Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Play list for 27th of August, 2013

What? You thought festival season was over? Not so my friends ... Kaleido Family Arts Festival hits the north end of town from 13th to 15th of September 2013. Check it out - there will be plenty of tremendous local talent. And speaking of local talent here is the list of great Canadians we listened to today [as always listed artist, CD title, Song title;]:

Ghost Cousin, Scotland, Breakfast and Tea;
The Electric Revival, Pirate Radio, Hell Hath No Fury;
Still Life Still, Mourning Trance, Deer Holograms;
Construction/Deconstruction, Split EP, Sea Change;
Braids, Flourish/Perish, Hossak;
B.A. Johnston, Mission Accomplished, No Pancakes In Heaven;
Islands, Ski Mask, Sad Middle;
Cousins, Split EP, Crew;
Nick Buzz, A Quiet Evening At Home, The House With the Laughing Windows;
Craig Pedersen and Joel Kerr, It's a Free Country, Wildwood Flower;
Alex Pangman with Special Guest Bucky Pizarelli, Have A Little Fun, The Fog Song;
Cory Weeds/Bill Coon Quartet, With Benefits, Search For Peace;
Little Miss Higgins & the Winnipeg Five, Bison Ranch Recording Sessions, Moonlit Picnic;
The Fugitives, Bigger Than Luck, Slowly Undone;
Michael Reinhart, Echo, You Alone;
J.F. Robitaille, Rival Hearts, Cry (To Keep From Laughing);
Rebecca Lappa, Beating Strong: Heart of the City Festival [Anthology], Devils Child;
Elder Sister Plum, People Like Us, Northern Bound (Take Me);
Noise Level, Soaked in Dub, Soaked in Dub;
Marshall Lawrence, House Call, I Got to Ramble;
Zachary Lucky, The Ballad of Losing You, More Than Enough Road;
Moka Only, Doctor Do Much, The Rufus Ensemble;

In the background we were accompanied by some great classic Canadian Blues compliments of Ellen McIlwaine. We heard Side A from the album titled We the People, and we heard a song or two from Honky Tonk Angel.

Thanks for listening ... especially thanks to the listener that clued us all in as the artist that was mentioned in the Braids song "Hossak". Your phone call was an awesome example of "Community" radio - Thanks Listener Community!

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Playlist for 20th August, 2013

Whether you are on the Fringe or not, Canadian talent is abundant and awesome, and I am thankful every Tuesday morning for that alliteration! It makes my show!

Hope you enjoyed the tunes that we listened to today. Here is the playlist:

The Dryland Band, The Dryland Band, Charlie's Song;
Louise Burns, The Midnight Mass, The Artist;
Gold & Youth, Beyond Wilderness, Cut Lip;
Yes Nice, Warm Gun, She Left In a Hurry;
Leeroy Stagger, Truth Be Sold, Break My Heart;
Doug Hoyer, To Be a River, Minimum Wage;
UBT, Ego Orientation, Gypsy Woman;
Kate Reid, Queer Across Canada, Altona Manitoba;
Dinosaur Bones, Shaky Dream, End of Life Crisis;
Craig Pedersen and Joel Kerr, It's A Free Country, It's A Free Country;
Three Sun Sea, This Is Not a Question, Naima;
Oliver Jones featuring Josée Aidans, Just For My Lady, The Angel and Mr. Jones;
Craig Pedersen and Joel Kerr, It's A Free Country, It's A Free Country (Reprise);
Braden Gates, Break It To Me Gently, Alberta Eyes;
Rae Spoon, My Prairie Home, God Was On Your Shoulders;
Andrew Scott, Beating Heart: Heart of the City Festival [Anthology], A Ghost Inside These Walls;
KoKo Blue, Crosses and Planks, Gentle Gangster;
Jessica Fedorek, soundcloud.com, Emily;
George Ireland and the Willy Nillies, Waning Waxing, Awaken;
Grand Analog, Modern Thunder, 4am in Parkdale;
Test Their Logik, Be, Oilpocalypse Now;
Pale Eyes, Sweat Shop, Figure/Ground;

Background sound provided by some old Canadian vinyl put out by UZEB, a Canadian Jazz quartet. We listened to You Be Easy, Side A from 1984; then we heard Side A from Between the Lines from 1985. Wonderful old Canadian jazz! You might still be able to get a copy from Free Cloud here in Edmonton - one of our many Star Card businesses.

Enjoy the rest of the Fringe! Live Theatre is as energizing as Live Music! **Don't forget ... you can catch Jessica Fedorek and Kristy Nanise (of George Ireland and the Willy Nillies) starring in the Fringe production ... BRAINS! The Zombie Musical at Filthy McNasty's ... 5pm tonight (20th August) and Thursday (22nd August).

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Playlist for 13-August-2013

Here's hoping your summer is shaping up as musically as the festival season. Edmonton Folk Music Festival was an awesome treat of eclectic tuneage this weekend ... Blues Fest up next!!

Here is what we heard this morning:

Corb Lund, Five Dollar Bill, Short Native Grasses;
A Tribe Called Red, A Tribe Called Red, Moombah Wow;
Corin Raymond & the Sundowners, Paper Nickels, 100 Candles;
Maximum RNR, Rough Side of the Dial, Attack Panther;
Graham Nicholas, Ruby and Other Bedtime Stories, If You Lived Here ... You'd Be Homeless By Now;
The Marvelous Beauhunks, Who Said the Kids Are Alright, Don't Mind Doin’ (What I Just Did);
Vandana Vishwas, Monologues, Kaashh I (Wish);
Drumhand, Cheer On the Sun, On Second Thought;
Paula Perro, Beating Strong: Heart of the City [Anthology], Small Price to Pay;
Hank Pine, Late Night Spirituals, Life After Penelope Died;
Corinna Rose, Northeast Southwest, Lost Like You;
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Savvy Show Stoppers, Bennett Cerf;
Keith Price, Solo Guitar, Night Windows;
Gypsophilia, Horska, Oh My Oma;
Doug Hoyer, To Be a River, Bulgogi Pizza;
Corb Lund, Cabin Fever, Drink It Like You Mean It;
Free Judges, Free Judges, Brutes;
The Allens, 2012, Buy Me a Drink;
Young Benjamins, Less Argue, Jasper AB;
Whiskey Post, Tape and Twine, Journeyman Ticket;
Rise Ashen, Music in the City, Nalliutivuk - The Time is Now;
Derek Christoff X The Arkeologists, The D.Ark Tape, Minor Key;
Soso, Not for Nothing, A Map of All the Constellations I Can See From my Kitchen Window;
Corin Raymond & the Sundowners, Paper Nickels, Ol' Fort Mac;

Background music was provided by a Canadian icon of folk music, Gordon Lightfoot from his vinyl recorded in 1970 titled Summer Side of Life. Now that's classic folk!!

Enjoying Live Music is good for your health! Get out there Edmonton ... and get HEALTHY!!!! ;)

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Playlist for 6th of August, 2013

Hope your festival season is going well; I know mine certainly is. The Festival of music that is Put R in D for Dangle is always a wonderful "road trip" through the Canadian new wax. Here is what we heard this morning:

Corin Raymond & the Sundowners, Paper Nickels, A Big Truck Brought It;
Leonard Cohen, Leonard Cohen, Bird on a Wire;
Whiskey Post, Tape and Twine, Bushel of Beer;
The Allens, 2012, Ain't Gonna Give You Up;
Michael Dunn & the Moanin' After, Come On Out Back to the Shed Tonight, Honky Tonks & Highways;
Sarah Cripps, Change, Bigger Lies;
The Ryan Oliver Quartet, Strive!, Taurus;
Alex Pangman with special guest Bucky Pizzarelli, Have A Little Fun, Topsy Turvy;
Cory Weeds/Bill Coon Quartet, With Benefits, Broadway and Alma;
Rae Spoon, My Prairie Home, Snake in the Water;
Bones Malones, Boomhaüs, Maybe Tomorrow;
Celtic Fusion Illusion, Walk the Tweed, Voices;
Scott Cook, One More Time Around, You Don't Find Out in the End;
Chris Velan, The Long Goodbye, Gorgeous Morning;
Lady Frnd, Lady Frnd, Bonbon;
George Ireland and the Willy Nillies, Waning & Waxing, Ghost Behind the Tree;
Wolak/Donnelly, Common Ground, Flight of the Bumblebee;
Jan Lisiecki, Chopin Études, Opus 10 No. 12 in C minor;
The Fight, The Fight, Goodnight Collectors;
Prairie Cat, Got Nothin’, Beautiful Baby;
Fall Fair Car, Rides the Bus!, 100% Natural;
Rebecca Lappa, Avant Garden, Let Them Eat Cake;
Maximum RNR, Rough Side of the Dial, Train Wreck;
Murray A. Lightburn’s, Mass: Light, #2 (no song list with CD);
Must Be Tuesday, Beating Strong: Heart of the City [Anthology], Cover Me I'm Going In;
We Are the City, Violent, 20 Ft. Up;
Marinol Nation, Suburbia & Minivans, Junkie Girl - Fast;

Background sounds graciously provided by the Emperor of Canadian Song Writing, Leonard Cohen himself. We listened to almost the entire self-titled album throughout the show.

AAAAAaaaaahhhhhhh - Canadian Music!!!! ;)