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The Saddler’s Post – Stephen Sothmann Christian Lowe
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Hollowsage & The Three Mile Islanders – Space Time Continuum (video release) theBorderline
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Marytė A. Running – The Bully Next Door Lisa Tucker
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Matthew James – Good Talk Adrian V
Ansley Simpson, an Anishinaabe singer-songwriter, shares the power behind her debut CD ‘Breakwall,’ a roots meets electronica collaboration with a magic sound. Ansley Simpson is a Toronto-based Anishinaabe speaker, label rep, and singer-songwriter known for her poetic lyrics, deeply moving vocal-only performances, and dream-like arrangements. Nominated for two 2018 Indigenous […]
Eric Brombacher, front man for Eric & The Soo, is an international musician, based in Germany now after years in Toronto, with two full-length albums out. A conversation from December 2019. Despite playing guitar since his late teens, Brombacher didn’t seriously take to the stage until ten years later, joining […]
We listen to “Rainsparks and Other Stories,” the first and only to-date release, from Doug Cousineau. A grizzled veteran of the road, the 13 tracks on the album showcase a strong vocal style, singing deeply personal tales of a life lived hard and fast. Cousineau lays bare the stories behind […]
Songwriter Jay Case, having recorded with several bands over 20 years plus as a musician, picks out some of his favourite songs and gives us the stories about how the songs were crafted. Jay Case states on his website, ‘Music Is A Foundation.’ Music has the power to transport us […]
This podcast first aired in September of 2020. Kevin Closs is a singer-songwriter, born in Sault Ste. Marie, raised on Manitoulin Island and lives in Levack, outside of Sudbury, Ontario. Since 1990 he has worked as a recording and performing artist releasing twelve independent albums, playing concerts, festivals and clubs […]
Jacob Quarrell at 23 released his remarkable debut album, Small Town Troubles, and isn’t afraid to relate heartfelt details behind the fourteen tracks. It’s a work of rock and pop tunes that was self-produced at his makeshift home studio. Quarrell says he’s, “Just a small town boy, trynna make some […]
Brian Tremblay: On this week’s episode I speak with Sault Ste. Marie blues artist Al Wood! He is an outstanding musician who now lives in Gatineau, Quebec. Wood is know for his whiskey-throated blues sound and growling harmonica that entices you deep into that state the blues demands. We discuss […]
Paul Defazio shares deeply personal thoughts that inspired the release of his first album, a type of musical therapy to make some sense of his life. When it comes to being a stage performer, Paul Defazio is a late bloomer. Music was in him and he took to playing guitar […]
M.D. Dunn has released nine albums since 1993. Every record attempts a change in musical ideas, be it musically or lyrically. One constant is the raw honesty at the forefront. Dunn is an artist interested in expressing core values in a straight forward way, with music that is subtle in […]
