27. When We Wake with Con O'Brien, of The Irish Descendants

My guest today is singer-songwriter Lucy Clearwater, whose debut full-length album is called People Not Possessions. It's a title that tells you quite a bit about who she is before you even hear a not...

20 Kesä 44min

Tyson Ray Borsboom is one of those songwriters who seems decidedly less interested in polishing the edges than he is in just telling the truth.Born in Winnipeg, shaped by Alberta - Lethbridge then Cal...

5 Kesä 46min

You could say that Kelly McMichael took the long way round to using her own name. Born in Peterborough, Ontario and now based in St. John’s, Newfoundland, she spent years making music under different ...

10 Huhti 46min

My guest today is one of those musicians other musicians talk about. Christine Bougie is widely considered one of Canada’s finest guitarists. She's a sought-after collaborator who’s spent years helpin...

23 Maalis 44min

My guest today is one of Nova Scotia’s finest songwriters, and one-time touring bass player for Stompin Tom Connors, Pictou County’s Dave Gunning.His new album Field Notes wasn’t recorded in a traditi...

16 Maalis 43min

I met Rebekah Hawker this past January at Folk Alliance in New Orleans and within minutes we were laughing like we’d known each other for years.What starts as a conversation about surviving conference...

2 Maalis 51min

My guests today are Tim Chaisson and Jake Charron from the genre-bending, Juno Award-winning, musical trailblazers from Prince Edward Island, The East Pointers.Their new album, Schoonertown, is rooted...

4 Helmi 45min

On today’s episode of When We Wake, I’m talking with Eric Duquette and Jena GoGo AKA Duke and Goldie - a duo whose entire story basically starts with a Craigslist ad in Toronto. Jena put out a call fo...

14 Tammi 44min