The 21st annual Eaglewood Folk Festival is fast approaching on August 27-29, 2010.  Check it out for a wonderful festival experience.

For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)

Crystal Falls (© Cheryl Gaudet)

Raining on the Moon(© Cheryl Gaudet)

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Tyler Firestone is a 19-year-old Folk/Rock, singer/songwriter who lives in Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada. He has been playing guitar and harmonica for over 5 years, as well as the piano, mandolin, and other instruments. Songwriting is his passion. He has written over 60 songs since 2005.  I met up with Tyler at my songwriter’s group’s annual DIY weekend songwriter’s retreat/ jamfest.

Tyler Firestone on Youtube

Tyler Firestone Facebook Page

Tyler Firestone Webpage

Songs:  (C) Tyler Firestone

Songs:

Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)

Nickels and Dimes  (© Tyler Firestone)

I Would (© Tyler Firestone)

Summer’s Journey (©2007 S. McGaughey)

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Songs:

Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)

Another Taste of You (© George Coventry)

99 Marguaritas (and no blanket) (© George Coventry)

Love is a Flame (© George Coventry)

A Voice to Sing With (© George Coventry)

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Doug McArthur is a veteran Canadian singer-songwriter.  He has worked both as performing musician and in Arts administration with organizations such as the Festival of Friends, the Toronto Jazz Festival and the  the Eaglewood Folk Festival.  I caught up to him at the 20th annual Eaglewood Folk Festival.  Enjoy.

Songs:

Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)

Oh River (© Doug McArthur)

Boots and Saddles(© Doug McArthur)

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Collette Savard is a singer-songwriter with two CDs out, Zen Boyfriend and Most Improved Cheerleader.  She performs as a duo with her producer, multi-instrumentalist, John Zytaruk. They came to my school last week courtesy of Stellula Music as part of their Music in the Schools Week.  At the end of the week, Collette, John and I sat down for a long discussion touching on songwriting, arranging, passing the music on to the younger generation, copyright and more. Enjoy.

Songs:

Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)

Used to Be Girl  (© Collette Savard)

Maybe Tonight (© Collette Savard)

Links:

Collette Savard on MySpace

Collette Savard – official website

John Zytaruk’s Homepage

John Zytaruk on MySpace

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Update:  Since I first released this Show the Good Lovelies won a 2010 Juno for Best Folk/Roots Album by a Group.  Congratulations Sue, Kerri and Caroline.

Sue Passmore is the second member of the Good Lovelies that I have been able to interview for my podcast. We found a semi quiet spot in the woods during a break in the rain at the  Eaglewood Folk Festival to sit down and talk songwriting. I interviewed her bandmate, Caroline Brooks over a year ago.  It has been an interesting exercise to talk to different members of the same band about songwriting.  This summer,  I’ll be looking for Kerry Ough at festivals to complete the set.

Songs:

Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)

Alone without a Song(© Sean McGaughey)

Into the Spotlight  (© Sue Passmore)

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Paul Mills

Songs:

Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)

Clank Remembers(© Paul Mills)

Living in the Country  (Pete Seeger)

Links:

Paul Mills website

Paul Mills on Myspace

Crabtree&Mills

The Millstream studio– Paul’s studio

Borealis Records

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Matt Masters is a young country singer-songwriter from Calgary. His music is deeply rooted in old-time country music. I sat down with him at the Eaglewood Folk Festival to  talk songwriting.

Songs:

Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)

Bow River  (© Matt Masters)

Sancho and Don Coyote(© Matt Masters)

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Songs:

Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)

Alone without a Song(© Sean McGaughey)

Into the Spotlight  (© Sue Passmore)

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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 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.

E njoy

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

Ariana Gillis on Myspace

David Gillis on Myspace

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 on MySpace

Dawn Tyler Watson and Paul Deslauriers Duo Webpage

Paul Deslauriers Official Website

Paul Deslauriers on MySpace

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.

Links in this show:

Jabberwocky on Librivox.org

Mr. Fab: The Crafty King of Carrowocky

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.

• Broca’s Area
• Canadian Podcast Buffet
• CatFish Show
• Dave’s Psych Classes
• Deys.ca
• DicksnJanes Podcast
• Foreskin Radio
• Inside PR
• Just One More Book!!
• LibriVox Audiobooks
• LibriVox » Librivox Community Podcast
• NinjaRadio
• podictionary – for word lovers – dictionary etymology,…
• QN Podcast (formerly Quirky Nomads)

• Ramble With Russel Podcast
• Sean McGaughey- For the Sake of the Song » podcast
• shaneandtom’s Podcast
• Six Pixels of Separation – Marketing and Communications…
• The BobAndAJ Show
• The Poddog Show
• Transpondency
• lovehatethings

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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Please let me know if there are other Canadian podcasts with more than 100 episodes which I have failed to add to this list.  I would be happy to add them.

• Update: Somehow, the amazing lovehatethings blog and podcast slipped under the radar of my awareness.  My loss.   Anthony Marco is a blogging and podcast machine.  In a little over a year, he has posted about 500 articles and 104 podcasts about, technology, pop culture, music, social media, the copyfight, a pinch of sarcasm and a pound of rant.  Congratulations Anthony on reaching the your 100th episode.  I’m late to the party listening to your podcast but I’m hooked.

1. Frugal Tech points you to the best free and open source solutions to everyday tech problems.  I recently used one of their tutorials to set up a home server based on freeNAS.
2. Michael Geist: Ottawa Law professor gives reasoned commentary on copyright, privacy and technology news.  (Looks like I picked him last year too.  Still the best source for a Canadian slant on the copyfight).
3. GraphJam: Music and Pop Culture in Charts and Graphs. Let us explain them. OK, I’m a nerd.  And this is really funny stuff.
4. Blaise Alleyne I thought I was the only Catholic, folk singing, songwriting, copyfighting, linux user in Canada.  Apparently there are at least two.
   
5. hughmcguire.net Hugh McGuire, the co-founder of Book Oven and LibriVox blogs about writing and publishing in the Internet age.

Those  are my picks. Join the conversation and share some of your favorite blogs. You can write them on your own blog and tag it BlogDay2009 or send me some feedback on the blog at http://.ductapeguy.net by email at ductapeguy@gmail.com or by calling 206-337-0611.

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

Purchase your tickets securely online at TicketPro.ca or by calling 1-888-655-9090

ADVANCED SALES (Available July 16 to August 27, 2009)
Weekend Pass:	$55.00
Day Pass (Saturday or Sunday):	$30.00
GATE PRICES (Available August 28 to August 30)
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

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

The Good Lovelies Blog

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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

Early Bird Tickets Now on Sale

Purchase your tickets securely online at TicketPro.ca or by calling 1-888-655-9090

EARLY BIRD (Available May 1 to July 15, 2009)
Weekend Pass:	$45.00 Buy Online Now
Prices Go Up July 16
ADVANCED SALES (Available July 16 to August 27, 2009)
Weekend Pass:	$55.00
Day Pass (Saturday or Sunday):	$30.00
GATE PRICES (Available August 28 to August 30)
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
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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

Don Bray

Alyssa Wright

The Brights

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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.

On May 31, I’m opening the last Rockin’ The Cradle at the Tranzac Club in Toronto featuring Jenny Omnichord, and to complete the circle of life, the Leonids will play again, this time with the full band.

Finally,  Join us for a live recording of For the Sake of the Song celebrating 100 episodes 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.