July 27th, 2024- August is Wine Festival Month in the Cowichan Valley
There’s a buzz going on about the Wineries of the Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island. It started when Unsworth Winery was purchased by key members of the Jackson Family (Kendall Jackson, Napa). Then months later it was revealed that the same family members had purchased Blue Grouse, just down the road. So… A California wine family...
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Mulligan Stew July 27th 2024- Remembering a Son and Musical Thank You for Firefighting Teams
The first hour of Saturday’s Stew has a donor Father who lost his son. Bo’s birthday would have been Sunday the 28th. (Born 1992) The entire family seemed to move to the words and rhythm of music from Day One. Bo took great joy in going to live concerts. All were fans of CKUA and...
EP 312 | The last two folk fest interviews. Terry Wickham (Edmonton) Jenna Klein Waller (Canmore)
The last two festival directors join us on The Summer Stew – Terry Wickham – Edmonton Aug 8-11 Many years now the musical leader at Edmonton Folk Festival. As you know, he’s a natural storyteller and this year he’s telling stories of the growing indigenous component of the festival. Also how it all started to grow within...
July 20th 2024- Kathy Malone Hillside Winemaker – Naramata Bench & a walkaround 3rd Langford Beer Fest.
Kathy Malone Hillside Winemaker – Naramata Bench and a walk around 3rd annual Langford Beer Festival. THE SHOW Two of BC’s wine originals. Hillside Estate Winery. The third winery built and planted on the Naramata Bench. Our guest – Kathy Malone, The Chief Winemaker since 2008. Kathy bring three outstanding wines : Chef’s...
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Mulligan Stew July 20th 2024- Summer Stews – Guests are Artistic Directors Terry Wickham (EFMF) and Jenna Klein Waller (Canmore)
The last two festival directors join us on The Summer Stew – Terry Wickham – Edmonton Aug 8-11 Many years later the musical leader at Edmonton Folk Festival. As you know, he’s a natural storyteller and this year he’s telling stories of the growing indigenous component of the festival. Also how it all started to grow within...
EP 311 | Artistic directors Kerry Clark from the Calgary Folk Fest and Fiona Black from the Vancouver Folk Fest.
It’s festival season. Full ON. Everywhere you go someone is kicking off a festival. We’re concentrating on the music festivals of Western Canada. I couldn’t do them all… Vancouver Island and Winnipeg festivals have started This weekend our guests are – artistic directors Kerry Clark from the Calgary Folk Fest and Fiona Black from the...
Mulligan Stew July 13th 2024- The Summer Stews. July 13. (Vancouver & Calgary Fests)
In addition to the 2 hours of music included below, The Stew will also add this week’s festival updates. Guests are Fiona Black. Vancouver Folk Festival July 19-21 and Kerry Clark. Calgary Folk Festival July 25-28 Both with fantastic artist line-ups and both talking artists to watch for and listen to. Two donor hours. The...
July 13th, 2024 Tasting with Tightrope (Naramata) & Bonterra Organic (Mendocino)
2024 Releases – Tightrope (Naramata) and Bonterra Organic (Mendocino) THE SHOW Lyndsay O’Rourke – Winemaker at Tightrope Winery (Naramata Bench) (Lyndsay and Graeme O’Rourke) Tightrope Winery is a small, family-run, sustainable winery on the Naramata Bench. A true Labour of love for owners Graham (viticulturist) and Lyndsay O’Rourke (winemaker). Their vineyards on...
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EP 310 | Mulligan Stew Summer Music Festivals in Canadian West
It all started as a single interview about the Edmonton Folk Festival. We seemed to be talking about the “other“ festivals and could they survive the Covid years. That conversation turned into the first group interview with the artistic directors of Calgary, Winnipeg, Canmore and Vancouver Folk Festivals. It was fun and informative, so I’m hoping ...
July 6th, 2024- 2 Wine Stories –From Garnet Valley, Solvero & Garnet Valley Ranch. Also from Bottleneck Drive, Dirty Laundry & Pamplemousse Jus.
Two Wine Stories –New wineries in Garnet Valley, Solvero & Garnet Valley Ranch Plus Two from Bottleneck Drive, Dirty Laundry and Pamplemousse Jus. As much as I like to follow the wines we all share, I’m equally driven by the people who make them. The battles they wage against weather and man! Best...
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