Brian Tremblay's Lonesome Cowboy Podcast

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  The Salt Cellars 18.08.2026 33mnt

  https://thesaltcellarsband.com/Their music blends Americana, Blues, Folk, Jazz and Pop into heartfelt, story-driven songs that tackle social justice, personal narratives, and truths. Whether on stage or in the studio, they invite listeners into a world of connection, resonance, and reflection. They perform regularly at Ontario venues as a duo and have also expanded to include multi-instrumental accompaniment when the venue suits. They were also Showcase Performers at the Folk Music Ontario conference in 2023. Rob Bersan’s guitar playing is a standout element of The Salt Cellars’ sound—expressive, rootsy, and warm, blending folk, blues, jazz, and Americana into one cohesive style. Virginia deCarle sings with passion, warmth, and intention. Her vocal tone is intimate and polished, her phrasing natural and emotive. Whether leading a song herself or harmonizing with Rob, her voice is the anchor of The Salt Cellars — grounding their fusion of Americana, folk, blues, and jazz in heartfelt storytelling and genuine connection. Blending captivating music with vivid storytelling and lighthearted banter, they consistently draw in audiences and deliver unforgettable live experiences.If you would like to support my work here on Substack and my music (https://www.briantmusic.com), please click the Buy Me A Coffee logo above and donate. It is challenging to succeed in music and art, and your donation goes a long way toward helping me continue making it.Brian Tremblay’s Lonesome Cowboy Podcast is a free publication. There’s no charge to subscribe. Thank you! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelonesomecowboypodcast.substack.com/subscribe
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  Kevin Asher 10.08.2026 32mnt

  https://kevinashermusic.com/Kevin Asher got his love of performing live by singing Charlie Pride and Beatles songs to the lunch crowd at his dad’s restaurant as a 5-year-old in small town Nova Scotia. This progressed to learning how to play drums and eventually guitar as a teen. Raised on a steady diet of classic rock, folk, country and jazz, Asher has developed a sound that is truly original. Kevin holds a BA in Music from St. Francis Xavier University.After an 8 year stint in Korea teaching English, Asher moved to Ontario and lived the corporate life. It wasn’t until the end of his marriage where he got back in touch with his musical and rural roots and began to write music again. The music came fast and furious, writing about 100 songs in couple of years.Through the course of the pandemic Asher kept a frantic pace, releasing his debut album; The Ol’ Rogue Saloon (produced and engineered by Kingston legend Tom Savage) and his latest - First Dawn which released in November 2022 and is available on the streaming platforms and limited edition vinyl. Asher’s latest single, ‘The Way I Feel’, a cover from the great Gordon Lightfoot was released in June 2023.If you would like to support my work here on Substack and my music (https://www.briantmusic.com), please click the Buy Me A Coffee logo above and donate. It is challenging to succeed in music and art, and your donation goes a long way toward helping me continue making it.Brian Tremblay’s Lonesome Cowboy Podcast is a free publication. There’s no charge to subscribe. Thank you! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelonesomecowboypodcast.substack.com/subscribe
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  CC Trubiak 05.08.2026 40mnt

  https://cctrubiak.ca/Originally beginning his independent recording journey in Ottawa in 2010, Trubiak later returned to Manitoba, where he has spent more than a decade performing both as a solo artist and as a member of several long-standing regional bands.A self-taught musician, registered SOCAN member, and active member of the Canadian Country Music Association, Trubiak has built a steadily growing presence within Canada’s independent country and folk landscape through a series of self-released albums rooted in honesty, memory, and lived experience. His work has earned both provincial and national recognition, including being named a Manitoba Emerging Artist and reaching the Top 5 in CBC’s Searchlight competition with his song “Raven.” His single “Outlaws Meditation” later entered the Top 40 of the Canadian Indie Country Countdown.In 2026, Trubiak began gaining wider media attention surrounding the release of his fourth independent album, Jukebox in Exile, alongside multi-platform coverage from CBC and a growing wave of prairie and independent music press. Inspired in part by the wildfire evacuation affecting Flin Flon and surrounding northern communities, the album explores themes of displacement, resilience, distance, queer identity, and the emotional geography of northern life through the lens of classic country songwriting traditions.If you would like to support my work here on Substack and my music (https://www.briantmusic.com), please click the Buy Me A Coffee logo above and donate. It is challenging to succeed in music and art, and your donation goes a long way toward helping me continue making it.Brian Tremblay’s Lonesome Cowboy Podcast is a free publication. There’s no charge to subscribe. Thank you! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelonesomecowboypodcast.substack.com/subscribe
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  Basil Park 27.07.2026 31mnt

  https://www.basilparkmusic.com/Basil Park is a full time music teacher and he also writes and performs his original folk genre music. He also has a band, Honest Racket. They are indie-folk iconoclasts, mixing acoustic and electric sensibilities, folk instrumentation, up front percussion and upbeat introspective songwriting.If you would like to support my work here on Substack and my music (https://www.briantmusic.com), please click the Buy Me A Coffee logo above and donate. It is challenging to succeed in music and art, and your donation goes a long way toward helping me continue making it.Brian Tremblay’s Lonesome Cowboy Podcast is a free publication. There’s no charge to subscribe. Thank you! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelonesomecowboypodcast.substack.com/subscribe
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  Ron Mills 20.07.2026 28mnt

  https://ronmills.bandzoogle.com/Ron got his start in the Ottawa music scene touring the area with a traditional Celtic folk trio.In 2017 Ron paid homage to his home by releasing his first album “Duff Road” and followed with his second offering “Sad News”. Hi writing tells stories drawing from country, folk and blues. Humorous and heartbreaking his lyrics have been compared to Stan Rogers and John PrineIn the summer of 2025 Ron took his songs to the discerning ears of the Eastern Canada crowd. Playing music Festivals to Song Circles and pubs gathering friends and fans along the way.If you would like to support my work here on Substack and my music (https://www.briantmusic.com), please click the Buy Me A Coffee logo and donate. It is challenging to succeed in music and art, and your donation goes a long way toward helping me continue making it.Brian Tremblay’s Lonesome Cowboy Podcast is a free publication. There’s no charge to subscribe. Thank you! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelonesomecowboypodcast.substack.com/subscribe
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  Raina Krangle 13.07.2026 41mnt

  With strong, yet soothing vocals, she delivers poignant, catchy and relatable songs, with honest heartfelt lyrics that truly connect with the human spirit and make you feel at home. An award winning, Toronto native, Raina’s music offers a Folk/Rock vibe, infused with a splash of country and retro 70s pop.Sheryl Crow & Tom Petty meet Stevie Nicks and The Eagles in her latest single, “West Coast Huck Finn”- the ultimate West Coast Road road trip song.Her next project, “Headbangers- A Musical Recovery of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury” has begun.If you would like to support my work here on Substack and my music (https://www.briantmusic.com), please click the Buy Me A Coffee logo above and donate. It is challenging to succeed in music and art, and your donation goes a long way toward helping me continue making it.Brian Tremblay’s Lonesome Cowboy Podcast is a free publication. There’s no charge to subscribe. Thank you! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelonesomecowboypodcast.substack.com/subscribe
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  Bobby Dove 07.07.2026 34mnt

  https://bobbydove.com/Bobby Dove is a Montreal born singer-songwriter and a magnetic presence in the world of Country and Americana music. With a voice as powerful as their storytelling, this trans/non-binary troubadour pays tribute to the golden age of honky tonk, while crafting original, emotionally charged songs that “blend genres with the touch of a master.” (Mary Gauthier)In 2021 Bobby released their sophomore record, Hopeless Romantic, co-produced with Blue Rodeo’s Bazil Donovan, and Tim Vesely (Rheostatics). The album gained international acclaim and climbed the Canadian Roots and U.S. Alt-Country radio charts.Touring extensively throughout Canada, in addition to all the local haunts, Bobby Dove has given performances at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Vancouver Island Music Fest, Winnipeg Folk Festival, Dauphin’s Countryfest, National Arts Centre (Ottawa), and has toured in Europe, including a highlight performance at the Tivoli Vredenburg in Utrecht, NL.Along the road, Bobby has shared the stage with luminaries such as Fats Kaplin (John Prine), Mary Gauthier, Richard Thompson, Ray Benson (Asleep at the Wheel), and Lavender Country.Currently based in rural Manitoba, Bobby Dove is preparing to release their upcoming full-length album “Fortune Teller” on April 24th 2026. Produced by Aaron Goldstein (Cowboy Junkies/Kathleen Edwards/City and Colour), the new record features 13 tracks, including a cowrite/duet with Grammy winning singer-songwriter Jim Lauderdale.If you would like to support my work here on Substack and my music (https://www.briantmusic.com), please click the Buy Me A Coffee logo above and donate. It is challenging to succeed in music and art, and your donation goes a long way toward helping me continue making it.Brian Tremblay’s Lonesome Cowboy Podcast is a free publication. There’s no charge to subscribe. Thank you! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelonesomecowboypodcast.substack.com/subscribe
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  Teilhard Frost 23.06.2026 53mnt

  https://tfrostmusic.com/He was raised on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, spending time with the elder fiddlers in the area. At the age of three he was given a jaw harp and harmonica by his father, and his mother gave him a fiddle and a record of Kentucky fiddle tunes. He has continued to play them all ever since.As a teenager, he moved to Southern Ontario, where he took up the more ‘urban’ Saxophone, leaving the fiddle in the case for over ten years.Coupled with a keen interest in drumming, he pursued a career as a percussionist, co-founding the acclaimed Cuban Folkloric ensemble, Klave Y Kongo. In the ten years with Klave Y Kongo, the band hosted many Cuban artists including Eliados Ochoa and Quartetto Patria of Buena Vista Social Club fame. Yet after a while he felt a responsibility to take his Great-Grandfathers fiddle out of the closet and get re-acquainted with the tunes.If you would like to support my work here on Substack and my music (https://www.briantmusic.com), please click the Buy Me A Coffee logo above and donate. It is challenging to succeed in music and art, and your donation goes a long way toward helping me continue making it.Brian Tremblay’s Lonesome Cowboy Cowboy Podcast is a free publication. There’s no charge to subscribe. Thank you! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelonesomecowboypodcast.substack.com/subscribe
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  Suzanne Nuttall 15.06.2026 34mnt

  https://suzannenuttall.bandcamp.com/SUZANNE NUTTALL has released an album called "Live Without A Net" on Bandcamp. The show was recorded at the end of an eight-city tour back in March 2025 in a packed "house concert" setting where you could hear a pin drop. This album is the culmination of years of work adapting and tweaking the arrangements of her original songs to create a dynamic one woman show - live without a net! Music lovers might remember Suzanne in her Montreal roots duo Bare Bones with Patrick Hutchinson and her Toronto six-piece soul-funk band Sue de Nym. Suzanne now calls Ottawa home and is busy slipping into its bustling and thriving music scene.If you would like to support my work here on Substack and my music (https://www.briantmusic.com), please click the Buy Me A Coffee logo above and donate. It is challenging to succeed in music and art, and your donation goes a long way toward helping me continue making it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelonesomecowboypodcast.substack.com/subscribe
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  Jodi Timgren 08.06.2026 42mnt

  https://joditimgren.bandcamp.com/Jodi’s bold voice has been her instrument from early on. From 1993 – 2001, Jodi was part of the group Aridella. She released her debut album “Weigh The Needle Down" in 2022. She continues to work as a soloist and collaborator with many aroundthe Haliburton area. Jodi co-writes under the name name “Silva Musica” (follow on Bandcamp) with Richard Joudrey of Blue Peter and Rational Youth.If you would like to support my work here on Substack and my music (https://www.briantmusic.com), please click the Buy Me A Coffee logo above and donate. It is challenging to succeed in music and art, and your donation goes a long way toward helping me continue making it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelonesomecowboypodcast.substack.com/subscribe
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  Vicki Brittle 01.06.2026 24mnt

  Born and raised where the two rivers meet in Arnprior, Ontario, where her parents owned a letter-press print shop, she learned the power of determination and the magic of art at a young age. Brittle has recently released her 2nd Full Length Album “The Hardest Things” in August 2025, landing playlists like Folk&Friends, New Music Friday, Highway One and others. Brittle has opened for acts such as Sass Jordan, Adam Gontier, Logan Staats, Jeff Martin, Jon Bryant and many more. With over 6 million online streams, an Album of The Year nomination, International Songwriting Competition Finalist, and playing festivals like Ottawa Bluesfest, Festival of Small Halls, Breadmakr Calgary, The Victoria Listening Room, Folk Music Canada Conference and most recently, 2026 Mariposa Folk Festival Emerging Artist Showcase, Brittle continues to display she is one to watch.If you would like to support my work here on Substack and my music (https://www.briantmusic.com), please click the Buy Me A Coffee logo above and donate. It is challenging to succeed in music and art, and your donation goes a long way toward helping me continue making it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelonesomecowboypodcast.substack.com/subscribe
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  James Gordon 25.05.2026 38mnt

  He’s written for symphony orchestras, musical theatre and dance works, scored films, and for more than ten years was heard on CBC radio as songwriter-in-residence for the ’Basic Black’ and ‘Ontario Morning’ programs. Between tours, James is a record producer, playwright, community activist, theatre director and currently has a part-time ‘side hustle’ as a Guelph City Councillor. These days he’s perhaps known as the composer of the viral internet hit “Crybabies Caravan”, about the so-called ‘Freedom Convoy’ in Ottawa. It’s received more than 300,000 views and stimulated a lot of inspiring discussion.His songwriting-in-the-schools program “Rhyme Capsules” has brought him all over the world, creating songs with students of all ages, and it earned him a place of honour on the “Wall of Fame” in Guelph’s Youth Music Centre.If you would like to support my work here on Substack and my music (https://www.briantmusic.com), please click the Buy Me A Coffee logo above and donate. It is challenging to succeed in music and art, and your donation goes a long way toward helping me continue making it.Brian Tremblay’s Lonesome Cowboy Cowboy Podcast is a free publication. There’s no charge to subscribe. Thank you! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelonesomecowboypodcast.substack.com/subscribe
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  The Orvald Wayne Show 18.05.2026 25mnt

  https://www.orvaldwayne.com/Rooted in Alberta's landscapes and small-town spirit, The Orvald Wayne Show has branded their sound as “Alberta Super Country.” The Orvald Wayne Show is out there showing Canada what country music is supposed to sound like. This Canadian country music artist writes songs with profound storytelling, rich harmonies, that are born in the dirt, the mud and the blood that is the Alberta West. From toe-tappers to tears, The Orvald Wayne Show delivers that honky tonk sound you’ve been looking for!If you would like to support my work here on Substack and my music (https://www.briantmusic.com), please click the Buy Me A Coffee logo above and donate. It is challenging to succeed in music and art, and your donation goes a long way toward helping me continue making it.Brian Tremblay’s Lonesome Cowboy Cowboy Podcast is a free publication. There’s no charge to subscribe. Thank you! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelonesomecowboypodcast.substack.com/subscribe
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  Boreal - Angie Nussey 11.05.2026 30mnt

  https://borealsongs.ca/Canadian singer-songwriters Katherine Wheatley, Angie Nussey and Tannis Slimmon. come together to form the powerhouse trio, Boreal. Their new album, Winterbirds, has earned Canadian Folk Music Award nominations for Album of the Year, Ensemble of the Year, and Vocal Group of the Year. Their show is thrilling, moving, and beautiful, and it has earned them a devoted audience and stunning reviews. On stage, they are warm, open, and disarmingly funny, forming an immediate and genuine connection with their audience.With roots in Parry Sound and Sudbury, Ontario and Oak Lake, Manitoba, Boreal carries the stories of the places that shaped them — the seasons, the weather, the land, and the people who touched their hearts. Alongside a wide-ranging collection of songs, Boreal is known for exquisite harmonies and rich, inventive vocal arrangements. Their music weaves three distinct voices – Katherine’s is deep and rooted in earthy folk; Tannis’s is improvisational and explores sacred soundscapes; Angie is the emotional, untamed force. When they write and arrange their songs, they take advantage of these differences. The result is a unique sound that’s as cohesive as it is surprising.If you would like to support my work here on Substack and my music https://www.briantmusic.com please click the Buy Me A Coffee logo above and donate. It is challenging to succeed in music and art, and your donation goes a long way toward helping me continue making it.Brian Tremblay’s Lonesome Cowboy Cowboy Podcast is a free publication. There’s no charge to subscribe. Thank you! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelonesomecowboypodcast.substack.com/subscribe
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  Greg Moverly 04.05.2026 29mnt

  https://www.instagram.com/gregmoverley/If you enjoy what I do here and if you also enjoy my music, please considering buying me a coffee at the link in the logo above. Your support is very appreciated and it allows me to keep doing this show and my music. Thank you!https://www.briantmusic.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelonesomecowboypodcast.substack.com/subscribe
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  Rob Horgan - The November Project 27.04.2026 30mnt

  https://thenovemberproject.substack.com/The November Project is a true story based on over 300 love letters my grandpa wrote to my grandma during World War 2. I transcribed all of the love letters into a series of four books called Frank Love Letters. I learned how our ancestors fought for human rights, for everyone to get home, and to keep families together. These themes are universal and are expressed throughout history in songs and stories of love and longing. I am proud to share the story of our Canadian ancestors that brought freedom from want and freedom from fear to so many people.If you enjoy what I do here and if you also enjoy my music, please considering buying me a coffee at the link in the logo above. Your support is very appreciated and it allows me to keep doing this show and my music. Thank you!https://www.briantmusic.comBrian Tremblay's Lonesome Cowboy Cowboy Podcast is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, you can subscribe for free! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelonesomecowboypodcast.substack.com/subscribe
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  Rocío Peña 20.04.2026 28mnt

  I met Rocio at the Folk Canada conference last year, and I was taken by her music immediately. She is also a wonderful person and a great talent that I'm sure we'll be hearing more from in the future. Please check out her music, you'll love it!www.rociomusica.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelonesomecowboypodcast.substack.com/subscribe
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  Kele Fleming 13.04.2026 32mnt

  Kele regularly opens for Canadian icon Jane Siberry to sold-out venues across the province, was interviewed on CTV, which aired across the country, quoted in The New Yorker expressing her thoughts on the music industry and charted at #1 for 3 weeks running on the New Queer Canada Music Charts this year. She is a proud member of the LGBTQ2A community, and her presence in today’s music scene is an important reminder that it needs to continue to be more diverse and inclusive.Please subscribe for free!If you would like to support my work here on Substack and my music (https://www.briantmusic.com), please click the Buy Me A Coffee logo above and donate. It is challenging to succeed in music and art, and your donation goes a long way toward helping me continue making it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelonesomecowboypodcast.substack.com/subscribe
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  Erika Sherger 06.04.2026 25mnt

  https://www.erikashergermusic.com/Known for her authentic, soul-stirring performances, Erika writes songs that explore grief, healing, transformation, and human connection with unflinching honesty.Raised on the music of the 70s, 80s, and 90s, she began playing guitar in college and turned to songwriting as a deeply personal outlet. Though she wrote privately for years, it wasn’t until 2018 that she stepped onto a stage at a local open mic. From that moment on, her musical journey accelerated. She now performs regularly throughout New Jersey at songwriter showcases, listening rooms, and community venues, both as a solo artist and alongside a rotating cast of collaborators.Her vocal style and music have drawn comparisons to Natalie Merchant, Emmylou Harris, Stevie Nicks, and Gillian Welch, but her sound remains distinctly her own. Influenced by the songwriting of artists like Peter Gabriel, Ryan Adams, and Jeff Tweedy, Erika’s lyrics are poetic and introspective, shaped by her experiences and a deep connection to people, nature, and memory.​Her 3rd album, Wrap Me Up in Colored Feathers, was released in September of 2025. Produced by Damian Calcagne at PineBox Studio, the ten-song collection features contributions from notable musicians including Mike Robinson, Elliott Peck, and Adam Minkoff. It follows her 2023 album, Bad Wolf, and her 2021 debut EP, Like Birds, further establishing Erika as a powerful new voice in folk and Americana.If you would like to support my work here on Substack and my music (https://www.briantmusic.com), please click the Buy Me A Coffee link and donate. It is a challenge to be successful in music and art, and your donation goes a long way in helping me continue making it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelonesomecowboypodcast.substack.com/subscribe
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  Matt Laird of Brass Tactics 30.03.2026 35mnt

  Edmonton’s premier brass party band, The Brasstactics deliver only the tightest jams! Serving up hot throwbacks from the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, and 00’s, we guarantee you’ll dance and sing along. Throw your worries away and get down to The Brasstactics!Matt hopes his passion for brass music will inspire others to join him in promoting this unique and exciting genre and create a thriving brass band community in his hometown of Edmonton.If you would like to support this podcast and my music (you know I’m a musician, right? 😉), click the banner below and donate whatever amount you can. Much love and thank you.Brian Tremblay - Balladeer & Songwriter - Traditional. Vintage. Folk. Country. Blues. Classic. Brian Tremblay’s Lonesome Cowboy Cowboy Podcast is a free publication. There’s no charge to subscribe. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelonesomecowboypodcast.substack.com/subscribe