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.

Playlist for 21-Dec-10

Oh What a lovely web of music we did weave this morning. Thanks for listening ... Here's what we heard:
Chet Singh, Recessionary Revolutionaries, Bubbly Dubbly;
Jay Sparrow, In Our Time, Take Me Over;
The Order of Good Cheer, Monta Tanto Tanto Monta, Good Old Country Music;
Jadea Kelly, Eastbound Platform, North of 42;
The Bayonets, The Bayonets, Track #3 (Sorry no liner notes);
Drum Hand, Moving Still, The Moose;
Stompin' Tom Connors, Fiddle & Song, Wreck of the Tammy Anne;
Ian Tyson, Cowboyography, Summer Wages;
Buffy Sainte-Marie, She Used to Wanna Be a Ballerina, Smack Water Jack;
Leonard Cohen, Songs from a Room, Tonight Will Be Fine;
The Benders, Three Sheets to the Wind, Cowboy Up for Jesus;
Lauren Mann & The Fairly Odd Folk, Stories from Home, Let's Go Into the Unknown;
Dubmatic, System Shakedown, Happy;
Rebekah Higgs, Little Voice, Little Voice;
Little Miss Higgins, Across the Plains, Snowin' Today: A Lament for Louis Riel;
Del Barber, Love Songs for the Last 20, Home to Manitoba;
Mario Romano Quaretet, Valentina, Via Romano;
Freeman Dre & The Kitchen Party, youtube, So Let's Take the Show on the Road;
Knucklehead, Hearts on Fire, Boomtown;

A Great Christmas Shopping List for All those presents that you haven't purchased yet! Buy Canadian, and keep the Canadian economy alive and well!

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and have a lively Holiday season ... Don't forget your dancing boots!

Playlist for 14-Dec-10

Good listening this morning, with the fun mix of new and old wax. I just love the old vinyl. But whatever medium the artist uses, I mostly just love Canadian musicians.
Hobbins, Wizard of Words, Outlaw;
Sylvia Tyson, You Were on My Mind, The Night the Chinese Restaurant Burned Down;
Rosemary Phelan, What Sings in the Blood, Lost Nation Road;
Jay Sparrow, In Our Time, Leonard Cohen;
Del Barber, Now With More Music (Anthology), The Party Song;
David Shepherd, Gotta Leave Where You're From, Hospital Gown;
Sister, Sister, Off Ramp Up Ahead;
Roger Simard 9, Jazz Canadiana, I Don't Know;
Matt Haimovitz/Uccello, Meeting of the Spirits, Half Nelson;
Drum Hand, Moving Still, Mouth Greetings Part I;
Gerry Hebert Quartet, The Beat Niq Sessions Vol.3 - Conversations, Muskeg Blues;
Johnny Max Band, It's a Long Road, Heading Back to You;
Richie Havens, Mixed Bag, I Can't Make It Anymore;
Son of Dave, Shake a Bone, Revolution Town;
The Order of Good Cheer, Tanto Monta Monta Tanto, Shake It Shirtless;
John Connolly, The Wind, Country Starts;
Porkbelly Futures, The Crooked Road, Boo Cat Do;
The Soulcitors, What You Need, Prairie Dub;
Bruce Haack/Farad, The Electric Voice, Incantation;
Fyahorns and the Brigade, Lime, Jobs & Misadventures;
Wool on Wolves, Grey Matter, Honeybee;
Rae Spoon, Superior You Are Inferior, Off the Grid Underground;

This Season, don't be a Human Being ... be a Human Doing! Volunteer for your favourite cause, and help a fellow Human out! It'll be the least expensive gift you give.

Playlist for 07-Dec-10

We practically always listen to 100% Canadian music, and today was no exception. Here is the list of what we listened to so that you can start filling all those holes in your Christmas shopping list!

Moe Koffman, The Four Seasons, Icicle Bells (Winter);
Robert Hedge, The Cleansing Fires, Marching Mercenary Elephants,
Niktex, The Power of Yang, Irrationalities;
Devin & The Dark Light, Loud to Live With, Adios Hola;
Marlan Pepper, Everybody Dance Now (Songs from Hamilton 5), Great Lakes;
The Pack A.D., We Kill Computers, K Stomp;
The Pack A.D., Tintype, Snow;
The Pack A.D., Tintype, This Terror;
The Ex-Boyfriends, Never Been Happier, I Don't Have A Clue;
Jenocide, Knee Deep, Ramona Forever;
Chromeo, Business Casual, When the Night Falls;
MaQLu, Black, Siamese Twins;
Ron Campbell & The Blues Busters, Bust Out!, Does that Work for You?
Kat Danser, Passin'-A-Time, No One Can Stop the Clock from Ticking;
FyahHorns and the Brigade, Lime, Dancing Fantasy;
Mario Romano Quartet, Valentina, Norwegian Wood;
Jeff King, Catalyst, Square Peg Round Hole;
Whitey Morgan & the 78's, Whitey Morgan & the 78's, Meanest Jukebox in Town;
Luther Wright, Man of Your Dreams, Twin Butte Alberta;
John Conolly, The Wind, Does it Show?;
En Karma, En Karma, En Karma Diyan Boliyan;
Tucker Finn, The Cup and The Lip, Great Work of Fiction;
Helen Austin, Song of the Week, High Maintenance;

Remember to shoot for spending at least 50% of your shopping money for the Season on products that are made - manufactured in Canada. Supporting Canadian musicians is a great way of reaching that goal.

30-Nov-10 Playlist

We didn't just cruise through the new wax this morning ... we dangled in the old wax for a bit as well. Hope you enjoyed the mix!
Midpines, Unmeasure, Western Wind;
Lynne Hanson, Once the Sun Goes Down, Lilacs Dancing;
Lynn Rosenblood, Lynn Rosenblood, Backyard Jamboree;
Connie Kaldor, Sky with Nothing to Get in the Way, Troubles Fall Like Rain;
Ariana Gillis, To Make It Make Sense, Chemical;
Call Before You Dig, One Way Streets, Cupcake Reacharound;
The Golden Eagles, The Golden Eagles, Surfing at the Circus;
Buddy McNeil and the Magic Mirrors, Help Me Mama, Teenage Moon;
Dutch Mason Blues Band, Wish Me Luck, Going Down Slow;
Carlos Del Junco, Steady Movin', Bailey's Bounce;
Neil Young, Old Ways, My Boy;
Fraser MacPherson Quartet, Honey & Spice, Memories of You;
Paul Tynan & Aaron Lington, Bicoastal Collective Chapter Two, Wishful Thinking;
Maynard Ferguson Sextet, Transcription, My Sister;
Bill Hersche, Still Painting After All These Years, Take Me to the Country;
Christina Martin, I Can Too, Hello;
Porkbelly Futures, The Crooked Road, Nothing Costs a Nickel;
Bruce Haack, Farad, Ancient Mariner;
Lauren Mann and the Fairly Odd Folk, Stories from Home, Stow Me Away;

Remember to check where the product you are purchasing is made - it helps you to become aware of just how much manufacturing is NOT going on in Canada.

Playlist for 23-Nov-10

Remember to check out the activities of Indigenous Sovereignty Week, coupled with the Everyone's Downstream conference, both taking place right here on U of A campus.
Chet Singh, Recessionary Revolutionaries, Elephants;
Northern Cree & Friends, Honouring Singers and Songwriters, Do You Love Me?;
Asani, Listen, Celebrate;
Susan Aglukark, Big Feeling, Crazy Water Dance;
The Ramblin' Ambassadors, Pine Beetle Express, Pine Beetle Express;
Pawn Shop, Music by Pawn Shop, Datura Root;
Canadian Winter, Everybody Dance Now (Songs from Hamilton 5), Back to the Bricks;
Joey Wright, Hatch, Expectations Are the Killer;
Trevor Alguire, Now Before Us, North Wind;
Del Barber, Love Songs for the Last 20, Miles & Years;
Subtle Lip Can, Subtle Lip Can, Chickle That Bottom;
Steve Raegele with Thom Gossage & Mike Perkin, Last Century, Daedalus;
Gord Grdina Trio, Barrel Fire, F. W. R.;
No Shit Shirleys, Nutrify, Let Your Belly Hang Free;
Dom De Luca, A Bell I Gotta Ring, A Bell I Gotta Ring;
Good Lovelies, GL002, Laundry (I'm Happy);
Amanda Tosoff, Looking North, Goodbye Gray Sky;
Aeroplane Trio, Naranja Ha, Lucky Loonie;
Kirk MacDonald Quartet, Songbook Vol.1, Fleeting;
Son of Dave, Shake a Bone, Undertaker;

Here's a little "Dangle" challenge for all you fabulous listeners. For all the Christmas presents you buy this year, try to make sure that half of them at least were Made In Canada, USA or Mexico - that's a way of keeping your dollars local too ... on a broader scale.