Monthly Archives: January 2009

cut+clear carnival #3 – pelham & pan

Stanton Kewley, Pelham Goddard and Wendell Manwarren at Pelham’s home in St. James, Trinidad In cut+clear carnival episode #3 we visit veteran producer and steel orchestra arranger, Pelham Goddard, at his home in St. James for a chat about the evolution of music for steel orchestras and 3canal’s foray into the steel band arena with [...]

cut+clear carnival #2 – hosts & promoters

(L to R) Curtis Popplewell, Stanton Kewley, Walt Lovelace, Wendell Manwarren, Roger Roberts in front of cut+clear productions HQ, Woodbrook, Trinidad

On episode #2 of the cut+clear carnival podcast 3canal and I chat with Curtis “C*POP” Popplewell and Walt Lovelace, the men behind the Beach House Carnival fête and some of the country’s most [...]

Coming January 20 – episode #2 of the cut+clear carnival podcast

I’ll be heading down to cut+clear productions shortly to record episode #2 of the cut+clear carnival podcast w/ 3canal. Today’s special guests: C*POP and Walt Lovelace. The show will be released tomorrow. And above, photos from last night’s launch of 3canal’s carnival presentations at Queen’s Hall. That includes their 2009 release, JOY+FIRE, which, for a [...]

cut+clear carnival #1 – pilot

For the 2009 carnival season I’ve teamed up with 3canal to produce a series of down and dirty (dutty?) podcasts called cut+clear carnival. We’re keeping it deliberately simple and free-flowing: the plan is for us to meet on Mondays, riff for 15 or so minutes on things carnival-related, preferably with a guest, then have the [...]