Happy Water Week! May you and all you love never be without a source of drinkable water. Here are the fabulous tunes we heard, compliments of all the generous Canadian musicians who send their CDs to radio stations:
Scott Cook, This One's on the House, This One's on the House (The Hobo Song);
Cord Calling, Obsessed by the Light, Awake;
Mother Mother, Eureka, Original Spin;
Hank & Cupcakes, Hit, Pleasure Town;
The Creaking Tree String Quartet, Sundogs, Kicking Up Dust;
Tatam, Ghost, Lemon Song;
The Riderless, Atelier Gild, Chewing Triangle;
Pulse Mondiale, Testament, Casa Obscura;
The Bullies of Basin St., Desolation Rag, A Step Out of Time;
Recits de Neige, Joane Hetu, Jamais Froid;
Sean Burns, A Glimpse Through Storyboards & Situations, Darlin' the Gutless Lover;
The Woody Allens, The Woody Allens, Favourite Dead End;
Daniel Romano, Sleep Beneath the Willow, There are Lines in My Face;
Lina Allemano Four, Jargon, Wayne's Shorts;
Mike Essoudry's Mash Potato Mashers, Mike Essoudry's Mash Potato Mashers, Influklezma;
Circles, Autumn Dance, Autumn Dance;
Steve Dawson, Nightshade, Have That Chance;
Fraser/Daley, Fraser/Daley, Lemonade Stand;
Jimmy Zee, Devil Take Me Down, Parade Day;
Half Cut, Creating the Buzz Vol. Two, Lawson Beat Break One;
Support your local food suppliers - growers & farmers. Help wrest control of important supplies such as food and water from the hands of corporations by keeping it local. And consider growing some of your own food this spring - it's fun, gratifying and as local as you can go.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Playlist for 15-Mar-11
It seems a bit criminal that I should be able to spend two hours on Tuesdays, playing good new Canadian music. Some people get all the breaks!
Here is what we heard today:
Slowdown Molasses, Walk Into the Sea, Late Night Radio;
Memphis, Here Comes a City, Apocalypse Pop Song;
Dora Alexander, Travelers, Marlboro Friday;
The Damn Truth, The Damn Truth, Fictional Affection;
Rembetika Hipsters, Kareneion, The Seagulls;
Linsey Wellman, Ephemera: for Solo Saxophone, Track 4;
Tarun Nayar, 22 Degrees of Beatitude, Love in the Morning;
Colleen Eccleston, The Garden of Chaos, The Sounding Bone;
Ben Plotnick, Dancing at the End of the World, Gone in a Cloud of Dust;
Geoff Berner, Victory Party, Wealthy Poet;
Mark Segger Sextet, The Beginning, Steam Engine;
The Night Crawlers, Down in the Bottom, Bean O;
Peter Hum Quintet, A Boy's Journey, Unagi;
Smashing Pumpkins, youtube, 1979;
Brenda McMorrow, Love Abounds, Cartwheel Galaxy;
M Ward, youtube, Blakes View;
Nicky Needle, Country Songs and Instrumentals, Pernicious Option;
The Breakmen, Heartwood, What You'll Find;
Jim Armstrong, Junction Rd, Worn Out Shoes;
Gatineau, Karaoke King, Non Mais Pourquoi?;
Don Cash, Unbreakable, Air Wolf;
The Rebel Spell, It's a Beautiful Future, Beautiful Future;
Please treat Mother Earth with respect; help stop unhealthy mass production farms. And support your local shops.
Here is what we heard today:
Slowdown Molasses, Walk Into the Sea, Late Night Radio;
Memphis, Here Comes a City, Apocalypse Pop Song;
Dora Alexander, Travelers, Marlboro Friday;
The Damn Truth, The Damn Truth, Fictional Affection;
Rembetika Hipsters, Kareneion, The Seagulls;
Linsey Wellman, Ephemera: for Solo Saxophone, Track 4;
Tarun Nayar, 22 Degrees of Beatitude, Love in the Morning;
Colleen Eccleston, The Garden of Chaos, The Sounding Bone;
Ben Plotnick, Dancing at the End of the World, Gone in a Cloud of Dust;
Geoff Berner, Victory Party, Wealthy Poet;
Mark Segger Sextet, The Beginning, Steam Engine;
The Night Crawlers, Down in the Bottom, Bean O;
Peter Hum Quintet, A Boy's Journey, Unagi;
Smashing Pumpkins, youtube, 1979;
Brenda McMorrow, Love Abounds, Cartwheel Galaxy;
M Ward, youtube, Blakes View;
Nicky Needle, Country Songs and Instrumentals, Pernicious Option;
The Breakmen, Heartwood, What You'll Find;
Jim Armstrong, Junction Rd, Worn Out Shoes;
Gatineau, Karaoke King, Non Mais Pourquoi?;
Don Cash, Unbreakable, Air Wolf;
The Rebel Spell, It's a Beautiful Future, Beautiful Future;
Please treat Mother Earth with respect; help stop unhealthy mass production farms. And support your local shops.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Playliist for 08-Mar-2011
Sorry for the delay in posting this. I got a bit discombobulated by it being SOCAN week, and forgot to post on the blog. However, as my Grandmother always said - Better late than never ... and so here is the "late" playlist of Canadian music for last Tuesday.
Freeman Dre and the Kitchen Party, Red Door 2nd Floor, Let's Take This Show on the Road;
Van Gohst, Well Done, Real Friends;[Be sure to spell it Gohst to access the correct artist when you are searching the net for them.]
Spring Breakup, It's Not You It's Me, Chesterfield;
Two Kids Running Away, Coffee and Cigarettes, If You Don't Want a Song Written About You Don't Break a Songwriter's Heart;
Cowpuncher, Cowpuncher, Melt Canada;
The Avenues, The Avenues, Wild Bill Jones;
Del Barber, Love Songs for the Last 20, Thunderbay;
Ceti Alpha, Angels Glue, Pinned in Plaid;
Rae Spoon, Love is a Hunter, Danger Danger Danger;
Sister Gray, Close the Night, Old Wives Tale;
Minor Empire, Second Nature, Bulbulum Altin Kafeste;
Jimmy Zee, Devil Take Me Down, Working Hard;
Fraser/Daley, Fraser/Daley, 140 on the 401;
Kirk MacDonald, New Beginnings, Sideways;
Michelle Gregoire, Diversity, Dichotomy;
Circles Quartet, I Understand, September;
John, Features of Spheres, Silence;
Red1, Beg for Nothing, No Fuss;
Krystle Dos Santos & Kaz Mega Music, Fame Fatale, Bop Bop Beat Down;
Hey Rosetta!, Seeds, Seeds;
Do you know of a Canadian Artist that isn't getting air time? Please ask them to send us a CD or leave me a comment on my blog so we can make it right, and get them on the airwaves. Long live Live Music!
Freeman Dre and the Kitchen Party, Red Door 2nd Floor, Let's Take This Show on the Road;
Van Gohst, Well Done, Real Friends;[Be sure to spell it Gohst to access the correct artist when you are searching the net for them.]
Spring Breakup, It's Not You It's Me, Chesterfield;
Two Kids Running Away, Coffee and Cigarettes, If You Don't Want a Song Written About You Don't Break a Songwriter's Heart;
Cowpuncher, Cowpuncher, Melt Canada;
The Avenues, The Avenues, Wild Bill Jones;
Del Barber, Love Songs for the Last 20, Thunderbay;
Ceti Alpha, Angels Glue, Pinned in Plaid;
Rae Spoon, Love is a Hunter, Danger Danger Danger;
Sister Gray, Close the Night, Old Wives Tale;
Minor Empire, Second Nature, Bulbulum Altin Kafeste;
Jimmy Zee, Devil Take Me Down, Working Hard;
Fraser/Daley, Fraser/Daley, 140 on the 401;
Kirk MacDonald, New Beginnings, Sideways;
Michelle Gregoire, Diversity, Dichotomy;
Circles Quartet, I Understand, September;
John, Features of Spheres, Silence;
Red1, Beg for Nothing, No Fuss;
Krystle Dos Santos & Kaz Mega Music, Fame Fatale, Bop Bop Beat Down;
Hey Rosetta!, Seeds, Seeds;
Do you know of a Canadian Artist that isn't getting air time? Please ask them to send us a CD or leave me a comment on my blog so we can make it right, and get them on the airwaves. Long live Live Music!
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Playlist for 01-Mar-11
For all the beautiful country I saw over the last month, it is great to be back in Edmonton - where there is no mistaking what season is underway!
Today we heard:
Valuables, Presented in Full Stereo, Back So Soon;
Good Lovelies, Let the Rain Fall, Kiss Me in the Kitchen;
The Billie Holidays, Light of Mind, Forgetful Tango;
Mark Waind, Humantown Music, The Light's Around My Head;
The Liptonians, Let's All March Back into the Sea, Calling You Out;
White Cowbell Oklahoma, Viva Live Locos: Alive at the Burg Herzberg Festival, Cheerleader;
Moses Child, Ghosts & Angels, Desolate Playground;
Myrol, Blue Moon Away, Just One More Rodeo;
Sarah Burton, Mayflower, Lovely Distraction;
Sarah Greene, Toronto Blues, Cold Day for Horses;
Minor Empire, Second Nature, Sen Bu Yaylalari Yaylayamazsin;
Ohama, Earth History Multiambient, Hey What!;
Humans, Avec Mes Mecs, Always Around Oh and Uhh...;
Richard Underhill, Free Spirit, Positive Spin;
The Nightcrawlers with the Big Band Sound, Down in the Bottom, Marrket-Place;
Michelle Gregoire, Diversity, Three or Four in the Morning;
Jimmy Zee, Devil Take Me Down, Bad End Boys;
Bob Corriveau & Hot Under the Hood, Future in the Blues, Hippie Child;
Johnny Max Band, It's a Long Road, Heading Back to You;
Bruce Cockburn, Small Source of Comfort, Bohemian 3-Step;
Remember - it's the Year of the Rabbit, so be kind to all the bunnies you know - local and otherwise.
Glad to be Back!
Today we heard:
Valuables, Presented in Full Stereo, Back So Soon;
Good Lovelies, Let the Rain Fall, Kiss Me in the Kitchen;
The Billie Holidays, Light of Mind, Forgetful Tango;
Mark Waind, Humantown Music, The Light's Around My Head;
The Liptonians, Let's All March Back into the Sea, Calling You Out;
White Cowbell Oklahoma, Viva Live Locos: Alive at the Burg Herzberg Festival, Cheerleader;
Moses Child, Ghosts & Angels, Desolate Playground;
Myrol, Blue Moon Away, Just One More Rodeo;
Sarah Burton, Mayflower, Lovely Distraction;
Sarah Greene, Toronto Blues, Cold Day for Horses;
Minor Empire, Second Nature, Sen Bu Yaylalari Yaylayamazsin;
Ohama, Earth History Multiambient, Hey What!;
Humans, Avec Mes Mecs, Always Around Oh and Uhh...;
Richard Underhill, Free Spirit, Positive Spin;
The Nightcrawlers with the Big Band Sound, Down in the Bottom, Marrket-Place;
Michelle Gregoire, Diversity, Three or Four in the Morning;
Jimmy Zee, Devil Take Me Down, Bad End Boys;
Bob Corriveau & Hot Under the Hood, Future in the Blues, Hippie Child;
Johnny Max Band, It's a Long Road, Heading Back to You;
Bruce Cockburn, Small Source of Comfort, Bohemian 3-Step;
Remember - it's the Year of the Rabbit, so be kind to all the bunnies you know - local and otherwise.
Glad to be Back!
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
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!
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!
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
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!!!!
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!!!!
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
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.
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.
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