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April 22nd, 2023 Chris Waters (Globe and Mail) interviews  Jason Priestley. Michal Mosny and TDM

April 22, 2023 Audio FIle, Tasting Room Radio 00:45:54

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Chris Waters (Globe and Mail) interviews  Jason Priestley. Michal Mosny and TDM

Michael, Jason and Terry

 

 

THE SHOW

What started out as a Zoom interview for a story Christopher Waters was writing on Q&A Wine for his Easter Globe and Mail wine column has now become  a Tasting Room Radio show, a Podcast and video interview for TDM YouTube Channel.

Full Disclosure :

Q&A wine is a new partnership in the South Okanagan between myself, Jason and Winemakers Cut winemaker/owner Michal Mosny.

Michael Mosney

How this came to be is a wonderful story that starts the interview.

tdm and Jason Priestley in Niagara
(globe&mail photo)

Make no mistake…  this interview is lead by Chris Waters.

Chris Waters

As someone who has done countless interviews,  it was such a treat to watch someone else carry the load and just enjoy the conversation. The surprise in the dialogue  were the outflow of words, opinions  and thoughts from Chris,  who was completely open and engaging.

I kept thinking “this would be a really good TRR and podcast”

So.  Here we are. With the help of Olivia Siu and Chris himself,  this weeks Tasting Room Radio is a friendly war of words about the wines of Canada, BC’s place in wine, Michal’s and Martina’s story of moving from Slovakia to Oliver BC and starting Winemakers Cut, Chris’s thoughts on Q&A Red and the just arriving Q&A RMV White , about wines that pleasantly surprise and Pink Floyd.

The Red is a blend of 45/Cab 38/Merlot 13/Cab Franc 4/Petit Verdot

The White  RMV a blend of 58/Rousanne 34/Marsanne 8/Viognier

Christopher was kind enough to award the Q&A Red Blend 91 Points and the Q&A White Blend  92 Points

 

Christopher Waters  is a WSET certified instructor. He is the acclaimed wine and spirits columnist at The Globe and Mail.

For 21 years, Christopher was the editor/co-founder of Canada’s largest circulation wine publication, VINES, and author of the nationally syndicated column, Waters & Wine. An internationally recognized wine judge, Christopher represents Canada for the Globe Fine Wine Challenge in Sydney, Australia and served as head judge and organizer of the InterVin International Wine Awards from 2009-2019.

Michal Mosny is the co-owner and winemaker at Winemakers Cut in Oliver, BC

He and his wife/winemaker Martina moved from Slovakia to BC in 2004 after seeing the Okanagan featured on Hollywood and Vines TV. The hosts were Jason Priestley and TDMulligan.

Producer was Chad Oakes... he has his own wine.

 

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/

www.qa.wine

www.winemakerscut.ca

@jasonpriestley

 

 

STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON

Van Wine Fest

Moon Curser

Hillside Wines

Mt Boucherie

Okanagan Wine Festivals

Unsworth Vineyards

Lt. Governor’s Awards 2023

The Ones

Township 7

Lake Breeze

Cowichan Wine Festival

 

 

Chris Waters awarded:

Q&A Red (Bordeaux Blend) 91 Points

Q&A RMV White (Roussanne, Marsanne, Viognier) 92 Points

 

 

Mulligan Stew April 22nd 2023 – Van Morrison Sandwich

April 21, 2023 Mulligan Stew

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This weeks Stew starts and ends with Van Morrison Live (Too late to stop Now Vol 1)

Like a great sandwich –  in between Van The Man comes

New Music From

Steven Stills

Graham Nash

Matt Anderson

Rodney Crowell

Lucinda Williams

Wood Brothers

Marc Broussard and Joe Bonamassa

Taj Mahal

Deep Classics from

Bonnie Raitt (singing Toots)

Toots and the Maytals

Buddy Holly

Bo Diddley

Rickie Lee Jones

Rolling Stones (Sticky Fingers came out April 22 1971)

Roy Orbison (Its his birthday Sunday)

Temptations

Tedeschi Trucks Band Live

Nathaniel Rateliff/Night Sweats

Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne  (Live)

The Stew  starts with

Ain’t nothing you can do   (Live)

Ends with

Caravan (live)

NEXT WEEK – WIDE CUT STEW

PLAYLIST:

Mulligan Stew Terry Mulligan CKUA
Ain’t nothing you can do (live) Van Morrison Too late to stop now Vol 1
49 bye byes/For what it’s worth (live) Steven Stills Live in Berkeley
Bird on a wire (live) Tedeschi Trucks Band Live in Oakland
Who are you (live) Michael Kaeshammer and Colin James Live in Concert
The Stew Year 27 with TDM Coming UP – Matt, Bonnie and Toots mulligan stew.ca
Let it ride Matt Anderson A big bottle of joy
Love so strong Bonnie Raitt Just like that
Take me home country roads Toots and the Maytals Reggae Greats
Deane House River Cafe Thank you both
Loving you is the only way to fly Rodney Crowell The Chicago Sessions
Raining in my Heart Buddy Holly Best of
American Band Slow Leaves American Band
Bo Diddley Bo Diddley Best of
New York Comeback Lucinda Williams Stories from a Rock and Roll Heart
Mulligan Stew TDMulligan mulliganstewdotca
Darling Lorraine Paul Simon You’re the one
Mulligan Stew Year 27 Next Week – Wide Cut Stew with My Pal Al
Highway 61 (live) Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne Live Series: Songs under cover
Pilgrim The Wood Bros Heart is the hero
A better life Graham Nash Now
That’s what love will make you do Marc Broussard and Joe Bonamassa SOS 4 – blues for your soul
So glad for your sake Sir Douglas Quintet The Mercury Masters/Honky Blues
The way you do-things you do The Temptations Hitsville
TDMulligan -Mulligan Stew playlist mulliganstew.ca
is you is or is you ain’t my baby Taj Mahal Savoy
Dat Dere Rickie Lee Jones Pop Pop
Don’t get around much anymore Mose Allison Mose Allison Sings
Coyotes Banff coyotesbanffdotcom NEXT – Stones
Dead Flowers The Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers
Dream Baby Roy Orbison Greatest Hits
Love don’t Nathaniel Rateliff- Night Sweats The Future
Thank You for listening See you next week? For Wide Cut Stew
Caravan (live) Van Morrison Too late to stop now Vol 1

 

April 15th, 2023- Barnyard Natural Wine Fest Part 2 & Natural Winemaker Ann Sperling

April 15, 2023 Tasting Room Radio 00:42:16

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Barnyard Natural Wine Fest Part 2 & Natural Winemaker Ann Sperling

 

THE SHOW

 Last week we happily presented a feature story on the first Barnyard Natural Wine Festival in BC.

As promised here’s the rest of the featured interviews.

Matt Cooke

We decided to start with a shortened version of the interview with Matt Cooke.

matt cooke

Matt conceived and organized  the Festival at his home base of Save-On Arena in Victoria.  Matt has a history of supporting natural winemaking through various restaurants  where he’s lead the wine program.

The Rogue Kitchen and Wet bar in Vancouver, Tableau Bistro, Homer St Café,
Ancora and finally  the wonderful OLO restaurant in Victoria. He featured natural wines all the way.

Completing the natural story are:

 Murray Fontaine and Aaron Goddard from the much admired Scout Vineyard (Similkameen)

Kesley Rufiage   – Winemaker  Else Wines,  Echo Bay and jocko (OK Falls)

Alex Thornley – Thorn and Burrow  (Various Locations)

Annelise Simonsen – Creek and Gully (Naramata Bench)

 

 

Ann Sperling – Winemaker and family member Sperling Vineyards  (East Kelowna)

Ann Sperling

Certified organic in 2017, Ann is the fourth generation of Sperlings tending the vineyards on the East Benches of Kelowna.

Ann created:

Natural organic Amber Pinot Gris

Organic Heritage Rose

 

Organic Pinot Blanc

Organic Vision Pinot Noir Reserve

Vision Series Brut Natural

Organic Old Vines Foch

 

STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON

 

Van Wine fest

Moon Curser

Hillside

Unsworth..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EP 251 | AC Newman-The New Pornographers

April 15, 2023 Mulligan Stew Podcast

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AC Newman returns to The Stew with the 7th New Pornographers studio album Continue as a Guest.

The New P’s have been acclaimed since forming in Vancouver 1997.

They were dubbed a Super Group.

They weren’t so much super as stellar.

A great blend of melodies,  hooks, word puzzles and fine harmonies.

Pitchfork has described the band’s sound as “peppy, gleeful, headstrong guitar pop“,[3] while Stereogum called the band’s debut album Mass Romantic as “one of the greatest and most immediate power pop albums ever rendered”

 

I found Carl at home in Woodstock NY. Having followed the band’s early years in Vancouver,  we had lots to talk about.

Mulligan Stew April 15th 2023- Special Guest AC Newman-The New Pornographers

April 14, 2023 Mulligan Stew

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“The idea of continuing as a guest felt very apropos to the times,  “Feeling out of place in culture, in society—not feeling like a part of any zeitgeist, but happy to be separate and living your simple life, your long fade-out.

Find your own little nowhere, find some space to fall apart, continue as a guest.”  Carl Newman

AC Newman returns to The Stew with the 7th New Pornographers studio album Continue as a Guest.


The New P’s have been acclaimed since forming in Vancouver in 1997.

They were dubbed a Super Group.

They weren’t so much super as stellar.

A great blend of melodies,  hooks, word puzzles and fine harmonies.

Pitchfork has described the band’s sound as “peppy, gleeful, headstrong guitar pop“,[3] while Stereogum called the band’s debut album Mass Romantic as “one of the greatest and most immediate power pop albums ever rendered”

I found Carl at home in Woodstock NY. Having followed the band’s early years in Vancouver,  we had lots to talk about.

(The complete interview can be heard on our Podcast and video on YouTube)

New Music from

 

  • Lucinda Williams
  • Natalie Merchant
  • Chicago
  • Madison Cunningham
  • Bette LaVette
  • Tommy Emmanuel
  • Natalie McMaster, Donnell Leahy
  • And Rhiannon Giddens.
  • Marc Jordan
  • Jesse Roper
  • Jason Isbell
  • Ron Sexsmith
  • Jill Barber

Classics from

  • Rosanne Cash
  • Jon Batiste
  • Mongo Santamaria
  • Stones
  • John Lennon
  • Keb Mo
  • Steve Miller
  • Smokey Robinson and the Miracles.

After all the well-earned chat on  Wide Cut Stew Saturday morning – it felt good to let the music flow..  Enjoy!!

PLAYLIST:

The Stew with TDMulligan Guest – AC Newman – The New P’s. playlist – mulliganstew.ca
Pin it down Madison Cunningham Who are you now
Plan B Bette Lavette Lavette
Cajun Girl Tommy Emmanuel (Little Feat-Sam Bush) Tommy Emmanuel
Drift away The Rolling Stones Tattoo You (Super Deluxe)
Mulligan Stew Guest – AC Newman – The New Pornographers playlist mulliganstewdotca
Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) John Lennon Beautiful Boy Soundtrack
Cheers to new beginnings Dominique Fils Aime single
Henry Keb Mo Slow Down
Deane House River Cafe We thank them both
Abracadabra Steve Miller Band Abracadabra
New York Comeback Lucinda Williams (Bruce and Patti) Stories from a rock & roll heart
Magical Mystery Tour Chicago Single
Special Guest AC Newman- New P’s Coming UP – Rhiannon, 2 Natalie’s & Smokey. MulliganStew.ca
Woman of the house Natalie McMaster, Donnell Leahy, Rhiannon Giddens Canvas
Tower of Babel Natalie Merchant single
Tears of a clown Smokey Robinson and The Miracles Hitsville
The Stew – with TDMulligan Coming UP – The New Pornographers playlist mulliganstew.ca
spare tire Ariel Posen and Cory Wong Single
The Stew – Year 27 Terry David Mulligan Guest – AC Newman – The New Pornographers
Space Captain Herbie Hancock (Tedeschi-Trucks) Imagine Project
Everybody wants to rule the World Marc Jordan Waiting for the Sun to rise
Make it all work out Jesse Roper single
Middle of the Morning Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit single
TDMulligan coming up AC Newman Interview Next – Ron Sexsmith
Diamond Wave Ron Sexsmith The Vivian Line
The Stew – Year 27 playlist mulliganstew.ca NEXT – AC Newman
AC Newman Interview The New Pornographers TDMulligan
Really Really Light The New Pornographers Continue as a Guest
AC Newman Interview TDMulligan Complete Int on MulliganStew Podcast
Pontius Pilates Home Movies The New Pornographers Continue as a Guest
AC Newman Interview complete interview on Mulligan Stew Podcast and tdm YouTube channel
Cat and Mouse with a Light The New Pornographers Continue as a guest
Sea of Heartbreak Rosanne Cash (Bruce Springsteen) The List
Beautiful Life Jill Barber Homemaker
I need you Jon Batiste We are
Watermelon Man Mongo Santamaria Watermelon Man

April 8th, 2023 BARNYARD  (Part One)  –  BC’s First Natural Wine Festival (Victoria)

April 8, 2023 Audio FIle, Tasting Room Radio 00:45:52

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BARNYARD  (Part One)  –  BC’s First Natural Wine Festival (Victoria)

THE SHOW

NATURAL WINE:

“Wine unplugged. It’s the unfiltered, untamed, unphotoshopped version of what we know wine to be. Hand picked, no additives, little or no sulphites.

It flies against the status quo. Challenges what people think is good wine”

Madeline Puckette /Wine Folly

 

This first natural wine festival was organized by Matt Cooke .

In 2016 Matt moved to Victoria and joined the management team at OLO Restaurant, where he quickly took over the bar, and then wine programs. The food at OLO screamed natural – which inspired him to create a largely natural wine list, which over his nearly 5 years there, grew to become arguably the most natural list in Victoria.

Matt’s passion was really in finding new and exciting wines/regions/varietals to pair up with the food and encourage OLO guests to try. Then in fall 2021 he became the Food & Beverage General Manager at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre.

It was a major career shift, from a 40 seat farm-to-table high end restaurant, to a 7000 person arena, but loved it. Over the course of two hockey seasons now, Matt has become confident in his role – but missed the aspect of educating people on wine, and  missed his connection to the wine world. Which is where the idea for Barnyard came from.

 

In Fall of 2022 Matt started reaching out to his contacts from his  buying days at OLO, and suggested this gathering. The response was immediate and highly supportive.

Matt Cooke

For BARNYARD they had 35 wineries/agencies attending, including 18 BC wineries and 1 Ontario winery – all with principals, and 16 import agencies. The import agencies presented  a range of products from their portfolio, which allowed the festival  to showcase wines from 17 other countries.

 

The full list of wineries and agencies is up on their website:

https://barnyardwinefest.ca/wineries

 

The guest line up for Part One:

 

Matt Cooke – Founder of Barnyard www.barnyardwinefest.ca <http://www.barnyardwinefest.ca>

 

Rajen Toor –  Winemaker Ursa Major (Black Sage Road)  https://ursamajorwinery.com <https://ursamajorwinery.com/>

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Mathew Vasilev – Co-founder/cidermaker Twin Island Cider (Pender Islands) https://www.twinislandcider.com/ <https://www.twinislandcider.com/>

 

Jay Drysdale – Bella Vineyards (Naramata Bench)  https://www.bellawines.ca/

Bella- Jay Drysdale & Wendy Rose

Louise Fedyk – Massey Wines (Pouring Eastern European Wines) https://www.masseywines.com/ <https://www.masseywines.com/>

 

David Eiberg – Therianthropy (Ontario) https://therianthropy.wine/ <https://therianthropy.wine/>

 

Anthony Buchanan – Anthony Buchanan Wines (Kaleden) https://www.anthonybuchananwines.ca/ <https://www.anthonybuchananwines.ca/>

Anthony Buchanan

 

For a complete rundown of what everyone was pouring please head for

https://barnyardwinefest.ca/wineries

 

 

 

STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON:

Natural Wine fest Part Two

VanWineFest

Hillside

Moon Curser

Mt Boucherie

Okanagan Wine festivals

Unsworth

Lt Governors Awards

Hester Creek

New Releases.

District Wine Village

Wards Wine Country Kitchen

The Ones

 

EP 250 | Ron Sexsmith

April 8, 2023 Mulligan Stew Podcast

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“The Vivian Line is unlikely to land on anyone’s hip/hot list. Rather Sexsmith, now pushing 60, is content to churn out radiant, sublime, transcendent music that unobtrusively exists in its own delicate bubble, inviting us in to join him on his unique musical path.”  American Songwriter

“Ron Sexsmith’s albums have always had a generally laid-back vibe, but in recent years this has become ever more wistful and soothing, a listening experience rather like snuggling up in a favourite blanket and letting your troubles wash away. Sign me up.”  Folk Radio UK

 

Those already deeply appreciative of Ron’s songwriting chops include a stellar list of vocalists to have recorded Sexsmith compositions. That group includes such international stars as Rod Stewart, Emmylou Harris, Nick Lowe, plus Canadian favourites Michael Bublé, Feist and kd lang.  Ron’s  work has also elicited effusive praise from the likes of Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello, Steve Earle and Chris Martin, to name just a few. Over the course of a recording career now spanning 36 years, Ron has been nominated for 12 Juno awards, winning three times.

Now it’s time to visit The Vivian Line. Explore, linger, enjoy.”

I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing Ron Sexsmith many times over the course of his 17 albums.

I like diving into deep conversations with him as much as I truly love his songs and melodies.

I also admire what he stands for.  No co-writes, no writing by committee,  no bending and shaping to suit the music fans who still don’t know who he is.

However, when he plays live, you know the room is filled with people who “get it” and it really does feel like a community.

So what is it he “does’?

Ron Sexsmith writes songs that you find yourself humming, and sings in an ever-developing soft voice that still resonates with character. His lyrics are thoughtful, kind and etched with very dry humour.

I loved this conversation with Ron. I hope you do as well.

His 17th album is now out – it’s called The Vivian Line.

Named after a rural road connection between his old home in Toronto to his new country home in Stratford.

FYI – There’s a reference to Richard Manual from The Band. He was born in the area and there’s a bench in his memory in the countryside that Ron will visit when he’s on his creative walks.

Discover Ron Sexsmith. Your heart will thank you many times over.

 

Listen and Order Album now: https://rsexsmith.lnk.to/vivianline https://www.ronsexsmith.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/RonSexsmith Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrsronboy/

Mulligan Stew April 8th 2023- Special Guest Ron Sexsmith

April 8, 2023 Mulligan Stew

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This week’s Easter Bunny is dressed up as Ron Sexsmith. His 17th studio album
is called The Vivian Line.

As always Ron is very transparent in his writing and life in general.
I think he still marvels at the life he’s lead and the career he’s hand-built.
The Vivian Line is a rural road that winds its way out of Toronto and slowly leads to his new home in Stratford. The change in his lifestyle is reflected in these songs.

What I had in mind is Ron in grade school having second thoughts about fitting it.
The oldest song is the best I think. Diamond Wave. It just took years for all the pieces to fit.
Ron says when he first started to sing When our love was new on stage he ended up crying his way through.
He channels Leonard Cohen on the final track Ever Wonder.
Lots of stories and dry humour from a country gentleman Ron Sexsmith.
Complete interview on Mulligan Stew Podcast and
Video Ron on tdm youtube channel.

Next week AC Newman from The New Pornographers

PLAYLIST:

Mulligan Stew Special Guest – Ron Sexsmith New Album – The Vivian Line
Come on up to the house Tom Waits Mule Variations
Set Sail part one N Mississippi All Stars (Lamar Williams) Set Sail
Made up mind Bonnie Raitt Just like that
Let it slide Matt Anderson The big bottle of Joy
The Stew with TDMuligan Special Guest – Ron Sexsmith NEXT – Mavericks and Los Lobos
Ven Hacia Mi (Come unto me) The Mavericks In Time (10th anniversary Deluxe)
Maricela (live) Los Lobos Live at the Fillmore
Tumbling Dice (Live) The Rolling Stones Live at The Elmocambo
Deane House River Cafe Happy Easter
Springtime Donald Fagan Kamakiriad
April come she will Simon and Garfunkel Sounds of Silence
Here comes The Sun The Beatles Abbey Road
You can never hold back Spring Tom Waits Orphans
The Stew – Year 27 Coming UP – Ron Sexsmith Interview New album – The Vivian Line
Higher and Higher (live) Bruce Springsteen Songs under Cover – The Live Series
Coming Up in Hour 2 of The Stew Spring songs & Ron Sexsmith Interview TDMulligan
Take me to the River Talking Heads Popular Favourites 76-92
Live Forever Willie Nelson & Lucinda Williams Live Forever (songs of Bill Joe Shaver)
Wade in the Water Eva Cassidy Songbird
Ron Sexsmith Interview coming up New album The Vivian Line TDMulligan
Spring of the following year Ron Sexsmith Heritage
Spring can really hang you up the most Rickie Lee Jones Pop Pop
Coyotes Banff Cocktail Festival Happy Easter
Chasing every sunrise Begonia Powder Blue
Golden Matt Anderson The big bottle of joy
Ron Sexsmith Interview with TDMulligan The Vivian Line
Place called love Ron Sexsmith The Vivian Line
Ron Sexsmith Interview complete talk on Mulligan Stew Podcast and tdm YouTube channel
Diamond Wave Ron Sexsmith The Vivian Line
Ron Sexsmith Interview -TDMulligan The Stew
Ever Wonder Ron Sexsmith The Vivian Line
Ron Sexsmith Interview -complete chat on Mulligan Stew Podcast Video version on tdm YouTube channel
What I had in Mind Ron Sexsmith The Vivian Line
Thank you for listening Happy Easter Welcome Spring
A Father’s First Spring The Avett Brothers The Carpenter

EP 249 | Steve Dawson

April 1, 2023 Mulligan Stew Podcast

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A native of Vancouver but currently residing in Nashville, where he works as a solo artist, sideman, and record producer,  Steve has forged an impressive career full of highlights and awards, including:

  • 7 Juno Awards as artist/producer, 18 times nominated
  • 3 times named “Producer Of The Year” at the Western Canadian Music Awards
  • 4 times named “Producer Of The Year” at the Canadian Folk Music Awards
  • Recipient of many other awards including Maple Blues Awards, Grand Prix De Jazz De Montreal, Blues Blast Awards, and many Western Canadian Music Awards and Canadian Folk Awards as an artist and producer

Steve’s multi-faceted career has brought him to countless international festivals, working on the stage and in the studio with an extensive cast of musicians, including John Hammond, Sonny Landreth, Van Dyke Parks, David Hidalgo, Colin James, Jim Byrnes, Jill Barber, Dave Alvin, Joe Henry, Tim O’Brien, Fats Kaplin, Colin James, The McCrary Sisters, Matt Chamberlain, Del Rey, Birds of Chicago, Allison Russell, Long John Baldry, Bruce Cockburn, Kelly Joe Phelps, Linda McRae, CR Avery, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Geoff Muldaur, Scott Amendola, Danny Barnes, The Deep Dark Woods, Colin Linden, Big Dave McLean, and many others.

Steve’s studio, The Henhouse, located in Nashville (and previously in Vancouver)  has hosted countless artists and been the home to over 80 releases. With a beautifully warm and organic setting to stay and record, it promises to become a destination for many more to come.

His groundbreaking work with Jesse Zubot in Zubot and Dawson kicked things off in 1998, leading to 2 albums with Toronto jazz stalwarts Andrew Downing and Kevin Turcotte in the award-winning Great Uncles of the Revolution. Steve’s solo recording output started with 2001’s award-winning acoustic “Bug Parade”, he next explored blues and Hawaiian influences in depth with “We Belong To The Gold Coast” in 2005. 2008 saw the release of 2 albums – “Telescope” which was the culmination of studies with Greg Leisz and featured music written for the pedal steel guitar, and “Waiting For The Lights To Come Up”, a collection of new songs. He followed that with 2011’s acclaimed “Nightshade”, which Acoustic Guitar magazine named to it’s Top-10 guitar albums of the year. 2014’s “Rattlesnake Cage” – was an award-winning exploration of solo acoustic and slide guitar. Dawson’s 2018 release “Lucky Hand” is a mesmerizing collection of original fingerstyle and slide guitar instrumentals, 5 of which feature Dawson reuniting with his old cohort Jesse Zubot, who arranged incredible string quartet parts to flow with the music. Recorded live off the floor it brings together the American Primitive style Steve has often explored and cutting-edge strings to create music, unlike anything you’ve heard before. Birds of Chicago, Allison Russell, Matt Anderson, etc.  Steve is also host and producer of the podcast Music Makers and Soul Shakers. 135 episodes in 6 years.

amcjmdudhjrtists from all over the world, and continues to work as a side-person and freelance musician both on stage and in the studio. Steve is also the creator of the well-loved Music Makers and Soul Shakers podcast, which has been going for over 6 years and 135 episodes.

He spent the last few years pre-pandemic on the road playing guitar, steel and dobro with Allison Russell’s band Birds of Chicago, and Canadian powerhouse Matt Andersen. He has produced, engineered and mixed over 100 albums for many artists from all over the world, and continues to work as a side-person and freelance musician both on stage and in the studio. Steve is also the creator of the well-loved Music Makers and Soul Shakers podcast

In 2022/2023, Steve released 3 albums throughout the year – “Gone, Long Gone” is the first. From gentle fingerstyle folk tunes to blazing, funky Americana grooves, to Hawaiian-style slide guitar instrumentals, this album covers a lot of sonic territory.

The second album, “Phantom Threshold” came out on August 12, 2022, and is an all-instrumental sonic trip featuring the Telescope Three – Jay Bellerose on drums, Jeremy Holmes on bass, and Chris Gestrin on keyboards. All driven by the melodies and improvisations of Steve’s pedal steel guitar.

Now comes the promised third album Eyes Closed, Dreaming.  It’s filled with Albertan friend  Matt Patershuk co-writes and well-chosen covers. Bobby Charles Small Town Talk, Ian Tyson’s  Long time to get old, Cowboy Jack Clements Guess things happen that way and the classic Singing the Blues.

Lots to talk about with long-time friend Steve Dawson.

Steve’s current tour dates

April 20  Dream Cafe  Penticton

April 21 Rogue Folk Club Vancouver

April 22 Bozzini’s Chilliwack

April 28  First Church of Christ Scientist Victoria

May 3 The Basement Saskatoon

May 4 The Aviary Edmonton

May 5 Festival Hall Calgary

April 1st, 2023, Executive Director Harry Hertscheg on 44th VanWineFest

April 1, 2023 Tasting Room Radio 0:40:09

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Executive Director Harry Hertscheg on 44th VanWineFest  (April 22-30)

THE SHOW

 

Harry Hertscheg – Executive Director of Vancouver Wine festival.

Harry Hertscheg

It’s Harry’s show.  He spends his entire year leading a great creative team.

If anyone can give us a wrap-up of the entire festival it’s Harry.

Harry spends every day between festivals planning, conceiving, producing and executing details for the next VanWineFest. We’ll spend the entire TRR with Harry because he’s already lived the festival. The rest of us just have to catch up.

www.vanwinefest.ca

Vancouver International Wine Festival 2023 returns this spring | Dished

148 Wineries from 17 Countries, Featuring South America

The Vancouver International Wine Festival is excited to announce the winery line-up for the 44th annual festival, which takes place April 22-30, 2023. This spring wine and food extravaganza returns to the Vancouver Convention Centre (VCC) and other venues, with 148 wineries from 17 countries, featured at 36 events over eight days. The festival will feature South America as the 2023 theme region, with a global spotlight on sparkling wine.

View the winery list here.

CELEBRATING SOUTH AMERICA
The festival is featuring a specific region of the wine world for the first time since 2020, with South America in the spotlight for 2023. Forty-four wineries from four countries – Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay – will be sharing their wines and their stories with festivalgoers in the Tasting Room and at special events throughout festival week.

The 7 Best Wine Regions of Latin America - We Are Cocina

The festival is pleased to welcome Master Sommelier Evan Goldstein, president of Full Circle Wine Solutions and Master the World, and a renowned wine writer and educator, as this year’s keynote speaker.

Evan Goldstein - Wines of South America | Book Passage

Evan Goldstein

THE WINE WORLD IS COMING
VanWineFest 2023 will welcome 151 different producers from 17 countries, more than 25% of them attending the festival for the first time.

36 events, 20 venues, 8 days!

In addition to the four countries and 44 wineries from South America, there is  a strong contingent travelling from Europe,. “Italy leads the way with 26 wineries, but France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Portugal, and Spain are also well represented. The New World is out in force, with Canada and the US combining for 48 wineries in attendance, and returning favourites travelling from Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. In total, there will be more than 1150 wines in the Tasting Room to discover, marking a return to pre-pandemic numbers.

Wine Class | April | South American Wines

VWF  global spotlight is sparkling wine.  They will bring the best bubbles from around the wine world, with Champagne and Crémant from France, Cava from Spain, Prosecco from Italy, and other superb sparklers featured in events throughout the festival week and in the Tasting Room.

The festival is headquartered at the Vancouver Convention Centre; in addition, restaurants and venues around the city will host winery dinners, lunches, seminars, and wine minglers. The sumptuous Bacchanalia Gala Dinner + Auction, presented by National Bank Private Banking 1859, and benefiting Bard on the Beach, will take place on Saturday, April 22 at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. The heart of the festival is the Tasting Room in VCC East, where all 152 wineries will gather for four International Festival Tastings and two Trade Tastings on Thursday, April 27, Friday, April 28, and Saturday, April 29.

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