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Proudly wears the Order of Canada. Singer. Songwriter. Supreme Troublemaker. Poet. Author.  Jazz Festival Organizer and proud creator of a career-defining new album Meaning to Tell Ya!

So many stories, so little time.  The last 30 minutes of The Stew will feature four tracks from the new album and equally as many stories of moments in her life.

All one has to do is set her in motion and then  30 minutes later look frantically for the handbrake.

Opening for Molly today are:

• Eric Clapton and JJ Cale
• Jann Arden
• Sting
• Junior Wells
• New Leon Bridges
• New Brothers Osborne
• New Bettye LaVette
• Bruce Springsteen with Rosanne Cash and Doctor John
• CCR
• Allman Bros
• Justin Townes Earle
• Cannonball Adderley

And tunes that lean towards Sunday and Mothers Day.

And if you’d like to hear The Complete Molly Johnson conversation then subscribe to Mulligan Stew The Podcast on Spotify, Google Play Music and ITunes.

Happy Mother’s Day!!!

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It’s the last Stew on Roundhouse Radio.  At this point no one knows what will happen next.

It was a wild ride.

HOWEVER, Mulligan Stew carries on.

It’s in its 22^nd year on CKUA Radio.  Province wide in Alberta .

Every Saturday 5-7PM Mtn (4-6 Pacific)

Streamed on the CKUA App. And on the website www.ckua.com

And now it’s a PODCAST

Mulligan Stew  Music.Film.Food.Wine on Spotify, Google Play Music and iTunes.

Our Special Guests this week both have brand new albums

Shakey Graves – Can’t Wake Up.  His 5^th in 7 years.  From a One man Band with a suitcase to headliner. Shakey delivers!!

Donovan Woods – Establishing himself as a consummate singer/songwriter.  Doesn’t seek fame just an audience to call his own.

Album is called Both Ways.

From The Austin Chronicle

“In December, Shakey Graves tweeted, “Next album. New sound. Sell your suspenders.”

Droll, but even then it was hard to imagine Austin son Alejandro Rose-Garcia forgoing the sound that collages his growing body of work. Out of his trademark suitcase kick-drum, 2011 debut Roll the Bones tumbled forth bedroom intimacy and playfulness, an old-timey, distinctly Southwestern collusion of acoustica – guitar, banjo, harmonica, hand claps – and even a telling Springsteen cover, ‘billy bomp “I’m on Fire.” That began buzz throughout his hometown but quick.

The Donor Blues EP (2012) retained said stripped folk jig, but national breakout And the War Came two years later offered full-band bravado and high-watt jams, launching Shakey Graves beyond a homegrown hero turned FridayNight Lights cult TV actor. Third proper full-length Can’t Wake Up now completes his metamorphosis into an exceptional songwriter whose songs manifest into cinematic novellas. Characters living therein and their actions come to life in dreamy detail.”

Couldn’t have said it better.

Alejandro began his music career with a buskers mentality on stage – without ever really busking out on the streets.

His was a solo act with a suitcase for a drumkit. Then a 3 piece and now a full band backs him up.

In 2015 he was named Best Emerging Artist at the Americana Music Awards.

Now, here he is 5 albums in 7 years. The latest –just released – is Can’t Wake Up. It’s a heady mix of folk, blues, rock and roots.

He’s an actor, singer/songwriter and an artist. He designed the montage for the album cover.

His Father was a film set designer so you know his stage show will be special.

He IS coming our way..Massey Hall Toronto is sold out, as is Montreal show. He’s at Regina Folk Festival in August, which is the heart of the festival season in the West.

So…who knows!

He may he Shakey but he’s also a  charming soul.

Donovan Woods.

We welcome back an old friend – Canadian born, Nashville based singer/songwriter Donovan Woods and his new album  Both Ways.

Donovan can’t be called a country singer but he has country fans. He’s a folkie who shows up at Jazz festivals.

Even though he’s a really fine performer I think it’s his songwriting that will eventually make him a star.

Frankly, as he admits in this interview, stardom is not exactly what he’s looking for.
“Just a 1000 people in a room”  With hopefully a  series of ever-expanding rooms.

Both Ways ought to do the trick.

He’s just passed through the West but I do believe DW will be back before the summer is over.

Both RAW interviews will find their way onto the Mulligan Stew Podcast.

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Hand-picked music for a wet  Saturday night but a weekend none-the-less

Starts with a 12-minute live version of Midnight Rambler – The Stones Live in Hyde Park

NEW music from Steve Dawson, Bette Lavette, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats and Sloan.

Sloan are in town next Friday at The Imperial.  Chris Murphy from Sloan guests on  Mulligan Stew  The Podcast. (Spotify. iTunes. Google Play Music)

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FYI – The new album 12 (its their 12^th studio LP in 27 years) is as good as anything they’ve ever done.  Everrrrrrr

Got some 

Barney bentall

Johnny Cash

Paul Simon 

Sting and Bruce Springsteen together Live doing Every Breath

Robert Plant twice because he changes with every record and is coming to Jazz Fest June 29^th

Leeroy Stagger – our very own. Every Sunday night at 9 on RR

kd lang

Tom Petty and

The LAST song for the kids on the bus and their families and friends  – Tom Cochrane and Big League

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Let’s start with the last first.
The last 27:30 is a BobFest. Dylan songs sung by Eric Clapton, The great Richie Havens, The Neville  Brothers and The Band. (Check out the songs below.)
We’ll get back to the last 2:30 in a sec.
The First Stew in April kicks off with the first of three different versions of Good Lovin’. It’s The Grateful Dead. The second  session halfway thru The Stew is by Los Lobos (Live in NY ) and the last song of the whole show is the greatest version by The Rascals.
In between Little Feat. Adrian Underhill. Van. Leonard. Bahamas. Marvin Gaye. Queen. Joe Cocker. Mad Dogs and Englishmen. The Band and Bob and The Band (great live version of Like a Rolling Stone) and Sue Foley.

So. Let’s review. Whatever you’re doing between 5-7 Mtn or 8-10 Pacific please consider this hand-picked music for your Saturday night.
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