It’s the first of two Christmas shows. The Christmas vibe is always different for so many reasons. Some want nothing to do with it. Many embrace it fully. I’m an All In guy.
Thankfully some find a way to give back and make a difference. Food Banks, shelters, packages left on doorsteps, etc.
I grew up in North Vancouver where my Father was a Game Warden.
His close friends were police officers and firefighters.
So I’ve always had a connection to that location and community.
I saw a posting go by a week ago and it shone a light for me.
I hope it does the same for you. Please let your audience know that they can help the people of Ukraine through a brutal Winter and War. The complete interview can be heard on Mulligan Stew Podcast and my YouTube Channel. THANK YOU
North Shore Fire Departments Launch Project Frozen: Winter Clothing & Blanket Blitz for Ukraine In a Canadian first, all three North Shore fire departments have teamed up in a two-week collection blitz to send a mountain of winter clothing and blankets to Ukraine. This winter in Ukraine will be the bleakest in anyone’s lifetime. No power, no heat, no light, or intermittent at best, for much of the country, which is bigger than Canada. Project Frozen, led by the District of North Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services (DNVFRS) and Defend Ukraine Foundation (DUF), hopes to collect 3,000 winter jackets and blankets, and $15,000 for shipping, by December 20. This is an ambitious project: Reynolds and Mudry hope to fill a 40-foot sea container with 20 pallets of winter gear, each 40′ x 48″ x 8 feet high
Tax-deductive donations to fund shipping can be made through either: – District of North Vancouver Firefighters Charitable Society: www.dnvfirecharity.ca (PayPal, credit card, cheque – mark “Ukraine”) – Defend Ukraine Foundation www.defendukrainefoundation.ca(cheque or wire)
My guests at the top of hour two are Firefighter Jared Reynolds and Retired Investigator Brent Mudry.(paternal grandparents from Ukraine)
We can help this humanitarian effort: clothing for a Ukraine Winter
It’s the first of two Christmas shows. The Christmas vibe is always different for so many reasons. Some want nothing to do with it. Many embrace it fully. I’m an All In guy.
Thankfully some find a way to give back and make a difference. Food Banks, shelters, packages left on doorsteps, etc.
I grew up in North Vancouver where my Father was a Game Warden.
His close friends were police officers and firefighters.
So I’ve always had a connection to that location and community.
I saw a posting go by a week ago and it shone a light for me.
I hope it does the same for you.
It’s important everyone knows that they can help the people of Ukraine through a brutal Winter and War.
I’ve interviewed the two organizers about this heartwarming humanitarian event and the complete interview can be heard on Mulligan Stew Podcast and my YouTube Channel. THANK YOU
North Shore Fire Departments Launch Project Frozen: Winter Clothing & Blanket Blitz for Ukraine In a Canadian first, all three North Shore fire departments have teamed up in a two-week collection blitz to send a mountain of winter clothing and blankets to Ukraine. This winter in Ukraine will be the bleakest in anyone’s lifetime. No power, no heat, no light, or intermittent at best, for much of the country, which is bigger than Canada. Project Frozen, led by the District of North Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services (DNVFRS) and Defend Ukraine Foundation (DUF), hopes to collect 3,000 winter jackets and blankets, and $15,000 for shipping, by December 20. This is an ambitious project: Jared Reynolds and Brent Mudry hope to fill a 40-foot sea container with 20 pallets of winter gear, each 40′ x 48″ x 8 feet high
Tax-deductive donations to fund shipping can be made through either: – District of North Vancouver Firefighters Charitable Society: www.dnvfirecharity.ca (PayPal, credit card, cheque – mark “Ukraine”) – Defend Ukraine Foundation www.defendukrainefoundation.ca(cheque or wire)
My guests at the top of hour two are Firefighter Jared Reynolds and Retired Investigator Brent Mudry.(paternal grandparents from Ukraine)
We can help this humanitarian effort: clothing for a Ukraine Winter
by donating to
DNVFire Charity.ca
DefendUkrainefoundation.ca
Thank you
The Christmas Stew Part One had goody bags of music. Including suggestions from last week’s audience.
From Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Norah Jones, Tom Petty, Ramsay Lewis, new Celeigh Cardinal, Whitehorse, New Mariel, and T Buckley (The Buckletts)
Blue Rodeo, Jack Johnson, Sam Bush, Ellis Marsalis, Amy Winehouse, Allison Russell, Dave Mathews Band, and two Bill Sample tracks (We Three Kings),
Having sold more than nine million albums worldwide, acclaimed songwriter, performer, author, and activist Bruce Cockburn is a member of both the Canadian Songwriter and Canadian Music Hall of Fame, a winner of Folk Alliance’s People’s Voice Award, as well 13 JUNO Awards.
Bruce Cockburn has written almost 400 songs. Released 34 albums over a 50 year span. Who better to gather up his rarities and present them as partners with his hits? The man has rarities.
His new album RARITIES contains music for a film (Going down the Road)
Music honoring Mississippi John Hurt, Kenji Miyazawa, William Hawkins, Gordon Lightfoot, Pete Seeger, Mississippi Sheiks, etc.
Unreleased demos and music for benefits.
AND many stories.,
It’s basically a mini-history of Bruce Cockburn’s place in Canadian music.
We also talk about his next new album – O Sun O Moon ( May).
Bruce Cockburn has written almost 400 songs. Released 34 albums over a 50-year span. Who best to gather up his rarities and present them as partners with his hits? The man has rarities.
His new album RARITIES contains music for a film (Going down the Road)
Music honoring Mississippi John Hurt, Kenji Miyazawa, William Hawkins, Gordon Lightfoot, Pete Seeger, Mississippi Sheiks, etc.
Unreleased demos and music for benefits.
Also many stories.,
It’s basically a mini-history of Canadian music.
We also talk about his next new album – O Sun O Moon ( May).
His Tour dates through Canada in February
And his connection to Joni Mitchell.
Complete interview on Mulligan Stew Podcast
Sam Cooke in an RCA Recording Studio in Los Angeles, circa 1959.
We also remember the lives and music of Rick Danko, Sam Cooke, and Otis Redding!
“Like the first bottles released in 2012, all are limited-production, with quirky names and labels derived from photos taken by Royale. There’s Call Me, a 2016 Zinfandel from the renowned Stuhlmuller vineyard in Sonoma, California; the label features a rotary phone.
… and Below the Surface, a 2013 Tempranillo from Rioja, Spain, which features a photo of entwined bodies and is a tribute to the unsung heroes behind every bottle: the growers, printers, graphic designers, shippers, importers. “It’s about all that effort that we forget about when we just grab a bottle off the shelf,” Royale says. “This is a tip of the hat toward what goes into making a great bottle of wine.”
Brad Royale is Head Sommelier for the Concorde Calgary restaurant group with venues ranging from pinball bars, to bbq smokehouses to very fine dinning at Model Milk, Bridgette Bar, to the restaurant of the year, Major Tom. Just this week he was part of the team that opened a new restaurant Barbarella.
Brad Royale
Kitten Swish
Brad started ‘Swish in 2012 as a micro-negotiant company. He works with small quantities of wine from estate producers They make the wine, Brad makes a blend from their stock, the team bottles it at the winery under the Kitten Swish label. Brad has wine imported into BC and Alberta.
The most recent was Piquette with Rhys Pender MW from Little Farm but he has bottled wines from Hungary (with John Szabo MS), USA, Spain, Germany, France, and British Columbia ( hopes to make a wine from the island next year). And has a hand in designing the label artwork. www.kittenswish.com
Little-Farm-Kitten-Swish-Piquette
Tomato Wheels
A brand new project with a partner based in Vancouver, Moirae Choquette. She heard the Kitten Swish story on a podcast and reached out to Brad to help her design her own label. She wanted Lambrusco! (Don’t we all) Brad helped her find a fourth-generation vineyard in Emilia Romagna, Italy and the wine began it’s journey.
A brand new order of that Lambrusco is landing right now in Alberta. www.tomatowheels.com
(Little Farm/Kitten Swish Piquette)
Kitten-Swish
Brad talks about his current “been crushing” list
– Belargus Anju Blanc (bought the Jo Pithon estate and making hard Chenin)
– Marchesseau Bourguiel (been crushing Loire Valley a lot in general lately…wicked value)
– Domaine Wachau Gruner Veltliner Kellerberg (available in BC to, sick stuff)
– Aubert Chardonnay (recent visit to Vegas my mission was to taste as much as possible…it’s good to have goals)
We cover a lot of ground over the course of this TRR – some of these wines will be harder to find or access from outside Alberta BUT they are well worth the seeking!!
Unlike anything else, you’ll see and taste in your local store. Promise.
Luke Whittall – The Sipster’s Pocket Guide to 50 Must-Try BC Wines
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THE SHOW
Confession Time. I’m half a year late in getting this story to you.
Then one day, not too long ago a book arrived. Quietly. On a Tuesday!
It was smaller than most because it’s a pocketbook. Meant to be carried in a shoulder bag, glove compartment or back pocket.
The author is Luke Whittall. His first books were Valleys of Wine: A Taste of British Columbia’s Wine History and The Okanagan Tour Guide with John Schreiner.
He’s currently a wine instructor at Okanagan College and is involved with a valley wine.
Personally, Luke continues his own wine training with WSET.
Luke Whittall author
The Sipster’s Guide will surprise you.
It contains none of the usual tasting notes, growing season info, cellar hacks or wine scores.
It speaks to all in a language they can understand. Without dumbing down the knowledge.
And pairing?
You can choose a wine to match your attitude. From happy to herbal. From rock star to romantic.
The front inside cover has 50 choices.
Luke’s writing is such a surprise. For example, he doesn’t just sip and spit…
After opening a bottle, Luke lets it breathe while he cooks dinner or lunch to match the wine. Smart!
Here’s what December and Mulligan Stew have in common.
We’re both like an ice cream cone.
Dec 1 we’re the tiny tip at the bottom but as the days come and go we get bigger and bigger until we become the delight at the very top. Just-Like-A Cone!!
December is a season that really comes alive with music. Not the cheesy Christmas songs that get beaten into submission every year but the ones that cause reflection, kindness, and comfort.
It’s just the start of “a tingly feeling”
Here’s the tip of our Christmas Cone…
It starts with two live tracks
Bob Dylan and The Band – All Along The Watchtower
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – An American Girl
Can you feel it….?
And then right back into an extended Duets Special – this time the songs requested by last week’s audience.
Taj Mahal and Los Lobos
Jenn Grant and Kim Harris
Buddy and Julie Miller
Van Morrison and Georgie Fame
Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks
Sonny and Cher
Tina and Adams
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
Ray Charles and BB King
We throw in some Tedeschi Trucks/Leon Bridges, Harrison Kennedy, Rhiannon Giddens, Stones, James Brown, The Beatles (Rubber Soul), Blue Rodeo, Angela Strehli, Delbert McClinton, and Faces.
And we finish with a remembrance of Christine McVie and Frank Zappa.
TDM and Frank Zappa
Have a great December. Going to be a hell of an ice cream cone
His new album RARITIES contains music for a film (Going down the Road)
