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The Talkin Blues podcast series sources its material from existing footage and outakes from previous shoots, as well as newly acquired podcast shoot material. Shoot locations vary widely, and have included recording studios, clubs, open air festivals and ocean going cruises.

The raw footage is acquired and compiled on SD video, but the output is strictly limited to an H.264 encoding in an MP4 container as per the Apple iPod standard and is suitable for playback only on a small portable screen.

Depending on the session audio quality, we also engage the audio in a 4-8 track matrix mixdown, sound restoration and reinforcement, ambience and streaming broadcast mastering through New Lost World.

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Episode 54
Title Steve Strongman
Location The Barn, Hamilton
Performance Soul Searching
Interview Steve Strongman
Video Mako Funasaka and Bruce Greenaway
Audio Malin Johnson
Steve Strongman, Dave King and Malin Johnson
 
Episode 53
Title Shakura S'Aida
Location Studio 301 Toronto
Performance Time
Interview Shakura S'Aida
Video Mako Funasaka
Audio Studio 301
Shakura S'Aida, Lance Anderson, Donna Grantis, Roger Williams, Tony Rabalo, Gavin Hope, Saidah Baba Talibah, Troy Adams, Cory Blackburn and Howard Ayee.
 
Episode 52
Title Bill Johnson
Location Maple Blues Awards - Koerner Hall
Performance Half The Man
Interview Bill Johnson
Video Mako Funasaka, Bruce Greenaway and Milos Trunic
Audio Tom Funasaka
Bill Johnson, Maple Blues Band, Toronto Blues Society
 
Episode 51
Title Tommy Castro
Location The Music Hall, London, ON
Performance Wake Up Call
Interview Tommy Castro Band
Video Mako Funasaka & Bruce Greenaway
Audio Tom Funasaka
Tommy Castro, Keith Crossan, Tom Poole, Scot Southerland, Tony Stead, Byron Cage, Dennis Burns
 
Episode 50
Title Curtis Salgado
Location Waterfront Blues Festival
Performance Clean Getaway
Interview Curtis Salgado
Video Mako Funasaka, Patti Sikorski and Bruce Greenaway
Audio Tom Funasaka
Curtis Salgado, Franck Goldwaser, Tracy Arrington, Dave Fleschner, Ji Tanzer, Rico Ferrara and the Waterfront Blues Festival, Toronto
 
Episode 49
Title Bill Bourne
Location Hugh's Room
Performance Voodoo King
Interview Bill Bourne
Video Mako Funasaka and Bruce Greenaway
Audio Tom Funasaka
Bill Bourne, Pa Joe, Moses Gregg, Matt Blackie, Hugh's Room
 
Episode 48
Title Darrell Nulisch
Location Silver Dollar Room, Boston Blues Festival, Lafayette Tape Room
Performance Worried
Interview Darrell Nulisch
Video Mako Funasaka
Audio  
Darrell Nulisch, Jon Moeller, Steve Gomes, Robb Stupka, Joe Kapp, David Earl and Severn Records
 
Episode 47
Title Snooky Pryor
Location Blues on the East Side, Kitchener
Performance "Headed South"
Interview Snooky Pryor
Video Mako Funasaka
Audio Mojo Ramble courtesy of Electro-Fi Records
Snooky Pryor, Mel Brown, John Lee, Leo Valassori, Jimmy Boudreau, Andrew Galloway, Electro-Fi Records, Blues on the East Side
 
Episode 46
Title Teeny Tucker
Location Waterfront Blues Festival - Toronto
Performance Daughter of the Blues
Interview Teeny Tucker
Video Mako Funasaka and Bruce Greenaway
Audio Tom Funasaka
Teeny Tucker and her band, Waterfront Blues, Rico Ferrara
 
Episode 45
Title Treasa Levasseur
Location Hugh's Room
Performance Give Me Just One
Interview Treasa Levasseur
Video Mako Funasaka & Bruce Greenaway
Audio Tom Funasaa

Treasa Levasseur, Jay Danley, James Thomson, Paul Reddick, Andrew Austin, Andrew Galloway and Julian Fauth

 
Episode 44
Title Jack de Keyzer
Location Maple Blues Awards - Koerner Hall, Toronto
Performance Good Thing
Interview Jack de Keyzer
Video Mako Funasaka, Bruce Greeenaway & Adam Dudzinski
Audio Tom Funasaka
Jack de Keyzer, Toronto Blues Society, Maple Blues Band
 
Episode 43
Title Harrison Kennedy
Location Internation Blues Challenge
Performance IBC solo
Interview Harrison Kennedy
Video Mako Funasaka
Audio IBC / WKNO
Harrison Kennedy, Andrew Galloway & The Blues Foundation
 
Episode 42
Title Tom Lavin & The Maple Blues Band
Location Koerner Hall
Performance Hear That Guitar Ring
Interview Tom Lavin
Video Mako Funasaka, Adam Dudzinski & Bruce Greenaway
Audio Koerner Hall
Tom Lavin, Toronto Blues Society
 
Episode 41
Title Julian Fauth
Location The Gladstone
Performance Sorry don't cut no ice
Interview Julian Fauth
Video Mako Funasaka & Bruce Greenaway
Audio Electro-Fi Records
Julian Fauth & Andrew Galloway
 
Episode 40
Title Johnny Max Band
Location Studio
Performance I'm in Trouble
Interview Johnny Max
Video Mako Funasaka & Bruce Greenaway
Audio
Johnny Max
 
Episode 39
Title Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King
Location Elmocombo
Performance Have Blues will Travel
Interview Smokin; Joe Kubek
Video Mako Funasaka & Bruce Greenaway
Audio
Smokin' Joe Kubek, Berel Blues, Gary Kendall & Alligator Records
 
Episode 38
Title AHarmonic Shah
Location Studios 92
Performance Every Goodnight ain't Gone
Interview Harmonica Shah
Video Mako Funasaka
Audio Electro-Fi Record
Harmonica Shah
 
Episode 37
Title Alejandra Ribera
Location Audio Lab Studios
Performance Satellite
Interview Alejandra Ribera
Video Mako Funasaka & Bruce Greenaway
Audio Audio Lab
Alejandra Ribera
 
Episode 36
Title Mel Brown
Location Liquid, Toronto
Performance Love, Lost & Found
Interview Joe Louis Walker, Taj Mahal, Andrew Galloway, Steve Strongman and Buddy Guy
Video Mako Funasaka & Bruce Greenaway
Audio Liquid, Toronto
Mel Brown, Miss Angel, Joe Louis Walker, Taj Mahal, Andrew Galloway, Steve Strongman and Buddy Guy
 
Episode 35
Title Shakura S'aida
Location The Revival, Toronto
Performance Mr. Right
Interview Shakura S'aida
Video Mako Funasaka & Bruce Greenaway
Audio New Lost World
Shakura S'aida, Richard Flohil, Thomas Ruf
 
Episode 34
Title James Hunter
Location Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival
Performance Don't Do Me No Favors
Interview James Hunter
Video Mako Funasaka & Bruce Greenaway
Audio New Lost World
James Hunter, Anna Tom, Pat Taylor, Kimberly Guise
 
Episode 33
Title Morgan Davis
Location House Concert
Performance Tomorrow
Interview Morgan Davis
Video Mako Funasaka & Bruce Greenaway
Audio
Morgan Davis, Bruce Greenaway, Andrew Galloway
 
Episode 32
Title David Rotundo
Location Silver Dollar Room & Chicago's
Performance I'm into It
Interview David Rotundo
Video Mako Funasaka
Audio
Devid Rotundo, Pete Schmidt, Shane Scott, Julian Fauth, Enrico Crivellaro, Greg Cooper
 
Episode 31
Title Leon Redbone
Location Hugh's room
Performance Polly Wolly Doodle
Interview Leon Redbone
Video Mako Funasaka & Bruce Greenaway
Audio
Leon Redbone, Beryl Handler, Richard Flohil,Hugh's Room
 
Episode 30
Title Alejandra Ribera
Location Hugh's room
Performance My Apartment
Interview Alejandra Ribera
Video Mako Funasaka & Bruce Greenaway
Audio
Alejandra Ribera, Joel Visentin, Ben McConchie, Charles James, Robin Pirson, Hugh's Room
 
Episode 29
Title Tribute to Mel Brown
Location Liquid, Toronto
Performance Slow Blues By Mel Brown
Interview Mel Brown
Video Mako Funasaka
Audio
Mel Brown, Angel Brown, Andrew Galloway, Alec Fraser, Jimmy Boudreau
 
Episode 28
Title Jeff Healey Band
Location Studio 92
Performance "It's only money"
Interview Dave Murphy
Video Mako Funasaka
Audio Mess of Blues CD
Jeff Healey, Dave Murphy, Alec Fraser, Dan Noordermeer, Al Webster, Holger Petersen, Cristie Healey, Thomas Ruf
 
Episode 27
Title Lil' Dave Thompson
Location Studio 92
Performance "Something Come Over Me"
Interview
Video Mako Funasaka
Audio Got To Get Over You CD
Lil Dave Thompson, Russell Jackson, Jim Boudreau, John Lee & Andrew Galloway
 
Episode 26
Title Maple Blues Awards
Location Koerner Hall
Performance "Old Skeena" & "Every Temptation"
Interview
Video Mako Funasaka, Bruce Greenaway & Adam Dudzinski
Audio New Lost World
The Twisters, Paul Reddick & the Maple Blues Band
 
Episode 25
Title Julian Fauth
Location Liquid
Performance Cobalt
Interview Mako Funasaka
Video Mako Funasaka
Audio New Lost World
Julian Fauth Paul Reddick
 
Episode 24
Title Monkey Junk
Location Silver Dollar Room
Performance Small Time Evil
Interview Mako Funasaka
Video Bruce Greenaway Mako Funasaka
Audio New Lost World
Steve Marriner Tony D Matt Sobb
 
Episode 23
Title Jack de Keyzer
Location Phoenix Theatre
Performance I Want To Love You
Interview Mako Funasaka
Video Bruce Greenaway Mako Funasaka
Audio New Lost World
Danny Marks Paul James Prakash John Jordan John Al Cross Jack De Keyzer
 
Episode 22
Title Curtis Salgado
Location Blues Awards Memphis
Performance 20 Years Of BB King
Interview Mako Funasaka
Video Patti Sikorski Mako Funasaka
Audio Blues Foundation
Curtis Salgado Shane Tappendorf Jay Sieleman Willy Bearden Rafe Murray
 
Episode 21
Title Harry Manx
Location Hugh's Room
Performance True To Yourself
Interview Mako Funasaka
Video Mako Funasaka
Audio New Lost World
Harry Manx
 
Episode 20
Title Bryan Lee
Location Silver Dollar
Performance Blues Singer
Interview Mako Funasaka
Video Bruce Greenaway Mako Funasaka
Audio JP Uriel New Lost World
Bryan Lee Brent Johnson Bill Blok John Perkins
 
Episode 19
Title Johnny Rawls
Location Blues Music Awards Memphis
Performance Hey Baby
Interview Mako Funasaka
Video Patti Sikorski Mako Funasaka
Audio Blues Foundation
Johnny Rawls Bruce Katz John McGee Jay Sieleman Willy Bearden Rafe Murray
 
Episode 18
Title Harmonica Shah
Location Studio 92
Performance Cryin' Won't Help Me Now
Interview Mako Funasaka
Video Andrew Galloway Mako Funasaka
Audio Alec Fraser
Harmonica Shah Jack de Keyzer Julian Fauth Alec Fraser Al Cross Andrew Galloway
 
Episode 17
Title Paul Reddick
Location Hugh's Room
Performance John Lennon In New Orleans
Interview Mako Funasaka
Video Patti Sikorski Bruce Greenaway Mako Funasaka
Audio New Lost World Colin Pfluffer
Paul Reddick Colin Linden Dennis Keldie John Dymond Gary Craig
 
Episode 16
Title Carlos del Junco
Location Hugh's Room
Performance Heaven's Where You Dwell
Interview Mako Funasaka
Video Mako Funasaka
Audio New Lost World
Carlos del Junco Kevin Breit Henry Heillig Jorn Andersen
 
Episode 15
Title Julian Fauth
Location Studio
Performance Roll On In
Interview Mako Funasaka
Video Mako Funasaka
Audio Alec Fraser
Julian Fauth Jay Danley Sam Petite
 
Episode 14
Title Terence Simien
Location Legendary Blues Cruise
Performance Dance Every Day
Interview Mako Funasaka
Video Mako Funasaka Patti Sikorski
Audio New Lost World
Terence Simien and the Zydeco Experience
 
Episode 13
Title Bill Bourne
Location Hugh's Room
Performance Open Up Your Heart
Interview Mako Funasaka
Video Mako Funasaka
Audio New Lost World
Bill Bourne
 
Episode 12
Title Mel Brown
Location Liquid
Performance Red Cross Store
Interview Mako Funasaka
Video Mako Funasaka
Audio Mako Funasaka
In Memory of Mel Brown RIP
 
Episode 11
Title Fathead
Location Hughes Room
Performance Shame On Ya
Interview Mako Funasaka
Video Bruce Greenaway, Mako Funasaka
Audio Tom Jardin & Al Lerman
Al Lerman John Mays Al Lerman Omar Tunnoch Darran Poole Bucky Berger
 
Episode 10
Title Treasa Lavesseur
Location Maple Blues Awards
Performance Stuck In Soulsville
Interview Mako Funasaka
Video Bruce Greenaway, Mako Funasaka
Audio New Lost World
Treasa Lavesseur, The Sojourners, Maple Blues Revue band Toronto Blues Society
 
Episode 09
Title Guitar Shorty
Location Silver Dollar
Performance Hard Life Blues
Interview Mako Funasaka
Video Bruce Greenaway, Susan Pearce
Audio New Lost World
Guitar Shorty Limestone Blues Festival and
 
Episode 08
Title Gary Clarke Jr
Location Limestone Blues Fest
Performance I Don't Owe You A Thing
Interview Mako Funasaka
Video Bruce Greenaway, Susan Pearce
Audio New Lost World
Gary Clarke Jr
 
Episode 07
Title Gary Clarke
Location Limestone Blues Fest
Performance When My Train Pulls In
Interview Mako Funasaka
Video Bruce Greenaway, Susan Pearce
Audio New Lost World
Gary Clarke
 
Episode 06
Title Sharrie Williams
Location Waterfront Blues Festival
Performance Big Fall
Interview Mako Funasaka
Video Brian Greenaway
Audio New Lost World
Sharrie Williams
 
Episode 05
Title Cam Penner
Location Sundae Sound Calgary
Performance Balsam Fir
Interview New Lost World
Video New Lost World
Audio New Lost World
Cam Penner, Steve Fletcher, Rubim de Toledo, Craig Soby, Laura Reid
 
Episode 04
Title Harry Manx
Location Hugh's Room Toronto
Performance Nine Summers Lost
Interview Mako Funasaka
Video Mako Funasaka
Audio New Lost World
Harry Manx
 
Episode 03
Title Ruthie Foster
Location Canmore Folk Festival
Performance Home
Interview Mako Funasaka
Video Patti Sikorsky
Audio New Lost World
Ruthie Foster, Tanya Richardson, Samantha Banks, Pat Boyack
 
Episode 02
Title Watermelon Slim
Location Waterfront Blues Festival
Performance Dad In The Distant
Interview Mako Funasaka
Video Bruce Greenaway
Audio New Lost World
Watermelon Slim, Ronnie "Mack" McMullen, Cliff Belcher, Michael Newberry
 
Episode 01
Title Billy Boy Arnold
Location Vyner Road Studio Toronto
Performance Squeeze Me Tight
Interview Mako Funasaka
Video Mako Funasaka
Audio Mako Funasaka
Billy Boy Arnold, Mel Brown, Bob Stroger, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Billy Flynn
 
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