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Season 4, episode 9 – “Home” available now, wherever you get your podcasts.

“How can you deny an old man his dying wish?”

This week’s episode is all about the powerful pull of home. We start with a story about Dave’s neighbours Eugene and Maria and their longing for their hometown of Rendi. And in our second story, an event in Dave’s Big Narrows brings back a cascade of memories.

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“It was one of those moments that make you wonder if your life is cursed.” In this week’s episode, two stories of a mystical flavour, with mysterious encounters for both Stephanie and Dave.
“How was Dave supposed to know the Madden kids were all lactose intolerant.” Oh Dave. Always biting off more than you can chew! Today on the pod, two stories where he gets in over his head. In the first Dave babysits a cell phone that is
Our friends at CBC Radio's The Current are playing a fall Vinyl Cafe story for Holiday Monday tomorrow morning. The Current airs at 8:30am (your local time). Happy Thanksgiving everyone! 🍂 AND FOR MORE OF STUART MCLEAN'S VINYL CAFE STORIES, CHECK O
Stuart and I looked forward to the Vinyl Cafe Arthur Awards every single year. It became a Thanksgiving tradition: this week we share two more of our favourites. To listen, see link in bio 😊
This week on the podcast, we’re talking about music and song. I LOVED hearing Stuart break into song in our second story - I'd forgotten he did that. Stuart loved music and he loved to sing. If you ever saw one of our concerts, on stage, then
“The day Annie began violin lessons was the most exciting day of her life" This week’s episode is all about music. It was such an integral part of both the radio show and the touring show. We have two music stories for you today. Th
Stuart wrote so many great stories about dogs. And he had so many great dogs in his life. And I know that some of you named YOUR dogs after characters in the stories. Including the last photo here, of Morley, the retriever. Thank you Roxanne Hami
If you listened to this week’s show you’ll know we’re talking about dogs – AGAIN! But how can we not? Stuart wrote the best dog stories! I talked about my favourites in the show: the epic adventure of Scout in “Annie&rs
“He was a great dog.” Today on the podcast, two stories about one of my favourite subjects – dogs. Bust out the Kleenex because the first story is a beautiful love letter to Dave’s dog, Arthur. The second is a listener story

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Three hilarious stories for the festive season. Available now on CD and in digital.

Three stories about Morley, the beating heart of the family and the calm to Dave’s chaos. Available now on CD and in digital.

Three Dave and Morley stories for the Christmas season. Available now on CD or in digital.

 
 
 

VINYL CAFE 25 YEARS VOLUME l: DAVE AND MORLEY STORIES

2019 marked the 25th anniversary of the Vinyl Cafe. It’s hard to believe that it has been over 25 years since Stuart introduced us to Dave and Morley. In celebration of The Vinyl Cafe’s 25th anniversary, we are releasing two new 4-disc sets of Vinyl Cafe material never previously available on CD.

Over four hours of stories written and performed by the beloved – and greatly missed – Stuart McLean. Laugh along with audiences from across the country as they enjoy stories about Canada’s favourite fictional family: Dave, Morley and the kids.

VINYL CAFE 25 YEARS VOLUME ll: POSTCARDS FROM CANADA

For the very first time, we are releasing the much requested “opening scripts”: stories about the towns and cities that we visited with the Vinyl Cafe. Postcards from Canada features essays about 21 different Canadian locations, recorded at live Vinyl Cafe concerts across the country. These snapshots of Canadian life capture – in Stuart’s inimitable style – the beauty, history and poetry of Canada’s landscape and people.

 

ABOUT THE VINYL CAFE

The Vinyl Cafe aired weekly on CBC Radio, on select public radio stations in the United States, and via podcast. The radio show was written and hosted by the late Stuart McLean and featured stories, essays and music, often recorded at live concerts from across Canada and the US. It was on the air from 1994-2016. Periodically, The Vinyl Cafe returns to its old home on CBC Radio. Stuart McLean’s Vinyl Cafe stories are featured on the new podcast, Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe, along with rare behind the scenes backstories by long-time producer Jess Milton.

The Vinyl Cafe stories are about Dave, owner of a secondhand record store called "The Vinyl Cafe". The stories also feature Dave's wife, Morley, their two children, Sam and Stephanie, and assorted friends and neighbours. The stories are collected in books and on CD. To view the full Vinyl Cafe discography, click here.

The motto of Dave's store – and of the radio show – is "We May Not Be Big, But We're Small."

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Books, CDs and more.

Books, CDs and more.