The Guest List
Thursday July 25th, 2024 with Joe Reilly
Interviews with Andy Maize and Andrew Burashko about the Art of Time Ensemble and with Brad Merritt about 54•40

We open the show in conversation with Andy Maize (Skydiggers) and Andrew Burashko about the Art of Time Ensemble's presentation of The Beatles' classic album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. That is taking place this evening (Thursday, July 25) to kick off Ottawa's Chamberfest at the Carleton Dominion Chalmers Centre. Andy Maize is singing with the ensemble and Andrew Burashko is the Artistic Director of the Ensemble. Andrew tells us about how this specific production came together and about the artistic endeavours of this ensemble that he has directed since 1998. Andy Maize tells us what it's like to be singing the songs of the Beatles with a chamber music group behind him. For more information about Chamberfest and to get tickets to this performance use these links: https://www.chamberfest.com/event/2024/art-of-time-ensemble-sgt-peppers-lonely-hearts-club-band/ https://www.chamberfest.com/series/2024/festival-2024/ And for more information about the Art of Time Ensemble use this link: https://artoftimeensemble.com/ Then we check in with Brad Merritt, the bassist with the Vancouver rock band 54•40, as the group is appearing tomorrow night (Friday, July 26) at the Rideau Carleton Casino. Brad tells us about how touring is a bit different for the band these days and what it's like to revisit old songs and rework them like the band did on the excellent album La Difference - A History Unplugged. For tickets to see 54•40 at the Rideau Carleton Casino, use this link: https://www.rideaucarletoncasino.com/events.htm And for more information about 54•40 use this link: https://www.5440.com/ Thanks for listening to the Guest List today. Get out and see some live music if you can and support independent music in any way that you can.