Two great songwriters are on the show today talking about their music and upcoming concerts. We open with Ian Tamblyn, who is a foundational member of the Ottawa-Gatineau music community. He just released his 47th album Fragile Tangent, and he has three concerts in the region over the next three months to mark the album's release. We talk about how many of the songs on the album explore themes of travel - both literal and metaphorical - and how places truly come to life in Ian's songs. His upcoming concerts are at: The Little Red Wagon (Shawville) - August 22nd https://www.littleredwagonwinery.com/events-tickets/ian-tamblyn-sat-august-22-730pm The Black Sheep Inn (Wakefield) - September 21st https://www.blacksheepinn.ca/ Irene's Pub (Ottawa) - October 20th https://irenespub.ca/events For more information and music by Ian: https://www.iantamblyn.com/ https://iantamblyn.bandcamp.com/album/the-fragile-tangent Dean Johnson joins us today as well, to talk about his upcoming concerts in the region: Friday, August 14th at the Rainbow Bistro https://www.ticketweb.ca/event/dean-johnson-paesler-rainbow-bistro-tickets/14866543?pl=spectrasonic Saturday, August 15th at the Peterborough Folk Festival (afternoon show): https://www.peterboroughfolkfest.com/ Dean delivers his lovely folks songs with a tender voice that draws you into his stories, although some of them are quite biting lyrically as he works towards forgetting past heartache or attempts to walk away from a blabbermouth at a party (you know the one!) Dean explains how he hopes that listeners can hear that he's having fun with some of these songs. Dean is a master of wordplay and he weaves words and melodies into memorable songs that stick with you. For more information about Dean Johnson and his music: https://www.deanjohnsongs.com/ https://deanjohnsongs.bandcamp.com/music And don't forget that The Guest List is sponsored by Spaceman Music, located at 388 Gladstone Avenue, just west of Bank. Visit Spaceman for all of your music making needs and they have a great repair shop and offer music lessons. Check out Spaceman online at: https://www.spacemanmusic.com/ Thanks for listening and supporting community media... created for you by volunteers from your community!