Sunday, 31 January 2021
Katy May - Hang On!/Back In Your Peace Again
Saturday, 30 January 2021
Just Friends - Just Friends
Now, you'd think with all the names on this Sundae Sound that we'd be able to come up with something. But! You overestimate how lazy we can be! Plus, we are COMPLETELY captured by this group's matching outfits.
Friday, 29 January 2021
Carl Bowman - Crossroads (1992)
Wow, we're deep in the valley of the unknown these days. It looks like Carl Bowman may have played in local restaurant lounges in the early-to-mid 90's.
Thursday, 28 January 2021
James Cunningham - Danny Boy Featuring...
Sadly, we're no further ahead with this tape than any of the last few. All we could find was an article that MAY be about accordionist James Cunningham's son, Johnny, getting busted for busking by bylaw officers in Comox, BC.
Just like skateboarding, accordioning is not a crime!
Wednesday, 27 January 2021
Eileen Pasishnek - Straight From The Heart
Tuesday, 26 January 2021
Charism - Miracles (1991)
That's just how it goes, sometimes.
Monday, 25 January 2021
Barton Wallace - Dream On...
The box of Sundae Sound tapes that Rob Bartlett graciously leant us includes some pretty obscure stuff, including this one - a collection of spiritual/devotional songs by Barton Wallace, the wife of former South Calgary Community Church pastor Rev. Jim Wallace.
Sunday, 24 January 2021
Miss Molly - Family Christmas (1991)
We'll definitely be putting this one out at Christmas next year; we're suckers for "I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas." Really!
Saturday, 23 January 2021
Tom Wilson - Another Blue Sky Day (1994)
We had to do a bit of sleuthing to hone in on the exact right Tom Wilson behind this next Sundae Sound tape. We had to get past the Blackie and The Rodeo Kings' Tom Wilson to get to this one, the former proprietor/host of the Rosebud Café and Rosebud Folk Club in, uh Rosebud, Alberta. We think this was Wilson's first album (featuring appearances by Cindy Church, among others), and it's a great, rootsy collection of country tunes.
Friday, 22 January 2021
Mike Shields - Mike Shields (1990)
Thursday, 21 January 2021
Janan Frances - Demo
Want to know what her country stuff sounded like? Stay tuned! Want to know what this sounds like? Click here!
Wednesday, 20 January 2021
Bruce Martin - One Blood (1993)
At least we have the download.
Tuesday, 19 January 2021
Brent McAthey - Brent McAthey (1991)
We feel like we're making up for the lack of country music over the CCPS's history with this batch of Sundae Sound tapes. You'll be glad to hear that this tape has far more in common with Corb Lund's style of country than, well, we can't even come up with the name of a generic country pop band.
What's really interesting about McAthey is he's still active with a music career - in both Canada AND Mexico. We have to admit that's a pretty smart business plan - we assume there aren't a pile of country bands playing in Mazatlan. Plus - you can write off your winter escapes!
Monday, 18 January 2021
Tim Welter - Purple Sage Mountaineer & the Midwest Ranch Boys (1992)
Okay, another one from Sundae Sound that we can't tell you much about. Tim Welter sings country music, which you probably could have guessed from the cover of the tape. There are two songs on here, a hurtin' love song and - one of our FAVOURITE THINGS - a CALGARY SONG. Is it better than "Neighbours of the World"? How does it measure up to Cat Ranch's "Song For Calgary"?
Sunday, 17 January 2021
Seanachie - Preview (1995)
Saturday, 16 January 2021
Richard Livingstone - Imaginations
You're going to hear this from us fairly often over the next while as we work through this box of tapes: we have no idea what this is. We assume this is a Calgary artist, but the fact that it was manufactured out of BC's lower mainland has us questioning that a bit. Plus, we cannot find anything about this in our extensive search (which is actually limited to the Calgary Herald's archives).
This is a very polished and well-produced piece, very pop, lots of religious overtones - but really, beyond that, we've got nothing.
Except the download!
Friday, 15 January 2021
Don Johnson - It Ain't Easy Being Blue (1994)
Thursday, 14 January 2021
Mike Lownsbrough - Mike Lownsbrough featuring the Law
Wednesday, 13 January 2021
Ronnie King - What Goes Around Comes Around
Sunday, 10 January 2021
Cindy Church - Love On The Range (1992)
Saturday, 9 January 2021
Paul Brandt - Demo (1993)
Friday, 8 January 2021
Ian Tyson - Sundae Sound Tape