Mulligan Stew With Terry David Mulligan

There’s really no such thing as an overnight success! Dreams can be experienced but it takes the work of time to find the crossroads between dreams and reality. The Bros. Landreth dreamt of making music, just like their Dad Wally in Winnipeg. Wally wanted that too because he kept spinning vinyl at home,  like a music teacher. But no schlock..only the good stuff. Little Feat, The Eagles, Neil Young, CS&Nash, and Bonnie Raitt. Years later the Brothers are playing at the Winnipeg Folk Festival when they were approached by the headliner – none other than Bonnie Raitt. She asked if they would send her songs to record because they reminded her of her friend Lowell George from Little Feat. David and Joey Landreth wrote and rejected many songs. They felt they weren’t up to Bonnie's standards but eventually – again years later – they sent a song they had recorded Made up mind. Just so happens it’s the same song Bonnie heard them play and she said – that’s the song. Two years later the boys hear from friends in Nas

Legendary artist/producer/songwriter Booker T Jones takes us through his life and music on The Stew and Podcast and YouTube. Leading the house band at Stax records in Memphis. Working with Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, Rufus Thomas, and Wilson Pickett. Also, Bob Dylan, and Neil Young, backing Otis at the Monterey Pop Festival and leading his own band Booker T and the MG’s.  His thoughts on the most memorable person he met and his induction into The  Rock Hall of Fame. Lots of stories and music to go with it. Booker leads a 10-piece Stax Revue Band on stage at Jack Singer Hall Saturday, Feb 25.  

Terry Wickham, long-time Producer of Edmonton Folk Fest responds to the possible demise of the Vancouver Folk Fest and how it may affect other Festivals. He also talks about the state of today's touring industry. Off stage and on. Let’s face it, music production and essential business is changing rapidly. Costs are skyrocketing. Artists are finding new and creative ways to make a living and extend their careers. Will your favorite festival still be up and running by the Summer? Have a listen. Is there anyone or anything that can save Vancouver Folk Festival? Maybe it’s you.

Jimmy will be so proud! His Mom and Dad are guesting on the  Mulligan Stew Podcast. Jimmy is the 10-year-old son of Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet of Whitehorse. Jimmy likes the music his Mom and Dad make so much that he’s sitting in on drums during house rehearsals. Luke and Melissa have just released their 8th album I’m not crying You’re crying. What started as a possible lockdown country covers project quickly turned into writing their own songs, as though they were writing and singing in the 70s. In Nashville. What’s best about this album is they sound like they’ve been writing and singing country all their musical life. Which is what they did. When they met and started Whitehorse it was as a country band. So, they’ve come full circle. Through the blues and back into country. This podcast tells the tales of those years and their relationship. It’s a winner and so are Jimmy’s parental unit. www.whitehorsemusic.ca

Two Words – Jann Arden Long time friend. A completely singular artist. In concert she’ll have you laughing so hard it will be through tears. Then she sings – man does she sing – and you’ll find yourself freely flowing more tears. I have been blessed to have had a close-up focus on this life and career. For over 35 years Jann and I have crossed paths and occasionally stopped to talk with a microphone between us. While I was busy telling music and film stories Jann was nominated for 19 Junos – Winning 8. Won MuchMusic awards and now is on Canada’s Walk of Fame. She’s been acting, hosting, judging, recording, and touring with her small group and with orchestras large and small. Basically, with the support and guidance of manager Bruce Allen, Jann Arden has become a Canadian Super Star. These two interviews are from our archives. The first is from April 2016 – at the Junos in Calgary where she was co-hosting. I attended a press conference and she was completely surrounded by the media ..so I went off to the corne

It's movie award season... One after the other nominations and awards are presented to films,  actors, musicians, art direction, directors, and veterans of the industry. The next awards gathering is this Sunday, Jan 14 in LA. It’s the Critics Choice Awards on The CW and streamed on the Net. 7-10 Eastern – slight delay on the West Coast. Hosted by Chelsea Handler These awards have weight and meaning as they're voted on by the critics who screen hundreds of films annually. Choosing one critic to guest is as tough as voting but there’s none better than Shawn Edwards on  News 4 Kansas City. He’s one of the founders of Critics Choice and the driving force behind The annual Celebration of Black Cinema and TV. Enjoy the ride It’s a film cage match.

Welcome to the first Podcast of 2023. Two guests  - From the Gulf Islands of BC The Family Curse and from the US deep south Early James.  You may not have heard of A Family Curse but you’ve certainly heard of the Family Father – Neil Osborne. Founder, singer, songwriter, and vocalist for 54.40. He’s joined by his daughter Kandle.  I love the fact that they imply that their music is “found material”.  That’s where some of the best music lives. Kandle has been making music and finding herself in Montreal but at heart, Kandle and Neil are west coast islanders. Check out their self-titled album and crazy videos. FYI – 54.40 play The Grand Prairie North Winter Festival  next Saturday, Jan 14th March 3 at Midway in Edmonton March 4 Deerfoot Inn in Calgary The second guest is Early James from Birmingham, Alabama. Early got a guitar in his hands at a  very young age and started writing songs and gigging with friends. He came to the attention of Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, who offered to produce his first album Wh

My pal Jason Priestley and I have stepped into the world of wine. The difference is, we’re not consumers,  we’re partners with winemaker Michael Mosny at Winemakers Cut in Oliver, BC. Jason for several years had been an investor in Black Hills Winery, the maker of the iconic Nota Bene. After the sale of Black Hills, I continued to search for exceptional terroir capable of producing a peerless Bordeaux-style blend. Throughout this journey, I merged paths with Terry and then Michal. Together, we questioned what we already know, over and over again,” said Priestley. “After looking everywhere, all roads lead to one answer and the answer is once again in the Okanagan. This time, the difference is in the details, with a focus on elegance and finesse.”   “I heard about Canadian wine for the first time from Terry and Jason’s international television show, Hollywood and Vines TV, and it quickly became my passion  They are the reason why I decided to move here with my wife in 2012 and make wines in the Okanagan Valley.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays All From  1974 to 1979 I was lucky enough to host Great Canadian Goldrush on CBC Radio  National. Every Christmas we had a Christmas Jam – in the studio. Produced by Susan Englebert. (with assistance from Claire Lawrence) Except for the mixed drinks, it was nothing fancy but it was an hour of heart-felt stories and songs. The artists included Roy Forbes and Shari Ulrich. When Goldrush left the air Christmas Jam disappeared UNTIL Roundhouse Radio in Vancouver came on air and again I had a studio to capture this magic. I talked to Shari, Roy, and Barney Bentall and they all signed on for a reconnect. We got 3 years of Christmas in the Round recorded and then Roundhouse went dark.   Keeping the tradition alive, this year we present Year 3 of Christmas in the Round  (2017)   The Lineup includes   Jim Byrnes Shari Ulrich Barney Bentall Bill Henderson (Chilliwack) Craig Northey   (Odds and Steven Page Trio) On percussion Geoff Hicks (Colin James, Barney, Cuddy, Byrnes, Northey etc

Dec 17th was never going to be just another Stew. It’s the first of two Christmas shows.  The Christmas vibe is always different for so many reasons. Some want nothing to do with it. Many embrace it fully. I’m an All In guy. Thankfully some find a way to give back and make a difference. Food Banks, shelters, packages left on doorsteps, etc. I grew up in North Vancouver where my Father was a Game Warden. His close friends were police officers and firefighters. So I’ve always had a connection to that location and community. I saw a posting go by a week ago and it shone a light for me. I hope it does the same for you. Please let your audience know that they can help the people of Ukraine through a brutal Winter and War. The complete interview can be heard on Mulligan Stew Podcast and my YouTube Channel. THANK YOU North Shore Fire Departments Launch Project Frozen: Winter Clothing & Blanket Blitz for Ukraine In a Canadian first, all three North Shore fire departments have teamed up in a two-week collection bl

Two Words. Bruce Cockburn. Having sold more than nine million albums worldwide, acclaimed songwriter, performer, author, and activist Bruce Cockburn is a member of both the Canadian Songwriter and Canadian Music Hall of Fame, a winner of Folk Alliance’s People’s Voice Award, as well 13 JUNO Awards. Bruce  Cockburn has written almost 400 songs. Released 34 albums over a 50 year span. Who better to gather up his rarities and present them as partners with his hits? The man has rarities. His new album RARITIES  contains music for a film (Going down the Road) Music honoring Mississippi John Hurt, Kenji Miyazawa, William Hawkins, Gordon Lightfoot, Pete Seeger, Mississippi Sheiks, etc. Unreleased demos and music for benefits. AND  many stories., It's basically a mini-history of Bruce Cockburn’s place in Canadian music. We also talk about his next new album – O Sun O Moon ( May). His Tour dates through Canada in February And his connection to Joni Mitchell.   Bruce Tour Dates Feb 2 – Royal Victoria Feb 4 – Centre The

Last week we presented our #233 Podcast – Art Bergmann and Author Jason Schneider. This week it's the same interview but with  MUSIC. The conversation was like driving during rush hour at Le Mans A three-way dialogue about punks, music, drugs, lost partners, the shit show called the music business, and friendships. Thing is – it's all contained in Art’s music. And so, we’ve decided to encore the Bergmann interview but include the music that best reflects the man. The man is goodness- in-a-can!!! And Jason Schneider is a damn WRITER. Here comes Episode #234 Tdm

@TerryDavidMulligan talks with Canada’s punk poet laureate, Art Bergmann has been tearing up stages, and terrifying the music industry, for half a century. Often referred to as “Canada’s Lou Reed,” Art’s story is one of rock and roll’s great tales untold. Until now. From his days helping to lay the foundation of the Vancouver punk scene with The K-Tels, to his acclaimed solo work in the ’80s and ’90s, and a late career resurgence that has culminated with being named to the Order of Canada, The Longest Suicide chronicles every unlikely twist and turn Art’s life has taken. Working with veteran music journalist Jason Schneider, Art lays it all out in his own inimitable way, with dozens of people who took part adding their own voices to corroborate (and sometimes dispute) the often-incredible chain of events. With cameos by John Cale, Bob Rock, The Clash, Bob Geldof and many others, The Longest Suicide is both a triumphant story of personal survival, as well as a unique glimpse inside the rise of alternative rock

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 activ

Rebecca and Megan Lovell are Larkin Poe  -  "we are students of the blues" Georgia Born – Nashville Based. Friday they released their 6th studio album Blood Harmony When I hear the title,  I think of the sound of their voices - together! Just like all of the great ones... The Every Brothers The Beach Boys Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart Neville Brothers. Wood Brothers Staple Singers. Bros. Landreth Brothers Gibb What they all have in common is family and the blood ties that go with it. Sisters and Brothers have always made exceptional music – usually because they started as kids in grade school and worked at their harmonies as they grew up.  It's second nature – like breathing. The bonus with Larkin Poe is they play like they sing..and walk a fine line between roots, blues, rock, and gospel. Rebecca and Megan bring with them stories and kind words about Canadian festivals and audiences. After all, they talk about being True North in their music. When explained that those words are in the Canadian Anthem, they

The film is a documentary Doug and the Slugs and Me.  The Me is Teresa. The doc is working its way through film festivals and will eventually appear on CBC Gem. It's been said if there was no Doug and the Slugs there would have been no BareNaked Ladies. Led by the charming and clever writer/artist man Doug Bennett, The Slugs cut a swath through a sea of really average 80’s bands to become the darlings of Canada’s music charts. Lots of hits. One after the other. They sold out all 40 of their Commodore Ballroom gigs. So....what happened to The Slugs and Doug Bennett?  That’s the bittersweet and complex story of this film. Doug Bennett died at age 52 in 2004. The music lives on. Appearing in the doc are: Sir Bob Geldof Ed the Sock Bif Naked Ron Sexsmith Steven Paige And yours truly.

It took me the whole of Summer 2022 to read and complete Tara McGuire’s book Holden After and Before. I’ve known and really liked Tara for a long time. We were in radio together and apart but – in radio. It’s a small community,  at times. I’ve written and said publicly that this was the hardest book to read and toughest interview in memory but that’s because of my friendship with Tara. I felt tied to the story and a cloak of guilt that I didn’t know what she was going through – after and before. But that’s just me – please don’t let me steer anyone away from seeking out the wisdom of this book. When her beloved Holden died from an overdose, she collapsed and it took many many months for her to stand up and just breathe. Then she decided to commit herself to tell this story but going back through Holden’s friends, reconnecting his texts and emails. Imagining how he handled certain situations and dealing with the guilt that came like a wave. If you’re a Mother,  or dream of being a parent or you currently are a

Susan Tedeschi co-partner with  Derek Trucks in life and music is our guest this week. We first talked to Susan in May when the first Moon album,  Crescent was released. This  is the rest of the story Tedeschi Trucks Band has created “one of those albums” that will become the standard by which all other such albums are created. It’s an amazing story and we are thrilled to have Susan share it with us .  It’s our complete 30-minute interview – with the tracks from the first album. The concept behind I Am The Moon, the GRAMMY-winning band’s fifth studio recording, was suggested by TTB vocalist Mike Mattison in May 2020, two months after the band was forced off the road by the pandemic. The 12th-century poem Layla & Majnun by the Persian poet, Nizami Ganjavi, was the title inspiration for Eric Clapton’s 1970 double-LP with Derek and the Dominos, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs – an influential album for Tedeschi Trucks Band.  Interestingly,  Ganjavi’s source material resonated with Mattison and the rest o

HARRISON KENNEDY was awarded the 2016 “Blues Album of the Year” JUNO for his album “This Is From Here”.  This was the 6th nomination for the Hamilton, ON. based artist. Now comes his latest album Thanks for Tomorrow Harrison Kennedy was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario.  His family had roots in New Orleans and Tennessee,[ Kennedy sang in the Stewart Memorial Church Choir as a boy, when childhood trips took him over the border to visit relations in Arkansas, Rogersville, Tennessee,[9] and Detroit, Illinois, United States, and all these experiences expanded his love of music.,  The other border his family crossed was the Canadian border. They decided to stay and live there. Harrison grew up in a house filled with music and famous visitors such as Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, and Lonnie Johnson. In 1969 he took a hiatus from college to become a founding member of the million-selling Detroit Soul Super Group “The Chairmen of the Board” with whom he toured the world, as well as appearing on Soul Train, Amer

“Before the pandemic, I felt burnt out, I was exhausted, I was getting sick. It wasn’t great, from a mental health perspective and a physical health perspective. In fact, it was quite terrible at points. And now we’re opening things up, and I think a lot of people are asking themselves, ‘What do I keep? What do I bring with me into this new open world, back into social situations?’ ”   I’m reconnecting with a lot of people and a lot of old friends and my parents’ friends and all those kinds of things,” he says of being back home in New Brunswick without losing any musical momentum. “I think it also gives you a sense that it’s a special career, and a bizarre and interesting and magical profession that I’m lucky to do” Saltwire – Atlantic   David Myles and I shared the airwaves at CKUA. Me with The Stew and he with Myles from Home He did, however, close Myles from Home so he could restart his singing and songwriting career after the pandemic. Also so he could  heal himself , as he will explain. His new album  I