ianandsylvia

Sylvia Tyson is a legend in the Canadian music scene. She is a singer, songwriter, novelist, Order of Canada recipient, Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Songwriter Hall of Fame inductee and seven time Juno nominee. She was part of the duo Ian and Sylvia ('Four Strong Winds') with her then husband Ian Tyson but has also had a successful career as a solo artist and as a member of the group Quartette’. In this chat with host Dan Hare Sylvia talks about: her legendary career including the huge success of her first song 'You Were On My Mind' for the band We Five; her ‘play it as it lays’ approach to life and songwriting; her new album and final album 'At The End Of The Day’ (coming Nov. 3rd), and much, much more. Find out more about Sylvia HERE.

John is an award-winning author, music historian and recipient of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections Award for Excellence. He has collaborated on books with artists such as Randy Bachman, Steppenwolf’s John Kay and The Byrds Chris Hillman to name a few, and has researched and written a total of 19 music biographies and many articles about the Canadian music scene. In this fascinating chat with host Dan Hare, John talks about: how his love for music history propelled his career; his days as a playing musician; friendships with Randy Bachman, Neil Young, Ian and Sylvia and others; why Burton Cummings threatened to sue him; what Bruce Palmer of Buffalo Springfield insisted on having before agreeing to be interviewed; the importance of musician Lenny Breau; what he’s working on now, and much, MUCH, more. Find out about John @ johneinarson.ca