Pinball Sessions' Podcast

Pinball Sessions are live, off the floor, pressure free recordings by some of Canada and the World's best artists. Recorded in Guelph, ON at the Pinball Studios, full sessions are released twice a week and can be heard and downloaded for free at http://pinballsessions.com. The Pinball Sessions Podcast offers up some of our favourite tracks as well as session room banter, interviews and other goodies unavailable on the Pinball Sessions website. For a 'behind the scenes' look at the making of a session, quirky questions asked to artists, and one of a kind moments be sure to keep an eye on the Pinball Sessions Podcast. THIS EPISODE: The L episode! We hear Guelph's Lowland with their undeniable roots sound, and the multi-instrumentalist New Orleans talent Leyla McCalla! First up, 'In The Cold' from Lowlands, a band who mesh their folk, roots and delta blues influences in a unique and mesmerizing way. Then, the inimitable Leyla McCalla performs her piece 'Girl' inspired by a Langston Hughes poem, a hauntingl

Pinball Sessions are live, off the floor, pressure free recordings by some of Canada and the World's best artists. Recorded in Guelph, ON at the Pinball Studios, full sessions are released twice a week and can be heard and downloaded for free at http://pinballsessions.com. The Pinball Sessions Podcast offers up some of our favourite tracks as well as session room banter, interviews and other goodies unavailable on the Pinball Sessions website. For a 'behind the scenes' look at the making of a session, quirky questions asked to artists, and one of a kind moments be sure to keep an eye on the Pinball Sessions Podcast. THIS EPISODE: We travel Canada to hear some great roots music from Saskatchewan duo Kacy and Clayton, and three time Juno-award winner David Francey. Kacy and Clayton are second cousins who grew up very near each other in southern Saskatchewan. They strong ties to a classic roots sound - Leadbelly, The Stanley Brothers, Alan Lomax and more - is clear in their subtle, scaled down and beautiful

Pinball Sessions are live, off the floor, pressure free recordings by some of Canada and the World's best artists. Recorded in Guelph, ON at the Pinball Studios, full sessions are released twice a week and can be heard and downloaded for free at http://pinballsessions.com. The Pinball Sessions Podcast offers up some of our favourite tracks as well as session room banter, interviews and other goodies unavailable on the Pinball Sessions website. For a 'behind the scenes' look at the making of a session, quirky questions asked to artists, and one of a kind moments be sure to keep an eye on the Pinball Sessions Podcast. THIS EPISODE: From the absurd to the beautiful, today's featured artists are B.A. Johnston and Fiver! B.A. Johnston is a Canadian treasure: a wild performer, a prolific songwriter, and a truly unique musician. His offbeat songs can be crass, but truly charming and loveable. His ode to being a 'Bad Cat Sitter' from his 8th studio album 'Mission Accomplished' is our featured track this week fr

Pinball Sessions are live, off the floor, pressure free recordings by some of Canada and the World's best artists. Recorded in Guelph, ON at the Pinball Studios, full sessions are released twice a week and can be found on http://pinballsessions.com. The Pinball Sessions Podcast offers up some of our favourite tracks as well as session room banter, interviews and other goodies unavailable on the Pinball Sessions website. For a 'behind the scenes' look at the making of a session, quirky questions asked to artists, and one of a kind moments be sure to keep an eye on the Pinball Sessions Podcast. THIS EPISODE: From Toronto to Halifax, this week we feature tracks from two of our latest sessions: Dani Nash and Monomyth Dani Nash has been a regular at Toronto mainstays The Dakota, Cameron House and Horseshoe Tavern with her unmistakeable presence and unforgettable songs. Today we feature 'Messin' and Runnin' Around' from her self-titled debut album. Monomyth are a powerhouse pop-rock-grunge-psychadelic-shoegaz

Pinball Sessions are live, off the floor, pressure free recordings by some of Canada and the World's best artists. Recorded in Guelph, ON at the Pinball Studios, full sessions are released twice a week and can be found on http://pinballsessions.com. The Pinball Sessions Podcast offers up some of our favourite tracks as well as session room banter, interviews and other goodies unavailable on the Pinball Sessions website. For a 'behind the scenes' look at the making of a session, quirky questions asked to artists, and one of a kind moments be sure to keep an eye on the Pinball Sessions Podcast. THIS EPISODE: Following our 'All-American' episode is an 'All-Canadian' one with Del Barber and Baby Eagle. Del Barber is an alt-country, folk and folk rock songwriter, musician and record producer from Winnipeg, Manitoba. This Juno-nominated and two time Western Canadian Music Award winner serenade us with his song 'Right Side Of Wrong.' Baby Eagle is the collaborative project of Steve Lambke who has worked with e

Pinball Sessions are live, off the floor, pressure free recordings by some of Canada and the World's best artists. Recorded in Guelph, ON at the Pinball Studios, full sessions are released twice a week and can be found on http://pinballsessions.com. The Pinball Sessions Podcast offers up some of our favourite tracks as well as session room banter, interviews and other goodies unavailable on the Pinball Sessions website. For a 'behind the scenes' look at the making of a session, quirky questions asked to artists, and one of a kind moments be sure to keep an eye on the Pinball Sessions Podcast. THIS EPISODE: We get down and dirty with two hardcore roots artists: Gangstagrass and Christopher Paul Stelling. Gangstagrass blend hip-hop and traditional bluegrass, sometimes called 'Jay-Z meets Ralph Stanley.' Their track 'Long Hard Times To Come' is the theme song for the FX drama Justified and they recorded a session for us at Folk Alliance 2013. Definitely not your grandma's bluegrass as they perform their tr

Pinball Sessions are live, off the floor, pressure-free recordings by some of Canada and the World's best musicians and bads. Recorded in Guelph, ON at the Pinball Studios, full sessions are released twice a week and can be found on http://pinballsessions.com. The Pinball Sessions Podcast offers up some of our favourite tracks as well as session room banter, interviews and other audio unavailable on the Pinball Sessions website. For a 'behind the scenes' look at the making of a session, quirky interviews and one of a kind moments be sure to follow the Pinball Sessions Podcast. THIS EPISODE: Once again we travel the world, from Sweden with Baskery to Newmarket, Ontario with Bare Claws. We begin with Baskery, three rockin' Swedes and their track Haunt You, a charismatic and energetic track certain to get you out of your chair. Following that we hear some snippets of conversations with members of our next featured artist, Bare Claws, as they play pinball at the Pinball Studios. Afterwards, hear the offbeat

Pinball Sessions are live, off the floor, pressure free recordings by some of Canada and the World's best artists. Recorded in Guelph, ON at the Pinball Studios, full sessions are released twice a week and can be found on http://pinballsessions.com. The Pinball Sessions Podcast offers up some of our favourite tracks as well as session room banter, interviews and other goodies unavailable on the Pinball Sessions website. For a 'behind the scenes' look at the making of a session, quirky questions asked to artists, and one of a kind moments be sure to keep an eye on the Pinball Sessions Podcast. THIS EPISODE: To help prove our whole 'Canada and the World' statement we travel from Toronto to Scotland with two gifted singer-songwriters: Donovan Woods and Rachel Sermanni. Starting with a story from Donovan (only available here on the podcast) we feature his song 'If There Are Horses' which doesn't appear on any of his albums. Following Donovan is the beautiful Rachel Sermanni with her sweet song 'Waltz' from h

Pinball Sessions are live, off the floor, pressure free recordings by some of Canada and the World's best artists. Recorded in Guelph, ON at the Pinball Studios, full sessions are released twice a week and can be found on http://pinballsessions.com. The Pinball Sessions Podcast offers up some of our favourite tracks as well as session room banter, interviews and other goodies unavailable on the Pinball Sessions website. For a 'behind the scenes' look at the making of a session, quirky questions asked to artists, and one of a kind moments be sure to keep an eye on the Pinball Sessions Podcast. THIS EPISODE: Hillside Festival in Guelph, Ontario just had it's 30th anniversary and we met up with three artists to do sessions, among them Nashville's Kopecky Family Band. We talked to them by Guelph Lake about their incessant touring, what a 'Kopecky Family Pinball Machine' would look like, and what they do online. We also get to hear a beautiful recording of their song 'Hope.' Following that is Pharis and Jaso

Pinball Sessions are live, off the floor, pressure free recordings by some of Canada and the World's best artists. Recorded in Guelph, ON at the Pinball Studios, full sessions are released twice a week and can be found on http://pinballsessions.com. The Pinball Sessions Podcast offers up some of our favourite tracks as well as session room banter, interviews and other goodies unavailable on the Pinball Sessions website. For a 'behind the scenes' look at the making of a session, quirky questions asked to artists, and one of a kind moments be sure to keep an eye on the Pinball Sessions Podcast. THIS EPISODE: We hear from the organizers of Pinball Sessions - Shawna Cooper, Daniel Cooper and Dan Beeson - as they talk pinball and Pinball Sessions while playing pinball! Then we hear the lead up to John K Samson's recording of his track 'The Heart of the Continent' and some of the buzz around the room before they lay down tape. Afterwards, a great track from Saskatchewan's Young Benjamins closes off the show.