This Is Just To Say That (After William Carlos Williams):

I have played

the records

that were in

the hope chest

and which

you were probably

saving

for tomorrow night

Forgive me

they were delightful

so sweet

and so pretty

enjoy a smattering of country, folk, poetry, jazz, blues, and even classical & New Age selections to accompany your gardening today, be it of the soil or of the soul!

Playlist:

• Rube & Rake - Spirit Wrestler
• Gordon Lightfoot - Wild Strawberries
• Cassie Anne MacDonald & Maggie Jane MacDonald - The Gold Rush Is Over And I'm Moving On
• Hank Snow - I'm Moving In
• Stickel & Son - Joy In The Journey
• Terry Riley - Untitled Organ
• Ladom Ensemble - Romanian Fantasies
• Papa Celestin, featuring Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra - Papa's Got The Jim-Jams
• Holly Cole Trio - Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
• The Jeff Healey Band - Me And My Crazy Self
• Ridgel's Fountain Citians - The Nick Nack Song
• Red Shea - Moon Boogie Twist
• Lonnie Donegan - Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On The Bedpost Overnight)?
• Rhiannon Giddens, featuring Justin Robinson - Country Waltz
• Kandia Crazy Horse - Cowgirls
• Hatun Kotama - Chinkashka (Perdido/Lost)
• Brad Reid - The House Across From Flora's
• Ernest Monias - Mother's Only Sleeping
• Orchestre Touria - Hadi Kedba Bayna - Original Version
• Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo' - Junkyard Dog
• Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter - ALL MY FRIENDS ARE GOING TO HELL
• Elder Charles D. Beck, featuring The Congregation of the Way of the Cross Church of God In Christ, Buffalo, NY - Let The Church Say Amen
• Matt Andersen - Countin' Quarters
• Master Wilburn Burchette - Yin

Sean Smith, of Aardnor Minis, joins Syf to chat about AARDCON, a TTRPG convention happening next week (June 7) at the Renfrew Community Association - listen in as they chat all things local community, tabletop, miniatures, and fantasy!

Plus, a fantastic, groovy genre-spanning mix wandering all over the earth and history.

Music sure to soothe the wildest beast's heart - speaking of which, Syf saw a different coyote the other night, who seemed more scared of her and her dog than they were of the coyote (to his credit, Syf's little dog Elmo fell asleep in Syf's arms on the walk home, completely unaware of the potential danger he had just passed).

Playlist:

• Brian Huntress - Crazy Kooky Art
• ADOPTION - Best Song
• Tia Wood - Never Come Down
• Farnaz Ohadi - Erev - Instrumental
• Various Artists, featuring Abderrahmane Djalti - Ala Bladi Nebki
• Wesley WIllis - King Fish
• Roddy Ellias - Monkey Business
• Meadowsweet - Alberta Skies
• El Ciego Melquiades, - Que Tomas (Two Step)
• John Arcand - Big Bear
• Wilf Carter - Pistol Packin' Papa - Original Stardays Records Recording
• Bing Crosby, featuring The Andrews Sisters, Vic Shoen & His Orchestra - Pistol Packin' Mama - Single Version
• The Clash - Tommy Gun
• Tom Waits - 16 Shells From A Thirty-Ought-Six
• Gary Farmer and the Troublemakers - Need A Gun
• Kid Prince Moore - Sign Of Judgement
• Kokomo Arnold - Sissy Man Blues
• Melanie Doane - Salt Water
• The Irish Rovers - Farewell To Nova Scotia
• Ian & Sylvia - Nova Scotia Farewell
• Faith Nolan - Africville
• Mahmoud Ahmed - Kulun

PISS! came all the way from Vancouver to play some incredible tracks and chat away the day with Syf, ahead of their gig at Pacific Hut Restaurant as part of EAST TOWN GET DOWN tonight!

Plus, lots of poetic lyrics, dark folk, strange magicks, and hardcore delights.

Y'know that coyote in the neighbourhood that Syf's been wanting to befriend? Showed up in her dreams last night! That's gotta mean something. Hope that canine dreamwalker enjoys today's selection of tunes, too.

Playlist:

• Hermitess - Green Blade
• Agriculture - Being Eaten By A Tiger
• T. Gowdy - Blest Age!
• Anna & Elizabeth - Mother In The Graveyard
• Amps For Christ - Blackwaterside
• Isaac And Blewett - Over The Edge
• POSTNAMERS - Ezekiel's Angel
• Garland Briggs - unmarked graves
• Dr. Purgatory - Creature (Graiae The One Eyed Orphan)
• I Owe This Land A Body - Martyrdog
• Blackbraid - Moss Covered Bones On The Altar Of The Moon
• PISS - I Wanted To Be A Singer
• PISS - time loop at hot slit
• PISS - How can you act opposite to this emotion?
• PISS - Blocking a scene you can't remember
• Nechochwen - Precipice of Stone
• Rokurokubi - Little Lamb
• Cliff Haslam - Willy of Winsbury
• Emma Ruth Rundle - Apathy On The Indiana Border
• Thomas Shalifoe - Deer Song / Jesus Wegwissian
• Billy Nomates, featuring Hugh Cornwell - Dark Horse Friend
• Dan J. Morrison - Gaol An t-Seoladair (The Sailor's Sweetheart)
• Pauline Oliveros - Rattlesnake Mountain

Let's dive deep back into history!

On today's episode of thee Acheulean Age, Syf Sloane is joined by Practical Lace's Wynter Laboucane to chat Internet History, country music, and all manner of things delightful and silly!

Tune in for a lovely mix of country, bluegrass, folk from all over, 1920s hill billy tracks, and even a sprinkling of jazz!

Playlist:

• June McDoom - Emerald River Dance
• Montuno West - Luna Nueva
• Melón Jimenez & Lara Wong - Finisterre
• Tawni Bias - Horse Opera
• Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Take Me Back To My Boots And Saddle
• Tex Williams - Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette)
• Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - New San Antonio Rose
• The Canadian Sweethearts - I Said My Pajamas (And Put On My Prayers)
• Minnie Pearl, featuring Ernest Tubb, Red Foley - The Lovebug Itch
• Anita Perras - This Country's Rockin
• Goldie Hill - Liquor & Women
• Emile Benoit, featuring Figgy Duff - The Land We're Walking On
• Brianna Lizotte - The Mental Breakdown
• Canadian Troubadour Doug Smith - I've Been Everywhere
• Slim Dusty - Heading For That Brumby Trail - 1997 Digital Remaster
• Beverly Glenn-Copeland - My Old Rag Or The Hysterical Virgin
• Pamela Morgan - Out West
• Janie Fricke - We Could Have Been The Closest of Friends
• Mary Price - Dark Was The Night
• Kenny Wheeler - Deer Wan
• Flipper Flanagan's Flat Footed Four - Grampa's Whiskey
• Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers - A Corn Licker Still In Georgie - Part 1
• Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers - A Corn Licker Still In Georgia - Part 2
• Mayhemingways - Frances The Truck Driver
• Pepe Belmonte - Mountain With A Moving Peak (Live)
• Gil Slote, featuring Children of New York P.S. 63 - We're Very Good Friends With Canada
• Sarah McLachlan - Ol' 55
• Quicksilver Messenger Service - Happy Trails
• Tom Brandon - The Trans-Canada Highway
• Matraca Berg - Lying To The Moon

There's a coyote in my neighbourhood that I've been trying to befriend, solely by sending out good vibes everytime we pass. This coyote is real active in daylight - my mum calls him Braze N. Coyote (his great granddaddy was Wile E.) and my dog mistakenly thinks he'd be a great friend. The other day, I think that coyote and I bonded. So Mister Braze, I hope you're listening - this is me sending you some groovy tunes to enjoy. Please don't eat my dog. Just enjoy some sick sick music, kick back, relax, feel the sunshine warm your fur. It's a good day to consider a vegetarian diet, Mister Coyote!

Playlist:

• The Flaming Lips - Thank You Jack White (For The Fiber-Optic Jesus That You Gave Me)
• Myrna Lorrie - Go Home Cheater
• Liz Christensen - Calendar
• Jenny Lou Carson - The Crossroad Where We Said Goodbye
• Hot 8 Brass Band - Miss Alberta
• Lighthouse - 1849
• Pat & Lolly Vegas - High Blood Pressure
• Alvin Queen - Herd's Word
• Roxanne Potvin - I Want To (Do Everything For You)
• Manu Dibango - Africa Boogie
• Muddy York - How We Got Up to The Woods Last Year
• Ivor Cutler - High Is The Wind
• Mary Bolduc - Je M'en Vais Au Marche
• Karen James - The Ballad Of Allan Rose
• Vernon Dalhart - The Death Of Floyd Collins
• Rheostatics - Bad Time To Be Poor
• The Tragically Hip - Nautical Disaster - Live
• Jane Siberry - Temple
• William Burn Stick - Prisoner's Song
• Mississippi John Hurt - Stackolee
• Kenneth Gilbert, featuring The English Concert - J. S. Bach's Concerto For 4 Harpsichords, Strings & Continuo In A Minor, BWV 1065: I. Allegro
• Curta'n Wall - Norman Keep
• Wanda Landowska - 3 Polish Dances of the 17th Century: Polish Dance
• David Skuse & Bela Nyari - Songs On Violin, Played By Bela Nyari

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CUFF EXTRAVAGANZA!

Join Syf for an interview with Gil, Sky, and Jim of EBONY & IVORY, and with Robbie Banfitch of TINSMAN ROAD! Plus, lots of fantastic tunes to keep you vibing all through the livelong day.

Be sure to check out a film or two or twenty at CUFF this week, running April 17-27!

Playlist:

• The Boy From Bluegrass - Lizzie Lou
• Starpainter - Rattlesnake Dream
• Luther Wright & The Wrongs - I'm Not Okay
• POSTNAMERS - The Prophet of Worms
• Joe Elefante's Wheel of Dharma - The One Who Knows
• Paul McCartney, featuring Stevie Wonder - Ebony and Ivory
• Wings - Mull of Kintyre
• Wings - Give Ireland Back To The Irish
• Bee Gees - New York Mining Disaster 1941
• Ammar El Sherei - Abgad Hawaz
• Leon Bibb - I Climbed The Mountain
• Ewan MacColl - Reynard The Fox
• Rusty Ford and the Extra Regulars - We're All Gonna Die
• Robert Adam, featuring Heather May - Sweetheart
• Gary Farmer and the Troublemakers - Need A Gun
• David Liebe Hart - Let Us Sing Of Easter Gladness

IT'S CUFFING SEASON, DEAR LISTENERS!

On April 17, the Calgary Underground Film Festival officially kicks off, running until April 27, chock full of incredible films, events, and just the coolest cats around. One such cool cat, Ted Stenson, joins Syf Sloane in booth today to chat about the live script reading of his film MAN VS TRUCK at the Globe Cinema on April 26, a free event part of CUFF!

Plus, plenty of dreamy delightful tunes to help you chill out, relax, and make the most of your Saturday. Make a cup of tea, take the dog for a walk, pet your cat, and daydream gaze out the window.

Playlist:

• Laura Jane Grace - Cuffing Season
• Confession Kids - Jeff Goes To Space!
• Tyson Ray Borsboom - Coast To Coast
• Hataalii - I'm Down A Dirty Road
• Johnny 99 - I Wanna Go With My Boots On
• Carter Felker - Still Don't Want To Die
• Cactus Lee - Pale Rider
• Oscar Peterson - Willow Weep For Me
• Brian Charette, featuring John Lee, Cory Weeds - You Don't Know Jack!
• Tiny Parham and His Musicians, featuring Punch Miller, Charles Johnson, Milt Hinton - My Dreams
• Laura Cantrell - Lee Harvey Was A Friend Of Mine
• Michael Hurley - The Tea Song
• Anne Murray - Animal Crackers
• Wade Hemsworth - The Blackfly Song
• Raffi - Old MacDonald Had A Band
• Elisapie - Inuk
• Elisapie - Taimaa Qimatsiniungimat (Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye)
• Sugluk - Ajuinarasuasuga
• Ferron - Venus As Appearances
• Sotiria Bellow - Ase Me, Ase Me
• Chelo Silva - Como Un Perro
• Skip James - I'm So Glad

Playlist:

• The Irish Descendants - Town of Bally Bay
• The Carlton Showband - Cape Breton Newfoundlander
• Total Gadjos - Darlings
• Sacred Wolf Singers X Simon Walls - Mi'kmaq Intertribal
• The Real Mckenzies - Scottish And Proud
• Captain Tractor - London Calling
• The Dreadnoughts - Joli Rouge
• Shane Ghostkeeper - Just A Closer Walk With Thee
• Shane Ghostkeeper - Why Do I Hide
• Matt Masters - How Many Days Until Tomorrow
• Rum Ragged - The Thing About Fish
• Petunia & The Vipers - Billy The Kid
• Stompin' Tom Connors - Sudbury Saturday Night
• Lloyd Litke - Alone On The Cowboy Trail
• Wilf Carter - I'm Gonna Ride To Heaven On A Streamlined Train
• Leanne Lightfoot - Cry Baby
• Distant Futures - Garden City
• Wag Beard - Too Easy
• Cub - S. G.
• Mama's Broke - Between The Briar & The Rose
• Ellen McIllwaine - Sliding
• Tailgator - Flyin'
• Aime Cagne - La reel d'Aime
• Walter Ostanek - Front Porch Oberek
• Reg Bouvette - Road-House Ramble

Been thinking about woodpeckers a lot. Here, I usually only see Northern Flickers - I don't mind them, but to me, they aren't that classic woodpecker look - the media has convinced me that the true woodpecker is that glossy, black and white with a real sheen of red feathers atop their noble head; who is the most woodiest of woodpeckers, if not somebird who looks like that guy from The Fox and The Hound flick?

But y'know what? Northern Flickers are as woodpecker as they come. Just ask the trees. Judge a bird by what they do, not how they look. And they're pecking wood, look at the holes left and grubs found. For the Northern Flicker, I am grateful. Enjoy some blues, gospel, folk, country, and jazz that even a Northern Flicker would love.

Playlist:

• Ispini Na hEireann - The Town of Ballybay
• Emily Triggs - Rough In The Ring
• Mariel Buckley - Casting Stones
• Noah Zacharin - Lester Brown
• Alain Bédard Auguste Quartet - A Goose Story
• David Zucchi - Hello/Goodbye
• Nicola Miller - Poplar
• Brûlez les meubles - Vagues/Spider Song
• The Louvin Brothers - I'll Live With God (To Die No More)
• Jay Coda Walker & Pete Johnson - Ya Did, Done, Do Me
• The Georgia Brooks Singers - You Can't Make It
• FRANDER - Svarta Sparvens Sorg
• The Rankin Family - Fiddle Medley: Lime Hill/Keep The Country Bonnie Lassie/Jack Daniel's Reel/ Little Donald In The Pig Pen
• The Albion Band - Tommytoes
• Mountain City Four - All The Good Times
• Eric Bibb, featuring Taj Mahal - Goin' Down Slow
• Cowboy Junkies - You Will Be Loved Again
• Billy Joe Green - Sabaskong Blues
• Howlin' Wolf - Oh Red
• Big Maybelle - Candy
• Bill Frisell - Trosper
• 100 Mile House - 1952 Vincent Black Lightning
• Mary Margaret O'Hara - Florida
• Edith Piaf - L'Etranger
• The Fall - Hard Life In Country