Mulligan Stew With Terry David Mulligan

In 2016  stellar  Canadian band 54.40 released an album La Difference: A History Unplugged. It was a brilliant reworking of their greatest hits. You could instantly tell it was one of their songs but the instrumentation and overall sound had been changed and made fresher. It brought new life to older songs and I thought it was a great move. Clever and classic.  It takes a band working together to allow each member to express what they feel about a song they’ve been playing for years. 7 years later, here comes The Northern Pikes. They also have a nice collection of hits and the commitment to reimagine those hits and bring new life to them. Acoustically inspired. Before Covid changed the World,  they had planned to release a 30th-anniversary salute to their landmark album Snow in June. A collection of Pikes songs driven by one of the best radio hits ever released in Canada – She ain’t Pretty. This interview takes us through the group think about how to carry on and what it would sound like. The Pikes have just