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Explore "1980scanadianmusic" with insightful episodes like "Brad Roberts, songwriter and lead singer for The Crash Test Dummies", "Bazil Donovan, bassist for Blue Rodeo", "Joey Gregorash, entertainer RETURNS!", "Gary Fjellgaard, Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductee" and "Connie Kaldor, multi-Juno winner, singer/songwriter, Order of Canada recipient" from podcasts like ""Liner Notes: Revealing Chats With Canada's Retro Music Makers", "Liner Notes: Revealing Chats With Canada's Retro Music Makers", "Liner Notes: Revealing Chats With Canada's Retro Music Makers", "Liner Notes: Revealing Chats With Canada's Retro Music Makers" and "Liner Notes: Revealing Chats With Canada's Retro Music Makers"" and more!
Episodes (100)
Bazil Donovan, bassist for Blue Rodeo
Joey Gregorash, entertainer RETURNS!
Gary Fjellgaard, Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductee
Connie Kaldor, multi-Juno winner, singer/songwriter, Order of Canada recipient
Mike Kozak and Mark Bradac of Teaze
Teaze band members Mike Kozak (drummer) and Mark Bradac (guitarist) chat with Dan Hare about: how the band was formed; meeting the Rolling Stones; the origin of their hit song ‘Sweet Misery”; being superstars in Japan; backing Cheap Trick and Aerosmith; why the band broke up, and why they are back together after 40 years apart. Visit the Teaze Facebook page for all the latest info.
Guest Glimpses with Lee Aaron, Natalie MacMaster, Susan Aglukark, Jann Arden
LEE AARON, who shares the challenges of being taken seriously as a woman in the world of hard rock, what the song 'Heavy Metal Queen' is really about and more.
NATALIE MACMASTER, who discusses some career highlights such as opening for Sanatan, the musicality of her 7 children and much more.
SUSAN AGLUKARK, who explains her unexpected journey to stardom, the various instruments and languages used in some of her songs and much more.
JANN ARDEN, who talks about busking on the streets of Vancouver, the unfortunate event that led to her first record deal, staying in Alberta instead of moving to the states and much more.
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Stu Jeffries, former host of 'Good Rockin' Tonight'
John Webster, producer, session musician and keyboard player for Stonebolt and Red Rider
Guest Glimpses with Alfie Zappacosta, Erica Ehm, Ivan Doroschuk, Julie Masi
ALFIE ZAPPACOSTA, multi-Juno Award & American Music Award winner singer/songwriter, artist, actor, producer, performer. Alfie talks about his start in the music biz, the confusion of stardom and more.
ERICA EHM, original Much Music VJ, interviewer, author, award-winning songwriter, speaker, entrepreneur and a trailblazer in content marketing and social media. In this chat Erica talks about the quick rise of her career, an inside look at Much Music and more.
IVAN DOROSCHUK, one of the founders and lead singer/songwriter of Men Without Hats. Ivan chats with Dan Hare about the uniqueness of the Montreal music scene, working with his brothers, the hit song ‘Safety Dance’ and more.
JULIE MASI, four time Juno award-winner, singer/songwriter, percussionist and former member of The Parachute Club. Julie talks about why she started playing drums, her involvement in the Winnipeg music scene, joining the Parachute club and more.
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Mike Fraser, sound engineer for rock stars
Randy Hiebert, guitarist, member of The Bellamy Brothers
Jane Siberry, singer/songwriter
Ross Rheaume (Roman) & David Smith (Grey) of Roman Grey
Jim Vallance, Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductee; Bryan Adam's songwriting partner
Guest Glimpses with Mitchell Field, Al Forman, Denise McCann, John Capek
MITCHELL FIELD, drummer, keyboardist, guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and founder of the late '70s band Hellfield. In this clip Mitchell explains why it’s good for band members to be multi-instrumentalists and sheds light on the differences between live and studio playing.
AL FOREMAN, keyboardist, harpman, vocalist, songwriter, consummate blues artist, member of Scrubbaloe Caine & founder of The Foreman Young Band. Al talks about playing in a band with Tommy Chong, touring the states in the late ‘60s and the artistry of Scrubbaloe Caine.
DENISE McCANN, singer/songwriter best known for her song ‘Tattoo Man”. Denise shares with host Dan Hare her early days playing folk music in San Francisco, why she moved to Canada and how she came to be labelled a “disco artist”.
JOHN CAPEK, epic keyboard player, producer, session musician, multi-platinum award-winner, multiple Grammy nominee, writer of film and TV scores, coach, teacher, and songwriter. John talks about the influence of boogie boogie on his piano playing, how he ended up in Canada and his work on classic Canadian songs such as Ian Thomas’ ‘Painted Ladies’.
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Guest Glimpses with Robert Lawson, Jim Foster, Brian Vollmer, Andrew Johns
ROBERT LAWSON, author of ‘Wheatfield Empire’ the definitive comprehensive history on The Guess Who discusses what his book is - and isn’t, including the “revolving door” nature of the members, Kurt Winter’s unsung contribution, the misconception about why Burton Cummings joined the band and the relationship between Burton and Randy Bachman.
JIM FOSTER, singer/songwriter and founder of the band Fosterchild talks about his early days in the Edmonton music scene, being on the same bill with iconic bands such as The Byrds, the lesson he learned from Roger McGuinn, the rise and fall of Fosterchild and his solo career.
BRIAN VOLLMER, rock and roll soldier and founder of the band Helix, talks about how he captured the bands career on film, video and mini discs, the rigours of touring, various record deals and his outlook on his career and life.
ANDREW JOHNS, keyboardist, vocalist and member of the band Boulevard talks about how the band formed in Calgary and why they moved to Vancouver and what happened that stopped their progress in the U.S. market, being booed when opening for Boston and the padded expenses of making music videos.
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