Dave Woods Podcasts

With over 20 million worldwide streams, Alberta born artist Dan Davidson has created undeniable momentum. His latest single “Girl Drinks Beer” featuring Travis Collins and Australian tour cap off a banner year. His early 2022 EP 6 Songs To Midnight marked a pivotal moment of his career, closing his previous chapter and embarking on a new era as a m…

Since forming in 1994, Doc Walker, composed of Chris Thorsteinson and Dave Wasyliw, have become one of Canada’s most recognized country acts. Over nearly three decades, together they have achieved 1 JUNO Award, 14 Canadian Country Music Association Awards, 21 Top 10 Canadian country radio singles, eight #1 CMT videos and accumulated millions of str…

East-coast raised, Nashville based artist Mallory Johnson recently released her debut full length album Surprise Party. Produced by Grammy and Oscar award nominated producer Kent Wells (Dolly Parton, Paul Anka, Carly Pearce), Mallory collaborated with close friends and industry heavy hitters to co-write the album, including the likes of Carolyn Daw…

Ontario's Don Graham has his version of "The Hustler" (produced by John Dawson) included on the new 3 CD Tribute To A Songpoet: Songs Of Eric Andersen. Don was inspired by Eric to pick up the guitar in the first place and, years later, the two became friends. Tune in to hear some great stories from Don plus I'll play his take on "The Hustler".…

Newfoundland's Jason Benoit is gearing up to release his EP ‘Time Traveller Side B’ in early 2023 building off the success of the critically acclaimed ‘Time Traveller Side A’ which has achieved almost two million global streams to date. Jason, who co-wrote and co-produced the lead single ‘Time Traveller’, which was released on October 7th, reflects…

Kelowna, BC Métis artist Teigen Gayse has just released her new single “I Don’t Need A Boy” and announced her new signings with both Paquin Artist Agency and Steer, a division of RGK. Describing her new single as, "a fun song about feeling strong, fierce and being perfectly and incandescently happy on your own,” Teigen has been making a name for he…

Ontario's Dustin Bird has partnered with award-winning Canadian film The Long Rider for the just released official music video of his single "Cowboy Stay". On working with Dustin on this music video, The Long Rider director Sean Cisterna says: "Dustin Bird’s Cowboy Stay is the perfect musical companion to The Long Rider. Not only does his music fit…

Port Rowan, Ontario's Tia McGraff is a multi-talented, award-winning singer, songwriter, performer, author and podcast host. Along with her husband and co-writer Tommy Parham, the skilled songstress has been making impactful and thought-provoking art for well over a decade. Bringing together a burning passion for the art of music and an honesty tha…

Quebec's Justine Blanchet drops by the podcast to share hew new single with us! While Justine divides her time between her native city of Montreal and Nashville, “Hard to Love” represents a lot of notable Nashville firsts for her. It’s her first collaboration with hitmaking Nashville producer Danick Dupelle (Emerson Drive, Tebey, Tyler Joe Miller, …

Kitchener, Ontario's Angeleica Appelman recently released her third single "U-Turn". The song was written by Angelica along with David Madras. “I love the story we’re telling with ‘U-Turn’ because it feels like such a relatable topic that we hear so often with the current dating landscape. I think this song reminds us to keep hope because it just t…

Multiple award-winning Alberta-based country band Nice Horse recently received a Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) award nomination for Video of the Year for their music video for "High School". In addition to being nominated as a band, the members of Nice Horse were also all individually nominated for CCMA Awards. Brandi Sidoryk (vocals/ba…

Ontario's Shaylyn is here to chat about her music career, her love of traditional country music as well as her new single "Favourite Hello, Hardest Goodbye". It's the follow up release to her popular single "The Drink". Shaylyn released her first album in 2017 titled Lovin’ The Legends which included her very first penned original "Nana’s Little Gi…

Growing up in Merlin, Ontario, a small Canadian farming community near Chatham, Michelle Wright heard the rhythm & blues and Motown hits coming out of Detroit, just forty-five minutes away. But especially, she heard the strains of country music since her parents were both country performers. "My earliest memories of music are singing in the car or …

Singing has been Raquel Cole's first love for as long as she can remember. She got her first guitar at the age of nine and started to write songs not long after that. She was inspired by hit songs she heard on the radio from artists like Shania Twain and Bryan Adams, but also from jamming with her dad, a drummer, in the basement learning how to pla…

Signed to MDM Recordings Inc. in 2019, British Columbia’s Tyler Joe Miller quickly began to make a name for himself in Canadian country music and continues his meteoric rise with the release of his latest single ‘Wild As Her’. After releasing his gold-certified debut single, ‘Pillow Talkin’’ at the end of 2019, the catchy tune quickly earned him th…

ANIKA's new seven-track EP Stand Still: Side A is a departure from her previous work and takes listeners on a journey of love's ups and downs through the her eyes. The project will be broken down into two EPs and one deluxe album, delivering a total of 14 songs that ANNIKA co-wrote, most of them with her JUNO award-winning husband Spencer Cheyne wh…

Manitoba country artist Emma Peterson has just released her debut album Just For The Record available for streaming everywhere.. "I am so thrilled to release my debut album Just For The Record. This album encompasses my story and the first songs I have been able to share with the world," says Emma. "Just For The Record is about finding inspiration …

Saskatchewan's Shantaia is riding a big wave of success these days wth her top 40 Country single "Broke To Brand New", her recent tour as a show opener for The Washboard Union and her place as a semi-fnalist in the CCMA's SiriusXM Top Of The Country competition. In 2019, she was named the Saskatchewan Country Music Association's Emerging Artist of …

BC country artist Teigen Gayse's 2021 single "I Don’t Wanna Fall In Love Anymore" has almost 3 Million TikTok views to date, and took home the honour of Trending Track from Stingray Radio while hitting #43 on the Billboard Country Music charts, and amassing over 350,000 streams. An impressive feat for an independent artist, her follow up single "Bl…

Quinton Blair is the 2015, 2016 & 2018 Manitoba Country Music Association's Roots Artist of the Year & the 2017 Manitoba Country Music Association's Male Artist of the Year. HIs notable performances include Dauphin's Country Fest, Canada Day at the Forks, Canadian Country Music Week, Festival du Voyageur, Chinook Rodeo Association Finals, Time's Ch…

Growing up in Ajax, Ontario, Kris Barclay got his first guitar for Christmas when he was thirteen years old and would sing along to his favorite Country songs when nobody was around. Fast forward, and Kris has opened for such artists as Brett Kissel, The Washboard Union, The Road Hammers, Gord Bamford and Dean Brody. In 2019, Kris was nominated in …

Recently named a finalist in SiriusXM’s Top of the Country competition, Alberta country-rocker Devin Cooper has released his debut album Good Things.. An autobiographical look back at his journey since he picked up his first guitar at the age of 7, the 8-track album showcases the storytelling roots he’s become known for, underscored with guitar lic…

Barrie, Ontario's Brian John Harwood believes the path to success in the music business is paved with hard work and songs that come from an honest place. You can get to know Brian by listening to his songs and watching his music videos "All That I Was Missing", "Dad","Good Boy", "First", etc. He believes in sharing who he is and what he values thro…

Alberta's Martina Dawn - named after country artist Martina McBride - comes by her country music roots naturally as her Mom is an established recording artist. Martina just received the Horizon Youth Award at the recent Country Music Alberta Awards Show which she also performed on. Her debut single was "Hate It". And now her follow up single "Game …

Ontario's Mike Whiteside calls a Kenny Chesney concert in 2018 a defining moment in his life & music career. It was then that he decided he wanted to pursue a music career. Believe it or not, that first time he ever performed on stage was at the Emerging Artists Showcase at the Boots & Hearts Festival. Mike's debut single "3 AM" was written by Roby…

Chris Buck starts his next chapter with the release of his first single as a solo artist "Can't Beat The View," available for streaming everywhere now. Following his success fronting the Chris Buck Band, the feel-good new track leads Chris into a new era of his career, having recently signed a publishing deal with Anthem Entertainment, in addition …

St. John's, Newfoundland's Paige Penney is here to chat about her music career & her singles "Shooting Star" & "When All Is Said And Done". In the summer of 2018, Paige launched a crowdfunding campaign and reached her goal recording her first EP in the same studio as Taylor Swift recorded hers in at Nashville's Dark Horse Studio. While in Nashville…

Guelph, Ontario's Danielle Todd (now living in Nashville) is here to chat about her brand new single "Heat Of The Moment" & the music video for it. She'll also share and chat about her debut single "Crazy" from a few years ago. In her childhood bedroom, complete with pastel sponge paint and horse wallpaper, Danielle would fall asleep to the sound o…

Alberta's Dan Davidson visits the ITC podcast to chat about his new EP 6 Songs To Midnight! Of the new record, Dan says: "This record is, in many ways, the 'period on the sentence' of an important part of my growth as an artist. I find this record to be a transitional statement as I step towards what feels like a new level in my career as an artist…

Charissa is a storyteller - and the best stories are ones that don’t shy away from honesty. The Burlington, Ontario singer has been honing her thoughtful, meditative approach to songwriting since she was a kid, combining lush, flowing arrangements with earthy Americana and laidback soul to create a sound that is uniquely her own. Music was a consta…

Ontario's Brittany Brodie drops by the podcast to chat about her new single "Not My Business" written with pure honesty. She'll also share a past single "Sober" based again on her life. Brittany grew up on traditional country music from Vern Gosdin and Dottie West to Johnny Horton and George Strait. In later years, she was listening to LeAnn Rimes,…

Quebec's Lydia Sutherland has just broken into the Top 40 on the Canadian Country Billboard Charts with her second single "Date A Friend". It's the follow up to her debut release with a powerful message "Love Me". Lydia was chosen as the iHeart Radio Future Star for January/February 2022. She has a cut on Warner Music Nashville artist Robyn Ottolin…

On this episode of the podcast, my guest is Jeff Catto. Originally from Ontario, Jeff recently moved out to Calgary with his family. His new EP Songs For My Wife has songs of love and dedication that anyone in love will be able to relate to. Jeff reveals how the new single "Friend" addresses mental health issues. He also shares a great story about …

North Bay, Ontario Country-Rocker Cory Marks joins me on the podcast to chat about the success of his singles "Outlaws & Outsiders" featuring Travis Tritt, Ivan Moody of Five Finger Death Punch & Mick Mars of Motley Crue (Top 10 Rock hit in the U.S. & a Gold single in Canada and over 25 Million streams on Spotify) + "Blame It On The Double" featuri…

Ontarios Rob Fitzgerald has just released a new single "Another Town" in the US via Grass Roots Promotions and will release the single in Canada on March 18 via RPM Promotions. The song has already placed a finalist spot in the World Songwriting Awards in the Traditional Country category. In the fall of 2021, Rob's rousing single "Can I Get An Amen…

Kitchener's Angelica Appelman joins me on the podcast to celebrate her debut single "Happy Place" & give us a preview of another one of her songs "Guilt Trip". We'll learn about Angelica's influences, her songwriting journey, her love of 90's Country, her upcoming album & much more. Plus, she'll share a very special song "Tougher" from Lainey Wilso…

Northen Ontario's Rosewood Ave - married duo Sabrina & Dave - pivoted to live streams when the pandemic began. And those live streams really took off and built a huge audience of viewers, listeners & supporters. In early 2021, the duo released their debut single "Fool For Love" produced by famed producer Garth Fundis who has produced for the likes …

Manitoba's Kendra Kay is here to chat about her new song "Homegrown Heart". The 2 x MCMA Female Artist of the Year winner has had the opportunity to spend more time on her family ranch in the past two years than she has in a long time. As a songwriter, she felt naturally inspired to write about it. This is how her new single Homegrown Heart was bor…

Alli Walker is back with the release of her new single "Country Music". Giving listeners insight into some of the biggest country tracks and artists that have shaped her life, the nostalgic and upbeat track is available on all streaming platforms. Written by Alli, Dustin Bird and Brian John Harwood and produced by Danick Dupelle (Tebey, Tyler Joe M…

The Record Breakers are an energetic Canadian pop-country band melding the right amount of sunrise and sunset. Formed in 2014 for a Beatles-related celebration, the band began to explore and develop their identity. A special encounter with Blue Rodeo inspired them to bring country into their sound, which has become uniquely that of The Record Break…

Ontario's Scotty Kipfer has just released a new single "Wading In The Water" from his Taking My Time album. He's here to share that song & some others plus he'll chat with me about his music career including the artist & song that influenced his music the most. Scotty will also talk about his recent engagement, the WSA and much more! Scotty was bor…

London born and raised Genevieve Fisher has earned 9 top 50 hits on both Billboard’s BDS and Mediabase Canadian National Country Charts. While 2021 has been challenging for many artists, Genevieve achieved the most consecutive weeks on the national chart of her career during 2021. Her name entered onto the top 40, starting with the David James duet…

Ontario's Jeff Catto recently moved from the Christian genre to the Country genre. His recent release "Round Of Life" celebrating his real life wife & 6 kids and his brand new single "Want You Even More" inspired by his wife are two signs that Jeff is in the right genre. As a teenager, he competed on Canadian Idol. Years later, Aaron Pritchett reco…

Since the May 2018 release of her debut EP Dive Bar Diva, Hamilton, Ontario's Mackenzie Leigh Meyer has been catching the attention of country music fans especially those who love their country infused with roots. In fact, back in 2019, Mackenzie was nominated for CMAOntario Roots Artist Of The Year. That's just one of the big accomplishments in th…

London, Ontario's Aaron Allen recently won 2 big Country Music Association Of Ontario awards: Male Artist & Album Of The Year (Highway Mile). 20 years of playing and writing led to the country spotlight that Aaron is in now and he credits a lot of his success to his producer Jeff Dalziel. LIke Aaron's music heroes Springsteen, Prine, Lovett & Earle…

Quebec's Pamela Rooney is on a mission to keep traditional country music alive! She has just released a new album Storms Never Last featuring 10 classic country songs including "Jolene", "Mama Tried" & "He Stopped Loving Her Today". Tune in to hear Pamela talk about her music career & hear several of the tracks from the new album.…

Calgary, Alberta born and raised ANNIKA has been engaging and entertaining audiences around the world since 2014 as the lead singer of the CCMA-nominated country-pop duo Leaving Thomas. Her debut solo single, "I Really Don't Want To," was added to over 20 Canadian country radio stations, reached No.33 on the CBC Country Top 40 chart, has been in th…

Ontario's Brittany Brodie grew up on traditional country music from Vern Gosdin and Dottie West to Johnny Horton and George Strait. In later years she was listening to LeAnn Rimes, The Dixie Chicks, Lee Ann Womack and Martina McBride. She even found inspiration in The Spice Girls. They were what got her through her formative years, being bullied th…

Beginning his journey in Langley, British Columbia, Rod Black was born into a professional rodeo family, moving regularly around Canada in his early life. After settling in the Prairies, Rod attended high school in both Regina and Saskatoon, where he immersed himself in vintage classics from southern rock pioneers and original country outlaws. ​The…

After spending over a decade as the guitarist and backing vocalist of the rock band State of Shock, Vancouver-based Country Artist Kadooh made the decision to cross over to country, a genre he’s grown to love, and step into the spotlight for the first time as a solo artist. In 2018, he won his very first country music award, earning the Ray McAuley…