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Ep. #81: Doug Paisley

Doug Paisley is a very gifted singer, songwriter, and musician based in Toronto and specializing in country and western tunes. His latest album is called Strong Feelings and beyond containing some lovely love songs, it features a glorious guest list, including Mary Margaret O’Hara, Garth Hudson (The Band), Emmett Kelly, Colin Stetson, and members of Blue Rodeo, Zeus, Bahamas, the Weather Station, One Hundred Dollars, and many more. Strong Feelings is available now via No Quarter Records and Doug is playing select shows over the next few months. Here Doug and I discuss parental hair pressure, FaceTime and non-electronic electronic issues with technology, self-absorption, metrics, and social media, @RingoStarrMusic, why Doug won’t be listening to this interview, challenging people’s perceptions of him and his music, being self-aware but also insulating oneself from external considerations, the fine art of banter and avoiding self-effacement, stand-up comedy, home renovations, Gord and Dave Tough, Strong Feelings’ stacked guest list, Mary Margaret O’Hara and filmmaker Jem Cohen, working with visual artist Shary Boyle, the saga of recording music using Glenn Gould’s piano with the Band’s Garth Hudson, naming your kids, music that is timeless but of a time, being a teenaged reggae musician and country fan, Kenny Chesney in Jamaica, growing up in Toronto in a musical family, writing love songs in a world full of love songs, how Hamilton might be the new Toronto and the divisiveness of municipal politics, Stompin’ Tom Connors as a Canadian role model, working on new songs, an upcoming Record Store Day 7” with an outtake from Strong Feelings featuring the Weather Station called “Lies Lead to Lies,” the song “Old Times” and more.

Related links: dougpaisley.com noquarter.net vishkhanna.com

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Ep. #18: Colin Stetson & Sarah Neufeld

Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld are partners in life and some times play music together in bands like Arcade Fire and Bell Orchestre. They also conjure amazing sounds on their own and are remarkable solo artists; Colin’s latest LP, New History Warfare Vol. 3: To See More Light was just shortlisted for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize, while Sarah’s Hero Brother is stellar and out August 20. They’re both performing at the Hillside Festival in Guelph, ON (including a workshop with Lee Ranaldo and Richard Reed Parry) this weekend and SappyFest in Sackville, NB, August 2-4. I spoke to Colin while he was in New York, the day he found out about his second consecutive Polaris nom, and Sarah and I spoke this past Wednesday, while she was in Vermont. Listen close to my chat with Sarah and you might hear Colin fishing in the background. You won’t have to strain to hear songs by each of them though.

Related links: colinstetson.com sarahneufeldmusic.com cstrecords.com hillsidefestival.ca sappyfest.com arcadefire.com vishkhanna.com.

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