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.

Nova Scotia Songwriter, Dave Gunning was in town last week for a few days working in schools courtesy of Stellula Music in the Schools.  Dave Gunning  singer-songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and session player.  He will be releasing his eighth album this spring. He received two 2008 East Coast Music Awards for Male Artist of the Year and Folk Recording of the Year for his sixth recording, “House For Sale.” You can purchase his albums through his website at davegunning.com.

Songs:

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

Down the New Highway (© Dave Gunning)

Saltwater Hearts (© Dave Gunning)

Something I’m Missing (© Dave Gunning)

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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.

This summer I volunteered at the open stage at the Mariposa Folk Festival. There I met Sean Peever,  a musician I had been wanting to hear for many years.  The two of us and Shawn Sage make up a trifecta of folksinging Seans in Ontario. For this episode, Sean and I both played a lovely handmade guitar built by Ron Belanger.  Listen for a twilight zone moment partway through the show when a fish falls from the sky.  I’m not kidding.

Songs:

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

City Dreams (© Sean Peever)

Bad Joe Hall (© Sean Peever)

Hank Snow at the Mall (© Sean Peever)

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While I was compiling stats, I revisited my post, Milestones, from April 22, 2008 where I totaled up all my podcast episodes.  At the time I had produced over 236 audio programs.

In the last year, I have released 45 Episodes of For the Sake of the Song, for a total of 95.   I also produced 51  Episodes of Catholic Roundup podcast under 3 show names: A Catholic Canadian, The Catholic New Media Roundup and now Catholic Roundup.  We produced 4 new episodes of the Podcamp Toronto Podcast this winter for a total of 18 episodes.  I also released 4 special reports about Podcamp Boston 2 in 2007.  My recording of my brother in law, Drew Beatty’s podcast novel, White Trash Land has 23 sections. Drew is currently podcasting his second novel Lost Gods.    From 2006-2008, I hosted about 20 episodes of the Librivox Community Podcast.  I have also completed 115 sections of public domain books and poetry for Librivox.   I have 21 videos up on my youtube page.  There are probably a couple special one-off projects with groups like Twisted pines that I’m overlooking as well.  I also regularly record audio feedback for other podcasts and record concerts and demos for myself and others but have no accurate count of those, so I’m only counting audio and video I’ve released on the net.

100 audio and video programs that I have produced in the last 11 months for a total of 336 finished audio and video programs.

(give or take a few)

This month also marks the 2nd anniversary of  RussTV, my good friend Russ Clayton’s YouTube program for children. I have been on his show several times over the past two years.  I was on RussTV: Episode 4- Guiters and Banjers and Episode 9: Down By The Little Lake.

This week, we recorded 2 more public domain songs for Russ TV: Wild Mountain Thyme and Teddy Bear’s Picnic.  Enjoy.

Over 20 years ago, I worked with Steve Schellenberg for a winter.  Fast forward to 2000 and I became aware of his first CD through an internet mailing list. He performed a house concert at our home on November 5, 2000. At that time, I also wrote a review of his debut album, Here Goes. Over the past 10 years, I have presented Steve in my home several times and as a headliner at the Mundy’s Bay Folk Society, and he has produced 3 wonderful albums.  Steve has recently moved to the Ottawa area from Winnipeg.  It was a wonderful surprise when he emailed me a few weeks ago to say that he was doing a house concert in the next town over from me.  We had a wonderful conversation in my rec room. Enjoy.

Songs:

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

When You Write a Song (© Steve Schellenberg)

No Tomorrow Tonight (© Steve Schellenberg)

Talkin’ Bout my Baby (© Steve Schellenberg)

Links

Steve Schellenberg homepage

The Kitcheneers

Home Routes House Concerts

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Steve Schellenberg in my basement in 2000.

Noah Zacharin is a Toronto based poet, songwriter and troubadour in the tradition of Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan.  I  sat down with him at  the Twisted Pines Festival.

Songs:

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

Tom Morrow (© Noah Zacharin)

In the Heather (© Noah Zacharin)

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Songs:

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

God Don’t Know Me Anymore(© Jory Nash)

Trouble Comes and Goes (© Jory Nash)

Alone Without a Song(© Sean McGaughey)

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I first became aware of Makeda Taylor through her many uses of social media and youtube videos to build up a fan base for her music. Makeda is a multi-instrumentalist (keyboards and guitars) with a great big warm voice. She bridges musical genres from pop to folk to gospel to hip-hop. You can find her on the web at makedataylor.com and at viralindie.com.

Songs:

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

Borrowed Time (© Makeda Taylor)

Prodigal (© Makeda Taylor)

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Tannis Slimmon has been an important part of the Ontario folk music community for many years.  I recorded her and her partner  Lewis Melville playing late at night on what turned out to be the last night of the Twisted Pines Festival.  The room where we were talking quickly turned into a jam with many of the festival performers the legendary Garth Hudson on accordion.  It wasn’t until several months later that I was able to sit down with her in her kitchen to record the rest of the interview.  Enjoy

Songs:

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

There’s a Lift (© Tannis Slimmon)

Earnest, Charlie and Allen (© Tannis Slimmon)

Underground Railroad (© Tannis Slimmon)

Tannis has a busy winter touring around Ontario,  with couple of gigs in my area including my favorite Orillia Folk Society.

Saturday, January 24, 2009 @ 7:30pm Tickets: $10 ($5 for underemployed or unemployed)	McArthur Hall Auditorium Union St. at Sir John A. MacDonald Blvd Queen’s University Kingston, ON	“Come On Up” – a concert of uplifting music. Tannis is honoured to be the guest artist of the 120 voice Open Voices Community Choir, lead by the amazing director Andy Rush.
Friday, January 30, 2009 Doors open at 6:45pm for the Bistro Show starts at 7:30pm (dinner and LCBO available) For info about tickets and supper, click here	Swanmore Hall (in Stephen Leacock’s historic home) 50 Museum Drive Orillia, ON (905) 877-3700 For more info: Call (519) 259-0157 or (E-mail) orilliafolk (at) takenotepromotion (dot) com the Folk Society	Orillia Folk Society’s Friday Folk Concert Series Tannis will be joined by Lewis Melville.
Saturday, February 14th, 2009 @ 8:00pm	House concert Tottenham, ON E-mail: (Songwriter’s showcase) songwritersshowcase (at) hotmail (dot) com for more details.	Tannis will be joined by Lewis Melville.

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Jake Hill is still in his teens but he is an accomplished performer and songwriter. I know him as a regular performer at Good Vibes Coffee House. He was not very talkative during the interview, but his songs speak for themselves.

Songs:

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

Keep on Believing (© Jake Hill)

Unemployment (© Jake Hill) — Warning– a very foul word appears in the chorus– cover your ears if you need to.

Test of Time (© Jake Hill)

Alone Without a Song (© Sean McGaughey)

Mount Saint Louis Corner General Store (©)

I Never Wanted to Be a Star (© Jake Hill)

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Eve Goldberg is well known in the Ontario Folk music scene as an organizer of the Woods Music and Dance Camp, with Borealis records and The Common Threads chorus in Toronto. She is also an accomplished singer, songwriter and musician with several albums to her credit. She currently has a single,The Streets of Burma, which is the centrepiece of a campaign by Amnesty International to free a jailed Buddhist monk in Tibet.

Songs:

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

Let Me Rise (© Eve Goldberg)

The Streets of Burma (© Eve Goldberg)

Watermelon Sorbet (© Eve Goldberg)

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Episode originally posted January 14, 2008

I met John Lunman in 1996 at Don’s Coffeehouse in Elmvale. He has recorded 2 albums of original folk-rock songs in his home studio. His new CD, Highway 401 Tonight was released in July 2007. His song, Saltwater Skies is currently receiving airplay on Radio Newfoundland.

Songs:

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

Saltwater Sea © John Lunman

My Side of the Door © John Lunman

Name Dropping:

johnlunman.com

myspace.com/johnlunmanHighway 401 Tonight can also be purchased through: HMV (http://www.hmv.ca/), Amazon.ca (www.amazon.ca), CD Baby (http://cdbaby.com/cd/lunmanjohn), and Indie Pool (http://www.indiepool.ca/).

Digital Stores:

If you want to purchase individual tracks or the whole CD, Highway 401 Tonight is now available through these digital stores:

Click here to go directly to the CD on i-Tunes.

Napster (www.napster.com), PayPlay (www.payplay.fm), Groupie Tunes (www.groupietunes.com), BuyMusic (www.buymusic.com), Ruckus (www.ruckus.com), Tradebit (www.tradebit.com), and InProdicon (www.inprodicon.com//) in Scandanavia.

Purchase Highway 401 Tonight in these Simcoe County, Ontario Locations:

Midland: Johnstone’s Music Land (Downtown at 280 King Street) and CD Plus in the Mountainview Mall (County Road 93 & Hugel Avenue)

Orillia: Manticore Books (Downtown at 103 Mississaga Street East)

Taivi Lobu and Garth Douglas are the principal songwriters for the The Wye River Band. I sat down with them at the end of the Twisted Pines Festival.

Songs:

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

Wye River Waltz (© Garth Douglas)

Get on Home(© Taivi Lobu)

Beds and Boots(© Sean McGaughey)

Sunset Pendulum (© Willie P. Bennett)

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I remembered to press record about 1/2 way through my set.

Here’s what I captured.

I’ve known Carol Teal and David Joyce for over 10 years. We have shared stages together and enjoyed many musical gatherings together. After over a year of trying, we were able to record a session of For the Sake of the Song at the Mariposa Folk Festival. For this episode, Carol and I both played a lovely handmade guitar built by Ron Belanger. Dave played his custom guitar which as originally built for Smiley Bates.

We also discussed Carol’s work as executive director of ArtsCan Circle, a charity which provides musical instruments and musician mentors to children in remote northern communities on Laborador and in Quebec.

Songs:

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

Bad Weather(© Carol Teal)

Canadian Tire Money (© David Joyce)

Nitassinan (© Carol Teal)

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Chartier and Dale Russell are the founders of the School Alliance for Student Songwriters (SASS), a group which facilitates songwriting clubs in schools and arranges songwriting showcases and contests for students in the Durham County region of Ontario and in British Columbia.

I met them in September at the launch party/brainstorming session for the Stellula Songwriting in the Schools initiative here in Simcoe County. Artemis Chartier is a high school teacher and singer-songwriter. Dale Russell was a guitar player with the Guess Who for 17 years in the 80’s and 90s. They are lovely people and wonderful songwriters. Be sure to check out the SASS website to see the wonderful things they are doing with enabling young people to tell their stories through song.

Songs:

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

Walked on Air (© Artemis Chartier)

The Place Where We Come From (© Dale Russell and Max Smith)

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This show I have no guest. Instead I’m looking back on past episodes, forward to future shows, and I play the newest song that I’ve written. I was inspired to write after over a year by Stevie Z’s monthly songwriting challenge at badlybent.ca.

The August challenge was

1. GENRE – Country
2. TOPIC - Summer
3. WORD/PHRASE – Bridge

My new Song: Summer’s Journey (©2008 S. McGaughey)

John Meadows from the On The Log Podcast with his song Friends Again (©2008 John Meadows)

Songwriting Clubs in Schools:
www.stellulamusic.com
Bringing Music to the children and youth of Simcoe County.
Student Songwriting Clubs
Spring Week of Music in Schools
Spring Community Concert

Artemis Chartier and Dale Russell are the founders of the School Alliance for Student Songwriters (SASS), a group which facilitates songwriting clubs in schools and arranges songwriting showcases and contests for students in the Durham County region of Ontario and in British Columbia. Dale and Artemis are my guests on the next episode of For the Sake of the Song.

Song: Artemis Chartier and Dale Russell: Do it for the Love (©Dale Russell)

Songwriting Resources

Tom Slatter is a London, UK based songwriter and podcaster. He is half of the acoustic pop duo We’ll Write and produces the wonderful Songwright blog and podcast where he explores music theory to get inside the structure and process of crafting a song. He has recently released a free Ebook of Songwriting Worksheets for the Songwriting Guitarist as an incentive for people to sign up for his mailing list. In it, he includes, For the Sake of the Song on a list of online songwriting resources. Check out my feature interview with Tom: For the Sake of the Song with Tom Slatter

The Essential Secrets of Songwriting Blog

Bryan Murdaugh

followthatsong is a recently launched blog by my friend Paul Court, the founder of BADASS– The Barrie and District Association for Singer-Songwriters. I interviewed Paul about a year ago on For the Sake of the Song, while he was in the process of writing his newly released CD, Blood and Fire: The Donelley Project. For the Sake of the Song with guest Paul Court

Song: The Ballad of Billy Farrell from Blood and Fire: The Donnelly Project (©paul court)

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On the afternoon of May 15, the Wild Turkey Outfit performed at my school for 300+ appreciative children and their teachers. They wowed the children with their down-home charm and their tight blugrass and western harmonies.

Afterwards, I was also able to interview them for For the Sake of the Song.

Songs:

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

The Polecat Holler (© Wild Turkey Outfit)

Asking for Trouble (© Wild Turkey Outfit)

Hurleyville Taxi (© Wild Turkey Outfit)

Name Dropping (links)

The Wild Turkey Outfit

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Bill Deys is a podcaster and one of the biggest supporters of my podcast and my music. You can find his Country Music Cast and Deyscast at deys.ca. This summer Bill invited my family to a barbecue at his home (about 300km from our home). He also invited Michael Krahn to bring his family to the barbecue. While we were there, Michael and I were able to record this episode. Michael Krahn is a country-rock singer-songwriter from St. Thomas, Ontario, who performs as a solo artist and with the August Calling. He also produces other artists. You can find his music, his blog and much more at michaelkrahn.com.

Songs:

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

Broken Hearted (© Michael Krahn)

Lost in Moments (© Michael Krahn)

The Future Aint What It Used To Be (©2003 S. McGaughey)

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I met with Tony Decker, the lead singer-songwriter for Great Lake Swimmers at the Twisted Pines Music in Movies festival just prior to his mainstage set. Since 2002 Great Lake Swimmers have produced 4 albums of ethereal atmospheric pop-folk music.

Songs:

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

Moving Pictures, Silent Films (©Tony Decker)

Song For the Angels (©Tony Decker)

Where In The World Are You (©Tony Decker)

Name Dropping

You can purchase Great Lake Swimmers music, find out when they are playing near you, and all sorts of great trivia at greatlakeswimmers.com or at their record label weewerk.com.

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Earlier this year, I interviewed Washboard Hank, about his memories of Willie P. Bennett.

I was able to interview Hank at the Twisted Pines Music in Movies festival about his own music and songwriting. Washboard Hank is a Canadian folk music institution. He has released several CDs of quirky and humorous music, a Children’s CD and played for many years in Fred Eaglesmith’s band. Our interview delved into the meat of songwriting but also features some of his more adult oriented material so I’m putting an Itunes explicit label on this episode.

Songs:

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

I’m Just a Lonesome Garbage Truck (© Washboard Hank)

The Empties in the Trunk go Clink, Clank, Clunk (© Washboard Hank)

I’m So Glad I Got My Gentle Vasectomy (© Washboard Hank)

Thump, Thump (© Washboard Hank)

Also for your enjoyment, check out these videos of Washboard Hank at the Twisted Pines Festival:

I Love You Queen Elizabeth (© Washboard Hank)

Washboard Boogie (© Washboard Hank)

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James Gordon has been a fixture of the Canadian folk music scene for over 25 years. He was a founding member of Tamarack, and played with them for 22 years before going solo about 10 years ago. He has written hometown songs and humorous songs for CBC radio, and has written a number of musical plays. I interviewed James at the Mariposa Folk Festival on the deck of his hand-made houseboat, the Eramosa Belle. For this episode, James and I both played a lovely handmade guitar built by Ron Belanger. You can find out how to purchase any of James’ 40 CDs at http://jamesgordon.ca.

Songs:

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

Farther Along the Road (© James Gordon)

The Secret of Rock and Roll (© James Gordon)

Pawpine (© James Gordon)

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Matthew Wayne Selznick is one of the pioneers in podcasting and Social Media. His podcast novel, Brave Men Run, which was first released in November 2005, it was the first work of fiction to be released simultaneously as a podcast, downloadable ebook, and for purchase as a print-on-demand book. Over the last 3 years, he has had several podcasts. He is well known as an advocate of the DIY (Do It Yourself) philosophy of creativity. He was involved with Podiobooks.com in its early stages and now is a community developer at Mahalo.com. He is also a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter who is working to post 20 years of his music on his website at mattselznick.com .

His novel, Brave Men Run, has been picked up for mainstream release by Swarm Press and will be released on July 13. Matthew is asking all his fans to purchase the book on July 13 at Amazon.com to see if we can get it to number 1 on the science fiction charts. He will also be running an all day Brave Men Run-a- thon/ release party at mattselznick.com on July 13.

Songs:

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

Elvis C. (© Matt Selznick)

Children’s Day (© Matt Selznick)

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Enjoy a slice of PAB.

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Songs:

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

Pizza in Paradise (© Joe Tunon)

Ecumenical Day (© Joe Tunon)

Every Time (© Joe Tunon)

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Once a month, George Scott and Jason Cliche host a Songwriter’s Showcase at the beautiful Gibson Centre in Alliston, Ontario. I drove the family down on March 2 for a wonderful afternoon of original music featuring Ashley Condon and Douglas John Cameron. I sat down with Ashley for an interview after the show. Ashley Condon was raised in PEI and now lives in Guelph, Ontario. This episode is a little unusual because I use live footage from the concert, interspersed with our interview. I also hope to feature Douglas John Cameron on an upcoming episode.

Songs:

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

Let it Go– (© Ashley Condon)

Everything (© Ashley Condon)

When I’m With You (© Ashley Condon)

Name Dropping (links)

Ashley Condon

Douglas John Cameron

Songwriter’s Showcase

(photo by Sarah McGaughey)

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Nick Alexander

Songs:

Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)
This Time of 40 Days (© Nick Alexander)
Holy God We Praise Your Great Name ( © Nick Alexander)
Name Dropping

Nick Alexander Webpage

Nick Alexander on Myspace

Top Catholic Songs

My Previous interview with Nick Alexander for my 40 Days of Catholic Media project.

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The first was a version of The Librivox Song Penned by Daniel known as Great Plains on the Librivox forums. It was featured on Librivox Community Podcast 80.
(To the tune of “I’m Henry the 8th I Am”) (Don’t worry. “I’m Henry the 8th I Am” is in the PD, so we’re clear.)
I’ll read for LibriVox dot org!
Read for Librivox dot org dot org!
I’ll go post on the message board,
then I’ll grab a micphone and record!
And every book will soon be read,
Written by the authors who are dead.
I’ll head on over to LibriVox,
And read for LibriVox dot org!

Good Job Daniel. And be sure to check out his blog.

The second was the Catholic New Media Celebration Blues. I won’t be able to go the the Catholic New Media Celebration in Atlanta on June 22, 2008, but that doesn’t mean I can’t help promote it. Here is a video and downloadable mp3 of the CNMC Blues.

Enjoy
Sean aka ductapeguy

Songs:

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

Ground Zero (© Bruce Chambers)

Long Way to Go (© Bruce Chambers)

Name Dropping (links)

Web:

Bruce Chambers website

Bruce Chambers on Soundclick

Bruce Chambers on Myspace

Long Island Podcast Network

Hot Web Ideas

Podcaster Who’s Who

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Tonight there was a wonderful preview performance by African musician, Mansa Sissoko and Canadian drummer, David Finkle. The podcast features about 10 minutes of it. They will be performing again on Saturday May 17, after a screening of Road To Baylea which features Mansa and several Canadian musicians.

Information on showtimes and tickets for the festival can be found at http://twistedpines.com.

On Friday May 9, the Twisted Pines Music in Movies Festival kicked off at the North Simcoe Rec Centre with a showing of Amazing Journey, The story of the Who and a performance by the Wholigans.

In the Podcast I talk with Darrin Atkinson, drummer for the Wholigans, who grew up in Midland. I also talk with Andrew Nicolls, who introduced the evening. I close the podcast with Paul Northcott giving an overview of the events of the festival this week upcoming. The Festival continues all week from May 11-19 with be nightly presentations of movies about music followed by great live performances, lectures and more. During the daytime, festival performers will be going to local schools.

Information on showtimes and tickets for the festival can be found at http://twistedpines.com.

Ben Sures is a veteran singer songwriter with 4 CDs to his credit. His song, Any Precious Girl won the John Lennon Songwriting competition and placed second in the International songwriting competition His new album, ‘Field Guide to Loneliness was released at the end of February. In February, we had Ben over for a house concert. We recorded the interview just prior to dinner before the concert. Sorry for the background noises, but people were beginning to arrive for dinner and the concert.

Songs:

Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)
Any Precious Girl (© Ben Sures)

If I had a Ray Gun ( © Ben Sures)

The Future Aint What it Used to Be( © 2003 Sean McGaughey)

2 Vignettes ( © Ben Sures)

The Last Full Blood From Serpant River (in progress) ( © Ben Sures)

Holes ( © Ben Sures)

Name Dropping

Ben Sures Official Webpage. Check here for CD sales, tour information, and all things Ben.

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