Vicki Brittle

Teilhard Frost

https://tfrostmusic.com/ [https://tfrostmusic.com/] He was raised on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, spending time with the elder fiddlers in the area. At the age of three he was given a jaw harp and harmonica by his father, and his mother gave him a fiddle and a record of Kentucky fiddle tunes. He has continued to play them all ever since. As a teenager, he moved to Southern Ontario, where he took up the more ‘urban’ Saxophone, leaving the fiddle in the case for over ten years. Coupled with a keen interest in drumming, he pursued a career as a percussionist, co-founding the acclaimed Cuban Folkloric ensemble, Klave Y Kongo. In the ten years with Klave Y Kongo, the band hosted many Cuban artists including Eliados Ochoa and Quartetto Patria of Buena Vista Social Club fame. Yet after a while he felt a responsibility to take his Great-Grandfathers fiddle out of the closet and get re-acquainted with the tunes. If you would like to support my work here on Substack and my music (https://www.briantmusic.com [https://www.briantmusic.com]), please click the Buy Me A Coffee logo above and donate. It is challenging to succeed in music and art, and your donation goes a long way toward helping me continue making it. Brian Tremblay’s Lonesome Cowboy Cowboy Podcast is a free publication. There’s no charge to subscribe. Thank you! Get full access to Brian Tremblay's Lonesome Cowboy Cowboy Podcast at thelonesomecowboypodcast.substack.com/subscribe [https://thelonesomecowboypodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Suzanne Nuttall

https://suzannenuttall.bandcamp.com/ [https://suzannenuttall.bandcamp.com/] SUZANNE NUTTALL has released an album called "Live Without A Net" on Bandcamp. The show was recorded at the end of an eight-city tour back in March 2025 in a packed "house concert" setting where you could hear a pin drop. This album is the culmination of years of work adapting and tweaking the arrangements of her original songs to create a dynamic one woman show - live without a net! Music lovers might remember Suzanne in her Montreal roots duo Bare Bones with Patrick Hutchinson and her Toronto six-piece soul-funk band Sue de Nym. Suzanne now calls Ottawa home and is busy slipping into its bustling and thriving music scene. If you would like to support my work here on Substack and my music (https://www.briantmusic.com [https://www.briantmusic.com]), please click the Buy Me A Coffee logo above and donate. It is challenging to succeed in music and art, and your donation goes a long way toward helping me continue making it. Get full access to Brian Tremblay's Lonesome Cowboy Cowboy Podcast at thelonesomecowboypodcast.substack.com/subscribe [https://thelonesomecowboypodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Jodi Timgren

https://joditimgren.bandcamp.com/ [https://joditimgren.bandcamp.com/] Jodi’s bold voice has been her instrument from early on. From 1993 – 2001, Jodi was part of the group Aridella. She released her debut album “Weigh The Needle Down" in 2022. She continues to work as a soloist and collaborator with many aroundthe Haliburton area. Jodi co-writes under the name name “Silva Musica” (follow on Bandcamp) with Richard Joudrey of Blue Peter and Rational Youth. If you would like to support my work here on Substack and my music (https://www.briantmusic.com [https://www.briantmusic.com]), please click the Buy Me A Coffee logo above and donate. It is challenging to succeed in music and art, and your donation goes a long way toward helping me continue making it. Get full access to Brian Tremblay's Lonesome Cowboy Cowboy Podcast at thelonesomecowboypodcast.substack.com/subscribe [https://thelonesomecowboypodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Vicki Brittle

Born and raised where the two rivers meet in Arnprior, Ontario, where her parents owned a letter-press print shop, she learned the power of determination and the magic of art at a young age. Brittle has recently released her 2nd Full Length Album “The Hardest Things” in August 2025, landing playlists like Folk&Friends, New Music Friday, Highway One and others. Brittle has opened for acts such as Sass Jordan, Adam Gontier, Logan Staats, Jeff Martin, Jon Bryant and many more. With over 6 million online streams, an Album of The Year nomination, International Songwriting Competition Finalist, and playing festivals like Ottawa Bluesfest, Festival of Small Halls, Breadmakr Calgary, The Victoria Listening Room, Folk Music Canada Conference and most recently, 2026 Mariposa Folk Festival Emerging Artist Showcase, Brittle continues to display she is one to watch. If you would like to support my work here on Substack and my music (https://www.briantmusic.com [https://www.briantmusic.com]), please click the Buy Me A Coffee logo above and donate. It is challenging to succeed in music and art, and your donation goes a long way toward helping me continue making it. Get full access to Brian Tremblay's Lonesome Cowboy Cowboy Podcast at thelonesomecowboypodcast.substack.com/subscribe [https://thelonesomecowboypodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

James Gordon

He’s written for symphony orchestras, musical theatre and dance works, scored films, and for more than ten years was heard on CBC radio as songwriter-in-residence for the ’Basic Black’ and ‘Ontario Morning’ programs. Between tours, James is a record producer, playwright, community activist, theatre director and currently has a part-time ‘side hustle’ as a Guelph City Councillor. These days he’s perhaps known as the composer of the viral internet hit “Crybabies Caravan”, about the so-called ‘Freedom Convoy’ in Ottawa. It’s received more than 300,000 views and stimulated a lot of inspiring discussion. His songwriting-in-the-schools program “Rhyme Capsules” has brought him all over the world, creating songs with students of all ages, and it earned him a place of honour on the “Wall of Fame” in Guelph’s Youth Music Centre. If you would like to support my work here on Substack and my music (https://www.briantmusic.com), please click the Buy Me A Coffee logo above and donate. It is challenging to succeed in music and art, and your donation goes a long way toward helping me continue making it. Brian Tremblay’s Lonesome Cowboy Cowboy Podcast is a free publication. There’s no charge to subscribe. Thank you! Get full access to Brian Tremblay's Lonesome Cowboy Cowboy Podcast at thelonesomecowboypodcast.substack.com/subscribe [https://thelonesomecowboypodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]