Mulligan Stew

The last time I had the privilege of interviewing Rhiannon Giddens it was in 2017 at Edmonton Folk Fest. In the next five years, she became a World star. For example: In October 2017, Giddens was named one of the 2017 class of  MacArthur "Genius" Fellows . In 2017 and 2018, Giddens appeared in the  fifth  and  sixth  seasons of the  CMT 's  In January 2018, Giddens co-produced  Songs of Our Native...

Colin's 21 st  album is called Chasing the Sun.   Today,   Aug 17 is his Birthday. Happy Day Colin     Co-produced by Colin Linden in his Pinhead Studios in Nashville. Colin's coming to the  Mulligan Stew Podcast with the complete story of how he and his friends wrote and created these outstanding songs.   Colin singing a Lucinda Williams song, Protection, with Lucinda  in the studio doing harmony...

Terry talks with Rhiannon Giddens at the Edmonton Folk Music Fest in 2020

Kevin Kane and The Hooper Brothers  Chris and Tommy have been an original Canadian band for over 40 years. The Grapes of Wrath. Same three guys. Still making music. This podcast is their first complete band interview in over 10 years. Like many, I had presumed that the guys had moved on to solo efforts or other bands or other dreams. When I saw that they were playing and selling out  The Carleton...

The last two festival directors join us on The Summer Stew -  Terry Wickham  - Edmonton Aug 8-11 Many years later the musical leader at  Edmonton Folk Festival.  As you know, he's a natural storyteller and this year he's telling stories of the growing indigenous component of the festival. Also how it all started to grow within the fest, it involves the Chieftains. Terry talks about how he discover...

It's festival season. Full ON. Everywhere you go someone is kicking off a festival. We're concentrating on the music festivals of Western Canada. I couldn't do them all… Vancouver Island and Winnipeg   festivals  have started This weekend our guests are – artistic directors Kerry Clark from the Calgary Folk Fest and Fiona Black from the Vancouver Folk Fest. We finish our festival updates on July 2...

It all started as a single interview about the Edmonton Folk Festival. We seemed to be talking about the "other" festivals and could they survive the Covid years. That conversation turned into the first group interview with the artistic directors  of Calgary, Winnipeg, Canmore and Vancouver Folk Festivals. It was fun and informative, so we've decided to make it a yearly gathering. Here's the guest...

They are Canadian music royalty.  Who better to have joined us on the Canada Day weekend than Greg Keelor and Jim Cuddy from Blue Rodeo? AND  Jim brings his 6 th  solo album  All the World Fades Away. There is much to talk about. In the first half of the Podcast Greg and Jim take us through Blue Rodeo's plans for their 40 th  year together in 2025. Taking part in the Lightfoot celebration at Masse...

Two remarkable guests this week Celeigh Cardinal and her new album Boundless Possibilities and Bridget Kearney – Bassist and songwriter for Lake Street Dive Both guests have albums that came out Friday. Celeigh Cardinal  has her latest dropping Friday  - Boundless Possibilities. Personally written songs that describe the feelings of losing her son's Father in a murder and the death of a friend by...

For years, there have been multiple wine competitions no matter what country or region. The BC wine industry is no exception. The latest wine awards are  The BC Top 50 wines and Wine of the Year as part of the 2024 Okanagan Spring Wine Festival , which is on now. Friday night the results were announced at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre and then hundreds descended on the trade floor to d...

I've had the distinct pleasure to host and produce Tasting Room Radio for 17 years. Most weeks we consider featuring some of those stories on the podcast but music, arts and music history seem to carry the day. These two interviews deserve to be featured because they tell the story of the current state of the BC wine industry. The Okanagan has been burned by summer fires and choked by summer smoke...

Wonderful article from Charles P. Pierce   Esquire Magazine May 25 Let's get the whole gang together: Davey Moore, Hattie Carroll, Hollis Brown, Einstein disguised as Robin Hood, the motorcycle black Madonna two-wheeled gypsy queen, Ma Rainey, and Beethoven, John the Baptist, the Commander In Chief, Louis The King, Napoleon in rags, Lucille, Johanna, Sweet Marie, John Wesley Harding, St. Augustine...

We know Ottawa-born Sue Foley  from the blues albums she's created and released. Plus Multiple blues awards on both sides of the border. Her new album is  One Guitar Woman. A tribute to the female pioneers of guitar. This was/is a very personal journey for Sue. She's studied the many women who played guitar before her and left their legacy to study and pass on. Female singers and players like Memp...

When Ron Carter's name comes up, one of the first things people write or say is – he's played bass and cello on over 2500 albums. That's impressive and awe-inspiring. Totally agree. When I hear the name Ron Carter I think of the bassist who played in Miles Davis' second band, alongside Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams & George Coleman. "The List" of bands and recordings would include Wayne Shorter, B...

Afie Jurvanen  –  more famously known as Bahamas! A fascinating artist and human. Never satisfied to remain in the same groove or attitude. What's constant is his ability to create memorable songs,  surrounded by sonic texture that is his territory alone. You know it's him as soon as you hear the song . He'll be doing summer festivals and supporting his album  Bootcut   -  a heavily inspired class...

Adrian is a Traditional Knowledge Keeper for the James Bay Cree of  Attawapiskat First Nation. It may explain why he is such a fine songwriter and storyteller. As a singer, he's been described by producer Colin Linden as "open" sonically and spiritually. Adrian and Colin worked together on his first album When the Magic Hits. Although "together" doesn't quite describe their situation. Colin was in...

This is what Podcasts were created for. Long, extended conversations between guests and hosts. Deep dives into opinions on music, film, food, wine, books, travel, history etc. One of the biggest and brightest podcasts today belongs to our guest  Nardwuar, The Human Serviette! Millions of people all over the World can't seem to wait for his next interview with hip-hoppers, rappers, punks and metal...

Sandra Oldfield is one of the leading voices for and in the Okanagan Wine Industry. Was team leader and winemaking leader at Tinhorn Creek in the South Okanagan. Now, she and her husband Kenn lead a popular consulting firm called Elysian Projects. Sandra is also one of the leaders in BC Tourism. She's a highly respected spokesperson for the wine community in BC. No one hired her, she just is. Sand...

Grant Lawrence (The Smugglers, CBC Podcast, multiple best-selling books) is on the road with his  Stories and Song LIve. Grant and Joel Plaskett, Ashleigh Ball, played Mary Winspear Centre in Sidney by the Sea north of Victoria   Thursday night. Friday on Galiano Island and Saturday in Maple  Ridge with his love   Jill Barber  added. We met at The Five and Dime Diner across from the venue and talk...

Every once in a while there's a week that goes by that is blessed with great conversations. Somewhere down that road, I decided that instead of choosing one interview over the other, why not have them both share the podcast. March 2, 2008, was the day gifted singer/songwriter and truly remarkable man  Jeff Healey lost his battle with cancer. We had a great long-distance friendship. Every time we r...

Corby brings new, acoustic, live off the floor music in his new album  El Viejo (The Old One)  in memory and tribute to his pal  Ian Tyson. Corby says that this album may be his best yet. He brings memories of Ian and also how his audiences are different depending on where he's playing, For El Viejo Corb and the Hurtin' Albertans played live, letting the songs reveal themselves. It was all capture...

Dominique Fils-Aimé presents her fourth album  Our Roots Run Deep . Dominique Fils-Aimé is a JUNO Award-winning singer-songwriter from Montreal. Her new album invites us to deep dive into the roots of her soul with a strong desire to connect with one's higher self and the desire to surround you in a soothing aural embrace. On stage, whether in Canada, in Europe or the USA,  Dominique Fils-Aimé's m...

Feb 9 th  Alan Doyle releases his next album Welcome Home Feb 10 he guests on Mulligan Stew "I have always struggled with the middle ground. I love playing live so much and I have rightly been accused of writing songs more for concerts than albums. Most people who come to my shows want that kind of night out. So, I have overlooked the lower and slower: The lower part of my vocal range and the slow...

Making great whisky is serious business. Whisky takes time. You can create it and leave it in barrel " while your kids grow up and head off to college " kind of time. For example, Paradigm Spirits -The Heritage Collection  -   Whisky of the Year in Canada spent 19  years in barrels. Then along came friends and partners Michelle deBus and Irma Joeveer who were just beginning their whisky journey. T...

"Friendship is like Whisky – the older the better"   Yes, my friends, it's our annual trek to Victoria's inner harbour for the 18 th  annual Victoria Whisky Festival and the Canadian Whisky Awards. It was the founder of the awards Davin de Kergomeaux who whispered in my ear wondering why I wasn't attending or tasting or writing about his Whisky Awards.  On second thought I think the voice in my ea...