On the show tonight I talk to Break Out West's Executive Directory Michael Dawson ahead of the music festival and conference that returns to Winnipeg this September.

Then I'm joined by Deirdre Smith and Scott Garratt of Charlottetown, PEI band Strawberry, whose album Brokeheart Audio is currently in the running for the Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize. We talk about the pair's recollection of making the record, a bit about Deirdre's continued songwriting and more.