Best Music Makers Podcasts (2024)

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Terry Crawford and Rick Johnson of The Terry Crawford Band 1:17:31

1h ago1:17:31

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Terry Crawford and Rick Johnson are husband and wife bandmates who began performing together in 1971 in Winnipeg and have been doing so ever since. They formed The Terry Crawford band and Terry was nominated for a Juno in 1981 for Most Promising Female Vocalist. In this engaging chase with host Dan Hare, Terry and Rick chat about their versatile ca…

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Ep. 165 - G. Love 1:11:12

6d ago1:11:12

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On today’s show is Garrett Dutton, better known to you and me as G. Love and his band G. Love and Special Sauce. G. Love appeared on my radar in the early 90’s when I was just getting into playing in bands. Originally from Philadelphia, but breaking out of the Boston music scene, Special Sauce’s debut album was pretty massive in my world. It mixed …

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Guest Glimpses with Frank Mills, David Rashed, Earl Johnson, Ray(Man) Ramsay 40:29

6d ago40:29

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This is the 28th episode of our special series ‘Guest Glimpses’, short bits from longer conversations with previous guests. You’ll hear about 10 minutes of each guest’s 60+ minute chat with show host Dan Hare. Featured guests this week are: FRANK MILLS, Canadian music icon, three time Juno award-winner, two time SOCAN classic award-recipient, keybo…

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Jeff "Jonesy" Jones - bassist extraordinaire 1:02:42

13d ago1:02:42

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Jeff “Jonesy” Jones - bassist extraordinaire, best known for his time with the bands Ocean, Red Rider and The Carpet Frogs chats with Dan Hare about his many projects and different career experiences including: his musical influences; joining the band Ocean when he was just 16 years old; his connections to Alex Lifeson and Lawrence Gowan; what he’s…

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Catherine McKinnon, singer of the iconic 'Farewell to Nova Scotia' 1:14:55

20d ago1:14:55

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Catherine McKinnon, singer and actress best known for her time on Singalong Jubilee and for popularizing the iconic Canadian classic song ‘Farewell To Nova Scotia’ is Dan Hare’s guest. In this chat 80 year old Catherine reveals career highlights including: why she almost didn't get to sing 'Farewell To Nova Scotia'; becoming friends, and working wi…

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Ep. 164 - Duke Levine 1:22:20

27d ago1:22:20

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The incredible guitarist Duke Levine joins me on the show today. Back in the 90’s and early 2000’s when I was just getting started, Duke was putting out all these really amazing twangy instrumental guitar records. He actually started out as almost a fusion guy on his first album, but pretty quickly veered off into this highly original guitar style …

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Keith Hampshire, singer, actor, TV host 1:20:20

27d ago1:20:20

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Keith Hampshire - has had a wide ranging career including, DJ, actor, commercial voice over artist, jingle singer, TV show host and singer of three songs that hit the Top 10 here in Canada. In this chat Keith shares much of his remarkable journey with host Dan Hare including: his work in Pirate Radio in the UK; how renovating apartments landed him …

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Bob Wegner, author of the Max Webster biography 'High Class' 1:20:23

1M ago1:20:23

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Bob Wegner, multi-instrumentalist, touring musician, and author of the Max Webster biography ‘High Class’ joins Dan Hare to talk about his book on this iconic band. In this superb chat Bob also shares: highlights from his own career in musical theatre and other ventures; the unique appeal of Max Webster and the many genres that influenced their sou…

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Ep. 163 - Rob Ickes 2:01:20

1M ago2:01:20

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Dobro master Rob Ickes joins me on the show this week. Rob was kind enough to drop in to the Henhouse to hang for a while, talk and even play a little bit. Rob is one of those players that is so good on one particular instrument that he’s managed to carve out a really impressive career being dedicated to just one thing. And that one thing is the do…

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Danny Casavant, guitarist with Graham Shaw and the Sincere Serenaders and The Bobcat 1:20:52

1M ago1:20:52

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Danny Casavant, guitarist extraordinaire best known as a member of the bands Graham Shaw and the Sincere Serenaders and The Bobcats joins Dan Hare for a fascinating chat about: the ‘60s Winnipeg music scene; his multiple styles of guitar playing and the bands he’s been a part of; getting together with Graham Shaw; working with Bob White and how the…

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Derry Grehan, songwriter and guitarist of the band Honeymoon Suite 56:53

2M ago56:53

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This week Dan chats with Derry Grehan, songwriter and guitarist of the band Honeymoon Suite. Derry shares much from his long career including: his philosophy on songwriting and “serving the song; the longevity of Honeymoon Suite and the band’s signature sound; recording albums; opening for bands such as ZZ Top, Jethro Tull, Heart and others; why he…

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Ep. 162 - Margaret Glaspy 1:12:23

2M ago1:12:23

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Margaret Glaspy joins me on the show this week. Her album from last year “Echo The DIamond” was one of my favorite records of the year. Margaret started out as a fiddle player, and played pretty seriously around California as a youngster before dedicating herself to the guitar and eventually going to Berklee for a short time to study. She played ar…

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Mike 'Mudfoot' McDonald, blues artist, songwriter, tribute artist 1:20:25

2M ago1:20:25

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This week Dan chats with Mike ‘Mudfoot’ McDonald, blues artist, songwriter, producer, Tribute artist and in-house music director at legendary Grossman’s Tavern. Mike shares highlights of his stellar music career including: jamming with the likes of Jeff Healey and Alannah Myles; his musical influences; stories of the Yonge Street Music scene, Gross…

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Lisa Hartt, singer/songwriter and former lead of The Lisa Hartt Band 1:11:25

2M ago1:11:25

1:11:25

Lisa Hartt, singer songwriter, guitar player and former lead of The Lisa Hartt band joins host Dan Hare to in a fascinating chat about: her adventurous, and sometimes dangerous, career; the variety of musical influences; what it was like living in L.A. and why she came back to Canada, and so much more. Find out about Lisa and her music @lisaharttmu…

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Ep. 161 - Cedric Burnside 1:07:54

2M ago1:07:54

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My guest this week is the incredible Mississippi songwriter, guitarist and drummer Cedric Burnside. Cedric comes from a long family line of Hill Country blues musicians. His dad is the drummer Calvin Jackson and he is the grandson of the legendary R.L. Burnside, one of the great traditional Mississippi blues artists of all time. Cedric is an except…

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Guest Glimpses with Eddie Schwartz, Dave Chesney, Johnny Sinclair, Geoff Eyre 40:01

2M ago40:01

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This is the 27th episode of our special series ‘Guest Glimpses’, short bits from longer conversations with previous guests. You’ll hear about 10 minutes of each guest’s 60+ minute chat with show host Dan Hare. Featured guests this week are: EDDIE SCHWARTZ, iconic songwriter, multi award-winner, and Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee who’s s…

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Guest Glimpses with Sass Jordan, Bazil Donovan, Harry Hess, Kim Stockwood 41:10

3M ago41:10

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This is the 26th episode of our special series ‘Guest Glimpses’, short bits from longer conversations with previous guests. You’ll hear about 10 minutes of each guest’s 60+ minute chat with show host Dan Hare. Featured guests this week are: SASS JORDAN, Juno award-winner, talks about her new live concert album; working with the Montreal band The Bo…

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Ronnie Robson, iconic bassist, multi-instrumentalist, producer and mixing/mastering engineer 1:14:40

3M ago1:14:40

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Ronnie Robson, iconic bassist, multi-instrumentalist, producer and mixing/mastering engineer who has worked with, or recorded bass tracks, for the greatest acts in music such as Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, White Snake, Deep Purple, John Lennon, Thin Lizzy, Alice Cooper, Goddo, Jethro Tull and many, many others. In this fascinating, music-filled c…

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Ep. 160 - JJ Grey 1:19:39

3M ago1:19:39

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JJ Grey joins me this week to get Season 8 rolling in style! JJ is an incredible singer, songwriter, guitar player and frontman for his band JJ Grey and Mofro, based in the Jacksonville, Florida area. He’s been making soulful, brash, and deeply authentic soul and rock n roll records since the release of “Blackwater” in 2001. JJ has a brand new albu…

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Mark Dunn, author of the Bruce Cockburn book 'You Get Bigger As You Go' 1:13:17

3M ago1:13:17

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Mark Dunn, musician, teacher, and author of ‘You Get Bigger As You Go’, what he calls a beginners guide to Bruce Cockburn’s music. Host Dan Hare talks with Mark about Bruce Cockburn’s music, guitar playing, guitars, songwriting and much more from the book including why it took Mark 7 years to write. To get your copy of the book visit @YouGetBiggerA…

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Ep. 159 - Welcome to Season 8 4:44

3M ago4:44

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This episode is just to check in and let listeners know the schedule for the upcoming season, which will begin droping new episodes one week from today. Be sure to subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen, and thanks for tuning in! Visit us and check out all the past episodes at: https://www.makersandshakerspodcast.com You c…

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'Wild' Bill Riley, music Impresario, manager of the '60s bands The Churls and The Fringe 1:04:40

3M ago1:04:40

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‘Wild’ Bill Riley, music Impresario, manager of the ‘60s bands The Churls and The Fringe is Dan’s guest. In this fascinating chat Bill shares: what life was like in the Yorkville Village in the 1960s and hanging out with Gordon Lightfoot, Ian and Sylvia and others; how he became the band manager of The Churls and why that ended; the truth about The…

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Ep. 158 - Duane Eddy Remembered 1:51:57

4M ago1:51:57

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I’m preparing to release Season 8 starting very soon, but in the meantime, the great Duane Eddy passed away earlier this week and I have decided to re-release our conversation from 2016. That was a 2-part episiode, but I’ve combined them here into one so you can spend a couple hours with Duane and I chewin’ the fat. RIP Duane Eddy!! You can join ou…

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Kevin Stuart Swain, songwriter, engineer, producer, vocalist, guitarist, bassist 1:18:07

3M ago1:18:07

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Kevin Stuart Swain is a songwriter, engineer, producer, vocalist, guitarist, bassist who has played with Barney Bentall, Idle Eyes, Al Harlow, Prism, Lee Aaron, and many more. In this chat between two fellow musicians and friends, Kevin shares: his connection to the Beatles; why the bands he was in kept getting fired; his ongoing work with Thor and…

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Jimi B, founder, songwriter and bassist for the band Abraham's Children 59:23

4M ago59:23

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Jimi B (Bertucci) is a singer/songwriter, composer, musician, and founding member, bassist and songwriter for the band Abraham’s Children. In this chat with Dan Hare Jimi shares: how the band got its name; what people may not realize about their success; his solo career and time as a staff writer with A&M records; his experience of the bands 2004 r…

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Edmund Pilling , founding member and lead singer of the band Fludd 45:18

4M ago45:18

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Edmund Pilling , singer, songwriter, award winning musician, composer and the founding member and lead singer of the band Fludd is Dan Hare’s guest. In this chat Edmund talks about: being a part of Cat Stevens' band and touring in Europe; why he went to Birmingham, England as a teenager; the origins of Fludd and the members including Greg (Goddo) G…

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Frank Marino, Canadian icon and guitar virtuoso, singer and leader of the band Mahogany Rush. 1:21:35

4M ago1:21:35

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Frank Marino, Canadian icon and guitar virtuoso, singer and leader of the band Mahogany Rush. In this fascinating for musicians and fans alike, Frank talks about: his feelings on being compared to Jimi Hendrix; opening for Aerosmith and Ted Nugent; guitar playing; building pedals and amps; and so much more. Find out about Mahogany Rush @ mahoganyru…

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Cliff Edwards, musician, composer, former lead male vocalist of the Juno award-winning group The Bells 57:53

4M ago57:53

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In this chat with Dan Hare, Cliff reveals: how the Five Bells got started and why the eventually became The Bells; who wrote their Juno award-winning hit Stay Awhile; their US exposure performing in well known venues, state fairs and on the biggest US TV show of the day such as The Tonight Show; why he left The Bells; details of his solo career; wh…

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Rick Mason, former drummer for The Mynah Birds 46:19

5M ago46:19

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Rick Mason, composer, musician and drummer of the iconic band The Mynah Birds. In this chat with Dan Hare, Rick reveals: how Rick James recruited him into The Mynah Birds; the interchange of musicians between the bands of the day including Lighthouse, Steppenwolf and The Mynah Birds; his close relationship with Rick James: why the band’s record was…

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Brian Miessner, songwriter and lead singer/bassist for North America's first Beatles cover band, Liverpool 1:01:10

5M ago1:01:10

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Brian Miessner, songwriter and lead singer/bassist for North America’s first Beatles cover band, Liverpool, as well as the late ‘’70s, early ‘80s band Aerial in this revealing chat with Dan Hare, Brian talks about: his early musical experiences in Saskatchewan and his move to Toronto; the tremendous success of Liverpool and their U.S. exposure; why…

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Ron Sakamoto, legendary and multi-award-winning music promoter 1:01:04

5M ago1:01:04

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Ron Sakamoto is a multi-award-winning music promoter who has represented the biggest names in music including Roy Orbison, the Beach Boys, Kiss, Shania Twain, Garth Brooks, Bryan Adams and many, many others. In 2023 he received the Walt Grealis Special Achievement award at the Junos and, after 17 years of consecutive wins for Canadian Country Music…

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(Jon Mikl) THOR, Canadian and U.S. bodybuilding champion, songwriter, singer, musician. 56:12

5M ago56:12

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(Jon Mikl) THOR is a former Canadian and U.S. bodybuilding champion, and a songwriter, singer, and musician. In this fascinating chat with Dan Hare, Thor (as he is known professionally) shares much about his varied career including: how he combined bodybuilding, his love of superheroes and music to create his wild, glam rock persona and stage show;…

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Dean Hajas, musician, composer, engineer, producer, multi-instrmentalist, 1:25:44

6M ago1:25:44

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Dean Hajas is a musician, composer, engineer, producer, multi-instrmentalist, and much more. In this jam-packed chat with Dan Hare, Dean shares tales from his diverse experiences in creating music, producing and engineering and much more. He also talks about forging his own path and provides an in-depth look into the legalities of the music biz and…

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Scott Merritt, singer, songwriter, composer, guitar player, and producer 1:03:30

6M ago1:03:30

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Scott Merritt is a singer, songwriter, composer, guitar player, and producer with many accomplishments who has worked throughout North America since 1980. In this chat with Dan Hare, Scott talks about: songwriting; self producing his first album; working with a record label and when, and why, all that changed; making recordings for himself and othe…

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Eddie Bullen, multi award-winning pianist, producer, composer, arranger 52:12

6M ago52:12

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Eddie Bullen is a pianist, composer, arranger, and producer and recipient of an abundance of awards (including a Juno) and recognition (including a Grammy nomination) for his outstanding talents. To date Eddie has produced over 200 albums. In this fascinating chat with Dan Hare, Eddie talks about: his musical background in Grenada; coming to Canada…

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Jaimie Vernon, musician, author, and president/founder of Bullseye Records 1:14:18

6M ago1:14:18

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Jaimie Vernon - musician, author, president of Bullseye Records, and creator of The Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia series. In this jam-packed chat with Dan Hare Jaimie delves into Canada’s music scene and talks about: the his rollercoaster ride in many areas of music; the journey of Bullseye Records; his life as a musician then and now; his unique…

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Keith Sharp, founder of Music Express Magazine 54:54

7M ago54:54

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Keith Sharp is the founder of the iconic Canadian music magazine Music Express and author of the book “Music Express: The Rise, Fall & Resurrection of Canada's Music Magazine”. In this return chat with Dan Hare Keith talks about: his connections to the late Myles Goodwin and Gordon Lightfoot; the challenges for ‘retro’ bands in today’s musical land…

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Coral Andrews radio broadcaster, journalist and author of "The Back Door" 1:00:39

7M ago1:00:39

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Coral Andrews radio broadcaster, journalist and author of the book “The Back Door” returns for another an unique chat with Dan Hare. Coral shares: more tales for her time at The Back Door Bar, Kitchener. Ontario’s underground subculture of the 1970s to the 1990s including how she got her DJ name of “Squeaky Subversive”; the variety of radio shows s…

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Ep. 157 - Tommy Emmanuel 1:18:23

7M ago1:18:23

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Tommy Emmanuel, the stellar Australian fingerstyle guitarist joins me on the show this week for the last episode of Season 7! I first saw Tommy play back in the early 90’s when he was relatively unknown and was blown away by his adventurous technique, style, and obvious dedication to his craft. Since then, Tommy has gone on to be one of the most we…

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Dan Hare - acclaimed entertainer, musician, tribute artist 56:21

7M ago56:21

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Dan Hare, acclaimed entertainer and musician, moves from hosting this podcast to becoming our special guest. In this chat with Dusty Discs Radio’s Program Director Lori Dean, Dan spills the goods on the songs and recording of his new, retro-rock album ‘I Love This Life’. He talks about: the overall flavour of the album and why he chose these 10 son…

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Guest Glimpses with Ty Reveen, Brad Roberts, B.J. Cook, Ross Rheaume & David Smith of Roman Grey 43:29

7M ago43:29

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This is the 25th episode of our special series ‘Guest Glimpses’, short bits from longer conversations with previous guests. You’ll hear about 10 minutes of each guest’s 60+ minute chat with show host Dan Hare. Featured guests this week are: TY REVEEN - son of the famous mentalists/hypnotist Reveen and creator of iconic rock stage show visual effect…

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Ep. 156 - John Reischman 1:33:36

8M ago1:33:36

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Mandolinist John Reischman joins me on the show this week. I’ve actually known John for many years, as he moved to Vancouver in the 90’s and when I was starting to do more acoustic music, our paths would cross at festivals and I’d also bring him in for various projects and sessions. John is an absolute master of his instrument with a unique touch a…

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Guest Glimpses with Stu Jeffries, Mike Kozak & Marco Bradac, Connie Kaldor, Gary Fjellgaard 40:50

7M ago40:50

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from longer conversations with previous guests. You’ll hear about 10 minutes of each guest’s 60+ minute chat with show host Dan Hare. Featured guests this week are: STU JEFFRIES - Radio and TV broadcaster best known as the host of CBC TV’s Good Rockin’ Tonight. In this short bit Stu tells host Dan Hare how he got the host job at Good Rockin’ Tonigh…

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Guest Glimpses with Ray Materick, Randy Hiebert, Mike Fraser, John Webster 40:28

8M ago40:28

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This is the 23rd episode of our special series ‘Guest Glimpses’, short bits from longer conversations with previous guests. You’ll hear about 10 minutes of each guest’s 60+ minute chat with show host Dan Hare. Featured guests this week are: RAY MATERICK - Canadian icon, singer-songwriter, and guitar player best known for his song "Linda Put the Cof…

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Guest Glimpses with Cathy Young, John Einarson, Jim Vallance, Jane Siberry 42:03

8M ago42:03

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This is the 22nd episode of our special series ‘Guest Glimpses’, short bits from longer conversations with previous guests. You’ll hear about 10 minutes of each guest’s 60+ minute chat with show host Dan Hare. Featured guests this week are: CATHY YOUNG - singer/songwriter, guitar player, producer, and voice over artist who won the 1974 Juno award f…

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Ep. 155 - Larry Klein 1:20:29

8M ago1:20:29

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Larry Klein has had his mitts on so many amazing records over the past 40 years, but is still a relatively quiet, behind-the-scenes kind of musician. He is a four time grammy winner as a producer, and has made records for artists like Joni Mitchell, Herbie Hancock, Holly Cole, Madeleine Peyroux and Tracy Chapman. I think the first time I ever saw h…

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Eddie Schwartz, iconic songwriter and Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee 1:06:31

8M ago1:06:31

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Eddie Schwartz, is an iconic songwriter, multi award-winner, and Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee who, in addition to his own career, has had songs recorded by Rod Stewart, Joe Cocker, Carly Simon, Rita Coolidge, and some big hits for Paul Carrack (Don’t Shed A Tear) and Pat Benatar (Hit Me With Your Best Shot). In this fascinating and ja…

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Ep. 154 - John Paul White 1:46:24

8M ago1:46:24

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John Paul White is an amzing performer, singer, songwriter and studio nerd who lives in Florence, Alabama and is known by many for all his amazing work with his Grammy-winning band The Civil Wars. John Paul has also worked as a professional songwriter, and runs a studio and a label called Single Lock Records. This all goes down in Florence, which i…

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Sue Foley, multi award-winning blues guitarist and Canadian icon 57:04

9M ago57:04

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Sue Foley, multi award-winning blues guitarist joins host Dan Hare to chat about: how she discovered the blue; her guitar style, technique and ongoing development; being female in the male dominated world of guitar players and her multi-level project on guitar women; what she’s doing now and much more. Find out all about Sue @suefoley.com…

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David Rashed, songwriter and keyboardist for Haywire 47:33

9M ago47:33

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David Rashed is one of the original members of the Haywire as well as their keyboardist and a songwriter. In this chat with Dan Hare David talks about: the unique criteria they looked for in band members when forming Haywire in PEI back in 1981; winning tour battle of the band contests; touring in Japan and recording in Norway; not landing Bruce Al…

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