Sue Foley, multi award-winning blues guitarist ...

Sue Foley, multi award-winning blues guitarist joins host Dan Hare to chat about her stellar career.

Liona Boyd, Officer of the Order of Canada, Fiv...

Liona Boyd, “The First Lady of The Guitar”, is a five time Juno Award winner, recipient of several Lifetime Achievement awards and an Officer of the Order of Canada. She has recorded 29 albums, many of which are Gold and Platinum, and has performed around world with her solo classical guitar and in orchestral concerts.

Errol Starr Francis, Juno award-winning singer/...

Errol Starr Francis is a Juno award-winning singer/songwriter, sound engineer, producer, SOCAN songwriter of the year recipient, multi award-winner for TV and radio production, founder of Spa Music Stream and Peace Troubadour.

Sylvia Tyson, music legend and Order of Canada ...

Sylvia Tyson is a legend in the Canadian music scene. She is a singer, songwriter, novelist, Order of Canada recipient, Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Songwriter Hall of Fame inductee and seven time Juno nominee. She was part of the duo Ian and Sylvia ('Four Strong Winds') with her then husband Ian Tyson but has also had a successful career as a solo artist and as a member of the group Quartette’.

RayMan Ramsay, Promo Man and author, Part 2

RayMan Ramsay worked for decades as a promo man for top record companies such as Quality Records, RCA, and is a BCCMA Hall of Fame inductee. In part 2 of this chat with Dan Hare, RayMan shares tales from his second book Promo Monkey: Monkey See, Monkey Two: Personas and Prima Donnas including: experiences with artists such as Sammy Davis Jr., Charlie Pride, The Stampeders, The Tragically Hip and many others; the unique promotion he staged for Crash Test Dummies; the challenges and rewards of his job; which band proved to be “a bit of a train wreck”, and much more.

Peter Foldy, multi-faceted musician, filmmaker,...

Peter Foldy, is a musician, songwriter, photographer, screenwriter, film director, producer, and much more who exploded onto the Canadian music scene in 1973 with his first single ‘Bondi Junction’ which hit #1 in Canada and earned him Juno nominations

Kim Berly of The Stampeders RETURNS!

Kim Berly is the Juno award-winner, SOCAN lifetime achievement recipient, drummer, singer and songwriter for the Canadian classic rock band The Stampeders. In this return visit with Dan Hare Kim shares: insights into his band mates and the ongoing success of their live performances; the impetus for his 'Chat & Song' Facebook series; details on the song he's recorded that was written by his friend Gary MacArther, and more.

Guest Glimpses with Gil Moore, Graham Shaw, Tom...

This is the 20th episode of our special series ‘Guest Glimpses’, short bits from longer conversations with previous guests. You’ll hear about 10 minutes of each guest’s 60+ minute chat with show host Dan Hare. Featured guests this week are: GIL MOORE - drummer/singer and co-founder of the award-winning and Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee band, Triumph. I GRAHAM SHAW - composer, singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, Juno award-winner and founder of the band The Sincere Serenaders. TOM LAVIN - guitarist, vocalist, front man and founding member of the Juno award-winning and legendary Powder Blues Band. BOB KLANAC & NICK PANASEIKO - journalist Bob Klanac, author of ‘Promo Man: Backstage Tales From the Vinyl Jungle’ and Nick Panaseiko, the promo man himself.

Guest Glimpses with Barry Muir, Brad Merritt, D...

This is the 18th episode of our special series ‘Guest Glimpses’, short bits from longer conversations with previous guests. You’ll hear about 10 minutes of each guest’s 60+ minute chat with show host Dan Hare. Featured guests this week are:   BARRY MUIR - bass player for The Payolas, Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts, The Blue Shadows and a prolific solo artist. In this bit Barry talks about the ‘70s music scene in his home town of Saskatoon, why his time with The Blue Shadows was the most fulfilling musical years of his career, and more. BRAD MERRITT - the bass player and co-founder of 54-40. In this bit Brad talks signing with a major U.S. label, how their eclectic sound serves them well, and more.. DREW ARNOTT - vocalist, keyboard player, percussionist and songwriter for the '80s Juno nominated band Strange Advance. In this bit Drew talks about doing lights for Sweeney Todd shows, the superstar performer who help the band land a big record deal, and more. PAUL ANDREW SMITH - songwriter, and producer, and is best known as the guitarist, keyboard player and vocalist for the band Wednesday. In this bit Paul shares the unique story of how Wednesday formed, meeting Elton John and recording one of his songs, and more.

Frank Mills, 3 time Juno award-winner, 2 time S...

Frank Mills is an iconic Canadian musician, three time Juno award-winner, two time SOCAN classic award-recipient, keyboardist, composer & arranger of 20 gold/platinum albums, producer, writer, and noted TV host/performer.

Geoff Eyre, singer/drummer with The Hometown Band

Geoff Eyre is a drummer/singer best know for his time with The Hometown Band.

Guest Glimpses with Myles Goodwyn, Rik Emmett, ...

This is the 15th episode of our special series ‘Guest Glimpses’, short bits from longer conversations with previous guests. You’ll hear about 10 minutes of each guest’s 60+ minute chat with show host Dan Hare. Featured guests this week are: Myles Goodwyn of April Wine, Rik Emmett of Triumph, award-winning songwriter/singer Dan Hill, award-winning recording engineer Rolf Hennemann.

Sass Jordan, Juno award-winning singer/entertainer

The extraordinary Juno award-winning Sass Jordan is Dan Hare’s guest on Liner Notes. In this revealing and raw chat Sass talks about: her absolute focus on music; her disastrous interview of KISS; how Kevin Costner was responsible for her duet with Joe Cocker; touring with Joe Cocker; almost singing lead for Van Halen; her love of life and so much more.

Brad Roberts, songwriter and lead singer for Th...

Brad Roberts is the singer/songwriter and guitarist for the iconic Crash Test Dummies. In his chat with Dan Hare Brad talks about: how his degrees in English Literature and Philosophy influence his songwriting; why he thought his baritone voice wasn’t suited for “pop” songs; having a #2 hit on the U.S. Billboard charts; being shunned by the Canadian music industry and embraced by the U.S. scene; his current song writings and the upcoming Crash Test Dummies tours, and much more.

Mike Fraser, sound engineer for rock stars

Legendary sound engineer, mixer and producer Mike Fraser talks to host Dan Hare about his work on iconic rock albums for AC/DC, Aerosmith, Van Halen, Metallica and many others. Mike also shares: how he started as a janitor in Little Mountain Sound; being part of a team with Bob Rock and Bruce Fairbairn; the process of making records; why a sound engineer needs a calming personality; why, in the ‘80s, rock bands descended on Vancouver to make their records; how music production has changed; the valuable lesson he taught his kids and so much more.

Jim Vallance, Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame...

). In this chat with Dan Hare Jim talks about: joining Prism and why he left; the connection and friendship that opened many doors; meeting Bryan Adams; how Heart ended up recording his song ‘What About Love’, and why they almost didn’t; the songwriting process; the Broadway musical he co-wrote with Bryan and so much more.

Andy Curran - founder, bass player for Coney Hatch

Andy Curran is a singer/songwriter, producer, manager, Juno award-winner and the founding member and bass player for the hugely popular ‘80s rock band Coney Hatch.

Jann Arden, multi-platinum award winner & Canad...

Jann Arden is a multi-platinum, award-winning singer, songwriter, actor and author who has released 15 albums with 19 top ten singles. She has received 8 JUNO Awards, 10 SOCAN Awards and has been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.

Lee Aaron - iconic vocalist, singer/songwriter

Singer/songwriter, iconic vocalist and fearless re-inventor Lee Aaron is known as a trailblazer for women in rock thanks to her 1984 song ‘Metal Queen’, a shout out against sexism toward women in that genre.

Rik Emmett, former lead singer and guitarist fo...

Rik Emmett is well known as the vocalist and guitar player for the multi-Juno nominated, multi-platinum selling band Triumph.

Guest Glimpses with Marty Kramer, Martha Johnso...

The seventh episode of our special series ‘Guest Glimpses’, short bits from longer conversations with previous guests. You’ll hear about 10 minutes of each guest’s 60+ minute chat with show host Dan Hare. Featured guests this week are:

Guest Glimpses with Marc LaFrance, Brian Danter...

The sixth episode of our special edition series of Liner Notes - ‘Guest Glimpses’, short bits from longer conversations with previous guests. You’ll hear about 10 minutes of each guest’s 60+ minute chat with show host Dan Hare. Featured guests include:

Guest Glimpses with Murray McLauchlan, Frank So...

The fifth episode of our special edition series of Liner Notes - ‘Guest Glimpses’, short bits from longer conversations with previous guests. You’ll hear about 10 minutes of each guest’s 60+ minute chat with show host Dan Hare.

Paul Hoffert of Lighthouse

Lighthouse arranger and keyboard player Paul Hoffert is also a composer, producer, film composer, research and writer all for which he has won many awards and accolades.

Keith Sharp, founder of Music Express magazine

Keith Sharp is the founder of the iconic Canadian music magazine Music Express.

Gil Moore of Triumph

Gil Moore is the drummer/singer and co-founder to the iconic award-winning and Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee band, Triumph.

Guest Glimpses with Marc Jordan, Will Millar Le...

The fourth episode our special edition series of Liner Notes - ‘Guest Glimpses’, short bits from longer conversations with previous guests. You’ll hear about 10 minutes of each guest’s 60+ minute chat with show host Dan Hare.

Guest Glimpses with Patricia Dahlquist, Ken Tob...

Another special edition of Liner Notes - ‘Guest Glimpses’, short bits from longer conversations with previous guests. You’ll hear about 10 minutes of each guest’s 60+ minute chat with show host Dan Hare.

Guest Glimpses with Robbie Lane, Peter Foldy, I...

This is a special edition of Liner Notes - ‘Guest Glimpses’, short bits from longer conversations with previous guests. You’ll hear about 10 minutes of each guest’s 60+ minute chat with show host Dan Hare.

Guest Glimpses with Kim Berly, the late Susan J...

This is a special edition of Liner Notes - ‘Guest Glimpses’, short bits from longer conversations with previous guests. You’ll hear about 10 minutes of each guest’s 60+ minute chat with show host Dan Hare.

Myles Goodwyn, iconic singer, songwriter, and l...

Myles Goodwyn is the iconic singer, guitarist, producer, leader and songwriter of the multi-Platinum selling rock band April Wine.

George Belanger, lead singer of Harlequin

George Belanger is lead vocalist for the hugely popular ‘80s band Harlequin, knowf for suck hits as "Superstitious Feeling" and "Innocence".

Dan Hill, Grammy and Multi Juno Award-Winner

Singer/songwriter, producer, author, Grammy winner and Five time Juno winner Dan Hill has known he would have a career in music since the time he was 3 years old.

Bob Klanac, author of, & Nick Panaseiko subject...

Host Dan Hare chats with Canadian music journalist Bob Klanac, author of ‘Promo Man: Backstage Tales From the Vinyl Jungle’, and that promo man himself, Nick Panaseiko

Graham Shaw - singer/writer of 'Can I Come Near'

Graham Shaw is a composer, singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, Juno award-winner and founder of the band The Sincere Serenaders.

Doni Underhill, former bass player with Trooper

Doni Underhill was the bass player and backup vocalist for the Juno award-winning band Trooper, performing on the band's biggest hits, including the triple platinum album 'Hot Shots'.

Ivan Doroschuk, lead singer/songwriter of Men W...

Ivan Doroschuk is one of the founders and lead singer/songwriter of Men Without Hats known, globally for their mega-hit ‘Safety Dance’.

Erica Ehm, original MuchMusic VJ

Many know Erica Ehm as one of the original MuchMusic VJs but she is also a person of many talents. Erica is an interviewer, author, award-winning songwriter, sought-after speaker, entrepreneur and a trailblazer in content marketing and social media.

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