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JULY 2017
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07/10/17 - SHOW #379

CALGARY INTERNATIONAL BLUES FESTIVAL

We open the show speaking with Cindy MacLeod from The Calgary International Blues Festival.  A Festival Partner with Music On The Couch, this week long event brings the best of the blues to the beautiful city of Calgary.

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MIKEY JUNIOR

Mikey and his bride just had their second child delaying his new album.  We are rescheduling for late August.

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DELTA MOON - COUCH KID NEW MUSIC

Segment Begins At The 16:00 Mark

We had to reschedule about 6 weeks ago, but tonight Tom and Mark returned to talk about CabbageTown. We got to hear about their latest European tour and why they like to tour over there. We also discussed the band’s writing style and more while we listened to CabbageTown.

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SELWYN BIRCHWOOD - COUCH KID NEW MUSIC

Segment Begins At The 50:00 Mark

Selwyn Birchwood has released his new album, Pick Your Poison. He has just gotten home from a 6-week tour and a last day 16-hour drive, but we still spoke!  Selwyn filled us in on what has been going on in his life, his love of touring, and the songs on this brilliant new album.

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DOUG MacLEOD - COUCH KID NEW MUSIC

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Doug MacLeod has just released Break The Chain, his follow-up to Exactly Like This. This album is truly personal as Doug’s son, Jesse, appears and co-wrote the title track, a song about the horrors of family abuse and the rainbows to be found. Doug is always an engaging guest and we had a ball talking about a number of subjects including the songs on the album. 

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07/14/17 - SHOW #380

LIVE FROM TALL CITY BLUES FEST 

LIVE from the lobby of the Doubletree Hotel in Midland, TX.

During this show, we had the pleasure of speaking with:

  04:00 - Ronn Reeger - Tall City Founder & Talent Coordinator

   15:20 - Guy King

   34:00 - Randy McQuay

   58:00 - Chase Walker

1:03:05 - Ruben V

1:09:00 - Noah Wotherspoon

1:27:15 - Healther Gillis

1:45:00 - Erin Harpe

1:57:30 - Grace Kuch

2:10:10 - Dennis Jones

2:33:40 - Wallace Craig - Festival Founding Partner

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07/15/17 - SHOW #381

LIVE FROM TALL CITY BLUES FEST 

LIVE from the lobby of the Doubletree Hotel in Midland, TX.

During this show, we had the pleasure of speaking with:

   03:40 - Voo Davis & Ben Prestage

   25:30 - Southern Avenue

   35:45 - Brody Buster

   44:30 - Rochelle & The Sidewinders

   56:50 - Tullie Brae

1:10:10 Eight O'Five Jive

1:32:00 - Lisa Grissom

1:49:00 - Ally Venable

2:03:10 - Grits & Groceries Orchestra

2:20:00 - Jeff Jensen, Brandon Santini, Timo Arthur

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07/24/17 - SHOW #382

TOM CRAIG & SOUL PATCH

Tom joined me to talk about this Philly area band.  They were in Memphis for the 2017 IBC and certainly made themselves known.  We traced Tom's career and life and the direction for the band in the future while listening to Get Ready For Me.

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CHARLIE MORRIS – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC

Segment Begins At The 51:41 Mark

Charlie is one of the Original Couch Kids, having first appeared on the show back in March 2010 – he was guest #7! Unfortunately, something interfered with Charlie being able to make the show, but I did play tunes from the album, The Bluescoast Sessions which features a huge group of artists incluing Betty Fox, Damon Fowler, Lucky Peterson and more.  

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BRUCE MISSISSIPPI JOHNSON – Segment Begins At The 1:27:45 Mark

Bruce took a seat on The Couch to talk about his life and career and the new album, The Deal Baby. What a great story this is and Bruce CAN SING! We talked about why he has decided to stay over in Europe and his plans for the future.

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KAREN LOVELY – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC

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A few weeks back we had a misconnect with Couch Kid Karen Lovely.  Tonight, we spoke to her Bern, Switzerland.  Loved speaking with Karen and finding out all the great things happening in her life, while we listened to Fish Outta Water, her brilliant new album.

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07/31/17 - SHOW #383

LAURA TATE

Laura has released her 4th album, Let’s Just Be Real. This multi-talented woman has excelled behind the microphone, in front of the camera, on-stage and even behind the camera.  We talked about her many different talents and the things that make her life satisfying.

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JOHN McNAMARA – Segment Begins At The 49:00 Mark

John hails from Australia, but his latest, Rollin’ With It, was recorded at Ardent Studios in Memphis with a cast of Memphians behind him.  John and I spoke about his growing as an artist, the opportunity to work with the musicians of Memphis and more.

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DARRYL ELLYSON – Segment Begins At The 1:30:30 Mark

Darryl is out of the Virginia area and has been sharing his unique Blues stylings for over 40 years.  I found Darryl though a review of his album, Been Out Traveling by Peter “Blewzman” Lauro. Darryl and I traced his remarkable journey and listened to his music

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ANDY T BAND – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC

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The band has released Double Strike and it continues the success of Andy pairing with a stunning vocalist.  I spoke to Andy and Alabama Mike about the recording of the album, with both Alabama Mike and Nick Nixon taking the microphone for 6 songs.

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