It’s Easter Sunday, so that means we’re bound for trouble with a little bit of sacreligious snarky music. We try to redeem ourselves by celebrating birthdays, paying tribute to the late great John Bottomley, and looking forward to exciting upcoming … Continue reading
A real mixed bag today, something for everybody: April Fools, 90s indie rock, new music, goodbye Earl (Scruggs), birthday parties for Emmylou, Merle, and Eilen, as well as a look at this year’s Junos. All of that, jammed into 2 … Continue reading
We gots lots goin’ on today, including previews of some of the best shows coming up this week (and there are plenty), including Rose Cousins, who joins us on the telephone today to chat about her fine new album and … Continue reading
This weekend I took a trip back to the 90s when I saw Spirit of the West in concert, and saw some folks I haven’t seen in a long time. This had me thinking about the good old days, and … Continue reading
We’re pre-recorded this week, live from the living room, so Jeremy stops in, and we also dig down deep in the basement for some classics that I don’t regularly lug down to the station. We start things off with a … Continue reading
Even though it doesn’t feel like it outside, it’s sounding a lot like spring as many of our favourites are delivering new albums already, so today we heard a whole heap of exciting new releases, as well as some requests … Continue reading
Today we pay tribute to Blaze Foley & Gurf Morlix, as well as visits with Greg Brown and the Thompson family. For hour 2, it’s a Johnny Cash Birthday Bash, as The Man in Black would have turned 80 today, … Continue reading
We’ve got lots of new music and lots of tasty cover versions today (and some that fall into both categories). The new Shane Nicholson album had me climbing through the Nicholson/Chambers family tree which sent us off in various directions. … Continue reading
Today we’re joined by a couple of very special guests, as Christina Martin and Dale Murray drop in to chat, play some songs, and even program the second half of the show. Plus, we get to be the first to … Continue reading
It’s a wild ride today, with really new music, really old music, a seemingly random tribute to Paul Kelly, and a deliberate tribute to Bob Marley, who would have celebrated his 67th birthday tomorrow. Artist – Song title – Album … Continue reading