My guest on Episode 124 of the Musical Connections Podcast is violinist, composer, and music educator, Gina Burgess! Gina and I connect at the East Coast Music Awards in St. John’s to talk about her projects she was a part of like the Jerry Cans and the Lost & Found! Plus, we talk about how the whole music journey started, what drew her to Newfoundland and Labrador, and her upcoming plans for music and tour dates!

Music Featured in Episode:

New Found Releases: (May 11-17, 2025)

Song: Bloom

Artist: Alex Duffy

Album: Bloom

Composers: Alex Duffy

Song: Say Less (featuring Mallory Johnson)

Artist: Evan Watts Smith

Album: Turn On The Dark

Composers: Evan Watts Smith

Song: Coffee Pots

Artist: Silver Wolf Band

Album: Coffee Pots

Composers: Justin Jackman, Jamie Jackman, Brandon Pardy, Matthew Barrett

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Song: Falling Through (featuring Gina Burgess)

Artist: Gina Burgess

Album: All These Hours

Composers: Selina Boland

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My guest on Musical Connections is singer-songwriter and music arranger, Evan Watts Smith! Evan’s debut album comes out this Friday with a release show at the Majestic Theatre to boot! We talk about the making of the album, some of the major theatre projects he has worked on, and why he decided to put an album out now!

Timestamps:

Ben's Ekman Spiral: 2:03

Evan Watts Smith: 6:23

Logan Bolt: 9:35

Rube & Rake: 13:17

EWS Interview: 19:27

Music Featured in Episode:

New Found Releases: (May 4-10, 2025)

Song: Zelinda’s Avoidance

Artist: Ben’s Ekman Spiral

Album: DSM-5 Nebula

Composers: Benjamin James

Song: Turn On The Dark

Artist: Evan Watts Smith

Album: Turn On The Dark

Composers: Evan Watts Smith

Song: Ray Gun

Artist: Logan Bolt

Album: Ray Gun

Composers: Logan Bolt

Song: Spirit Wrestler

Artist: Rube & Rake

Album: Good Time After Bad

Composers: Josh Sandu, Andrew Laite

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Song: Until You Love Me

Artist: Evan Watts Smith

Album: Turn On The Dark

Composers: Evan Watts Smith

New episodes of the Musical Connections Podcast come out every Tuesday with bonus episodes dropping when you least expect them. Catch up with previous episodes and new ones by going to https://www.waterfrontmedianl.ca/musical-connections-podcast

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It’s the last Musical Connections podcast before the 2025 ECMAs! I welcome singer-songwriter, music producer, and audio engineer, Jim “Wildfinger” Mercer! I connect with Jim about his new song which demo amassed more than 100,000 views on Facebook, “Don’t Tell Me What To Do”. Plus we talk about some memories from Wildfinger Productions which include working on John White’s last album and having the man of a thousand songs, Ron Hynes stop by to work on demos for “Mary Got A Baby”!

Timestamps:

Bud Davidge: 2:09

Order of the Precious Blood: 6:06

The Fencesitters: 9:10

Wite Rino: 12:26

Jim Mercer Interview: 19:21

Music Featured in Episode:

New Found Releases: (April 27-May 3, 2025)

Song: The Seaman’s Wife

Artist: Bud Davidge

Album: All For A Song

Composers: Bud Davidge

Song: Terrified

Artist: Order of the Precious Blood

Album: Terrified

Composers: Paul Brake, Matt Myler, Cameron Legge, Barry O’Keefe, Adam Hearn

Song: Flight Song

Artist: The Fencesitters

Album: Flight Song

Composers: CJ Simms

Song: Carpet Tile

Artist: Wite Rino

Album: Dream Tower

Composers: Aaron Rex, Joe Fowler

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Song: Don’t Tell Me What To Do

Artist: Wildfinger

Album: Don’t Tell Me What To Do

Composers: Jim Mercer

New episodes of the Musical Connections Podcast come out every Tuesday with bonus episodes dropping when you least expect them. Catch up with previous episodes and new ones by going to https://www.waterfrontmedianl.ca/musical-connections-podcast

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimwildfinger/