Damhnait Doyle has been a bright light on the Canadian music landscape since being discovered for her remarkable musical gift at the age of 17. Since then, she has gone on to write, perform, tour, advocate, collaborate, host, and stir up good trouble wherever she lands. 

Damhnait has released (at least) nine full length recordings as both a solo artist and a member of the groups Shaye and The Heartbroken, and has a new EP on the way. She has been the opening act on tours for the likes of Willie Nelson and Steve Earle, and is a Multiple ECMA, SOCAN, and Canadian Radio Music award winner, and a multi JUNO, CMAO and CCMA award nominee. 

Damhnait is currently the host of Mornings on CBC, bringing her musical passion, keen wit and wide-ranging knowledge of music to the airwaves every weekday from 6am-9am.

Enjoy this lively conversation with co-hosts Jane Gowan and Joel Stewart.

More about Damhnait at damhnaitdoyle.com

Music in this episode:

"Claire (Duo Version)" - The Violet Archers (The Duo Sessions, 2025)

"Cover Me" - The Heartbroken (Tonight, Tonight, 2010)

"Lake of Fire" - Shaye (Lake of Fire, 2006)

"A List of Things" - Damhnait Doyle (Shadows Wake Me, 1996)

"That's What You Get" - Damhnait Doyle (Liquor Store Flowers, 2019)

"All My Friends" - The Heartbroken (Tonight, Tonight, 2010)

The Music Buddy Session:
"Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain" (written by Fred Rose) 
Performed by Damnhnait Doyle, Tim Vesely and Jane Gowan
Recorded and mixed by Tim Vesely

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MUSIC BUDDY IS:
Jane Gowan (host, producer, editor) and Tim Vesely (co-producer)

The show's theme song, "Human Stuff," is written by Jane Gowan and Tim Vesely, and performed by Jane and Tim, with additional vocals by Steve Wright and Connie Kostiuk

Music Buddy is proud to be licensed by SOCAN, a copyright collective that grants licenses for online music broadcast in Canada.

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Over 3,000 gigs, countless miles travelled, hit songs a-plenty, and friends and fans in every corner of the continent - singer-songwriters Mike Plume and Jenny Orenstein have embraced the often-challenging musician's path with passion, verve, humour, humility and—when necessary—the ability to adapt. 

Their songwriting and performing careers have taken them all over the world, and they have made homes in Nashville, Edmonton, and Toronto. They have achieved what many would consider an enviable level of success, and have combined their creative talents and individual strengths to build a rich and fulfilling life in music. 

Join co-hosts Jane Gowan and Joel Stewart as they sit down at The Woodshed Studio for an in-depth conversation with a dynamic musical power couple. 

More info at mikeplume.com

Read/follow Mike Plume's substack -  The Way I Remember It

Music in this Episode

"Dance Ruby, Dance" - Mike Plume and Jenny Orenstein (Single, 2023)

"Time For A Change" - Mike Plume Band (Red and White Blues, 2013)

"End of The Stillness" - Jenny Orenstein (Astroturf, 2021)

"Perfume and Gasoline"  - Mike Plume (Lonesome Stretch of Highway, 2020)

"Steel Belted Radio" - Mike Plume Band (The Steel Belted Radio EP, 2000)

The Music Buddy Session: "Motorbike" by Luke Doucet and Mike Plume
Performed by Mike Plume, Jenny Orenstein, Jane Gowan, and Joel Stewart
Recorded and mixed by Tim Vesely at The Woodshed Studio, Toronto

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MUSIC BUDDY IS:
Jane Gowan (host, producer, editor) and Tim Vesely (co-producer)

The show's theme song, "Human Stuff," is written by Jane Gowan and Tim Vesely, and performed by Jane and Tim, with additional vocals by Steve Wright and Connie Kostiuk

Music Buddy is proud to be licensed by SOCAN, a copyright collective that grants licenses for online music broadcast in Canada.

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Miranda Mulholland is a JUNO-nominated singer, songwriter, and fiddler. She's released 3 albums, one EP, and several singles in her own name, in addition to launching music with her bands Harrow Fair and Belle Starr.   

As a touring and studio musician, Miranda’s credits include: Great Lake Swimmers, The Jim Cuddy Band, The Paperboys, Donovan Woods, Calexico, Joel Plaskett, Rose Cousins, Alan Doyle, Justin Rutledge, Sarah Slean, and Cowboy Junkies, to name a few. She has played or sung on over 100 records as well as working on film and Television scores for shows such as Maudie and Republic of Doyle. 

In addition, Miranda owns her own record label - Roaring Girl Records, and is the Artistic Director of The Muskoka Music Festival which takes place in Gravenhurst, Ontario. 

Off stage, Miranda speaks on behalf of musicians and artists, helping to create new policies and fresh perspectives in the industry. She is the Creative Culture Advisor for Music Canada, Chair of the Music Canada Advisory Council and Vice Chair Emeritus of the board of Governors for Massey Hall / Roy Thomson Hall. 

In this conversation with co-hosts Jane Gowan and Joel Stewart, Miranda shares experiences and insights from her remarkable career to date, touching on everything from creating and performing music with loops and pedals, to embracing whimsy and looking for chestnuts. 

R.I.P. Poppy the Cat. 

More about Miranda at mirandamulholland.com

Music in this Episode

"Bar Rage" - Miranda Mulholland (By Appointment or Chance, 2019)

"Black Is The Colour" - Miranda Mulholland (Single, 2024)

"All The Diamonds" - Miranda Mulholland (Single, 2024)

"Peg and Awl" - Miranda Mulholland (By Appointment or Chance, 2019)

"This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)" - Belle Starr (The Burning of Atlanta, 2011)

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MUSIC BUDDY IS:
Jane Gowan (host, producer, editor) and Tim Vesely (co-producer)

The show's theme song, "Human Stuff," is written by Jane Gowan and Tim Vesely, and performed by Jane and Tim, with additional vocals by Steve Wright and Connie Kostiuk

Music Buddy is proud to be licensed by SOCAN, a copyright collective that grants licenses for online music broadcast in Canada.

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Welcome to the 4th Annual Solstimas episode! 

In this episode, we toast the season with a festive gathering at The Woodshed Studio, aka "the office". Joining host Jane Gowan and co-host Tim Vesely, are their good pals Andy Maize and Josh Finlayson (Skydiggers), plus co-host, co-conspirator, and bandmate Joel Stewart (Joel Stewart and the Future Hall of Famers). Plus, you'll hear special greetings from our call-in guests: Dave Ullrich (zunior.com), Monique Barry (mobarrymusic.com), Ryan Myshrall (Pickering Playboys), and Annelise Noronha (annelisenoronha.com). 

Santa Claus parades, pool parties, cold plunges, lemonade, eggnog, skiing, snow blowing, eggplant parmesan, and Werner Herzog - anything goes at Solstimas!

You'll also hear Andy, Josh, Jane, Joel, and Tim perform a live-off-the-floor version of "Church Bells Ringing (Christmas in the City)"  - a seasonal classic, written by Andrew Cash and Charlie Angus. 

Happy Solstimas from our office to yours. Enjoy the party!

Music in this Episode:

"I Like Christmas" - The Violet Archers (I Like Christmas EP, 2024)

"White Christmas" - Bing Crosby (White Christmas, 1945)

"Snow Blind" - Skydiggers (Dreams and Second Chances, 2024)

"Buffalo" - Joel Stewart and the Future Hall of Famers (Songs for Stadiums, unreleased)

"Crush Some Egg Nogs" - Annelise Noronha (Christmas Collection, Vol 1, 2025)

Support the show

MUSIC BUDDY IS:
Jane Gowan (host, producer, editor) and Tim Vesely (co-producer)

The show's theme song, "Human Stuff," is written by Jane Gowan and Tim Vesely, and performed by Jane and Tim, with additional vocals by Steve Wright and Connie Kostiuk

Music Buddy is proud to be licensed by SOCAN, a copyright collective that grants licenses for online music broadcast in Canada.

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Myra Melford is an American avant-garde pianist, composer, educator, and improvisor. Her music is unique, exciting, and brave, evolving from an approach to the piano that is percussive, athletic, and uber-dynamic, and compositions that are exploratory, poetic, visual, and thought-provoking. 

Melford is an interdisciplinary artist of the highest order. Awarded the Alpert Award in the Arts for Music in 2012, plus the Guggenheim Fellowship and the Doris Duke Performing Artist Award in 2013, she has released over 30 albums in various configurations (solo, duo, trio, quartet, quintet), and has collaborated with some of the greatest talents in contemporary music. Her most recent release is entitled Splash (with bassist Michael Formanek and drummer/vibraphonist Ches Smith), and is inspired by the work of the post-abstract expressionist painter Cy Twombly. 

This interview was recorded in June, 2025 in Hamilton, ON, during the Something Else Festival. Thank you to Festival Director Cem Zafir (Our guest for Episode 60), plus Donna Akrey and the rest of the staff and volunteers. 

More about Myra Melford at myramelford.com

Music in this episode:

Myra Melford - “Park Mechanics”, live at the Something Else! Festival (June, 2025)  (Find that song on Melford’s solo album Life Carries Me This Way, 2013)

"Frank Lloyd Wright Goes West to Rest" - Myra Melford Trio (Jump, 1990)

"Chalk" - Myra Melford (Splash, 2025)

"Ekoneni" - Myra Melford and Trio M (The Guest House, 2012)

"Red Beach" - Myra Melford Solo Piano (Life Carries Me This Way, 2013)

Support the show

MUSIC BUDDY IS:
Jane Gowan (host, producer, editor) and Tim Vesely (co-producer)

The show's theme song, "Human Stuff," is written by Jane Gowan and Tim Vesely, and performed by Jane and Tim, with additional vocals by Steve Wright and Connie Kostiuk

Music Buddy is proud to be licensed by SOCAN, a copyright collective that grants licenses for online music broadcast in Canada.

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Wyatt C. Louis is a Plains Cree singer-songwriter from Montana First Nation on Treaty 6 Territory, Alberta. Their songs are deeply rooted in story and place, and speak to universal themes of home, family, and love. Their much-celebrated debut album Chandler (2024) draws from multiple musical influences, but sits comfortably in the folk/roots genre. The album was long-listed for the 2025 Polaris Music Prize, and was a 2025 Juno Award nominee for "Album Artwork of the Year" (Erik M. Grice and Vanessa Heins). Learn more about Wyatt at wyattclouis.com. 

This conversation was taped at the University of British Columbia, on the  traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Musqueam people. 

Music in this episode (used with permission):

"In Emerald" - Wyatt C. Louis (Chandler, 2024)
"Carefree" - Wyatt C. Louis (Chandler, 2024)
"Bobtail Road" (Single) - Wyatt C. Louis (2023)

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MUSIC BUDDY IS:
Jane Gowan (host, producer, editor) and Tim Vesely (co-producer)

The show's theme song, "Human Stuff," is written by Jane Gowan and Tim Vesely, and performed by Jane and Tim, with additional vocals by Steve Wright and Connie Kostiuk

Music Buddy is proud to be licensed by SOCAN, a copyright collective that grants licenses for online music broadcast in Canada.

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Since the early 2000s, Festival Director and musical curator Cem Zafir has been presenting diverse, exploratory, and engaging concerts via his non-profit organization, Zula Presents. After moving to Hamilton, Ontario in 2012, Cem seized on the opportunity to create an early summer music festival. Something Else! Festival began in 2014. Now in its 12th year, it brings to Hamilton some of the finest talents in creative, global, and improvised music. 

In this fun and compact catch up with Jane, Cem previews some of the highlights of the upcoming festival. From solo piano with Guggenheim Fellow and Alpert Award-winning pianist/educator Myra Melford, to the deep electronic vibes of Farida Amadou; from the "weird beauty" of The Cluttertones, to a nature walk with Pulitzer Prize recipient, percussionist and composer Susie Ibarra, the lineup is guaranteed to blow your mind, and open your ears. 

Tickets and passes are on sale now via Eventbrite or E-transfer (no fee) to [email protected]

Music in this episode:

"The Guest House" - Myra Melford and Trio M (The Guest House, 2012)

"The End Of" - Farida Amadou (When It Rains It Pours, 2024)

"Moveable Do (La-La Bémol) Feat. Matt Mitchell and John Hollenbeck" - Anna Webber (simpletrio2000, 2024)

"Pulse" - Susie Ibarra (Perception, 2017)

"Enero" - The Cluttertones (Ordinary Joy, 2015)

"Coastal Birds" - Susie Ibarra et al (Walking on Water, 2015)

"DESTEJER" - Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti and Frank Rosaly (MESTIZX, 2024)

"One More Latch (Give It to 'ya) - Pantayo (Ang Pagdaloy, 2023)

"Ravenous Hound" - Peter Van Huffel's Callisto (Meandering Demons, 2024)

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MUSIC BUDDY IS:
Jane Gowan (host, producer, editor) and Tim Vesely (co-producer)

The show's theme song, "Human Stuff," is written by Jane Gowan and Tim Vesely, and performed by Jane and Tim, with additional vocals by Steve Wright and Connie Kostiuk

Music Buddy is proud to be licensed by SOCAN, a copyright collective that grants licenses for online music broadcast in Canada.

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What, exactly, is mastering? Is it a potion? A spell? A hoax? The truth is, it's a subtle and precise art, and a key element of quality music production. It is music's "x-factor", its "special sauce". 

Despite often being perceived as some kind of magic, mastering is, in fact, very real, as are the people who do it for a living. Case in point, Grammy-nominated and Juno Award-winning mastering engineer João Carvalho. João is the founder of João Carvalho Mastering, and co-owner of Revolution Recording in Toronto, Canada. Designed by Martin Pilchner, João's mastering studio has been labelled "...the most acoustically perfect mastering room in Canada". 

Since the early 2000s, João has built a massive client list, working with much-loved artists such as Sloan, Rose Cousins, Skydiggers, City and Colour, Tanya Tagaq, Donovan Woods, Hayden, Monique Barry, Blue Rodeo, Metric, Serena Ryder, The Tragically Hip, Damhnait Doyle, and Rush...the list goes on and on... 

In this episode, João explains his craft, the building of his world class studio, working with the likes of Rose Cousins and Sloan, the utility of a great Weezer track, and why "Claire" by Rheostatics is one of the greatest songs of all time. 

Joining the conversation is Music Buddy co-producer Tim Vesely (Rheostatics, The Violet Archers), who has known João since the 90s, and worked with him on many projects over the years. 

Music in this episode:

"Music is The Message" - Rheostatics (Here Come the Wolves, 2019)
"Claire" - Rheostatics (Introducing Happiness, 1995)
"Chains" - Rose Cousins (Natural Conclusion, 2017)
"Beverly Hills" - Weezer (Make Believe, 2005)
"The Lines You Amend" - Sloan (One Chord to Another, Deluxe Reissue, 2016)

Support the show

MUSIC BUDDY IS:
Jane Gowan (host, producer, editor) and Tim Vesely (co-producer)

The show's theme song, "Human Stuff," is written by Jane Gowan and Tim Vesely, and performed by Jane and Tim, with additional vocals by Steve Wright and Connie Kostiuk

Music Buddy is proud to be licensed by SOCAN, a copyright collective that grants licenses for online music broadcast in Canada.

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Multi-award-winning instrumentalist, singer, recording artist and composer, Anne Lindsay is celebrating many things this year: 60 years as a violinist, 50 years as a professional musician, and the launch of her brand new album, Soloworks 2. 

Described as "chamber folk music for solo violin and nyckelharpa", Soloworks 2 is dedicated to St Anne’s Anglican Church in Toronto where it was recorded in November 2021, during the global pandemic. In June 2024, St. Anne's suffered a devastating fire, and all that remains of this historic Canadian cultural gem are parts of the exterior walls. Learn more about St. Anne's Church at saintanne.ca.

Anne's epic career has taken her all over the world. She's been a featured performer and session player for numerous artists, such as Blue Rodeo, The Jim Cuddy Band, Skydiggers, John McDermott, Led Zeppelin, Roger Daltrey, The Chieftans, and James Taylor, to name a few.  She was also the resident fiddler for The Toronto Maple Leafs and The Lord of the Rings stage production. Needless to say, her career has taken her all over the world, and has nourished her appreciation for all types of music, from rock to folk, from classical to jazz to global music.  

THE MUSIC BUDDY SESSION: "CORNELL" by Anne Lindsay
Performed by Anne Lindsay, Tim Vesely, and Jane Gowan
Recorded and mixed by Tim Vesely at The Woodshed Studio, Toronto

More about Anne Lindsay at anne-lindsay.com

All the song samples used in this episode are from Anne Lindsay's album, Soloworks 2 (2024). Used with kind permission.

Songs in order of appearance:
"Votum Mane" 
"Xyz"
"Credo"
"The Auger's Tale"
"Carolina Parakeet"
"The Lord's Prayer"
"Down by the Noisy River"
"Forever and Always"
"The Sea in the Sky"

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MUSIC BUDDY IS:
Jane Gowan (host, producer, editor) and Tim Vesely (co-producer)

The show's theme song, "Human Stuff," is written by Jane Gowan and Tim Vesely, and performed by Jane and Tim, with additional vocals by Steve Wright and Connie Kostiuk

Music Buddy is proud to be licensed by SOCAN, a copyright collective that grants licenses for online music broadcast in Canada.

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"Whatever I'm painting, I feel like there's music that finds its way in". — Stewart Jones

For artist, musician, and educator Stewart Jones, music is an integral part of his visual art practice. He's a self-proclaimed "uber fan" of the bands he loves. Not only are many of his works inspired by songs, but his drawings and paintings have also graced album covers and enhanced videos by some of Canada's most beloved musical artists, such as The Tragically Hip, Sarah Harmer, Cuff the Duke, K-os, Justin Rutledge, and The Sadies. 

Learn more about Stew at stewartjones.ca

Music in this episode:

"Vultures" - Annelise Noronha (In The Headlights, 2020)

"Cold Snap" - Weeping Tile (Cold Snap, 1995)

"Rearview" - Rheostatics (Here Come The Wolves, 2019)

"The City" - Sarah Harmer (Oh Little Fire, 2010)

"Tell Her What I Said" - The Sadies (Darker Circles, 2010)

"Montreal (Live)" - The Tragically Hip (Saskadelphia - EP, 2021)

"Jack of Diamonds" - Justin Rutledge (The Early Widows, 2010)

"Left and Leaving" - The Weakerthans (Left and Leaving, 2000)

Support the show

MUSIC BUDDY IS:
Jane Gowan (host, producer, editor) and Tim Vesely (co-producer)

The show's theme song, "Human Stuff," is written by Jane Gowan and Tim Vesely, and performed by Jane and Tim, with additional vocals by Steve Wright and Connie Kostiuk

Music Buddy is proud to be licensed by SOCAN, a copyright collective that grants licenses for online music broadcast in Canada.

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