Like all great songwriters, Matt Quinn from LA band Mt Joy started all of his formal music training – in his bedroom in Philly
Even though Matt always had a desire to write and create music, he eventually started law classes.
He was deep into tort law class when he saw that his first release Astrovan had 60,000 plays in one day on Spotify.
So much for the law career.
The second Mt Joy album is called Rearrange Us
Matt describes the release as a “breakup album” with an ending that speaks to personal growth and progress in the face of sorrow and is filled with hits!
Jason Priestley. Naomi Priestley – North Hollywood, Ca.
The Priestleys
I’ve been very happy to call them friends for a long time.
Jason Priestley and I would see each other at auditions for TV and film roles in Vancouver.
Then he headed for LA and the rest you know.
Jason and TDM
Along with Producer Chad Oakes., we created and co hosted Hollywood and Vines TV. 3 years of shows from vineyards and kitchens in Italy, USA (California, Washington and Arizona), Mexico and across Canada.
He met Naomi while acting in London. Jay didn’t know it yet but he was “done, like dinner”.
Naydog is a force… We had lots to get caught up on. The kids, the USA and it’s pandemic and political crisis.
Plus three wines. The Rose they were drinking and my two – both with stories attached. Winemakers Cut and “The Mulligan” from Behrens and Hitchcock.
Nay asks about returning to The Guadalupe Valley outside of Ensenada Mexico. It was just waking up to the possibilities of winemaking there when we visited over 10 years ago. Now it’s just exploded.
We talk about the status of his current series Private Eyes, thoughts on shooting film and tv down the road and how their family, their neighbours and fellow Californians are handling 2020.
Its casual but a lot of fun. It gets serious a couple of times because it’s a serious time we’re all living in. Cheers. Enjoy!!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Priestley
Mark Wachtin and Mich Pambrun (Storied Wines and Spirits)
These two interviews were left over from our coverage of Swirl and Untapped in Parksville earlier this year.
Parksvilles gorgeous beaches!
I really like these guys and their outstanding portfolio. They represent…
(Vancouver Island)
Rathjen, Unsworth, Wayward Distillation
(Okanagan)
Anthony Buchanan
Bella
Lock and Worth
Desert Hills
Kitsch
Nagging Doubt
Nichol Vineyard
Synchromesh
Ursa Major
Skaha Vineyards
Scenic Road Cidery
Tall Tale
That is an impressive list of clients.
You can tell these guys know their wines and winemakers.
Mark Wachtin
Mark Wachtin
Founder – Storied Wines & Spirits
It’s all about the people—conversations, stories and histories. Vancouver Island raised (free range) with a lifetime in hospitality, Mark’s drawn to smaller, family-run operations, sustainable farming and handcrafted production methods.
Motivated by both the traditional and the new wave of producers, Mark has paired wine and food in world-class hotels, restaurants and eateries. Mark’s commitment is best expressed in his strong relationships with sommeliers, chefs, bartenders, servers and retail product consultants.
Mich Pambrun
Mich Pambrun
North Island Sales & Marketing Representative
Michel Pambrun, former DJ and hospitality pro from Manitoba, is an Internationally accredited sommelier. Michel celebrates natural, sustainable terroir-driven wines and their environments.
His many distinctions include participation in multiple Gold Medal Plates events curating pairings and perhaps his finest harvest, the raising of two incredible daughters.
Kinnie Starr just co-wrote the powerful single, THE BEST, with Amanda Rheaume and is looking into the future with hope!
2020 will see the release of her soundtrack for the award-winning Edge of the Knife directed by Gwaai Edenshaw and Helen Haig-Brown and a follow-up podcast to Play Your Gender, the documentary film Kinnie released in 2016 on gender equity in the music industry.
September 4-5-6 Kinnie will co-headline with Buffy Ste Marie and Snotty Nose Rez Kids at 2RiversRemix, a live stream of Contemporary Indigenous Music
Normally it would have taken place in Lytton. BC but nothing is normal about 2020.
Kinnie and I talk about her thoughts on Nation Indigenous Day, her soundtrack for Edge of the Knife, and the 2RiversRemix event next weekend.
The suggestion to me for this show was – It’s the last Saturday in August..how about tunes that reflect this moment in the year…A Year unlike any other.
John Prine Summers end
Dar Williams The end of Summer
Harry Manx Baby, please come on home
Jim Byrnes Long hot Summer days
Bobby Bazini – Summer is Gone
Madeleine Peyroux Summer Wind
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi
Neil Young. Harvest Moon
How about some SATURDAY night music?
Tower of Power, new Terra Lightfoot, the latest from Bob Dylan, Pedrito Martinez and Eric Clapton, Fantastic Negrito, Whitehorse, and Tedeschi Trucks.
Ann Peebles. Andy Shauf. Bruce Springsteen Live on Broadway. New Dawes. Ray Charles and Wilson Pickett back to back.
FYI –
Taylor Goldsmith from Dawes will be our guest on Sept 12th. He brings a new album Good Luck with Whatever. (Oct 2)
OH… Next weekend Sept 4-6 it’s the 2 Rivers Remix.
An annual festival of Contemporary Indigenous Music.
Normally it would be held next weekend in Lytton, BC. This year its Live Streamed. 2RiversRemix.ca
Headliners next weekend are Buffy, Kinnie Starr, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Pig Siq, Shawnee
The guest on this week’s MulliganStew Podcast is Kinnie Starr. With a lot to say.
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PLAYLIST:
Mulligan Stew
Aug 29 The Summer of 2020 (virus and all)
This is The Stew with Terry David Mulligan
2 hours of Saturday night music – hand picked
Summer’s End
John Prine
The Tree of Forgiveness
The end of Summer
Dar Williams
The End of Summer
Baby Please help me
Harry Manx Sydney Lyric Quartet
Faitrh Lift
Long hot Summer days
Jim Byrnes
Long hot Summer days
www.deanehouse.com
www.river-cafe.com
Summer is gone
Bobby Bazini
Bobby Bazini
This is The Stew with Terry David Mulligan
www.mulliganstew.ca
Summer Wind
Madeleine Peyroux
Half the perfect World
Nothing stopping us now
Tower of Power
Tower of Power X2
Paper this walls
Terra Lightfoot
Single
Goodbye Jimmy Reed
Bob Dylan
Rough and Rowdy Ways
Mulligan Stew with TDMulligan
www.mulliganstew.ca
Baby! What you want me to do
Whitehorse
Northern South Vol 1
Midnight in Harlem
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Revelator
Joni and Neil Kick off Hour Two
www.mulliganstew.ca
Shrip and Grits
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Revelator
The last Stew in August – Enjoy!!
www.mulliganstew.ca
Big Yellow Taxi (live)
Joni Mitchell
Miles of Aisles – LA Universal Ampitheatre
Harvest Moon
Neil Young
Harvest Moon
My Father’s Eyes
Pedrito Martinez – Eric Clapton
My Father’s Eyes
Chocolate Samurai
Fantastic Negrito
Chocolate Samurai
www.mulliganstew.ca
Kinnie Starr on Podcast . Www.2riversremix.ca
I feel like breaking up somebodys home tonight
Ann Peebles
Best of
Jeremy’s Wedding
Andy Shauf
single
For what it’s worth
Buffalo Springfield
Buffalo Springfield
This is The Stew – with tdm
Next Bruce Springsteen on Broadway
www.mulliganstew.ca
Coming up – New Dawes. Ray Charles. Wilson Pickett. Van
We started April by showcasing the wine events that would have happened in early 2020 except for the fact that the Earth was fighting a pandemic.
First was event was –
Locals Only. Vancouver Islands best showcase of distillers, winemakers, brewers and cider makers.
Then Okanagan Falls & Skaha Lake Wine Assn pour in Vancouver. They were shut down. So we went back to 2019 and talked to the very same wineries. When people could shake hands and stand next to one another.
This week its Top Drop Vancouver/Victoria.
Top Drop is simply one of the best small wine festivals anywhere.
They ask of applicants to be sustainable, honour the fruit, don’t mess with the winemaking and be true to the land.
Unsworth Cowichan Valley
It’s become an astounding collection of “must taste” wineries.
We go back to years 4 and 5 to relive the interviews.
To salute BC Wine Month, we have collected only interviews with BC wineries.
Living and Working in New Zealand. Work is singing and songwriting in the music business.
Actually, the real work is being a mother and wife. Then comes work.
If you like the power of voices like Etta James & Patsy Kline then Tami is your kind of singer.
But she’s more than that.
A feminist, mother, and social activist.
Her latest album is Chicka Boom. It’s fantastic. Just like Tami
We’re going to talk about starting over, women in country music, expectations of a Mother in music, double standards, and what being a Canadian still means.
The Grand Crew Collective and Graham Pierce pours Kitsch in Victoria!
THE SHOW
The Press Release said it all.
The Grand Crew is a Collective of fiercely committed Okanagan wineries with a passion for sustainable farming and small-lot winemaking.
Unlike other “regional gatherings,” these wineries are from four different Okanagan regions. What they have in common is a “garagiste “ attitude. Smaller batches of wine, a true “hands-on” approach.
Each winemaker creates something unique, but they meet regularly to share insights, growing and winemaking tips, and resources so that they can each continue to craft some of the best wines in the region.
They have joined with Kelowna’s Public Liquor to offer a sample box of their releases, curated by the winemakers themselves! The limited-edition inaugural Grand Crew Collective box is available in-store or online, visit Public Liquor to get yours.
Black Market Wine Co. Rob Hammersley Owner/Winemaker (Kaleden)
Black Market Wine Co.
2019 Omerta Syrah Rose $24
A crisp, dry rosé made from 100% Syrah. Aromas of wild strawberries, cherries, and a hint of watermelon. The palate dominated by wild red berries and rhubarb. With crisp acidity, this wine finishes dry.
2017 Syndicate. $35
50% Merlot. 31% Cab Franc. 19% Petit Verdot. 100% Yummy
21 months French Oak. (40% new) Lots of black fruit, Dark chocolate. Tobacco.
Estate-grown Chardonnay shows yummy citrus, pear, and mineral notes with a subtle touch of vanilla from aging in 25% new French oak puncheons. On the nose and palate, lemon, green apple, and minerality. A true cold-climate Chardonnay, this wine offers beautiful balance, crisp acidity, and hangs a long time in the mouth.
2018 The Leap – $23. Rob says The Leap is the younger brother of The Pull. Plumb, Blackberry, and Cherry. Oak and Vanilla note. 60% Merlot. 27% Cab Franc. 13% Malbec. 18 months in new French oak. Bingo!
The Leap
Niche Wine Co. Joanna and James Schlosser. Owners/Winemaker (West Kelowna)
Joanna – James Schlosser Niche Wine Co
2019 Small batch bubbles – $26
Buttery texture. Homegrown. Handmade. Stirred weekly for 5 months. Limited production. Off-dry. Only 185 cases. Much sought after.
Pinot Noir Blanc – $24 Strawberries, lots of berries frankly. Made from just two barrels. 95 cases.
Again. $24 bucks. Oysters. Charcuterie. Or by itself. Hide from family and friends.
Tender Hope Winery – Efi Perel Owner. Winemaker (West Kelowna)
Eli Perel – Rob Westbury
Efi began his winemaking in Israel. Now 25 years later he’s fully Okanagan.
2019 Rose Bubble. VQA. $23
Whole cluster. Combo of Stainless steel and French oak. Melon. Strawberry. A light touch of PNE Candy Floss.
2018 Fire Dance Meritage
This wine is made up of a ripe and balanced blend of 50% Merlot, 21% Cabernet Franc, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 14% Malbec sourced from the southern limit of Canada’s pocket desert. Rich dark fruit, blueberry, chocolate, wood spice, and smooth mouth feel and a spicy finish.
Winemaker’s Cut – Michal Mosney co-owner and winemaker. (Oliver)
Michal and his wife moved from winemaking in Croatia directly to the Okanagan.
They have become a force, making us even better.
Michael Mosney Winemakers Cut
2019 Gruner Veltliner $26
Shades of Slovakia!
Peach, pear, and citrus aromas along with beautiful minerality and a touch of white pepper and marzipan. Hello Gruner!!!
2018 Bohemia Cuvee $26 and $36
Michal makes a Blanc and a Rose.
Blanc is Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Viognier.
Rouge is Cab, Merlot, Cab Franc, Petit Verdot, AND Syrah. (Pepper. Herbs. Dark Fruit)
Winemaker and GM Graham Pierce – Kitsch Wine pours in Victoria.
I felt I owed this revisit with Graham Pierce. First, he’s a friend, second he’s one of the best winemakers in Canada (think Black Hills and Note Bene) and lastly, my previous interview placed Graham in the uncomfortable position of having to explain the wines of former gifted winemaker Grant Biggs.
Graham Pierce
When I saw that Graham was pouring for the wine community in Victoria I headed South from Nanoose Bay and met him on the 6th floor deck at Laurel Point in the inner harbour.
Beauty spot but windy that day. Plus it was the first time I was doing an interview with masks on. So the audio is a tad muffled but that goes with the times. Mask Up!
Here’s what we tasted.
2016 Blanc de Blancs ($39)– Lime, Granny Smith apples, crème Brulee. In other words delicious. New vintage coming soon.
2018 Ester’s Block Riesling($25)– classic Riesling. Nectarines and Apricots..add peach and ginger notes and you’ll love this wine.
2019 Pinot Gris ($22) – clean citrus on the nose. Green apples and minerality. Beauty.
2019 Block Party ($21) – I’m a Block Party fan. Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Riesling, and Pinot Noir all from the same block. From the 5 blocks on the family vineyard. You just know this is going to be an interesting experience.
2018 Chardonnay ($24)– (Tentree) Really approachable wine. One bottle bought plants 5 mangrove trees in the Village of Mahabana, Madagascar. Get your bottle soon.
2018 Pinot Noir ($40)– Star anise, forest floor, clean and bright.
2018 Cabernet Franc ($36) Oh Hell yes. More, please. Elderberries, lilacs. Intriguing minerality. Spice and red berries.
“But being in a room with Tami Neilson—whose voice is equal parts Patsy Cline, Mavis Staples and Etta James, and no, I’m not reaching for hyperbole here—is a reminder of the soul-shattering effect of the human voice at the height of its powers. I don’t get that reminder often enough; I’m not sure I could handle it emotionally if I did.”
Michael Barclay
McLean’s Magazine
The Neilson Family was part of the country scene in Canada. A young daughter Tami was shy and quiet. Not anymore.
She fell in love with a Kiwi and moved to NZ
Been there 10 years.
But she found her voice and direction.
Big voice driving a wicked mix of blues, soul, rockabilly, and country.
She was ready to take her latest album Chicka Boom on the road when the COVID-19 pandemic shut the music touring world down.
We found her at home In Auckland and open to talking about early family days in Canada, restarting her career in NZ, the challenges women face in country music, and the reaction to being a mother, a performer, and a feminist.
The Complete Zoom interview can be found on The Mulligan Stew Podcast
Kinnie Starr just co-wrote the powerful single, THE BEST, with Amanda Rheaume and is looking into the future with hope!
