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A few weeks ago I was scrolling through Facebook and saw a post by a long time acquaintance of mine from Goderich, who shared the post with the words "Some hidden local talent that won't be hidden for long." I noticed his share was that of another old school friend of mine whose son had written and recently recorded a few songs. Naturally I wanted to hear it.

Four minutes and a bunch of tears later, I realized I needed to come out of my summer hibernation with the podcast and see if I could have a chat with this young man.

I'm happy to be able to share this conversation with you; "Duckee," Dr. Mark Duckworth, as we discuss life in a small town, telling stories, making music and living a life that's good.

I explain this in more detail in the podcast but I was ... am terrible at math. So, it shouldn't surprise you that this is episode 66 of 65 ... actually 66 1/2 but at this point who's really counting anymore.

I've had Peter on my list as one of the people who has made (and makes) life good since the planning stages of the pod and I just couldn't let it go without having a quick chat with him. He's someone who once upon a time, encouraged a goofy kid and changed his life. I'm that kid btw in case you're wondering.

He's a guy who has made a lot of people's lives good through his more than 30 years doing morning radio in London and in working for charitable causes and being a kind and supportive soul.

We hope you enjoy our epilogue for the podcast. Be sure to listen to the end for what's next!! :)

I've been very lucky in my career to meet and interview a lot of well known people, so why was I so nervous about this one? Perhaps it's because, as the bassist for Gordon Lightfoot for 55 years, Rick Haynes has been an integral part of the soundtrack of my life.

In this episode:

* Being a career musician was not the plan

* An encounter with Duane Eddy

* Who was Gordon Lightfoot to Rick?

* Musicians & Chemistry

* Gord's legacy

* The Lightfoot Band

* Rick's favourite Lightfoot song

So grateful to have had this opportunity. The Lightfoot Band plays Blyth Memorial Hall on Friday, April 26th, 2024.

Milli had an idea to create a few podcasts under the sub-heading of "Pockets of Peace." To seek out some hidden, peaceful gems in Midwestern Ontario and I loved the idea. I'm sure it's no coincidence that the first place we thought of was Bayfield Lavender.

We'd set out on a bit of a photo adventure one day last summer and through a series of fortunate events, ended up at this beautiful oasis just outside of Bayfield on Porter's Hill Line. We could feel the anxiety leaving our bodies as we strolled about this peaceful, sustainable, small scale lavender farm.

We're excited to share it with you today as we sit down for a chat with owner operator, farmer, creator ... Gemma James Smith.

When we set out on this journey more than a year ago, we thought we would be focussing on a lot of places and things that we find amazing about Midwestern Ontario and we hope we're doing that to some extent. What it seems to have evolved into though, is a podcast that's more about people.

We say often that everybody has a story and we've come to love the stories.

In this episode, we chat with a guy who stepped into a very difficult role last year after the town of Goderich lost it's second mayor in as many years.

Trevor Bazinet joins us to chat about that journey, his life in Goderich, family, friends and his meeting and friendship with hockey great Guy Lafleur.

Also, do yourself a favour and don't miss "The Fast Five" at the end of the show where Ally Anderson confesses her morbid fear of ... yarn.

Husband, father, farmer, mayor, author, writer, playwright, broadcaster, storyteller ... Just a few of the things our guest has been called in his life. Dave Scott is also known as a man who loves his hometown of Seaforth.

In this episode, we will chat about the Scott family legacy in the Seaforth area, a couple of books he's written on his passion for hockey, old plowing matches, his friendship with Stompin Tom and the highly successful play that came out of that and a new podcast we're all working on together called - "All Roads Lead Home" - for Seaforth Homecoming 2025.

This week, our sweetest adventure yet, as Milli and I hit the road for a few live "on location" chats.

First we'll visit our friends Ben and Brianna at Coastal Coffee near Kintail then move to Cranston Farms Maple Syrup for a quick catch up with Ivan. After that a stop at Robinson Maple Products for a chat with Kevin Snider before returning to the studio meet up with Barry Mulvey from The Belmore Maple Syrup Festival.

We love our live on location chats with all the ambient sounds of maple syrup being made.

Today were meeting up with an old high-school friend of mine, Marianne Hogan who has been a big part of the transformation of the former St. Joseph's Church into the Kingsbridge Centre. We'll get the story on how the historic church and rectory was purchased and turned into a spot that would host community gatherings, concerts and performances, rental options and a lot more.

Also joining Milli and I, a very good friend of ours, Cheryl Prashker, who wears many hats including Percussionist for the Celtic Roots band RUNA and Artistic Director - The Goderich Celtic Roots Festival.

It's old friends catching up today to chat about the Centre, the upcoming RUNA concert there, Celtic Festival and things that make life good.

As a boy, I was hockey obsessed and growing up in Goderich meant I had access every year to the grand-daddy of all hockey tournaments.

Young Canada Week began in 1950 as a one-day, 12-team competition for peewee age players and over the years it grew into an exciting and important part of the fabric of Goderich and area. It would go on to draw players like: Paul Henderson, Darryl Sittler, Brad Park, Ron Ellis, Goderich's own Larry Jeffrey and Gary Doak and yes, Wayne Gretzky ... and many more.

On this episode, Lion's Club member, former teacher & coach Richard Madge will join us along with one of my oldest friends, Rob Bundy to chat about the tourney's humble beginnings, it's rise to become one of the most famous tournaments in the world, the push to stay relevant in an ever changing world and some of our own special memories and brushes with hockey fame.

I have memories of Listowel Paddyfest that go back to the early 90's but of course it's been around a lot longer than that. This week, Paddyfest chairman Ben Zavitz tells us just how far back it goes, who started it all and some of the things we can look forward to this year.

One of those things is a concert with an amazing singer/songwriter out of Mildmay who is currently taking the world by storm with hit songs like "Love (The Sweater Song) , "Old Dirt Roads" and "Home Less". Owen Riegling joins us to talk about growing up in a small town, family, friends, writing/singing from the heart and life on the road.

If you understand the title of this week's podcast, you probably had a great childhood.

We didn't really plan it this way, but today's episode is perfect for Family Day! From his days playing road hockey on King Street in Blyth to World Championship teams, Justin Peters is here to talk about the importance of the "families" he's been a part of on that journey: his birth family, the teams, the friends and the county/hometown he still has so much love for.

Also:

* Career highlights

* People and coaches who made a difference

* His new role with the Ottawa Senators

* Are the goal posts really a goaltenders best friend?

In 2015, her life was forever changed when, while biking, she was hit by a car as she trained for a triathlon. Her new life in a wheelchair meant relearning so much of what she and most of us take for granted. Everything from having a shower, to cooking, to tucking her kids in at night ... to putting on her socks.

The journey through that, hard to imagine darkness, led her to a place where she made the decision to shine light on it all. This week we're joined in the studio by a strong woman, wife, mother, friend and founder of Sawchuk Accessible Solutions, Julie Sawchuk.

What happens when five radio people walk into a studio? You get the longest episode of the series!

A look this week at a most rewarding career. An hour of radio talk: how it was, where it is and where it's going.

This is an episode I'll listen back to someday when I need a reminder of just how good life can be. We laughed, we cried, we were/are grateful.

My heartfelt thanks to the four very special people who took time for this very special reunion.

Most of us have a teacher or two that's made a difference in our lives. Someone who met us where we were at the time and then helped us to become the best version of ourselves.

I've told stories for much of my life about a select group of remarkable educators whom I owe, so very much too. In most cases it's a lot less to do with the actual content of the classes I was in and a lot more about finding out who I was, exploring that and finding joy in a life I was born to live.

I'm almost giddy to have this man on the show today. There's no doubt in my mind or I'm sure, in the minds of 1000's of students he's taught in his lifetime, that he, was born to be a teacher.

Today on "A Life That's Good" ... Mr. Smallwood.

"Little Seahorse" Bruce Cockburn ©1976 *Used with permission

It's one of our favourite places to eat in Midwestern Ontario. Fancy enough that it can be a special occasion and casual enough that it can be just because, it's Part 2 Bistro, on the Square in Goderich.

With beginnings in Blyth it has matured into a great place to seek a little refuge from the world and to just sit and enjoy the peaceful atmosphere and first rate food.

Peter Gusso is here today: husband, dad, chef and friend. We'll talk about growing up in Bluevale, travelling through the UK, Bistro beginnings, and the love of food and cooking!

A bonus episode this week!

One of the things that makes life so good for us in Midwestern Ontario is live music AND some of the amazing venues we get to enjoy artists in ... like the Blyth Memorial Community Hall.

It's especially great when world class performers recognize the beauty, the sound quality and the intimacy of some of our performance venues like Blyth where this Sunday evening, The Jim Cuddy Band will play.

We were lucky enough to have a quick phone chat with Jim this week. He is, of course, a founding member of one of Canada's preeminent bands, Blue Rodeo, and as mentioned, his solo band.

We talked about how music has been a compulsion in his life, early inspirations, the creation of "Blue Rodeo" and "The Jim Cuddy Band" ... and a few surprises :)

Tickets for Jim's show in Blyth this Sunday: www.blythfestivalcom

Husband - Father - Teacher - Principal - Actor - Musician - Wedding Officiant - Volunteer - Story teller - Friend and King of the Shuffleboard table.

In my 6+ years of sharing story telling duties and tours with Papa Floyd at Cowbell Brewing in Blyth, I've heard, "Hey he was my teacher or principal" ... "I loved him" ... hundreds of times.

Today on the podcast, one of my favourite people, Floyd Herman (Papa Floyd to many) Where it started, how it's going and what's next for this human that makes life so good for so many in Midwestern Ontario.

Milli and I are wrestling with a couple of things these days: A little seasonal melancholy and some screen addiction. One of our action points this year is to read more. With that in mind, there are a lot of great local authors and we're going to chat with two of them on this episode.

Sally Walker has accomplished a lot in her life including the realization of a life long dream to write a novel which she made happen through the Covid lockdown. It's called 101.

AND

Shannon Talbot has a story we think will inspire you. Her book is called Breaking Free: Stop Holding Back, Start Being You: Your Guide to Creating the Career & Life of Your Dreams.

The dreams, the work, the joy of writing in episode 44.

Do you ever look around at the technology or modern tools we use to live our lives in 2024 and wonder, which of these things will someday find its way into a museum?

On the pod today:

Senior Curator, Elizabeth French-Gibson - Marketing & Branding Coordinator, Amy Zoethout and Sinead Cox, Curator of Engagement & Dialogue.

Our focus is the Huron County Museum. We'll talk about the history of the museum itself, the history within, why that's so important and some of the things that once upon a time, made life good.

After our Christmas special last week, we got a little lazy and decided to kick back a bit this week and try to be fully present at our many family and friends get togethers. It was a wonderful week of laughs, love and togetherness.

This week, it's just you, Boomer and Milli! We're looking back on a few highlights of 2023 and forward with some hopes and dreams for 2024.

Also:

* A few of the celebrity deaths that impacted us in 2023.

* Top 8 habits of the world's happiest people

* And, a few resolutions for 2024.

We're making the show available a day earlier this week because it features a lot of music we thought you might enjoy while driving, making dinner, wrapping presents or doing any of the things that go with this magical time of year for you.

These are not studio quality recordings but rather a group of incredibly talented people sitting around the kitchen table chatting about life and singing songs we love of the season.

Much love and thanks to our guests who gave us the greatest present we could ask for this or any year ... their presence.

This week on the show: Kim & Travis Teed, Courteney Dohms, Ally Anderson, Ashley Anderson-Stanley, Eleanor Robinson and Kieran Melady.

Thank you for being here, we are grateful. Merry Christmas. <3

This week, Winnipeg native Sahadev Banejee chats with us about the dream of owning a winery and how he and his wife set about making that happen. In the process they fell in love with Huron County and all it has to offer their young family.

They also make one of our favourite wines ;)

Episode 40 is all about family, friends, wine and a life that's good.

Fincher's. It's been there my entire life and and has evolved over the years from a "smoke shop" at one point to a place for books, gifts and hobbies. As a kid, I used to buy plastic car and airplane model kits there, which of course, made it one of my favourite stores in town.

Funny how you think you know a lot about a place just because it's been there your whole life, but I learned a lot about this family run business while chatting with my old friend, Tom Fincher.

This week:

* The history and evolution of Fincher's

* Their love/respect for employees

* Toys, games and books that went viral long before we used that word to describe things that got popular fast.

There's still something almost comforting when I'm driving around the Square and I see the Fincher's sign. It's just a cool part of home for me and one of the places that makes life good.

~ For Brianna Latimer (Marshall) ~

One of the things I've come to love about this podcast, is when we have people on who I think I know a bit about, only to discover that my understanding of their lives barely scratches the surface.

Herb & Sherry Marshall are two such people and they join us this week to chat about a couple of places that we believe are an integral part of the fabric of Canada's prettiest town.

The Park House, iconic and full of great stories, is the oldest building in Goderich. We'll also talk about another pretty "old" building, moved and refurbished, with tales of its own, Beach Street Station.

Both have a very special place in Milli's and my heart. We had our first actual "date" at Beach Street and dinner there just prior to my proposing a couple of years later on the beach, which of course is right there in the restaurant's front yard.

VJH has been a gathering place for performances and community events for more than 125 years. This week we're chatting about the history and importance of this beautiful jewel in the heart of Walkerton.

And, we are excited to chat with Actor, Singer, Dancer, Composer, Writer, Coach and Walkerton native, Robert "Bobby" Creighton. We'll talk about growing up small town, a hockey obsession, his legendary father, the Broadway stage and the show he's bringing to VJH on December 9th.

I might be looking forward to the pod a little extra today. We are talking with some really great friends about a place that's very near and dear to our hearts, in fact it's the place Milli and I met for the first time.

Today we're chatting with with my buddy John Lodge about the Livery Theatre in Goderich, some of it's amazing history and it's connection with Goderich Little Theatre.

Also joining us, a couple of people I talk about often, Warren and Eleanor Robinson who have a production called Christmas in the Highlands set to open soon.

It's a fun, nostalgic and heart warming chat.

This week, Milli and I are going to do something on the pod that we generally try to avoid ... we are going to talk about Christmas ... before December 1st.

It is for a great reason though. The Huron County Christmas Bureau is an amazing organization that has been making Christmas better for families in need in Huron County, for more than 50 years. Joining us to chat all things Christmas Bureau is Executive Director, Katrina Clarke.

Milli and I will also talk about the newest inductees into the Toy Hall of Fame and discuss the toys that made life good for us when we were kids, as well a new poll about favourite holiday flavours and the "thing" that always makes it feel like Christmas.

On October 14th 2006, Constable Dave Mounsey was enroute to a vehicle roll over when he lost control of his cruiser, due to the ice and snow covered roads. He sadly passed away just a few weeks later, on the date of this posting, November 13th.

Today we are remembering Dave with his close friend, Patrick Armstrong, police officer and veteran, who along with an incredible group of Dave's friends and colleagues, formed the Dave Mounsey Memorial Fund in 2009.

Patrick and I will talk about all things DMMF as well as: what it's like to be a cop in 2023, volunteering, serving, veterans, Remembrance Day and why it's so important to remember.

We'll end the show this week with with a reading of John McCrae's famous poem, In Flanders Fields.

The conversation may seem a little weightier at times than some weeks, but I believe it's important. Much of the discussion is fundamental to the very foundation of the lives we lead here in Midwestern Ontario and in Canada ... Lives that are good.

Thank you for being here.

FauxPop Media is a company providing high-end, professional media production services. From Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to the Blackberry Movie, the Mr Dressup Biography and much more.

We're excited to share this conversation with you as we discuss FauxPop Media and how it drives The Staysh and Definitive Film.

We'll learn more about our guests Mark Hussey and Randall Lobb as we talk about the "blessing" of failure, success, dreams and the gifts that make a place for us all.

I've played countless shows there over the years and made some incredible memories with a lot of really special people and some incredible artists. This week we're chatting with my long time friend Terry Walker about the Wingham Town Hall Theatre, it's history and revival.

We're also going to check in with Lisa Harper to talk about United Way Perth Huron and a big fundraising show they're bringing to theatre featuring Canada's Celtic rock warriors, The MUDMEN. Founding member Robbie Campbell will also join us.

She's our friend and we love her dearly. Last time she was on the pod we had several people reach out with the suggestion that we invite her back to interview Boomer and Milli.

You asked for it, you got it. :)

We've said it a lot over the years ... "If we all give a little, we all get a lot." Those words grow increasingly important in times like these. None of us will escape the need for health care of some kind in our lives and why would we not want it to be the best it can be?

Our guests this week are three people who have been driving forces for their local hospital foundations over the years and who have, through the Radiothon become good friends of ours and of each other.

Dale Franklin - The Palmerston and District Hospital Foundation, Nicole Jutzi - Wingham & District Hospital Foundation and Wendy Hutton - Seaforth Community Hospital Foundation join us to chat about local ... quality healthcare.

Thanksgiving is my favourite holiday. It's a time when I feel like I have some kind of unwritten permission to slow down, breathe, really see the people around me and give some thought to all the things I have to be so grateful for.

This week, Milli and I chat about the personal struggle we sometimes have to be grateful and we'll share a few strategies for practicing intentional gratitude. We're also very excited to share some really bad quality audio from our wedding reception this past weekend of a few of our friends and family answering the question, "Name some things you're grateful for?"

It's hard to believe that though I performed in the lounge there for 12 years, it' now been 27 years since I last sang at beautiful Benmiller Inn.

I will be forever grateful for the people I met and the memories I made in that wonderful refuge and especially for the memories Milli and I made there together last May, when we celebrated our wedding brunch there.

Our guests this week are Sales & Marketing Manager, Linda Street and General Manager, Monique Wijnsma. I hope you'll join us as we chat about:

* Benmiller Inn's past, present & future

* A big, upcoming anniversary

* A very interesting man that Phil (Boomer) met there

* A live song from the studio

* And more ...

Thankfully, one of the things you could still do during the covid shutdown a few years ago was go for a drive and/or hike and that lent itself well to Milli's and my shared interest in nature photography.

One of our earliest adventures was to Point Clark to watch a sunset from the historic lighthouse. We were really taken with the beauty of the lighthouse itself and of course, nothing beats a Lake Huron Sunset.

This week on the podcast we're going to learn more about the historic lighthouse, it's history, what it was like to be a lighthouse keeper, winding the light and more, including the "Secrets of the Back 40."

Amy Irwin, Economic Development Officer for Huron Kinloss is our guest.

I first knew Glen McNeil as my best pal's Uncle when I was a kid growing up on Mary Street in Goderich. My buddy Neil often invited me to his grandparents farm north of Goderich, to catch frogs in the crick and watch his Uncle Glen milk cows.

These days, many people know Glen and Vanda McNeil for their dairy operation, Heather Holme Holsteins. Many more have come to know Glen as the Warden of Huron County for the past three years.

In this episode:

* A bit about the history of this amazing dairy operation.

* Family including Glen's parents Cliff and Evelyn.

* The importance of farm succession planning.

* Things that make farm life good in 2023 and the evolution of dairy farming since I first knew the McNeil family more than 50 years ago.

This week, we're going to stroll through the mind of our resident Millennial. If you've been wondering about some new music to listen too or what TV show you might like to binge this Fall, have a listen as we discuss that and a lot more.

Also this week, a chat with our friend Christine Brandt about an amazing event that supports the Walkerton Hospital Foundation ... Run4Health, now in it's 13th year.
We're all over the place but super glad you're here with us this week :)

We're excited to have an old friend in the studio today to chat about what has been an incredible music career. He's hit many curve balls in his 40+ years of making music while staying true to who is. And, he's showing no signs of slowing down.

From growing up in Hanover to CKNX where we first met in the early 80's, to the process of writing, recording and performing and the state of the music business in 2023, we hope you'll enjoy our chat with the most awarded independent country artist in Canada, Jamie Warren.

"It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge." ~ Albert Einstein

We are beyond grateful for the teachers in our lives who poured their hearts and souls into planting the seeds in our hearts and souls that helped us grow and become so much of who and what we are.

In this episode, Milli and I would like to introduce you to a couple of local teachers and friends of ours who practice the art of teaching and consider themselves beyond blessed to plant and nurture the seeds of learning and awakening in our kids.

We celebrate the return to classes this week with Susan and Eric Varillas and student Keira Schaefer. We will chat about teaching, learning and all the challenges and joys that come with it.

*For reference, here is a link to the song we mention at the end of our chat. I get that it may sound a little dated to you but it's a story that still gives me all the feels: Harry Chapin - "Flowers Are Red"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cVpkzZpDBA

One of my favourite quotes about wine comes from Robert Louis Stevenson who once said, "Wine is bottled poetry." Who can argue with that?!

This week it's another great local hidden gem for us all to discover.

Kelsey Trotter and Branden Chaffe are here to talk wine and all the great things we can find at Hessenland Inn and Schatz Winery near St Joseph between Bayfield and Grand Bend.

"Love can build a bridge, between your heart and mine - Love can build a bridge ... don't ya think it's time, don't ya think it's time?"

Those are the some of the lyrics to the 1990 hit song “Love Can Build a Bridge" by the Judds.

Love did build a bridge way back in 1885 on Little Lakes Road, about 9 km west of Goderich. Ball’s Bridge, also known as “the Bridge that Love Built”, is one of the most beautiful and romantic landmarks in Ontario.

138 years later, the bridge is still bringing people together. Sadly this time, it's to try to save and preserve the irreplaceable culture, history, agriculture and biodiversity of the bridge and surrounding area.

Our guests today are Rebecca Garrett and Jennifer Morris. Join us as we discuss the fight to Save Historic Ball's Bridge & Little Lakes Road.

He has been many things in his lifetime: a broadcaster, actor, speaker and MC as well as a husband, dad and grandfather and friend to many. He's a native of Harriston and at 76 still works at all these things and uses his spare time to be a Senior Manager of Market Development for one of Ontario's Largest construction firms.
He's also kind, funny, grateful and I like to think ... my friend.

This week ... the life and times of Neil Aitchison with a highlight on one of his great loves (and mine) live theatre and Drayton Entertainment.

I've interviewed many celebrities in my time so I was surprised when I found myself feeling a little nervous to talk with Loreena McKennitt.

, platinum and multi platinum sales ... awards in 15 countries on 4 different continents ... Juno Awards, Grammy nominations, 14 million records sold or this induction into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. Whatever it was, she had me feeling at ease in just moments and I think you'll hear why in our conversation.

She's a delight and she's coming to Goderich this Saturday evening (12th) to the Goderich Celtic Roots Festival.

Milli and I love to buy and prepare food together, particularly when we can find time to hit up a Farmer's Market and grab the produce fresh! A basket of snap peas in Milli's hands will not make it home.

This week we chat with two friends, Chris Spaleta and Katrina McQuail about their respective lives in farming and about an organization they helped start called Eat Local Huron, which in many ways, can bring the Farmer's Market, right to your door.

It was a highly enjoyable discussion for Milli and I. We hope you learn a little something like we did and perhaps discover some things that enrich your life.

And of course, that greater cause in this case is our community!

How cool is it when a group of people come together to do good things?

It's that much better when it becomes a world class event and such is the case with the Lucknow Kinsmen and Music in the Fields.

This week, marketing director for MitF's Cheryl Johnston joins us to talk about how it started and how it just seems to get bigger and stronger every year!

Music in the Fields goes in Lucknow August 24th - 26th.

Golf is one of my favourite pastimes although I don't play nearly as often as I'd like too and maybe for that reason, I don't play nearly as well as I'd like to ;) It can be social or not, it's great low impact exercise and it's something you can do at almost any age.

In this episode, a chat with Gary and Lynne Gravett who owned and operated Goderich Sunset Golf Course for many years. It's probably the course I've played most in my lifetime whether with friends or in any one of many charity golf tourneys.

We've enjoyed their wood fired pizza at different festivals over the years but when Milli and I showed up at Grass Roots Farm recently, we were genuinely surprised at everything we discovered. It's a beautiful spot, a lot more than pizza ... and in this episode we want you to discover it too.

We're going to dig into all that you'll find at Grass Roots Farm (especially the pizza) with co-founder Vicki Morrison and her daughter-in-law Courtney Morrison.

Growing up in a small town ... A few reflections this week with our very good friend Alecia Anderson.

Ally A and Boomer are both Huron County kids ... Milli is Bruce County raised ...different or the same?

We'll also talk about school friends ... church ... knowing all the police officers in town by their names ... dying to get out of town ... dying to come back ... and the time Boomer got caught stealing.

Thanks for being here for this week's episode of A Life That's Good.

I'm not sure there's much I can say that I haven't said before. This is one of my favourite events of ...ever. The people, the music, the location all makes it feel like home.

This week we're honoured to have the artistic director of Goderich Celtic Roots Festival, and our friend Cheryl Prashker in the studio. We are excited to get to know a little bit more about her ... When did you know you had to have a career in music? How did you end up in Goderich after travelling the world with so many world class musicians? What can we look forward too at the 2023 festival?

Find out all that and so much more in this week's episode!

This week we (Boomer and Milli) kick off the show with a few memories of our recent honeymoon in Scotland. A lifelong dream for both of us :)

And then ... an Irish guy walks into a radio studio in Canada to talk about a Scottish Festival :) Find out how that goes!!

We're excited to welcome Tony Doherty to our studio to chat about the Kincardine Scottish Festival and Highland games which will happen July 7-9!