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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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    • Sep 25, 2012 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 15m AVG DURATION
    • 23 EPISODES


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    Colleen Brown

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2012 13:00


    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.

    David Myles

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2012 8:29


    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.

    Joshua Hyslop

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2012 11:44


    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.

    Royal Wood

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2012 22:16


    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.

    The Songs of Kate McGarrigle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2012 13:12


    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.

    The Skydiggers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2012 19:00


    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.

    Sarah Slean

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2012 14:28


    Sarah recently released a double album called Land and Sea. The Land part of the album is a straight up pop rock while Sea delves in to more of a classical mode. Comparisons to Gustav Mahler and Kurt Weill come to mind when listening to Sea. And it is music from Sea that Sarah brought for her Up Close session. Sarah performs three songs from Sea on solo piano and voice accompanied by a string Octet.

    Whitehorse

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2012 12:57


    Whitehorse is made up of husband and wife duo Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet. Both are strong artists in their own right but together they really are better than the individual parts. Check them out as they perform two songs from their debut CD and a cover of Bruce Springsteen's I'm on Fire.

    Bahamas

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2012 17:22


    Bahamas is the brainchild of Afie Jurvanen, not exactly a band and not exactly a solo project. Bahamas latest CD is called Barchords, the record is an intimate affair where the song and the singer are at the core. For this session Bahamas is made up of drummer Jason Tait of The Weakerthans fame with vocals by Carleigh Aikins and Felicity Williams and Afie on guitar and vocals.

    Ron Hawkins and The Do Good Assassins

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2012 16:27


    Ron Hawkins was first introduced to Canadian music fans in 1991 when his band Lowest Of The Low released their first record Shakespeare My Butt. That record went on to be one of the biggest selling independent albums in Canada and is still seen as a milestone in the history of Canadian rock and roll. Since then Ron Hawkins, The Lowest of The Low frontman, has kept busy. Ron's latest band is called the Do Good Assassins and they rocked the Drive studio for this session.

    Johnny Reid

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2012 14:47


    Johnny Reid's new album “Fire it Up” just came out this week and we couldn't help but have him in for an Up Close session. This new record marks a big change for Johnny Reid. His music has moved to new places. While still deeply rooted in the themes and instrumentation that made Johnny Reid's past albums such great country albums this new album is closer to John Mellencamp or 1980's Bruce Springsteen than it is to Waylon Jennings.

    Zeus

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2012 16:11


    Many music fans point to the 60's and 70's as the golden age of rock music. The band's were better they say. Well, that may be true in many cases but every once and a while a band comes around that proves that theory wrong. Zeus is one of those band's. For proof check out this week's live-off-the-floor Up Close session.

    The Great Lake Swimmers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2012 18:33


    The Great Lake Swimmers drop by CBC Music for an Up Close session. The band's new CD, New Wild Everywhere, will be released on April 3. This session is a sneak preview of some of the songs from that CD.

    Cowboy Junkies

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2012 22:35


    For this Up Close podcast we have Cowboy Junkies in session. Over the past 18 months Cowboy Junkies have been busy releasing a series of albums called the Nomad Series. Each album based on a theme. The fourth album from that series has just been released and is called The Wilderness. As a recap on the series we asked the band to come in and perform one song from each of the four albums.

    Madison Violet

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2012 11:51


    Madison Violet's latest album, The Good In Goodbye, dropped back in September and we've been wanting to have them in for an Up Close session ever since. Due to their hectic schedule setting up a date to record Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac wasn't easy but it was worth the wait.

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    Hockey Day In Canada - BidiniBand

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2012 26:55


    Its Hockey Day in Canada and Up Close thought it would drag Dave Bidini in to the studio for a preview of his Stolen from a Hockey Card concert. Dave brought along Stephen Stanley, Chris Murphy and the BidiniBand.

    Elliott Brood

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2012 12:59


    On this edition of Up Close, Elliott Brood record great live renditions of Northern Air and If I Get Old from their latest CD “Days Into Years” and a cover of a Bob Dylan song that was made famous by The Band.

    Kathleen Edwards

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2012 10:30


    Kathleen Edwards' latest album Voyageur was just released and to celebrate this long anticipated CD we thought we should get Kathleen in studio for an Up Close session.

    The Deep Dark Woods

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2012 13:06


    Saskatoon's The Deep Dark Woods bring their soulful Americana to the Up Close studio for an intimate session.

    Six Shooter Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2011 21:19


    We thought we would end the year with a special Christmas edition of Up Close. Our friends at Six Shooter Records put together a Christmas themed session for us that features The Beauties, Justin Rutledge and Jenn Grant.

    Adam Cohen

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2011 14:43


    Adam Cohen dropped by the Drive studio just days before his new record Like A Man hit the shelves. Enjoy these striped down live performances.

    The Sheepdogs

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2011 11:30


    Hot on the heels of winning a place on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine The Sheepdogs took over the Drive studio for an Up Close session. The band rocked the place with their hit single I Don't Know as well as making a political statement with their song Who?. But the coolest thing about the session is the swamp boogie that The Sheepdogs infuse in to The Kinks.

    Jimmy Rankin

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2011 14:23


    Jimmy Rankin recently picked up sticks and moved to Nashville but before he did he dropped by the Drive Studio for an up close and intimate performance of songs from his latest CD ‘Forget About The World'. Jimmy also chose a fitting cover song for the session, The Cars, Drive.

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