The Dave Whitty Show

On Episode 29, the final episode of season 1, Dave does a year in review where he breaks down all the episodes and shares some of his favourite moments.

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On episode 28, Dave is joined by local singer/songwriter Brad Tuck. Fresh off the release of his latest single, The Red Violin, Brad stopped by to chat about the origin of the song, the production, the video and all the things that go into putting out a new single. Also, the drummer for Newfoundland folk band, Shanneyganock and rockers Fairgale, Brad discussed juggling all those different gigs and keeping up with his own solo work. A die-hard Toronto Maple Leafs fan, Dave also has to get Brad's take on all things Leafs.

Dave breaks down his recent concert in St. John's at The Ship Pub, news on a new single, upcoming Christmas shows and a whole bunch more!

On episode 27, Dave is joined by comedian, Colin Hollett. Fresh off 40 shows across Canada with the Best Kind Comedy Tour, Colin joined me from Calgary to chat about the tour featuring Brian Aylward, Mike Lynch, himself and tour manager Brent McNamara, We broke down some of the highlight moments and his favourite shows. Included is a great chat about the all things going on with the City of St. John's and the Newfoundland Growlers/ St. John's Edge. Lastly, we touch on whats upcoming for Colin.

Dave starts the show with a chat about the upcoming show at the The Ship, some Leafs/Raptors/Packers, checking out Mick Davis at The Bull & Barrel, Squid Game and whole lot more!

On Episode 26, Dave is joined by local chef, Nick King. Nick is the owner of a small business called Ollie's Pasta in which he specializes in different pastas. Ollie's is sold in many local markets and vendors around St. John's and Nick talks about some of the struggles he dealt with during the Covid - 19 pandemic. Faced with shortage in work in the restaurant industry, Nick brought his valuable experience to Choices For Youth where he is involved in many programs.

Dave chats some personal music news, a little baseball, football, and of course.... the Leafs are back!

All this and a whole bunch more!

On episode 25, Dave is joined by Zach O'Brien & Marcus Power to discuss their professional hockey careers. 2 St. John's natives who grew up in Newfoundland minor hockey chat about all things hockey including playing in the QMJHL, winning the Kelly Cup with the Newfoundland Growlers in the teams inaugural season, celebrating the championship with their friends and family at home, and deciding to play in the DEL2 league in Germany when the Covid-19 pandemic shut down hockey in North America. The 2 also discuss what hockey means to Newfoundlanders and whats in store for the 21/22 season.

Dave chats about his shows in Corner Brook, meeting up with the Best Kind Comedy Tour, Iceberg Alley Performance Tent, Hurricane Larry, Dawnies Gigs, Blue Jays and NFL. This and a whole bunch more!

On this episode, Dave features singer/songwriter, Rachel Cousins to the podcast. After just releasing her latest single Love Language, Rachel came on to talk about the inspiration behind the song as well as working with her producer and co-writer Daniel Adams. At 20 years old, Rachel has already been signed to a publishing deal with Cymba Music Publishing and has released 2 EP's as well as a handful of singles. Rachel chats about dealing with mental health as an artist, getting through the covid-19 pandemic, her collaboration with Alan Doyle, Fortunate Ones, The Once, And The Ennis sisters on the Songs From Home EP, as well as the struggles we all face with Social Media and her viewpoint on streaming services. One of my favourite interviews yet!

Dave chats about upcoming gigs across NL, some Dawnies gigs, the playoff push for the Blue Jays, US Open tennis action, NFL, and my birthday weekend!

On episode 23, Tony Murray joins Dave to chat about his life in live music production. Tony has been an integral member of the engine that keeps live music going in St. John's. While you may not see or hear Tony's name on the bill of a show, you can almost always guarantee Tony has a part in it. Tony stopped by to chat about producing the last 2 ECMA's under covid lockdown, the musicNL awards, and the Shanneygannock covid drive in shows. Tony who also books shows for St. John's venues - the Ship Inn Pub and the Rockhouse discusses the bar scene coming back after covid. Of course knowing Tony is a lifelong Montreal Canadiens fan, Dave asks a few questions regarding the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Dave breaks down the 2021 George Street Festival and Iceberg Alley Performance Tent, some upcoming Dawnies shows, and a whole bunch more!

On Episode 22, Dave is joined by Maria Cherwick, A violin and fiddle player raised in the prairies who now calls Newfoundland her home. Maria and Dave have a great chat about her moving out to NL, her bands The Kubasonics, Flower Hill, and Jockey Special. Along with a whole bunch of conversation Maria also discusses performing and working for the dialed back 2021 NL Folk Festival as well as her brand new collection of sheet music and ilustrations for original fiddle tunes that is accompanied by a CD called 'Home From Away'. Listen to that conversation but stay for the part of watching awkward tinder dates from the stage.

Dave chats about some of the upcoming gigs with the Dawnies as well as The Olympics, George Street Festival, Toronto Blue Jays, and a whole bunch more!

On Episode 21, Dave welcomes his first multi-person interview with Adam Hunt and Travis Reid of the Wood Shed. A brand new business set to open at the end of the summer, The Wood Shed is a new and exciting hearth and specialty barbecue store offering quality fireplace products and installation services in St. John's, NL. The guys talk about some of the services they will be providing out of their brand new store front as well as the products they will be offering in the fall.

Dave opens up the episode with some discussion about recent and upcoming gigs, the release of the new Dawnies single 'My Only Friend', a special shout out to O'Brien's Music, NHL draft, Aaron Rodgers and a whole lot more!

On episode 20, Dave is joined by Mark Manning of the Juno nominated Newfoundland traditional folk bank, Rum Ragged. Mark stopped by to talk about what the band has been doing to keep busy during Covid- 19 and whats in the store for upcoming events. A Cape Shore native, Mark discussed growing up in St. Bride's and how his surroundings and a special teacher gave him a love for traditional music. Dave also pulled a few answers out of Mark about interesting trips he has been on with the band including 1 where they got stuck in the Torngat Mountains in northern Labrador and having to take a speed boat down the coast of the Labrador Sea to get back to St. John's and headline the NL Folk Festival. Mark breaks down what a Juno nomination meant for the band and talks about who some of his biggest musical influences are. This and a whole lot more!

Dave talks a little about whats upcoming in his music schedule, some Stanley Cup finals, Toronto Blue Jays, Royal St. John's Regatta, and the Iceberg Alley Performance Tent.