In memoriam: Jory Strachan

Episode 975 • March 11, 2025 • 02:20:14
In memoriam: Jory Strachan
Witchpolice Radio
In memoriam: Jory Strachan

Mar 11 2025 | 02:20:14

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Sam Thompson

Show Notes

These episodes are the absolute worst. I realize that with the sheer quantity of podcasts I do, the odds are that some of the people I've interviewed are going to pass away too soon, but it's never any easier. 

This episode compiles various appearances on the show by Jory Strachan, who was a member of the bands 1971 and Rust Owl, and made solo music under the name Wrecker.

Jory was just the nicest guy. He was on the show a few times over the years talking about various projects, and he even participated in one of the first live Witchpolice events, which led to his cameo appearance in a TV interview we did to promote it.

I didn’t know him super well, but every interaction I had with him was delightful, whether it was a podcast interview, randomly running into him out and about, or even conversations on social media. He actually just started following my personal Instagram a few days before the news came out that he had passed. 

On this episode, you'll hear (in order): an interview with Jory and Bailee Woods (a/k/a Housepanther) about their split 'Homewrecker' record, the audio from the aforementioned TV interview on Shaw Cable Access, an interview with 1971 which includes a live acoustic performance, and a brief clip Rust Owl recorded while on a boat in B.C., encouraging people to check out my podcast.

The goal of these 'in memoriam' episodes is to make sure, in some kind of small way, that the wonderful art created by people like Jory lives on, so I hope those who knew him can take some solace in hearing his voice and his songs again. 
 
RIP to a really good dude who made great music. 

...and in an effort to keep other late local artists' work alive, you may want to check out some of the other in memoriam episodes with past interviewees we lost too soon.



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