Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Playlist for 18-Dec-12

Snowing or sunshine, here comes the Giftmas season. Whether or not you are a follower, it is a wonderful holiday that allows you plenty of time (in Canada at any rate) to nestle in to the warmth of home and good Canadian music. Here are some suggestions that we played for you this morning:
Dear Susy, Die Holle Orchestra, Preacher Don't;
Golden BC, Just Take It, Get Rid of It;
Bleachers, Bleachers, Sharks;
Roaming Storms, Roaming Storms, Life of Crime;
Hey Rosetta!, A Cup of Kindness Yet, The First Snow;
Hidden Towers, Olympus Mons, Gleaming the Cube;
Sinistrio, Modern Xmas, The Grinch;
Eybler Quartet, Haydn, String Quartet No.5 in G Major;
Ian K., Whiteout, Little Drummer Boy;
Ship Shape, Please Ask Before Stealing, Let's Fall Into the Roles We Play;
Andy Shauf, The Bearer of Bad News, Hometown Hero;
Old Man Luedecke, Tender Is the Night, Little Stream of Whiskey;
Evening Hymns, Spectral Dusk, Cabin In the Burn;
White Ash Falls, By the River Bend, Whatever You Want;
Retros Finest, Home Made, Shadow Warrior;
bRavenous, Outta the East, Gotta Know;
Ryan Stinson, Futura, Delorean;
Metis Fiddler Quartet, North West Voyage Nord Ouest, Blueberry Hill;
Trent Severn, Trent Severn, Snowy Soul;
Trevor Alguire, Till Sorrow Begins to Call, Darkness;
Barnaby Bennett, Shadows and Reflections, A Satisfied Mind;
Bori, Balade, Rêve;
Flowshine, Flowshine, Red Thread;

Background music today was provided by Dee Higgins from the old Canadian vinyl titled Love Is Still Around ... We heard almost all of it! Wishing you all much happiness over the winter holiday, and throughout the upcoming year!

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Playlist for 11-Dec-2012

Well the countdown is on to the big present giving event. Now don't be like your Prime Minister and forget all about the Canadian people; especially don't forget about Canadian musicians . . . they brighten each and every Tuesday morning here on Put R in D for Dangle. Here's who entertained us this morning:

Wand, Mt. St. Helens, We Will Never Write You Off;
Dave Norris & Local Ivan, They Let You Paint Your Darker Dreams, The Enemy's Song Is My Song Now;
The Falcons, Rebel Jukebox, Daughters of Night;
Metz, Metz, Wet Blanket;
Lack of Sleep, Woods, Bullet;
Wild Ways, Wild Ways, Jaguar Mode;
Babysitter, Eye, Whole Hole;
Boats, Marblemouth, Marblemouth 2;
Groulx, Destinations 2, Samba Pro João;
Ken Aldcroft/Joe Leblanc, The Long and Short Of It, The Short (I);
Myriad, Tell, Drifters;
Ghost Lights, Saltwater, The Flask;
Indio Saravarijo, Travel On, Real Gone;
Tales of the Unquiet Dead, Book One, St. James the Moocher;
Flume, Flume, Sleepless feat. Jezzabell Doran;**
The Battle of Santiago, Followed by Thousands, Empire;
Great North Blues Band, Great North Blues Band, Bad Things;
Dylan Rysstad, Halfway Houses, Send 'Em to Jasper;
James 'Buddy' Rogers, My Guitar's My Only Friend, Let's Get Loose;
Lindi Ortega, Cigarettes and Truckstops, Demons Don't Get Me Down;

**This is the only non-Canadian selection we played this morning.

Our background music this morning was some wonderful Canadian jazz vinyl from the archives: from Tom Keenlyside Quintet we heard Side 1 of the album titled Returning and from June Katz we heard Side 1 of the album Lulu's Back in Town.

Remember music is a great gift to give, and giving Canadian music is just that much better.

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Playlist for 04-Dec-2012

OK now chaps - there are only 21 days left to go to your favourite local music store and buy your Christmas presents. Here are a few more suggestions, that we heard today:
High Waters, Gather Wish EP, Decrepit;
Rain Over St. Ambrose, Truth for News, Walking Home;
Sex With Strangers, Behaviours, Behaviours;
Connoisseurs of Porn, Falling Down the Stairs, Gin;
Panos, Panos, Seven Eight;
Eccodek, Living for Live, Behind the Mask;
Orchid Ensemble, Life Death Tears Dream, Wind Desires the Clouds;
Pugs and Crows, Fantastic Pictures, We Must Befriend the Ice Queen;
Trent Severn, Trent Severn, Bluenose on a Dime;
Dalannah Gail Bowen, Them Menz, Timin';
Scott Macleod, Right As Rain, Best I Can;
Jesse Dollimont & the Ospreys, I'll Fly Away, Feet Face Forward;
Crystal Castles, III, Plague;
Tanuki, Far From the City Lights, Dirty Water;
Andy Shauf, The Bearer of Bad News, I'm Not Falling Asleep;
Grassmarket, You Are For the Ocean, Where I Wouldn't Be Without You;
Ruth Minnikin, The Minnikins' Photo Album, Logs on the Fire;
Brie Neilson, Picture Show, Green;
Papillon Mystique, The House of Nirvana, Papillon Mystique;
Sabo Forte, Sabo Forte, Take a Drive;

Our background music today was provided by Rob Carroll, from the LP titled Enstasis and was dedicated to my wonderful #3 sister, and to all third siblings born on the 3rd of December. HBD GPL!!

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