Dweller On The Threshold

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A comprehensive exploration of the Van Morrison catalog. 

Brian Gathy


    • Apr 17, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 48m AVG DURATION
    • 15 EPISODES


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    HARD NOSE THE HIGHWAY

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 160:01


    Doing an episode like this is one of the reasons I chose this journey in the first place. To uncover hidden magic in previously overlooked or maligned places like Hard Nose the Highway. Van rarely performed any material off of it and critics savaged it, but does it really deserve the scorn?Irish filmmaker/writer/artist Eamonn Dillon and I disassemble this work to find it's bloody and beautiful beating heart. eamonndilloneverything.comwrite the show at : dwelleronthethresholdpod@gmail.com

    Pacific High Studios 1971

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 78:58


    This is the first episode of an occasional sideline from the catalog, into the live bootleg arena. This recording is widely available all over the internet and was the first non-catalog live release I heard of his. I believe it nearly equals "It's Too Late To Stop Now..." and is the single boot I return to most. Joining me for this discussion of the show is return guest, Colton Cerny. Although this is his second appearance, it was recorded almost a year ago (which may become evident with our references to Van's then most current music, etc). Enjoy!

    SAINT DOMINIC'S PREVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 152:50


    Ken Samuels returns to discuss one of the Mount Rushmore albums of Van's catalog. This was a fun one!

    Hymns To The Silence author Peter Mills

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 88:08


    Thank you for listening. Please go buy yourself a copy of Hymns To The Silence by Peter Mills. You'll thank me!

    TUPELO HONEY

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 144:44


    This episode, musician Colton Cerny and I discuss the third album of Van's initial mainstream trilogy of releases. That's right, we go deep into the history, players and songwriting of this classic album. It's a damn shame its's not available on any streaming sites. Let me know if you agree with me and Colton or not. Enjoy!

    Matt Holland Interview part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 43:59


    Please enjoy this continuation of my conversation with Van Trumpeter/Musical Director Matt Holland. Next episode coming soon, exploring Tupelo Honey!

    Matt Holland Interview Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 68:44


    It was a great pleasure to talk with trumpet player/musical director, Matt Holland. Matt has played with a laundry list of legendary artists and  served as Van's  go-to trumpeter/multi-instrumentalist  for many years (primarily from the mid-90s to the 2010s and beyond). Enjoy part one of our conversation. 

    HIS BAND AND THE STREET CHOIR

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2023 149:30


    ...And we're back! Another content packed episode is here to promenade with. Enjoy this two and a half hour exegesis of His Band And The Street Choir. Next episode will be another incredibly special interview with a Van alumni.

    John Platania interview (part 2) !

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 48:55


    Enjoy part two of my conversation with John, where we go through the rest of the catalog he was a part of, as well as some behind the scenes insights and what he's up to these days.

    Interview with Van's guitarist John Platania (Part one)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2023 69:17


    In the first diversion from the discography theme of the show, I sit down with longtime Van guitarist, John Platania. Van met him in Woodstock and has utilized his talents (off and on) throughout the years ever since. With an instantly recognizable acoustic and electric touch on guitar, John has contributed some of the most memorable riffs in Van's catalog. 

    MOONDANCE with Alan Light

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2023 116:48


    Music journalist, author and publisher, Alan Light joins the show to wax elagaic about the stone classic album, Moondance. Van took the wheel, aka producer's chair, and released an album that both saved, and in many ways defined his career. Alan has interviewed the Man and lived to tell the tale. He has a deep and insightful relationship with Van's music and is one of the mot articulate guests one could hope for. Enjoy!

    ASTRAL WEEKS with Ryan H Walsh

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2023 145:59


    This was an intimidating one. How do you put words to what a work of art this deep, healing and transformative? Well, thankfully I've got good company to help me with that this episode, author Ryan Walsh. His book "Astral Weeks : A Secret History Of 1968" is a must-read, for both fans of Van the Man, but also anyone interested in the raw, weird times of the 60s. There's many easter eggs this episode. If, like me, you thought you knew all there is to know about Astral Weeks, think again! I had my mind blown a couple times on this episode. Hopefully, your will be too (and no, that was not a reference to the last album,..).

    Blowin' Your Mind w/ Matt Farley

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2023 103:10


    This episode we get to the beginning of Van's solo career proper, with Blowin' Your Mind ( a title Van had no control of, by the way - which is a running theme of this album). My guest for the episode is Matt Farley, who is a bit of a DIY renaissance man, writing and recording thousands of songs, directing dozens of movies and one of my favorite podcast guests. Having heard him on another pod and knowing he has a deep love for a chunk of Morrison's catalog, I knew I had to get him on the show. This seemed like a perfect record to discuss with him, as he is both highly insightful and also funny as hell. Hopefully this episode gets you to listen to some of the wildly creative and personal deep cuts from this record. Find Matt via Motern Media on all the socials and as a website hub for all of his activities!

    Them? Not Again!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2023 105:10


    With the second episode, Ken Samuels and I discuss Van's last stand with Them. It's a record littered with both landmines and precious gems. Is it worth the journey? Listen to us blather on and decide for yourself. 

    Angry Young Van

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2023 155:31


    Welcome to the long overdue first podcast focused on the music and life of Van Morrison. Being the first episode, there's room to grow, but having vainly searched for Van-centric podcasts for years, it became clear I was going to have to be the one to do it. Hope you enjoy. And being my first episode, there's the prerequisite factual errors already, While editing the show, I realized I had been mysteriously and obliviously calling Bert Berns "Bob" the whole episode. Whoops. Let me know what you think and what you'd like to hear more of. 

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