Randy Uberig and I run into each other several times a year at various festivals and musical events. We sat down to record a podcast at our annual winter songwriter’s getaway. Enjoy
Songs:
Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)
The Words (© Randy Uberig)
Gone, Gone, Gone (© Randy Uberig)
Won’t Be Long Till I’ll Be Home Again (© Randy Uberig)
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The Creaking Tree String Quartet is a band which pushes the boundaries of string band music, offering a fusion of roots, jazz and classical music performed with playfulness and virtuosity. Since their inception in 2001, they have travelled extensively, recorded 3 albums, and received 2 Juno nominations. It was a pleasure to host the Creaking Tree String Quartet at my elementary school in May as part of Stellula Music in the Schools week. I spoke with Ben and John from the band shortly after their school performance.
Songs:
Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)
Old Crow (© Creaking Tree String Quartet)
The Hamlet of Killbuck (© Creaking Tree String Quartet)
Creaking Tree String Quartet Official Webpage
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Carlos Del Junco is one of Canada’s premiere blues and Jazz harmonica players. He has won the Harmonica Player of the Year – in the Canadian Maple Blues Award seven times, and he was been nominated for a Juno award in 1998. He came to Midland in May as part of Stellula Music in the Schools week.
Carlos Del Junco Official Webpage
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Jill Jambor is a young singer-songwriter in Central Ontario who released her first album, ‘to give you an idea’ last year. I spoke with her when we shared a bill at a Strawberry Festival this summer.
Songs:
Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)
Mood for Love (© Jill Jambor)
Those Shoes (© Jill Jambor)
Links:
Jill Jambor webpage
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Safe Journey Paul. May you rest in peace.
For many years I have enjoyed the novels of Paul Quarrington. Paul is a Canadian author who has written novels, magazine articles, screenplays and songs for over 30 years. He has received the prestigious Governor General’s Literary award for English Fiction and the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour. In the early 80’s, he had a number 1 Canadian single with Martin Worthy as Quarrington-Worthy. He and Martin Worthy also toured for many years with Joe Hall and The Continental Drift. They are still together as the core of Pork Belly Futures, which also includes Chas Elliot, Stuart Laughton and Rebecca Campbell.
This episode of For the Sake of the Song is a bit unusual. In November, Pork Belly Futures played a benefit concert for the Twisted Pines Music Festival in Penetanguishene. Paul Quarrington and Claire Cameron also did public readings at the Midland and Penetanguishene public libraries. Their day was so tightly booked that I could not record a dedicated 1/2 hour interview with Paul. Instead, you will hear us at the library readings, performances by Pork Belly Futures at the concert that evening, and short interviews with Paul Quarrington, Martin Worthy and Chas Elliot.
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Songs:
Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)
A Reading from King Leary (1987) (© Paul Quarrington)
Gladstone Hotel (© Paul Quarrington)
Bon Vivant (© Paul Quarrington)
Gladstone Hotel (© Paul Quarrington)
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Ariana Gillis is a young up and coming singer songwriter with a voice that soars to the sky and a shock of purple hair. She is accompanied by her father David Gillis. Ariana and Dave came to my school during Stellula Music in the Schools week and I spoke with them after school had ended.
Ariana Gillis Official Webpage
Songs:
Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)
Simon Brooke ( ©Ariana Gillis)
Raise the Dead (©Dave Gillis)
Good to You (©Ariana Gillis)
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Dawn Tyler Watson and Paul Deslauriers are individually known as the cream of Canada’s blues and rock performers. A few years ago they got together and realized that they have incredible chemistry together as an acoustic duo. I spoke with Dawn and Paul during Stellula Music in the Schools week.
Dawn Tyler Watson Official Webpage
Dawn Tyler Watson and Paul Deslauriers Duo Webpage
Paul Deslauriers Official Website
Songs:
Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)
Hey, Hey, My, My ( ©Dawn Tyler Watson)
Try it Again (©Paul Deslauriers)
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Trevor Finlay is an Ottawa singer-songwriter who is currently living in Nashville, co-writing with all takers and touring throughout the United States and Canada. I spoke with Trevor during Stellula Music in the Schools week. Trevor has four CDs available on his website.
Trevor Finlay Official Webpage
Trevor Finlay Myspace
Trevor Finlay Facebook
Trevor Finlay Twitter
Songs:
Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)
In a Good Way ( ©Trevor Finlay and Robert K. Wolfe)
Shut the Hell Up: (©Ray Barnett and Trevor Finlay)
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“RIAA’s Crafty King of Carrowocky http://bit.ly/7tgD4O mashup ft. @Sean_McGaughey http://bit.ly/7H9IL5 Librivox reading of Jabberwocky.”
Listen to the show to hear what happened next.
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]]>I first saw Katherine Wheatley perform at the Eaglewood Folk Festival in about 1993. She became an instant favorite of mine. Over the years we have seen her in concert dozens of times, and several years ago I had the pleasure of opening for her and Wendell Ferguson at the Orillia Folk Society. Katherine Wheatley is a veteran of the Canadian Folk and roots music scene. She plays in a number of bands. She is a solid guitar player. Her vocals and melodies are as expansive as the prairies. In her songs, she weaves wonderful stories of ordinary people that are deeply rooted in Canadian soil.
She released two albums in the 90’s, ‘Straight Line’ and ‘Habits and Heroes’. Her long awaited new album, Landed is now available on her website. You can find her music at katherinewheatley.com.
I interviewed Katherine on the grounds of the Canterbury Folk Festival in Ingersoll in the midst of their 10th anniversary celebration. You can hear some of the festivities going on around us.
Songs:
Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)
Signal Faded (© Katherine Wheatley)
Return to Me (© Katherine Wheatley)
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I was blown away by the Great Wooden Trio at the Mariposa Folk Festival. The Great Wooden Trio is actually has 4 members, an acoustic folk trio accompanied by a storyteller. One of their two songwriters, Kevin Morse and I talked about songwriting and passed around my Ron Belanger crafted guitar in my favorite baseball dugout.
Great Wooden Trio blog: thegreatwoodentrio.blogspot.com/
Great Wooden Trio on Myspace: www.myspace.com/greatwoodentrio
Songs:
Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)
Meadowlands (© Kevin Morse)
Spanking George (© Kevin Morse)
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Ken Whiteley is an iconic Canadian roots music performer who is known for his versatility. He is sought after as a songwriter, performer, producer and side musician. He is adept in folk, blues, gospel, country, jazz and children’s music. We sat down and shared a few stories and passed around my Ron Belanger crafted guitar at the Mariposa Folk Festival. Ken also shared about his good friend, Jackie Washington who had passed on just a week earlier.
You can find Ken’s music at kenwhiteley.com or on Borealis Records.
Songs:
Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)
Let My Life Be Prayer (© Ken Whiteley)
Just for a Moment (© 2009 S. McGaughey)
Make me a Palette on Your Floor
Sooner or Later, Everybody has the Blues(© Ken Whiteley)
I Want to Be Happy
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On August 24, 2009, Stellula Music in the Schools welcomed the Siparia Deltones from Trinidad to the weekly youth drum Circle at the Orillia Youth Centre.
Siparia Deltones on Facebook
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My guest today is a household name to 2 generations of Canadians. Fred Penner is a children’s entertainer who had a long running program on CBC television throughout the 80s and 90s called Fred Penner’s Place. His music has been a strong influence upon me and many other children’s performers. I sat down with Fred in my friend, luthier Ron Belanger’s booth at the Mariposa Folk Festival. You can hear a quite a bit of the vibe from the festival and the other vendors in the background. It was an absolute thrill having Fred jam along to For the Sake of the Song. You can find his music at fredpenner.com or at Casablanca Kids,
Songs:
Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)
Collections (© Fred Penner)
Take Good Care of Each Other (© Fred Penner)
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I’ve been working for a couple months to produce a webpage of Canadian podcasts which have produced over 100 episodes. In the podcasting world, the 100th episode is considered a milestone. Click here to go to the Canadian Podcast 100 Club.
Congratulations to the great folks who created 100 or more episodes of the following 21 Canadian Podcasts.
Congratulations to the great people who have brought you all this great programs.
I have compiled the list using the amazing Castroller website. Castroller is a site that allows you to easily find, manage and share collections of podcasts. Check it out. You can find all the Canadian Century Club Podcasts at http://castroller.com/channels/centuryclub .
You can import an OPML file of the whole set into your favorite podcatcher at http://castroller.com/channels/centuryclub/opml
If you have a podcast with over 100 episodes, feel free to add the Canadian Podcast 100 Club to your site with a link to http://www.ductapeguy.net/canadian-century-club/
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Michelle Rumball has been a fixture of the Toronto Music scene for almost 20 years. In the early 90s she was lead singer for folk-rock legends, The Grevious Angels. She now writes and performs as a solo singer-songwriter, as a member of the new trio Beauty Saloon, and in a number of bands around Toronto. I caught up to her at the wonderful Rockin’ The Cradle series of concerts promoted by my sister as a venue for people who love music with babies and young children.
Songs:
Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)
Delia (© Michelle Rumball and Pat Temple)
Train Too Long (© Michelle Rumball)
Find Michelle Rumball on Myspace.
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Me and Trevor Mills discuss the 20th anniversary of the Eaglewood Folk Festival which is happening NEXT WEEKEND.
Eaglewood Folk Festival Contact information:
Phone: 1-888-817-FOLK (3655)
Email: (info@eaglewoodfolk.com) info (at) eaglewoodfolk (dot) com
Fax: 905-852-0709 (Attn: Eaglewood Folk Festival)
Festival Location Address
9715 Morning Glory Road
Pefferlaw, ON
L0E 1N0
Artistic Director: Trevor Mills
Email: (artistic@eaglewoodfolk.com) artistic (at) eaglewoodfolk (dot) com
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| Day Pass (Saturday or Sunday) | $35.00 |
| Evening Pass (after 5:00pm) | $15.00 * available at gate only |
| Camping (per Night per Person) | $10.00 |
| Children (under 5 years old) | Free |
| Children (5-12 years old) | Day: $5 Weekend: $10 |
| Youth (13-18 years old) | Day: $10 Weekend: $20 |
CHILDREN UNDER 5 FREE
ATTENDANTS FREE
Theme Music: by Paul Mills
Songs:
Boots and Saddles by Doug McArthur
Flashlight Radio by Flashlight Radio
Taylor Davison is a high school student and songwriter. We had a chat on the Sunday morning of our our songwriting group’s winter getaway weekend. My apologies if I sound tired. It was a music filled weekend.
Songs:
Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)
I’ll Be There (© Taylor Davison)
Who are you to say? (© Taylor Davison)
A Little Piece of Paradise (© Sean McGaughey)
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Ed Winacott is a member of my songwriting group and a heck of a nice guy. I caught up with him at our songwriting group’s winter getaway weekend.
Songs:
Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)
The River Road (©Ed Winacott)
Any Mother’s Son (©Ed Winacott)
Young Again (©Ed Winacott)
Ed and I both play custom acoustic guitars built by Ron Belanger.
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Caroline Brooks is a singer-songwriter in demand. She performs solo, as a member of the Brooks Family, in Scott Cooper’s band and as a member of the Good Lovelies. She has twice come to my school as a mentor to my songwriting club courtesy of Stellula Music in the Schools. I caught up with her in November at the Rye Cafe. My apologies for the sound quality on this one.
Songs:
Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)
The Lumberjack (© Caroline Brooks)
Down, Down, Down (© Caroline Brooks)
Sleepwalking (© Kerri Ough)
Links:
Caroline Brooks on Myspace
the Good Lovelies
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Join me and Trevor Mills as we launch a new podcast celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Eaglewood Folk Festival.
Eaglewood Folk Festival Contact information:
Phone: 1-888-817-FOLK (3655)
Email: (info@eaglewoodfolk.com) info (at) eaglewoodfolk (dot) com
Fax: 905-852-0709 (Attn: Eaglewood Folk Festival)
Festival Location Address
9715 Morning Glory Road
Pefferlaw, ON
L0E 1N0
Artistic Director: Trevor Mills
Email: (artistic@eaglewoodfolk.com) artistic (at) eaglewoodfolk (dot) com
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Prices Go Up July 16 |
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| Weekend Pass: | $65.00 |
| Day Pass (Saturday or Sunday) | $35.00 |
| Evening Pass (after 5:00pm) | $15.00 * available at gate only |
| Camping (per Night per Person) | $10.00 |
| Children (under 5 years old) | Free |
| Children (5-12 years old) | Day: $5 Weekend: $10 |
| Youth (13-18 years old) | Day: $10 Weekend: $20 |
CHILDREN UNDER 5 FREE
ATTENDANTS FREE
Theme Music: by Paul Mills
Song: Nothing by Trevor Mills
This spring during Stellula Music in the Schools week, I asked Hamilton musician, Harrison Kennedy if Jackie Washington had been a musical influence. He responded that his ‘Uncle Jack’ had been an incredible influence upon him, not just musically but as an exceptional person. I thought that testimony would serve as a fitting tribute to Jackie Washington.
Harrison Kennedy has had a long musical career, beginning as a member of the Chairmen of the Board in the 1970s, with pop music success. After moving on from the Chairmen of the Board, he moved home to Hamilton and has carved out a reputation as a fine bluesman. He has 3 CDs out, High Country Blues, Sweet Taste, and Voice Story. His new CD, One Dog Barking. will be out in September. You can order Harrison Kennedy’s CDs from http://harrisonkennedy.ca/.
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On Friday June we had a wonderful evening at the Rye Cafe in Midland. My guests were Marlon Gibbons, Jennifer Ives and Ken Allen. We will be recording two live episodes of For the Sake of the Song then broke into a magical jam. Most of the evening was streamed live over ustream. I had several of my friends and listeners of for The Sake of the Song join us from all over Ontario and several in the ustream from all over North America. It was a wonderful evening celebration of music and friendship. Unfortunately, there were technical difficulties with the audio recording, so all we have recorded from the evening is a recording from the live video stream starting about 7 minutes into the interview with Marlon Gibbons. Henceforth I will be refering to this as the famous ‘lost episode’ of For the Sake of the Song. Enjoy a bit of what was a magical evening.
Update While writing this post, I relistened to the ustream video from the evening. The conversation and the energy was so wonderful that it overcomes the low quality audio from my webcam’s pinhole mic. So, I captured the audio from the ustream video and here is the audio of For the Sake of the Song 101– The Lost episode.
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I’ve known Don Bray for about 17 years. We met at an open stage, and I was struck by his insightful lyrics and virtuoso musicianship from the first time I heard him. He was one of the first people I wanted to interview for my podcast but it took a couple years for us to connect. It was worth the wait. I think it’s fitting that he is my guest for episode 100.
We sat down in a quiet room during our songwriting group’s annual winter getaway weekend. He was accompanied on vocals, Cello, and title reminders by Alyssa Wright. Don and Alyssa are both solo performers but they have also released their first CD as The Brights: Live, Love, Dream.
Songs:
Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)
Lonely No More (© Don Bray)
A Good Day (© Don Bray)
These Miles (© Don Bray)
Beds and Boots (© S. McGaughey)
Links
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Join us for a live recording celebrating 100 Episodes of For the Sake of the Song on Friday June 5, 2009 at 7pm EDT at the Rye Cafe in Midland, Ontario. My guests for the evening will be Marlon Gibbons, Jennifer Ives and Ken Allen. We will be recording one or two live episodes of For the Sake of the Song followed by musical performances by each of us. We will also be streaming the event live over ustream. Stay tuned to ductapeguy.net for more details. There is no cover charge for this event, but we will be accepting donations for Stellula Music in the Schools.
Last summer, I attended Podcamp Boston. While Zina (from the Secrets of Battlestar Galactica Podcast) and I were walking in downtown Boston heading for lunch, we saw a beautiful young lady walking down the street talking into laptop held in front of her. It turned out that she streams her whole life on the Internet. Later at podcamp, I ran into her again and introduced myself. She is Jody Gnant and she has an amazing story to tell about indie marketing over the net. She actually traded one year’s rent on her house in Phoenix to Kyle MacDonald from one red paperclip for studio time to complete her album. We talked at the end of a long day at Podcamp Boston about songwriting, new media, and took questions from her live streaming audience. Check out her music and lifecast at jodygnant.com.
Songs:
Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)
From the Middle (© Jody Gnant)
Me Who Changed (© Jody Gnant)
Great Day (© Jody Gnant)
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For the Sake of The Song is fast approaching its 100th episode. Join us for a live recording celebrating this milestone on Friday June 5, 2009 at 7pm EDT at the Rye Cafe in Midland, Ontario. My guests for the evening will be Marlon Gibbons, Jennifer Ives and Ken Allen. We will be recording one or two live episodes of For the Sake of the Song followed by musical performances by each of us. We will also be streaming the event live over ustream. Stay tuned to ductapeguy.net for more details. There is no cover charge for this event, but we will be accepting donations for Stellula Music in the Schools.
John Meadows of the On the Log podcast and I presented a session at Podcamp London entitled: Free is Good about free and open source audio production and podcasting tools. Here are the audio and the slides of that session. (Click on the slide to advance)
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Long time friends of For the Sake of the Song may remember a show41 from January 2008 with Corin Raymond and Sean Cotton: The Undesirables. Exactly a year ago on April 29, 2008, I caught up with Corin Raymond again, this time touring with North Carolina Songwriter, Jonathan Byrd. At the time they were just embarking upon a house concert tour of Canada together and were both preparing for the launch of new solo albums: Jonathan Byrd’s: The Law and the Lonesome, and Corin Raymond’s: There will Always be a Small Time. We did the interview surrounded by twenty thousand records in Jiving Johny’s basement. The environment and the conversation were absolutely brilliant. Unfortunately, the podcaster was not so brilliant. I had the recording levels set too high and the quality of the recording leaves much to desired. I kept putting off editing the show because of that. In the end, it’s too good a conversation, and Jonathan Byrd is too good a songwriter not to share with you. Please bear with the sound quality. It’s worth it.
Songs:
Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)
Fiddle and Bow (© Jonathan Byrd)
The Law and the Lonesome (© Corin Raymond and Jonathan Byrd)
There Will Always Be a Small Time (© Corin Raymond and Jonathan Byrd)
May the River Run Dry (© Corin Raymond and Jonathan Byrd)
Coyote (© Jonathan Byrd)
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For the Sake of The Song is fast approaching its 100th episode. Join us for a live recording celebrating this milestone on Friday June 5, 2009 at 7pm EDT at the Rye Cafe in Midland, Ontario. My guests for the evening will be Marlon Gibbons, Jennifer Ives and Ken Allen. We will be recording one or two live episodes of For the Sake of the Song followed by musical performances by each of us. We will also be streaming the event live over ustream. Stay tuned to ductapeguy.net for more details. There is no cover charge for this event, but we will be accepting donations for Stellula Music in the Schools.
Nova Scotia Songwriter, Dave Gunning was in town last week for a few days working in schools courtesy of Stellula Music in the Schools. Dave Gunning singer-songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and session player. He will be releasing his eighth album this spring. He received two 2008 East Coast Music Awards for Male Artist of the Year and Folk Recording of the Year for his sixth recording, “House For Sale.” You can purchase his albums through his website at davegunning.com.
Songs:
Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)
Down the New Highway (© Dave Gunning)
Saltwater Hearts (© Dave Gunning)
Something I’m Missing (© Dave Gunning)
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For the Sake of The Song is fast approaching its 100th episode. Join us for a live recording celebrating this milestone on Friday June 5, 2009 at 7pm EDT at the Rye Cafe in Midland, Ontario. My guests for the evening will be Marlon Gibbons, Jennifer Ives and Ken Allen. We will be recording one or two live episodes of For the Sake of the Song followed by musical performances by each of us. We will also be streaming the event live over ustream. Stay tuned to ductapeguy.net for more details. There is no cover charge for this event, but we will be accepting donations for Stellula Music in the Schools.
This summer I volunteered at the open stage at the Mariposa Folk Festival. There I met Sean Peever, a musician I had been wanting to hear for many years. The two of us and Shawn Sage make up a trifecta of folksinging Seans in Ontario. For this episode, Sean and I both played a lovely handmade guitar built by Ron Belanger. Listen for a twilight zone moment partway through the show when a fish falls from the sky. I’m not kidding.
Songs:
Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)
City Dreams (© Sean Peever)
Bad Joe Hall (© Sean Peever)
Hank Snow at the Mall (© Sean Peever)
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While I was compiling stats, I revisited my post, Milestones, from April 22, 2008 where I totaled up all my podcast episodes. At the time I had produced over 236 audio programs.
In the last year, I have released 45 Episodes of For the Sake of the Song, for a total of 95. I also produced 51 Episodes of Catholic Roundup podcast under 3 show names: A Catholic Canadian, The Catholic New Media Roundup and now Catholic Roundup. We produced 4 new episodes of the Podcamp Toronto Podcast this winter for a total of 18 episodes. I also released 4 special reports about Podcamp Boston 2 in 2007. My recording of my brother in law, Drew Beatty’s podcast novel, White Trash Land has 23 sections. Drew is currently podcasting his second novel Lost Gods. From 2006-2008, I hosted about 20 episodes of the Librivox Community Podcast. I have also completed 115 sections of public domain books and poetry for Librivox. I have 21 videos up on my youtube page. There are probably a couple special one-off projects with groups like Twisted pines that I’m overlooking as well. I also regularly record audio feedback for other podcasts and record concerts and demos for myself and others but have no accurate count of those, so I’m only counting audio and video I’ve released on the net.
(give or take a few)
This month also marks the 2nd anniversary of RussTV, my good friend Russ Clayton’s YouTube program for children. I have been on his show several times over the past two years. I was on RussTV: Episode 4- Guiters and Banjers and Episode 9: Down By The Little Lake.
This week, we recorded 2 more public domain songs for Russ TV: Wild Mountain Thyme and Teddy Bear’s Picnic. Enjoy.
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Over 20 years ago, I worked with Steve Schellenberg for a winter. Fast forward to 2000 and I became aware of his first CD through an internet mailing list. He performed a house concert at our home on November 5, 2000. At that time, I also wrote a review of his debut album, Here Goes. Over the past 10 years, I have presented Steve in my home several times and as a headliner at the Mundy’s Bay Folk Society, and he has produced 3 wonderful albums. Steve has recently moved to the Ottawa area from Winnipeg. It was a wonderful surprise when he emailed me a few weeks ago to say that he was doing a house concert in the next town over from me. We had a wonderful conversation in my rec room. Enjoy.
Songs:
Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)
When You Write a Song (© Steve Schellenberg)
No Tomorrow Tonight (© Steve Schellenberg)
Talkin’ Bout my Baby (© Steve Schellenberg)
Links
Steve Schellenberg homepage
Home Routes House Concerts
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Steve Schellenberg in my basement in 2000.
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Noah Zacharin is a Toronto based poet, songwriter and troubadour in the tradition of Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan. I sat down with him at the Twisted Pines Festival.
Songs:
Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)
Tom Morrow (© Noah Zacharin)
In the Heather (© Noah Zacharin)
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For the past 10 years, Jory Nash has been playing house concerts, folk clubs, festivals, and summer camps. I caught up to him at the Mariposa Folk Festival after a long day of workshops and great music. We were both in a bit of a pensive and reflective mood. Jory has 5 CDs to his credit. He is an insightful songwriter and a dynamic performer. For this episode, Jory and I played a lovely handmade guitar built by Ron Belanger. After the festival was over, I ended up buying one of Ron’s guitars.
Songs:
Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)
God Don’t Know Me Anymore(© Jory Nash)
Trouble Comes and Goes (© Jory Nash)
Alone Without a Song(© Sean McGaughey)
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I first became aware of Makeda Taylor through her many uses of social media and youtube videos to build up a fan base for her music. Makeda is a multi-instrumentalist (keyboards and guitars) with a great big warm voice. She bridges musical genres from pop to folk to gospel to hip-hop. You can find her on the web at makedataylor.com and at viralindie.com.
Songs:
Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)
Borrowed Time (© Makeda Taylor)
Prodigal (© Makeda Taylor)
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Tannis Slimmon has been an important part of the Ontario folk music community for many years. I recorded her and her partner Lewis Melville playing late at night on what turned out to be the last night of the Twisted Pines Festival. The room where we were talking quickly turned into a jam with many of the festival performers the legendary Garth Hudson on accordion. It wasn’t until several months later that I was able to sit down with her in her kitchen to record the rest of the interview. Enjoy
Songs:
Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)
There’s a Lift (© Tannis Slimmon)
Earnest, Charlie and Allen (© Tannis Slimmon)
Underground Railroad (© Tannis Slimmon)
Tannis has a busy winter touring around Ontario, with couple of gigs in my area including my favorite Orillia Folk Society.
| Saturday, January 24, 2009 @ 7:30pm Tickets: $10 ($5 for underemployed or unemployed) |
McArthur Hall Auditorium Union St. at Sir John A. MacDonald Blvd Queen’s University Kingston, ON |
“Come On Up” – a concert of uplifting music. Tannis is honoured to be the guest artist of the 120 voice Open Voices Community Choir, lead by the amazing director Andy Rush. |
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| Friday, January 30, 2009
Doors open at 6:45pm for the Bistro Show starts at 7:30pm ( dinner and LCBO available)For info about tickets and supper, click here |
Swanmore Hall (in Stephen Leacock’s historic home) 50 Museum Drive Orillia, ON (905) 877-3700 For more info: or (E-mail) orilliafolk (at) takenotepromotion (dot) com the Folk Society |
Orillia Folk Society’s Friday Folk Concert Series Tannis will be joined by Lewis Melville. |
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| Saturday, February 14th, 2009 @ 8:00pm | House concert Tottenham, ON E-mail: (Songwriter’s showcase) songwritersshowcase (at) hotmail (dot) com for more details. |
Tannis will be joined by Lewis Melville. |
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Jake Hill is still in his teens but he is an accomplished performer and songwriter. I know him as a regular performer at Good Vibes Coffee House. He was not very talkative during the interview, but his songs speak for themselves.
Songs:
Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)
Keep on Believing (© Jake Hill)
Unemployment (© Jake Hill) — Warning– a very foul word appears in the chorus– cover your ears if you need to.
Test of Time (© Jake Hill)
Alone Without a Song (© Sean McGaughey)
Mount Saint Louis Corner General Store (©)
I Never Wanted to Be a Star (© Jake Hill)
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Eve Goldberg is well known in the Ontario Folk music scene as an organizer of the Woods Music and Dance Camp, with Borealis records and The Common Threads chorus in Toronto. She is also an accomplished singer, songwriter and musician with several albums to her credit. She currently has a single,The Streets of Burma, which is the centrepiece of a campaign by Amnesty International to free a jailed Buddhist monk in Tibet.
Songs:
Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)
Let Me Rise (© Eve Goldberg)
The Streets of Burma (© Eve Goldberg)
Watermelon Sorbet (© Eve Goldberg)
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Episode originally posted January 14, 2008
I met John Lunman in 1996 at Don’s Coffeehouse in Elmvale. He has recorded 2 albums of original folk-rock songs in his home studio. His new CD, Highway 401 Tonight was released in July 2007. His song, Saltwater Skies is currently receiving airplay on Radio Newfoundland.
Songs:
Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)
Saltwater Sea © John Lunman
My Side of the Door © John Lunman
Name Dropping:
myspace.com/johnlunmanHighway 401 Tonight can also be purchased through: HMV (http://www.hmv.ca/), Amazon.ca (www.amazon.ca), CD Baby (http://cdbaby.com/cd/lunmanjohn), and Indie Pool (http://www.indiepool.ca/).
Digital Stores:
If you want to purchase individual tracks or the whole CD, Highway 401 Tonight is now available through these digital stores:
Click here to go directly to the CD on i-Tunes.
Napster (www.napster.com), PayPlay (www.payplay.fm), Groupie Tunes (www.groupietunes.com), BuyMusic (www.buymusic.com), Ruckus (www.ruckus.com), Tradebit (www.tradebit.com), and InProdicon (www.inprodicon.com//) in Scandanavia.
Purchase Highway 401 Tonight in these Simcoe County, Ontario Locations:
Midland: Johnstone’s Music Land (Downtown at 280 King Street) and CD Plus in the Mountainview Mall (County Road 93 & Hugel Avenue)
Orillia: Manticore Books (Downtown at 103 Mississaga Street East)
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