The talkin'blues podcast

Henry Butler is a legendary New Orleans musician pianist and vocalistbut that really doesnt begin to tell the whole story He is an artist teacher photographer and so much more Henry works in many different musical genres and makes them all sound like Henry Butler I first met Henry in Fredericton New Brunswick at the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival a number of years ago Since then our paths have crossed a number of times including last November when he played Toronto with the Butler...

Back in the summer of 2014 I had the opportunity to attend the Pennsylvania Blues Festival and see Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters perform live It was a musical experience that I will never forget The next day I had the chance to interview Ronnie Earl for a video project I was working on and he was kind enough to spend some time chatting with me about his life and music Unfortunately I had no idea that I would be using this interview for a future podcast project I did not mic myself Thanks...

Gary Craig is a wonderful drummer who has played with a lot of different musicians He is probably best known for his work with Anne Murray Bruce Cockburn Colin Linden and Blackie and the Rodeo Kings to name a few The list of people he has recorded with and plays with goes on and on I had a chance to sit down and chat with Gary about his musical career in February Music Leaving by Steve Strongman Special thanks to Bruce Greenaway amp Gary Vaughan

Bobby Rush is a legendary blues musician composer and singer He was inducted into the Memphis Blues Hall of Fame in 2006 and into the Official Rhythm amp Blues Music Hall of Fame in Clarksdale MS in 2015 He is probably best known for his song Chicken Heads which was his first certified gold record released in 1971 and for his appearance on Martin Scorceses documentary on the Blues He recently released a career spanning 4 CD Box set called Chicken Heads A 50Year History of Bobby Rush I had...

Bobby Rush is a legendary blues musician composer and singer He was inducted into the Memphis Blues Hall of Fame in 2006 and into the Official Rhythm amp Blues Music Hall of Fame in Clarksdale MS in 2015 He is probably best known for his song Chicken Heads which was his first certified gold record released in 1971 and for his appearance on Martin Scorceses documentary on the Blues He recently released a career spanning 4 CD Box set called Chicken Heads A 50Year History of Bobby Rush I had...

If you grew up in Toronto listening to the radio theres a very good chance you were listening to John Donabie at one point or another Whether it be his time at CHUMFM Q107 CFRB or JazzFM to name only but a few John Donabie was the voice behind many radio programs over the past 50 years He was also inducted into the Canadian Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2013 I had a chance to sit and chat with him about his life in radio at his home last summer Music Leaving by Steve Strongman Special...

This episode features an interview with blues musician Sugar Brown Sugar Brown is not your ordinary blues musician as you will find out in this interview Sugar Brown talks about his upbringing his education and his time in Chicago which lead him to play the blues This interview took place on New Years Eve 2015 For more information on Sugar Brown go to wwwsugarbrowmusiccom Music Poor Lazarus traditional arrangement by Sugar Brown Special Thanks to Sarah French

Bernie LaBarge is a wellrespected session musician based out of Toronto who has performed and composed many North American and Worldwide jingles He played guitar on a number of television project including Jim Hensons Fraggle Rock TV series He has also lead and played in a number of bands including Stem Stingaree The Dexters and The Stickmen Bernie has also been a sideman on over 100 recordingsHes worked with Kim Mitchell Long John Baldry David ClaytonThomas The Shakers Walter Zwol Cassandra...

Ivan Neville is the founder of Dumpstaphunk one of the funkiest bands around He is the son of Aaron Neville and continues the great New Orleans musical family tradition He has played with the whos who of music including Bonnie Raitt Keith Richards Rufus Spin Doctors and the Neville Brothers to name but a few I had the pleasure of sitting down with him in a quick interview after his bands performance at the Toronto Jazz Festival last summer This podcasts contains language that may not be...

Ross Neilsen is a blues roots and rock musician from Fredericton New Brunswich He is one of the hardest working musicians and one of those people who brings a certain level of energy when he enters the room I sat down with him last summer to talk about his music and his career He has since recorded a brand new album which is due out in the spring of 2016 For more information on Ross please go to wwwrossneilsencom Music Elemental by Ross Neilsen Special thanks to Gary Vaughan