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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.

Peter Foldy, is a musician, songwriter, photographer, screenwriter, film director, producer, and much more who exploded onto the Canadian music scene in 1973 with his first single ‘Bondi Junction’ which hit #1 in Canada and earned him Juno nominations. In this return visit with Dan Hare, Peter discusses filmmaking and why he prefers directing; how he got shots of famous celebrities including Tom Cruise, Paul McCartney and others; the theatrical productions he’s written; the music business then and now, and much, much more. Listen to his new song, Jump Like This, HERE and find out all about Peter @peterfoldy.com

Blair Packham has had a multi-faceted music career as a recording artist, producer, sound engineer, jingle writer, educator, film and TV theme creator and much more. He is perhaps best known as the songwriter/singer for the 1980s Juno-nominated band The Jitters. In this chat with Dan Hare, Blair discusses everything from the process of songwriting, the Jitters career including opening for Heart on their UK tour and what he would do differently, recoupable costs involved in the biz, the dilemma of entertainer versus artist and much more. Find out about Blair on his website blairpackham.com

Tarek Jafar of The Blue Stones joins the DTP to go behind their new album 'Hidden Gems'! We discuss how with this album the band has begun to explore more sounds and genres, how the lyrics have taken more of a focus, and what  producer Paul Meanie brought to the process among many other things!  ----- Listen to ‘Hidden Gems’ on Spotify @ Follow The Blue Stones on IG @   ----- Grab some merch to support the show -   Follow Colton Gee and Desert Tiger on social media  @   -----