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EP 319 | 2 Guests, Joel Plaskett and Leeroy Stagger both with New albums!

September 14, 2024 Mulligan Stew Podcast

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Joel Plaskett’s eleventh album—One Real Reveal is special for several reasons.

Joel sat down with a small Telefunken KM56 microphone and a 4-track recorder and recorded the tracks for One Real Reveal ON CASSETTE TAPE starting with the brilliant High Summer.

This album and its music is bare.  Because it is, you find yourself focusing on the music and especially the lyrics.  These are words and melodies that will still  the air in a concert hall.

IF you can get in.

Joel’s current tour out west is Sold Out. Fittingly, the tour ends at Massey Hall in Toronto.

It too will be Sold Out.

Discover the new sounds of Joel Plaskett. Just like the old Joel Plaskett only quieter, more reflective.

I’ve been waiting many years to have Joel to myself. Just to exchange ideas and passions.

My timing couldn’t have been better. One Real Reveal was well worth the wait.

www.joelplaskett.com

 

 

The other welcome guest is our pal Leeroy Stagger.  Host of Dirty Windshields Radio Hour on CKUA Saturdays.

But before Leeroy joined us, he was a highly respected singer/songwriter and he continues to write, record and perform his very personal songs.

Leeroy has just released his latest album 3 am Revelations.

In it, Leeroy reflects the life around him. The road, family, social issues and seeking the answers to all his inner questions.

3 am Revelations rocks.  Bangers like Watermelon Pink, Count to 10, These Days.

Then finds balance with reflective gems like It’s gonna be alright (someday), Alberta Stars, Life’s a Drag, etc.

It’s good to have friends and partners like Leeroy Stagger.  Great album Leeroy!  You nailed it.

www.leeroystagger.com

 

September 14th, 2024- Jason Parkes/Robbie Hundertmark- (The Hatch). Ron Kubek- Lightning Rock

September 14, 2024 Tasting Room Radio 0:45:27

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Jason Parkes/Robbie Hundertmark (The Hatch). Also Ron Kubek. Lightning Rock

THE SHOW

Jason Parkes (Team Leader)  The Hatch  (West Kelowna)

Robbie Hundertmark (Wing Man)  The Hatch     

The box arrived from Jason Parkes Customs.

Filled with:

The Dynasty White  – Wow

B Secco

Hobo Series Gamay MMXXI

Clarity at the Waters Edge

Clash of the Tannins

Franc Says Relax

Auxerrois that Endserrois

Flipping the bird

Octobubble

Merlot Rider  etc

 

As clever as the designs, artwork  and titles are, the most important element of these wines is how well they’re made.

The team leader at The Hatch etc is Jason Parkes with his own Jason Parkes Customs.

Also under the leadership of Crown and Thieves, Black Swift Vineyards and a handful more.

We taste and talk our way through as much of the box as we can.

Robbie Hundertmark had no idea what he as walking in to. Jason and I have developed a rock and roll wine based shorthand, so Robbie became the calming effect. Enjoy the ride.

Apparently there is another box coming. They’ll be back.

www.jasonparkescustoms.com

@hatchwines

 

 

 

Ron Kubek – Owner and CEO of Lightning Rock Winery  (Summerland)

 

“2023 has been one of the most challenging years we’ve ever faced in BC”

They lost their beloved Syrah and Viognier vineyards. The Syrah is still alive below the soil and will regrow in 3 years. There’s no such news for the very popular viognier vines.
Expect Riesling to take its place.

This interview with Ron is not just about his vineyards and wines, it’s about the business of winemaking and farming.

Ron Kubek knows what works in business these days. When he sees the  BC wine business getting a runaround he doesn’t just speak up, he speaks out.

Loudly.

That’s why I was zoom calling him. I had hoped to capture the anger and frustration I was hearing about in wine farming circles.

It concerned the provincial government supporting these farms and wineries by allowing BC wineries,  wiped out by 2 freezing winters, to source replacement fruit from the USA. But they only gave them a year and it takes at least 2 to see growth in vineyards.

 

I’ll let Ron pick up the story line. You won’t have to turn this one up, Ron can and will be heard.

 

www.lightningrockwinery.com

 

STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON

 New FALL Releases

Zanatta – Cowichan original

Pluvio  and Ucluelet

Sons of Vancouver

Fort Berens

Best Coast Distilling

Hester Creek

Hillside Fall releases

Winemaker’s Cut Fall Releases

Q&A Winemakers Dinners

 

 

 

EP 318 | Blues Master Robert Finley interview at Edmonton Folk Festival

September 7, 2024 Mulligan Stew Podcast

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Terry David Mulligan joins Blues lifer Robert Finley in the media tent at the Edmonton Folk Festival.

Robert spins the stories of how he went from losing most of his sight to becoming the hot new voice in the blues.

It’s quite a story he tells.

Inviting himself to do a cold walk-on at the Blues Festival in St Helena.  The crowd loved him and that moment set things in motion.

The Music Maker Relief Foundation, a non-profit blues support system,  heard him busking in the streets and offered to help.

Finley released his first album “Age Don’t Mean a Thing” in 2016.

Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys heard him and they started recording together – with Dan as producer.

They’ve now done 4 albums together. Each one is bigger and better.

The latest is Black Bayou.

There will be no more busking for Robert Finley. He’s 70 years old and an overnight sensation!!  

www.robertfinleyofficial.com

 

EP 317 | Madeleine Roger Interview and new Album ‘Nerve’

August 31, 2024 Mulligan Stew Podcast

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I’ve been waiting for new music from Winnipeg’s Madeleine Roger for four years.

That’s how long it’s been since I discovered her voice, playing and gifted songwriting.

Maddy took a solo career detour through the stellar chops of The Fretless.

They needed an exceptional vocalist who understood and was comfortable with, classical music.

Madeleine needed a different “band” to shine with. Perfect!

So here we are in early September and both artists are releasing new albums.

Madeleine has just released NERVE a new album filled with tales of lost love and found freedoms.

Produced by Josh Kaufman (Anais Mitchell, Bonnie Light Horseman)  Recorded in four days. They threw away the headphones and sat 8 feet apart..making music .

There are actually four extra songs waiting to be released.

I am here to state – in my opinion –   an exceptional new star has risen – her name is Madeleine Roger.

Enjoy the complete interview and the music included.

www.madeleineroger.com

EP 316 | Rhiannon Giddens Interview 2024

August 24, 2024 Mulligan Stew Podcast

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The last time I had the privilege of interviewing Rhiannon Giddens it was in 2017 at Edmonton Folk Fest.

In the next five years, she became a World star.

For example:

In October 2017, Giddens was named one of the 2017 class of MacArthur “Genius” Fellows.

In 2017 and 2018, Giddens appeared in the fifth and sixth seasons of the CMT‘s

In January 2018, Giddens co-produced Songs of Our Native Daughters for Smithsonian Folkways.

in early 2018, the Nashville Ballet announced that Rhiannon Giddens has been commissioned to write the music for Lucy Negro, Redux. In 2019, Giddens released two studio albums: Songs of Our Native Daughters  and There Is No Other with Italian musician Francesco Turrisi

Giddens earned an Honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro for her lasting impact on the UNCG community and her work in music. In 2023, she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Music from Princeton University

In other words, the last 5-6 years have been a delightful blur.

Thus my first question was …what do you remember of the last 5 years?

If anyone is going to change music in her lifetime – it’s Rhiannon Giddens!!

Enjoy.

August 24th, 2024- VanWineFest Part 3 with DJ Kearney and a reconnect with Sandra Oldfield

August 23, 2024 Tasting Room Radio 0:47:44

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THE SHOW

 

Our last segments of  2024 VanWineFest with DJ Kearney  and  an Okanagan reconnect with Sandra Oldfield

The Vancouver International Wine Festival (#45) has come and gone but the interviews live on….for at least this week.

I’m joined by my fourth & final co-host, the one and only DJ Kearney.  Educator, mentor, leader, wine judge, black belt, speaker and wine director at Terminal City Club.  None better!!

Deej is also the best friend a person could ever have. We all feel lucky to know her.

As I did with Daenna van Mulligen (The Wine Diva), Kelcie Jones  and Michaela Morris,  I asked DJ to choose who she’d like to interview and spotlight.

 

Immediately she belted out….. “Justin Hall  – first Indigenous winemaker in the World”.

So  winemaker Justin Hall joins us from Nk’Mip in Osoyoos.

And Stavros Kriaris Global Ambassador of Alpha Estate in Greece.

“I’ve been there and loved the winery and wines”

Justin Hall Nk’Mip

Then I had the gall to ask “who do we close with Deej?”

DJ yelled “Lets invite next years  feature theme region California“

Bonterra Organic  Mendocino    (Gabriela Marble  Export manager)

Robert Mondavi   Napa    (Kurtis Ogasawara, Director of Winemaking)

Signorello – Napa Valley Golden Mile (Ray Signorello Owner)

Signorello Estate   Napa Valley Golden Mile (Ray Signorello – Owner. North Shore guy)

Ray Signorello

www.signorelloestate.com

www.robertmondaviwinery.com

www.bonterra.com

www.alpha-estate.com

www.nkmipcellars.com

www.tcclub.com

@djkearney

 

 

Sandra Oldfield –  Elysian Projects / Tourism Leader

Sandra Oldfield  (Elysian Projects)

Many of you know Sandra from her over 20 years at Tinhorn Creek. Winemaker, co-owner, helped to establish BC’s first sub-appellation – The Golden Mile Bench.  In 2017 Sandra and husband Kenn started Elysian Projects, a beverage/tourism consulting company. Sandra named one of Canada’s Top 100 Powerful Women of 2016.  She co-founded the Fortify Conference and  is in the BC Restaurant Hall of Fame.

Sandra embeds herself into the dialogue of today’s BC Wine Industry , she’s natural leader.

We met in Victoria in the Spring, just before a 3 day tourism conference kicked off. There was much to talk about at the conference.

In addition,  there were a number of issues Sandra and I had to talk about for the podcast. The on going BC/Alberta wine clash. What can tourism do to help the wine industry through this very tough year?  The loss of considerable vineyards to cold snaps and who speaks for the small farmer?

All of these issues were in play in the spring. Some have been sorted out, mostly they remain issues for the BC wine industry.

Sandra finished the interview with a story about several boxes that arrived at her house. Sent from Alberta to BC.

The question is/was “what’s in the boxes and why should we care?”

We welcome back Sandra Oldfield.  A Fall Update to follow.

 

www.elysianprojects.com

www.fortifyconference.ca

www.winebc.com

www.hellobc.com

 

STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON

 

The Nationals – Anthony Gismondi

Burrowing Owl Cook Book

Pluvio – Ucluelet

A Hatch Cage Match

Sons of North Vancouver

Sipster 3

Fort Berens

Ron Kubek – Wine Issues

Zanatta Wines

Wine Witch on Fire – Natalie Maclean

Hester Creek

 

 

EP 315 | Colin James brings his 21st album

August 17, 2024 Mulligan Stew Podcast

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Colin’s 21st album is called Chasing the Sun.   Today,   Aug 17 is his Birthday. Happy Day Colin

 

Co-produced by Colin Linden in his Pinhead Studios in Nashville.

Colin’s coming to the  Mulligan Stew Podcast with the complete story of how he and his friends wrote and created these outstanding songs.

 

Colin singing a Lucinda Williams song, Protection, with Lucinda in the studio doing harmony. Two tracks with blues harp legend Charlie Musselwhite, co-writing memorable songs with Tom Wilson, Terra Lightfoot, Thompson Wilson, Jesse Obrien and others. A great rhythm section of Darryl Jones (Stones) Charley Drayton (Keith Richards).

A splendid cover of Paul Butterfield’s classic  In my own dream . Also vocals by  The McCrary Sisters and Ruby Amanfu

Colin Linden leading the all-star band and co-writing with Colin James.

It’s their 6th album together.

Colin and I have been doing interviews for a long time but there are  still events and moments in his life that need retelling.

For example, when the two Colins’  met on the Canadian Prairies Colin James was 13 and Colin Linden was 17. Both were into playing the blues.

A short time later Colin, still a teenager, got to play for Stevie Ray Vaughn. Stevie helped him take the next steps in his career.

This is the complete Interview.

It’s here on the  Mulligan Stew Podcast  and the terrydavidmulligan YouTube Channel

His 2021 album Open Road won the JUNO Award for Best Blues Album and was nominated for Blues Foundation Best Blues Rock Album in 2023.

 

Catching the Sun may very well get the best reception yet.

August 17th, 2024-VanWineFest Part Two – 10 Italians and a Turyk!

August 16, 2024 Tasting Room Radio 0:14:30

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Featuring guest hosts and wine specialists  Kelcie Jones and Michaela Morris.

TDM. Kelcie Jones co-host – Ermes Scardova (Ermete) and Beatrice Schiavio (Marchesi di Barolo)

The feature region of the 2024 Vancouver International Wine Festival was Italy.

There were  71 wineries representing 13 different Italian regions, from Sicily in the far south to Trentino-Alto Adige in the north.
There were hundreds of autochthonous grape varieties and each region has its own mix of varieties, wine styles, and food and wine culture!

So much history and passion wrapped up in Italian wines. Italian winemakers and owners know that Canada has its own history of embracing the wines of Italy.

No matter what the region.

When I asked Kelcie Jones and Michaela Morris to consider co-hosting with me, I also asked who would they like to invite for the interviews.

Kelcie is the co-founder of This is Wine School and the Sommelier of the Year 2023.

Kelcie looked forward to talking with

Beatrice Schiavio –  Marchesi di Barolo. The first Barolo was created in their cellars.

Thomas Jefferson was an early fan. The King of Wines. The Wine of Kings.

 

Ermes Scarova.  Medici Ermete.   Growing vineyards and creating wines since 1890. Not just any wine but a sensational  CRU of Lambrusco: Concerto

 Next comes the charming Daniel Grace – the American owner of Il Molino di Grace

In the very heart of the Chianti region. Producing world-class wines for 350 years.

Urs Vetter – from Vietti.   Formed 150 years ago in the very heart of the Langhe at the highest point of the medieval village of Castiglione Falletto. It’s still there today.

What followed were beautiful Arneis, Moscato, Dolcetto, Barbera, Nebbiolo, Barbaresco and many  Barolo.

tdm – Michaela Morris– Daniel Grace. Katie Nussbaum. Sebastiano De Ferrari  Vanwinefest 2024

Unsworth Vineyards – Cowichan Valley Vancouver Island.  Chris Turyk.. marketing and family member.  If you listen to Tasting Room radio you know Chris Turyk.

Chris Turyk – Unsworth (Cowichan Valley)

Every region needs a spokesperson. Chris is the leading voice of the Cowichan Valley Wineries.

Unsworth leads by example.

 

Michaela Morris becomes the co-host in the second half of this Tasting Room Radio.

 

Michaela is a fully acknowledged leader in Canada’s wine world.

She’s an educator, mentor, sought-after wine judge and gifted writer. (Decanter)

Michaela had just returned from Tuscany.

Michaela’s interview guests included:

Katia Nussbaum Owner of San Polino.  Vineyards were created early in the  10th century. As of 1581 it was owned by the Montalcino Hospital, Santa Maria della Croce. The olive trees planted in 1581 are still standing.

Sebastiano De Ferrari. The owner of Boscarelli.

Barbara De Rahm from Marziano Abbona

Stefano Inama – Inama Wines  Owner and family member – perhaps the finest producer of Soave!!

Stefano brings his son along for the chat.

 

Thank you, Kelcie and Michaela!!  Thank you, Meredith and Harry!!

           www.michaelamorris.ca

           @kelciejones

            www.thisiswineschool.com  

 

STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON

Van Wine Fest Part Three

  • with DJ Kearney
  • Burrowing Owl Cokbook
  • Sipster 3
  • Fort Berens
  • Anthony Gismondi – The Nationals
  • Ron Kubek – Wine Issues
  • Jim Moody – Zanatta
  • Wine Witch on Fire – Natalie MacLean
  • The Hatch – Jason Parkes Customs
  • Dining at Pluvio – Ucluelet
  • Hester Creek

 

EP 314 | Rhiannon Giddens Interview in 2020 at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival

August 10, 2024 Mulligan Stew Podcast

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Terry sits down with Rhiannon Giddens in 2020 while at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival in 2020.  Tonight Terry will be speaking to her again to catch up On the past 4 years!

August 10, 2024-The 45th VanWineFest Part One

August 9, 2024 Tasting Room Radio 0:46:31

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The 45th VanWineFest Part One

 

THE SHOW

The press release says: It’s the largest combined consumer and trade wine show in North America. And one of the biggest and oldest in the World.  From Feb 24 to March 3. Eight days, 42 events, 12 countries,  149 participating wineries, 71 from feature region Italy, 1, 150 wines, 800 in the tasting room and over 18,000  wine fans expected to attend all events.

So…..how does one guy with one microphone cover something like that?  You don’t!!

Can’t be done without a huge team but if you plan carefully and do your homework, surround yourself with wine friends who bring their own beliefs on wine and winemakers, then you might get something captured.

I’m so pleased to announce that with the help and smarts of the following friends & experts we managed to do 22 interviews with winemakers and principals from Italy, Greece, Washington, California, Spain, France and BC.

Thank you to Meredith Elliott – Communications and Marketing manager.  Grace under pressure.

Harry Hertscheg – Solid Support.

Harry Hertscheg (sip mag)

Our co-hosts are:

Daenna Van Mulligen – The Wine Diva. Writer, speaker, judge and popular reviewer.

Michaela Morris –  educator, judge, speaker and wine writer (Decanter)

Kelcie Jones – Best Sommelier 2023, educator, consultant and founder of This is Wine School

DJ Kearney – Director of Wine at  Terminal City Club, wine educator at large. Legend.

This first Tasting Room Radio will feature opinions and comments from

Terry and Daenna

Daenna Van Mulligen – www.winediva.ca Has travelled the wine world. Knows many winemakers in the room.

Hosted a sold-out feature seminar on Gerard Bertrand Winery.

Blue Grouse Estate Winery – Michael Abbott – New GM (Cowichan Valley)

Burrowing Owl Estate Winery – Stephen Neumann – Brand Ambassador (Oliver)

Le Vins Bonhomme –  Nathalie Bonhomme. (founder/winemaker) Originally from Montreal. Now making wines for her label –  in Spain and France.

Nathalie Bonhomme-lesvinsbonhomme

House of Smith – Donal Black VP – Int. Sales. A new gathering of Charles Smith Wines. K Vintners, Substance, Sixto, Golden West etc. (Washington)

Charles Smith – House of Smith

Harry Hertscheg – Executive Director VIWF.  The man who dreams the dream and leads the team.

Bench 1775 – Richard Kanazawa (Winemaker)  Naramata Bench. Fabulous winemaker

Osoyoos LaRose – Michael Kullmann   CEO/Winemaker (Osoyoos) Great discussion between these two. Consistently fine wines.

www.winediva.ca

www.Bench1775.com

www.bluegrouse.ca

www.burrowingowlwine.ca

www.Lesvinsbonhomme.com

www.houseofsmith.com

@HHonWine

www.vanwinefest.ca

www.osoyooslarose.com

#vanwinefest

#VIWF

 

STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON

NEXT WEEK – All Italian wineries (except for Unsworth.)

Co-host Michaela Morris.  Simply fabulous wine educator and influencer

San Polino

Boscarelli

Marziano Abbona

Inama

Anthony Gismondi – National Wine Awards

Burrowing Owl Cook Book

Sipster 3

Jim Moody  Zanatta Winery

Ron Kubek – Lightning Rock Winery

Pluvio Revisited