Playlist for 25-Jan-11

Well we sampled a lot of Canadian music today, and quite a bit of it I'd like to explore some more - which we will probably do over the next few weeks. Without further ado though, here is what we heard this morning:
Toques & Beards, Smoke, Aristocrat Cooker;
Jenn Grant, Honeymoon Punch, Parliament of Owls;
The Lindbergh Line, Bang Bang You Will Be Missed, Dame City;
Layah Jane, Honey, Dandelion;
Ben Everyman, Iconoplastic, Jesus Grew Grass (In His Garden);
Kris Demeanor & His Crack Band, These United States, Sell the Farm;
Souljah Fyah, I Wish, 8 Days of Summer;
Marco Claveria Project, Essencias, Fabulas Del Tercer Mundo;
Drum Hand, Moving Still, Transit Muse;
Tom Russell Band, Poor Man's Dream, Navajo Rug;
Treeline, Tavern, Church Saloon;
Jacquie Drew, Red Hot Candy Heart, Cowgirl That I Am;
Karl Schwonik Jazz Ensemble, 1 + 4, Tes Douces Levres;
Donna Greenberg, Mav'rik, La Nina de Rosa;
Heather Bishop, A Taste of the Blues, Keeping On;
Jim Byrnes, Everywhere West, Take Out Some Insurance on Me;
Bob Corriveau & Hot Under the Hood, Future in the Blues, Can't Get it Right;
Heather Bishop, A Taste of the Blues, If You Love Freedom;
The Go Duo, Saints of Love, Mary;
Lauren Best, Sticker Collection, Sticker Collection;
Les Jupes, Modern Myths, Someone Lit a Fire Under Khruschev;
Jean Robitaille, Pendulum, Pendulum 1;

We listened to a very few bars of Jean Robitaille at the very end ... Not to worry, this is one that I am going to explore more thoroughly. It's old wax, but if it weren't for old wax, we wouldn't have any wax at all. And then there would be no candles ... Well, just keep the light burning by supporting local artists and art venues. They help keep us all sane!

Playlist for 11-Jan-11

Today's music was all provided by Canadian musicians. Here is what we heard:
The Concerns of Royalty, The Concerns of Royalty, Space Cabin Fever;
PM Glimm, Nightshade, The Sun is Asleep;
Pioneer, Pioneer, Father and Son;
Freeman Dre and the Kitchen Party, Red Door 2nd Floor, Oak Tree;
Marco Claveria Project, Essencias, Descrubo;
Donna Greenberg, Mav'rik, You're My Summer Peach;
Souljah Fyah, I Wish, Tears of a Fool;
The Martingales, Space and Sound, Hey! Photographer;
Neil Macdonald, Neil Mac, We All Fall Down;
The Anatomy Cats, Hold It..Too Slow, The New Crusade;
Karl Schwonik Jazz Ensemble with Remi Bolduc, 1 + 4, Basements;
Richard Underhill, Free Spirit, Blakey's Bounce;
Andy Creeggan, Andiwork III, Smileys A;
Jerry Leger, Traveling Grey, East Coast Queen;
The Breakmen, Heartwood, From Here;
New Country Rehab, New Country Rehab, The Log Train;
The Rizdales, How the Marriage Ended, How the Marriage Ended;
Johnny Max Band, It's a Long Road, She's Not the Marrying Kind;
Unknown Mizery, Empty Handed Warrior, Empty Handed Warrior;
Neil Macdonald, Neil Mac, That's Who You Are;
Hey Predator!, Foxholes and Atheists and So Forth, No Stars Just Coins;
Domestic Crisis Group, Two Tired Hearts, Eyes of Orion;

Don't forget to switch sides when you are shovelling - otherwise you'll be lopsided with one side totally ripped and the other side totally puny! Enjoy the snow!!!!

Playlist for 04-Jan-11

Best wishes for happiness in 2011! And best wishes for spreading it around too! Here is what we spread around this morning in terms of Canadian music!
Joel Plaskett, La De Da, Natural Disaster;
Fyahorns and the Brigade, Lime, Jobs & Misadventures;
Peter Catham, A Man's Mouth, Using God Like Ketchup;
Anagram, Majewski, Good Idea at the Time;
Erin Ross, Another Empty Day, Another Empty Day;
Ryan Cook, Peaks & Valleys, Wild Side of Town;
Nicky Needle, Country Songs & Instrumentals, Pernicious Option;
Amanda Tosoff, Looking North, Goodbye Gray Sky;
Richard Underhill, Free Spirit, Positive Spin;
Quinsin Nachoff, Fomo, Sisyphus;
Caity Fisher, Only the Wind, Ghost Town;
Eric Chenaux, Warm Weather With Ryan Driver, Cool Down;
Susan Cogan, The Fields of Friendship, Tall Tall Tree;
Teddy Hotbody, Steven Wonderful, I'm the Coolest;
A.O.K., Q without U, Shot on Sight;
Mathias Mental, Teflon Child, Of Boredom;
Most Serene Republic, Population, The Men Who Live Upstairs;
Nervous Wrecked, Circles, Dead Air;
The North Lakes, Cobra, Cold Ottawa Wind;
The Mother Tongue Band, The Mother Tongue Band, Snowpocalypse;

Thanks for listening to and supporting community/campus radio, the only way to be sure that you get to listen to all of the song - right down to the final ping of the cymbal.