Music Buddy
Join musician/songwriter Jane Gowan as she sits down with a variety of musical guests for insightful and upbeat conversations about music and music-related adventures. From instrumentalists and songwriters, to teachers, authors, producers and fans, this is a podcast about music, community, work, passion and creativity.
Episodes
67 episodes
Shad - Rapping Into The Unknown
"We need a communal ethic, and we need a communal movement...there's something on the album where I'm trying to get that energy and momentum going...that's part of what music is, and especially hip hop and groove-based music..." —ShadSha...
Damhnait Doyle - Singing It Like It Is
Damhnait Doyle has been a bright light on the Canadian music landscape since being discovered for her remarkable musical gift at the age of 17. Since then, she has gone on to write, perform, tour, advocate, collaborate, host, and stir up good t...
Mike Plume & Jenny Orenstein - There's A Melody In Everything
Over 3,000 gigs, countless miles travelled, hit songs a-plenty, and friends and fans in every corner of the continent - singer-songwriters Mike Plume and Jenny Orenstein have embraced the often-challenging musician's path with passion, verve, h...
Miranda Mulholland - The Renaissance Woman
Miranda Mulholland is a JUNO-nominated singer, songwriter, and fiddler. She's released 3 albums, one EP, and several singles in her own name, in addition to launching music with her bands Harrow Fair and Belle Starr. As a tou...
The Solstimas Office Party
Welcome to the 4th Annual Solstimas episode! In this episode, we toast the season with a festive gathering at The Woodshed Studio, aka "the office". Joining host Jane Gowan and co-host Tim Vesely, are their good pals Andy Maize and ...
Myra Melford - Creating A Joyous Space
Myra Melford is an American avant-garde pianist, composer, educator, and improvisor. Her music is unique, exciting, and brave, evolving from an approach to the piano that is percussive, athletic, and uber-dynamic, and compositions that are expl...
Wyatt C. Louis - Prairie Soul
Wyatt C. Louis is a Plains Cree singer-songwriter from Montana First Nation on Treaty 6 Territory, Alberta. Their songs are deeply rooted in story and place, and speak to universal themes of home, family, and love. Their much-celebrated debut a...
Cem Zafir - Something Else! Festival Preview
Since the early 2000s, Festival Director and musical curator Cem Zafir has been presenting diverse, exploratory, and engaging concerts via his non-profit organization, Zula Presents. After moving to Hamil...
João Carvalho - The Equalizer
What, exactly, is mastering? Is it a potion? A spell? A hoax? The truth is, it's a subtle and precise art, and a key element of quality music production. It is music's "x-factor", its "special sauce". Despite often being perceived a...
Anne Lindsay - In Fine Fiddle
Multi-award-winning instrumentalist, singer, recording artist and composer, Anne Lindsay is celebrating many things this year: 60 years as a violinist, 50 years as a professional musician, and the launch of her brand new album, Soloworks 2....
Stewart Jones - The Art Around The Music
"Whatever I'm painting, I feel like there's music that finds its way in". — Stewart JonesFor artist, musician, and educator Stewart Jones, music is an integral part of his visual art practice. He's a self-proclaimed "uber fan" of the ban...
Ronley Teper & Tim Posgate - Fearless and Fun
Musician/composer/improvisors Ronley Teper and Tim Posgate have been making wildly creative music together for 15 years or more. Their partnership is based on trust, understanding, and the endless desire to push the boundaries of song and creat...
A Literary Solstimas, feat. Buckner's Bookies!
A very special literary romp to round off the year! This "bookish" episode features the well-read, candid, and occasionally irreverent members of "Buckner's Bookies", a ladies-only book club that meets every few weeks around a dinner table, to ...
Justin Rutledge - A Life More Poetic
After spending over 20 years writing, recording and performing his unique, lush and literate style of alt country Canadiana, Juno award-winning singer-songwriter Justin Rutledge is shifting his focus, every-so-slightly. He’s not moving away fro...
Tim Bovaconti - We'll Meet Up Here Again
Guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer Tim Bovaconti knew he wanted to be a musician from a very young age. When he was just a mere lad, a fateful meeting with family friend Greg Keelor (Blue Rodeo) lit a spark that fuelled his musical pass...
Craig Smith & Frank Deresti - Ontarians
"...love well, live long, run with it before it's gone..." That line is from the song "Baby's on a Bike", by today's guests, Ontarians. As Craig Smith (the band's co-founder) says, "that kind of sums it up". Ontarians is roots roc...
Mike Downie & Johnny Fay - No Dress Rehearsal
No Dress Rehearsal is a 4-part documentary about one of Canada's most-loved rock bands - The Tragically Hip. The film premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on Sept 5, and has been screening at Film Festivals ...
Jim Cuddy - Anywhere Else But Home
A continuation of Episode 49 with Jim Cuddy of Blue Rodeo, this is a special live-off-the-floor recording session of Jim's song "Anywhere Else But Home" from his new solo album All The World Fades Away.Recorded by Tim Vesely at...
Jim Cuddy - Appreciating the Journey
This episode is a special co-production between Music Buddy and the Skydiggers' podcast, Employee of the Myth"Blue Rodeo were at the vanguard of creating a national movement of roots music.....
Chris Wong - Journeys to the Bandstand
One city, two Cellars, seven decades, and thirty vibrant jazz personalities. Journeys to the Bandstand: Thirty Jazz Lives in Vancouver is the debut book by author and veteran music journalist Chris Wong (Vancouver Sun, Geo...
Festival Season, Pt. 3 - Tall Pines Music & Arts Festival
Is there anything better than listening to your favourite band while sitting outside in the sun with friends, family, and fellow music-lovers? Very few experiences can top the feeling you get from soaking up fresh air and soundwaves simultaneou...
Festival Season, Pt. 2 - Four Winds Music Festival
Is there anything better than listening to your favourite band while sitting outside in the sun with friends, family, and fellow music-lovers? Very few experiences can top the feeling you get from soaking up fresh air and soundwaves simultaneou...
Festival Season, Pt. 1 - Mariposa Folk Fest & Riverfest Elora
Is there anything better than listening to your favourite band while sitting outside in the sun with friends, family, and fellow music-lovers? Very few experiences can top the feeling you get from soaking up fresh air and soundwaves simultaneou...
