Mon, 01 Jun 2026 07:58:06 -0400 http://www.themartiparty.com en-us © 2026 The Marti Party yes f97084bc-4fb2-5d02-8397-ccae377d929f Katie Marti episodic true Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) podcast, music, arts, culture, intimate, live performance, conversation, katie marti, marti party, canada, west coast, bc, british columbia Katie Marti https://storage.buzzsprout.com/16fxjgth5l66560flx9m46pzeb58?.jpg http://www.themartiparty.com Episode 6: May Davis May Davis has a new name, a new single, a new music video, and a new album. I, on the other hand, have a new scrunchie, a new favourite ice cream flavour and a new stain on my couch. To each their own pandemic, I say!

]]> May Davis has a new name, a new single, a new music video, and a new album. I, on the other hand, have a new scrunchie, a new favourite ice cream flavour and a new stain on my couch. To each their own pandemic, I say!

]]> https://www.buzzsprout.com/1625953/8832215 May Davis Buzzsprout-8832215 Fri, 09 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0700 2805 singer-songwriter, May Davis, Katie Marti, folk, live music, country, blues, Revelstoke, British Columbia, Marti Party, guitar, acoustic, Marc Cohn 1 6 full true Episode 5: Scotty Hills Scotty Hills is, at bare minimum, a legend. The Juno nominee plays drums like the dickens, sings like an angel, and whistles like you would not believe. In this episode, we chat about exercising our humanity in the face of a pandemic, live performance vs. performative culture, and whether or not Neil Young is still alive. (Relax. He is.) 

]]> Scotty Hills is, at bare minimum, a legend. The Juno nominee plays drums like the dickens, sings like an angel, and whistles like you would not believe. In this episode, we chat about exercising our humanity in the face of a pandemic, live performance vs. performative culture, and whether or not Neil Young is still alive. (Relax. He is.) 

]]> Scotty Hills Buzzsprout-8598826 Fri, 28 May 2021 00:00:00 -0700 3229 Scotty Hills, Katie Marti, Marti Party, singer-songwriter, musician, folk, blues, alt-country, drummer, coca-cola, 1 5 full true Episode 4: Ellen Braun Ellen Braun was living the dream as a singer-songwriter. She wrote and played with some of her musical heroes in Nashville, Tennessee, was invited to attend the prestigious Banff Centre's Writing Residency in her own backyard, and recorded and released a full-length studio album with her band, Trundled. Things were moving in all the right directions... and then, COVID. Nothing pulls the world back into perspective quite like a global pandemic. 

]]> Ellen Braun was living the dream as a singer-songwriter. She wrote and played with some of her musical heroes in Nashville, Tennessee, was invited to attend the prestigious Banff Centre's Writing Residency in her own backyard, and recorded and released a full-length studio album with her band, Trundled. Things were moving in all the right directions... and then, COVID. Nothing pulls the world back into perspective quite like a global pandemic. 

]]> http://www.themartiparty.com Ellen Braun Buzzsprout-8432609 Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0700 2337 katie marti, marti party, live music, singer-songwriter, ellen braun, canada, musician, covid, banff, nashville, artist, art, culture, alberta, folk, country, americana, alt-country, indie, taboo, bow valley, canmore 1 4 full true Episode 3: Tanya Boteju Tanya Boteju is an author, an educator, and a fiercely devoted advocate for equity and diversity in literature (and in general). Her debut YA novel, Kings, Queens and In-Betweens, has been accurately billed as Judy Blume meets RuPaul, and her much-anticipated second novel, Bruised, is hot off the press as we speak. She also happens to have the best drag king/roller derby name I have ever heard. 

]]> Tanya Boteju is an author, an educator, and a fiercely devoted advocate for equity and diversity in literature (and in general). Her debut YA novel, Kings, Queens and In-Betweens, has been accurately billed as Judy Blume meets RuPaul, and her much-anticipated second novel, Bruised, is hot off the press as we speak. She also happens to have the best drag king/roller derby name I have ever heard. 

]]> http://www.themartiparty.com Tanya Boteju Buzzsprout-8182590 Fri, 26 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0700 2621 katie marti, tanya boteju, author, teacher, literature, YA, Young Adult, Canadian, Sri Lankan, LGBTQ+, diversity, equity, anti-racism, queer, writer, simon and schuster, novelist, writing, can lit, british columbia, vancouver, roller derby, drag, drag que 1 3 full true Episode 2: Miranda Currie Miranda Currie is on a mission to create northern Indigenous content that is accessible to kids and families. Putting her trademark spin on traditional narratives, she uses music, film and crafty storytelling to educate the rest of us about everything from sled dogs to scat. 

]]> Miranda Currie is on a mission to create northern Indigenous content that is accessible to kids and families. Putting her trademark spin on traditional narratives, she uses music, film and crafty storytelling to educate the rest of us about everything from sled dogs to scat. 

]]> http://www.themartiparty.com Miranda Currie Buzzsprout-7882951 Fri, 26 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0800 2949 katie marti, marti party, podcast, indigenous, canada, yellowknife, first nations, brain injury, music, live music, folk music, fiddle, dog sled, documentary, northern, cree, inuit, dene, kids, families, children, author, filmmaker, musician, hedbanz, boa 1 2 full true Episode 1: A Million Dollars In Pennies While the rest of us spent much of 2020 baking sourdough, doom scrolling and learning to play the flute, East-Vancouver folk-rock duo A Million Dollars In Pennies released a new album and adopted a baby. Typical.

]]> While the rest of us spent much of 2020 baking sourdough, doom scrolling and learning to play the flute, East-Vancouver folk-rock duo A Million Dollars In Pennies released a new album and adopted a baby. Typical.

]]> http://www.themartiparty.com A Million Dollars In Pennies Buzzsprout-7569358 Fri, 29 Jan 2021 22:00:00 -0800 2487 katie marti, podcast, marti party, music, folk music, live music, musician, couple, duo, east vancouver, british columbia, sidedoor access, adoption, new parents, new mom, new baby, revelstoke, album, taboo, family, game, storytelling, live performance 1 1 full true