Episodes

174: Mattie Leon 'Backroad Medicine' Album Premiere Special

March 23, 2023

Mattie Leon brings his acoustic guitar, and an elpees worth of tunes produced by Mark Howard (Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Willie Nelson, The Tragically Hip), and Mattie and Jeff dig into the songs with stories behind them, and Ma…

173: The Evolution of Classic Rock Part 5

March 16, 2023

This time to conclude the five part series on the evolution of classic rock, the 90s to now. We figure that if anybody has any business summarizing 35 years in 25 minutes, it's Jeff, after 40 years of spinning records on th…

172: Miss Emily is on Fire with Conversation and Music

March 9, 2023

66 minutes of spirited, uplifting conversation from the ever-talented and charming soul singing dynamo, Miss Emily, in conversation with Jeff Woods.

171: The Evolution of Classic Rock Part 4

March 9, 2023

This time, Jeff craftily summarizes the 80's, in part 4 of our 5 parter on the evolution of classic rock.

170: The Evolution of Classic Rock Part 3

March 2, 2023

The challenge of sucking in the seventies in just 20 minutes is no small feat and yet Jeff does it again. The 3rd of 5 parts on the evolution of rock music.

169: The Evolution of Classic Rock Part 2

Feb. 23, 2023

Jeff's overview of how rock would evolve, continues with part 2, featuring "The British Invasion".

168: The Evolution of "Classic" Rock Part 1

Feb. 16, 2023

Jeff takes on the task of telling the story of how rock was born, in the first of a four-part on the evolution of "classic rock", beginning with "The Fifties" (and well before).

167: Songs for Your Baby

Jan. 26, 2023

Valentines Day came early this year with an episode for baby, baby, baby, and more baby.

166: Return of Dave Loopstra of Glacial Erratic

Jan. 20, 2023

This is a fun hour of conversation that follows up on a session Jeff Woods had with Glacial Erractic in late 2022 in their studio, that found him guiding them, towards finessing songs that make up their latest release, Rock …

165: Cold Shots

Jan. 19, 2023

Winter has long been used as a metaphor for change, and for loss. Songs about that and other cold shots and stories to go with.

164: Brennen Sloan - A Dance in the Rain Special

Jan. 5, 2023

Jeff welcomes one of the most gentlemanly strummers of storied songs we call Canadiana, to play live at Wild Woods Blue Studio. If you like artists like Jimmie Rodgers, Stompin' Tom, and especially Gordon Lightfoot, this is…

163: Glenn Milchem of Blue Rodeo

Dec. 29, 2022

Blue Rodeo drummer Glenn Milchem is Jeff's special guest with stories about a life in music plus with guitar in hand he plays live, 2 original songs.

162: Tribute to Legends Gone in 2022 Part 3

Dec. 22, 2022

The conclusion of Jeff's 3 part series on the music legends gone in 2022.

161: Tribute to Legends Gone in 2022 Part 2 (of 3)

Dec. 15, 2022

In loving memory of the legends who departed for the great gig in the sky. Part 2 of 3.

160: Tribute to Legends Gone in 2022 Part 1

Dec. 8, 2022

The first in our 3 part tribute to music makers we lost in 2022.

159: It's a Kind of Magic

Dec. 1, 2022

Pairing music with magic this time.

158: Classic Albums of '72 Part 4

Nov. 24, 2022

Jeff Woods takes you back to the sounds of the fourth quarter of 1972 on record.

157: In A World ...

Nov. 3, 2022

Not "world music" the genre. Songs about the world and stories to go with.

156: Threesomes (Triple Shots!)

Oct. 27, 2022

Stories to go with a finely curated playlist of some of rock's finest three back-to-back song sets, as they appeared on record.

155: Nice Pair

Oct. 20, 2022

Talking about songs. What were you thinking?

154: More Songs About Waiting

Oct. 13, 2022

For the bus, the train, the friend, the sun - we be waiting this time.

153: How Bands Got Their Names Part 3

Oct. 6, 2022

The conclusion of our 3 parter about How Bands Got Their Names

152: How Bands Got Their Names Part 2

Sept. 29, 2022

Bands named after characters and passages in books, and from movies.

151: Jake Chisholm Hands Held High Album Special

Sept. 22, 2022

One smoke-show of a record by Toronto guitar and vocal tour-de-force, Jake Chisholm gives you a combo of album cuts and live in-studio performances.