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Northern Static
By Pete JohnstonMusic
Northern Static episodes
- Warren PryorPreview of the We Might Not Tell Everybody This, the third album from Stranger Still. Due out in May 2026.From the liner notes by Allan Cooper: “An old friend of Alden and Claudine Nowlan once told me that each time he visited their home, there was music playing. Our best poets seem to have a sense that the music of words is crucial to a successful poem. Otherwise, the poem will not take flight for the reader. In We Might Not Tell Everybody This, composer Pete Johnston has handled Nowlan’s words with grace and delicacy. The music is quite minimal, but is shaped in such a way that it catches the emotive quality of Nowlan’s words; sometimes a sense of aloneness, sometimes joy or loss, but always with sensitivity and attentiveness.”Mim Adams - vocalsRandi Helmers - vocalsRob Clutton - string bassPete Johnston - acoustic guitar, lap steel, vocalsWithSarah Frank - violinMàiri Chaimbeul - harpAndrew Killawee - harmoniumAll music © Pete Johnston (SOCAN), words by Alden Nowlan (1933-83). All poems reproduced from the book Collected Poems of Alden Nowlan (ed. Brian Bartlett, Goose Lane Editions/icehouse poetry, 2017) and used with permission from the Nowlan Family.Recorded at Union Sound Company in Toronto, Ontario in April 2025. Engineered by Fedge. Mixed by Lisa Conway, mastered by Fedge. Produced by Andrew Killawee and Lisa Conway.Artwork by Mike Smith6 min
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- Ep 15 Rebecca BrutonEpisode 15 of Northern Static is a discussion and listening session with Rocky Mountain-based composer Rebecca Bruton. Recorded in January 2020.Links:http://rebeccabruton.comFull Swanherds concert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJxuE_71qZkhttps://rebeccaflood.bandcamp.comhttps://soundcloud.com/lilmansoundhttp://www.petejohnstonmusic.comhttps://seethroughmusic.bandcamp.com2 hr 15 min
- Ep 16 Craig DunsmuirEpisode 16 of Northern Static is a discussion and listening session with Toronto-based composer, guitarist, and listener Craig Dunsmuir. Recorded in January 2020.Links:https://kunudusuvuntu.bandcamp.comhttps://www.mixcloud.com/craigfraid/https://bandcamp.com/craigdunsmuirhttp://www.petejohnstonmusic.comhttps://seethroughmusic.bandcamp.com1 hr 33 min
- Ep 13 Germaine LiuEpisode 13 of Northern Static is a discussion and listening session with Toronto-based composer and percussionist Germaine Liu. Recorded in January 2020.Links:https://soundcloud.com/germaine-liuhttps://crlmusic.bandcamp.com/releaseshttp://www.petejohnstonmusic.comhttps://seethroughmusic.bandcamp.com1 hr 8 min
- Ep. 14 - Shaw-Han LiemEpisode 14 of Northern Static is a discussion and listening session with Toronto-based composer and video game designer Shaw-Han Liem. Recorded in December 2019.Links:http://www.robotandproud.comhttps://iamrobotandproud.bandcamp.comhttps://soundcloud.com/robotandproudhttp://www.petejohnstonmusic.comhttps://seethroughmusic.bandcamp.com1 hr 24 min
- Ep 12 Nick StorringEpisode 12 of Northern Static is a discussion and listening session with Toronto-based cellist and composer Nick Storring. Recorded in September 2017.Links:https://nickstorring.cahttp://nickstorring.bandcamp.comhttp://www.petejohnstonmusic.comhttps://seethroughmusic.bandcamp.com1 hr 49 min
- Ep. 11 - Marilyn LernerEpisode 11 of Northern Static is a discussion and listening session with Toronto-based pianist and composer Marilyn Lerner. Recorded in October 2017.Links:https://www.marilynlerner.comhttp://www.petejohnstonmusic.comhttps://seethroughmusic.bandcamp.com56 min
- Ep. 10 - Paul NewmanEpisode 10 of Northern Static is a discussion and listening session with Toronto-based composer and saxophonist Paul Newman. Recorded in July 2017.Links:https://paulnewman1.bandcamp.comhttp://www.petejohnstonmusic.comhttps://seethroughmusic.bandcamp.com49 min
- Ep. 09 - Nick FraserEpisode 9 of Northern Static is a discussion and listening session with Toronto-based composer and drummer Nick Fraser. Recorded in September 2019.Links:http://nickfraserthedrummer.comhttps://nickfraserthedrummer.bandcamp.comhttps://fraserdavismalaby.bandcamp.com/album/zoninghttp://www.petejohnstonmusic.comhttps://seethroughmusic.bandcamp.com1 hr 23 min
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