JaM Sessions Podcast

When you think of names like Lightfoot, Rogers, Cockburn, Cormier, you'd best be making sure this week's guest; Dave Gunning is right there in the mix along side them!
Listen in on the wonderful conversation shared between Dave and the guys and find out how he got his start, why he even started at all and how he's had to adapt to the ever-changing world around the music he's constantly writing, mixing and producing at what seems to be a non-stop pace.
Download now and get to hear Dave's first public performance in longer than he'd care to admit and how it sounds like he never even stopped. With hits like "These Hands" and "The Loyal Fisherman"; its clear that this Juno Nominee and Multi East Coast Music Award winner that has many other International acclaims and accolades is not stopping  any time soon!
Follow the links below to find more awesome Dave Gunning content!

https://davegunning.com/
https://www.facebook.com/davegunning
https://twitter.com/dave_gunning?lang=en
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgfHcV-QhZWIMUMpddbKCWw
https://soundcloud.com/dave-gunning-1
https://davegunning.bandcamp.com/

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Coming to you from a secret location named Ginger's Barn, we bring to you: Jeph's real life guitar hero, multi-instrumentalist, multi-award winning, super star and, turns out; a geek like Jeph! Ladies and Gentlemen... J.P. Cormier!
Download this week's episode and travel back in time with the guys and J.P. where they talk about JP's humble beginnings in London, Ontario, his early start in show business with his gig on Up Home Tonight in the 80's and then the crazy years between then and the late 90's where Jeph and J.P. first crossed paths at the Decoste Centre in Pictou, and how that moment changed one musician and now podcaster's life forever.
Turn up the volume on this episode as J.P. treats us all to some guitar pickin' classics like "The Mathematician" and some of the guy's pick's too like "Molly May" and "Another Morning" Stick around to find out more about J.P.'s newest adventure into the world of YouTube and the great content he's been creating there and how you can be a part of it! Want to be way awesomer at guitar, fiddle, banjo or mandolin? J.P.'s got lessons available for you at his Master Music Method inspiration based learning site!
Be sure to check out all the links below for more J.P. Cormier and great music!

***BONUS CONTENT***
If you stay tuned to the very end... you get to hear the mailbag question we forgot to ask J.P. during recording. To see the entire episode of String Theory where we get to ask it and get an AMAZING answer - CLICK HERE

LINKS:
https://www.jp-cormier.com/
https://www.mastermusicmethod.com/
https://www.youtube.com/c/jpcormier

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****EXTRA SPECIAL LIVE RE-CAST****  comin at ya from the JaM Sessions studio!
If you were lucky enough to catch this Intimate & Interactive live interview on our Facebook page back on Feb. 18th, cool! If not; here is the entire audio version of that interview with our very own Tyler Mullendore!
Born and raised on the picturesque island of Cape Breton and surrounded by music his whole life, Tyler is now living in Halifax and making some of the greatest music of his long solo career! Listen in and find out how his Canadian Idol appearance changed him and what he learned from the experience and get served some hot new original hits!
Download now and listen in OR head over to jamsessionspodcast.com/videos/ to watch the video! (for the 1st time or again!)
Click the links below to find more of Tyler's music and videos and be sure to follow his Fan page on Facebook as well as subscribing to his YouTube channel and other social networks!
https://www.facebook.com/tylermullendore
https://www.youtube.com/tylermullendore
https://www.instagram.com/tylermullendore
https://twitter.com/tylermullendore
https://soundcloud.com/tylermullendore

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All the way from Alberta comes the most Brutal and Gruesome vocalist in Canada.  (hence the name). Jeph and Mike find out how he got started in becoming an extreme metal vocalist, What were his early influences in metal to what he loves today?  We found out he is an avid fan of WWE wrestling too!!!

We go over his discography of bands he's fronted as a vocalist: Gruesome Feast, Amnesty, Hate Division and now his newest band The Sky Burial. 

All bandcamp links provided below of these bands. Please download and help all of Sean's amazing bands.

https://gruesomefeast.bandcamp.com/releases
https://amnestypei.bandcamp.com/
https://hatedivision.bandcamp.com/
https://theskyburial780.bandcamp.com/album/the-sky-burial

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Valentine's Day special, better late than never right!!??
This week, Jeph and Mike are joined by not just band mates, not just best friends, but these two are legit in love and even got married!! They are the co-founders and surrogate Mom and Dad of the band we all know and LOVE The Collective.
We find out where they met, how their love for music has brought them together and how their love for each other has created an amazing family, oh and also a great band!
Listen now for some live performances and a little insight on the song that brought Jeph to tears.
Happy V-day to you all from the guys here at JaM Sessions!
 
https://www.facebook.com/thecollectivens/
http://thecollectivens.com/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6LjGzm1kKHNdw19zL5CDbV
https://soundcloud.com/user-217843138
https://www.twitter.com/CollectiveNS
https://www.youtube.com/thecollectivens
https://www.instagram.com/thecollectivens/

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And now..... for something completely different!!
This week's guest considers himself "...not an accomplished musician" but man, has he accomplished some feats!!
Download now and find out how and why Frankie started the GuitarZ for Kids charity, how many guitars have passed through (and been sanitized by) his hands and just how far the program has reached. Listen in on the hour long and very honest conversation we have with him and share a nice heart-warming moment together, brought to you by Lenny over at Scotia Screen Rooms!!
Be sure to click the links below to learn more on how you can help out Frankie get more instruments into more kid's hands and help nurture the next generation of music makers!!!

GuitarZ For Kids Website: https://guitarsforkidscharity.godaddysites.com/
GuitarZ For Kids Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/Guitarz-for-kids-100431391344937
Scotia Screens on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ScotiaScreen/

CORRECTION: The website listed in the episode has changed. These changes are reflected in the above links, so click away and help this amazing cause!!

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HOLY OVERSTUFFED MAILBAG BATMAN!!
This week's guest now holds the record for most mailbag questions to date! He's the very long time friend of both hosts, destroyer of 3 piece chicken and fries and one of the best self-taught drummers to ever come out of this province. The one and only Chad "Chester Chicken" Mitchell!
The first 7 minutes of conversation was not recorded but we'll be releasing the video version of this episode on our new website jamsessionspodcast.com in a few days and you can catch the entire thing there! 
The guys catch up and talk about what they've been up to, Chad gives us all a sample of a fresh new track he's been working on (so fresh he just finished the vocal tracks right before coming on the show!!) and then Mike lets Chad hear the project they've been working on together and the reactions from both Chad and Jeph are priceless!! If you're just tuning in now to hear Chad, please consider subscribing to the show, and head over to the website where you can "Buy the guys a Twisted Tea" AkA help support the show with a small (or large) donation! All proceeds go to the hosting and production costs of this thing you love!! Thanks!!

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This week's guest is an absolute legend when it comes to keeping time in the most fanciest and flourish filled way possible. Born, raised and ripened in just about every style you could think of, Steven Keough AkA Kicker,  has had a kit and sticks nearby for pretty much his entire life. The guys sit down with Steve and chat about his early beginnings and touch on all the bands he's been in from Dusthead to Beyond Ash and now his most recent project A Momentary Lapse: A Pink Floyd Tribute, as well as some of the amazing talent he's been lucky enough to connect, collaborate and create with over the years.
Stay tuned after the show for an interview with this week's sponsor; CEO and Founder of North Main Apparel, Rebecca Clarke! And if you listen to the whole show..... There might be a contest you can get in on that ends when the 1st 5 people to follow the directions and get in on the draw for a  North Main Apparel T-shirt happens!!
Thanks for tuning in and please consider subscribing!

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2nd Season, 2nd Episode, Released on the 22nd day of the 21st year of the 21st century, must mean something right? Well, if not for nothing it means we FINALLY get to have long-time friend of Jeph's and new friend of Mike's, Hoarder... I MEAN COLLECTOR (and restorer) of vintage drum kits, multi-talented and although small in stature; a HUGE personality with a heart to match: Mark S. Cosh. 
Mark is the first guest to come visit the new JaM Sessions studio and as he sinks lower into the couch, the guys get deeper into his history and just how the hell he ended up in Sweden to promote the band's (then new) single "Swedish Motel"
Download now to hear a world premiere of some VERY OLD Tapewheel demos and stay tuned to the end to hear Andre Pettipas and The Giants' brand new and very hot single from their new album entitled "No Fools, No Fun" with a mystery release date (or raylace date as Jeph says!) But stay tuned right here and at jamsessionspodcast.com for more details and THAT show!! 

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Okay.... that's long enough. We can't stay away from you guys for too long! Happy new year and welcome to 2021, and Season 2 of J.a.M. Sessions!! We'd like to start off by saying thanks, to all of you who kept downloading and sharing the show during our break, and to our new fans and listeners as well. Season 1 was a wild ride filled with connection, great music and lots of new friends! And as promised; Season 2 is gonna be lit! and to start it all off we've got a legendary guest for you all: The lead singer/Frontman and super awesome dude Jon Landry of The Stanfields!!!
We sit down with Jon and Mike catches up with an old friend for the first time since high school and Jeph gets to make a new friend and brother in the music world.
Download now and find out how the band got started, what drives Jon and the lads to keep doing what they do and how they're able to keep connected and creative in such disconnected times.
Also be sure to check out the guy's new website graciously donated and created by our very own Ryan "Badunch" Hayden at JaMSessionsPodcast.com as well as follow them on all the socials like Instagram Twitter Facebook and now Patreon, where you can find the video version of this podcast!!
Thanks for the continued love and support and here's to an amazing 2nd season!

thestanfields.ca
Groundswellmusic.ca
https://www.facebook.com/thestanfields
https://twitter.com/thestanfields
https://thestanfields1.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/thestanfieldsband

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