Liner Notes: Revealing Chats With Canada's Retro Music Makers Dusty Discs Radio

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 @YouGetBiggerAsYouGo [https://www.fermatapress.com/]and find out more about Mark @mddunn.com [http://www.mddunn.com]

'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 Churls songs we hear on the radio; how he got into radio and some of the famous people he interviewed such as James Brown; more about his current station Oldies108, and much more. Check out Bill and the music @oldies108.ca [http://www.oldies108.ca/]

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 Al Harlow; his philosophy of life and how that influences his career; his style of bass playing, and much, much more. Find out about Kevin @kevinstuartswain.ca [https://kevinstuartswain.ca/] and check out his YouTube channel here @kevinstuartswain [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF77DXGs2AbJyViWjUoU8ug]

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  reunion, and much more. Find out about Jimi and his latest work @jimib.com [https://jimib.com/] and more on Abraham's Children @thechildrenrock.com [https://thechildrenrock.com/]

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) Godovitz; the loss of his brother Brian; recording records; his upcoming album and more.

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 @ mahoganyrush.com [https://www.mahoganyrush.com/], Live at The Agora Theatre @mahoganyrush.net/dvd, [https://www.mahoganyrush.net/dvd/] and more about Frank's guitar gear @frankmarinoaudio.com [https://www.frankmarinoaudio.com/]