Songwriters From Here And Away

James Gordon (ON) in Concert - Songwriter, Story Teller, Humourist, Author

Recorded Live by SFHAA.ca at The Pink Piano in Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia

James Gordon has been there. He’s done that. He has had a remarkably diverse and resilient career in the Canadian cultural sector. As a solo singer-songwriter and with the ground-breaking trio Tamarack, he’s recorded 40 albums and toured relentlessly around the world. He’s written for symphony orchestras, musical theatre and dance works, scored films, and for more than ten years was heard on CBC radio as songwriter-in-residence for the ’Basic Black’ and ‘Ontario Morning’ programs.

 

Between tours, James is a record producer, playwright, community activist, theatre director and currently has a part-time ‘side hustle’ as a Guelph City Councillor. These days he’s perhaps known as the composer of the viral internet hit “Crybabies Caravan”, about the so-called ‘Freedom Convoy’ in Ottawa. It’s received more than 300,000 views and stimulated a lot of inspiring discussion.

 

His songwriting-in-the-schools program “Rhyme Capsules” has brought him all over the world, creating songs with students of all ages, and it earned him a place of honour on the “Wall of Fame” in Guelph’s Youth Music Centre.

 

His song ’Mining For Gold’ was featured in the John Sayles film ‘Silver City’, and was included on the classic Cowboy Junkies album ‘The Trinity Sessions’. Gordon’s iconic ‘Frobisher Bay’ has been recorded by more than 100 different acts world-wide, has become a standard in choirs everywhere, and is in ‘Rise Again’, the sequel to the legendary ‘Rise Up Singing’ songbook. Well known for his songs about social justice, heritage and environmental issues, he recently concluded a covid-safe virtual tour of his 6th full-length play ‘James Gordon’s Emergency Climate Musical’.

His last album, ‘The Heritage Hall Sessions’ on Borealis Records charted internationally in the roots, singer-songwriter, and Americana categories. His newest album “When I Stayed Home” is just out, as is his unique ‘musical novel’ “The Ark Of The Oven Mitt” which includes a downloadable recording of 36 original songs that move the plot along. The book is a finalist in the Stephen Leacock Humour Medal competition, with the winner chosen in September.

www.JamesGordon.ca

All Songs by James Gordon - 100% MAPL

Freya Milliken - Live Concert

An updated version of a concert with singer-songwriter Freya Milliken recorded live at the Rising Tide festival at the Stage at St. Andrews in Halifax www.FreyaMilliken.com
plus an acoustic version of "Avalanche" by Rose Cousins
and "Next To Me" from Jackson Weldon

More info @ www.SFHAA.ca

Chris Rickets - Live in Concert + Interview @ The Carleton

We have revisited our recordings of an old show and brought it back to radio and Podcast for you!
Chris Rickets is a UK artist and we caught up with him at The Carleton on one of his many tours in Canada. Well worth a listen.

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All New Songs From Canadian Songwriters - From Atlantic Canada to The Pacific Coast

All new releases for this weeks episode!
And all Canadian Artists including:

Noah Malcolm	Cereal
Charlie A'Court	San Palarino
Daniel James McFadyen	Landmine
Geneviéve Racette	Golden
Old Man Luedecke	Drinking Down the Gold
Andre Pettipas	Vampire State Of Mind - Andre Pettipas 16 Bit
Logan Richard	Logan Richard - Feels This Way
Breagh Isabel	Imposter
Rob Fillo	Troubled Times
Alanna Matty	Love Me Anyways
Liv Wade	Radios & Buffalos
Kim Stockwood	Cryin’ Too
Terra Spencer	Real Love (feat. Ian Sherwood)
Charlie A'Court	Two Days of Highway

Young Songwriters Showcase PLUS Hatfield & LaFleche

Four young songwriters share their original songs. Emmy, Sylvie, Brooklyn, Avery, all from the Halifax region of Nova Scotia, are joined by their mentor Nick Pettipas of Marine Drive Music. Recorded live @ The Pink Piano Café  & Lounge in Lower Sackville.

Hatfield & LaFleche, a blues based duo from Halifax, features JF LaFleche on guitar & vocals and Dawn Hatfield on bass & vocals.

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Double Bill Concert w/ John Campbelljohn and Ian Janes

Ian Janes and John Campbelljohn onstage sharing songs, laughs and stories, recorded live at the Pink Piano Café & Lounge in Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia 

www.Campbelljohn.ca 

www.IanJanes.com

along with host, Robert Campbell 

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Mushkat - Live In Concert @ Good Robot Brewing, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Mushkat - https://mushkat.bandcamp.com

A Halifax based original group featuring:

Will Travis - Songwriter, Guitar, Vocals

Theo MacIntosh - Guitar, Vocals

Mark Merriman - Bass

Chris Brown - Drums

Recorded live @ Good Robot Brewing, Halifax

Audio - Robert Campbell / Songwriters From Here And Away www.SFHAA.ca

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1.Three On A Match

2. Reconnaissance Man

3. Sleeping With An Elephant

4. Circling The Perimeter

5. Like A Leaf

6. Better Halves

7. Life On My Own Time)

8. Home (with JF Lafleche on acoustic guitar)

9. To Thyself Be Kind (with JF Lafleche on electric guitar)

10. Tallest Tree On Tobin Street)

11. skipped

12. Unidentified

13. Chaintown)

14. Can’t Seem To Say It Out Loud

15. Look At Yourself

16. Wife of A Serial Killer

17. Wasted On The Young

18. Look Upon The Ivy (with Dawn Hatfield on baritone sax & Leona Burkey on backing vocal)

All above songs by WIll Travis

19. Plastic Jesus - a cover of a song from the film COOL HAND LUKE)

20 Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps (Osvaldo Farrés and Joe Davis.cover, with Dawn Hatfield on baritone sax)

Michael S. Ryan & Kim Doolittle - Songcircle concert @ The Pink Piano

Kim Doolittle (NS, CA)- www.KimDoolittleMusic.com 50 years a singer

Michael S. Ryan (NS, CA) - www.MichaelSRyan.com you know him from The Town Heroes.

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All original MAPL ( a couple of f-bombs in first segment but very well suited to the song )