Episodes: Masonry

EP 248 | An Interview with Dan Mangan

Our Special Guest on Episode 248  is Dan Mangan. Yes, he was just a co-host on The Juno Couch. We had already done this interview before the Couch was a thing. And we didn’t really get to talk during our Juno special because we were busy with all our other guests. The focus here is...

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Mulligan Stew March 25th 2023-Special Guest Dan Mangan

Special Guest is Dan Mangan. In Hour Two Yes, he was just a co-host on The Juno Couch. We had already done this interview before the Couch was a thing. And we didn’t get to talk during our Juno special because we were busy with other guests. The focus here is Dan’s new album Being Somewhere....

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March 25th, 2023- Osoyoos LaRose/The Wait is Over with Winemaker Michael Kullmann

Osoyoos LaRose Winemaker – Michael Kullmann/The wait is over.  THE SHOW Many press releases cross my screen. This one caught my eye and imagination. Osoyoos Larose is a Bordeaux winery in the Okanagan. The owner Groupe Taillan,  is a major producer of wines in Bordeaux. They produce around 12,000 cases at Osoyoos Larose and  most...

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EP 247 | The Juno Couch Recap

Juno Couch:  a luxurious seating area where artists may gather during Juno Weekend and exchange opinions, questions and minor insults. All for the entertainment of music fans everywhere. Music can also be played from the stage conveniently located right next to the Couches. Just for the record, the Juno Couch only happens when the awards are...

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March 18th. 2023- Guests – Davin De Kergommeaux, and distillery co-founder James Lester

Guests – Davin De Kergommeaux (author/whisky specialist) and distillery co-founder James Lester Davin De Kergommeaux – Author &  Whisky Specialist DAVIN DE KERGOMMEAUX is an independent expert who has been writing, talking and teaching about whisky in all its forms and flavours for two decades. He is the world’s leading authority on Canadian whisky and...

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Mulligan Stew March 18th 2023- Music for A Post Juno Weekend & Wilson Picket Remembered

Hello all: First things first – a large thank you to everyone who promoted the Couch. The crew assembled the elements. The actual studio crew on the performance floor and up above working the video and audio. Thanks to Grant, Dan Mangan, Tom Wilson, Vish Khanna, Jasmine Vickaryous, the hosts who joined me on The Couch,...

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Mulligan Stew March 11th 2023-Its Juno weekend and we’ll be Live on the Juno Couch on Sunday BUT FIRST it’s the Stew on Saturday

It’s Juno weekend and we’ll be Live on the Juno Couch on Sunday BUT FIRST, it’s the Stew on Saturday. THE SHOW   We’ll salute the brilliance of David Lindley and Wayne Shorter.   The first-hour donor suggestion was “curate as you see fit,  maybe keep it bluesy and work in a few live tracks”...

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March 11th, 2023- Okanagan Crush Pad becomes Haywire Wines. Guest is Christine Coletta.

Headline – Okanagan Crush Pad becomes Haywire Wines. Guest is Christine Coletta.   THE SHOW  Tasting Room Radio began in 2007 in a studio in a barn on the Naramata Bench. I announced to myself and the audience that I had a lot to learn but each interview and tasting would take me closer to...

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EP 246 | Oscar picks from Movie Television

The Oscar Awards are always one of the stand-out events of any year! This year is no exception.  It is, after all,  the year following The Slap!! The Oscars take place Sunday, March 12 Live from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. For many delightful years, I was the co-host and then the  host of Movie...

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Mulligan Stew March 4th 2023- 2 hours of fine music & remembering Richard Manuel!

Well, look at that – March. The first weekend in March. What’s next?  Longer days and nights? New White wines for Spring?  Birds chortling in the trees? YUP!!! Well, let’s celebrate with 2 hours of hand-picked music. NEW music from Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder, Van Morrison, Nathaniel Rateliff and NightSweats, Bob Dylan U2, Allison Russell...

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March 4th, 2023 Brad Royale – Kitten Swish . It’s for your Mouth

Brad Royale –  Sommelier and Micro-Negotiant. ( Kitten Swish, Tomato Wheels, latest crushing list)  THE SHOW  “Like the first bottles released in 2012, all are limited-production, with quirky names and labels derived from photos taken by Royale. There’s Call Me, a 2016 Zinfandel from the renowned Stuhlmuller vineyard in Sonoma, California; the label features a...

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EP 245 | David Landreth Interview

There’s really no such thing as an overnight success! Dreams can be experienced but it takes the work of time to find the crossroads between dreams and reality. The Bros. Landreth dreamt of making music, just like their Dad Wally in Winnipeg. Wally wanted that too because he kept spinning vinyl at home,  like a...

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