Employee of the Myth

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29 - Andy and Josh: West Montrose, Side B

2026-06-1037:17

"When we sing together like that, it feels like a real superpower...like you're part of something much bigger..." —Josh "...this is a chance to take stock, and move forward into whatever the next thing is" —Andy Music can make friends. And that's how this friendship started. In the shadow of the Hi Fi's, Handsome Ned and Cowboy Junkies, at a time when traditional country music was the soundtrack of Toronto's Queen Street West, a musical partnership was crafted. And these for...

28 - Andy and Josh: West Montrose, Side A

2026-05-2701:03:16

“We never set out to reinvent the wheel, but maybe to be another spoke in the wheel” —Andy Maize “Everything’s a bluegrass tune to me” —Josh Finlayson Music can make friends. And that's how this friendship started. In the shadow of the Hi Fi's, Handsome Ned and Cowboy Junkies, at a time when traditional country music was the soundtrack of Toronto's Queen Street West, a musical partnership was crafted. And these forty years ago, a new band was formed. West Montrose would become Sky...

27 - Andy Maize & Aaron Comeau: Captains of Everything

2026-03-2053:25

From the Skydiggers universe comes a new project. Inspired by their setting on Prince Edward Island and inspired by the world events of the day, Andy Maize and Skydiggers guitarist Aaron Comeau have created a new collection of songs that is both ambitious and contemplative. Songs that rouse the spirit and house moments of melancholy and peace. They are Captains of Everything. The album is Avast and Belay! Even with its' fiery nautical title, Avast and Belay is not so much a projec...

26 - Andy and Josh: Song by Song

2025-05-0601:25:50

"There's a certain level where Josh and I are the bosses, but musically, we're all equal." - Andy Maize Andy Maize and Josh Finlayson are two of the founding members of Skydiggers. Some 35 years into their musical journey, and on the eve of the release of the band's 20th studio offering, the 14-song Dreams and Second Chances, Josh and Andy offer a rare glimpse into their always-evolving creative process, the role of their band mates in that process, and a few of the reasons why their creativ...

25 - Noel Webb: Actual Intelligence

2025-04-2930:11

"Always having an open door to the success of other people - that's what Andy and Josh do in Canada...it's so beautiful". — Noel Webb The longest serving drummer of Skydiggers, Noel Webb is celebrating 20 years with the band, and now considers them "family". He says playing with the band is like "having dinner together". Born in Birmingham, England, Noel's attraction to the drums started at a very early age, when he would run in the back yard wielding a stick, banging on random (inanima...

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