Comfortably Strung is a podcast where bass players share the stories behind some of the greatest bass tones ever committed to record. Each episode is driven by conversation ranging from the guest’s origins (along with a few never-before-revealed secrets to their success) to their life passions and current projects. From the dexterous bass fills of L.A. session legend Lee Sklar to the phenomenally fast-fingers of metaller Adam ‘Nolly’ Getgood, this podcast is about showcasing the bass guitar ...
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Sheldon Dingwall Podcasts
Join Kevin Brown and Randy Woods as they chat to musicians, review albums, and maybe even go on location, to bring you all the information you need about music from Saskatchewan, the Prairies, Western Canada, and beyond.
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You may remember bassist Matt McCormack from our YouTube Channel, where he was recently introduced alongside vocalist Avery Raquel. Matt has also enjoyed burning sessions with singer-songwriter Ariel Posen, and a string of bass-intensive performances with Canadian progressive rock duo, Portraits. In this episode, Matt gives us some insight into his…
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There’s been a lot happening in the world of Vancouver technical death metallers Archspire. The band recently wrapped up auditions for a new drummer, made the bold decision to go independent after fulfilling their record contract, and crowdfunded nearly $400,000 to help launch the next chapter of their career. We spoke with bassist Jared Smith abou…
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In this episode of the Comfortably Strung Podcast, we catch up with Amos Williams, bassist with progressive metal band, TesseracT, who recently released their biggest musical undertaking to date, War of Being. We spoke to Amos about his philosophy when it comes to bass tone, the demands of utilising drop tunings, some of the more technical aspects …
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Yolanda Charles has played bass with the likes of B.B. King, Sinead O’Connor, Paul Weller, Mick Jagger, Hans Zimmer, Squeeze, and many others, earning a reputation as the ultimate supporting player. In this episode of the Comfortably Strung Podcast, Yolanda reflects on the changing landscape of today’s music industry, her stellar career as a sessio…
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Having taken the world by storm back in 2018 with their cover of The Cranberries Zombie, Bad Wolves went on to bring their own hard rock sound to the masses. In this episode of the Comfortably Strung Podcast, bassist Kyle Konkiel gives us some insight on what it takes to navigate the music industry in a post-lockdown world, and some top tips when i…
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Leland Sklar is one of the most prolific session bassists out there. He met James Taylor at California State University and their careers blossomed together. Jackson Browne, Carole King, Phil Collins and Toto have all since benefited from the Sklar low end. The beard, of course, is iconic too. In this episode of the Comfortably Strung Podcast, Shel…
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In this episode of the Comfortably Strung Podcast we talk tone with Duran Duran bassist, John Taylor. As one of the biggest pop bands in history, Duran Duran's breakthrough single, the title track from 1982's Rio album, perfectly demonstrates what John describes as his “up-front” bass style, and formed the inspiration behind Dingwall’s Rio Dream Ba…
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The first episode of the Comfortably Strung Podcast features UK bassist, producer, and engineer Adam “Nolly” Getgood. We talk about his tenure with Periphery, how he became a prolific force in the world of audio production, how to achieve the ideal bass tone from a mere physics standpoint, and how his partnership with Dingwall Guitars proliferated …
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Today's episode is a great chat with Saskatoon three-piece W3APONS. No. That's not a typo. Yes, if you want to ask Alexa or Siri to play their music, you have to say W - 3 - APONS... and then the name of the song. It's slightly more work but a hell of a lot more fun! (There's actually a fun story about how that name came into existance We learned t…
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Today's guest is the king of the low B, Sheldon Dingwall. From humble beginnings in a garage in Saskatoon, Sheldon has built his business into one of the most recognizable and respected names in the world of bass guitar. We learned that he toured relentlessly for three years (playing around 900 gigs!!!) leading up to moving into the world of guitar…
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Randy Bailer joins us from Wetaskiwin, Alberta for episode 9! Randy is the energetic front man and songwriter with festival favourites Punch Drunk Cabaret and has had a wildly varied musical career. He's also the artist for all the band's albums and is the main creative force behind their hugely popular, usually outrageous videos! We dug into Punch…
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Today’s guest is a friend of ours who we love to talk music with! Nathan Saggs is fondly remembered from his tenure with good time band Slab Drab and as the bass player for Firing at the Sky. His musical journey has taken him from drums to guitar to bass and from a mouse-infested sleeping bag in Alberta to the heady heights of the Toronto music sce…
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Today's guest is the wonderfully talented, insightful, and absolutely hilarious, Mark Kleiner. Mark was known through the late nineties and 2000s, primarily on the West Coast, for his tenure in the bands Sister Lovers and Jungle, who he stunned, along with the entire Vancouver music scene, by heading back to Saskatoon to study theology, before retu…
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Our guest in today's episode is national treasure Jay Semko! Jay is obviously best known from his tenure as bass player, singer, and songwriter with the Northern Pikes; one of Canada's most influential bands of late 80s/early 90s. Jay and Randy have worked together lots over the past decade or so and the conversation was relaxed, warm, and very fun…
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Today we're talking to Oral Fuentes who heads up the Oral Fuentes Reggae Band as well as organizing the Saskatoon Reggae and World Music Festival. We find out how a kid from the mean streets of Belize ended up in Saskatoon, Sasktchewan, via the jungles of Guatemala. We also discover why there are so many Lords in Belize (hint; it's poking fun at th…
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In this week's episode, we caught up with one of our favourite Reginans; Mark Heise. Mark is best know these days as the President and co-founder of Rebellion Brewing Co; one of Canada's best craft breweries. Mark is also a huge music fan, with varied eclectic tastes. We talked about The Kinks, Steve Earle, Waylon Jennings, and scores of other band…
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Our guest on this week's episode is Ross Nykiforuk, whose storied career has seen him tour with the Northern Pikes, perform under his alter ego, "Styles Montreaux", and run a successful studio in Saskatoon, engineering and producing albums for bands like The Sheepdogs, The Northern Pikes, and Punch Drunk Cabaret. We talked about Elvis Costello, stu…
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You probable know Kris Klyne from his head-banging, guitar-shredding days as the front man of Saskatchewan metal staple, Morally Sound. But Kris has songwriting chops galore and has branched into melodic heavy rock, pop, and even country-oriented vibes. His talent as a songwriter is to guage the feel of a song and write what is appropriate. Maybe t…
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In our lead-off episode, Kevin talks to Randy about his two-plus decade career in the Saskatchewan music scene. We learn that Randy's first guitar only had four strings, that Lydia's fire escape is a real bitch to haul a Hammond Organ up and down, and that he is passionate about advocating for local musicians in his role as a board member with the …
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