All types book club childrens event conversation group special event storytime teen event young readers. Stuart mclean the vinyl cafe storyteller prospeakerscanada. The vinyl cafe book series by stuart mclean includes books stories from the vinyl cafe, home from the vinyl cafe. Polly andersons christmas party by stuart mclean youtube. The show was written and hosted by stuart mclean and featured stories, essays and music. Heres stuarts final holiday special, recorded in thunder bay, ontario, at the very last show that stuart performed. Stuart mclean, bestselling author and host of cbc radios. What is dave doing by himself in a halifax hotel room with a duck. So funny i cried, the trouble is i was driving at the time and couldnt see, especially the story about the father in law driving. Day sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday. Learn all about the secret lives and hidden passions of the seemingly ordinary folk from the radio show. The vinyl cafe radio show, which featured a mix of stories, essays and musical performances, was spun into bestselling books and became a touring production in 2008. The single story called the bird an exotic bird lands in the backyard. Meet his pal, kenny wong, who runs wongs scottish meat pies.
Stream tracks and playlists from vinyl cafe on your desktop or mobile device. The vinyl cafe is written and hosted by stuart mclean and features stories, essays and music both live and recorded. Oct 30, 2018 this boxed set of the first four vinyl cafe story collections is a treasure for devoted fans of stuart mcleancanadas most beloved storytellerand newcomers to the world of dave and morley, their children stephanie and sam, and their friends and pets, alike. Its american counterpart would be garrison keillors a prairie home companion and the funny stories the genial host of the vinyl cafe, stuart mclean. We do this by not only sending you great music, but by also offering an amazing experience every month.
Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Vinyl cafe new stories 20 vinyl cafe seasons 2015 up and away 2016 the unreleased stories 2017 the covers of the canadian editions of vinyl cafe diaries, secrets from the vinyl cafe, the vinyl cafe coast to coast story service and a story gram from the vinyl cafe were designed and illustrated by noted writer, artist and cartoonist seth. Stories from the vinyl cafe is a collection of eighteen tales written by stuart mclean. Watch while they all bump and stumble through a hilarious year of mistakes, miscues, misunderstandings, and muddle. Meet dave, the proud owner of the worlds smallest record store. Listen free to stuart mclean vinyl cafe stories the jock strap, holland and more. In addition to the new cd, the vinyl cafe will also be releasing a new book this autumn, just in time for the holidays. The program is also available as a podcast, although the. Feb 17, 2017 the vinyl cafe was presented in front of an audience and toured for more than 100 days each year in canada and in cities in the united states, including bay city, mich. For the last almost 30 years, i have repeatedly made attempts of digitizing vinyl, trying to at least draw near the magic of vinyl in the digital domain. First read on air in 1994, many of the stories were eventually compiled in book form, followed by audio recording compilations from the program. Mcnally robinson booksellers 1120 grant avenue, winnipeg, mb canada r3m 2a6 toll free 18005611833. See more ideas about vinyl cafe, stuart mclean and ottawa ontario. Best coffee and breakfast in rockwall book club cafe.
Listen to morleys book club from stuart mcleans vinyl cafe family pack for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. A collectors item that makes a great gift for a serious fan of the vinyl cafe. The vinyl cafe was an hourlong radio variety show hosted by stuart mclean that was broadcast on cbc radio and was syndicated to approximately 80 u. He was best known as the host of the vinyl cafe on cbc radio 1 and cbc radio 2. Dave is the kind of guy who forgets that he is in charge o. Christmas at the vinyl cafe includes 12 dave and morley christmas stories. May 11, 20 this story, hello, monster, is excerpted from stuart mcleans latest book, revenge of the vinyl cafe. Listen to vinyl cafe holiday special by vinyl cafe stories from cbc radio instantly on your tablet, phone or browser no downloads needed.
Only a few years ago a completely new concept of digitizing vinyls appeared, proposed by dr. He retired in 2004 as a professor at the school of journalism at. He retired in 2004 as a professor at the school of journalism at ryerson polytechnic university in toronto. All of them feature the toronto family at the heart of the vinyl cafe. Stuart mclean announces hes ending vinyl cafe the star. May 20, 2012 stuart mclean stories from the vinyl cafe humor comedy canada ottawa ontario nova scotia. Stuart mclean born 1948 in montreal, quebec died 2017 in toronto, ontario was a canadian radio broadcaster and author. Home from the vinyl cafe also explores the tender awkwardness of first love, the challenges presented by a dying guinea pig, and the answer to the question of why a teenager would rather eat vegetables and clean his room than go on a family vacation. Vinyl cafe stories by stuart mclean 775020097926 cd. The stories also feature daves wife, morley, their two children, sam and stephanie, and assorted friends and neighbours. I used various tt system including very expensive ones, a variety of professional equipment and software, but the result was always inadequate.
I first heard vinyl cafe read at the hay festival and loved it then. The story the jock strap is featured over the photographs, and is written and narrated by stuart mclean, and used with kind permission of stuart mclean and the vinyl cafe. Christmas at the vinyl cafe by oplreads a staffcreated list. If only we had thought of reading a book from the vinyl cafe collection of short stories, we would have had a fun discussion. On tour, vinyl cafe odd jobs, vinyl cafe coast to coast story service, a s. This story, hello, monster, is excerpted from stuart mcleans latest book, revenge of the vinyl cafe. Listen to vinyl cafe soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 4 tracks.
The show was photographed at the rebecca cohn auditorium, halifax. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 256 pages and is available in paperback format. The collection features canadas muchloved fictional family. The central figure in these 19 stories is dave, a former rockband road manager who now runs a tiny record shop called the vinyl cafe. The stories are laugh out loud funny and tell the stories of dave, morley and their children, stephanie and sam. A good read for a saturday from master storyteller stuart mclean the cbc radio host and author of revenge of the vinyl cafe weaves a fantastical tale of everyday happenstance that. In vinyl cafe diaries, master storyteller and humorist stuart mclean takes us into the deepest recesses of the vinyl cafe. Like an old friend whos turned up in town, stuart mclean returns with stories from the vinyl cafe, his bestselling collection of tales based on his enormously popular vinyl cafe radio program. Buy a cd or vinyl record and get 90 days free amazon music unlimited. Dave is the kind of guy who forgets that he is in charge of the turkey until the night before. The main characters of this fiction, short stories story are. For this book, as well as a chance to check out some more holiday classics and seasonal.
The reading is perfect, its read by the author, and even though its canadian they could be set. I first heard vinyl cafe read at the hay festival and loved it. Dec 09, 2014 the vinyl cafe with stuart mclean, boy goes over niagara falls duration. The following is a list of stories written by stuart mclean featuring his popular fictional characters dave and morley from the radio program the vinyl cafe. The twodecadeold radio series, and now podcast, is a familiar sound for many canadians its fables and writein tales are often heard filling a car during. Free download or read online home from the vinyl cafe. Join us in december as we discuss the late stuart mcleans newly released collection of vinyl cafe christmas tales. Every year, wed spend five weeks crammed into a tour bus, travelling across the country. Stuart mclean writes and hosts the popular cbc radio show the vinyl cafe. A year after announcing hes battling melanoma, stuart mclean, host of cbcs the vinyl cafe, has announced hes stepping down from the beloved national radio show. How stuart mclean taught me that the world is a good place. Mcleans books of stories from the vinyl cafe won the stephen leacock medal for humour three times. That was the very first vinyl cafe christmas story, and it was the story that turned christmas into a big deal at the vinyl cafe. Dec 25, 2017 christmas was a special time of year for us.
The unreleased stories is a great addition to your library. Special event, storytime, childrens event childrens. Like an old friend whos turned up in town, stuart mclean returns with stories from. I miss him a great deal, and its been nearly a year since he went to glory. The first edition of the novel was published in 1998, and was written by stuart mclean. Dave, his wife morley, their daughter stephanie, and their son sam. This concept and the latest technical accomplishments of professional digital audio equipment now available to me brought on vinyl digitization to a radically different level. There is a fantastic balance between serious topics and touching stories about losing pets, family relationships, marriage, overcoming fear, stinky skunks, a mom who got caught stealing sausage from the grocery store, doing the right thing and remembering. Wife morley is the sort of woman who begins preparing for christmas in may. The vinyl cafe is probably the cbcs, canadian broadcasting corporation, most successful weekend show. Stuart mclean shares his secret to telling a riveting story. Last year, our book club experienced challenges as we tried to find a happy book to share.
The christmas concert, vinyl cafe stories, the vinyl cafe. Dec 16, 2017 christmas was a big deal at the vinyl cafe. The vinyl cafe was a radio show heard on cbc radio, on selected public radio stations in the united states, on podcast, and online. Recorded at various concerts given by mclean throughout canada in 1997 and 1998, this twocd, twohourplus collection gathers nine of his oneman storytelling performances of tales from his cbc the vinyl cafe radio program. The show also features daves wife, morley, their two children, sam and stephanie and assorted friends and neighbours. He is the author of many bestselling and awardwinning books, including eight collections of vinyl cafe stories.
Our goal is to be the greatest music company ever, and to make your life even more awesome than it already is. From the 1998 release from stuart mclean called vinyl cafe stories. Rob robinson who implemented it in his revolutionary software pure vinyl. Over one million people around the world tune in to the show every week. The vinyl cafe stories are about dave, owner of the second hand record store. Voice of him that crieth in the wilderness 114,389 views. Vinyl cafe stories from cbc radio feed digital podcast. Cbc radio presents the stories and misadventures of dave, the owner of the vinyl cafe, the worlds smallest record store, where the motto is we may not be big, but were small. The vinyl cafe stories are about dave, owner of a second hand record store called the vinyl cafe. Jan 01, 1995 stories from the vinyl cafe is a collection of eighteen tales written by stuart mclean. The adventures begin in december with daves disastrous yet inspired.
Amusing domestic tales from the guys viewpoint by a canadian garrison keillor. Celebrate the holiday season with us as we dive into the realm of humour and heartwarming holiday cheer. Vinyl cafe stories cd stuart mclean mcnally robinson. A year of stories, the vinyl cafe unplugged, and several more. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read home from the vinyl cafe. If you enjoy stuart mclean, if you enjoy great writing and reading, if you love dave and morley and gang as much as anyone from any tv series, then the vinyl cafe. Mclean graduated from sir george williams university with a b. Its american counterpart would be garrison keillors a prairie home companion and the funny stories the genial host of the vinyl cafe, stuart mclean, tells are sort of like the news from lake wobegon without the politics, religion, and occasional highhorse. An original copy of the very first vinyl cafe book. The vinyl cafe with stuart mclean, boy goes over niagara falls duration.
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