Employee of the Myth
Employee of the Myth is a podcast about beloved roots-rockers, Skydiggers. This is a perfect listening companion while walking the dog, washing the dishes or driving to your favourite unspecified destination. Prepare to amaze your friends with your “behind the scenes” knowledge of one of Canada's favourite bands!
Season 1 & 2 : Hide Your Light, Bid Your Time (episodes 1-12)
Each episode in the first two seasons explores the new album, released in 2023. The conversations aim to place the songs in context of the more than 35 years that co-founders Andy Maize and Josh Finlayson have been writing, recording and performing together. Each episode features one of the new songs paired with another song from the band's catalogue, performed acoustically by Andy and Josh in the welcoming confines of the Woodshed recording studio in Toronto, ON.
Season 3: Community
This season highlights the vibrant and rich friendships and collaborations that have developed over the band's 30+ years of playing music.
Employee of the Myth
17 - Ron Macey: Always a Skydigger
"At the end of the day, that's all there is. It's friends and community, or else you're on a desert island all by yourself" — Ron Macey
"Ronny came down [to The Spadina Hotel] to check us out. We did our set, and after, I said to Josh, "I don't give a sh•t how he plays, he looks so fantastic, he's in the band". — Andy Maize
In the days of classified ads and land lines, a young and dashing Ron Macey put a callout in the back of NOW magazine, looking for a band that might need an "average bass player" (his words, not ours). Andy saw the ad, and Josh dialled the number. Before long, Ron became Skydiggers' first bassist. In doing so, he found good friends, a musical family, and a path he'd follow for many years—and several albums—to come.
Recorded on location, mid-tour, in Vancouver, B.C. Please enjoy a special conversation with Ron Macey a.k.a. "Ronny von Johnny" a.k.a. "The West Coast Millionaire". It's sweet, it's salty, it's Skydiggers.
Songs used in this episode:
- "Je t'aime toujours, mon amour" - Skydiggers (Bide Your Time, 2023)
- "My City is Gone" - Skydiggers (Hide Your Light, 2023)
- "I Am A Pilgrim" - Skydiggers (Live at The Spadina Hotel, 1988)
- "Maybe It's Just Not Good Enough - Skydiggers (Skydiggers, 1990)
- "Desmond's Hip City" - Skydiggers (Desmond's Hip City, 1997)
- "Dear Henry" - Skydiggers (Desmond's Hip City, 1997)
- "All of Our Dreaming" - Skydiggers (Bittersweet Harmony, 2003)
- "Debris" - Skydiggers (Hide Your Light, 2023)
- "Hello Beautiful Life" - Skydiggers (City of Sirens, 2008)
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Employee of the Myth is brought to you by Skydiggers Productions
Featuring: Andy Maize and Josh Finlayson
Producer & co-host: Joel Stewart
Host and Editor: Jane Gowan (Music Buddy)
Audio Engineer: Tim Vesely
