The Musical Connections podcast heads back to the ECMA Conference at the Delta Hotel in St John’s as I re-connect with Lorna Lovell! Lorna comes on the show to talk about what she’s been up to lately following the release of her two albums, “Bring The Fire” and “Song Seeds”! Plus we talk about growing up in a musical family, her Mi’kmaq roots, what she hoped to take away from ECMA week, and an update on some new music!

Music Featured in Episode:

New Found Releases: (May 24-30, 2025)

Song: The Operator

Artist: The Arbiters

Album: King Elias - EP

Composers: Christopher Hibbs & Ian Lawless

Song: Destined To Burn

Artist: Bad Intent

Album: Destined To Burn

Composers: Bad Intent

Song: Sing Me Back Home

Artist: Bud Davidge & Jackie Sullivan

Album: Sing Me Back Home

Composer: Merle Haggard

Song: Hung Up On You

Artist: Christian Howse

Album: Break Through

Composers: Christian Howse, Clare Follett, Avalon Stanley, Mick Davis

Song: !GTFO!

Artist: DECAY

Album: !GTFO!

Composer: Dave Kelly

Song: Damsel (Tied to the Rails)

Artist: The Duds

Album: Damsel (Tied to the Rails)

Composers: The Duds

Song: Here I Fall Again

Artist: Elizabeth Sheppard

Album: Here I Fall Again

Composer: Elizabeth Sheppard

Song: Lonely Hate

Artist: Little Fauna

Album: Little Fauna

Composer: Krysten Burton

Song: Happy Now

Artist: Miss Kris

Album: Magical Me

Composers: Kristian Butt, David Shears

Song: Dark Hallucinations

Artist: Order of the Precious Blood

Album: Dark Hallucinations

Composers: Order of the Precious Blood

Song: Chanson

Artist: Port-Aux-Poutines & Ecole Des Grand Vents

Album: Chanson

Composers: Port-Aux-Poutines

Song: To Fail

Artist: Rachel Cousins

Album: To Fail

Composer: Rachel Cousins

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Song: I Love You

Artist: Lorna Lovell

Album: Bring the Fire

Composer: Lorna Lovell

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On this episode of the Musical Connections podcast, we head over to Corner Brook to speak to the members of electronic/ambient duo, Wite Rino, Aaron Rex & Joe Fowler! The duo recently released their fifth studio album, Dream Tower on May 2 with Milltown Records! They talk about the making of the record, how the group came together, the music scene on the west coast of Newfoundland and a whole lot more!

Music Featured in Episode:

New Found Releases: (May 18-23, 2025)

Song: Keen To Change

Artist: Andrew Smith

Album: Spent

Composers: Andrew Smith

Song: Battle Scars

Artist: Bill Drake

Album: Battle Scars

Composers: Bill Drake

Song: WORDS

Artist: DOEUX

Album: WORDS

Composers: Justin Rowsell, Jason Earle

Song: Cheap Date

Artist: Mackenzie Critch

Album: Just Having Fun

Composers: Mackenzie Critch

Song: Ain’t Convinced

Artist: MAK11

Album: Apollo 11

Composers: Andrew McDonald

Song: Emotional Creampie

Artist: Nick Bendzsa

Album: Very Soft Glow

Composers: Nick Bendzsa

Song: Nostalgia Attack

Artist: Nick Earle & The Reckless Hearts

Album: Under The Influence

Composers: Nick Earle

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Song: Bottom Floor

Artist: Wite Rino

Album: Dream Tower

Composers: Aaron Rex, Joe Fowler

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My guest on Episode 124 of the Musical Connections Podcast is violinist, composer, and music educator, Gina Burgess! Gina and I connect at the East Coast Music Awards in St. John’s to talk about her projects she was a part of like the Jerry Cans and the Lost & Found! Plus, we talk about how the whole music journey started, what drew her to Newfoundland and Labrador, and her upcoming plans for music and tour dates!

Music Featured in Episode:

New Found Releases: (May 11-17, 2025)

Song: Bloom

Artist: Alex Duffy

Album: Bloom

Composers: Alex Duffy

Song: Say Less (featuring Mallory Johnson)

Artist: Evan Watts Smith

Album: Turn On The Dark

Composers: Evan Watts Smith

Song: Coffee Pots

Artist: Silver Wolf Band

Album: Coffee Pots

Composers: Justin Jackman, Jamie Jackman, Brandon Pardy, Matthew Barrett

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Song: Falling Through (featuring Gina Burgess)

Artist: Gina Burgess

Album: All These Hours

Composers: Selina Boland

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My guest on Musical Connections is singer-songwriter and music arranger, Evan Watts Smith! Evan’s debut album comes out this Friday with a release show at the Majestic Theatre to boot! We talk about the making of the album, some of the major theatre projects he has worked on, and why he decided to put an album out now!

Timestamps:

Ben's Ekman Spiral: 2:03

Evan Watts Smith: 6:23

Logan Bolt: 9:35

Rube & Rake: 13:17

EWS Interview: 19:27

Music Featured in Episode:

New Found Releases: (May 4-10, 2025)

Song: Zelinda’s Avoidance

Artist: Ben’s Ekman Spiral

Album: DSM-5 Nebula

Composers: Benjamin James

Song: Turn On The Dark

Artist: Evan Watts Smith

Album: Turn On The Dark

Composers: Evan Watts Smith

Song: Ray Gun

Artist: Logan Bolt

Album: Ray Gun

Composers: Logan Bolt

Song: Spirit Wrestler

Artist: Rube & Rake

Album: Good Time After Bad

Composers: Josh Sandu, Andrew Laite

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Song: Until You Love Me

Artist: Evan Watts Smith

Album: Turn On The Dark

Composers: Evan Watts Smith

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It’s the last Musical Connections podcast before the 2025 ECMAs! I welcome singer-songwriter, music producer, and audio engineer, Jim “Wildfinger” Mercer! I connect with Jim about his new song which demo amassed more than 100,000 views on Facebook, “Don’t Tell Me What To Do”. Plus we talk about some memories from Wildfinger Productions which include working on John White’s last album and having the man of a thousand songs, Ron Hynes stop by to work on demos for “Mary Got A Baby”!

Timestamps:

Bud Davidge: 2:09

Order of the Precious Blood: 6:06

The Fencesitters: 9:10

Wite Rino: 12:26

Jim Mercer Interview: 19:21

Music Featured in Episode:

New Found Releases: (April 27-May 3, 2025)

Song: The Seaman’s Wife

Artist: Bud Davidge

Album: All For A Song

Composers: Bud Davidge

Song: Terrified

Artist: Order of the Precious Blood

Album: Terrified

Composers: Paul Brake, Matt Myler, Cameron Legge, Barry O’Keefe, Adam Hearn

Song: Flight Song

Artist: The Fencesitters

Album: Flight Song

Composers: CJ Simms

Song: Carpet Tile

Artist: Wite Rino

Album: Dream Tower

Composers: Aaron Rex, Joe Fowler

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Song: Don’t Tell Me What To Do

Artist: Wildfinger

Album: Don’t Tell Me What To Do

Composers: Jim Mercer

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I welcome one of the province’s fastest rising francophone duos, Port-Aux-Poutines! I speak with Axel Belgrade and Jenna Maloney on the release of their new album, “Oui, B’y” and their upcoming plans for the summer! Plus, we talk about the formation of the group, the ECMAs, and a whole lot more!

Timestamps:

Big Jib: 1:56

Port-Aux-Poutines: 5:21

Quote the Raven: 8:45

Rachel Cousins: 12:16

The Irish Descendants: 17:37

Interview with Port-Aux-Poutines: 22:11

Music Featured in Episode:

New Found Releases: (April 20-26, 2025)

Song: Funny Little Place

Artist: Big Jib

Album: I Should’ve Been A Sailor

Composers: Curt Blackmore

Song: May 2-4

Artist: Port-Aux-Poutines

Album: Oui, B’y

Composers: Axel Belgarde

Song: Oh Lena

Artist: Quote the Raven

Album: Map The Dark

Composers: Jordan Coaker, Catherine McLellan, Victoria Howse

Song: Nora

Artist: Rachel Cousins

Album: Nora

Composers: Rachel Cousins, Leanne Hoffman

Song: Tuam Beat

Artist: The Irish Descendants

Album: Tuam Beat

Composers: Padraig Stevens

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Song: L'Arbre Est Dans Ses Feuilles

Artist: Port-Aux-Poutines

Album: Oui, B’y

Composers: Traditional

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On this week’s program, I welcome one of Newfoundland and Labrador’s premier Folk-Pop duo and two of my favourite people in the music industry! My guests are Jordan Coaker & Kirsten Rodden-Clarke of Quote the Raven! We talk about their fourth studio album, Map The Dark, as well as the East Coast Music Awards! They are up for three this year in St. John’s, one which includes a nomination for album of the year! Plus, we talk about how the two came together for the first time in a Musicbox choir practice, some of their favourite shows they have played, and their future plans heading into festival season!

Timestamps:

Dogfish: 2:27

Evan Watts Smith: 4:51

Gus Gustopherson: 8:20

Heather Feather: 13:30

Kirk Wells: 16:36

Liam Peacock: 24:17

Lil Ponyboy: 28:14

Quote the Raven Interview: 32:40

Music Featured in Episode:

New Found Releases: (April 13-19, 2025)

Song: CSSW

Artist: Dogfish

Album: CSSW

Composers: Dogfish

Song: Tipping Over

Artist: Evan Watts Smith

Album: Turn On The Dark

Composer: Evan Watts Smith

Song: I Think We’re Alone Now (featuring Enoch Attey)

Artist: Gus Gustopherson

Album: I Think We’re Alone Now

Composer: Ritchie Cordell

Song: Happy For You

Artist: Heather Feather

Album: Together

Composer: Heather White Luckow

Song: On The Shore

Artist: Kirk Wells

Album: On The Shore

Composer: Kirk Wells

Song: Same Dark Shadows

Artist: Liam Peacock

Album: A Face On A Paper Bag

Composer: Liam Peacock

Song: Ghost In Space! (featuring David Astoria & Twenty Se7en)

Artist: Lil Ponyboy

Album: Ghost In Space!

Composers: Josh Hodder, David Astoria

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Song: Oh Lena

Artist: Quote the Raven

Album: Map The Dark

Composers: Jordan Coaker, Catherine McLellan, Victoria Howse

New episodes of the Musical Connections Podcast come out every Tuesday with bonus episodes dropping when you least expect them. Catch up with previous episodes and new ones by going to https://www.waterfrontmedianl.ca/musical-connections-podcast

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QuoteTheRavenDuo

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quotetheravenduo/

Website: https://www.quotetheravenofficial.com/

My guest this week on the show is one of the nominees for Fan’s Choice Entertainer of the Year at the upcoming East Coast Music Awards, Andrew Rodgers! Andrew comes on the show to talk about his first nomination as a solo artist and the making of his debut solo effort, Let it Out! Plus, we talk about how he started playing music in Hant’s Harbour, his influences, and the many bands he has opened for with his groups Fairgale, and Nick Earle + The Reckless Hearts!

Timestamps:

Dave White: 1:40

DECAY: 6:02

Hamilton Sound: 9:25

Logan Bolt: 13:01

Andrew Rodgers Interview: 17:12

Music Featured in Episode:

New Found Releases: (April 6-12, 2025)

Song: Movie Star

Artist: Dave White

Album: Movie Star

Composers: David White

Song: Won’t Stop (feat. Dave Temple)

Artist: DECAY

Album: Won’t Stop (feat. Dave Temple)

Composers: Dave Temple, Dave Kelly

Song: Echoes In The Halls

Artist: Hamilton Sound

Album: Echoes In The Halls

Composers: Linda Hickey

Song: Same Old Road

Artist: Logan Bolt

Album: Same Old Road

Composers: Logan Bolt

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Song: Last Man Standing

Artist: Andrew Rodgers

Album: Let It Out

Composers: Andrew Rodgers

New episodes of the Musical Connections Podcast come out every Tuesday with bonus episodes dropping when you least expect them. Catch up with previous episodes and new ones by going to https://www.waterfrontmedianl.ca/musical-connections-podcast

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Website: https://andrewrodgersmusic.com/

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