Mulligan Stew Terry David Mulligan

The last two festival directors join us on The Summer Stew - 
Terry Wickham - Edmonton Aug 8-11
Many years later the musical leader at  Edmonton Folk Festival. 
As you know, he's a natural storyteller and this year he's telling stories of the growing indigenous component of the festival. Also how it all started to grow within the fest, it involves the Chieftains.
Terry talks about how he discovers artists, why certain artists strike a chord in him and how he had to keep a headliner booking secret for 7 months.
The complete interview can be heard on the Mulligan Stew Podcast and the video on the terrydavidmulligan YouTube Channel.
     
 
Jenna Klein Waller - Canmore  Aug 3-5
It's year one for Jenna.  She has stayed in touch with the other artistic directors. Learning even more as she went. The one thing the festival wanted to focus on was finding a younger audience.
Jenna talks about the artists that her younger audience wants to see and hear.

It's festival season. Full ON.
Everywhere you go someone is kicking off a festival.
We’re concentrating on the music festivals of Western Canada.
I couldn’t do them all…
Vancouver Island and Winnipeg  festivals  have started
This weekend our guests are – artistic directors Kerry Clark from the Calgary Folk Fest and Fiona Black from the Vancouver Folk Fest.
We finish our festival updates on July 20 with Jenna Klein Waller artistic director from Canmore Festival and Terry Wickham artistic director of Edmonton Folk Music Festival.
 
Check out the artist lineups at
www.calgaryfolkfest.com  July 25-28
www.thefestival.bc.ca  July 19-21

It all started as a single interview about the Edmonton Folk Festival. We seemed to be talking about the “other“ festivals and could they survive the Covid years.
That conversation turned into the first group interview with the artistic directors of Calgary, Winnipeg, Canmore and Vancouver Folk Festivals.
It was fun and informative, so we’ve decided to make it a yearly gathering.
Here’s the guest lineup this year. They each bring with them stories of the artists they booked and why.
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Doug Cox – July 12-14 Vancouver Island Music Festival (Courtney)
Chris Frayer – July 11-14  Winnipeg Folk Festival
Fiona Black – July 19-21 Vancouver Folk Festival
Kerry Clark – July 25-28 Calgary Folk Festival
Jenna Klein Waller – Aug 3-5 Canmore Folk Festival
Terry Wickham – Aug 8-11 Edmonton Folk Festival

 This week our interview guests are…
Artistic Directors of Vancouver Island Music Festival (Doug Cox) & Winnipeg Folk Festival (Chris Frayer)
Both festivals start next weekend. Next Saturday it’s Fiona Black from Vancouver FF and Kerry Clark from Calgary FF.  Bringing insights into their artist guest list and special events.
The complete interviews can be seen on  the terrydavidmulligan YouTube Channel
 

They are Canadian music royalty.  Who better to have joined us on the Canada Day weekend than Greg Keelor and Jim Cuddy from Blue Rodeo?
AND  Jim brings his 6th solo album All the World Fades Away.
There is much to talk about. In the first half of the Podcast Greg and Jim take us through Blue Rodeo's plans for their 40th year together in 2025.
Taking part in the Lightfoot celebration at Massey Hall. Being inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.. Then Greg bugs out and Jim and I talk about his 6th solo album with The Jim Cuddy band.
It's called All the world fades away and it’s a beauty.
Stories about his Father, our friend the late  John Mann and his family, his early years on The Yukon, and his duet with Greg on the solo album. The dialogue between the two of them on the meaning of the song is WILD!
We talk tours and plans for the year.  Comments about playing the Canmore and Edmonton Folk Festivals this summer. Our thanks to the boys...
Enjoy – Happy Canada Day

Two remarkable guests this week
Celeigh Cardinal and her new album Boundless Possibilities and Bridget Kearney – Bassist and songwriter for Lake Street Dive
Both guests have albums that came out Friday.

Celeigh Cardinal has her latest dropping Friday - Boundless Possibilities.

Personally written songs that describe the feelings of losing her son's Father in a murder and the death of a friend by suicide.  Also  surviving the pain and loss and changing her life forever.

It's not your average album and certainly not your average interview. Open, bare and loving.
 

The second guest is Bridget Kearney. Bassist, vocalist and songwriter for Lake Street Dive. The album is Good Together and after  20 years together, they've decided to write songs and play together in the same room. It shows in the exceptional songs.

They appeared this week on Colbert and they're on tour. One of the dates is Madison Square Garden. 

For years, there have been multiple wine competitions no matter what country or region.
The BC wine industry is no exception.

The latest wine awards are The BC Top 50 wines and Wine of the Year as part of the 2024 Okanagan Spring Wine Festival, which is on now.
Friday night the results were announced at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre and then hundreds descended on the trade floor to do their own judging.
Kimberly Hundertmark, the GM of The Wine Fests said on Tasting Room Radio last week that wineries were asked to send their very best releases.
We have two guests and dear friends on this Podcast. Both are wine stars and both were  judges at  this event
DJ Kearney.  A Global wine authority, educator and Director of Wine at Terminal City Club. Black Belt.

Rhys Pender – Master of Wine. Co-owner of Little Farm Wine in Cawston and owner of Wine Plus. World's greatest fisherman.