15 - Josh Finlayson, Part 1: Under the Influences

Employee of the Myth

Before becoming a co-founder of Skydiggers, guitarist/singer/songwriter Josh Finlayson developed a deep love of folk, country and roots music. While listening with admiration to Doc Watson, Chet Atkins, Gordon Lightfoot, Ian and Sylvia Tyson and others on his Dad's record player (or in the family station wagon), his connection with the music bloomed. With the positive musical influences of his two older brothers, plus the help of a supportive guitar teacher, Josh gradually developed a sense of the musician and songwriter that he would become. When he and his brother's school friend—a certain singer named Andy Maize—began playing together, everything started to fall into place. The rest is Canadian music history.
Songs used in this episode:

• "Je t'aime Toujours, Mon Amour" - Skydiggers (Bide Your Time, 2023)
• "This Old Town" - Skydiggers (Restless, 1992)
• "Slow Burning Fire" - Restless (1992)
• "Why You Been Gone So Long" - Travis Good and Josh Finlayson (live, at the launch of the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Legacy Room at So Hip It Hurts, Toronto, 2018).

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Featuring: Andy Maize and Josh Finlayson
Producer & co-host: Joel Stewart
Host and Editor: Jane Gowan (Music Buddy)
Audio Engineer: Tim Vesely