Best Paul Romanuk Podcasts (2025)

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S4 E17 - My 5 Most Significant Beatles Songs (Part II) - Musicologist Mike Daley 51:25

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In this episode, the 2nd of two parts, Musician and Musicologist Mike Daley talks about why certain Beatles songs are more musically significant to him than others. We nerd out on the Beatles' biggest selling single and, also, their most streamed track to date. Hosted by Paul Romanuk. Find out what Mike is up to at his webpage, mikedaleymusic.com R…

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S4 E16 - My 5 Most Significant Beatles Songs (Part I) - Musicologist Mike Daley 40:45

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In this first of two special episodes, Musician and Musicologist Mike Daley talks about why certain Beatles songs are more musically significant than others. The tracks covered in this episode come from the albums Please Please Me, Help! and Revolver. Hosted by Paul Romanuk. Find out what Mike Daley is up to at his webpage, mikedaleymusic.com Paul …

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S4 E15 - Wings' Venus and Mars (Side Two) - Singer/Songwriter Max Comeau 1:12:57

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Montreal-based singer and songwriter Max Comeau talks with host Paul Romanuk about Side Two of the 1975 Paul McCartney and Wings album Venus and Mars. 2025 marks 50 years since the album came out! The record was a global number one album and featured the number one single Listen To What The Man Said. You can explore Max Comeau's work at his Bandcam…

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S4 E14 - Wings' Venus and Mars (Side One) - Singer/Songwriter Max Comeau 59:13

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Montreal-based singer and songwriter Max Comeau talks to host Paul Romanuk about the 1975 Paul McCartney and Wings album Venus and Mars. The album is 50 years old! It was a global number one record during the Summer of '75. You can explore Max Comeau's music at his Bandcamp page. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP…

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S4 E13 - ARCHIVE EDITION - Let It Be - Musician Dave Bidini of The Rheostatics 1:45:49

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Fifty-five years ago, The Beatles performed a legendary 42-minute set on the rooftop of 3 Savile Row in Central London during lunchtime. This iconic performance, as well as their Shea Stadium shows and appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show, holds a special place in the hearts of Beatles fans worldwide. To commemorate this historic event, we’ve delved…

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S4 E12 - A Hard Day's Night (Side Two) - Songwriter Luka Kuplowsky 56:10

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In Part Two of their conversation about The Beatles 1964 album A Hard Day's Night, songwriter Luka Kuplowsky and host Paul Romanuk dig into Side Two of the record, track-by-track. You can check out Luka's work on his Bandcamp Page or his YouTube Channel. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privac…

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S4 E11 - A Hard Day's Night (Side One) - Songwriter Luka Kuplowsky 1:00:01

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Songwriter Luka Kuplowsky talks with host Paul Romanuk about The Beatles fantastic 1964 album A Hard Day's Night. In this episode they talk about Side One of the album. Also, lots of talk about Luka's fantastic record How Can I Possibly Sleep When There Is Music. A couple of great places to find Luka's work are at his Bandcamp Page or his YouTube C…

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S4 E10 - 2024 Christmas Special - Looking Back on The Beatles' 1964 47:19

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It's that time of the year! In this year's edition of The Walrus Was Paul podcast Christmas Special, host Paul Romanuk takes a look back at The Beatles' 1964 - sixty years ago and the year they broke in America. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy…

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S4 E9 - ARCHIVE EDITION - Tug Of War - Steven Page 1:30:55

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We dig into the archive for this episode, featuring the great Steven Page (founding member of The Barenaked Ladies, solo artist and part of The TransCanada Highwaymen supergroup). Steven talks to host Paul Romanuk about Paul McCartney's 1982 number one album Tug Of War. Here's an interesting interview McCartney did for his Club Sandwich newsletter …

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S4 E8 - Great George Martin Arrangements Pt. II - Songwriter/Arranger Robert Armes 1:05:49

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This is Part II of a two part episode. Host Paul Romanuk talks with multiple award winning Canadian writer and arranger of commercial music (as well as composing and performing his own music), Robert Armes, about George Martin's incredible contributions to The Beatles' work as an arranger and orchestrator. In his prime, Robert worked with the best …

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S4 E7 – Great George Martin Arrangements – Songwriter/Arranger Robert Armes 1:06:29

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This is Part I of a two part episode as host Paul Romanuk talks with the multiple award winning Canadian writer and arranger of commercial music, Robert Armes, about George Martin's incredible contributions to The Beatles' work as an arranger and orchestrator. In his prime, Robert worked with the cream of Canadian session players to bring his compo…

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S4 E6 – Great Ringo Drum Performances – Lightfoot Band drummer Barry Keane 1:19:35

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Veteran Canadian session drummer, and longtime drummer with The Gordon Lightfoot Band, Barry Keane talks about some of his favourite Ringo Starr drum moments. Barry also shares some stories, with host Paul Romanuk, about what it was like to be on the drum stool behind Canadian musical giant Gordon Lightfoot for almost 50 years. Find out what The Li…

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S4 E5 – The Beatles In Canada – Beatles Historian Piers Hemmingsen 1:19:23

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Canadian Beatles Historian Piers Hemmingsen talks with host Paul Romanuk about the band's Canadian history and a few of The Beatles tunes that mean the most to him. Piers also discusses his definitive account of The Beatles early days in Canada: The Beatles In Canada: The Origins of Beatlemania, and, also, his upcoming companion volume to that book…

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S4 E4 – Beatles Mellotron Tracks – Drew Arnott of Strange Advance 1:11:36

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In this "break from the normal format" episode, host Paul Romanuk talks with songwriter and musician Drew Arnott (of the 1980s Canadian band Strange Advance) about The Beatles' use of the Mellotron, a cutting edge instrument in the 1960s. Catch up with Drew and Strange Advance at their website: strangeadvance.com This podcast uses the following thi…

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S4 E3 – The White Album (Side Three) – Musician/Songwriter Jay Sparrow 55:14

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This is the 2nd of a two part episode with Edmonton-based music creator Jay Sparrow talking with host Paul Romanuk about a couple of sides of The Beatles‘ 1968 masterpiece The Beatles (aka The White Album). This is a two-part episode. The previous episode covered Side One. This episode covers Side Three. You can find out more about Jay Sparrow at h…

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S4 E2 – The White Album (Side One) – Musician/Songwriter Jay Sparrow 1:13:56

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Series Four of The Walrus Was Paul podcast kicks off with Edmonton-based music creator Jay Sparrow talking with host Paul Romanuk about a couple of sides of The Beatles' 1968 masterpiece The Beatles (aka The White Album). This is a two-part episode. This episode covers Side One and the next episode will centre on Side Three. You can find out more a…

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S4 E1 – A Hard Day’s Night (archive) – Musician/Producer Tim Bovaconti 1:36:03

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It's been 60 years since the release of The Beatles' A Hard Day's Night movie and the ensuing soundtrack. It was released in the summer of 1964 and was a huge hit. Of course, the music was also a huge hit. In fact, the movie had made a profit even before it was released because United Artists (the producers of the movie and, importantly, holders of…

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S3 E27 – Favourite Beatles Vocal Performances Pt. II – Jim Cuddy & Colin Cripps of Blue Rodeo 55:32

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Jim Cuddy and Colin Cripps of Blue Rodeo join host Paul Romanuk to talk about some of their favourite Beatles vocal performances. This is Part II of a two-part episode.This is the last episode of Series 3 of The Walrus Was Paul. EPISODE NOTES: Here is Jim and Colin's virtual album of some of their favourite Beatles vocal performances: SIDE A Love M…

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S3 E26 – Favourite Beatles Vocal Performances Pt. I – Jim Cuddy & Colin Cripps of Blue Rodeo 56:39

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Jim Cuddy and Colin Cripps of Blue Rodeo join host Paul Romanuk to talk about some of their favourite Beatles vocal performances. This is Part I of a two-part episode. EPISODE NOTES: Here is Jim and Colin's virtual album of some of their favourite Beatles vocal performances: SIDE A Love Me Do This Boy Baby's In Black If I Needed Someone Happiness I…

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S3 E25 – Special Christmas Episode – Happy Xmas (War Is Over) 45:36

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In this annual Christmas Episode, host Paul Romanuk digs into a song that is well on the way (if it isn't already) to being a traditional Christmas season standard: the 1971 John Lennon/Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band song Happy Xmas (War Is Over). EPISODE NOTES: -The song was inspired by and grew out of John & Yoko's 1969 global billboard peace campaign…

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S3 E24 – Rubber Soul (archive) Pt. 2 – Jim Cuddy and Colin Cripps of Blue Rodeo 43:21

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This is Part Two of an archive session of The Walrus Was Paul from 2020 where host Paul Romanuk talks with Blue Rodeo members Jim Cuddy and Colin Cripps about The Beatles 1965 album Rubber Soul. The episode has been re-released to mark 58 years since the original release of Rubber Soul. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analy…

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S3 E23 – Rubber Soul (archive) Pt. 1 – Jim Cuddy and Colin Cripps of Blue Rodeo 1:09:26

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It's 58 years this week since the release of The Beatles 1965 album Rubber Soul; so we dig back into The Walrus Was Paul archives to bring you a conversation host Paul Romanuk had with superstar Canadian singer/songwriter Jim Cuddy and Blue Rodeo bandmate Colin Cripps back in 2020 about what an influential album Rubber Soul was (and still is). EPIS…

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S3 E22 – Special Episode – Terry O’Reilly on The Beatles as marketing trendsetters 1:19:35

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Terry O'Reilly is an internationally recognised expert on marketing and advertising and hosts a well known podcast on the subject: Under The Influence. In this special episode, Terry speaks with host Paul Romanuk about how The Beatles changed the face of marketing and promotion in the world of pop music. EPISODE NOTES: -you can find out all about T…

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S3 E21 – Red Rose Speedway Part II – Singer/Songwriter Max Comeau 53:46

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Montreal singer and songwriter Max Comeau returns to talk with host Paul Romanuk about Side Two of 1973's Paul McCartney & Wings album Red Rose Speedway. Also talk about Max's latest album, a collection of jazz-influenced McCartney covers called Play McCartney. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev…

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S3 E20 – Red Rose Speedway Part I – Singer/Songwriter Max Comeau 1:08:36

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Montreal singer/songwriter Max Comeau talks with host Paul Romanuk about the 1973 Paul McCartney & Wings album Red Rose Speedway. EPISODE NOTES: -the best place to find info on Max is his Bandcamp page. He's pretty thorough on there, with lots of notes and factoids about many of the songs as well as lyrics. -here is a Rolling Stone magazine review …

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S3 E19 – Abbey Road, Part II – Singer/songwriter Raquel Cole 58:41

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In the second part of a two-part conversation, country artist Raquel Cole talks with host Paul Romanuk about Side Two of The Beatles 1969 #1 album Abbey Road. Lots of talk about Raquel's songs and songwriting as well. EPISODE NOTES: -find out what Raquel is up to at her website -Raquel talks about her solo work, but also about her work with a trio,…

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S3 E18 – Abbey Road, Part I – Singer/songwriter Raquel Cole 47:11

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Country music star Raquel Cole talks with host Paul Romanuk about The Beatles' 1969 #1 album Abbey Road. Also, lots of talk about her excellent songwriting. EPISODE NOTES: -find out about all things Raquel Cole at her fine, splashy, website. -here's an article from 2020 from Raquel's hometown paper in Vernon, BC, about "hoping to make her hometown …

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S3 E17 – Yellow Submarine, Part II – Singer/Songwriter James Clark (aka James Clark Institute) 48:31

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Part II of host Paul Romanuk's conversation with musician and singer/songwriter James Clark (aka James Clark Institute) about The Beatles' 1969 album Yellow Submarine. EPISODE NOTES: -you can find out about James and his band, James Clark Institute right here. -Side Two of Yellow Submarine consisted of The Beatles' brilliant producer and arranger G…

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S3 E16 – Yellow Submarine, Part I – Singer/Songwriter James Clark (aka James Clark Institute) 1:17:26

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Songwriter and singer James Clark talks with host Paul Romanuk about The Beatles' 1969 soundtrack album for the animated film Yellow Submarine. EPISODE NOTES -you can find out about James and his band, James Clark Institute, at their website -here's a good BBC article on the animated film that went with the album and how it resonates on so many dif…

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S3 E15 – Beatles For Sale, Part II – Singer/Songwriter Chris Picco 54:22

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Newfoundland based, Canadian, singer/songwriter Chris Picco talks with host Paul Romanuk about 1964's Beatles For Sale album. This is the second part of a two-part episode. SHOW NOTES: -Chris has a really good new record out called Split Down The Middle, and you can find out more about Chris and the record at his website. -we talk about a song Chri…

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S3 E14 – Beatles For Sale, Part I – Singer/Songwriter Chris Picco 56:51

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Newfoundland singer/songwriter Chris Picco talks with host Paul Romanuk about 1964's Beatles For Sale album. SHOW NOTES: -Chris has a great new record out, Split Down The Middle, and you can find out more about it and Chris' other work at his website. -we talk about what a manic year 1964 - the year they recorded this album - was for The Beatles. H…

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S3 E13 – The White Album, Part II – Singer/Songwriter Dan Hill 44:44

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Grammy and Juno Award winning singer/songwriter Dan Hill talks, with host Paul Romanuk, about some of his favourite tracks from The Beatles White Album. This is Part II of a two-part episode. EPISODE NOTES: -you can find out more about Dan and his music at his website: danhill.com -Dan's most well-known song is 1977's "Sometimes When We Touch". The…

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S3 E12 – The White Album. Part I – Singer/Songwriter Dan Hill 1:06:08

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Grammy and Juno Award winning singer/songwriter Dan Hill talks, with host Paul Romanuk, about some of his favourite tracks from The Beatles White Album. EPISODE NOTES: -you can find out more about Dan and his music at his website: danhill.com -Dan's most well-known song is 1977's "Sometimes When We Touch". The song was a global hit record and has b…

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S3 E11 – Beatles Guitar Moments, Part II – Songwriter/Musician Stephen Stanley 1:03:42

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Canadian indie music icon Stephen Stanley (ex-Lowest Of The Low, Stephen Stanley Band) talks about some of his favourite "Beatles guitar moments" with host Paul Romanuk. This episode is the second of a two-part episode. You can find Part I wherever you get your podcasts. EPISODE NOTES Here's the "album" Stephen has put together of his favourite Bea…

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S3 E10 – Beatles Guitar Moments, Part I – Songwriter/Musician Stephen Stanley 1:12:42

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Canadian indie music icon Stephen Stanley (ex-Lowest Of The Low, Stephen Stanley Band) talks about some of his favourite "Beatles guitar moments" with host Paul Romanuk. EPISODE NOTES Here's the "album" Stephen has put together of his favourite Beatles guitar moments. Side One And I Love Her (Feb 1964) A Hard Day’s Night A Hard Day’s Night (April 1…

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S3 E9 – Live Peace In Toronto – Musician/Producer Tim Bovaconti 1:34:15

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Musician and producer Tim Bovaconti talks with host Paul Romanuk about the 1970 album by John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band Live Peace In Toronto. The album was recorded at Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Canada, and featured Lennon, Ono, Eric Clapton, Klaus Voorman and Alan White. EPISODE NOTES: -The performance was part of the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival…

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S3 E8 – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Part II)- Classical Pianist Andrew Burashko 59:46

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Part Two of classical pianist and artistic director of The Art Of Time Ensemble, Andrew Burashko's conversation with host Paul Romanuk about The Beatles' 1967 classic, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Andrew and Paul also talk about The Art Of Time Ensemble's reinterpretation of the album in a series of concerts in 2012. EPISODE NOTES More in…

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S3 E7 – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – Classical Pianist Andrew Burashko 1:13:03

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In this episode, classical pianist and artistic director of The Art Of Time Ensemble, Andrew Burashko, talks with host Paul Romanuk about The Beatles genre bending 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Andrew and Paul also discuss The Art Of Time Ensemble's reinterpretation of the album in a series of concerts in 2012. EPISODE NOTES You…

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S3 E6 The Beatles Live At The Star-Club – Musician and Musicologist Mike Daley 1:57:39

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Musician and Musicologist Mike Daley joins host Paul Romanuk to talk about The Beatles much bootlegged and sort of, kind of, semi-officially released live recordings from The Star-Club in Hamburg, West Germany in 1962. SHOW NOTES: -we talk about it, but for a much more detailed account of the Star-Club tapes and how this whole mess came to be, chec…

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S3 E5 Mind Games – Jerry Leger 1:55:49

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Host Paul Romanuk talks with singer/songwriter/musician Jerry Leger about John Lennon's 1973 album Mind Games. EPISODE NOTES: You can find out about all things Jerry Leger at his official web site jerryleger.com Anything we discuss about his music, album covers and so on is on that site. More information on host Paul Romanuk and The Walrus Was Paul…

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S3 E4 Yesterday And Today – Moe Berg of The Pursuit Of Happiness 1:53:28

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Moe Berg - a Canadian indie music icon and front man of The Pursuit Of Happiness - displays his Beatle chops, chatting with host Paul Romanuk about The Beatles' 1966 North American release Yesterday And Today. EPISODE NOTES -Find out all things Moe Berg at his personal website, moeberg.ca I highly recommend his blog (which he doesn't contribute to …

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S3 E3 – Something New – Barry Keane of The Gordon Lightfoot Band 1:55:28

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In this episode of The Walrus Was Paul, veteran session drummer Barry Keane talks with host Paul Romanuk about an album he loves and the memories that go with it - the 1964 North American release by The Beatles, Something New. Barry also talks about his amazing career and being on the drum kit with Gordon Lightfoot for over 40 years. You can read B…

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S3 E2 – With The Beatles – Jose Contreras of By Divine Right 1:52:02

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In this episode of The Walrus Was Paul, one of Canada's most talented and respected singer/songwriter/arrangers on the indy scene, Jose Contreras, talks with host Paul Romanuk about the 1963 Beatles record With The Beatles. Jose also talks about his band, By Divine Right, and their great new album Otto Motto. You can find out loads about By Divine …

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S3 E1 – Imagine – Singer/songwriter Jane Gowan of The Real Shade 1:48:05

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In the first episode of Series Three of The Walrus Was Paul, musician, singer and songwriter Jane Gowan talks with host Paul Romanuk about John Lennon's 1971 number one album Imagine. Jane also talks about her recent work with her band, The Real Shade, and also her work as a podcaster. The Walrus Was Paul on Facebook This podcast uses the following…

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S3 B1 – Third Annual Christmas Special 27:01

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To kick off Series Three of The Walrus Was Paul, it's the Third Annual The Walrus Was Paul Christmas Special! In this episode we hear from musicians Barry Keane, Jose Contreras, Jerry Leger, Craig Northey and Jane Gowan as they relate their Beatles themed Christmas memories. Host Paul Romanuk also talks about his memories of The Beatles' music and …

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S2 E22 – Beatles VI, Side Two – Jerry Leger 1:05:46

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In the final episode of Series Two, singer/songwriter/musician Jerry Leger talks with Paul Romanuk about Side Two of the 1965 Capitol North American release Beatles VI. Jerry also talks about his old job working in a hardware store and how that lead to him meeting Canadian songwriter Ron Sexsmtih. Also, lots of talk about Jerry's great new record N…

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S2 E21 – Beatles VI, Side One – Jerry Leger 1:11:42

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Series Two winds down with a two-parter: Musician, singer and songwriter Jerry Leger talks to Paul Romanuk about The Beatles' 1965 North American release album Beatles VI. This episode focuses on Side One. We also talk about Jerry's great new album Nothing Pressing. One of the things we talk about in this episode is the photo on the cover of the al…

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S2 E20 – Revolver, Side Two – Martha And The Muffins 1:16:22

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In the 2nd part of our discussion, musicians/songwriters and co-founding members of Martha And The Muffins, Martha Johnson and Mark Gane, talk to host Paul Romanuk about The Beatles amazing 1966 album Revolver. Also, there is lots of discussion about the very eclectic career of Martha And The Muffins. Aside from diving into each track on Side Two o…

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S2 E19 – Revolver, Side One – Martha And The Muffins 1:24:07

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Founding members of the fantastic new wave band Martha And The Muffins (Martha Johnson and Mark Gane) talk with Paul Romanuk about The Beatles ground breaking 1966 album Revolver. This is the first of two episodes with M+M. In this episode we talk Side One, the next episode will cover Side Two. Lots of talk (of course!) about The Beatles and the di…

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S2 E18 – With The Beatles, Side Two – Barry Keane of The Gordon Lightfoot Band 1:10:01

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Veteran drummer Barry Keane - on the drum stool for over 40 years with Gordon Lightfoot and his band - talks to Paul Romanuk about The Beatles' 1963 album With The Beatles. This is Part Two of their conversation, which centres around Side Two of the album. Aside from lots of Beatles talk and lots of Ringo drumming talk, Barry also tells the story o…