The Minstral Show – (Episode 050)

Today’s show spotlights a good variety of rock, folk and progressive rock sounds from this the new age of music, Featuring: The Fixx, UNDERLIGHTS, Old Sea Brigade, Broken Anchor, Nordagust, Serundal, Ghostess, Rick Miller, Dave Kerzner, Nine Skies, The Colin Tench Project, and Mark Knopfler.

More than just a podcast, World United Music has emerged to bring you the best music being made in the 21^st century by signed, unsigned and Independent artists.

To all the Artists, be sure to share the podcast episode with your network as it helps bring attention not only to your work but to the work of others as well. That's what the “World United Music” project is all about, bringing attention to all the artists who make great music.

SET: 01

“The Fixx" start us off with the title track from their 2012 album, “Beautiful Friction”. Sometimes it seems life passes by quickly and during it, are cycles we experience that bring us full circle in life’s rhythms and then these cycles repeat bringing a familiar and Beautiful Friction. An excellent song by one of my favourite bands of the first vinyl era…The Fixx

Following The Fixx are Sydney Australia’s “Underlights” with “Now that You’re in Love” taken from their 2012 self titled EP “Underlights”. I love the Beatle-esque psychedelic sounds and vocals of this song…to me, this is what real euphoric Pop sounds like…this is good music.

Ben Cramer better known as “Old Sea Brigade” follows with his 2016 single “All the Same” A comforting song that builds into a vocal harmony and gets one taping into a personal state of music sanctuary…the song really resonates to lift ones spirits; truly one of the best songs in the mp3 age.

Closing the set is Broken Anchor with “Leave the Lights On” taken from their 2012 EP “Fresh Lemonade” Some times we can be so into what we are doing that we forget the others that are important in our lives only to realise our mistakes long after the damage is done…many of us have been there and so this song becomes meaningful not only in lyric but also in the way it resonates with the listener. A great song that stirs inner healing…that’s the magic of music.

And so, we look back to understand the errors of our ways and see cycles in our lives that repeat in a beautiful friction…but if you leave the lights on, I’ll know that you still care…another excellent set of music on the minstral show.

SET: 02

Our second set is a mixture of Progressive rock, Medieval Celtic Folk and acoustic that meshes very well together to tell a tale of its own. Nordagust starts us off with “Make Me Believe” taken from their 2010 album “In the Mist of the Morning” an excellent progressive rock tune that embraces the magic of the mellotron and the imagination.

The band takes its name from the mythical spirit of the north wind, a spirit that is said to be extremely wise with insight to all things." A very well chosen name to be sure.

Following Nordagust is Serundal with “Lady of the Isles” taken from their 2006 album “Waiting Rooms”.

“Lady of the Isles” is a song about A lady grieving for her lover who is fighting in the crusades. Alone in the chapel of the castle, she drinks poisoned wine and lies dying while her lover lies dying in a foreign field. Generations later she is heard laughing with her lover in the castle grounds, no longer alone, their happiness is eternal. Magical music by UK duo Maxie and David King.

Following Serundal is Vancouver BC native Jenna Earle better known as “Ghostess” with “Soleil” taken from her self titled EP Ghostess.

A mysterious acoustic atmosphere sets the stage for a slide build up to seize the streams of time and carry us through the hurdles of life and land us safely on the other side. Soleil of course is the French word for “Sun” and through our lives the sun does carry our spirits throughout our life and then into what lies beyond.

Rick Miller closes the set with the title track to his 2008 album “Angel of My Soul”.

A song that tells the tale of the embattled spirit of a man who’s at the end of his life and ready to cross over as he lays down tired of fighting the battles in life only to fight one more to save his soul. A Classic Rick Miller tune.

And so, Make Me Believe, Lady of the Isles, Soleil, and Angel of My Soul, is a set of music on repeat, here on the Minstral Show.

SET: 03

Dave Kerzner starts off our final set with the Title Track of his December 2014 Album “New World”. The song is a reality check on the way we live on this planet which is greed based, war like and unforgiving. If we all just took a deep breath and listened to each other patiently, we might find a better way to live and begin to build a New World. A great song from a brilliant album and one of my personal favourites.

Nine Skies from Nice France follows with the title track from their November 2017 album, “Return Home” A song of loneliness in the city and the wish to return home to sanctuary. The song can also be interpreted as the conscious spirit within wanting to leave this world and travel back to the place from where we came from before our birth. This is Progressive rock at its finest.   

The Colin Tench Project follows with “And so, Today” featuring Peter Jones, taken from their 2016 album “Hair in a G String”. There were a lot of well known artists who passed away in 2016 and this song encapsulates the sad feelings we all had in their passing. A song that, to me, will always connect me to those moments and the ones that followed.

Closing the show is Mark Knopfler with the title track to his 2009 album “Get Lucky” this song is dedicated to everyone experiencing hard times, we are all in the same boat but we do win some of the battles and get lucky now and then. Truly one of the many great songs by Mark Knopfler.

 Be sure to support the artists by going to their official websites, buying their music and joining their email platforms. Details are in the episode description.

And now Dave Kerzner, Nine Skies, The Colin Tench Project and Mark Knopfler close the show with some meaningful words and musical notes on the Minstral Show. See you next week everybody…

The Minstral Show – (Episode 050)

SONGS:

SET 01

The Fixx – Beautiful Friction

UNDERLIGHTS – Now That You’re in Love

Old Sea Brigade – All the Same

Broken Anchor – Leave the Lights On

SET 02

Nordagust – Make Me Believe

Serundal – Lady of the Isles

Ghostess – Soleil

Rick Miller – Angel of My Soul

SET 03

Dave Kerzner – New World

Nine Skies – Return Home

Colin Tench Project – and so, Today

Mark Knopfler – Get Lucky

ALSO:

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ARTISTS LINKS:

The Fixx

Underlights

Old Sea Brigade

Broken Anchor

Nordagust

Serundal

Ghostess

Rick Miller

Dave Kerzner

Nine Skies

Colin Tench Project

Mark Knopfler

The World United Music Podcast was carried on 11 different platforms including Anchor FM, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public, Castbox, Breaker, Google Podcasts, Overcast, PodBean and of course on our World United Music Blog. You can still find the show on Breaker & PodBean linked below. Hey, “Catch the Wave!”

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The Minstral Show – (Episode 048)

Good music often provokes thoughts of the past within to bring us back in time to places, faces and atmosphere of moments we hold in our memories…and While our minds are carried away by the music, we also process thoughts and moments to help make sense of where we were, where we are and where we are going in life. Today’s episode offers an awesome lineup of artists with songs that examine some of those thoughts and some of our questions to life, featuring; Old Sea Brigade, Lonely Robot, Parker BOMBSHELL, Dave Kerzner, John Palmer, Hiromitsu Agatsuma, Roger Waters, Darrel Treece-Birch, First Aid Kit, Raise Hell Over the Summer, Black out Mechanics, and James Harker.

More than just a podcast, World United Music has emerged to bring you the best music being made in the 21^st century by signed, unsigned and Independent artists.

To all the Artists, be sure to share the podcast episode with your network as it helps bring attention not only to your work but to the work of others as well. That's what the “World United Music” project is all about, bringing attention to all the artists who make great music.

SET: 01

Atlanta raised and Nashville based singer songwriter Ben Cramer is “Old Sea Brigade” who starts off this week’s episode with the title track to his January 2017 EP “Wash Me Away”. A song that questions our living in the fast lane and how we might view our lives 20 years down the road when we begin to look back at what once seemed important to us.

UK’s John Mitchell is the “Lonely Robot” who follows with “In Floral Green” taken from his April 2017 album “The Big Dream”. A captivating song that examines our disconnectedness with each other and our feelings of isolation in these modern times.

Parker BOMBSHELL follows with “Dust taken from their 2014 EP “Hours Down”. “Dust” is our origin and our destiny yet while we live on the Earth we are conscious beings trying to stave off our own destruction in our everyday existence. A great tune and one of my favourites by Parker BOMBSHELL.

Dave Kerzner follows with “My Old Friend” taken from his brilliant 2014 album “New World”

My Old Friend comes to us in quiet moments, where our thoughts and beliefs sometimes cross over to a conscious realm where those no longer among us dwell and connect in our minds...sometimes, those thoughts may also be an older copy of oneself...My Old friend is that intimate conversation.

And so, its time for more music to reflect on, as the waves Wash us away in floral green dust to visit old friends, on the Minstral show.

SET: 02

Sculpter, artist and musician John Palmer kicks off the second set of music with “Clotchley Road” a single he released in Dec 2015. The song looks back in time to a comforting place packed with memories that most of us can certainly identify with in our own past…for John Palmer it is “Clotchley Road” for me it’s St. Catherine Street in Montreal.

There are many Genres present in this really great blend of music that should appeal to New Wave, Dream Pop, Club Dance, Alternative Rock and Psychedelic rock fans alike as the song captivates the senses and takes us on a trip down memory lane.

Japanese artist, Hiromitsu Agatsuma follows with “Yuudachi” taken from his 2001 album “Agatsuma” This song captures the determination and urgency felt within as we look back on reality and life spinning away from us. A brilliant instrumental brimming with energy and the rose called life.

Roger Waters follows with a live performance of “Comfortably Numb” taken from his 2015 Live performance of “The Wall”…a masterpiece from the past that reconnects to the present day with a guitar solo that is out of this world…simply stunning and very relevant.

Darrel Treece-Birch continues the journey with “Riding the Waves” taken from his 2016 album “No More Time”. In short, this upbeat progressive rock Instrumental takes the listener to a place of reassurance and positive reflection. A reminder to us that all that life is a gift and a blessing, so why not ride the waves while you’re here on Earth.

And so, we ride the waves and our memories…to process life with all its lessons, good and bad on the minstral show.

SET: 03

Sweden’s “First Aid Kit” starts off the final set with “Wolf” taken from their 2012 album "The Lion's Roar". The Duo is made up of sisters Klara and Johanna Söderberg who remind me a little of Moma Cass Elliot, and Michelle Phillips of the Moma’s and Popa’s. Certainly, their vocals are very close as their song “Wolf” will attest. I’d love to hear these girls cover one of the Moma’s & Popa’s songs just to see how vocally close they really are…

New York, NY’s Curtis Williams, Kenny Woodson, Mark Brown, and Nic Bucholtz are “Raise Hell Over the Summer” or RHOTS for short with an infectious Psychedelic dark wave rock tune “High School Weight” taken from their 2017 EP, Songs from YouTube. Hey, schools out and so, “Raise Hell Over the Summer”

Alternative Rock Duo Hugo Legrand & Raphael Coville from Vannes France are the “Black Out Mechanic’s” with their song “Stay on the Top” taken from their 2014 - 3 song EP “Unplugged”. “Stay on the Top” is a hypnotic track that seemingly rides out of a stormy dream state into safety and asylum…A solid tune by Black Out Mechanics.

The UK’s James Harker closes the set with “Swanbourne” taken from his 2015 album The Ebb & Flow. Swanbourne is a very deep meaning and poetic song that wonders and asks, are we all hidden in time amongst the billions of actors on the stage, all vying for unique meaning and prescience in our linear history? A very fitting song to close the set…of course everyone is unique and capable of great deeds, just go out and be yourself and don’t worry what others think…

Be sure to support the artists by going to their official websites, buying their music and joining their email platforms. Details are in the episode description.

And so, music becomes an old friend when processing past moments to help build a stronger foundation that continues our journey on firmer ground…just remember, you are significant and an important connection to the many people you touch…have a great week everyone!

The Minstral Show – (Episode 048)

SONGS:

SET 01

Old Sea Brigade – Wash Me Away

Lonely Robot – In Floral Green

Parker BOMBSHELL – Dust

Dave Kerzner – My Old Friend

SET 02

John Palmer – Cloudesley Road

Hiromitsu Agatsuma – Yuudachi

Roger Waters – Comfortably Numb

Darrel Treece-Birch – Riding the Waves

SET 03

First Aid Kit – Wolf

Raise Hell Over the Summer – High School Weight

Black out Mechanics – Stay on the Top

James Harker - Swanbourne

ALSO:

Be sure to support the artists by going to their official websites, buying their music and joining their email platforms. (See Details below.)

ARTISTS LINKS:

Old Sea Brigade

Lonely Robot

Parker Bombshell

Dave Kerzner

John Palmer

Hiromitsu Agatsuma

Roger Waters

Darrel Treece-Birch

First Aid Kit

Raise Hell over the Summer

Black Out Mechanics

James Harker

The World United Music Podcast was carried on 11 different platforms including Anchor FM, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public, Castbox, Breaker, Google Podcasts, Overcast, PodBean and of course on our World United Music Blog. You can still find the show on Breaker & PodBean linked below. Hey, “Catch the Wave!”

Breaker

PodBean

Catch the Wave!