When We Wake with Andrew Shaver
by Andrew Shaver
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About this podcast
In-depth and intimate conversations with some of Canada’s finest songwriters, musicians, and other industry adjacent professionals.
Produced, edited and hosted by Andrew Shaver of Clever Hopes.
The full When We Wake weekly broadcast is syndicated across Canada. Each week, the show offers a thoughtfully curated mix of emerging and essential voices, weaving together the threads between melody and meaning. Alongside standout tracks, When We Wake features in-depth conversations with the artists themselves—uncovering the stories, questions, and creative sparks behind the songs.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 56 episodes
- 56. When We Wake with Mimi O'Bonsawin · 43 min · Season 1 Episode 56My guest today is award-winning singer-songwriter Mimi O’Bonsawin, whose new album, Evoke, is rooted in the natural world and alive with the lessons it has to offer. It’s a…
- 55. When We Wake with Lucy Clearwater · 44 min · Season 1 Episode 55My guest today is singer-songwriter Lucy Clearwater, whose debut full-length album is called People Not Possessions. It's a title that tells you quite a bit about who she is…
- 54. When We Wake with Tyson Ray Borsboom · 47 min · Season 1 Episode 54Tyson Ray Borsboom is one of those songwriters who seems decidedly less interested in polishing the edges than he is in just telling the truth. Born in Winnipeg, shaped by…
- 53. When We Wake with Kelly McMichael · 46 min · Season 1 Episode 53You could say that Kelly McMichael took the long way round to using her own name. Born in Peterborough, Ontario and now based in St. John’s, Newfoundland, she spent years making…
- 52. When We Wake with Christine Bougie · 45 min · Season 1 Episode 52My guest today is one of those musicians other musicians talk about. Christine Bougie is widely considered one of Canada’s finest guitarists. She's a sought-after collaborator…
- 51. When We Wake with Dave Gunning · 43 min · Season 1 Episode 51My guest today is one of Nova Scotia’s finest songwriters, and one-time touring bass player for Stompin Tom Connors, Pictou County’s Dave Gunning. His new album Field Notes…
- 50. When We Wake with Rebekah Hawker · 51 min · Season 1 Episode 50I met Rebekah Hawker this past January at Folk Alliance in New Orleans and within minutes we were laughing like we’d known each other for years. What starts as a conversation…
- 49. When We Wake with The East Pointers · 46 min · Season 1 Episode 49My guests today are Tim Chaisson and Jake Charron from the genre-bending, Juno Award-winning, musical trailblazers from Prince Edward Island, The East Pointers. Their new album…
- 48. When We Wake with Duke & Goldie · 45 min · Season 1 Episode 48On today’s episode of When We Wake, I’m talking with Eric Duquette and Jena GoGo AKA Duke and Goldie - a duo whose entire story basically starts with a Craigslist ad in Toronto…
- 47. When We Wake with Boy Golden · 45 min · Season 1 Episode 47Boy Golden is the oh-so-cool Rock’n'Roll alter ego of the Winnipeg-based multi-instrumentalist/producer/songwriter extraordinaire, Liam Duncan. In today’s chat, we get into the…
- 46. When We Wake with Jill Barber · 57 min · Season 1 Episode 46Jill Barber is back with a brand-new holiday album, A Holly Jolly Jill Barber Christmas. An album that includes a handful of the classics you’d expect, some lesser known…
- 45. When We Wake with Daniel James McFadyen · 44 min · Season 1 Episode 45Three time Music Nova Scotia Award winner, Daniel James McFadyen grew up outside of Toronto chasing a ball, not a melody. But somewhere between the rec centre squash courts and…
- 44. When We Wake with Charlotte Cornfield · 47 min · Season 1 Episode 41Charlotte Cornfield is one of those songwriters who can make a small moment feel like a revelation. And speaking of revelations, while I’ve been a fan of Charlotte’s for almost a…
- 43. When We Wake with Jeff Innes & Brandon Scott (of Yukon Blonde) · 58 min · Season 1 Episode 43Yukon Blonde has been part of Canada’s indie rock landscape for more than a decade. They're JUNO-nominated, they've picked up a SOCAN award, they've had tunes placed in shows…
- 42. When We Wake with Jake Nicoll · 41 min · Season 1 Episode 42He grew up wanting to be an inventor. Turns out he is. Jake Nicoll builds the places and the tools he records with right down to the microphones, compressors, and the bits in…
- 41. When We Wake with Ewan Currie (of The Sheepdogs) · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 41A sense of home is at the heart of Ewan Currie’s songwriting, and after a lifetime of moving around, he’s landed on the East Coast, kinda like me. But, I’ll put my cards on the…
- 40. When We Wake with Breagh Isabel · 42 min · Season 1 Episode 40My guest on this episode is singer-songwriter Breagh Isabel. From her Halifax home and basement studio, Breagh divvies up her work week co-writing with songwriters all over the…
- 39. When We Wake with Leanne Hoffman · 45 min · Season 1 Episode 39Leanne Hoffman's latest album, The Text Collector, started as a personal experiment: write a poem every day for a year. From that mountain of words came a record that’s…
- 38. When We Wake with Sarah Harmer · 30 min · Season 1 Episode 38It’s always a gift to sit down with a great artist — and even more so when that artist is an old friend. Sarah Harmer is one of Canada’s most beloved songwriters, known for…
- 37. When We Wake with Suzie Ungerleider · 41 min · Season 1 Episode 37Suzie Ungerleider has long been one of Canada’s most evocative songwriters — though for years, we’ve known her as Oh Susanna. These days, she’s releasing music under her own…
