Good Rockin Wine of the Week Oct 24th
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October 25th, 2014 – Chef Michael Smith
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The WineDiva reviews the big winners from this years Intervin International Wine Awards. Then the biggest winner of them all John Skinner from Painted Rock – The International Winery of the Year.
Chef Michael Smith..and his 8th cookbook Family Meals.
Ian Hemphill’s massive 800 page Herb and Spice Bible is the direct result of growing up with parents in the business and being hooked by age 6.
Thomas Perrin is the 5th generation of the very famous French winemaking family.
He also helped create Brad and Angelina’s Chateau Miravel Rose.
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The SHOW
2014 InterVin International Wine Awards
Daenna van Mulligen/The Wine Diva was once again honoured to be one of the judges at the 2014 InterVin International Wine Awards held in Niagara.
They judged close to 1350 wines from 16 countries. and the winner was from BC. John Skinner and Painted Rock
They submitted their 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon, 2010 Red Icon and 2011 . They all earned gold medals. Their 2010 Syrah and 2011 Red Icon were awarded silver medals, and honours went to their 2012 Chardonnay.
In any game that’s called “bringing the goods”..
So, we begin today’s show with Daenna’s reaction to the competition and some standout wines and then John joins us with his reaction to the breakthrough award.
www.winediva.ca
www.paintedrock.ca
Painted Rock Winery
www.intervin.ca
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Chef Michael Smith – new book Family Meals
Family Meals
Family Meals
Chef Michael Smith
Chef Michael Smith, one of Canada’s best-known chefs is a passionate advocate for simple, sustainable home cooking and an inspiration for families creating their own healthy food lifestyle. He’s the host of Chef Michaels Kitchen, Chef Abroad and Chef at Home seen on Food Network Canada, Global and in more than 100 other countries. He’s a judge on Chopped Canada and traveled the world for his innovative new web series Lentil Hunter.
Michael is Prince Edward Island’s food ambassador; Canada’s best selling cookbook author, teacher, professional chef and home cook. He led the team of Sodexo chefs that cooked for the worlds Olympians in the Whistler Athletes Village in 2010. His eighth cookbook, Family Meals, hit the bestseller list this summer. His food media production company is breaking new ground online and his Twitter feed is Canada’s top choice for foodie fun.
Michael and I talk about the two words in the title of his latest book. We talk Family and we talk Meals.
And Gin. We talk a little Gin.
We welcome back to the “other” Coast Michael Smith http://chefmichaelsmith.com/
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Ian Hemphill. New book The Spice and Herb Bible.
The Spice and Herb Bible. Third Edition
Ian Hemphill, a well-respected herb and spice expert from Sydney, Australia, just launched The Spice and Herb Bible, Third Edition. His shop in Sydney, Herbie’s Spices, boasts the largest selection of herbs and spices for sale and export in the Southern Hemisphere.
The third edition features six new spice entries, bringing the total number of entries up to 97; 102 new recipes; 33 new curry spice blends and 17 new spice blends, as well as the fascinating section “Travels in the Spice Trade,” which includes Ian’s personal anecdotes and travel stories. The new information truly makes this the definitive resource on spices, and you’ll actually feel like you’ve joined Ian on his world adventures!
He really gives you, the reader, “the inside story,” based on his learning and experiences in this ancient and stimulating industry.
This is Ian’s first visit to Canada. Hello Herbie!!!
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Famille Perrin
Thomas Perrin
and we meet Thomas Perrin… The famous French iconic family winery on this show is Famille Perrin. Represented by the 5th generation Thomas Perrin
It is no coincidence Famille Perrin is the leading organic wine grower of the Southern Rhône Valley where they occupy the region’s best terroirs. Their values have given them a worldwide reputation for excellence: absolute respect for the soil, a commitment to manual methods and a deep belief that organic viticulture is the only way to express the true essence of the terroir. Moreover the combination of talents within the family ensures the continuation of their unique expertise. Nature and tradition are key to the Famille Perrin way and this approach has continued seamlessly over five generations.
In 1321, under the reign of Pope John XXII, four barrels were brought from the papal cellar in Avignon to be filled with wine in Châteauneuf. Subsequently, the Popes increased their vineyard holdings in the region and the papal wine gained in fame.
The Beaucastel family were living in Courthezon by the middle of the sixteenth century.
In 1549 “Noble Pierre de Beaucastel” bought “a barn with its plot of land extending to 52 saumées at Coudoulet”.
The Family Perrin.
In 1909 Pierre Tramier bought the property and Beaucastel then passed to his son-in-law, Pierre Perrin, a scientist who considerably increased the vineyard holding. His efforts were continued by Jacques Perrin until 1978…
Today the torch is carried by Jean Pierre and François, sons of Jacques. But Marc, Pierre, Thomas and Matthieu, who represent the fifth generation, are ready to pursue this fabulous family history.
Pouring for us today – in Vancouver – Thomas Perrin.
He brings with him the back story of this label and the family.
Thomas was part of the Perrin team that was personally chosen to create Chateau Miravel Rose for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.
Miraval – The house and Vineyard
It was a world wide success.
http://www.beaucastel.com
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STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON
- David Hawksworth Scholarship
- The NZ tour Wrap up…includes Felton Road, Carrick, 8 Ranges Wines
- And my Wines of NZ Hosts
Mulligan Stew Oct 18th
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THE CROOKED BROTHERS STREAMS LATEST ALBUM THANK YOU I’M SORRY
DEBUTS NEW VIDEO FOR “MEAN MEAN BABY”
CANADIAN TOUR DATES COMMENCE OCTOBER 3
Manitoba folk and blues trio The Crooked Brothers stream their upcoming album, Thank You, I’m Sorry, via Exclaim!, a week before its September 23release. Watch the intimate new video for “Mean Mean Baby”. Canadian tour dates begin in October at the BreakOut West Music Festival.
STREAM THANK YOU I’M SORRY VIA EXCLAIM!
WATCH THE VIDEO FOR “MEAN MEAN BABY” HERE
The Blues are more often than not a blue collar gig, which make it only fitting that the second single from The Crooked Brothers, “Mean Mean Baby” was written on the job. “I wrote the song while on the clock at this old job I had, making deliveries around town,” says Darwin Baker. “Harmonica in one hand and steering wheel in the other. I got the idea after reading an interview with Winnipeg Blues legend Big Dave MacLean, where he was talking about how with the blues you can write a love song, it’s just gotta have a crooked angle to it.” Shot inside the log cabin where the track was recorded, the new video for “Mean Mean Baby” captures the honesty and intimacy of the track.
Available to stream courtesy of Exclaim!, The Crooked Brothers’ upcoming album, Thank You I’m Sorry, is folk music full of left turns. No strangers to wide open spaces, the brothers captured their album in both Winnipeg’s Private Ear Studio, a downtown warehouse recording studio, and a handmade log home in the country. The resulting sound closely reflects their live dynamics. Practically a Crooked Family Variety Act their concerts see banjos, mandolins, guitars, and more taking turns being juggled from brother to brother. Matt Foster’s unforgettably strange voice, inhuman and gravelly deep. Baker’s deft handling of the harmonica. Jesse Matas’ stories and poems turned lyrics. Each having their own style and touch, the arrangements seem limitless, and there’s a refreshing sense that they will never write the same song twice.
Having performed to sold-out rooms at festivals such as Brighton’s Great Escape, and Switzerland’s Spring Bluegrass Festival Willisau, The Crooked Brother’s will take their banjos, beards, and harmonies on tour across Canada beginning in October. Their latest album, Thank You I’m Sorry, is set for release onSeptember 23.
CANADIAN TOUR DATES
October 3-4: BreakOut West – Winnipeg, MB
October 9: Black Shire Pub – London, ON
October 10: The Casbah – Hamilton, ON
October 13: The Red Garnet – Peterborough, ON
October 14: The Dakota Tavern – Toronto, ON
October 16: Magnolia Cafe – Guelph, ON
October 16-19: Folk Music Ontario – Toronto, ON
October 24-25: Plan B – Moncton, NB
October 26: Trailside Cafe – Mount Stewart, PEI
October 28: L’Escogriffe – Montreal, QC
October 29: Irene’s – Ottawa, ON
October 30: The Townehouse – Sudbury, ON
October 31: Loplops – Sault Ste Marie, ON
November 13: Artful Dodger – Regina, SK
November 14: Mario’s Pub – Medicine Hat
November 15: The Slice – Lethbridge, AB
November 16: Ironwood Stage & Grill – Calgary, AB
November 20: The Schoolhouse – Ymir, BC
November 21: Hume Hotel – Nelson, BC
November 22: Lorenzo’s – Enderby, BC
November 27: Duncan Garage Showroom – Duncan, BC
November 28: Upstairs Lounge @ Oak Bay Rec Centre – Victoria, BC
December 2: Minstrel Cafe – Kelowna, BC
December 5: Artery – Edmonton, AB
December 6: The Root – Lloydminster, AB
December 7: Bassment – Saskatoon, SK
December 12: West End Cultural Centre – Winnipeg, MB
THE CROOKED BROTHERS ONLINE
WEB: http://www.crookedbrothers.com/
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/CrookedBrothers
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/theCrookedBrothers
Slow Leaves is the recording name of Winnipeg’s Grant Davidson. He has garnered a reputation as much for his honest lyrics and stirring voice as his intimate stage performances and confessional story- telling. His country-tinged folk music is deeply rooted in the genuine and honest, rich in melody and sung from the heart of downtown.
“His lyrics are not only sincere, but intelligent and poetic, his melodies are immediately moving, and his voice is effortlessly timeless.” – Rusty Matyas, Producer, Beauty Is So Common
“Grant Davidson is a deft songwriter whose craft is refined and delivery is humble, grounded and elegant. Like a modern JJ Cale, his music is of a quality which draws you back in and doesn’t wear out.” – Stephen Carroll (Manager of The Weakerthans, Imaginary Cities, Paper Lions)
For his most recent project, Beauty Is So Common (Sept. 2014), Davidson, impressed by the production choices on Imaginary Cities’ debut album, sent a letter to producer Rusty Matyas. When they met as near strangers in a downtown Winnipeg jam space, the potential of their collaboration was instantly obvious. With Davidson’s songwriting, rooted deep in folk and Americana and Matyas’ keen sense of pop harmony and arrangement, they stumbled on that subtle and elusive quality that anchors all great recordings: the capture of a special moment in time.
“Davidson’s songs are sweet and simple and will no doubt find their home on many playlists this winter” – !earshot
“(Davidson) has steadily matured over three earlier albums, and delivers a three-track gem in Second Chances. The sessions produced material for a full-length release and we can hardly wait.” New Canadian Music
“Grant Davidson and Rusty Matyas show they’re a match made in heaven with three powerful roots rock songs.” – Adobe and Teardrops
Davidson cut his teeth in coffeehouses before releasing two full-length albums under his own name. The first, a hard-luck roots record Tired Limbs for Ashes(2009) drew heavily from the sounds of 70s Nashville. His next release, 2011’sDust and Violets, saw Davidson expanding on the “roots” format, writing songs of a more personal lyrical nature. The album showcases a beautifully understated production that focuses the listener on the honesty and emotional power of Davidson’s words.
2014′s Beauty Is So Common is full of warmth, rich in melody, and backed by an abundant production that never overwhelms the skillfully crafted folk songs. As Slow Leaves, Davidson continues to spare nothing in creating vivid images and heartfelt connections: the culmination of where he’s been and where he’s going.
“Slow Leaves proves that when great vocals and melodies combine with perhaps even greater songwriting, sonic magic is inevitable” – Caught in the Carousel
“This EP is a great surprise, a beautiful gem” Michael Doherty’s Music Log
“‘Second Chances’ is a gentle yet completely engaging listen.” – Pennyblackmusic
“Grant Davidson spreads his wings with new EP” – CBC Manitoba Scene
PLAYLIST:
| Breakdown Dead Ahead | Boz Scaggs | Anthology |
| September Fields | Frazey Ford | Indian Ocean |
| Georgia Warhorse | JJ Grey and Mofro | Georgia Warhorse |
| 50 ways to leave your lover | Paul Simon | The Paul Simon Collection |
| TDM yer Host on the Coast | www.mulliganstew.ca | playlist on website |
| The Weight | Joan Osborne | How Sweet It Is |
| Break | playlist www.mulliganstew.ca | Coming UP Crooked Brothers |
| Host TDMulligan | ||
| Oh Katy | Bobby Bazini | Better in Time |
| Take me Back | Randy Newman | Trouble in paradise |
| The Crooked Brothers Matt Foster | Interview | |
| Pass you by | Crooked Brothers – Winnipeg feature band | Thank you I’m Sorry |
| New York is Killing Me | Gil Scott Heron | We’re new here |
| Crooked Brothers Interview | Matt Foster | Winnipeg Feature Band |
| Lightening in my Chest | The Crooked Bros | Thanks you I’m sorry |
| Break | playlist www.mulliganstew.ca | Coming UP Slow Leaves |
| Testify | Alan Doyle with Colin James | Boy on Bridge |
| Nothing to Remember | Neko Case | Hunger Games.Songs for Dist 12 & Beyond |
| Slow Leaves Interview | Grant Davidson | beauty is so common |
| everybody wants to be in love | slow leaves | beauty is so common |
| Slow Leaves Interview | Grant Davidson | beauty is so common |
| life of a better man | slow leaves | beauty is so common |
| Slow Leaves Interview | Leonard Cohen | Popular problems |
| part of me | tedeschi trucks band | made up mind |
| i just want to make love to you (live) | Van Morrison | It’s too late to stop Now |
| young Americans | David Bowie | Best of 74/79 |
| Further on down the road | Taj Mahal/Jack Johnson | Best of Kokua Festival |
| Host TDMulligan | ||
| Keep me in our heart for awhile | Madeleine Peyroux | The Best of |
October 18th, 2014 – Game and Wild Mushroom Festival!
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Fall Wines from The Wine Diva.
Jim and Devin Cuddy on his wine cellar and Devin’s midnight raids.
Vancouver’s 9th Annual Game and Wild Mushroom Festival with Andrey Durbach and Chris Stewart
Val Tait from Bench1775 – the Naramata Winemaker you should know about.
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THE SHOW
NOTE: Our transmitting station in Vancouver TSN1410 had “technical” problems last week and this show did not air. We felt that the Thanksgiving Wines the Diva suggested were also wonderful Fall wines..so here’s Her Highness with all you need to transistion to Fall
Daenna van Mulligen The Wine Diva has a thing about wines and destination occasions.
Ask her about Easter wines..she’s got a list.
Christmas – Yup. She’s got a list.
Canada Day – There’s a big list.
So Thanksgiving/Fall is a natural for Daenna.
White or Reds, she recommending wines that are bigger than your summer sippers..wines that get you through to the heavy Winter months.
Here’s your list. What you do with it is up to you. Good Luck. www.winediva.ca
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Valli Tait
There was a fire sale of wineries on the Naramata Bench a couple of years ago.
They were all owned at one time by Lang Vineyards.
One was called Soaring Eagle with a hand carved sign you couldn’t miss.
The Viticulturalist who helped plan the vineyard was Val Tait.
4 years later, she’s now the General Manager, Winemaker and Viticulturalist.
Canadian wine reviewers have taken notice of her unique blends which is why we’ll talk about
- Bench1775 Chill (white blend)
- Bench1775 Glow (rose)
- Bench1775 Groove (red blend)
- And the new beauty
- Bench1775 2012 CabFranc/Merlot (50/50).
Keep an eye on Valli Tait. She’s a winner!!!
www.bench1775.com
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Chef Andrey Durbach and Business Partner Chris Stewart/9th Game and Wild Mushroom Festival
Chef Andrey Durbach and Chris Stewart
Now in its ninth year, the Game and Wild Mushroom Festival takes place October 15 to November 2 with three or four course prix fixe menus at La Buca and Pied a Terre, and daily chalkboard specials at Sardine Can and The Abbey.
Sardines!
Chef Andrey Durbach celebrates fall with special menus at all four restaurants featuring wild, local mushrooms, deliciously rich game meats, and other speciality foods.
“This is my favourite season to cook,” Durbach says. “It’s the best time of the year for mushrooms and it’s also traditionally hunting season. It’s a time of year we turn our attention to foods that are deeply satisfying.”
The fest is a chance to taste the rich, earthy flavours of freshly picked in-season mushrooms—including chanterelle, matsutake, porcini, and black trumpet—and rarely featured game such as red deer, wild boar, and elk.
For the first time, the newly opened The Abbey joins La Buca, Pied a Terre, and Sardine Can in the annual foragers’ and food lovers’ extravaganza, with each restaurant offering unique menu items and wines to accompany them.
It takes special wines to pair with these Fall flavours..Chef’s business partner Chris Stewart has fabulous wines to bring to the table..they’re earthy, beautifully textured and very memorable.
We met at The Sardine Can. 26 Powell St Gastown.
www.thesardinecan.ca
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Jim and Devin Cuddy
Jim Cuddy
We met at the Clayoquot Wilderness Resort this Summer.
Yes we talked about music – a lot.
Jim’s 25 year run with Blue Rodeo and his wonderful solo career.
And Devin talked about his new album Kitchen Knife.
Devin Cuddy
BUT..what we really talked about was Jim’s fabulous wine cellar and even though he wanted his children to grow up knowing about good wine, he also wanted to keep the good stuff for himself.
You know, as a “caretaker” so to speak.
Love this chat..enjoy the Fall
www.devincuddy.com
www.jimcuddy.com
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STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON
Ian Hemphill – The Spice and Herb Bible
John Skinner – Painted Rock Winery of the Year
David Hawksworth Scholarship!!
Chef Michael Smith – Family Meals The Book
Thomas Perrin – 6 generations of French Family Winemaking.
Mulligan Stew Oct 11th-Jay Ferguson Interview
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We’re going to pay attention to the 10th anniversary celebration for Ray Charles Grammy Winning release
Genius Loves Company. It was Ray’s last recording
The 2004 release won 8 Grammy Awards including Album of the Year and Record of the Year.
We’ll play Ray and his friends
Pancho Sanchez
Norah Jones
Van Morrison
The Re-Release and All the goodies will be rolled out shortly..DVD’s Movies, Vinyl edition and a 2 disc deluxe edition.
But we’ll just keep the original release in our sights. The Music is that good.
Our Special on air guest this week is Jay Ferguson from SLOAN. They’ve just released Commonwealth.
Its built like a double vinyl release.
Each member gets a side to work with.
Jay’s is called Diamond.
They’re appearing at The Commonwealth in Calgary Wednesday Oct 15th and The Dinwoodie Lounge in Edmonton Thursday Oct 16th
One other last minute guest Shawn Hall , the Harpoonist of The Harpoonist and The Axe Murderer.
They’re playing Saturday night with CKUA at the Up and Downtown Music Festival.
Sunday night at The Artery
Talking about their Edmonton dates this weekend, including their CKUA appearance.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING ALL.
PLAYLIST:
| Mary Ann | Ray Charles | Genius Loves Company – 10th Ann |
| Take it easy | Jackson Browne. David Lindley En Vivo Con Tino | Love is Strange |
| The Obvious Child | Paul Simon | Live in NY |
| Don’t make them like they used to | The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer | A Real Fine Mess |
| Host | Happy Thanksgiving Weekend | mulliganstew.ca |
| I shall be released | Eddie Vedder. Jack Johnson | Best of Kokua Fest |
| She’s so fine | Duke Robillard | Calling All Blues |
| Break | playlist mulliganstew.ca | Coming UP Sloan |
| Host TD Mulligan | welcome to The Thanksgiving Stew | |
| Here we go again | Ray Charles and Norah Jones | Genius Loves Company – 10th Ann |
| I put a spell on you | Jeff Beck and Joss Stone` | single |
| I put a spell on you | Annie Lennox | single |
| I put a spell on you | Van Morrison and Them | Them |
| Just one Kiss | The Devin Cuddy Band | Kitchen Knife |
| Save me | Aretha Franklin | I never loved a man |
| Host | Sloan coming up | |
| Crazy Love | Ray Charles and Van Morrison | Genius Loves Company – 10th Ann |
| R&R Talent show | Son of Dave | Shake a Bone |
| Break | This is Mulligan Stew | Fall Fundraiser coming Up. So’s Sloan |
| Host | TDM | |
| The Theme from Shaft | Isaac hayes | Shaft Soundtrack |
| Tempted | Squeeze | The Paul Carrick Collection |
| Jay Ferguson Interview | about Sloans New LP Commonwealth | |
| We’ve come this far | Sloan | commonwealth |
| Jay Ferguson Interview | sloan | `commonwealth |
| Cleopatra | sloan | commonwealth |
| Jay Ferguson Interview | sloan | commonwealth |
| So Far So Good | Sloan | Commonwealth |
| Needle in a Haystack | The Velvelletes | Hitsville |
| Break | Coming UP. The Harp & Axe | Playlist www.mulliganstew.ca |
| You cant always get what you want | The Rolling Stones | Flashpoint live |
| The Neighbourhood | Los Lobos | Just another band from East LA |
| Shawn Hall Interview | From The harpoonist and the axe murderer | Coming to Edmonton |
| Feel me Now | The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer | A Real Fine Mess |
| Mama’s in the Backseat | The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer | A Real Fine Mess |
| host | Happy Thanksgiving Weekend | |
| Angola Bound | Aaron Neville | Warm your Heart |
| Superfly | Curtis Mayfield | Buddah Box |
October 11th, 2014 – Chef Michael Smith / Family Meals
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Thanksgiving Wines from The Wine Diva.
Jim and Devin Cuddy on his wine cellar and Devin’s midnight raids.
Chef Michael Smith and his new cookbook Family Meals
Valli Tait from Bench1775 – the Naramata Winemaker you should know about.
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THE SHOW
It’s Thanksgiving weekend in Canada.
Wine Diva
Daenna van Mulligen The Wine Diva has a thing about wines and destination occasions.
Ask her about Easter wines..she’s got a list.
Christmas – Yup. She’s got a list.
Canada Day – There’s a big list.
So Thanksgiving is a natural for Daenna.
White or Reds, she recommending wines that are bigger than your summer sippers..wines that get you through to the heavy Winter months.
Here’s your list. What you do with it is up to you. Good Luck. www.winediva.ca
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Valli Tait – Bench1775
Valli tait
There was a fire sale of wineries on the Naramata Bench a couple of years ago.
They were all owned at one time by Lang Vineyards.
One was called Soaring Eagle with a hand carved sign you couldn’t miss.
The Viticulturalist who helped plan the vineyard was Val Tait.
4 years later, she’s now the General Manager, Winemaker and Viticulturalist.
Canadian wine reviewers have taken notice of her unique blends which is why we’ll talk about
Bench1775 Chill (white blend)
Bench1775 Glow (rose)
Bench1775 Groove (red blend)
and the new beauty…
Bench1775 2012 CabFranc/Merlot (50/50).
bench-1775-winery
Keep an eye on Valli Tait. She’s a winner!!!
www.bench1775.com
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Chef Michael Smith
Chef Michael Smith, one of Canada’s best-known chefs is a passionate advocate for simple, sustainable home cooking and an inspiration for families creating their own healthy food lifestyle. He’s the host of Chef Michaels Kitchen, Chef Abroad and Chef at Home seen on Food Network Canada, Global and in more than 100 other countries. He’s a judge on Chopped Canada and traveled the world for his innovative new web series Lentil Hunter.
Michael is Prince Edward Island’s food ambassador; Canada’s best selling cookbook author, teacher, professional chef and home cook. He led the team of Sodexo chefs that cooked for the worlds Olympians in the Whistler Athletes Village in 2010. His eighth cookbook, Family Meals, hit the bestseller list this summer. His food media production company is breaking new ground online and his Twitter feed is Canada’s top choice for foodie fun.
Michael and I talk about the two words in the title of his latest book. We talk Family and we talk Meals.
And Gin.
We welcome back to the “other” Coast Michael Smith http://chefmichaelsmith.com/
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Jim and Devin Cuddy
We met at the Clayoquot Wilderness Resort this Summer. Yes …we talked about music – a lot.
Jim Cuddy
Jim’s 25 year run with Blue Rodeo and his wonderful solo career.
And Devin talked about his new album Kitchen Knife.
BUT..what we really talked about was Jim’s fabulous wine cellar and even though he wanted his children to grow up knowing about good wine, he also wanted to keep the good stuff for himself. You know, as a “caretaker” so to speak. Love this chat..enjoy and have a Happy Thanksgiving!!
Devin Cuddy
www.devincuddy.com
www.jimcuddy.com
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STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON:
Ian Hemphill – The Spice and Herb Bible
John Skinner – Painted Rock Winery of the Year
David Hawksworth Scholarship!!
Ziggy Marley Interview
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Listen HERE: Ziggy Marley Interview with TDM
For Ziggy Marley, his latest vehicle of expression the album Fly Rasta, represented a galactic sonic journey .
The trip began in early 2013 with a handwritten note by the six-time Grammy Award winner (with his most recent being the 2014 Best Reggae Album Grammy for Ziggy Marley In Concert). He sat in his home recording studio, took out a scrap of paper, and began to think about what would become his fifth solo studio album.
The concept was simple: make a record that was true to himself, and expanded the territories of the traditional reggae sound by exploring new musical spaces. He had brought strands of other genres into his previous albums, but now he was looking further into the musical universe, like the deep-space eye of the Hubble telescope.
Ziggy began work in Spring 2013 and enlisted producer Dave Cooley to join him on the adventure. Recording began shortly thereafter with the help of friends old and new, including The Melody Makers (sisters Cedella Marley and Sharon Marley, and singer Rica Newell); drummers Stephen Ferrone (Tom Petty), Brian MacLeod (Sheryl Crow), Rock Deadrick (Ben Harper) and Motown’s legendary James Gadson; guitarists Lyle Workman (Sara Bareilles), Takeshi Akimoto (Taj Mahal) and Ian “Beezy” Coleman (Burning Spear); bassists Dave Wilder (Norah Jones), Guy Erez (Karmina), Abraham Laboriel (Paul Simon) and Pablo Stennett (Willie Nelson); and keyboardists Zac Rae (Lana Del Ray), David Palmer (Goo Goo Dolls), George Hughes (Sarah Vaughan), Mike Hyde (Burning Spear) and Brian LeBarton (Beck).
Fly Rasta, scheduled for release April 14, fulfills Ziggy’s mission by marrying his own distinctive reggae sound with elements of psychedelica, rock, funk, soul and pop, exploring further musical zones with the addition of sitar, tabla and taiko drums. “I’m looking to push the envelope, to challenge myself,” Ziggy explains. “ I have always wanted to travel far beyond the realms of expectations.
Lyle Lovett Interview Sept 2014
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Lyle Lovett – who passes through Calgary and Edmonton Mon/Tuesday with his acoustic group takes time to phone in.
We’re talking about how he interviewed Texas songwriters in college as part of his studies and gleaned the best info about writing to use in his own career.
That his latest Release Me is his last on Curb Records and what happens next.
A nice story about his set lists and the value of creative freedom.
A little bit about his acting (currently plays Monte P Flagman in The Bridge TV Series.
The last time he toured just Canada..ended up in a small church in Revelstoke..
Working with kd lang and chasing her down the street in Edmonton.
What’s next..music to watch for down the road.
Listen Here: Lyle Lovett & TDM Sept 2014
Mulligan Stew Oct 4th-THE BREITHAUPT BROTHERS
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A very special celebration of
Just Passing Through – The Breithaupt Brothers Songbook Vol 2
Featuring interviews with Don and Jeff Breithaupt.
Marc Jordan
Ian Thomas
Sarah Slean
THE BREITHAUPT BROTHERS
Just Passing Through: The Breithaupt Brothers Songbook Vol. II BreithauptBrothers PDF
Call them “modern standards.” The compositions of the prolific and terrific songwriting team of Jeff and Don Breithaupt are clearly modeled on the classic compositions of that golden age of songwriting represented in the Great American Songbook. Like such role models as The Gershwins, Rodgers & Hart and Cole Porter, these talented siblings devote themselves to the marriage of lovingly crafted melodies and well-honed lyrics, all arranged intricately, then sung by the cream of the crop of the pop and jazz singers of the era.
Don Breithaupt explains: “When Jeff and I started writing together, there were these albums by people like Rod Stewart and Natalie Cole, all doing standards written anywhere from 50 to 80 years earlier. We thought, ‘why isn’t anyone now contributing to that songbook?’ We just thought it’d be fun to come up new material in that vein, and we deliberately used those building blocks.”
”Twelve years of creative collaboration on this concept has now come to full fruition on Just Passing Through: The Breithaupt Brothers Songbook Vol. II. This sparkling new album features a star-studded cast of A-list Canadian vocalists putting their own distinctive stamp on carefully selected material written by the brothers B.
Just check out this elite crew, featuring many Grammy and Juno Award winners, platinum-selling and internationally acclaimed artists: Kellylee Evans, Denzal Sinclaire, Emilie-Claire Barlow, Ron Sexsmith, Jackie Richardson, Heather Bambrick, Marc Jordan, Paul Shaffer, Sophie Milman, Laila Biali, Sarah Slean, Monkey House, Patricia O’Callaghan,
Ian Thomas, and Tyley Ross. Whew!
Don Breithaupt is quick to stress that “this isn’t just one of those ‘special guests’ compilations you see out there. We have been working with a lot of these people for almost the whole period of our collaboration. They have often done other songs of ours live. We have worked very hard at getting the right voices.
“The danger in writing torch song-style material is you end up with too many piano ballads. We were adamant about having at least a half-dozen mid-tempo or fast songs on here. It was so much fun inventing the arrangements and customizing things to the singers. Much of the material was jazzy and theatrical originally, but you wouldn’t put Ron Sexsmith in that setting. So we invented this bubbly acoustic version of what was originally a jazz ballad for him to sing, adding some western guitar.” The result is the delightfully tender “Any Day Now.”
On “Missing Me,” Sarah Slean reaffirms her mastery of the pop-cabaret style on a tune that incorporates gently swelling strings, haunting trumpet and fluent, almost classical piano to sublime effect. Equally gorgeous is Emile-Claire Barlow’s breathy and subtly nuanced take on “Between Me And My Heart.” Light relief is provided by Paul Shaffer’s boisterous version of “Bad Influence,” a very funny horn-fueled ode to a man happily caught in the tender trap —”you’ve got me eating vegan instead of crap.” More sonic variety comes via “Where’s Mantis Evar?,” a cool Steely Dan-inflected track from Monkey House, the acclaimed Toronto combo led by Don Breithaupt. These are just a few highlights on an album devoid of lowlights.
New York City has also been seduced by the charms of the Breithaupt Brothers. In 2009, they took the city by storm with their musical Seeing Stars, which earned standing ovations during its sold-out run at the New York Musical Theatre Festival. Similar enthusiasm has greeted multiple Breithaupt Brothers Songbook revues at the famed Joe’s Pub venue featuring such stars as Tony winner James Naughton, Grammy nominee Kate McGarry, Kelli O’Hara, Carolyn Leonhart, and Janis Siegel. Fittingly, Joe’s Pub was the host the U.S. launch of the new album, on Sept. 30.
Jeff Breithaupt has actually been living in the Big Apple since the mid-nineties. There, he crossed paths with Paul Shaffer, a connection that instigated the coup of enlisting the legendary Letterman foil for a rare guest appearance on the album.
Don, meanwhile, recently relocated to Los Angeles from Toronto, and is now in great demand there as a composer for film and television. Fortunately, the brothers are well-accustomed to long-distance collaboration, and songs are regularly being added to the Breithaupt Brothers songbook.
Expect more projects to be cultivated from that fertile source. For now, relax and enjoy Just Passing Through, an album you’re sure to want to have stay a while.
US release is on September 2, 2014
Canada, September 9, 2014
International September 26, 2014
PLAYLIST:
| So he won’t break | The Black Keys | Attack and Release |
| Gone Gone Gone | Rob Plant. Alison Krauss | Raising Sand |
| Send you back to georgia | Elvin Bishop / Geo Thorogood | The Blues Rolls On |
| Well Well Well | Bonnie Raitt | Bonnie Raitt and Friends |
| Rising Sun | playlist www.mulliganstew.ca | Tweet tdmulligan |
| House of the Rising Sun | The Animals | Best of |
| Tobacco Road | Nashville Teens | Swinging 60’s Re-Recorded |
| Yes it is | The Beatles | Past Masters |
| Take a break | Coming Up. New Bryan Adams. Clapton.The Faces | playlist www.mulliganstew.ca |
| Welcome back | Mulligan Stew – in its 19 Year | |
| Down on the Corner | Bryan Adams | The tracks of my Years |
| Forty Four (live) | Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton | Play the Blues/Live at Lincoln Centre |
| Memphis Tennessee | The Faces | Stay with Me/Anthology |
| Host | CoyoteBanff.com | Coming Up – Breithaupt Bros. Just Passing Through |
| This is a Man’s World | James Brown (live) | Get on Up Soundtrack |
| I like it like that | Pete Rodrigues | Chef Soundtrack |
| Break | mulliganstew.ca | NEXT: Just Passing Through Sarah Slean. Marc Jordan.Ian Thomas etc |
| Ian Thomas and Marc Jordan Interview | Just Passing Through. The Breithaupt Brothers | SongBook Vol 2 |
| Not You | Ian Thomas | Just Passing Through |
| The Angels Share | Marc Jordan | Just Passing Through |
| Sarah Slean Interview | Just Passing Through. The Breithaupt Brothers | Songbook Vol 2 |
| Missing Me | Sarah Slean | Just Passing Through |
| Host tdm | Talking about Just Passing Through | The Breithaupt Bros Songbook Vol 2 |
| Bad Influence | Paul Shaffer | Just Passing Through |
| Break | ||
| Don and Jeff Breithaupt | The Interview | Just passing through |
| Anyday Now | Ron Sexsmith | Just Passing Through |
| The Breithaupt Brothers | Interview | Just Passing Through |
| Where’s Mantis Evar | Monkey House | Just Passing Through |
| I’m Ready | Muddy Waters | Fathers and Sons |
| Host | Next Week Jay Ferguson from Sloan | |
| Cadillac Walk | Boz Scaggs | Memphis |
| Route 66 | John Mayer | Cars soundtrack |
| Host | ||
| I got you | James Brown (live) | Get on Up Soundtrack |