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The Walrus Was Paul

Winner, "Outstanding Music Series", 2022 Canadian Podcast Awards. In this passion project of a podcast, longtime Hockey Night In Canada and TSN broadcaster (and Beatles expert!) Paul Romanuk chats with great Canadian music people about the greatest band in the history of pop music - The Beatles. Each episode will feature a different guest, who will dive into their favourite Beatles or Beatles solo album, track by track. Some of the biggest names in Canadian music tell their stories about discovering

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01:12:42

S3 E10 – Beatles Guitar Moments, Part I –...

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2023/06/09

Canadian indie music icon Stephen Stanley (ex-Lowest Of The Low, Stephen Stanley Band) talks about some of his favourite "Beatles guitar moments" with host Paul Romanuk.EPISODE NOTESHere's the "album" Stephen has put together of his favourite Beatles guitar moments.Side OneAnd I Love Her(Feb 1964) A Hard Day’s NightA Hard Day’s Night(April 1964) A Hard Day’s NightYou’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away(February 1965) Help!Day Tripper(October 1965) (single)Norwegian Wood(October 1965) Rubber SoulHello,

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01:34:15

S3 E9 – Live Peace In Toronto – Musician/Producer Tim...

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2023/05/18

Musician and producer Tim Bovaconti talks with host Paul Romanuk about the 1970 album by John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band Live Peace In Toronto. The album was recorded at Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Canada, and featured Lennon, Ono, Eric Clapton, Klaus Voorman and Alan White.EPISODE NOTES:-The performance was part of the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival - held just three weeks after Woodstock. This festival is a story unto itself, Lennon's performance aside. Here's a link to a great website that tells the

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S3 E8 – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Part...

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2023/04/28

Part Two of classical pianist and artistic director of The Art Of Time Ensemble, Andrew Burashko's conversation with host Paul Romanuk about The Beatles' 1967 classic, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Andrew and Paul also talk about The Art Of Time Ensemble's reinterpretation of the album in a series of concerts in 2012.EPISODE NOTESMore information of The Art Of Time Ensemble can be found here.I found this review, by Globe And Mail entertainment writer Brad Wheeler, of the shows that The Art

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01:13:03

S3 E7 – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band –...

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2023/04/21

In this episode, classical pianist and artistic director of The Art Of Time Ensemble, Andrew Burashko, talks with host Paul Romanuk about The Beatles genre bending 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Andrew and Paul also discuss The Art Of Time Ensemble's reinterpretation of the album in a series of concerts in 2012.EPISODE NOTESYou can find out more about The Art Of Time Ensemble here.Here is a review (by Brad Wheeler) of the Sgt. Pepper's shows that The Art Of Time Ensemble performed

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01:57:39

S3 E6 The Beatles Live At The Star-Club – Musician...

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2023/03/30

Musician and Musicologist Mike Daley joins host Paul Romanuk to talk about The Beatles much bootlegged and sort of, kind of, semi-officially released live recordings from The Star-Club in Hamburg, West Germany in 1962.SHOW NOTES:-we talk about it, but for a much more detailed account of the Star-Club tapes and how this whole mess came to be, check out this page-there are several versions of these tapes, the one we talk about was a Canadian release called Pickwick Star Club, Vol. 2. Here is a YouTube

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01:55:49

S3 E5 Mind Games – Jerry Leger

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2023/03/10

Host Paul Romanuk talks with singer/songwriter/musician Jerry Leger about John Lennon's 1973 album Mind Games.EPISODE NOTES:You can find out about all things Jerry Leger at his official web site jerryleger.com Anything we discuss about his music, album covers and so on is on that site.More information on host Paul Romanuk and The Walrus Was Paul podcast at Paul's official website romycast.com Here's a link to a television commercial that was done in 1973 to promote Mind Games. I believe that's John

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01:53:28

S3 E4 Yesterday And Today – Moe Berg of The Pursuit...

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2023/02/24

Moe Berg - a Canadian indie music icon and front man of The Pursuit Of Happiness - displays his Beatle chops, chatting with host Paul Romanuk about The Beatles' 1966 North American release Yesterday And Today. EPISODE NOTES-Find out all things Moe Berg at his personal website, moeberg.ca I highly recommend his blog (which he doesn't contribute to nearly enough!) for some great insights into music and culture.-Here's a link to The Pursuit Of Happiness website.-Here's a link to The Pursuit Of

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01:55:28

S3 E3 – Something New – Barry Keane of The Gordon...

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2023/02/10

In this episode of The Walrus Was Paul, veteran session drummer Barry Keane talks with host Paul Romanuk about an album he loves and the memories that go with it - the 1964 North American release by The Beatles, Something New. Barry also talks about his amazing career and being on the drum kit with Gordon Lightfoot for over 40 years.You can read Barry Keane's full bio right here.SHOW NOTESHere is the cover of the Something New album.It was taken during the recording of one of the Ed Sullivan

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01:52:02

S3 E2 – With The Beatles – Jose Contreras of By...

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2023/01/27

In this episode of The Walrus Was Paul, one of Canada's most talented and respected singer/songwriter/arrangers on the indy scene, Jose Contreras, talks with host Paul Romanuk about the 1963 Beatles record With The Beatles. Jose also talks about his band, By Divine Right, and their great new album Otto Motto.You can find out loads about By Divine Right by visiting their website or, better yet, their bandcamp page.Content Notes:At one point in the episode we talk about the cover By Divine Right did

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01:48:05

S3 E1 – Imagine – Singer/songwriter Jane Gowan of The...

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2023/01/13

In the first episode of Series Three of The Walrus Was Paul, musician, singer and songwriter Jane Gowan talks with host Paul Romanuk about John Lennon's 1971 number one album Imagine. Jane also talks about her recent work with her band, The Real Shade, and also her work as a podcaster.The Walrus Was Paul on Facebook

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S3 B1 – Third Annual Christmas Special

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2022/12/22

To kick off Series Three of The Walrus Was Paul, it's the Third Annual The Walrus Was Paul Christmas Special! In this episode we hear from musicians Barry Keane, Jose Contreras, Jerry Leger, Craig Northey and Jane Gowan as they relate their Beatles themed Christmas memories. Host Paul Romanuk also talks about his memories of The Beatles' music and the Christmas season.

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01:05:46

S2 E22 – Beatles VI, Side Two – Jerry Leger

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2022/04/23

In the final episode of Series Two, singer/songwriter/musician Jerry Leger talks with Paul Romanuk about Side Two of the 1965 Capitol North American release Beatles VI. Jerry also talks about his old job working in a hardware store and how that lead to him meeting Canadian songwriter Ron Sexsmtih. Also, lots of talk about Jerry's great new record Nothing Pressing.You can find out a lot about Jerry and his music if you visit his website jerryleger.com Also, be sure to visit his Bandcamp page. You can

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01:11:42

S2 E21 – Beatles VI, Side One – Jerry Leger

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2022/04/16

Series Two winds down with a two-parter: Musician, singer and songwriter Jerry Leger talks to Paul Romanuk about The Beatles' 1965 North American release album Beatles VI. This episode focuses on Side One. We also talk about Jerry's great new album Nothing Pressing.One of the things we talk about in this episode is the photo on the cover of the album, and how you couldn't really tell what they were holding/doing. Were they holding a golf club? Was it a camera remote cable? Here's the uncropped

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01:16:22

S2 E20 – Revolver, Side Two – Martha And The Muffins

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2022/03/23

In the 2nd part of our discussion, musicians/songwriters and co-founding members of Martha And The Muffins, Martha Johnson and Mark Gane, talk to host Paul Romanuk about The Beatles amazing 1966 album Revolver. Also, there is lots of discussion about the very eclectic career of Martha And The Muffins.Aside from diving into each track on Side Two of Revolver, we also talk about Martha And The Muffins current album of B-sides and alternate versions, Marthology. There is also some cool talk about their

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01:24:07

S2 E19 – Revolver, Side One – Martha And The Muffins

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2022/03/16

Founding members of the fantastic new wave band Martha And The Muffins (Martha Johnson and Mark Gane) talk with Paul Romanuk about The Beatles ground breaking 1966 album Revolver. This is the first of two episodes with M+M. In this episode we talk Side One, the next episode will cover Side Two.Lots of talk (of course!) about The Beatles and the different world they'd entered in terms of recording methods and songwriting around this time. But, also lots of talk about Martha And The Muffins and their

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01:10:01

S2 E18 – With The Beatles, Side Two – Barry Keane of...

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2022/02/26

Veteran drummer Barry Keane - on the drum stool for over 40 years with Gordon Lightfoot and his band - talks to Paul Romanuk about The Beatles' 1963 album With The Beatles. This is Part Two of their conversation, which centres around Side Two of the album.Aside from lots of Beatles talk and lots of Ringo drumming talk, Barry also tells the story of the recording session for one of Lightfoot's greatest songs: The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald. The song was a North American number one record in 1976

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01:22:17

S2 E17 – With The Beatles, Side One – Barry Keane of...

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2022/02/19

Veteran session drummer and the man on the drum kit for over 40 years with The Gordon Lightfoot Band - Barry Keane - talks to Paul Romanuk about The Beatles second album, With The Beatles.Like millions of others, those early Beatles albums turned something on in Barry's mind and made him want to become a musician. Barry has played on hundreds of albums but is best known for his great work with Gordon Lightfoot (Listen to those brilliantly understated tom fills on The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald

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S2 E16 – Ringo, Side Two – James Clark (aka The James...

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2022/02/05

Songwriter and Musician James Clark (aka The James Clark Institute) and host Paul Romanuk continue their discussion about the 1973 Billboard #1 album Ringo. They talk about Side Two on this episode. The previous episode (S2 E15) digs into Side One.Aside from talking about the great music on the album, we also talk about James Clark's music and how some of it has been influenced by his early days listening to The Beatles. We also talk a little about longtime Beatles roadie Mal Evans, who co-wrote a

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01:02:38

S2 E15 - Ringo, Side One - James Clark (aka The James...

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2022/01/29

Songwriter and Musician James Clark (aka The James Clark Institute) talks with host Paul Romanuk about the 1973 Billboard #1 album "Ringo". We talk about Side One on this episode. The album features a stellar cast: all three of the other Beatles, Billy Preston, Harry Nilsson, Marc Bolan (just to name a few) and it was produced by the great Richard Perry. Aside from talking about the great music on the album, we also talk about James Clark's music and how some of it has been influenced by his early

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59:47

S2 E14 – McCartney, Side Two – Moe Berg Of The...

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2022/01/15

Musician/songwriter/producer and founder of the great power pop band The Pursuit Of Happiness - Moe Berg - talks with host Paul Romanuk about Side Two of Paul McCartney's debut solo album, McCartney (Moe and Paul discuss Side One in the previous episode).Topics covered include Moe's take on what he considers to be the finest post-Beatles song written by any of the four Fabs. Moe also tells a great story about meeting one of his musical heroes - the great Joni Mitchell - at a very small and intimate

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