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Up-close and intimate performances by some of Canada’s best musicians, recorded live off the CBC studio floor.

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    • 4.6 • 12 Ratings

Up-close and intimate performances by some of Canada’s best musicians, recorded live off the CBC studio floor.

    Colleen Brown

    Colleen Brown

    Colleen Brown's Dirt, that is the name of the new album by Edmonton's Colleen Brown and it has been getting rave reviews. Colleen has been getting compared to people like Joni Mitchell and Carole King but I would say Colleen has a voice all of her
    own. Colleen and her band dropped by the Drive Studio mid tour and the band was tight and confident in their performances.

    • 13 min
    David Myles

    David Myles

    On this Up Close session David Myles brings us back to the feel of the 80's with his free spirited "Simple Pleasures" and covers a Gene MacLellan song that Ann Murray made famous. And no, its not Snow Bird.

    • 8 min
    Joshua Hyslop

    Joshua Hyslop

    I know that artists sometimes hate comparisons but when I first heard Joshua Hyslop I thought of Damien Rice. They both write beautiful, heartfelt songs that seemed to be based in deep introspection. Then when Joshua showed up at the studio with a cellist and violinist I thought, yeah that is something Damien Rice would do for sure. Check out Joshua Hyslop live in the Up Close Studio on this week's Up Close podcast.

    • 11 min
    Royal Wood

    Royal Wood

    Royal Wood's new CD is titled We Were Born To Glory and it just hit shelves and e-retailers everywhere this week. We had the pleasure of having Royal Wood, his band, a string section and special guest Sarah Slean in the Up Close studio for a special live-off-the-floor session that includes music from this new CD as well as one of Royal Wood's old favourites.

    • 22 min
    The Songs of Kate McGarrigle

    The Songs of Kate McGarrigle

    Today on the Up Close podcast we get to spend some time with Canadian Music Royalty. Anna McGarrigle, Lilly Lanken and Rufas and Martha Wainwright were at Massey Hall a few weeks back celebrating the legacy of Kate McGarrigle with a concert called “Love Over and Over - The songs of Kate McGarrigle”. Just before that concert they dropped by the Up Close studio for this special performance.

    • 13 min
    The Skydiggers

    The Skydiggers

    Today we've got The Skydiggers in session. Now, if you love Canadian music you have to love The Skydiggers. The band has been around for over twenty years and are still releasing some of the best music this country has to offer. Their latest CD Northern Shore was just released and that was our excuse for having them in the studio.

    • 19 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
12 Ratings

12 Ratings

Lordodint ,

Whitehorse = automatic 5 stars

nuff said!

BamBambiggalo ,

Why?

Why is the CBC now taking 1 billion in federal funding to compete in podcasting and against normal people trying to make a dollar. Hard to compete against a federally funded onslaught of crap, please go listen to any maximum fun or any privately funded podcast, tell this super Corp that gets 1 billion a year on top of its own revenue to ship out.

MorganBurton ,

Sensational!

Always a delight to hear new intimate recordings on this podcast!

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