Flute! We have flute!

British producer, guitarist, and Grammy & Juno winner Chris Birkett makes his return to the show, bringing with him Free Spirits collaborator and flautist Shari Tallon to talk about their new record, called 11:11.

They play two songs from the record, and as always, Chris has some entertaining stories – this time around, they involve Dexy’s Midnight Runners and Thomas Dolby. Check it out!  

Birkett’s playlist:

Thomas Dolby – Commercial Breakup

Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Geno

Steve Earle – Copperhead Road

The Free Spirits – The Power of our Love

The Free Spirits – Follow The Light 

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His story began with a broken neck.

Joining me this week is performance physiologist, author, speaker, and music fan Dr. Greg Wells, and he shares his incredible story of coming back from a life-altering injury to achieve extraordinary heights. The playlist he provides serves as a guiding soundtrack to this journey.     

Wells’ playlist:

The Who – Baba O’Reilly

INXS – Kiss The Dirt

The Tragically Hip – In View

Bryan Adams – Summer of 69

Foo Fighters – Times Like These

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This week I host someone I used to stay up late to watch as a teenage sports fan – broadcast legend Mark Hebscher. Since his days hosting the innovative Sportsline, Mark has done a number of other things including having written a new book entitled The Greatest Athlete You’ve Never Heard Of. 

Mark is also a massive music fan, and we chat about all sorts of stuff – Mick Taylor, Paradigm Phantoms, being introduced to Los Lobos, why catchers paint their fingernails, and how he got to hear an early version of The Hip’s “Ahead By A Century” as it was being written by the band. 

Hebsy’s playlist:

King Crimson – 21st Century Schizoid Man

Traffic – The Low Spark of High Heeled Shoes

The Rolling Stones – Can’t You Hear Me Knocking

Los Lobos – Theresa

The Tragically Hip – Ahead By A Century

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Sometimes people just blow your mind with their depth of musical knowledge. Professor and author Rob Bowman did that to me this week on the show. 

This guy operates on a completely different plane, folks. His musical knowledge is matched only by his passion for it. He’s been hired to write for the Stones, Dylan, Rush, and so many others. We talk about his latest book The Flyer Vault, and also Zeppelin’s first time in Canada, which Beatles song has eight different hooks, the importance of musical experimentation in live contexts, and the unusual way Keef recorded the demo for Jumpin’ Jack Flash. Unreal.     

Bowman’s playlist:

The Rolling Stones – Jumpin’ Jack Flash 

Bob Dylan – Trying To Get To Heaven

Patti Smith – Horses

Public Enemy – Fight the Power

James Brown – Cold Sweat    

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