Update #16: "Oh Winnipeg!" on CBC Radio
Here's a six minute interview that was aired today (Saturday, July 17th) on CBC radio in Manitoba. I talk about growing up in Winnipeg and about my one-man play I'm doing here at the Winnipeg Fringe Fest. The segment includes a live in-studio performance of a song from the play (and the new album), "Jack Knives and Cannonballs").
The run is going well - four shows down, seven to go - the critic from the main newspaper, The Winnipeg Free Press, was at the show tonight. Which could be good, because tonight's audience was the most responsive yet. They were clapping and laughing all over the place, much to my delight. The review will be in tomorrow's paper. Fingers crossed....
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I write, perform, and record songs. Sometimes I write alone, sometimes collaborate. My first full-length CD (This City" released 2009) was deemed a "folk/roots GEM" by SoundProof Magazine. More reviews on my "song" page at my website: http://johnpippus.com/songs.html
I perform solo or with a band. I've played: The Bluebird Cafe (Nashville), The Tractor Tavern (Seattle), Bruxelles Bar (Dublin, Ireland), The Newtown Festival (Wellington, New Zealand), The Vogue Theater (Vancouver, Canada) and the 2008 Steel Bridge Festival (Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin), headlined by Jackson Browne, to name just a few favorite gigs.
An all-female pop group in Portugal, The Max Girls, recorded a co-write of mine last year called "Embrace" (In Portuguese, the song is called "Quero-te Assim"). Their debut album sold 250,000 units. See them perform my song here: http://tinyurl.com/289kum5
I am also a playwright/actor. Last year I wrote and performed a one-man musical memoir called "Oh Winnipeg!". My play won "Pick of the '09 Vancouver Fringe Festival", earned sold-out houses, and rave reviews. I'm performing it again this summer at the Winnipeg Fringe Fest.
Now, I've recorded the tracks for my second album, "Born A Genius". The producer, Adam Bailie, is a young guy with energy and vision. By combining our talents we have come up with a project that I am proud to stand behind and eager to promote. If you like folk/blues laced with studio-driven beats and contemporary sonic surprises, I guarantee you're going to take "Born A Genius" to heart. It's fresh. It's different. It's coming soon!
My brother was 10 ils too.
He was born in Saskatchewan. We lived 45 miles from Moose Jaw.
So you couldn't call it Oh Moose Jaw.
But you explained why
I like this interview very very much.
Besides, many Canadians know that many of our famous and sort of famous have a connection with Winnipeg!
Way to go, John. You rock!! :)