EP 308 | Two Artists/Two Albums. Celeigh Cardinal/Bridget Kearney (Lake Street Dive)
Release Date: 06/22/2024
EP 320 | Donovan Woods and his latest album 'Things Were Never Good if They’re Not Good Now'
Mulligan Stew
This week we welcome Donovan Woods and his latest album Things were never good if They’re not good now. Wonderful insight into his songwriting and his place in the music business. The first time he played in Victoria, he couldn’t believe the audience knew the words to his songs. And in the past year, he played in Australia and remembers an audience in Perth who sang the words louder than he could. He has come a very long way has Donovan. Struggling to find things to sing about or sing at all. A series of failures lead to an addiction counselling program and committed...
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EP 319 | 2 Guests, Joel Plaskett and Leeroy Stagger both with New albums!
Mulligan Stew
Joel Plaskett's eleventh album—One Real Reveal is special for several reasons. Joel sat down with a small Telefunken KM56 microphone and a 4-track recorder and recorded the tracks for One Real Reveal ON CASSETTE TAPE starting with the brilliant High Summer. This album and its music is bare. Because it is, you’re forced to listen to the music and especially the lyrics. These are words and melodies that will still be the air in a concert hall. IF you can get in. Joel’s current tour out west is Sold Out. Fittingly, the tour ends at Massey Hall in Toronto. It too will be...
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EP 318 | Blues Master Robert Finley interview at Edmonton Folk Festival
Mulligan Stew
Terry David Mulligan joins Blues lifer Robert Finley in the media tent at the Edmonton Folk Festival. Robert spins the stories of how he went from losing most of his sight to becoming the hot new voice in the blues. Inviting himself to do a cold walk-on at the Blues Festival in St Helena. It's quite a story he tells. The crowd loved him and that set things in motion. The Music Maker Relief Foundation, a non-profit blues support system, heard him busking in the streets and offered to help. Finley released his first album “Age Don’t Mean a Thing” in 2016. Dan Auerbach of the...
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EP 317 | Madeleine Roger Interview and new Album 'Nerve'
Mulligan Stew
I’ve been waiting for new music from Winnipeg’s Madeleine Roger for four years. That’s how long it's been since I discovered her voice, playing and gifted songwriting. Maddy took a solo career detour through the stellar chops of The Fretless. They needed an exceptional vocalist who understood and was comfortable with, classical music. Madeleine needed a different “band” to shine with. Perfect! So here we are in early September and both artists are releasing new albums. Madeleine has just released NERVE a new album filled with tales of lost love and found freedoms. Produced by...
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EP 316 | Rhiannon Giddens Interview 2024
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 . In 2017 and 2018, Giddens appeared in the and seasons of the 's In January 2018, Giddens co-produced for . in early 2018, the Nashville Ballet announced that Rhiannon Giddens has been commissioned to write the music for Lucy Negro, Redux. In 2019, Giddens released two studio albums: Songs of Our Native...
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EP 315 | Colin James brings his 21st album
Mulligan Stew
Colin's 21st 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. Two tracks with blues harp legend Charlie Musselwhite, co-writing memorable songs with Tom Wilson, Terra Lightfoot, Thompson Wilson,...
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EP 314 | Rhiannon Giddens Interview from the 2020 Edmonton Folk Music Fest
Mulligan Stew
Terry talks with Rhiannon Giddens at the Edmonton Folk Music Fest in 2020
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EP 313 | Exclusive Interview with The Grapes of Wrath
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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 in Halifax I started to dig and found – amazed – that they were in fact playing the Filberg Festival in Comox, Vancouver Island Aug 3. Also Edmonton, The Maritimes, Vernon...
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EP 312 | The last two folk fest interviews. Terry Wickham (Edmonton) Jenna Klein Waller (Canmore)
Mulligan Stew
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 discovers artists, why certain artists strike a chord in him and how he had to keep a headliner booking secret for 7 months. The complete interview can be heard on the Mulligan Stew...
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EP 311 | Artistic directors Kerry Clark from the Calgary Folk Fest and Fiona Black from the Vancouver Folk Fest.
Mulligan Stew
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 20 with Jenna Klein Waller artistic director from Canmore Festival and Terry Wickham artistic director of Edmonton Folk Music Festival. Check out the artist...
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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 suicide. Also surviving the pain and loss and changing her life forever.
It's not your average album and certainly not your average interview. Open, bare and loving.
The second guest is Bridget Kearney. Bassist, vocalist and songwriter for Lake Street Dive. The album is Good Together and after 20 years together, they've decided to write songs and play together in the same room. It shows in the exceptional songs.
They appeared this week on Colbert and they're on tour. One of the dates is Madison Square Garden.