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We meet  Blue Moon Marquee – Al Cardinal and Jasmine Colette – on the stage at the Osbourne Bay Pub in Crofton, Vancouver Island.

That stage was the first place they met and then played together many times as Blue Moon Marquee.

They’ve come a long way since that stage.

Juno Winners, sweeping the  2023 Maple Blues Awards and still winning awards,  including this week.

After a decade of stages and touring comes the 5^th album New Orleans Sessions. Recorded in New Orleans in two days – Four hours each day. One track Trickster Coyote was a first take. Recorded with some of the very best New Orleans players.

Lots of stories and new music. Also news of the next two projects they intend to present.

They start their next tour October 26^th at Festival Place, Sherwood Park.  October dates in Lloydminster, Daysland and Athabaska. – and April 5 at the Arden

(complete interview on Mulligan Stew Podcast)

We start the Mulligan Stew Podcast  Stew  remembering the man  and celebrating the life and music of the late Kris Kristofferson.

From the Mulligan Stew archives we replay the Kris Kristofferson interview we did  2006 backstage at Calgary Folk Festival.

Answering media questions, including my own:

Kris talks about Johnny Cash, Willie and his sons, Hank Williams, movies, performing solo, the Nashville Underground,  songwriters these days John Prine, Todd Snider, Shooter Jennings, and how nervous he gets singing for 12,000 people.

Message from Margo Price:

I’m lighting a candle for Kris Kristofferson and remembering every song he ever wrote. I’m thinking about of how lucky I was to come into his orbit if even for a short time, because he was, without a doubt, one of the best songwriters to ever walk the face of the earth. Kris was, like the words of his song; ‘The Pilgrim, Chapter 33,’ a poet, a picker, a prophet, a pusher, a pilgrim and a preacher and a problem when he was stoned. He was also a song crafter, a storyteller, a movie star, a soldier, a helicopter pilot, an activist, a Rhodes Scholar, a Renaissance man, a father, a family man, a veteran and a true blue American hero. 

Bob Dylan once said, “Kristofferson came into Nashville like a wildcat that he was and just changed everything. You can look at Nashville pre-Kris and post-Kris.” Kris was politically charged, often outspoken and sometimes misunderstood.

Please enjoy…honoured to bring you both artists!!

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I’ve been waiting for new music from Winnipeg’s Madeleine Roger for four years.

That’s how long it’s been since I discovered her voice, playing and gifted songwriting.

Maddy took a solo career detour through the stellar chops of The Fretless.

They needed an exceptional vocalist who understood and was comfortable with, classical music.

Madeleine needed a different “band” to shine with. Perfect!

So here we are in early September and both artists are releasing new albums.

Madeleine has just released NERVE a new album filled with tales of lost love and found freedoms.

Produced by Josh Kaufman (Anais Mitchell, Bonnie Light Horseman)  Recorded in four days. They threw away the headphones and sat 8 feet apart..making music .

There are actually four extra songs waiting to be released.

I am here to state – in my opinion –   an exceptional new star has risen – her name is Madeleine Roger.

Enjoy the complete interview and the music included.

www.madeleineroger.com