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This year, eight students from the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design (NBCCD) Photography and Videography Studio won ArtsNB Scholarships, each valued at $2,500. This year’s cohort took home almost half of the twenty scholarships given out and doubled the number of winners from 2024—when four photo-video students won—and more than doubled 2023’s cohort—when three students won. Students from across New Brunswick are eligible to apply for the scholarships as long as they are pursuing some form of study or training in their given art form. ArtsNB states on their website that the scholarship is, “designed to recognize and encourage New Brunswick students who have demonstrated exceptional artistic talent and potential, and who are pursuing a career in the arts.” Karen Ruet, an Instructor in NBCCD’s Photo-Video Studio, explained that applying for the ArtsNB Scholarship is now integrated into Photo-Video students’ coursework, because the application process prepares students to write grants and proposals as a professional artist. The scholarships offer exposure for young artists and help alleviate economic barriers that can negatively impact students’ ability to study. Both Jesse Curtis and Emily MacDonald won ArtsNB Scholarships this year, yet described how they still need to work while studying to make ends meet.

My guest today is musician and road warrior Rory Taillon. Rory is on the tail end of his current Atlantic Canada tour before heading back home to Ontario. He joins me to play a few songs and chat about finding inspiration, looking backward and looking forward.

Rory Taillon is playing at The Abbey Café and Gallery tonight (May 28, 2025) at 7pm.

Back live this week with some great new tunes for ya. Canada’s finest troubadour B.A. Johnston gets things kicked off with my feelings after another devastating Leafs playoff loss, I’ve got new music from former Presidents of the United States of America frontman Chris Ballew, a reconstructed Pearl Jam track from “The Last Of Us” and plenty more great music!

BA Johnston – Nuke Toronto

Hello there everyone. I hope that you are well with you and thank you for listening to our show.

This is episode 77 of Testing For Echo on CHSR FM 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world and I am your host Tim Scammell.

Before we begin I just want to mention that this is another episode dipping into a more classic Progressive sound.

It’s another pretty full show so let’s get rolling.

Tim

The World of Music, One Song at a Time, Proudly Canadian – Take Good Care

Episode Song List

Hi folks! This week’s episode is a variety show with lots of great tunes from different subgenres. Next week will have the first part of the 1990 retrospective with Stephanie as a guest host!

Here’s the playlist for this week’s episode:

Nails-Unsilent Death

King Diamond-The Family Ghost

King Diamond-The 7th Day of July 1777

Deathrow-The Deathwish

Black Curse-Trodden Flesh

Gorguts-Orphans Of Sickness

Gorguts-A Path Beyond Premonition

Dissection-Maha-Kali

Serpent Corpse-Extradimensional Divinity

Serpent Corpse-Amongst Demons

Serpent Corpse-Into the Wasteland

Serpent Corpse-The Gaping Mouth of Madness

Deathevokation-The Monument

Bathory-Shores In Flames

Convulse-Incantation of Restoration

Alaskan-Inferno

Alaskan-Submerged

Pentagram-Wartime

Pentagram-Starlady

Pentagram-Frustration

Vader-Testimony

Sepultura-Stronger Than Hate

Thanks for listening!

Moving can be difficult, especially for those experiencing domestic abuse. There are people who can help.

My guest today is Michelle Tupy, the Chapter Director of Shelter Movers New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. They are extending their operations into the Fredericton area, and Michelle joins me to talk about the work that the organization does, the need for the assistance, and how they go about helping someone.

Welcome back to another episode of away from the mire. This week we did an hour of live cuts that I hope you’ll enjoy, Everything from The Ramones to Phish!

The Ramones – Any Way You Want It (live)

Hi Folks! Welcome back to Harmony Corruption on CHSR. This week’s episode features some tunes from some great albums, including Amorphis’ Elegy. I’ll be posting a review of that album up on the CHSR website later this week! Other than that, there’s a good mix of grindcore, death metal, thrash, and lots more.

Here’s the playlist for the week:

Amorphis-The Orphan

Amorphis-Cares

Gorement-Sea of Silence

Triptykon-Altar of Deceit

Tribulation-Melancholia

Tribulation-Daughter of the Djinn

Yngwie J. Malmsteen’s Rising Force-I Am A Viking

Yngwie J. Malmsteen’s Rising Force-Disciples of Hell

Converge-Heaven In Her Arms

Mass Grave-Disrupting the Balance

Queensryche-The Mission

Queensryche-Eyes of A Stranger

Mitochondrion-Flail, Faexregem!

Mitochondrion-Argentum Mortifixion

Mitochondrion-Intraluxiform

Mitochondrion-[]

Cryptopsy-Mutant Christ

Cryptopsy-Swine Of the Cross

Erosion-Deep In Hell

Power Trip-Cruxifixation

Vallenfyre-Amongst the Filth

Immolation-Put My Hand In the Fire

Thanks for listening!

After a few weeks off, I was back live and in studio this week with some updates on my vacation and trip to Portland to see MJ Lenderman and Halifax to see Bush!

On this week’s episode we heard from…..

BA Johnston – Donair Sauce

John Allaire brings his East Coast Caravan tour to New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia this month with multiple dates across all three provinces. Check out www.johnallaire.com for all the details.

Playlist

The Barr Brothers – Defibrillation ::

Valerie June – Joy, Joy! ::

John Allaire – Sugar ::

John Allaire – Swing the Hammer Down ::

John Allaire and The Fi-Delities ::

Sneezy Waters – I Heard the Bluebirds Sing ::

Kellie Loder – The Month of May ::

Kylie Fox – Hit ::

Absolute Losers – By Fright