Guitarist, songwriter, producer and frontman for the mighty Big Sugar, Gordie Johnson joins me on the show this week. Gordie has been creating amazing sounding records since the early 90’s when Big Sugar exploded out of the Toronto blues and jazz scene. Almost 30 years later, Big Sugar has just released another great new album. Gordie relocated to Austin years ago, and has worked out of his studio there, making his own records, as well as working in the studio and on the road with other artists like The Black Crowes, Taj Mahal, Gov’t Mule and Warren Haynes. Enjoy my interview with Gordie Johnson, and please subscribe to the podcast.

Our new website is now up at www.makersandshakerspodcast.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Engineer and producer Tucker Martine joins me on the show this week. Tucker has been operating out of a couple of incarnations of his own studio, Flora Recording and Playback, for quite a few years now. He has recorded and/or produced acclaimed records for a diverse cast of characters like The Decemberists, Bill Frisell, My Morning Jacket, Wayne Horvitz, Neko Case, Laura Veirs and many more. Tucker has an amazing sense of depth and tone that comes through in his recordings, which is a reflection of how much he cares for the art of recording itself. I wanted to have Tucker on the show to talk about some of his experiences making those records, as well as building his studio and some of the joys and trials of that process. We had a great time digging deep, and I hope you enjoy it!

Our new website is now up at www.makersandshakerspodcast.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Singer/Songwriter, guitarist and producer Joel Plaskett joins me on the show this week. Joel is one of Canada’s most respected performers and has been making great records since the 90’s. Starting out with his pals from high school, his band Thrush Hermit toured endlessly and achieved great success before splitting up and Joel launched his solo career with his new band, The Joel Plaskett Emergency. Joel has become an excellent producer and engineer in that time, working at his own studio in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Joel has a sprawling new album out called “44” - a quad album full of great songs, themes, adventurous production and incredible sonics. We go deep into the process of making it in our conversation.

Our new website is now up at www.makersandshakerspodcast.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nashville guitarist and producer Colin Linden joins me on the show this week. We talked all about his growing up and getting into music in Canada in the 70's and some of the great artists and records he's been involved with over the years, including his extensive work with Bruce Cockburn and The Band.

Our new website is now up at www.makersandshakerspodcast.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sarah Jarosz joins me on the show today. She just released her 5th album "World On The Ground" and I thought it would be a great time to speak with her about her recording, songwriting and playing experiences.

Our new website is now up at www.makersandshakerspodcast.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I wasn't going to release anything today in light of what's going on around us, but then called up my touring compadre of the last few years, Allison Russell from Birds of Chicago to talk about what's going on out there - here's our conversation. We'll be back with a full episode next week.

Our new website is now up at www.makersandshakerspodcast.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sadler Vaden is a killer guitarist in Nashville and has been a member of Jason Isbell's 400 Unit for a number of years. We got to talk about his path to Nashville from South Carolina and how his career has unfolded, his influences, style and his instruments.

Our new website is now up at www.makersandshakerspodcast.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sue Foley is a killer blues guitarist and singer, originally from Ottawa, Canada, but has spent a good portion of her career in Austin, Texas. She has made a string of great blues records, the latest of which is "The Ice Queen".

Our new website is now up at www.makersandshakerspodcast.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guthrie Trapp is one of the cream of the crop of guitar pickers in Nashville these days. He can be seen with his own groups all over town, or frequently collaborating with John Oates, Jerry Douglas and many more.

Our new website is now up at www.makersandshakerspodcast.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dave Bidini of The Rheostatics joins me on the show this week to talk about his long and storied career in Canadian music.

Our new website is now up at www.makersandshakerspodcast.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.