podcast – Sean McGaughey- For the Sake of the Song

By the time this is released, the 2011  Mariposa Folk Festival will have passed.  This is the last of my interviews recorded at the 2010 edition of Mariposa.  I have known Blaise Alleyne for several years, mostly through social media.  Blaise is a multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, Catholic, and programmer from Toronto.  He is deeply interested in the Free culture movement who contributes to free software projects, is a regular contributor to Techdirt, and releases his music under Creative Commons Licences.  He is in demand as a violin player with many Ontario musicians, including, Mike Celia, Dave Borins and Robyn Dell’Unto.

 

Music:

For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)

Traveller © Blaise Alleyne

Anaximander © Blaise Alleyne

 

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Last month my family attended the Canmore Folk Festival.  This is part 2 of a showcase concert put on by U22 productions on  July 29 at The Communitea Cafe in Canmore.  U22 is a non profit organization dedicated to nurturing and developing the talents of Albertan performers under the age of 22.

Performers featured this episode:

The Doll Sisters are a sister duo who write and perform haunting old-country inspired songs with tight harmonies accompanied by guitar, fiddle and mandolin.

Braden Gates is a champion fiddle player, but he is also an adept fingerstyle guitar player and accomplished storyteller/songwriter.

Samantha and Emily Schultz are sisters from Edmonton with rich voices, and a knack for writing catchy, folk flavoured pop songs.

Scenic Route to Alaska are a folk-blues-rock trio from Edmonton.

 

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As usual, all songs and musical performances are copyright by the performer-songwriter.

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Last month my family attended the Canmore Folk Festival.  While we were there I spent alot of time with my friend Rhea March who founded U22 productions.  U22 is a non profit organization dedicated to nurturing and developing the talents of Albertan performers under the age of 22.  On Friday July 29, The Communitea Cafe in Canmore hosted a showcase concert featuring several young performers.  I recorded that concert and will feature the concert recordings in the next 2 podcast episodes.

Performers featured this episode:

Layton Kramer- 16 year old songwriter from Canmore Alberta

Dean Kheroufi is a 16 year old wizard with a 6 string bass and a looping pedal.

The Command Sisters are 13 and 16 year old sisters who have recently landed a development deal in Nashville.  With their catchy melodies and tight harmonies they are an act to watch out for.

Michah Turchet is a 16 year old “country boy” from small town Alberta who has undertaken to master flamenco guitar and he’s well on his way.

Next episode will feature the conclusion of the U22 showcase with performances by  The Doll Sisters, Braden Gates, Samantha and Emily Schultz and Scenic Route to Alaska.

 

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Next weekend is the 51st annual edition of the  Mariposa Folk Festival, and I still find I have 3 shows from last year to release.  Last summer, I finally got the chance to interview Suzie Vinnick.  I first became aware of Suzie and her amazing voice in the late 80s when I was attending university in Saskatoon. Suzie was a featured performer on a local radio station, C95’s compilation of local musicians,  Cityworks 88.  Over the years I have seen her perform at numerous festivals, but this is the first time I had a chance to chat with her.  You may also recognize her voice from the “Always Tim Horton’s” jingles.   Enjoy.

 

Music:

For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)

Happy Here © Susie Vinnick

Drive Fast © Susie Vinnick and Kevin Kerrigan

Lost in You © Susie Vinnick 1988

 

 

If you are at the Mariposa Folk Festival next weekend, you will find me in the Children’s village building drums with sonotube and packing tape.  Drop by and say hello.

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On the 4 hour drive to Podcamp London, this morning, I had the idea to do a session where I would demonstrate how to use audacity to produce a podcast whilst producing a podcast.  I chose the topic of comfort food.  At the opening session in the morning,  I asked people to record audio clips about their favorite comfort foods, then send them to me by email, send me a link or even by bluetooth to my phone.  (One guy tried the bluetooth trick but it didn’t work).   Then at 1:30 I attached my computer to a projector in a seminar room, gathered up the clips and produced this short podcast.  All the while, we were discussing podcasting, the tools I was using and the importance of story.

Thanks to Nick, Joe, @anthonymarco and all the people who attended the session.  The closing music is Peanut Butter Sandwiches by Popple .

Enjoy.

Last summer I sat down with Canadian Folk legend Caitlin Hanford, at the 50 anniversary of the Mariposa Folk Festival.  Caitlynn Hanford is  a solo-singer songwriter, she is 1/4 of Quartette with Sylvia Tyson, Gwen Swick and Cindy Church, and she sings in the Marigolds with Gwen Swick and Susie Vinnick.  She is also an elementary school music teacher so our conversation steered towards a discussion on teaching music to children.

 

Music:

For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)

That’s What You Always Say to My Heart © Caitlin Hanford

Who’s Foolin Who? © Caitlin Hanford and Gwen Swick

Links:

 

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For four years, I would record interviews for For the Sake of the Song all summer at festivals around Ontario, then I would release them year round on a twice monthly schedule.  This winter, I found my busy home and worklife was very busy.  I also have been quite focussed on my other podcast, The […]

This is the third and final For the Sake of the Song episode recorded at the Ottawa Folk Festival last August. Lukas Grant is a young Ottawa area singer-songwriter who is working on his debut album.  Watch for him at LukasGrant.com.

Music:

For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)

Here I Go Now © Lukas Grant

Broken Stuff © Lukas Grant

Links:

LukasGrant.com

Lukas Grant on Youtube

Facebook:

www.facebook.com/pages/Lukas-Grant/121985841168930

ReverbNation:

www.reverbnation.com/lukasgrant

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Last summer, the third day of the Ottawa Folk Festival, was completely drenched in a 14 hour deluge.  Bob Ledrew put on his publicist hat and kept local media and the audience apprised of the many changes in the schedule throughout the day.  In between that, he took the time to introduce me to a number of musicians to interview for my show.  After the rain had mostly subsided, I sat down under a picnic shelter and had a great chat with Terry Gillespie and Lynne Hanson.

Terry Gillespie is a bluesman and reggae musician originally from Edmonton (like me) who has been a fixture of the Ottawa music scene for 40 years.   His most recent album, Big Money, was released last September.

Lynne Hanson is an Ottawa based songwriter with 3 CDs.   She is the recipient of the 2010 Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award.  Her new CD, Once the Sun Goes Down was also released last fall.

Songs:

Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)

Here We Go Again © Lynne Hanson

Natural Soldiers © Terry Gillespie

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My friends Bob and Mark at the Canadian Podcast Buffet have declared December 1 as the Great Canadian National Day of Podcasting.  Looking through my folders of recordings from this summer, I found the perfect material for a national celebration of podcasting.   Last spring, Bob Ledrew invited me to come to the Ottawa Folk Festival in August to record an audiobook of public domain Canadian literature for Librivox, with volunteer readers  from festival performers, organizers and audience members.  We chose to record The Spell of the Yukon by Robert Service.  During the weekend, I was able to record For the Sake of the Song interviews with a number of musicians, which will be featured in upcoming episodes.

This special episode of For the Sake of the Song is an audio journal of some of the highlights of my weekend at the Ottawa Folk Festival.

Credits:

Theme Music: For the Sake of the Song (©2003 S. McGaughey)

David Baril singing In Praise of Alcohol words by Robert Service, music by the late David Parry

Here I Go Now © Lukas Grant

Lukas Grant is a young Ottawa area singer-songwriter who is working on his debut album.  Watch for him at LukasGrant.com

The Men That Don’t Fit In by Robert Service.  Read by Jennifer Ellis.

Interview with busker Francesco Pallozzi.  Song:  The E Slide ©Francesco Pallozzi.

Music in the Bush by Robert Service. Read by Jill Zmud.

The Tramps by Robert Service reading and guitar by Chris Page.

I have yet to complete the task of releasing the completed Ottawa Folk Festival Collection of Robert Service poems on Librivox.org, but I intend to during my Christmas holidays.

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