EP 325 | Greg Keelor and Jim Cuddy from Blue Rodeo & Jim brings his new solo album

November 2, 2024

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Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor…when they’re together on stage it’s a partnership to behold.

Both know well when to lean in for a lyric or harmony support.

Offstage, it’s a wild and crazy ride. Even when they agree, they disagree. They remain friends and literally remain family.

This interview was done many weeks before the songwriter’s Hall of Fame induction so the comments will be of interest.

Jim Cuddy is currently on his All the World Fades Away tour with his fine singing and songwriting son, Devin.

Nov 3 Red Deer

Nov 4 Lethbridge

Nov 6 Banff

Nov 7 Winspear Edmonton

Nov 9 Mission

Nov 10 Kelowna

Nov 12 Orpheum Vancouver

Nov 13 McPherson Victoria

Nov 14 Parksville

It doesn’t matter whether you see Jim Cuddy at Bo’s in Red Deer on the 3^rd or at Massey Hall on the 27th. It’s the same engaging and memorable night.

FYI – Jim is singing a bit and signing a lot of his albums at select Indigo Stores across the country.

Nov 7 in Edmonton then…

Kelowna

Robson Store in Vancouver

Victoria

Details

www.jimcuddy.com

Jim hooks up with Greg December 28 in Oshawa, then once around the neighborhood in Niagara, Windsor, Kitchener, and….Budapest in April.

Greg is laying low and likely writing songs and recording his new solo album. Just guessing but it is what he does. He does it beautifully.

Enjoy

Details

www.jimcuddy.com

www.bluerodeo.com

www.gregkeelor.com

www.cshf.ca

EP 309 | Canada Day Weekend with Greg Keelor and Jim Cuddy from Blue Rodeo & Jim brings his new solo album.

June 29, 2024

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They are Canadian music royalty. Who better to have joined us on the Canada Day weekend than Greg Keelor and Jim Cuddy from Blue Rodeo?

AND Jim brings his 6^th solo album All the World Fades Away.

There is much to talk about. In the first half of the Podcast Greg and Jim take us through Blue Rodeo’s plans for their 40^th year together in 2025.

Taking part in the Lightfoot celebration at Massey Hall. Being inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.. Then Greg bugs out and Jim and I talk about his 6^th solo album with The Jim Cuddy band.

It’s called All the world fades away and it’s a beauty.

Stories about his Father, our friend the late John Mann and his family, his early years on The Yukon, and his duet with Greg on the solo album. The dialogue between the two of them on the meaning of the song is WILD!

We talk tours and plans for the year. Comments about playing the Canmore and Edmonton Folk Festivals this summer. Our thanks to the boys…

Enjoy – Happy Canada Day

Mulligan Stew June 29th 2024-Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor. Blue Rodeo and Jim Cuddy Band

June 28, 2024

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Had the wonderful opportunity to welcome back Greg and Jim.

Each is a force. Together it’s shots over the bow as long as the mics are on and the host is also a target.

I loved it.

We talked about 2025 and their 40th anniversary, reflections on Gordon Lightfoot and the Lightfoot concert at Massey Hall.

Being inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

That’s in hour one.

Hour two it’s Jim Cuddy talking about his wonderful now now-released 6th solo album ‘All the World Fades Away;’. Also engages on what it means to have a solo career outside of Blue Rodeo.

The whole conversation can be found on the Mulligan Stew Podcast and YouTube channel. (It’s worth it)

Two donors this week.

The first in Texas. Two Albertans connected to Canada by family and CKUA. Asking for The Hip Live in Texas, Joni, Cohen, Neil, Colin James. Remembering a just lost Father.

The second donor asking for Serena Ryder and Bahamas. Beautiful!

Throw in some Saturday night Hooker/Santana, The Band live, Sarah Jane Scouten and The Paperboys doing Neil Young, Cohen in Dublin.

Lots more.

Happy Canada Day everyone!!

NEXT WEEK

Wall to Wall Festival Coverage.

Interviews with Artistic Directors of Calgary. Winnipeg, Canmore, Vancouver, Vancouver Island and Edmonton Music Festivals.

PLAYLIST:

Mulligan Stew -Two Guests tonight	Greg Keelor & Jim Cuddy/Blue Rodeo	Hour 2 Jim Cuddy with new solo album
Riding in the Moonlight/Mr Lucky	Colin James	Blue Highway
Long may you run	Sarah Jane Scouten and The Paperboys	2017 single
Coyote (live)	The Band & Joni Mitchell	The Last Waltz
Mulligan Stew	Guests: Jim Cuddy & Greg Keelor	Blue Rodeo and Jim Cuddy Band
Bob Caygeon (live) Stubbs in Austin	The Tragically Hip	Live from the Vault
Save the last dance (live)	Leonard Cohen	Live in Dublin
The Healer	John Lee Hooker/Carlos Santana & Band	The Healer
Deane House and River Cafe	Sponsors and supporters of The Stew and CKUA	Coming UP – Blue Rodeo
Blue Rodeo Interview	Greg Keelor and Jim Cuddy	The Stew @ckua
Go Go Round	Blue Rodeo	Beautiful : Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot
Blue Rodeo Interview	complete interview – Mulligan Stew Podcast	and tdm YouTube channel
Hasn’t hlt me yet	Blue Rodeo	Greatest Hits Vol 1
Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor	Songwriters Cage Match	Blue Rodeo
Everyday Angels	The Jim Cuddy Band (with Greg Keelor)	All the World fades away
Blue Rodeo Interview: Jim and Greg	Complete interview mulligan stew podcast	and the tdm YouTube Channel
Hour Two of Mulligan Stew	Jim Cuddy presents his 6th solo album	All the World fades away
Willin’ (live)	Little Feat	waiting for Columbus
Dixie Chicken	Little Feat	Dixie Chicken
Gone girl gone	Bahamas	Bootcut
Sing me a song	William Prince and Serena Ryder	2017 single
Coming UP – Jim Cuddy Interview	About new Cuddy Band Album	All the world fades away
White Hot	Tom Cochrane	Songs of a Circling Spirit
Just let me lie to you	Celeigh Cardinal	Boundless Possibilities
Coyotes Banff	Coming up – Jim Cuddy	with his new solo album
Jim Cuddy Interview	Mulligan Stew	All the world fades away
Too far gone	The Jim Cuddy Band	All the world fades away
Jim Cuddy Interview	complete interview – Mulligan Stew Podcast	Viodeo version – TDM YouTube Channel
Impossible	The Jim Cuddy Band	All the world fades away
Jim Cuddy Interview	with TDMulligan	Mulligan Stew @ckua
Learn to live alone	The Jim Cuddy Band	All the world fades away
Jim Cuddy Interview	Complete interview on Mulligan Stew Podcast	and tdm YouTube Channel
Holding it down	The Jim Cuddy Band	All the world fades away
Thank you Jim Cuddy & Greg Keelor	Happy Canada Day. What a country!!	O Canada…With Glowing Hearts

EP 232 | Jim Cuddy (Blue Rodeo)

November 19, 2022

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Jim Cuddy joins us at the top of the second hour.

That’s today 6 PM Mtn.

Just about then Blue Rodeo will be backstage at the Northern Alberta Jube prepping for the second of two nights on that stage. There’s a nervous energy, that’s to be expected. While that never really goes away, remember that this is Blue Rodeo. Been touring since 1984. 16 or more studio albums, four live. A truckload of awards. So, backstage there’s a lot of laughs, storytelling, small acoustic jams, great food and wines, friends and family.

Blue Rodeo bring with them their latest album Many a Mile.

As always, Jim brings with him great stories

From the studio

From lockdown

From ”the road”

And from inside the band.

From their latest album Many a Mile, Jim says he and Greg Keelor have different views of the road.

Jim’s is I think about you. The Yin and Yang about leaving home to make music.

In Opening Act Greg writes about his love/hate relationship of the road.

And it all works.

That’s the very dynamic that keeps this band active and totally interesting.

Enjoy!!

EP 165 | Greg Keelor-Jim Cuddy Mashup

July 16, 2021

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It’s not often that we double back on a previous interview.

There has to be something interesting that makes them candidates.

What we have here are two separate interviews with the co-founders of Hall of Fame/Juno winning band Blue Rodeo, plus Greg Keelor and Jim Cuddy both have solo careers on the go.

I talked to Greg in March and Jim 3 weeks ago.

I decided to cut the two interviews together to see how the responses and stories matched.

Have a listen. It’s an interesting mashup.

Blue Rodeo plays the Calgary Stampede Saturday, July 17

And The Jim Cuddy Band play the Calgary Folk Festival Summer Serenades on Prince’s Island Park Friday, July 23

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EP 164 | Jim Cuddy-Good News

July 10, 2021

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Jim Cuddy was standing at the door of his Toronto house waiting for the cab that would take him to Saskatchewan and the 2020 Junos when the phone rang and he discovered it was canceled because of Covid.

Instead, he headed to his small country home and started writing. Then slowly gathered his Jim Cuddy Band – one at a time – and created tracks for his next solo album. His Blue Rodeo partner Greg Keeler then called and got things rolling on a new Blue Rodeo album. Greg would send his songs to Jim and the band. They would replace or add instruments, vocals, etc and send back. Greg did the same for Jim. Normally they’re all in the same room when they record. Jim says – you can’t tell the difference. “It was remarkable”

When I asked about Canada Day and the conflicting thoughts on that day about residential schools, indigenous rights, and other cultures, Jim gave a beautiful honest response.

Jim says the new Blue Rodeo album has a “zip in it’s step”(January) Greg wrote lots of tunes. Lots of energy.

And what Jim really liked was having the time to sculpt his songs. They felt more clearly defined. “No throw-away lyrics”

And yes he admits to changing.

And having time to watch the seasons change was wonderful – “I had to stop leaning forward and relax.”

Blue Rodeo plays the Calgary Stampede on July 18

Jim Cuddy Band plays the Calgary Folk Festival – Summer Serenades – on Prince’s Island Park on July 23^rd.

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Mulligan Stew Dec 20th-Christmas Special part 2 & Jim Cuddy Interview

December 20, 2014

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Blue Rodeo with their newly announced holiday album A Merrie Christmas to You.
Although the album includes a couple of well-known Christmas tunes — “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” and “O Come All Ye Faithful” — the rest are a slightly more modern. There are covers of Joni Mitchell, Big Star, Paul Simon, Gordon Lightfoot, the Band and more. There are also two Blue Rodeo originals: Jim Cuddy’s brand-new “Home to You This Christmas” and a re-recording of Greg Keelor’s “Glad to Be Alive.”
The album was recorded in a week at their very own Woodshed Studio in Toronto. Each song was captured live.
“The songs are as much about the season as they are about the actual day,” Cuddy said in a statement about the selection of material. “The criteria for choosing material were to find songs that we could actually sing and make our own.”
The cover art comes from an illustration by Keelor’s great-uncle, who made greeting cards back in the ’20s. The tracklist is below, and the name of the artist who wrote each song is in parentheses.

The RAW interview is posted here for your listening pleasure

A Merrie Christmas to You:
1. Jesus Christ (Big Star)
2. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane)
3. If We Make It Through December (Merle Haggard)
4. River (Joni Mitchell)
5. O Come All Ye Faithful (traditional)
6. Getting Ready for Christmas Day (Paul Simon)
7. Glad to Be Alive
8. Home to You This Christmas
9. Song for a Winter’s Night (Gordon Lightfoot)
10. Christmas Must Be Tonight (The Band)

PLAYLIST:

The Christmas Stew Part Two	Dec 20 2014	Your Christmas Elf: TDM
Everyday will be like a Holiday	William Bell	A Classic Soul Christmas
Rockin around the Christmas Tree	Dion	Holiday Lounge
Calling to Say	Serena Ryder	If your memory serves you well
Good King Wenceslas	The Skydiggers	Angels
The Christmas Stew Part Two	playlist www.mulliganstew.ca	Coming UP Crowbar and Blue Rodeo
Go tell it on the Mountain	Blind Boys of Alabama/Tom Wait	Last Month of the Year
The Christmas Stew Part Two	playlist www.mulliganstew.ca	tonights guest Jim Cuddy Blue Rodeo
Run Run Rudolph	Crowbar	Single
stay with me	Charles Brown	Charles Brown’s cool Christmas blues
Break	the christmas stew part two	In 30 minutes Jim Cuddy guests
Jesus Christ	Blue Rodeo	A Merrie Christmas to You
Santa Clause Santa Claus	James Brown	Cool Yule
Christmas Lights	Coldplay	Now Christmas 5
Maybe this Christmas	Ron Sexsmith	A Winters Night
Host TD Mulligan	Coming Up Jim Cuddy/Blue Rodeo	Merry Christmas Everyone
Christmas Tears	Eric Clapton	A very special Christmas Live
Christmas Fais Do Do	Marcia Ball	Alligator Records Genuine House Rockin Christmas
Host TD Mulligan	playlist www.mulliganstew.ca	Next Whitney Houston
Joy to the World	Whitney Houston	One Wish
Break	Coming up Next Jim Cuddy Blue Rodeo	A Merrie Christmas to You
Jim Cuddy The Interview	Blue Rodeo	A Merrie Christmas to You
O Come All Ye Faithful	Blue Rodeo	A Merrie Christmas to You
Jim Cuddy The Interview
River	Blue Rodeo	A Merrie Christmas to You
Jim Cuddy The Interview
Home to you this Christmas	Blue Rodeo	A Merrie Christmas to You
Jim Cuddy The Interview
Christmas must be tonight	Blue Rodeo	A Merrie Christmas to You
Merry Christmas from the Family	Robert Earl Keen
The Christmas Stew Part Two	your christmas elf: TDMulligan	playlist www.mulliganstew.ca
Santa’s messing with the Kid	Eddie Campbell	Jingle Blues
Please come home for Christmas	Charles Brown	Cool Yule Old School
Christmas must be tonight	Bahamas	The warm December
Host TD Mulligan	the christmas stew part two	playlist www.mulliganstew.ca
Best Christmas Ever	Julian Moon	Single
Merry Christmas Baby	Elvis	White Christmas
in the morning	The Trews/Serena Ryder	Christmas single
Santa Claus is coming to town	Booker T and the MGs	A Classic Soul Christmas
Merry Christmas..Happy Holiday	Its 7Pm..everybody on board The Loove Train

Mulligan Stew Nov 9th

November 8, 2013

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This week on the Stew…

Emmy Lou Harris

Rolling Stone Johnny Rivers. Greatest Hits.
Fire on the Bayou. The Meters. The greatest Mardi
Gras concert.Ever
Brand New Day. Sting. All this time.
Give it back to you. Bare Naked Ladies. Grinning Streak.
You can never hold
Back Spring. Ton Waits. Orphans
Deacon Blues Steely Dan. A decade of
Blinded by the light. Bruce Springsteen. Live in Dublin
Diggin on James Brown. Tower of Power. Best of james Brown
Calling out to you. Tedeschi Trucks band Made up Mind.
Angel Eyes. EmmyLou Harris. Light of the stable.
Never too late Blue Rodeo. In our Nature.
We exist. Arcade Fire. Reflector.
Wooly Bully. Ry Cooder &Corridos Live at great Am.
Famosos. Music Hall.
Hard Times Blues. Eric Clapton. Clapton.
Got to serve somebody Mavis Staples. Tangled up in blues.
Host. Takes a break. For quick nap.
Lemon Squeezer. Fleetwood Mac. Shrine 69.
Somebody got a hold. Etta James. Best of.
Hold on. Alabama Shakes Boys & Girls.
Death have Mercy. Harry Manx and
Kevin Breitt. In Good we Trust.
Comfortably Numb (live). Van Morrison and
Roger Waters. At the Movies.
All you need is Love. The Beatles Beatles 67-70.
Long Distance Call (live) Muddy Waters etc. Fathers and Sons.

Mulligan Stew August 25th

August 24, 2012

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If you went to the Bonnie Raitt closer concert at Edmonton Folk Fest this year, you would have noticed her keyboard player Mike Finnegan.
Bonnie gave him his own spotlight and he sang like a mockingbird.
I’ve been playing Mike for years now and am so happy he’s still around and finally getting the break he earned years ago,
And THATS why he starts off Saturdays Stew.
On Vinyl my friends.
Lyle Lovett sings a Holiday song – well, it mentions the Holidays. Girl with the Holiday Smile which begins
“I met a hooker at the grocery store”
Brand new Van Morrison music Born to Sing
Tom Waits

New Whitehorse. Radiator Blues
New Scenic Route, Royal Wood
Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top) shows up with a down and dirty version of Peter Greens Oh Well on the Tribute to Fleetwood Mac. I’m happy to see that the producers we aware there were two different Fleetwood Macs. The first was by far the best.

LIVE tracks from
U2
Bruce Cockburn
Allman Brothers
Blue Rodeo
Tom Petty
Otis redding
Jackson Browne and David Lindley. This is a very powerful LP. Recorded on a tour of Spain in 2006. The band consisted of some of Spains greatest players.
Check out the remarkable version of Late for the Sky.
Etta James – doing Jimmy Reeds Baby what you want me to do.
Show closes with one of the best singles ever recorded…Mongo SantaMaria Watermelon Man.
TURN IT UP

Artist	Song	Album
Mike Finnegan	Baby, I found out	Mike Finnegan
U2	Angel of Harlem (live)	Rattle and Hum
Bruce Cockburn/Kathryn Moses	Barrelhouse all night long	Waiting for a Miracle (Singles)
Roomful of Blues	Loan me helping hand	Blues’ll make you happy too
Allman Bros	Statesboro Blues (live)	Live at Stoneybrook
Lyle Lovett	Girl with the Holiday Smile	Release Me
Van Morrison	Pagan heart	Born to Sing. No Plan B
Blue Rodeo	Trust Yourself (live)	Just like a vacation
Tom Petty/Heartbreakers	Breakdown (live)	Live Anthology
Whitehorse	Radiator Blues	Fate of the World
Paul Simon	Graceland	25^th Anniversary
Scenic Route to Alaska	Time	All these years
Royal Wood	I want your love	We were born to Glory
David Bowie	Growing Up	Pinups (re-issue)
James Brown	Get on up (Sex Machine)	Best of Vol 2
Otis Redding	Respect (live)	Otis Blue
Ry Cooder	Crazy bout an automobile	Borderline
Jackson Browne/David Lindley	Late for the Sky (live)	Love is strange
Billy Gibbons	Oh Well	Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
Tom Waits	Satisfied	Bad as Me
Etta James	Baby what u want me 2 do	Chess 50^th Ann
Mongo Santamaria	Watermelon Man	Mojo