CiTR -- Folk Oasis

...the grass is riz, and all that. Eclectic crop of new releases, many by artists performing in Vancouver in coming weeks. Also a set of music inspired by Jesse Winchester's amazing recent performance on Elvis Costello's "Spectacle". The man who made Neko Case cry..
Hope you're enjoying the new season, wherever you may be. Thanks so much for listening!

hugs, val
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Slightly abbreviated version tonight due to Paralympics-related traffic snarls (there's a phrase I thought I'd never type!!) Local singer-songwriter Rodney DeCroo joined me in the studio for a live session. Wrapped up tonight's show with some Van Morrison & The Chieftains. Does it get any more Irish than that now? Happy St. Pat's Day.

Slainte,
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The 2010 Winter Olympics are but a (mostly) lovely memory, but the Cultural Olympiad continues. The Winter Paralympics begin March 12 and provide another opportunity to hear free musical performances in our city. We feature some of these artists on tonight's show - including the band who played at the Olympics closing ceremonies during the (in)famous "flying beavers" bit.
As always, thanks for listening, and have a lovely week!

cheers, val
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Lots of new releases to sample post-Olympics, and a live set from Jess Hart at 8:30. She's a recent transplant from Montreal and looking forward to getting involved in Vancouver's scene. http://www.myspace.com/jesshartmusic
Thanks for listening and enjoy the long month of March!

cheers,
val
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Tonight we featured music from some of the Canadian pavilions and stages at the Olympics. There's a lot of music going on and the city's been one giant music/arts festival past few weeks. Then there's the sports stuff. Go Canada! Play safe tout le monde - thanks again to all for listening. Enjoy!

cheers, val
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5 days of Winter Olympics madness thus far and the city is still standing, lo and behold. Tonight our little Folkalympiad featured the stylings of Reid Jamieson. Reid's a fairly recent West Coast transplant who hails from Toronto. (but we won't hold that against him) We look forward to the spring release of his new CD - locals can see him Feb. 20 at The Main on Main.
Take care, play nice, and get out to see some live music this week!
amitiés, val
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...and so is Valentine's Day, and the solar New Year. Gung hey fat choy! We tried to cover off on all these themes, with special focus on the wonderful music we'll be treated to in Vancouver over the next few weeks. Local band Spoon River came in to talk about their new CD and Feb. 18 gig at the W.I.S.E. Hall. Take care everybody, get out there and take in some live music this weekend!

warm hugs,
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We pay tribute to Oscar Brand, Winnipeg native & dj of world's longest-running radio show (it's folk!), who turns 90 this Sunday. Bob Marley, if he were still with us, would have turned 65 this weekend, so we pay tribute to him as well. At 8:30 we had a phone chat with Robbie Slade of local folk-electro duo Humans. They're performing at the New Forms Festival this weekend, a Cultural Olympiad event.
February's here, folks - only 9 days until the Winter Olympics commence. Can you feel it?

remain calm,
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Can you believe we've already blown through the 1st month of 2010? Hope you enjoy tonight's show..we started things off with a track from the long-awaited Gil Scott-Heron CD. He's back and sounding great. Had a very pleasant studio session with local singer-songwriter Ben Sigston, who lugged a guitar *and* keyboard to our studios. Good work, Ben!
Thanks for listening, folks.
cheers, val
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We paid musical tribute at the beginning and end of tonight's show to Canadian folk music icon Kate McGarrigle, who passed this week. She will be greatly missed.
We dug well into the new release bin this week, featuring local and not-so-local talent.
Apologies to anybody who attempted to download the Jan. 13 show and got nothing. Technical problem have been resolved but alas, we could not retrieve that show. C'est la vie!
Thanks, as always for listening, and have a good Rrrrrobbie Burrrrns Day!

och aye, val
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