Gregory Gallant, better known by his pen name Seth, is a Canadian cartoonist. He is best known for his series Palookaville and his mock-autobiographical graphic novel It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken (1996).
Andrew Stuart McLean, was a Canadian radio broadcaster, humorist, monologist, and author, best known as the host of the CBC Radio program The Vinyl Cafe. Often described as a "story-telling comic" although his stories addressed both humorous and serious themes, he was known for fiction and non-fiction work which celebrated the decency and dignity of ordinary people, through stories which often highlighted the ability of their subjects, whether real or fictional, to persevere with grace and humour through embarrassing or challenging situations.
Royal City was a Canadian indie rock band from Guelph.
The Vinyl Cafe was an hour-long radio variety show hosted by Stuart McLean that was broadcast on CBC Radio and was syndicated to approximately 80 U.S. public radio stations through Public Radio International. It aired on Sunday at noon EST and Tuesday at 11:00 pm EST on CBC Radio One and Saturday at 9 am EST on CBC Radio 2. The program is also available as a podcast, although the podcasts are usually just McLean's stories for studio episodes because of copyright restrictions on recorded music. CBC Radio also formerly aired a separate weekday afternoon program, under the title Vinyl Cafe Stories, which consisted of two previously recorded Dave and Morley stories per episode.
Morningside was a nationally broadcast Canadian radio program, which aired on CBC Radio from September 20, 1976 to May 30, 1997. It was broadcast from 9 a.m. to noon, Monday to Friday. The series replaced a series of short-lived morning radio programs that aired in this slot after This Country in the Morning ended in 1974.
Sunday Morning was a Canadian radio news and information program, which aired on CBC Radio One from 1976 to 1997.
Julie Penner is a Canadian violinist who has played with The FemBots, Broken Social Scene, Do Make Say Think, Hylozoists, The Lowest of the Low and The Weakerthans. She also worked as the music producer for Stuart McLean's The Vinyl Cafe on CBC Radio until it went on hiatus in 2015.
John Sheard is a Canadian pianist, producer and arranger, who throughout his thirty year career has recorded and performed with many North American artists, and is most recognized for his work on Stuart McLean's Vinyl Cafe.
Ross MacLachlan is an accomplished pianist living in Eastern Ontario near Kingston. Specializing in ragtime, boogie and stride-piano styles, he has delighted live-music lovers with hundreds of performances while accompanied by other talented musicians including the likes of Gary Barratt, Patty Smith, Tim Roberts, Lynne Hanson, Nora Peterson and Spencer Evans.
Vinyl Cafe Stories (1998) is a two-CD album by Stuart McLean released in 1998 by Vinyl Cafe Productions.
The Vinyl Cafe On Tour (1999) is a two-CD album by Stuart McLean released by Vinyl Cafe Productions.
Vinyl Cafe Inc. Coast to Coast Story Service (2002) is a two-CD album by Stuart McLean released by Vinyl Cafe Productions.
A Story-Gram From Vinyl Cafe Inc. (2004) is a two-CD album by Stuart McLean released by Vinyl Cafe Productions.
Home from the Vinyl Cafe (1998) is Stuart McLean's second volume of stories that first aired on the CBC Radio program The Vinyl Cafe. It was the winner of the 1999 Stephen Leacock Award for Humour.
Vinyl Cafe Unplugged (2000) is Stuart McLean's third volume of stories that first aired on the CBC Radio program The Vinyl Cafe. In 2001, it won the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour. This was the second time that Stuart McLean had won for his writings on The Vinyl Cafe.
Vinyl Cafe Diaries (2003) is Stuart McLean's fourth volume of stories that first aired on the CBC Radio program The Vinyl Cafe. It made the 2004 Stephen Leacock Award for Humour shortlist, and was the winner of the 2004 Canadian Authors Association Award.
Vinyl Cafe Notebooks: a collection of essays from The Vinyl Cafe (2010) is Stuart McLean's ninth book and each one has been a Canadian bestseller. McLean has sold over 1 million books in Canada. Unlike the other "Vinyl Cafe" books, these are not "Dave and Morley stories".
The Vinyl Cafe Family Pack (2011) is a 4-CD album by Stuart McLean released by Vinyl Cafe Productions.
Revenge of the Vinyl Cafe (2012) is Stuart McLean's fifth book of stories that first aired on the CBC Radio program The Vinyl Cafe. It debuted at #1 in The Globe and Mail’s bestseller list. It is the only book in the Vinyl Cafe series to have its own theme music, selected by CBC Radio listeners and written by Ottawa band The PepTides Stories included in Revenge of the Vinyl Cafe:
