The Show

Our very first episode!! Wes Mack is a 10x CCMA Award nominee. He's a singer, songwriter, producer, actor, director, and all around pretty good dude! He was kind enough to join us from his cabin in the mountains of British Columbia over his Christmas vacation to talk about his creative process, his new music, and working in movies alongside Liam Neeson and the Power Rangers.

The Show is hosted by Amy Aust and Scotty Kipfer.

Wes Mack...

Season One, Episode Two: Cory Marks is an ultra high-octane performer. He's a singer, songwriter, hockey player, pilot - and he's a killer drummer. He joined us after what we assume was his third workout of the day to talk about his heavily rock-influenced new music, blurring genre lines, meeting his hero, Merle Haggard, and recording with the legendary Travis Tritt.

The Show is hosted by Amy Aust and Scotty Kipfer.

Cory Marks, welco...

Season One, Episode Three: Michelle Wright is a legend in Country Music. She is a multi-platinum selling artist, she's got an Academy of Country Music Award, a couple of JUNO Awards, a truckload of Canadian Country Music Association Awards, a MuchMusic Video Award, and she was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 2011. Michelle joins us from her home in Tennessee to talk about what it was like coming up in the m...

Season One, Episode Four: Bobby Wills is the 2013 CCMA Rising Star Award recipient. He's been nominated for a plethora of additional CCMA Awards including Male Artist of the Year, Single of the Year, Album of the Year, and Songwriter of the Year. He was the 2017 Male Artist of the Year and Fans' Choice Award winner at the Alberta Country Music Association Awards. His songs "Show Some Respect", "Won't You Be Mine", and "Down By The ...

Season One, Episode Five: Callie McCullough is a modern songwriter inspired by timeless bluegrass and old-school country music. She has chased her unique muse for years, making contemporary roots music that nods to the legends who came before her. It's a sound anchored by intimate ballads and Callie's gorgeous voice, whose Alison Krauss-worthy tone stands in contrast to her dry humour and larger-than-life personality. Callie joins ...

Season One, Episode Six: Aaron Pritchett is the voice (and one of the songwriters) behind Hold My Beer, one of the most iconic songs in Canadian Country Music history. He's a four-time CCMA Award winner, he's taken home a truckload of BCCMA Awards, and he's got a trio of JUNO Award nominations to his credit. Aaron was kind enough to join us from his home on Vancouver Island to talk about his start as a karaoke host, an absolutely c...

Season One, Episode Seven: The Show must go on! With COVID_19 forcing us to stay home, we bring you our Social Distancing Episode!

Andrew Hyatt was named an “Artist To Watch” by Entertainment Tonight Canada. The Sudbury native is a healthy mix of rebellion and respect-for-tradition. Hyatt was one of the Top 10 most played Canadian artists at country radio in 2018. Winner of the 20...

Season One, Episode Eight: Dan Davidson took the Canadian country music scene by storm in 2016 with his mega-hit single "Found". Since then, Dan has established himself as a creative powerhouse, not just through his music, but through his hilariously inventive music videos. The former frontman of the rock band Tupelo Honey, Dan reinvented himself after his friend and fellow rocker-gone-country, Dallas Smith, encouraged him to give ...

Season One, Episode Nine: JJ Shiplett is an artist in every sense of the word. Unapologetically himself, the Alberta born singer-songwriter and performer is both bold in range and musical creativity and has a passion and reverence for the art of music and performance that has captured the attention of music fans across the country. JJ joined us from self-isolation in Alberta to talk...

Season One, Episode Ten: Scotty Kipfer is a jack of all trades. He's spent time working in country radio, artist development, management, record labels, and he's also a host here on The Show. Aside from all that, Scotty is a singer/songwriter/producer/graphic artist, with a solo record, five singles, and a CCMA Award nomination under his belt. Scotty set aside his hosting duties this wee...

Season Two, Episode One: Jason McCoy has been a staple on the Canadian Country airwaves for over two decades - both as an artist, and now as the co-host of the morning show at Pure Country 106 in Orillia Ontario. Jason joins us from his home in Minesing Ontario to talk about his viral hit "We Are One", hosting the Country Music Association of Ontario Awards, balancing life as both a Road Hammer and a morning radio host, and writing...

Season Two, Episode Two: Jason Blaine has been churning out hit after hit with songs like Rock In My Boot, Rock It Country Girl, Cool, and the CCMA Award winning They Don't Make 'em Like That Anymore. He recently celebrated his 40th birthday with his family in isolation in Hendersonville Tennessee, and joins us to talk about his new song Helluva Band In Heaven, recording with one of his heroes, country music of the 90s, and keeping...

Season Two, Episode Three: Genevieve Fisher has been blazing her own trail as a fully independent artist for nearly a decade. She joins us from her home to talk about the struggles faced by independent artists, the expectations placed on women in the music industry, and the journey from her first singing competition at age two to finally cutting through with "Take It On Home" - her very first Top 20 single last year.

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Season Two, Episode Four: Shane and Stacey Lee Guse have been fixtures of the Canadian country music scene for as long as we can remember. Their band of all-star players, The Western Swing Authority, have established themselves as the foremost western swing band in Canada, earning awards and nominations on the provincial, national, and international stage. Shane and Stacey join us to talk about questionable quarantine facial hair, ...

Season Two, Episode Five: Brian Harwood and Matt Davey are the dudes that make up Ontario's country rock fusion duo, Kansas Stone. They were kind enough to join us from self-isolation to talk about recording their new viral hit "Together We're Strong", with some other incredible artists - also in isolation. Money raised by the song is being donated to the Unison Benevolent Fund, supporting musicians in times of financial crisis.

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Season Two, Episode Six: Kelsi Mayne is one of Ontario's hottest rising stars. She's celebrating the release of her debut album "As I Go", and a 2020 CMAOntario Rising Star Nomination. She's played the big stages across the country, and played the lead in the 2019 film Willa, adapted from the Stephen King novel. Kelsi joins us from her home in Toronto to discuss her new album, how she got her start, and how she's keeping herself bu...

Season Two, Episode Seven: River Town Saints have been on a rollercoaster ride since their debut in 2015. They've had hits including the Top 10 smash "Bonfire", "A Little Bit Goes A Long Way", and "Cherry Bomb" which won them a CMAOntario Award in 2017 for Single of the Year. They have had member shake-ups as well, adding a new lead singer and bass player, following the departure of Chris LaBelle and the tragic untimely passing of ...

Season Two, Episode Eight: Jamie Warren is one of the best selling independent artists in Canadian country music history. He's had hits spanning nearly four decades including "One Step Back", "Sunny Day In The Park", and "Cried All The Way Home" - which earned him 1999 CCMA Awards for Independent Male Artist of the Year, and Independent Single of the Year. Jamie joins us (with a fresh Tim Horton's coffee) from his home in Waterloo ...

Season Two, Episode Nine: Dani Strong is a hidden gem in the Canadian country music scene. Her personality and positivity are infectious! She got her start on Nashville Star, but got her start playing trombone and tuba in her high school bands. Dani joins us from her home nestled in the Rocky Mountains to discuss her brand new artist services company, touring as a young woman with I Mother Earth, the struggles facing independent ar...