Winnipeg punches way above its weight when it comes to singer-songwriters, and among the latest crop of up-and-comers is dream folk artist Karina Joy!

We chat about their early (we’re talking pre-school) attempts at songwriting and how that process has developed through to today, the appeal of the ukulele and shifting to classical guitar, upcoming shows and recordings, and much more!

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Great conversation on this episode with emerging folk artist Julie Fern!

Tune in for an episode about songwriting, imagination, sneaking on to show bills, Portuguese fado music, and much more!

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Chad Hagen is a musician and former podcaster who just released the excellent solo album, “Your Souvenirs”.

We sat down for a conversation about the record and some of the inspirations behind it, making music without any expectations, the ol' podcasting days… and much more!

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Fun chat on this episode with singer-songwriter and guitarist Brett Schulz! We talked about his new EP dropping at the end of the month, taking inspiration from the blues, a guitar-first approach to listening and songwriting, and much more.

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Technical difficulties this weekend mean you don't get a new episode (sorry), but you get one that might be new to a lot of you: it's the original episode #069 from spring 2014, featuring folk-inspired singer-songwriters Kevin Roy and Carey Buss!

For those unfamiliar with the archival episodes -- when I moved all of my episodes from one hosting provider to another, years ago, I accidentally missed the inclusion of a couple dozen episodes from 2013-14. They're not currently on the feed if you're scrolling through the episodes on Apple Podcasts/Spotify/whatever.

I've been slowwwwwly re-releasing these over the past few years, and here's another. This one is particularly notable because it has absolutely deadly live performances by each of the guests.

Here's what we said about the episode a decade ago: It’s a rootsy, folky, acoustic episode with live performances by guests Kevin Roy and Carey Buss! Both of these fellers are about to head out west on tour, so we give them a sendoff by talking about the oh-so-fitting (but still randomly-generated) “wood” theme.

Need more from these guests? Kevin (later known as Mister K) was also on episode #210 (Dec. 2016) and #543 (Dec. 2020), while Carey also appeared on #130 (June 2015).

Back to your regularly-scheduled programming in a few days. Thanks.

Long-running psychedelic rockers Holy Void are set to release a new LP, 'All Will Be Revealed In Time', at an epic release show next month.

I sat down with two of ‘em to talk about the record, the upcoming show, adding strings to their sound, and a whole lot more.

Need more Holy Void? Check out episode #401 (July 2019).

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You probably know A.W. Glen for her work in bands like Bicycle Face, but over the past few years, she’s been working on ‘Bukowski’s Broken Family Band’, a campy horror novel set in a fictionalized version of the local music scene.

Stay tuned for our chat about the book (coming out Nov. 14 via Transistor 66 at an epic release show) and more!

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Need to hear more from Ava? Check out episodes #169 (March 2016) and #739 (Nov. 2022) with Bicycle Face, as well as #533 (Oct. 2020) as herself.

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Fun conversation with Oso Mario! We talked about juggling multiple projects — from hip-hop to lo-fi to children’s music — plus re-listening to music from the ‘garbage’ folder, kids being the best audience, humour in hip-hop, and much more.

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Country singer Jason Kirkness has been plugging away at his craft for years, but an unexpected top 40 hit caused him to switch gears.

Here's our conversation about his new single (written with William Prince) and upcoming album, maintaining authenticity while writing songs aimed at mainstream radio, some unexpected influences, and much more!

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Good talk as always with Closetjudas, who is on the verge of releasing the new ‘SONDER’ album — the third part to a connected trilogy of loose concept records.

Tune in for a conversation about the album, the importance he places on sharing the behind-the-scenes philosophy behind his songs, collaborating with other artists, and much more!

Need more Closetjudas? Check out episodes #518 (Sept. 2020) and #691 (May 2022).

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