The Walrus Was Paul

This is the 2nd of a two part episode with Edmonton-based music creator  Jay Sparrow  talking with host  Paul Romanuk  about a couple of sides of  The Beatles ‘ 1968 masterpiece  The Beatles  (aka  The White Album ). This is a two-part episode. The previous episode covered Side One. This episode covers Side Three. You can find out more about Jay Sparrow...

Series Four of The Walrus Was Paul podcast kicks off with Edmonton-based music creator Jay Sparrow talking with host Paul Romanuk about a couple of sides of The Beatles ' 1968 masterpiece The Beatles (aka The White Album ). This is a two-part episode. This episode covers Side One and the next episode will centre on Side Three. You can find out more about Jay Sparrow at his webpage . He also has a...

It's been 60 years since the release of The Beatles ' A Hard Day's Night movie and the ensuing soundtrack. It was released in the summer of 1964 and was a huge hit. Of course, the music was also a huge hit. In fact, the movie had made a profit even before it was released because United Artists (the producers of the movie and, importantly, holders of the soundtrack rights) had advance orders of ove...

Jim Cuddy and Colin Cripps of Blue Rodeo join host Paul Romanuk to talk about some of their favourite Beatles vocal performances. This is Part II of a two-part episode. This is the last episode of Series 3 of The Walrus Was Paul. EPISODE NOTES: Here is Jim and Colin's virtual album of some of their favourite Beatles vocal performances: SIDE A Love Me Do This Boy Baby's In Black If I Needed Someone...

Jim Cuddy and Colin Cripps of Blue Rodeo join host Paul Romanuk to talk about some of their favourite Beatles vocal performances. This is Part I of a two-part episode. EPISODE NOTES: Here is Jim and Colin's virtual album of some of their favourite Beatles vocal performances: SIDE A Love Me Do This Boy Baby's In Black If I Needed Someone Happiness Is A Warm Gun SIDE B Helter Skelter Oh! Darling You...

In this annual Christmas Episode , host Paul Romanuk digs into a song that is well on the way (if it isn't already) to being a traditional Christmas season standard: the 1971 John Lennon/Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band song Happy Xmas (War Is Over) . EPISODE NOTES: -The song was inspired by and grew out of John & Yoko's 1969 global billboard peace campaign. Here is a photo (from NYC) of one of the b...

This is Part Two of an archive session of The Walrus Was Paul from 2020 where host Paul Romanuk talks with Blue Rodeo members Jim Cuddy and Colin Cripps about The Beatles 1965 album Rubber Soul . The episode has been re-released to mark 58 years since the original release of Rubber Soul . This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy Podcorn - htt...

It's 58 years this week since the release of The Beatles 1965 album Rubber Soul ; so we dig back into The Walrus Was Paul archives to bring you a conversation host Paul Romanuk had with superstar Canadian singer/songwriter Jim Cuddy and Blue Rodeo bandmate Colin Cripps back in 2020 about what an influential album Rubber Soul was (and still is). EPISODE NOTES: -we'll be periodically re-releasing so...

Terry O'Reilly is an internationally recognised expert on marketing and advertising and hosts a well known podcast on the subject: Under The Influence . In this special episode, Terry speaks with host Paul Romanuk about how The Beatles changed the face of marketing and promotion in the world of pop music. EPISODE NOTES: -you can find out all about Terry O'Reilly and his excellent podcast on market...

Montreal singer and songwriter Max Comeau returns to talk with host Paul Romanuk about Side Two of 1973's Paul McCartney & Wings album Red Rose Speedway . Also talk about Max's latest album, a collection of jazz-influenced McCartney covers called Play McCartney . This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/priva...

Montreal singer/songwriter Max Comeau talks with host Paul Romanuk about the 1973 Paul McCartney & Wings album Red Rose Speedway . EPISODE NOTES: -the best place to find info on Max is his Bandcamp page . He's pretty thorough on there, with lots of notes and factoids about many of the songs as well as lyrics. - here is a Rolling Stone magazine review from 1973 on Red Rose Speedway . It's gener...

In the second part of a two-part conversation, country artist Raquel Cole talks with host Paul Romanuk about Side Two of The Beatles 1969 #1 album Abbey Road . Lots of talk about Raquel's songs and songwriting as well. EPISODE NOTES: -find out what Raquel is up to at her website -Raquel talks about her solo work, but also about her work with a trio, The Woods . Here's a link to one of their videos...

Country music star Raquel Cole talks with host Paul Romanuk about The Beatles ' 1969 #1 album Abbey Road . Also, lots of talk about her excellent songwriting. EPISODE NOTES: -find out about all things Raquel Cole at her fine, splashy, website . - here's an article from 2020 from Raquel's hometown paper in Vernon, BC, about "hoping to make her hometown proud with some big opportunities." -Raquel, w...

Part II of host Paul Romanuk's conversation with musician and singer/songwriter James Clark (aka James Clark Institute ) about The Beatles ' 1969 album Yellow Submarine . EPISODE NOTES: -you can find out about James and his band, James Clark Institute right here . -Side Two of Yellow Submarine consisted of The Beatles ' brilliant producer and arranger George Martin's score for the animated film. H...

Songwriter and singer James Clark talks with host Paul Romanuk about The Beatles ' 1969 soundtrack album for the animated film Yellow Submarine . EPISODE NOTES -you can find out about James and his band, James Clark Institute , at their website -here's a good BBC article on the animated film that went with the album and how it resonates on so many different levels and is, in the eyes of many, a cu...

Newfoundland based, Canadian, singer/songwriter Chris Picco talks with host Paul Romanuk about 1964's Beatles For Sale album. This is the second part of a two-part episode. SHOW NOTES: -Chris has a really good new record out called Split Down The Middle , and you can find out more about Chris and the record at his website . -we talk about a song Chris wrote and put out on his first EP (2004's The...

Newfoundland singer/songwriter Chris Picco talks with host Paul Romanuk about 1964's Beatles For Sale album. SHOW NOTES: -Chris has a great new record out, Split Down The Middle , and you can find out more about it and Chris' other work at his website . -we talk about what a manic year 1964 - the year they recorded this album - was for The Beatles . Here's a month-by-month, day-by-day list of what...

Grammy and Juno Award winning singer/songwriter Dan Hill talks, with host Paul Romanuk, about some of his favourite tracks from The Beatles White Album . This is Part II of a two-part episode. EPISODE NOTES: -you can find out more about Dan and his music at his website: danhill.com -Dan's most well-known song is 1977's "Sometimes When We Touch" . The song was a global hit record and has been used...

Grammy and Juno Award winning singer/songwriter Dan Hill talks, with host Paul Romanuk , about some of his favourite tracks from The Beatles White Album . EPISODE NOTES: -you can find out more about Dan and his music at his website: danhill.com -Dan's most well-known song is 1977's "Sometimes When We Touch" . The song was a global hit record and has been used in countless movies and TV episodes. W...

Canadian indie music icon Stephen Stanley (ex- Lowest Of The Low, Stephen Stanley Band) talks about some of his favourite " Beatles guitar moments" with host Paul Romanuk. This episode is the second of a two-part episode. You can find Part I wherever you get your podcasts. EPISODE NOTES Here's the "album" Stephen has put together of his favourite Beatles guitar moments. Side One And I Love Her &nb...

Canadian indie music icon Stephen Stanley (ex- Lowest Of The Low, Stephen Stanley Band ) talks about some of his favourite " Beatles guitar moments" with host Paul Romanuk. EPISODE NOTES Here's the "album" Stephen has put together of his favourite Beatles guitar moments. Side One And I Love Her  (Feb 1964) A Hard Day’s Night A Hard Day’s Night  (April 1964) A Hard Day’s Night You’ve Got...

Musician and producer Tim Bovaconti talks with host Paul Romanuk about the 1970 album by John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band Live Peace In Toronto . The album was recorded at Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Canada, and featured Lennon, Ono, Eric Clapton, Klaus Voorman and Alan White. EPISODE NOTES: -The performance was part of the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival - held just three weeks after Woodstock. This fe...

Part Two of classical pianist and artistic director of The Art Of Time Ensemble, Andrew Burashko' s conversation with host Paul Romanuk about The Beatles ' 1967 classic, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band . Andrew and Paul also talk about The Art Of Time Ensemble's reinterpretation of the album in a series of concerts in 2012. EPISODE NOTES More information of The Art Of Time Ensemble can be fo...

In this episode, classical pianist and artistic director of The Art Of Time Ensemble , Andrew Burashko , talks with host Paul Romanuk about The Beatles genre bending 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Andrew and Paul also discuss The Art Of Time Ensemble's reinterpretation of the album in a series of concerts in 2012. EPISODE NOTES You can find out more about The Art Of Time Ensembl...

Musician and Musicologist Mike Daley joins host Paul Romanuk to talk about The Beatles much bootlegged and sort of, kind of, semi-officially released live recordings from The Star-Club in Hamburg, West Germany in 1962. SHOW NOTES: -we talk about it, but for a much more detailed account of the Star-Club tapes and how this whole mess came to be, check out this page -there are several versions of the...