The Record Club Show with JJ Shiplett
By JJ Shiplett
The Record Club Show with JJ Shiplett - Episode 3
'Van Collins/Van Problems'
On this weeks conversation JJ is joined by best pal and long time band mate, Greg Peace along with Producer Owen Reader as we talk about the early days of playing in bands, how it all came to be and then we sing a few tunes together!
Thanks to Owen Reader at Indelible Studio's here in Calgary, Alberta for hosting on this new venture.
'Dusty Trails' Episode 9 The Record Club With JJ Shiplett
'Dusty Trails' Episode 9 The Record Club With JJ Shiplett
These days, most of my time is busy working towards a new album. It’s been just over 6 months since we released ‘A Way Through Time’ and the response from that has propelled me into writing another one right away. Crazy the process it takes from start to finish and sometimes you gotta pull back the arrow a bit to shoot forward.
One of the new songs that I’ve been toiling away on is tentatively called ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’ (insert Gn’R comment here…). Calling it new is a bit of a stretch, I first started working on this song in 2021 and never really got it to a decent spot. So then I took it to good buddy and incredible multi-instrumentalist, Mitch Jay and we spent some time trying to wrestle it down but alas, never found it.
Sometimes you just need to let an idea go…
Originally, as I worked through the melody and arrangement, it seemed to fit into the vein of a classic break-up song...which might be a reason why I never found the so it just never came to be.
Fast forward to a few days ago and it randomly popped into my head and a little time did us good!
As new lyrics were scribbled across the pages of my book, a new theme began to take flight, it became clear.
And stop me if I’ve written this before but ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’ is about embracing the very moment we’re in, together.
Because it doesn’t last forever. We don’t. The moment don’t. We really only get so much time here together.
And it goes by so fast.
With the ever changing chaos, uncertainty of the future and whatever will come our way, it’s best we just find the good stuff and revel in it.
Soon I will share this song and more with The Record Club so don’t stray too far!
And now that brings us to the ninth episode of The Record Club Show with JJ Shiplett.
On this show, I play a song that fully stopped me in my tracks, ‘Dusty Trails’ written by Jessica Wolfe / Holly Laessig of the band, Lucius. It’s an haunting song about that very same journey.
It was a winter evening a few years back in my buddy Martens garage/bar, The Bunker. We would gather to watch hockey games, then turn the music up really loud and celebrate. Anything to have some fellowship together.
At one point, Martens and another good pal, Brandon Harris start telling me about this song they’ve gotta show me, right now! And they’re the type of dudes who when they say that, you listen…
A few moments later on the big screen in The Bunker comes a performance of ‘Dusty Trails’ by Lucius. Situated in the middle of the Minnesota State Capitol rotunda are these two ladies, singing in the way Simon And Garfunkel used to - where you don’t know who’s singing the melody and who’s got the harmony. They’re voices just blend together perfectly.
We immediately played it again.
I think I went home and watched it again that night. Showed Rebekah right away.
A few days later, I was singing it every time I picked up my guitar.
(This is another one of those lyric heavy songs so settle in, take it deep and embrace the moment…).
Thanks for joining on this wild journey,
-jj
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00:00 Performance ‘Dusty Trails’
04:50 Welcome To The Ninth Episode
05:10 Lucius, the band.
06:00 The First Time I Heard It/Garage Bars
07:21 ‘I’m Halfway To Misery…’
08:23 Sounds Like A Choice
10:00 Johnny Reid Tour
11:50 Leads To Just Another Road
12:16 Nov 23 Stampede City Sessions - get your tickets
12:51 Brock Geiger/Set Lists
15:12 Rehearsals With The Old Band
16:00 Changing The Approach To Set Lists
18:00 The Sheepdogs Tour/Loud Guitars
19:30 Ticket Links (http://jjshiplett.com/live)
22:20 Not Singing Darling Let’s Go Out Tonight
23:00 Serious Songs
24:25 Writing A New Record
26:40 Oleander
27:20 All I Wanna Do
30:22 THE TENTH EPISODE
31:48 Thanks For Watching
'You And I Will Never End' EP. 8
The Record Club Show With JJ - 'You and I Will Never End' Episode 8 A friend once told me of a quote that went something like this ‘success is uphill, both ways’. Mull that over and I’m left with, nothing good ever comes easy. So on this episode - the eighth one so far - I decided to get really honest. As I attempt to find a way to connect with The Record Club on a more personal and valuable way, I’m learning that it’s all about me opening up to you, first. So go easy on me, eh! I’m still working on it… The very last track on ‘A Way Through Time’ is called ‘You and I Will Never End’. It took me a long time to write even though the concept and idea were staring me in the face each time I went to pick up my guitar and sing. I could see, I understood what I was trying to do but the lyrics were stubborn, they just didn’t wanna get done…Jay Stewart and I ended up recorded the vocals multiple times because of the lyrics. I enlisted him, Jeremy Friesen, Ryan McAllister and my sister Janelle to try and help me…Finally on the very last session of the album, they said what was needed. The day we tracked the lyrics were the last moments I would ever have with Jer. As long as my brain will let me, I’ll remember the hug he gave me as he left. So listen to Episode 8 and hear why getting these lyrics right, mattered to me. ————————— NOV 23rd - Stampede City Sessions We’ve got a really exciting show happening here in Calgary on Nov 23rd. It’s at Webber Academy and will be filmed for the 10th Season of ‘Stampede City Sessions’. I’m soooooo exited to capture the show that Jimmy, Brock, Maddison and I built this year. We played so many fun shows and feel like we have something special to offer. If you can’t make the show, it will air on KSPS/PBS Spokane right before AUSTIN CITY LIMITS on Saturday nights sometime in near the future. I’ll keep ya posted on the air date. I’ve even seen a cool couple photos of this long haired, red head up around town…
00:00 PERFORMANCE - ‘Unknown Legend’
03:00 Welcome - Which Camera?
03:36 Things Have Evolved
03:55 My Most Favourite Neil Young Song
04:50 Off For A Few Weeks
05:50 Acoustic Recordings With Jay Stewart (RED/FRESON/STBI)
07:51 ‘I Wish It Was Christmas Today’
08:32 NOV 23 - STAMPEDE CITY SESSIONS (GET YER TIXS)
12:10 A Way Through Time on Vinyl
16:18 When Was The Last Time You Bought Your Mom A Gift?
16:34 STORYTIME ‘The Connecting Thread’
19:30 PERFORMANCE ‘You And I Will Never End’
22:35 Collecting Records And Listening To Vinyl
24:24 Feedback (SEND IN YOUR THOUGHTS)
Brighter Skies (Little Sister) Ep. 7
Welcome to The Record Club Show With JJ. Episode 7. Every artist, every creator, I guess, well…everyone needs a champion.
Someone in their corner, encouraging them to push forward, helping them evolve or just being a soundboard. Creating art alone is fine, but creating something with people you love, is way better.
I’ve been lucky enough to have a few champions in my pursuit, probably even more than I realized and that’s what’s kept me going after all these years.
I recently told a good friend, the people I long to impact the most are my friends and family, those who have been on this road with me, coming to shows, singing along and pushing me forward.
I figured if you all dig it, find value in it, others will over time too.
One of my biggest supporters and best friends from Day 1 -like the day I was born..has been my big sister, Janelle (she’s much littler than me though).
When we were young, she knew all the best music and had the coolest friends, over time she’s designed album covers, posters, worked through marketing campaigns, covered costs when I couldn’t and occasionally makes sure I don’t fall off the deep end by always telling the truth.
We’ve had our shares of ups and downs and all arounds - together.
So check out this week’s episode of The Record Club Show with JJ featuring Janelle Shiplett-Scott.
We cover the purpose of the Record Club, how everyone can get involved, singing ‘The Star Spangle Banner’ when I was a little boy and so much, much more.
I sing a song I wrote for her years and years ago, ‘Brighter Skies (Little Sister)’ and a Record Clubber Request from Kyle for a Fred Eaglesmith song, ‘Summerlea’.
Keep those requests coming EH! See ya next week on the show, -JJ
0:00 - PERFORMANCE 'Summerlea' 1:37 - Welcome 2:30 - Album design and nominations 7:30 - collaborating through the creative process & the graveyard of songs 12:00 - a few notes from JJ’s process of song writing 13:19 - trusting your instincts 15:00 - a lifetime of creating 22:00 - the modern way of making music 24:30 - PERFORMANCE + Five Acres Farm 26:00 - Salem Oregon & Janelle’s Bday 27:34 - the American national anthem & JJ always singing 29:37 - copy cat childhood 30:30 - JJ’s fav lyrics 34:42 - Little Sister Performance 36:48 - RC run down (the only place you get to make a request for a cover song)
'Autumn's Here' Episode 6
Episode 6 'Autumn's Here'
The Record Club With JJ Shiplett
As fall starts to settle in with cold nights and leaves everywhere, we begin with Autumn's Here - written by Hawksley Workman off his record 'LOVER/FIGHTER'. We talk best fall songs from John Prine to Counting Crows, an update from our adventure to the CCMA's and finally, we finish up with a story about my dog, Buffalo and how that good ol' boy inspired me to write A Different Kind Of Light.
Filmed and Recorded at Indelible Studios, Calgary Alberta
00:00 'Autumns Here’
02:50 Welcome To The Dangerous Sixth Episode
04:30 Best Fall Songs - John Prine’s Summers End
05:31 Peak Carney Season
08:30 Hawksley Workman Superfans
10:30 My Favourite Lyric All Time
11:25 CCMA Losing Weekend
24:00 My Ding A Ling At A Gord Bamford Party
25:50 PERFORMANCE ‘A Different Kind Of Light’
28:55 STORYTIME ‘Buffalo and My Big Brown Van’
32:00 Thanks For Watching and Tune In Next Week
'It's A Good Life If You Don't Weaken' The Record Club With JJ Shiplett
Episode 5 of The Record Club With JJ Shiplett
'It's A Good Life If You Don't Weaken'
On this week's episode it's just JJ and his guitar..and Owen. We're talking about a trip to Edmonton to be on Real Talk With Ryan Jespersen and the CCMA's, the journey of songwriting and a career in music along with a performance of The Tragically Hip's 'It's A Good Life If You Don't Weaken' and then in there somewhere, a bit of Sam Roberts 'Paranoia'.
Enjoy!
00:00 Intro
01:01 Welcome
1:31 Real Talk with Ryan Jespersen
05:55 The Art Of Storytelling
07:44 Dan Clapson on Realtalk
14:41 Providing Value To The Community
15:00 Hailey Benedict on Realtalk
16:40 'I'll Take The Long Road' song idea
17:25 The Journey Is The Development
18:47 Minutes Played/Time In The Water
20:25 Sacrifices I Wasn't Willing To Make
23:09 Notoriety
24:50 Young Women Who Play Guitar Because Taylor Swift
27:00 Famous Songs I Learned When I Was Young
29:08 The Journey Of This Show
30:03 I Want To Grow This Group - I'll Sing Anything You Want
32:10 Shows That Have Been Special - Red River Rebellion
35:50 That Is The Reward - Southern Jubilee
37:40 WE NEED YOUR QUESTIONS AND SONG REQUESTS!!
38:00 PERFORMANCE 'It's A Good Life If You Don't Weaken'
42:00 Calgary Flames Charity Golf Gala
44:24 Hockey Songs
47:04 When The Leafs Win The Cup
47:24 Sam Roberts Paranoia
48:30 Thanks And Pass This On To Your MOM
Filmed at Indelible Studios, Calgary Alberta
©2024 Red Buffalo Records CORP
'Never let the truth get in the way of a good story' featuring special guest, Chad Thomas.
'Never Let The Truth Get In The Way Of A Good Story'
The Record Club with JJ Shiplett featuring special guest, Chad Thomas.
On this weeks episode we have one of my best pals, someone I've looked up to as a musician, friend and mentor. We've played in bands together, been roommates, gone through all the ups and downs and have so many stories (Our conversation went so long, we'll share more down the road...). We cover getting shots bought for us by Gord Bamford, singing with George Strombolopolus, a deep conversation about songwriting, we sing Reckless Heart together and finally the most intense part of the story from last week's episode...when a lady crashed her car into the Tragically Hip's Studio as we recorded.
0:00 INTRO
0:50 Welcome Chad Thomas to The Record Club Show.
1:41 'What's Something you gave up on real easy?'
3:50 Fact checks from previous episodes.
4:20 CCMA nomination for Alt-Country Album Of The Year and if selection committees are full of 'suits'
5:01 'Shut up Suit we're not talking to you'
6:00 The Juno Awards trip in 2017. Playing in the Junocup, shots with Gord Bamford, singing with Kathleen Edwards.
7:20 'Bahamas is alt-country?'
8:05 JJ and Chad sing 'Reckless Heart' from 'A Way Through Time'
12:05 'How long have you guys known each other?'
15:30 'One of my favourite memories of living there...Wendy's and Trailer Park Boys. 1
6:30 Ricky-isms.
19:30 'BOOOORRRING'
19:50 'It's the same thing with music...' Will my buddies dig this?
21:15 Sharing unfinished songs, songwriting
28:45 CD Releases, Tourist/Strada Shows at the Hifi Club in Calgary, bringing community together.
29:57 Back to the Juno's in Ottawa, Jim Cuddy late night parties, open mic in Gatineau with Sam Roberts going on before JJ.
33:50 The time George Strombo and JJ sang together...
34:44 'No Kicking Motion' The biggest hockey goal of my life.
36:06 The Wisers album 'It's Safe I'm Not Here', how it was recorded, a chef, and the process.
37:37 The most intense moment of the story. Niles Spencer, and a lady who crashed her car into The Tragically Hip's studio.
41:01 Rob Baker is God.
42:50 What is the song Reckless Heart about? writing with Dustin Bentall, circling back to how we share unfinished songs,
44:30 Being Reckless with your love, and Kurt Vonnegut.
45:00 Give more than receive.
46:40 The current state of Canadian music and artists.
49:00 We've had the biggest artists in the world.
Recorded at Indelible Studios, Calgary Alberta
©2024 Red Buffalo Records corp.
'Van Collins/Van Problems' with special guest Greg Peace
The JJ Shiplett Record Club Show Episode 3 'Van Collins/Van Problems' On this weeks conversation JJ is joined by best pal and long time band mate, Greg Peace along with Indelible Studio's Owen Reader. We talk about the early days of playing in bands, how it all came to be and we sing a few tunes together! Look for the full version of those at the end of the show. Thanks to Owen Reader at Indelible Studio's here in Calgary, Alberta for hosting on this new venture.