Stumped.

I met this guy passed out in the basement of a Masonic Hall at a music festival. - Good Enough Dave stopped by the banjo shop on his way back to Quadra Island where he lives. - Dave is a great songwriter and has got a soothing falsetto voice and some real nice finger style guitar pickin. - We talk about our Ontario origins and find out that he's from where some of my family is from! - It also led into yet another little conversation about history. - Dave knows a lot about his own family history. - He also talks about the benefits and freedoms of off shore living.

Search "Good Enough Dave" on youtube to find more of his music.

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Luke and I lost track of time having so much fun on this 50th episode milestone - Luke opens with an improvised 50th episode banjo song. - We talk about the show Outlander which leads to a conversation about history as requested by our first ever Patreon patron Phil Grey. - Luke shares some excerpts from his poetry book "Wanderings and Ponderings". - We briefly talk about firewood. - Luke closes with an epic banjo punk song.

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Get "Wanderings and Ponderings" by Lou Kinglish by emailing: [email protected]. You can also get it on Amazon but then they'll take a cut so just email him.

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I travel to Quesnel, BC with Tereza to join her family for the annual Christmas gathering. - Most of Tereza's family, her mom Renata, her sister Krystina, and her two nieces, Zaya and Sophie join me on this episode. - Tereza and Zaya play their songs they wrote over the past few Christmas'. - Zaya plays her fiddle that she got for Christmas. - Sophie plays every instrument at once throughout the entire episode. - It was chaos. - Very much fun.

Check out the Nutty Buttercup Bakery on Instagram: @nutty.buttercup.bakery

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Fun times and great music with Ryan McNally and return guest Jeremy Pahl(Saltwater Hank)! - They open with a classic tune. - Jeremy talks about his recent work revitalizing his native language with his "grandmas". I fumble through an important conversation with him about Indigenous land acknowledgments. - Ryan talks about living through the pandemic while remaining a full time musician and staying off the sauce for three years. - They play many more tunes.

I started a Patreon and you can help support Stumped podcast at:

https://www.patreon.com/user?u=5573468

Find Saltwater Hank at:

https://saltwaterhank.bandcamp.com/

Find Ryan McNally at:

http://ryanmcnally.ca/
https://ryanmcnallymusic.bandcamp.com/

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The brushing season is over and I'm back in the Comox Valley! - Luke English is back on the podcast as my winter co-host and we brought in our super fun and interesting tree planter friend Roli. - Roli tells us about his rare wolverine sighting while slash pile burning a few years back. - He also talks about his elements collection. - Roli is also a skateboarder, surfer, rock climber, snowboarder and creative artist of many things. What a fun conversation!

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This is the last episode from the 2021 brushing crew. - First time Stumped guest Mirek Szucs joins us with returning guests Amos Rosen and Phil Grey. - We are a small crew of 4 while the rest of Sampson Forestry finishes up the contract in Smith, Alberta. 

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Join us, 4 tired guys on a work night having a few beers because Catman is leaving in the morning. - Amos intros and outros with some really nice banjo. - Jerry Archibald tells a story about a dinner with his lacrosse team. - Catman is excited for acting school and thinks he can bring something different. 

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David Stubbs is from Rossland, BC and is currently riding his old hunk of junk bicycle from Rossland to Dawson City, Yukon and back. - Sean Ennis, our foreman, also from Rossland and good friends with David invited him to stop by our bush camp since we were camped right on the Alaska Highway as he was riding by. He came right in time for our contract end night off. - The next morning in the midst of camp take down, David, Sean and I took a break to chat in the Anal Prowler Linx.

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Scott Cook joins me in Drift Pile, Alberta at the end of a great weekend at the first ever North Country Acoustic Music Camp. We talk about the North Country Fair and how it inspired him to pursue a life in folk music. - We talk about our mutual love for Woody Guthrie. - We talk about life as a full time musician over the past 14 years and how it has taken a toll on Scotts health. - Scott plays 3 really good original songs too!

Check out scottcook.net to find out where you can see him live and sign up for his hobo travelogue!

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As the Brushing Season keeps on I am trying to get all of my co-workers in for a chat. -  We took mushrooms right before hitting record. - Justin Boulet is from Cambridge, Ontario and one of the hardest working MF's on the crew! - Phil Grey is from Prince George and has cool stories from when he ran a business with his dad and brother in the Philippines. - We talk about work a bit and how they are putting in long days since our camp is so close to the block. - We try to pronounce the name of those giant rodents. - The mushrooms kick in a little near the end. - Justin has really cool art go check it out and buy some at justinboulet.ca

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