO:
Formed in Vancouver, Canada in 2007, The Fugitives are a folk collective headed by songwriters Brendan McLeod and Adrian Glynn. The band has toured extensively in Europe & Canada, won multiple folk music awards and released 5 critically-acclaimed albums...2024-05-1741 minBackstage Pass54•40. - WEST COAST BAND54•40 is a legendary Canadian rock band that emerged from the vibrant music scene of Vancouver, British Columbia. Formed in 1981, the band's name is derived from the westward expansionist James K. Polk (11th President of the USA) political slogan “54-40 or Fight”!
The band’s core members are Neil Osborne (vocal’s, guitar and Brad Merritt (bass). Both high school friends with a shared passion for music, they were later joined by Phil Comparelli (guitar) and Matt Johnson (drums), who became important contributors to the band’s signature sound. After Phil Comparelli's departure from the band, Dave Genn joined 54•40 as the new guitar...2024-05-0230 minBackstage PassOTIS - BOONE FROGGETTOtis released a new single on March 8,2024. It’ll be a bluesy, rockin’ cover of a 1969 song by soul sister Betty Harris called There’s a Break in the Road. The band absolutely kills it with their version and makes it their own.
Lead singer/guitarist Boone Froggett (is that a cool name or what?) spoke to me March 05,2024 and we don’t want you to miss the opportunity to check this young band out.
Recorded in a live full band take at The Rock House in Franklin Tennessee, the single features electric piano from and mixed by renowned Grammy A...2024-04-2629 minBackstage PassTHE HELLO DARLINSOn March 01,2024, The Hello Darlins released the Alders and the Ashes, a double album follow-up to their breakthrough smash 2020 album, Go by Feel.
A lot has happened for the band and its principal songwriters, Candace Lacina and Mike Little, since they garnered world-wide attention with their debut. The lock down, Mike’s recovery from a worrisome health issue, the loss of family and friends, an extensive 2023 tour in support of Go by Feel and the rigorous demand placed on them as preeminent, highly sought after, studio musicians.
The Alders and the Ashes is a masterfully wr...2024-04-1735 min
Backstage PassJJ Shipplet‘A Way Through Time’ JJ Shiplett.
Americana Roots singer-songwriter JJ Shipplet’s breathtakingly personal new album, A Way Through Time, released on March 15,2002 via Red Buffalo Records under the exclusive license of Jayward Artist Group (distributed by The Orchard).
This new album showcases the Calgary, AB-based artist's evolution both sonically and lyrically, as he explores a sound he has been searching for a long time. And please, please, please listen to the last track, "You and I Will Never End"... it is devastating and heartbreaking.
A Way Through Time was written throughout the course of a...2024-04-0942 minBackstage PassJJ SHIPLETT‘A Way Through Time’ JJ Shiplett.
Americana Roots singer-songwriter JJ Shipplet’s breathtakingly personal new album, A Way Through Time, released on March 15,2002 via Red Buffalo Records under the exclusive license of Jayward Artist Group (distributed by The Orchard).
This new album showcases the Calgary, AB-based artist's evolution both sonically and lyrically, as he explores a sound he has been searching for a long time. And please, please, please listen to the last track, "You and I Will Never End"... it is devastating and heartbreaking.
A Way Through Time was written throughout the course of a...2024-04-0842 minBackstage PassLOIS DELOATCH - LOVE ALWAYSLove Always was produced by and features pianist Ernest Turner, along with bassist John Brown and drummer Donovan Cheatham.
“Love Always’, a new 2024 album by Lois Deloatch, is testament to the sublime heights a masterful songwriter/ lyricist, accompanied by a trio of astonishing musicians, can aspire to. Lyrically and musically, these songs transfix the listener’s attention, lifting both spirit and earth-bound weariness toward a deeper understanding of what it means to be truly human. Transcendent and hauntingly beautiful, Deloatch’s themes resonate and celebrate with values we surely must all share - love of family, faith and nation, percepti...2024-03-2046 minBackstage PassThe Burrito BrothersChris James is their front man. He plays keyboards and guitar and harmonica. Writes songs too. He wound up with the Burrito Brothers in 2009.
• Chris James – keyboards, vocals (2010–present). LEADER SINCE 2009
• Tony Paoletta – pedal steel guitar (2013–present)
• Peter Young – drums (2015–2016, 2019–Present)
• Steve Allen - guitars, vocals (2022 - Present)
The band was formed in 1968 in Los Angeles as The Flying Burrito Brothers. Its classic lineup featured country rock pioneer, the late Gram Parsons, and former founding Byrds members bassist Chris Hillman and drummer Michael Clarke, along with eventual original Eagles member Bernie Leadon on lead guitar and pedal steel guitar genius Sn...2024-03-0833 minBackstage PassAUTOGRAMMAUTOGRAMM - MUSIC THAT HUMANS CAN PLAY
Autogramm has a long-standing connection to the art, punk, and skateboarding communities world-wide. They are:
Jiffy Marx - vocals, synths, guitars
The Silo - vocals, drums, synths, guitars
CC Voltage - vocals, bass, guitars
Lars Von Seattle - guitars and vocals
“It’s like as if David Bowie, The Fixx and Cheap Trick partied with Prince and recorded the whole thing. Most of the songs should probably be on the Fast Times At Ridgemont High soundtrack.”
“Autogramm is a weird and wild synth-heavy, power-pop new-wave four-piece with mem...2024-02-1537 minBackstage PassTHE COMMOTIONSWho are The Commotions?
A twelve-piece funk/soul band ready to get you dancing!
“They’re hot, sizzling, fun, and funky.”
Putting the motion in The Commotions are 12 band members including two lead singers and a wild five-piece horn section. Directed by Brian Asselin, these high caliber musicians will rock your heart and soul.
VOLUME III, is a riveting, stellar album which will set your feet and fire and get you singing along. Enjoy this wonderful conversation with Brian Asselin about one of the great albums of 2023 and the plans for the ba...2024-02-0529 minBackstage PassM.D.DUNN - ‘You Get Bigger As You Go’M.D. Dunn is a poet, a journalist and an evocative, thoughtful songwriter. He has released nine original studio albums and published three books of poetry.
His latest project, ‘You Get Bigger As You Go’, a detailed book on the influence and evolution of the music and artistry of Bruce Cockburn, has garnered enthusiastic praise and reviews for its insightful breadth and depth into the master guitarist and lyricist work, including an exhaustive examination of Cockburn’s entire recorded catalogue.
Dunn, who resides in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, an enduring follower of Cockburn’s exhilaratingly producti...2024-01-181h 05Backstage PassDAVIS HALL & THE GREEN LANTERNSAfter much success of their first album, Davis Hall & The Green Lanterns, 2021, which started with drummer Jim Casson writing original material with bassist Russ Boswell, during the pandemic lock downs. Adding guitarist, Bernie LaBarge and organist Brent Barkman, they completed their first song, “Marshville Station” but the project stalled and was put on the shelf.
Meanwhile, tuba player, Jay Burr was working on a singer songwriter album and had asked Jim to contribute drum parts. Jim decided to ask Jay if he would try to add a tuba part to the shelved project. Jay agreed and it was...2023-12-1944 minBackstage PassTHE STEPHEN STANLEY BANDThe Stephen Stanley Band releases “Before the Collapse of the Hive”, November 10th,2023.
“Before the Collapse of the Hive” is one of those astonishing, long-awaited set of songs that is startling, contemporary, and completely relevant for the unsettled times we live in, as well a moving personal statement from a gifted artist in full command of his craft. Certainly, one of the best for 2023 and one that reminds you, as Stanley perfectly ascribes in his song the Owl, “everything worth knowing is hidden in your record collection”.
Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist Stephen Stanley is best known from h...2023-12-0138 minBackstage PassSHRED KELLYSage McBride joins Douglas McLean in conversation about recording Blurry Vision, touring and staying creative.
Shred Kelly is Tim Newton, Sage McBride, Ty West, Ryan Mildenberger. Their music is vast, infectious and beyond cheerfully uplifting.
Emerging from the majestic landscapes of the Canadian Rockies, Shred Kelly is a powerhouse band that seamlessly blends elements of alternative, folk, and rock music. With a captivating live act that leaves audiences in awe, they have become a mainstay in the Canadian music scene. But it's not just their energetic performances that set them apart—Shred Kelly's heartfelt songwriting st...2023-11-2341 minBackstage PassSKYDIGGERS .Josh Finlayson and Andy Maize discuss ‘Bide Your Time’ & ‘Hide Your Light’.
Two amazing EP’s soon to be presented as a vinyl record experience
These songs are truly inspiring and touching in scope and in their depth of feeling.
To tell the story of Skydiggers is to tell the story of a thriving musical collaboration that was born in friendship and has abided with trust. Over the course of 15 studio albums and countless miles on the road, Skydiggers have grown from enthusiastic youngsters into husbands, fathers, and mentors. And while band members have chang...2023-11-1643 minBackstage PassFoghat. - Sonic MojoSonic Mojo is Foghat’s highly anticipated and long-awaited 17th studio album—their first in seven years--on the band’s label, Foghat Records, which is distributed by Select-O-Hits (part of the Sun Records family). It will be available as a single CD with 12-tracks and a six-page gatefold cover, as well as an 11-track, limited edition 180gram, purple neon vinyl. Digital pre-orders are now available here (including CDs available on Amazon), while CD and vinyl (including autographed copies) and merchandise bundles are available to pre-order here.
On Sonic Mojo founding member, drummer and leader of the pack Roger...2023-11-0941 minBackstage PassBlackburn BrothersThe Blackburn Brothers music is authentic and always about a message of history, freedom, legacy, family, black unity, and love
An obvious uniqueness that identifies and sets apart the band is that Blackburn Brothers is a band of brothers. Duane (lead vocals, organ, piano), Brooke (guitar, vocals), Cory (drums, harmony vocals), Robert (guitar, harmony vocals), and Nathan (bass guitar) all share the Blackburn name. This name has become truly connected to Toronto's music history.
Musically, the Blackburn name has been forever imprinted in Canadian Music by the patriarch of the family, Bobby Dean Blackburn, a...2023-11-0346 min
Conversations in Equine ScienceSocial License to Operate (SLO); The Grand National.This week Kate and Nancy discuss the recently published paper questioning the protests and disagreements that occurred at this years (2023) Grand National at Aintree.
Research Reference and Link (Open Access):
Pearson, G.; Douglas, J.; Wolframm, I.; Furtado, T. Used like Pawns or Treated like Kings? How Narratives around Racehorse Welfare in the 2023 Grand National May Affect Public Acceptance: An Informed Commentary. Animals 2023, 13, 3137. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13193137
2023-10-2636 minBackstage PassALEXIS NORMANDAlexis Normand’s music in French and English has been recognized across Canada to critical acclaim. Drawing inspiration from the infinite horizons of her Saskatchewan home, she explores the dualities of a francophone identity on anglophone soil with her velvety voice as the centerpiece of her candid approach to the contemporary folk world that suites her so well.
After her side project with Rosie & the Riveters, Alexis making her long-awaited return as a solo artist brimming with warmth and vulnerability.
“The album explores the dualities of a francophone identity on anglophone soil and features 9 original song...2023-10-1828 minBackstage PassNeil HutchinsonThis podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm2023-10-1637 minBackstage PassZoe AckahThis Hen released May 2023.
"This album is about how we view our past," shares Zoe. "I dedicated it to my grandmothers to pay homage to my own Southern roots. Every song has a story to tell - literally. "I Miss You (But My Aim is Getting Better)" started with a collection of horrible jokes my mother found in my grandfather's personal effects after he passed away. "Just a Trickle, Just a Nickel" is a reflection of my own experiences with homelessness and a recent experience with a mentally ill friend who disappeared into the streets. "What’s a...2023-09-1554 min
Conversations in Equine ScienceHow Happy Are Equine Athletes ?This week Nancy and Kate discuss welfare issues in equestrian sports and leisure riding.
Research Reference/Link:
Furtado, T.; Preshaw, L.; Hockenhull, J.; Wathan, J.; Douglas, J.; Horseman, S.; Smith, R.; Pollard, D.; Pinchbeck, G.; Rogers, J.; et al. How Happy Are Equine Athletes? Stakeholder Perceptions of Equine Welfare Issues Associated with Equestrian Sport. Animals 2021, 11, 3228.
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/11/3228#app1-animals-11-03228
2023-09-1143 minBackstage PassJESSICA RHAYE AND THE RAMSHACKLE PARADEWith the release of Sunshine Baby, Jessica Rhaye’s second album with The Ramshackle Parade, the New Brunswick-based singer/songwriter expands her reach as a lyricist and vocalist with a set of alternately personal and observational songs that manage to be incredibly intimate and cinematic in scope simultaneously. On, Sunshine Baby, Rhaye illuminates the darker corners of her world with a compelling, if sometimes somber, sound. A treatment driven as much by the stellar contributions of The Ramshackle Parade and liberal application of lush strings, as by Rhaye’s substantial vocal chops and her uncanny ability as a lyricist to i...2023-09-0641 minBackstage PassMichael Jerome BrowneMichael Jerome Browne
Three-time Canadian Folk Music Award winner (Traditional Singer, 2015; Solo Artist, 2012 & 2008), Recipient of the Blues With A Feeling Award at the 2020 Maple Blues Awards (with 35 nominations since 1999), five-time Juno Award Nominee in both the Roots/Traditional and Blues categories, Kerrville (Texas) New Folk Finalist -- Michael Jerome Browne is a multi-instrumentalist, a songwriter, and a living encyclopedia of American Roots music.
After three years of sporadic performing, Michael is hitting the road again and will be releasing his new album “Gettin’ Together” in May of 2023. He traveled to different places to record with old and...2023-08-2440 minBackstage PassMarc JordanMarc Jordan - Waiting for the Sun to Rise
A songwriter’s songwriter, Marc Jordan is best known for writing (along with John Capek) “Rhythm of My Heart,” the 1991 smash for Rod Stewart. Marc’s songs have been recorded by Bonnie Raitt, Joe Cocker, Diana Ross, Cher, Chicago, Bette Midler, Natalie Cole, Kenny Loggins, Kim Carnes and the Manhattan Transfer, to name a few.
Waiting for the Sun to Rise sees Jordan turning his gaze outward, writing from a place of weathered wisdom. “Rio Grande,” is the album’s centerpiece, is a hymn to what’s left of the wo...2023-08-2428 minBackstage PassIan TamblynIan Tamblyn. – BACKSTAGE PASS
Musician, Adventurer and Playwright
I first met Ian Tamblyn at Northern Lights Festival Boreal close to 50 years ago and it’s been a joy to watch his continued skill and craft grow over these many years. His music is beyond an inspiration, delving poetically and figuratively into Canadian and Universal themes as only a master such as he can achieve.
It’s a great honour to have him on Backstage on the Sound Café, in conversation about his newest album, his 30th, A Longing For Innocence , his upcoming tours and his...2023-08-2454 minBackstage PassSEAN MCCANNSÉAN MCCANN
SÉAN MCCANN (the Shantyman) is a founder of the iconic Canadian folk rock band Great Big Sea and an Order of Canada recipient for his recovery advocacy. A survivor of sexual abuse and subsequent addiction, Séan has spent the last ten years touring North America as a solo concert performer and musical keynote speaker, singing and sharing his story with theatre audiences, front line workers, teachers, students, patients, inmates, veterans, and anyone who struggles with their mental health.
Séan believes that music is strong medicine and a song is neve...2023-08-2333 min
The Healing VoiceBe The Best Of Whatever You Are - Poem, by Douglas MallochPlease feel free to send me a text message. Read for The Healing Voice by Colin WD McLeanSupport the showRead for The Healing Voice by Colin WD McLeancolin@vocalflair.co.uk2023-08-1301 min