Podcast appearances and mentions of duane steele

Alberta country artist Duane Steele tells all this week about his '90's journey! We discuss his time in Nashville, how the music of Gordon Lightfoot got him through homesickness, working with Lisa Brokop, the current state of country music, his new release, and more!

Chad Melchert is one of Canada's most pre-eminent live and session drummers who is also an acclaimed drum teacher. This native Canadian calls Edmonton (Morinville), Alberta, home but despite his Canadian residence Melchert has toured all over the world and played with artists from all types genres including Gord Bamford, Brett Kissel, Adam Gregory, Aaron Goodvin, Duane Steele, Hemingway Corner, Gil Grand, Jake Mathews, Dallas Smith, Beverley Mahood, Michelle Wright, Bobby Wills, Mikaila Cooper, Corb Lund, Charlie Major, Tyler Connoly (Theory Of A Deadman), Rose Maddox (Grand Ole Opry legend), Jean Shepard (Grand Ole Opry legend), Ian Tyson, FOXX Worthee, Drew Gregory, Deric Ruttan, Jason Blaine, Chad Brownlee, Aaron Pritchett, Lindsay Ell, Patricia Conroy, Tenille Alee, Lindi Ortega, Charlie James, Shawn Oates, The Lovelocks, Eric Ethridge, Jeremy Dallas, Chris Henderson, Trinity Bradshaw, Michela Sheedy, Katie Love Hess, Amber Bauer, Amber Stoby, Hastie and The Alibi, Freedom's Note, Thin Line Sid, Jordan Lee,, The Dungarees, James Murdoch, Deon Blyan, Jay Sparrow, Mike Nash, Dan Davidson, Codie Prevost, Alex Runions, Craig Moritz, and Joal Kamps, to name a few. Melchert has also earned repeated recognition as the CCMA (Canadian Country Music Association) Drummer Of The Year (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 and, 2019) and in fact, Melchert was the first drummer to enter the CCMA Hall Of Honor. Melchert endorses, Gretsch drums, Canopus Snares, Remo Drum Heads, Beier Drums Snares, Paiste Cymbals, Porter & Davies Monitoring System, Vic Firth Drumsticks, Protection Racket Cases and, Rhythm Tech Percussion. In this episode, Chad talks about:    Maintaining and growing his home studio    Home studio hacks    Playing a supportive role in a studio environment    Supporting Canadian artists    Being “studio ready”

October 5, 2021 - Hour 2 - Duane Steele by The Dave Jamieson Show

Although he has been away from the radio scene for about a decade, Ontario's Aiden McGill has been very active with creating, recording and promoting live entertainment. He spent the past 12 years working with other artists & acts at Studio3A, his own recording oasis. Aiden's passion for creating food took him on an additional path to establish Banjo's Grill, IceCreamville and McGillicafey's Pub & Eatery. "GIILLIES" promotes live comedy, educational, instructional and of course musical acts. Now back on his own musical journey, there is a 12 song project in the works. The first song off this session is Aiden's fifth single to Canadian Country Radio.  "Our Own Mexico" co-written by Aiden features Neil Donell (current lead singer for Chicago) providing harmonies. The song is about making the best of staying home while not being able to travel south due to our current Covid fight. Some of the other eleven tunes on the upcoming project recorded at his own Studio3A were penned by songwriters including Tim Taylor, Deric Ruttan, Duane Steele, Jason McCoy & Clayton Bellamy.

While taking a break from his own career as an artist, Ontario's Aiden McGill has spent the past 12 years working with other artists & acts at Studio3A which is his own recording studio. While still performing live dates (pre-covid), his passion for creating food took him on an additional path to establish Banjo's Grill, IceCreamville and McGillicafey's Pub & Eatery.  "GIILLIES" promotes live comedy, educational, instructional and of course musical acts.  Now back on his own musical journey, there is a 12 song project in the works. The first song off this session is Aiden's fifth single to Canadian country radio.  "Our Own Mxxico" co-written by Aiden features Neil Donell (current lead singer for Supergroup Chicago) doing harmonies. The song is about making the best of staying home while not being able to travel south due to covid. Some of the other eleven tunes on this project, recorded at his own Studio3A, were penned by the likes of Tim Taylor, Deric Ruttan, Duane Steele, Jason McCoy, Clayton Bellamy & other talented writers.

It was an absolute pleasure to have Canadian Country Artist  Duane Steele pop by the shop to sing some songs and have a great conversation!

Alberta's Duane Steele is here to chat about his new single Bonfires & Guitars - written with Tim Taylor - which is the title track from his recently released album. Duane also talks about some of his influences, his George Jones tribute show, shares advice on songwriting and takes us back to the late 1990s with a great ballad of his called "The Trouble With Love".

Alberta's Duane Steele is here to share his new single Blue Collar Palace which features Gord Bamford who also wrote the song with Duane. We'll hear two other songs from Duane including his classic "Two Names On An Overpass" featuring Lisa Brokop. Listen also for stories about Alan Jackson, George Jones, Gordon Lightfoot & Jamie Warren!

This week I had the pleasure of chatting with Duane Steel, when he was in town for the #rednecktourBorn and raised in northern Alberta, Duane Steele grew up listening to and absorbing the music of the rural landscape that included Country music, Folk music, a pinch of Blues and yes, good old Rock n’ Roll. Having a recording career for the past 24 years as a mainstay on the Country Music scene in Canada, including 8 albums and 10 videos 2 albums of which were released through Mercury Records Canada, Duane Steele has always been firmly in touch with where he comes from as a singer, songwriter and musician. In March of 2017 Duane took on a project very near and dear to his heart. The Legend of George Jones is a musical walk through the life and times of arguably the greatest Country Music singer ever, “George Jones”. Recording a live album of favourite songs culled from the show and touring throughout all of 2017-2018 has been an absolute thrill and honour. Duane is currently working on an album of new original material with Producer Louis Sedmak and is looking forward to sharing some new music with his fans in 2019-2020. His brand new single “Blue Collar Palace” written and co-produced with his long-time friend Gord Bamford and featuring Gord as well, goes to Country Radio just days prior to embarking on a multi -city Tour with Gord Bamford and Jess Moskalukes’ “RedNeck Tour”.http://duanesteele.com/https://twitter.com/duanesteelehttps://www.youtube.com/user/duanesteelehttps://www.instagram.com/duane_steele/

Hamilton ON based singer-songwriter Laura Keating joins us on Episode 457 of Folk Roots Radio. One of the best things about doing this show every week, is giving independent artists a platform for an in-depth conversation about their music. Laura Keating has been making music, in some form, all her life - but only recently was able to release her own album, "Let Me Tell You". It’s a really great interview, and I definitely hope you’ll check it out. We also check new music from Rising Appalachia, The Rough & Tumble, Irish Mythen, Del Barber, Steve Eulberg, David Lum, Duane Steele and Catherine MacLellan. Check out the full playlist on the website: https://folkrootsradio.com/folk-roots-radio-episode-457-feat-laura-keating-more-new-releases/

This Ep: Smorgasbord of Special Guest{s} Luanne Carl, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Brett Kissel, Kevin Bushey Wow! What a whirlwind episode this has turned out to be! In a nutshell: Invited by THE Tera Lee, GA & Mrs. GA hit a private show in Edmonton where Canadian Country Music Icon Carolyn Dawn Johnson rocked the stage with country music luminaries like guitarist Matty McKay, drummer Mark Branconnier, and our special correspondent Luanne Carl from the band Domino [2015 ACMA Awards Band of the Year & Fans' Choice award winners!] not only shared the stage with CDJ that night, but was an eye & ear witness to Meatloaf's collapse in "Capital City" just scant days later. Thanks to old pal Duane Steele, we had All Access Pass [Homer: "All Access"] to a private fundraiser at the World Famous Red Deer Golf & Country club where GA caught up with CCMA & JUNO award winner ... Brent Kysil...wait, what? Who? oh yes, Brett Kissel, his band-mates and a certain Road Manager with a great story and fabulous hair. That would be you Kevin Bushey. Editor's Note: Pretty sure [actually positive] GA screwed up the name of Domino's new record. For the record it's called Ghost and available at dominobandsite.com

TheSparkAndTheArt.com/64 – Yoga, the challenges of balancing the thing you do and business of the thing you do, why learning to take a compliment is to important and the art of creating a live music set. That's today's conversation with Tanya Ryan **Links for today's espisode**Tanya Ryan - http://tanyaryan.ca/Cry for the Devil - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj1v0yafBE0Duane Steele - http://duanesteele.comJake Matthews - http://www.jakemathews.comDeanne Matley - http://www.deannematley.comAlmost in Love - http://www.songstuckerwrote.com/almost-in-love

Dean Brody's latest album is called Gypsy Road. It’s easily his most winning and original collection of songs, a fact confirmed by the rollicking, sun-drenched first single, ‘Upside Down.’ Fitting for a guy already possessed of a boatload of CCMA and JUNO Awards. “’Upside Down’ as well as the song ‘Monterey’ were written on a ukulele,” Dean explains, adding that the tenderhearted but scorching ‘Love Would Be Enough’ was sketched out on a banjo instead of his usual guitar. “There was a point in my career where it seemed like I had invested what might have been wasted time chasing a dream,” Dean offers with trademark candour. “I saw friends and others my age living the responsible suburban life, 2 cars, a mortgage, retirement savings and vacations days stacking up. And I was spending every dollar on a long shot in a country not my own. I had a small family and at points felt completely irresponsible as a father and husband. Now, we have a home on the ocean. Sometimes I walk the land and sit down by the water and think ‘Wow. This dream actually happened. All those hard and lonely times were worth it.’” 2014 found Riki Knox filling her travel book with trips between Toronto and Nashville, and into Western Canada to lay the groundwork for her forthcoming album in 2015. “I wanted to write songs that really spoke to who I am as both an artist and a person” she explains. Staying true to that statement, she spent time writing with some very notable songwriters, including Willie Mack (Sara Evans, Collin Raye, The Oakridge Boys, Mark Wills), Jason McCoy (The Road Hammers), Duane Steele, Jake Mathews, Patricia Conroy, and Troy Kokol among others. Her latest single is called Beautiful Thing.

Born & raised in the small Alberta Peace Country town of Hines Creek, music found DUANE STEELE early on. He fondly remembers parties at his parents' home with everyone sitting around singing and playing various instruments. As teenagers, Duane and his cousins started a band spending summers and weekends playing for weddings and community dances. In 1984, Duane's professional career began, fronting the band Rock 'N' Horse. Their album Highways was released in 1991. Despite top 20 singles, non stop touring, and a Juno nomination for Country Band of the Year Rock 'N' Horse disbanded in 1993. Duane took this opportunity to pursue his goals as a recording artist and songwriter, landing a publishing contract with Warner Chapel in Nashville.  In 1995, a showcase at Canadian Country Music Week in Calgary resulted in his signing a recording contract with Mercury Canada. Duane's solo debut album "PO Box 423" was released in February 1996 and saw his first three singles go Top 5 on the Canadian Country Charts, including the #1 Hit "Anita Got Married". His sophomore release "This Is The Life" was released a year and a half later and all six singles released achieved Top 30 chart position (two becoming Top 10 hits). In support of both albums, Duane released seven music videos on CMT (three of which went to #1). He spent time on the road traveling with his CCMA award-winning band opening for some of the hottest acts in country music including Shania Twain. In 1997, Duane was the winner of the CCMA for Vocal Collaboration of the Year with Lisa Brokop for the single "Two Names On An Overpass". Duane has just released a new album called Dirt & Dreams. Tune in to hear him talk about his music career & the new songs.

RIKI KNOX is a singer, songwriter and entertainer who’s unique sound and genuine lyrics have seen her blazing a new trail in the country music scene. She has a style that is authentically her own. With the term ‘Bro Country’ at its peak, she offers a strong reminder that being “raised country” is a way of life…without gender attachment. “I grew up as one of the guys” she recalls. "Sure, I was happy to sit on the passenger side of the pick up, or on the back of the four wheeler, but that doesn’t mean I wasn’t doing my fair share of the driving” She’s a girl who values and appreciates the ‘little things in life’. That grounded mindset has seen her go from playing church and charity events, to sharing the big stage with artists like Dallas Smith, Marc Jordan, and Justin Hines - to name a few. 2014 found Riki filling her travel book with trips between Toronto and Nashville, and into Western Canada to lay the groundwork for her forthcoming album. “I wanted to write songs that really spoke to who I am as both an artist and a person” she explains. Staying true to that statement, she spent time writing with some very notable songwriters, including Willie Mack (Sara Evans, Collin Raye, The Oakridge Boys, Mark Wills), Jason McCoy (The Road Hammers), Duane Steele, Jake Mathews, Patricia Conroy, and Troy Kokol among others. When satisfied that she had the right songs in hand, she headed back to Nashville armed with the goal of creating great new music that her fans would appreciate and relate to. With Willie Mack at the producers helm, the infectious hooks and lyrics, along with Riki’s energy and unique style, manage to seamlessly blend classic country, country rock, and a new age sound without missing a beat. Riki's new single is called Six Feet Under.

Tanya Ryan is a bright new face on the Canadian country music scene. Originally born in Saskatoon, SK she now resides in the Foothills of Alberta, in the town of Okotoks. Over the past few years both public audiences and the music industry alike are paying attention to Tanya. She has earned several titles locally including the Calgary Stampede's 2012 Nashville North Star and at the 2012 Ponoka Stampede Talent competition; as well as Country 105's Rising Star in 2011. More recently Tanya was selected to participate in the Canadian Country Music Association's 2014 Discovery Program.Tanya has opened for fellow Canadians: Dallas Smith, High Valley, Aaron Lines and Duane Steele. With the release of her debut album "Simple as That" and third single "Cry for the Devil"; 2014 is looking bright, and promises to hold many more opportunies for Tanya to showcase her talent and original music.