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Mulligan Stew-West Coast- Oct 21st- Guest Grant Lawrence & Dirty Windshields-Repeat

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Grant Lawrence co-founded the band The Smugglers in his parents basement in West Vancouver.
They blazed through the 90’s..starting with church gigs arranged by friend Nardwuar, the human serviette.
Grant went on to become a freaking BROADCASTER of all things – at CBC..still to this very day and a national figure.
Bangs out books plays goalie, has a wonderful family and has released the book Dirty Windshields.
It’s about The Smugglers journey through the 90’s and how they somehow not only survived but carved out a career around the World.
Grant brings stories of he and a Python meeting in at pay phone  while being live on air.
Stories of he and Nardwuar knocking on my door in West Van on Halloween night..not for treats but advice on the music and radio business.
And I didn’t slam the door.
He reminds me that I’m in two Smugglers videos etc.
How does he remember all this?
Because he kept a diary.  Ingenious!
Corey Wood, webmaster, has placed  The RAW interview Here.  Enjoy!!

 Dirty Windshields is the long-awaited memoir from CBC host and award-winning author Grant Lawrence, baring all the salacious and hilarious details from his touring days as the lead singer of Vancouver-based rock and roll band The Smugglers. Formed when most of the members were still in high school, The Smugglers came of age during the height of the grunge explosion in the early 1990s, when Grant, working as a concert promoter, put on shows for Nirvana, Green Day and Bad Religion, among many others.
In Dirty Windshields, Grant chronicles the band’s booze-fueled, sweaty, broke and wayward attempts at rock and roll glory as they trekked across Canada, the United States, and eventually, Europe and the Pacific Rim. In their sixteen years of touring, the Smugglers experienced all the highs and lows the road can offer, from playing a gig at New York’s legendary CBGB club to starting a riot in a Denver nightclub to having their performance tuxes stolen in Australia.
 
Through the fights, sexual misadventures, new friendships, dance contests and mayhem, the band grew up together on the road. Told with Grant’s signature self-deprecating wit, the anecdotes develop into a compelling story of the growth of an independent, do-it-yourself touring band, a community, and a musical movement. So crack open a semi-cold can of Black Label beer, stick a Smugglers tape into the cassette deck and let the good times roll.
http://thesmugglers.com/
http://grantlawrence.ca/

PLAYLIST:

Mulligan Stew October 21 2017 TD Mulligan www.mulliganstew.ca
The Great Highway Ray Davies Americana
you can leave your hat on (Live) Joe Cocker Cocker Live
Change it (live) Stevie Ray Vaughn Live Alive
www.mulliganstew.ca Coming Up -Taj Mahal. Aretha. Chuck Berry & New Barney www.mulliganstew.ca
Master Blaster Stevie Wonder Best of
Messing with the Kid (live) Junior Wells An introduction to Junior Wells
TD Mulligan Mulligan Stew NEXT – Hairy Manx..sorry..Harry Minx
Summertime Harry manz and Sydney Lyric Quartet Faith Lift
That’s how strong my love is Taj Mahal The essential Taj
Dr Feelgood Aretha Franklin best of
Hot Cookin G Love Lemonade
Big Boys Chuck Berry Chuck
www.mulliganstew.ca Mulligan Stew TDMulligan
Can’t you hear me knockin The Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers
www.mulliganstew.ca TDM Next – NEW Barney Bentall
The Miner Barney Bentall with Dustin Bentall The Drifter and the Preacher
This is Mulligan Stew Tonights Guest Grant Lawrence & Dirty Windshields www.mulliganstew.ca
Falling Slowly (live) Glen Hansard & Eddie Vedder Youtube
while my guitar gently weeps The Beatles White LP
Hang loose Alabama Shakes Boys and Girls
why why why Jimmy Vaughn Keep your soul. Tribute to Doug Sahm
Coming UP – Grant Lawrence Interview Mulligan Stew www.mulliganstew.ca
Out of the blue Blue Rodeo In our nature
Devils Load Lee harvey Osmond The Folk Sinner
NEXT – Grant Lawrence talks The Smugglers and his book Dirty Windshields mulligan stew
Grant Lawrence interview Dirty Windshields TDMulligan
It never changes Jr Gone Wild Less art More Pop
Grant Lawrence interview Dirty Windshields TDMulligan
especially for you The Smugglers Dirty Windshields Soundtrack
Grant Lawrence interview Dirty Windshields TDMulligan
Rosie The Smugglers Dirty Windshields Soundtrack
Grant Lawrence interview Dirty Windshields TDMulligan
Vancouver BC The Smugglers Dirty Windshields Soundtrack
TD Mulligan Thanks for listening See you at Blue Rodeo Sunday
I found a love (live) Greg Allman Greg Allam Live – Back to Macon
Mulligan Stew October 21 2017 TD Mulligan www.mulliganstew.ca
The Great Highway Ray Davies Americana
you can leave your hat on (Live) Joe Cocker Cocker Live
Change it (live) Stevie Ray Vaughn Live Alive
www.mulliganstew.ca Coming Up -Taj Mahal. Aretha. Chuck Berry & New Barney www.mulliganstew.ca
Master Blaster Stevie Wonder Best of
Messing with the Kid (live) Junior Wells An introduction to Junior Wells
TD Mulligan Mulligan Stew NEXT – Hairy Manx..sorry..Harry Minx
Summertime Harry manz and Sydney Lyric Quartet Faith Lift
That’s how strong my love is Taj Mahal The essential Taj
Dr Feelgood Aretha Franklin best of
Hot Cookin G Love Lemonade
Big Boys Chuck Berry Chuck
www.mulliganstew.ca Mulligan Stew TDMulligan
Can’t you hear me knockin The Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers
www.mulliganstew.ca TDM Next – NEW Barney Bentall
The Miner Barney Bentall with Dustin Bentall The Drifter and the Preacher
This is Mulligan Stew Tonights Guest Grant Lawrence & Dirty Windshields www.mulliganstew.ca
Falling Slowly (live) Glen Hansard & Eddie Vedder Youtube
while my guitar gently weeps The Beatles White LP
Hang loose Alabama Shakes Boys and Girls
why why why Jimmy Vaughn Keep your soul. Tribute to Doug Sahm
Coming UP – Grant Lawrence Interview Mulligan Stew www.mulliganstew.ca
Out of the blue Blue Rodeo In our nature
Devils Load Lee harvey Osmond The Folk Sinner
NEXT – Grant Lawrence talks The Smugglers and his book Dirty Windshields mulligan stew
Grant Lawrence interview Dirty Windshields TDMulligan
It never changes Jr Gone Wild Less art More Pop
Grant Lawrence interview Dirty Windshields TDMulligan
especially for you The Smugglers Dirty Windshields Soundtrack
Grant Lawrence interview Dirty Windshields TDMulligan
Rosie The Smugglers Dirty Windshields Soundtrack
Grant Lawrence interview Dirty Windshields TDMulligan
Vancouver BC The Smugglers Dirty Windshields Soundtrack
TD Mulligan Thanks for listening See you at Blue Rodeo Sunday
I found a love (live) Greg Allman Greg Allam Live – Back to Macon

October 21st 2017-InterVin/Lure/The Fighting Five

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InterVin/Lure/The Fighting Five

 

InterVin 2017 – The Gold Medal Rundown with The Wine Diva

Chef Ned Bell releases his cookbook book LURE. He wants your attention.

The Fighting Five take on The Supreme Court. I couldn’t be happier.

 

 

THE SHOW

 

Daenna Van Mulligen – The Wine Diva

It’s the results of the 2017 Intervin wine awards.

 

Terry and Daenna

65 wines struck gold at the 2017-18 InterVin International Wine Awards, an intensive three-day blind tasting competition. 1,200 wines from 16 countries judged by a panel of distinguished sommeliers, wine writers and winemakers.

“The increase in gold medal winners at this year’s InterVin wasn’t a matter of our standards slipping. The overall wine quality surged, thanks to incredibly strong categories of Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Syrah,” says  Christopher Waters, editor of VINES Magazine and head judge of the InterVin International Wine Awards. “InterVin Gold Medals are awarded only those wines judged to be truly exceptional.”

 

Which is why Daenna van Mulligen – The Wine Diva joined me to talk about the Gold Medal Winners.

Here are the top 10 wineries from this year’s competition…

 

  • Cassini Cellars 
  • Church & State
  • Wolf Blass
  • La Frenz
  • Taylor’s
  • Nk’Mip
  • Quails’ Gate
  • Peller (Niagara)
  • Inniskillin
  • Cedar Creek

 

www.winediva.ca

 www.intervin.ca

  

Chef Ned Bell    LURE.  Sustainable Seafood Recipes from the West Coast.

Every chef has a cookbook in them. Ned’s was far more than recipes and photos.

He’s on a mission.

To change our thinking on the World’s oceans and the fish and shell food in them.

He is seriously committed to holding restaurants, chefs, governments, industries and all of us accountable.

WE are the keepers of this planet and WE must make our living here sustainable.

 

Make no mistake, Ned’s also making sure that when you do buy local and sustainable he’s got the recipes to make the table rock.

It’s a really fine book and when you’re thinking about Holiday gifts, this book not only gives the owner all the info to set a great table but reminds them that we must leave the planet and its oceans as we found them for our children.

Ned is a force. On today’s show he’s also a leader, a speaker and someone who must be paid attention to.

 

 

But it’s also a book.. you know, words on paper.  Nothing that can harm you.

http://www.figure1publishing.com/book/lure/

http://www.chefsforoceans.com/

 

Shea Coulson – Represents The Fighting Five

Five small BC wineries have been granted permission to intervene by the Supreme Court of Canada in the inter-provincial shipping of liquor case R. v. Comeau. The Supreme Court will hear the case in early December 2017.

 

  1. v. Comeauis the first court case in which any winery in Canada has had an opportunity to address the legal barriers to inter-provincial shipping of Canadian wine.

 

Shea Coulson, of Coulson Litigation, will speak for 50th Parallel Estate, Liquidity Wines, Noble Ridge Vineyard and Winery, Okanagan Crush Pad Winery and Painted Rock Estate Winery, who advocate on behalf of small BC wineries.

Shea Coulson

R. v. Comeau is the first court case in which any winery in Canada has had an opportunity to address the legal barriers to inter-provincial shipping of Canadian wine.

These provincially created barriers severely impede the businesses and financial viability of small wineries in British Columbia by prohibiting wineries from shipping to consumers in other provinces.

Curtis Krouzel (50th Parallel Estate), Ian MacDonald (Liquidity Wines), Jim D’Andrea (Noble Ridge Vineyard and Winery), Christine Coletta (Okanagan Crush Pad Winery), and John Skinner (Painted Rock Estate Winery) each run wineries that produce less than 50,000 cases of wine (at 12x750ml bottles) annually, and each makes wine exclusively using 100% Canadian grown grapes.

These five producers head a coalition of more than 100 small wineries from British Columbia (The Coalition of Small BC Wineries) who seek to change the law governing inter-provincial shipping of wine and liquor across Canada.

All wineries in the Coalition have limited national distribution due to inter-provincial trade barriers. These barriers pose an existential threat to small wineries, which need national distribution to build a sufficient revenue base for long-term survival. As such, the Supreme Court of Canada decision in R. v. Comeau will determine the fate of the BC wine industry for decades to come.

 

 

  1. v. Comeau will also impact hundreds of other small wineries in other provinces across Canada and has the potential of opening up inter-provincial trade of Canadian liquor, and specifically “direct to consumer” selling, in every province in Canada.

“My clients’ aim is to inform the Court about the significant negative impact on small BC wineries created by inter-provincial barriers that prohibit shipment of wine to Canadians across the country, and why it is of fundamental importance to the future survival of the industry to remove these barriers.

Whichever way the Court decides, R. v. Comeau will have a monumental effect on the Canadian liquor industry and addresses questions at the heart of Canada’s federalist constitution.”

 

https://www.coulsonlitigation.com/

 

http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/canadas-supreme-court-to-hear-from-small-bc-wineries-650585523.html

STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON:

 

Napa/Sonoma Fires Update from several sources.

Chef Kristian Eligh – Brown Social House

 

Mulligan Stew October14th 2017-Barney Bentall–The Preacher and The Drifter

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As  Chevy Chase told Dan Aykroyd and  Gilda Radner  on SNL years ago..”New Shimmer is  a floor wax AND a desert topping”
Today’s Mulligan Stew is New Shimmer in music form.
Yes its 2 hours of boogie, soul, rock, and blues
BUT it’s also an interview stage…I get to interview Barney Bentall under an apple tree at this summer’s Filberg Festival in Courtney/Comox.

On Friday Barney released The Drifter and The Preacher,  his first solo album in 5 years and it’s a beauty. Strong songs with appearances by son Dustin, by pal Jim Cuddy and a song for a dear friend John Mann from Spirit of the West.  There’s also news about a John Mann night at the Commodore Nov 19 with a true all-star cast.
We also hope to find Terra Lightfoot in a car on her way to The Winspear in Edmonton. She’s opening for WhiteHorse tonight and all across the country.

Wednesday in Mission BC and Thursday at The Vogue in Vancouver.
In between all of this chat we’re also doing a guitar special.  Not your wanking,  string bending, watch my fingers guitar playing but people who actually changed music and were copied by all who followed.
Such as Clapton, Jimi, SRV, BB, Ry, Steve Cropper, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and all the guys who backed up James Brown.
Lots of pickers on this show.
Let me leave you with a thought for the day…
 

New Shimmer ”for the greatest shine you ever tasted”

 
Cheers, TDM

PLAYLIST:

Mulligan Stew for you with TD Mulligan October 14 2017
The shape i’m in Jim Byrnes Long Hot Summer Days
2:19 John Hammond Wicked Grin
I think it’s going to work out fine Ry Cooder Bop til you Drop
www.canadahouse.com Barney Bentall in 15 minutes
I got a feeling (live) Pearl Jam Lets play two
It fills you up Colin james Limelight
Mulligan Stew for you www.mulliganstew.ca NEXT Barney B
Barney Bentall Interview with tdm
The Drifter Barney Bentall The Drifter and the Preacher
Barney Bentall Interview with tdm
The Miner Barney Bentall The Drifter and the Preacher
Barney Bentall Interview with tdm
Hey Mama Barney Bentall The Drifter and the Preacher
barney bentall interview
Won’t change the World barney bentall The Drifter and the Preacher
TD Mulligan/Mulligan Stew www.mulliganstew.ca
Barney Bentall Interview
Say goodbye to Albert Comfort Barney Bentall The Drifter and the Preacher
Barney Bentall Interview
Mulligan Stew with Terry David Mulligan
Riding with the King BB King and Eric Clapton Riding with the King
Pride (in the name of love) U2 Best of 80/90
Big Love (live) Fleetwood Mac The Dance
Old Slewfoot Blackie and the Rodeo Kings Lets frolic again
Start me up The Rolling Stones Tattoo You
Mulligan Stew www.ckua.com
Little Wing Jimi Hendrix Axis Bold as Love
Cinamon Girl Neil Young Everybdy knows this is nowhere
Aint no Grave can hold my body down Sister Rosetta Tharpe This Train
Love struck baby (live) Stevie Ray Vaughn Live Alive
www.coyotesbanff.com
NEXT – Terra Lightfoot. Heading for the gig
Terra Lightfoot interview
Slick Back Kid Terra Lightfoot New Mistakes
Mulligan Stew with Terry David Mulligan
Get on up James Brown and the Famous Flames Best of

October 14th, 2017-Vanessa & Victoria!

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It’s the Vanessa and Victoria Show!

Vanessa Wines and Victoria Wine Festival

THE SHOW  

 

We spend some quality time at the fourth annual Victoria Wine Festival.

It was such fun to walk these rooms and meet old friends. Discover new wines.

Pouring on the day were:

Peter Lindenlaub  Caymus Wines  (Wagner Family ) www.caymus.com

Jacques LaCoste – Co-Founder

Paul Brunner – Blue Grouse (Cowichan) www.bluegrouse.ca

Chris Turyk – Unsworth Vineyards (Cowichan)www.unsworthvineyards.com

Robert Ketchin – NZ Wine Growers (Canada) https://www.nzwine.com

Curtis McBride – 689 Wines/Killer Drop (Napa) www.689cellars.com

Katrina O’Reilly Ryan – Chayee Bourras (Argentina) http://www.bodegabourras.com.ar/

www.vicwf.com

 

 Vanessa Vineyards  (Similkameen Valley)

 This is a winery to follow.

They have made it known that Vanessa Winery will be nothing less than the best Red Wine makers in Canada.

Vanessa is making wines in a valley that looks like a Mars landscape.  Tough conditions but if the vines survive and dig deep..perfect for exceptional fruit.

Have a look at the winemaking pedigree.

The master wine maker is Howard Soon, one of the groundbreaking originals in BC Wines.

Howard Soon

 

 

His signature winery was Sandhill, where he made Small Lots offerings that became the stuff of legends.

One of the reasons he was so successful was his ability to recognize the perfect wine growing regions of The Okanagan.

 

 

One of the vineyards that Howard worked with was The Vanessa Vineyard in the Similkameen Valley.

Howard was also smart enough to work with old friends Richard Cleave and Roberts Goltz… who know the valley better than ANYBODY.

 

We talk to Howard Soon, and  co-owners Suki Sehcon and John Welson.

John Welson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is going to be a fantastic story to follow.

http://vanessavineyard.com/

(Our apologies for the audio issues on this video)
 

STORIES WE ARE WORKING ON:

  • The Wine Diva judges The Intervin Wine Awards
  • Ned Bell   Lure – The Book
  • Chef Kristian Eligh – From Hawksworth to Browns..

 

 

Tasting Room Radio Oct 7th 2017-23 floors up. A Mark Anthony Portfolio Tasting

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THE SHOW

 

It was windy and wonderful.

The invite was from The Mark Anthony Group, who distribute beautifully chosen wines to this part of the World.

Would I be interested in interviewing some of their top winemakers from around the World..on the top of the Telus Building on Georgia? Yes Please.

If you’re seeking new fresh wines and winemakers here’s some top level suggestions..

 

Dlynn Proctor – Winemaking Ambassador – Penfolds ( Australia )

Darryl Brooker – Winemaker – Mission Hill Family Estate. (BC)

David Adelsheim – Founder and Director – Adelsheim.  Willamette Valley, (Oregon)

Thibault Brotte – Export manager – Maison Brotte (France)

Vincent Thebaud – Export Director – – Brumont (France)

Rachael Watson – Canada Manager – Henkell Co. (Germany)

Johannes Hasslebach – Winemaker – Gunderloch  (Germany)

We had time to taste and talk about their wines..what were they pouring and why? Whats available in BC and what are the price points.

Several of these guests were missing harvest back home and couldn’t wait to get back but they had a  story to tell. About their wines and their home.

This was such fun.  Touring the Wine World 23 floors up. Did I mention it was Windy??

www.markanthonywineandspirits.ca

 

Thank You Aimee Williams

 

We finish the show with Hometown Blues – in memory of Tom Petty.

STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON

  • Victoria Wine Festival
  • Planeta and Boutinot pour in Vancouver
  • Barone Ricasoli.  The oldest winery in Italy and second oldest in the World
    and where the recipe for Chianti Classico was developed. The history of
    Italian wine in a bottle.
  • Vanessa Winery raises the bar in the Similkameen
  • With winemaker Howard Soon
  • Chef Ned Bell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mulligan Stew October 7th 2017- Tom Petty Tribute – Slean. Whitehorse

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When Leonard Cohen passed away… John Lennon. Bowie. Prince. BB King. George Harrison..it pulled at the heart and memories.
Some pull harder than others, for various reasons.
The death of Tom Petty at 66 just stopped me cold.
I spent a day with him..the week his first album came out, right in the heart of Hollywood.
Really liked the man. The person.
No BS. Honest. Completely true to the spirit of rock and roll. He felt it was an honor to be passing through life making music and entertaining.

On our next meeting, Tom gave me a signed copy of an album called Official Live ‘Leg..recorded in Boston 1976. On Vinyl. Four tracks on one side and nothing on the other. Only 500 copies pressed.
Al Kooper sat in on organ.
I’m going to play two songs from that album and a whole lot more from other albums.
Also a segment of artists who were friends and admirers that covered Tom’s songs.
Johnny Cash. Linda Ronstadt. John Mayer. Ridley Bent.

Also featured on the show are interviews and music from Sarah Slean and Whitehorse (Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet)
Sarah is on tour performing music from Metaphysics with a string quartet and Whitehorse have just come from performing Neil Young’s Ohio at the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame – with Neil right in front of them…Row 3.
Lots to talk about.
-TDM
 

PLAYLIST:

Breakdown (live) Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Pack up the Plantation
Hometown Blues Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Playback
Atlantic City (live) Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Live in NYC
www.canadahouse.com Coming UP – New Van Morrison www.mulliganstew.ca
Blue Magic (WAIKIKI) Son Little New Magic
Bring it on home to me Van Morrison Roll with the punches
Remembering Tom Petty on The Stew Rare Tom Petty music next First Guest – Sarah Slean – coming UP
Jaguar & Thunderbird Ford (live) Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Official Live ‘Leg
When a kid goes bad Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers The Last DJ
Willin’ Little Feat Rad Gumbo. Warner Years 71-90
Mulligan Stew with tdm NEXT Sarah Slean www.mulliganstew.ca
Sarah Slean Interview Metaphysics Happy Thanksgiving
Sarah Sarah Slean Metaphysics
Sarah Slean Interview with tdm
Perfect Sky Sarah Slean Metaphysics
Mulligan Stew with tdm Next – Rare Tom Petty Whitehorse in 30 minutes
Luna (live) Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Official Live ‘Leg
Can’t always get what you want (live) The Rolling Stones Live Licks
TD Mulligan. Mulligan Stew www.mulliganstew.ca Facebook mulliganstewmusic
I wont back down Johnny Cash America 111 Solitary Man
The Waiting Linda Ronstadt Feels like home
Free Fallin (live) John Mayer Live at Nokia Theatre
You got lucky Ridley Bent Wildcard
Mulligan Stew with tdm NEXT – Whitehorse www.mulliganstew.ca
The Whitehorse Interview Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet Happy Thanksgiving
Pink Kimono Whitehorse Panther in the DollHouse
The Whitehorse Interview Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet
Die Alone Whitehorse Panther in the DollHouse
The Whitehorse Interview Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet Happy Thanksgiving
Kicking down your door Whitehorse Panther in the DollHouse
The Whitehorse Interview Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet
Nifghthawks Whitehorse Panther in the DollHouse
Thank you for listening A barney bentall interview and album coming soon Happy Thanksgiving

September 30th, 2017 Kamloops is not much of a wine town!!

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“Kamloops isn’t much of a wine town”

Hitting the Kamloops Wine Trail

And talking Mushrooms with Bill Jones

“Kamloops isn’t much of a wine town”.

That was the first comment I heard from my old home town when I asked 8
years ago.

Unbelievably Wrong!!

It was a great wine town but they didn’t have any investment in the wine
business.

Now they have their own wine region  (Thompson Valley) and more wineries on
the horizon.

We visit :

Harpers Trail –

The first winery. Opened in 2012.

Owners Vikki and Ed Collett take us through the years to today’s portfolio.

(their Ace-in- the-Hole is Consulting Winemaker Michael Bartier)

Ed and Vicki Collett – Owners of Harper’s Trail

They haven’t just built a winery, they’ve created a destination.

And they’re  not done yet!  More construction coming. Even better wines as
well.

harperstrail.com

Privato Winery

John and Debbie Woodward are the Proprietors  of Privato Winery.

John was a specialist in growing trees for landscaping, thus he was ready
made to do the same with vines.

Debbie is just a force!

Nobody tells the story of Kamloops and Privato better.

She’s the accountant, the marketing department  and is all over harvest and
crush time.

This year alone Privato won:

Gold – 2014 Woodward Collection Tesoro Pinot Noir – All Canadian Wine
Championships 2017

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Best Pinot Noir – 2012 Grande Réserve Pinot Noir – BC Best of Varietal
Awards 2017

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Silver – 2014 Woodward Collection Tesoro Pinot Noir – BC Best of Varietal
Awards 2017

privato.ca

Monte Creek

It’s a Ranch.  Not a winery that decided to sell itself as a ranch.

Their ranch has 65 acres of vines planted at two estate vineyards,  Monte
Creek and Lions Head,  as well as an impressive  herd of cattle, and horses.

Their fine  winemaker is Galen Barnhardt who grew up in the Shuswap region
but has travelled the World learning his craft.

One walk through this winery and you can see a serious commitment to the
future.  Great destination.

Ten minutes outside Kamloops, conveniently on the highway to The Okanagan
and Alberta.

https://www.montecreekranchwinery.com

www.kamloopswinetrail.com

Thanks to Maatje at   www.tastefullexcursions.ca
<http://www.tastefullexcursions.ca/>  for taking the class of 60 (Nor Kam)
along in such luxury.

Very well done. Wish we were going to Sun Peaks with you in January with
John Schreiner.

Bill Jones – Deerholme Farm

 

and we visit Chef/Author  Bill Jones at Deerholme Farm on Vancouver Island.
Bill wrote the book on foraging for mushrooms.

That season is almost upon us..Bill gives us a primer!

Shrooms my friends…they’re coming!

www.deerholme.com

STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON:

  • Victoria Wine Festival
  • Planeta and Boutinot pour in Vancouver
  • A Mark Anthony Tasting featuring
  • Penfolds  (Oz)
  • Mission Hill (BC)
  • Adelsheim (Oregon)
  • Brotte Domaine Barville  (France)
  • Brumont Chateau Montus (France)
  • Gunderloch Fritz’ Riesling (Germany)
  • Henkell  (Germany)
  • Barone Ricasoli.  The  oldest winery in Italy and second oldest in the World
    and where the recipe for Chianti Classico was developed. The history of
    Italian wine in a bottle.
  • Vanessa Winery raises the bar in the Similkameen
  • With winemaker Howard Soon

Mulligan Stew September 30th 2017-Alan Doyle and Bob Rock Interview

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The Stew is very proud to present  Mr. Alan Doyle.
Singer. Songwriter. Actor. Author. And now a recipient of The Order of
Canada.

Add to that Mr. Doyle is releasing his third solo album having spent a week
at the Warehouse Studios in Vancouver’s Gastown with one of the planets best
producers Bob Rock. Strangely they decided to call the album A Week at the
Warehouse.
Alan was supported by his band The Beautiful Gypsies.
The tunes are off-the-floor fantastic.  Played live and straight up honest.
It’s a coming out party.
He’s just announced a 50 city  “Come out with me tour”  with The Fortunate
Ones in Canada and Donovan Woods in the US. It starts in Seattle Jan 15th.
(Canadian dates below)
Also, the Pride of Petty Harbour Nfld is releasing his next book for Pete
sake. A Newfoundlander in Canada: Always Going Somewhere picks up where his
2014 memoir Where I Belong left off.  It’s about his first tour of Canada,
a place he’d only ever heard neighbors and family talk about.
<http://alandoyle.ca/alandoyle.ca.
.Follow Alan Doyle:
<http://alandoyle.ca/> Website /  <https://twitter.com/alanthomasdoyle>
Twitter /  <https://www.instagram.com/alanthomasdoyle/> Instagram /
<https://www.facebook.com/alandoylemusic/> Facebook
This Saturday we will spend 30 minutes inside the Warehouse on the last day
of recording talking to Alan Doyle and  Bob Rock.
We’ll  play you never before heard new tracks including Somewhere in a Song
which is based upon a chapter in Where I belong about what would happen in
the Doyle house when they ran out of fuel in sub-zero temperatures.  Instead
of seeking shelter elsewhere, they would throw blankets on the windows..turn
on the electric oven, take off the oven door and play music. With family and
friends. As Bob Rock says “I needed Alan to bring in a song that was only
for him and a piano. It’s the sign of a great singer if they can hold the
song and audience with just their voice.”  He sings the song like it’s the
last one he’ll ever sing.

Saturday on The Stew
5-7 Mtn on The CKUA Radio Network. Province-wide in Alberta  www.ckua.com
8-10 Pacific on Roundhouse Radio 983 Vancouver  www.roundhouseradio.com
www.mulliganstew.ca
A Week at The Warehouse Canadian dates:
February 20 – Peterborough, ON – Showplace Performance Centre
February 21 – Kitchener, ON – Centre In The Square
February 22 – Kingston, ON – The Grand Theatre
February 23 – Montreal, QC – Corona Theatre
February 24 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall
February 25 – Ottawa, ON – National Arts Centre – Southam Hall
March 4 – Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre for the Performing Arts
March 6 – Saskatoon, SK – Broadway Theatre
March 7 – Regina, SK – Casino Regina Show Lounge
March 8 – Edmonton, AB – Winspear Centre
March 9 – Calgary, AB – Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
March 10 – Vancouver, BC – The Centre in Vancouver
May 1 – Fredericton, NB – The Playhouse
May 2 – Saint John, NB – Imperial Theatre
May 3 – Moncton, NB – Casino New Brunswick
May 4 – Halifax, NS – Halifax Marriott Harbourfront
May 5 – Halifax, NS – Halifax Marriott Harbourfront
 

PLAYLIST:

Mulligan Stew www.mulliganstew.ca Sept 30 -2017
France Keb Mo Keep it Simple
I’ll take you there The Staple Singers Soul Collection Vol 3
Pride (in the name of love) U2 Best of 80-90
Hurdle River Crossing The Warped 45’s Matador Sunset
www.canadahouse.com Coming UP – Kate Bush-Basia Bulat www.mulliganstew.ca
The man with the child in his eyes Kate Bush The Kick Inside
Good Advice Basia Bulat Good Advice
Ya Ya Lee Dorsey Gumbo YaYa
Mulligan Stew with TD Mulligan Coming soon – Alan Doyle and Bob Rock
Mary’s Place Bruce Springsteen and the E St Band The Rising
Highway 61 Revisited Dave Alvin Uncut Highway 61 Revisited
www.coyotesbanff.com www.mulliganstew.ca Coming up – Doyle, Rock and The Warehouse
Chuck E’s in love (live) Ricky Lee Jones Naked Songs
Of Thee I Sing Leon Russell leon Russell and the Shelter people
High Side Barry Allen at The Arden next Saturday The speed of Dark
mulligan stew for you on a Saturday night www.mulliganstew.ca
Alan Doyle and Bob Rock Interview A Week at The Warehouse
Somewhere in a song Alan Doyle A week in the Warehouse
Alan Doyle and Bob Rock Interview A Week at The Warehouse
Summer Summer Night Alan Doyle A week at the Warehouse
Alan Doyle and Bob Rock Interview A Week at The Warehouse
Come out with me Alan Doyle A week at the Warehouse
Alan Doyle and Bob Rock Interview A Week at The Warehouse
Beautiful to me Alan Doyle A week in the Warehouse
Alan Doyle and Bob Rock Interview A week at the Warehouse
Bully Boys Alan Doyle A week at the Warehouse
Mulligan Stew with TD Mulligan NEXT – Cohen. The Band. Van & Chilliwack (All Live)
Tower of Song (live) Leonard Cohen Live in Dublin
It makes no difference (live) The Band Testimony
Ballerina/Move on Up (live) Van Morrison Astral Weeks: Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Fly at Night (live) Chilliwack There and Back

September 23rd, 2017- Top Drop Vancouver!

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Its Top Drop Vancouver 2017Kurtis Kolt presents his 4th annual gathering of small, hands on wineries who are passionate about their craft.

“The Most Awesome Wine Event of the Year” – Vancouver Magazine

And the bad boys of smoke,  Park and George from Memphis Blues BBQ bring the do’s and don’ts  of BBQ.

THE SHOW

  

Top Drop 2017

 Kurtis Kolt

Kurtis Kolt

Embarking on its fourth year, Top Drop Vancouver was a two day trade and consumer event being held at the Roundhouse in Yaletown and various Vancouver restaurants  bringing together a collection of small, hands on wineries, craft breweries, cideries and food purveyors who are passionate about their craft.  Their  focus is terroir-influenced, handcrafted wines, and the people behind them.

 

This is what Top Drop “believes”

 

TDM and Kurtis

 

– They believe in the importance in farming one’s own fruit and/or being constantly engaged with grape-growers to ensure sustainability and a high   standard of viticultural practices.

-They  believe in wines that reflect their vintage, and wines that aren’t suffocated by vinicultural trickery.

-They believe in winemaking decisions that are made by a winemaker, and not by a board of directors or marketing team.

– They believe in those who take chances.

-They believe these kinds of wines, honest wines of integrity, need a time and place to have their story told.

– They also believe craft beer, cider, along with authentic and sustainable produce, dairy, meat and seafood are part of the same                conversation, which is why they’re proud to showcase some of our best in those areas.

 

We stopped at four seminars:

 

Stranger Things –  (Wildebeest)  Wineries that have stuck their necks out to share something unique with the World. Some of the strangest wines of Top Drop 2017.

 Herdade do Esporão – Alentejo, Portugal  (Pedro Vieira)

Vina Falerina – Elqui Valley Chile   (Paulo Flessati.  Winery Family)

Fattoria Colmone Della Marca  Marche Italy  (Giovanni Meschine. Owner)

Masseria Li Veli – Puglia, Italy  (Giuseppe Gullo, Manager)

 All About Bubble – (Chambar)

Okanagan Crush Pad –  Summerland  ( Christine Coletta co-owner)

Organics and Biodynamics (L’Abbitoir)

(The Brothers Pender)

Tawse Winery – Niagara Escarpment  ( Paul Pender, Winemaker)

Little Farm Winery – Similkameen Valley, BC  ( Rhys Pender MW, Co-Owner/Winegrower)

Of Grape and Site (Cin Cin)

What did the winemaker see in the site, the blend, or the clone that compelled them to make at least two different expressions of the same grape

Shane Taylor – Sommelier of the Year (Cin Cin)

ShaneTaylor Cin Cin

Synchromesh Wines – Okanagan Falls, BC.  ( Alan Dickinson, Owner/Winemaker/Farmer)

Bachelder – Burgundy/Oregon/Ontario  (Thomas Bachelder, Winemaker)

Thomas Bachelder – Top Drop

Cambria Estate Vineyard and Winery – Santa Maria Valley, California  (Denise Shurtleff, Winemaker)

Many thanks to Kurtis Kolt for the support and congratulations for 4 years of spectacular growth!!  Top Drop Vancouver,
proudly supporting the B.C. Hospitality Foundation.

(NEXT TOP DROP MAY 17TH 2018)

www.topdropvancouver.com

 

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BBQ  – Do’s and Don’ts

Park Heffelfinger and George Siu  Co-owners of Memphis Blues BBQ.

 

George Siu and Park-Heffelfinger

These guys are not just in the BBQ business..they live it and  breath it.

They talk smoke like some talk wine.

And speaking of wine..their drink menu includes some of the best pairing wines, a great list of bourbons, beer  and whiskey.

Park and George make BBQ fun!!  The boys walk and talk us through the do’s and don’ts of Q.  It’s a Master Class in smoke!!

Multiple locations in BC and Alberta.

January 1999 George Siu and Park Heffelfinger  had a stopover in Memphis while flying from New Orleans. Lunch was a Pulled Pork Sandwich, and it was love at first bite.

Since then, they have attended the World Barbecue Championships in Memphis where they conducted extensive research. They were able to reproduce the recipes at home, and decided to bring Authentic Southern barbeque to Canada.

http://www.memphisbluesbbq.com/

 

 

STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON:

Victoria Wine Festival

Planeta and Boutinot pour in Vancouver

A Mark Anthony Tasting featuring

Penfolds  (Oz)

Mission Hill (BC)

Adelsheim (Oregon)

Brotte Domaine Barville  (France)

Brumont Chateau Montus (France)

Gunderloch Fritz’ Riesling (Germany)

Henkell  (Germany)

Kamloops Wine Trail

Barone Ricasoli.  The  oldest winery in Italy and second oldest in the World
and where the recipe for Chianti Classico was developed. The history of
Italian wine in a bottle

 

 

Mulligan Stew September 23rd 2017- Bruce Cockburn special – with Colin Linden

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Met up with Bruce and Colin at the Vancouver Island music festival this summer in Courtney Comox.
They had just finished recording Bruce’s 33rd album Bone on Bone.
Produced by Colin Linden, Cockburn’s longtime collaborator, the album is built around the musicianship of Cockburn on guitar/vocals and the core accompaniment of bassist John Dymond and drummer Gary Craig. (Same guys who back Blackie and the Roadie Kings and all three members separately. Plus many others.)
 
I couldn’t wait to ask Colin this question “Am I crazy or is this the best thing you’ve heard out of him in years?”
“Am I crazy or is this the best thing you’ve heard out of him in years?”
“it may be the best record”, says Colin.
Colin has produced 9 of the last 10 Cockburn albums.. almost 26 years together.  He knows his music.

“If he had released just the demos, with just him, it would have been his best ever”

Think about that.  Bruce Cockburn is a 12 time Juno winner. Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee. Songwriting Hall of Fame Inductee.
He turned away from traditional Christianity in the mid-70’s but finds his own spirituality in his recent home in  San Francisco..in a 200 person church in the neighbourhood. He likes the music and choir so much he invites them into the studio to share the songs he’s written.
Songs by-the-way that he thought would never come after 3 years of writing his book Rumours of Glory.
But come they did..starting with a song that’s going to become one of his finest ever 3 Al Purdy’s,  a brilliant, six-minute epic that pays tribute to Al Purdy’s poetry.
As sung/spoken by a “street person” with a long coat flapping in the wind.
“I’ll give you 3 Al Purdy’s for a 20 dollar bill”
Did I mention that the songs rock?  Well, not exactly rock but groove and move.
Jesus Train
Café Society
Stab at Matter
12 Gates to the City  “ I wrote the last two verses so – I gave myself permission to speak for God, in this case.
Colin Linden and I agree that Forty years in the Wilderness ranks with Cockburn’s best ever song. As good as anything he’s written.

In our interview Bruce says “I believe in the Divine, something at the Centre of the Universe”

photo-KevinOReilly


Two other songs should be noted. The environmental warning “False River” came about at the invitation of Yvonne Bloomer, the poet laureate of Victoria, British Columbia. Bloomer was seeking a poem about the controversial Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline. “Pipelines have their own perils that we’re all aware of,” says Cockburn, “so I started writing what was meant to be a spoken-word piece with a rhythm to it. But it evolved very quickly into a song.”
“States I’m In,” which opens the album, conjures up feelings of mystery and dread. He adds: “Maybe it’s also a play on words about me living in the States.”
Speaking of the last 9 years he’s spent living in the USA..if you listen..you can find references to the politics, crime and headlines of the day.  It’s all there.
And wait until you hear his comments about Donald Trump..
Bone on Bone is an album so good – his co-write with Bonnie Raitt didn’t make the cut.
In our hour you’ll hear 7 songs from Bone on Bone and two singular Canadian voices..Bruce Cockburn and Colin Linden.
 
We are blessed to have them in our lives.
Enjoy!!
-TDM

TOUR DATES:

Jan 23 Calgary Jack Singer
Jan 24 Edmonton Winspear Centre
Jan 27 Vancouver Centre For the Arts

Bruce Cockburn Bone on Bone

Few recording artists are as creative and prolific as Bruce Cockburn. Since his self-titled debut in 1970, the Canadian singer-songwriter has issued a steady stream of acclaimed albums every couple of years. But that output suddenly ran dry in 2011 following the release of Small Source of Comfort. There were good reasons for the drought. For one thing, Cockburn became a father again with the birth of his daughter Iona. Then there was the publication of his 2014 memoir Rumours of Glory.
“I didn’t write any songs until after the book was published because all my creative energy had gone into three years of writing it,” Cockburn explains, from his home in San Francisco. “There was simply nothing left to write songs with. As soon as the book was put to bed, I started asking myself whether I was ever going to be a songwriter again.”
Such doubt was new to the man who’s rarely been at a loss for words as he’s distilled political views, spiritual revelations and personal experiences into some of popular music’s most compelling songs. What spurred Cockburn back into songwriting was an invitation to contribute a song to a documentary film about the late, seminal Canadian poet Al Purdy and he was off to the races.
Bone On Bone, Cockburn’s 33rd album, arrives with 11 new songs, including “3 Al Purdys,” a brilliant, six-minute epic that pays tribute to Purdy’s poetry. Cockburn explains its genesis: “I went out and got Purdy’s collected works, which is an incredible book. Then I had this vision of a homeless guy who is obsessed with Purdy’s poetry, and he’s ranting it on the street. The song is written in the voice of that character. a brilliant, six-minute epic that pays tribute to Purdy’s poetry.
Cockburn’s rugged fingerpicking style on the Dobro perfectly matches Purdy’s plainspoken words and the grizzled voice of his street character. A similar guitar style can be heard on two of the next songs Cockburn wrote, the gospel-like “Jesus Train,” and “Café Society,” a bluesy number about people who gather at his local coffee shop to sip their java and talk about the state of the world.
There’s a prevalent urgency and anxious tone to much of the album, which Cockburn attributes to living in America during the Trump era. But, more than anything, Bone on Bone amounts to the deepest expression of Cockburn’s spiritual concerns to date. The 12-time Juno winner and Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee turned away from traditional Christianity in the mid-1970s toward a quest for the more all-inclusive mysticism he documents in his memoir. And it’s that kind of spirituality that figures prominently in “Jesus Train” and “Twelve Gates to the City.” In “Looking and Waiting,” Cockburn sings of “scanning the skies for a beacon” from the divine.
“It’s a song of faith and frustration,” says Cockburn of the latter. “…Tired of looking in from the outside. My MO has always been to be aware of the divine…that dimension…always dealing with being stuck in a kind of observer’s position with respect to all that. I know it’s there. I don’t really see as faith so much as knowledge. Others may have different ideas about those things, but for me, I don’t have to struggle to believe in God, or the notion that God cares what happens to me. But I do have to struggle with being in a conscious, intentional relationship. That underlies a lot of these songs.” 
“Forty Years in the Wilderness” ranks alongside “Pacing the Cage” or “All the Diamonds” as one of Cockburn’s most starkly beautiful folk songs. “There have been so many times in my life when an invitation has come from somewhere…the cosmos…the divine…to step out of the familiar into something new. I’ve found it’s best to listen for, and follow these promptings. The song is really about that. You can stay with what you know or you can pack your bag and go where you’re called, even if it seems weird…even if you can’t see why or where you’ll end up.”
“Forty Years in the Wilderness” is one of several songs that feature a number of singers from the church Cockburn frequents, for the sake of convenience referred to in the album credits as the San Francisco Lighthouse “Chorus.” “The music was one of the enticements that drew me to SF Lighthouse. As I found myself becoming one of the regulars there, and got to know the people, I felt that I really wanted all these great singers, who were now becoming friends, to be on the album. They were kind enough to say yes!” Among other songs, they contribute call-and-response vocals to the stirring “Stab at Matter.” Other guests on the album include singer-songwriters Ruby Amanfu, Mary Gauthier, and Brandon Robert Young, along with bassist Roberto Occhipinti, and Julie Wolf, who plays accordion on “3 Al Purdys” and sings with the folks from Lighthouse, together with LA songwriter Tamara Silvera. 
Produced by Colin Linden, Cockburn’s longtime collaborator, the album is built around the musicianship of Cockburn on guitar and the core accompaniment of bassist John Dymond and drummer Gary Craig. Also very much part of the sound is the accordion playing of Cockburn’s nephew John Aaron Cockburn and the solos of noted fluegelhorn player Ron Miles (check out his stunning work on the cascading “Mon Chemin,” for example). 
Two other songs should be noted. The environmental warning “False River” came about at the invitation of Yvonne Bloomer, the poet laureate of Victoria, British Columbia. Bloomer was seeking a poem about the controversial Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline. “Pipelines have their own perils that we’re all aware of,” says Cockburn, “so I started writing what was meant to be a spoken-word piece with a rhythm to it. But it evolved very quickly into a song.”
“States I’m In,” which opens the album, conjures up feelings of mystery and dread. “It’s literally a ‘dark night of the soul’ kind of song,” Cockburn explains, “as it starts with sunset and ends with dawn. It passes through the night. The song is about illusion and self-delusion, looking at the tricks you play on yourself.” He adds: “Maybe it’s also a play on words about me living in the States.”
Cockburn, who won the inaugural People’s Voice Award at the Folk Alliance International conference in February and will be inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in September, continues to find inspiration in the world around him and channel those ideas into songs. “My job is to try and trap the spirits of things in the scratches of pen on paper and the pulling of notes out of metal,” he once noted. More than forty years after embarking on his singer-songwriting career, Cockburn keeps kicking at the darkness so that it might bleed daylight.

PLAYLIST:

Mulligan Stew with TD Mulligan Sept 23 2017 www.mulliganstew.ca
cry baby (live) Janis Joplin Pearl (bonus tracks)
if you love somebody (live) Sting all this time
pulling back the reins (live) kdlang live by request
www.canadahouse.com Coming UP – Bruce Cockburn/Bone on Bone www.mulliganstew.ca
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes (live) Paul Simon Live in NYC
Mulligan Stew – Year 22 with Terry David Mulligan NEXT – Bruce Cockburn
Bruce Cockburn interview Bone on Bone Album out now
Jesus Train Bruce Cockburn Bone on Bone
Bruce Cockburn interview Bone on Bone
Stab at Matter Bruce Cockburn Bone on Bone
Bruce Cockburn interview Bone on Bone
Twelve Gates to the City Bruce Cockburn Bone on Bone
Bruce Cockburn interview Bone on Bone
3 Al Purdys Bruce Cockburn Bone on Bone
mulligan Stew – with tdmulligan NEXT – Colin Linden on Bruce Cockburn www.mulliganstew.ca
Colin Linden Interview Colin Produced 9 of last 10 BC albums
False River Bruce Cockburn Bone on Bone
Bruce Cockburn interview Bone on Bone
40 years in the wilderness Bruce Cockburn Bone on Bone
Bruce Cockburn interview Bone on Bone
Cafe Society Bruce Cockburn Bone on Bone
Great balls of fire (live) Jerry Lee Lewis Live
Mulligan Stew on a Saturday Night TD Mulligan www.mulliganstew.ca
Midnight Rambler (live) The rolling stones Get yer ya ya’s out
Drifting Blues Fleetwood Mac The ORIGINAL Fleetwood Mac
Hey Joe Jimi Hendrix Smash Hits
Mulligan Stew www.coyotesbanff.com
Living in the USA (live) Steve Miller band Ultimate Hits
TD Mulligan NEXT WEEK – Alan Doyle and Bob Rock
ahead by a century The Tragically Hip Yer Favourites