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Backstage Pass

Douglas McLean | Canoe FM

Backstage Pass is an interview podcast dedicated to Canadian and international artists in conversation about their latest album release, tour schedules, or songwriting experience. We hope these interviews will inspire you to go buy some music and celebrate in the creative magic that gives us songs that lifts us up in times of trouble and makes us dance in times of joy and happiness.

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56:08

Clever Hopes

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2024/06/14

Nothing ever really, truly ends. Even with our sights set on the future, once a significant event—a love lost, a love found, the birth of a child, the death of a friend—passes, we're bound to our memory's eternal return. On New Kind of Familiar, his second album under the Clever Hopes moniker, Andrew Shaver explores the texture of transition with lush folk-rock and poetic lyricism, from a liminal vantage point that offers both views of where he's come from and the places he might be headed.Between

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37:56

NATE SILVA RETURNS with ‘The Chase’

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2024/06/05

NATE SILVA RETURNS with ‘The Chase’ Nate Silva has made a name for himself as a consummate guitarist, songwriter, singer and entertainer. On June 07,2024, Nate will return to Huntsville, in concert, with his trio, showcasing a new album- ‘the Chase’, tour and triumphant set of songs at Canvas Brewing Company. Known primarily for his virtuoso guitar stylings with the Slyde (2009-2021), an internationally successful recording band, he was much beloved for his exhilarating cover sets where he

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55:01

Lori Yates

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2024/05/28

LORI YATES - MATADOR “Matador," released on January 29, 2024, is an exciting, thoughtful album from a veteran songwriter and performer. In this delightful, easy-going conversation, Lori discusses the album and what it means her and her many years thriving in the music industry. Lori Yates is a renowned voice, a respected singer/songwriter in roots music, and a pioneer of “alternative country music” in Canada. The Band's Rick Danko once described Yates as having "that desperate Canadian sound,"

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41:15

THE FUGITIVES

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2024/05/17

NO HELP COMING. - THE FUGITIVES'No Help Coming', to us, isn't a negative," says Glynn. "It means humanity's alone in this, but we're alone in this together." The Fugitives are: Adrian Glynn: vocals, guitars, bass, balalaika, piano, additional percussion Brendan McLeod: vocals, guitars, ukulele, bad banjo Carly Frey: vocals, violin Chris Suen: vocals, banjo, ukulele BIO: Formed in Vancouver, Canada in 2007, The Fugitives are a folk collective headed by songwriters Brendan McLeod and Adrian Glynn

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30:03

54•40. - WEST COAST BAND

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2024/05/02

54•40 is a legendary Canadian rock band that emerged from the vibrant music scene of Vancouver, British Columbia. Formed in 1981, the band's name is derived from the westward expansionist James K. Polk (11th President of the USA) political slogan “54-40 or Fight”!The band’s core members are Neil Osborne (vocal’s, guitar and Brad Merritt (bass). Both high school friends with a shared passion for music, they were later joined by Phil Comparelli (guitar) and Matt Johnson (drums), who became important

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29:07

OTIS - BOONE FROGGETT

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2024/04/26

Otis released a new single on March 8,2024. It’ll be a bluesy, rockin’ cover of a 1969 song by soul sister Betty Harris called There’s a Break in the Road. The band absolutely kills it with their version and makes it their own. Lead singer/guitarist Boone Froggett (is that a cool name or what?) spoke to me March 05,2024 and we don’t want you to miss the opportunity to check this young band out. Recorded in a live full band take at The Rock House in Franklin Tennessee, the single features electric

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35:36

THE HELLO DARLINS

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2024/04/17

On March 01,2024, The Hello Darlins released the Alders and the Ashes, a double album follow-up to their breakthrough smash 2020 album, Go by Feel. A lot has happened for the band and its principal songwriters, Candace Lacina and Mike Little, since they garnered world-wide attention with their debut. The lock down, Mike’s recovery from a worrisome health issue, the loss of family and friends, an extensive 2023 tour in support of Go by Feel and the rigorous demand placed on them as preeminent,

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42:00

JJ SHIPLETT

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2024/04/08

‘A Way Through Time’ JJ Shiplett.Americana Roots singer-songwriter JJ Shipplet’s breathtakingly personal new album, A Way Through Time, released on March 15,2002 via Red Buffalo Records under the exclusive license of Jayward Artist Group (distributed by The Orchard). This new album showcases the Calgary, AB-based artist's evolution both sonically and lyrically, as he explores a sound he has been searching for a long time. And please, please, please listen to the last track, "You and I Will Never

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46:24

LOIS DELOATCH - LOVE ALWAYS

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2024/03/20

Love Always was produced by and features pianist Ernest Turner, along with bassist John Brown and drummer Donovan Cheatham.“Love Always’, a new 2024 album by Lois Deloatch, is testament to the sublime heights a masterful songwriter/ lyricist, accompanied by a trio of astonishing musicians, can aspire to. Lyrically and musically, these songs transfix the listener’s attention, lifting both spirit and earth-bound weariness toward a deeper understanding of what it means to be truly human. Transcendent

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33:28

The Burrito Brothers

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2024/03/08

Chris James is their front man. He plays keyboards and guitar and harmonica. Writes songs too. He wound up with the Burrito Brothers in 2009. • Chris James – keyboards, vocals (2010–present). LEADER SINCE 2009 • Tony Paoletta – pedal steel guitar (2013–present) • Peter Young – drums (2015–2016, 2019–Present) • Steve Allen - guitars, vocals (2022 - Present) The band was formed in 1968 in Los Angeles as The Flying Burrito Brothers. Its classic lineup featured country rock pioneer, the late Gram

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37:31

AUTOGRAMM

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2024/02/15

AUTOGRAMM - MUSIC THAT HUMANS CAN PLAY Autogramm has a long-standing connection to the art, punk, and skateboarding communities world-wide. They are: Jiffy Marx - vocals, synths, guitars The Silo - vocals, drums, synths, guitars CC Voltage - vocals, bass, guitars Lars Von Seattle - guitars and vocals “It’s like as if David Bowie, The Fixx and Cheap Trick partied with Prince and recorded the whole thing. Most of the songs should probably be on the Fast Times At Ridgemont High

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29:31

THE COMMOTIONS

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2024/02/05

Who are The Commotions? A twelve-piece funk/soul band ready to get you dancing! “They’re hot, sizzling, fun, and funky.” Putting the motion in The Commotions are 12 band members including two lead singers and a wild five-piece horn section. Directed by Brian Asselin, these high caliber musicians will rock your heart and soul. VOLUME III, is a riveting, stellar album which will set your feet and fire and get you singing along. Enjoy this wonderful conversation with Brian Asselin about one of the

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65:18

M.D.DUNN - ‘You Get Bigger As You Go’

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2024/01/18

M.D. Dunn is a poet, a journalist and an evocative, thoughtful songwriter. He has released nine original studio albums and published three books of poetry. His latest project, ‘You Get Bigger As You Go’, a detailed book on the influence and evolution of the music and artistry of Bruce Cockburn, has garnered enthusiastic praise and reviews for its insightful breadth and depth into the master guitarist and lyricist work, including an exhaustive examination of Cockburn’s entire recorded catalogue.

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44:18

DAVIS HALL & THE GREEN LANTERNS

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2023/12/19

After much success of their first album, Davis Hall & The Green Lanterns, 2021, which started with drummer Jim Casson writing original material with bassist Russ Boswell, during the pandemic lock downs. Adding guitarist, Bernie LaBarge and organist Brent Barkman, they completed their first song, “Marshville Station” but the project stalled and was put on the shelf. Meanwhile, tuba player, Jay Burr was working on a singer songwriter album and had asked Jim to contribute drum parts. Jim decided

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38:37

The Stephen Stanley Band

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2023/12/01

The Stephen Stanley Band releases “Before the Collapse of the Hive”, November 10th,2023. “Before the Collapse of the Hive” is one of those astonishing, long-awaited set of songs that is startling, contemporary, and completely relevant for the unsettled times we live in, as well a moving personal statement from a gifted artist in full command of his craft. Certainly, one of the best for 2023 and one that reminds you, as Stanley perfectly ascribes in his song the Owl, “everything worth knowing is

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41:49

SHRED KELLY

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2023/11/23

Sage McBride joins Douglas McLean in conversation about recording Blurry Vision, touring and staying creative. Shred Kelly is Tim Newton, Sage McBride, Ty West, Ryan Mildenberger. Their music is vast, infectious and beyond cheerfully uplifting. Emerging from the majestic landscapes of the Canadian Rockies, Shred Kelly is a powerhouse band that seamlessly blends elements of alternative, folk, and rock music. With a captivating live act that leaves audiences in awe, they have become a mainstay in

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43:56

SKYDIGGERS .

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2023/11/16

Josh Finlayson and Andy Maize discuss ‘Bide Your Time’ & ‘Hide Your Light’. Two amazing EP’s soon to be presented as a vinyl record experience These songs are truly inspiring and touching in scope and in their depth of feeling. To tell the story of Skydiggers is to tell the story of a thriving musical collaboration that was born in friendship and has abided with trust. Over the course of 15 studio albums and countless miles on the road, Skydiggers have grown from enthusiastic youngsters into

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41:33

Foghat. - Sonic Mojo

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2023/11/09

Sonic Mojo is Foghat’s highly anticipated and long-awaited 17th studio album—their first in seven years--on the band’s label, Foghat Records, which is distributed by Select-O-Hits (part of the Sun Records family). It will be available as a single CD with 12-tracks and a six-page gatefold cover, as well as an 11-track, limited edition 180gram, purple neon vinyl. Digital pre-orders are now available here (including CDs available on Amazon), while CD and vinyl (including autographed copies) and

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46:20

Blackburn Brothers

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2023/11/03

The Blackburn Brothers music is authentic and always about a message of history, freedom, legacy, family, black unity, and love An obvious uniqueness that identifies and sets apart the band is that Blackburn Brothers is a band of brothers. Duane (lead vocals, organ, piano), Brooke (guitar, vocals), Cory (drums, harmony vocals), Robert (guitar, harmony vocals), and Nathan (bass guitar) all share the Blackburn name. This name has become truly connected to Toronto's music history. Musically, the

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28:45

ALEXIS NORMAND

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2023/10/18

Alexis Normand’s music in French and English has been recognized across Canada to critical acclaim. Drawing inspiration from the infinite horizons of her Saskatchewan home, she explores the dualities of a francophone identity on anglophone soil with her velvety voice as the centerpiece of her candid approach to the contemporary folk world that suites her so well. After her side project with Rosie & the Riveters, Alexis making her long-awaited return as a solo artist brimming with warmth and

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