Sad losses (Coop Radio DJ Roger Gale, Eagles' co-founder Randy Meisner, and the amazing Ms. O'Connor), plus a look back at the Mission Folk Music Festival, looking ahead to Filberg Festival, Canmore Folk Festival, Edmonton Folk Festival, Burnaby Blues & Roots, and Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival. Plus new releases from Molly Tuttle, Bokante, Genticorum, Allison Russell, Jourdan Thibodeaux, and William Prince - and a bit of a birthday self-indulgent flourish for me at the end!

Music by artists from this weekend's Mission Folk Festival, previews of Canmore and Edmonton Folk Fests next month, some new releases, and Jane Birkin R.I.P.

Vancouver Folk Music Festival broadcasting live from the Rogue Folk tent in the park! Sadly, there were some technical diffculties at the start, so the show didn't really commence until 8:22 or so. I didn't think we had saved any of it, but here is the show. Previewing western Canadian festivals - including Vancouver, of course - and near the end there is a fascinating conversation with Joey Burns of Calexico. Enjoy!!

Featuring many of the artists appearing at next weekend's VFMF - where I will be hosting a LIVE radio show for 5 hours next Saturday morning! Also featured the music of brilliant Irish-American multi-instrumentalist Seamus Egan, who brings his new Project to The Rogue this evening. As well as a look ahead to next week's BC singer songwriter double bill with Sarah Jane Socuten and Suzie Ungerleider. Plus new music from the latest issue of UK magazine Songlines. And more!

An all-Canadian show for Canada Day. I don't mind admitting that I love being able to call myself Canadian and to live in this amazingly diverse country and this incredible music town on the left coast. Once again, revisiting the annals of my library of favourite songs I wanted to feature music from every Province and Territory. Almost made it, too!

Trolling through my library to assemble an 85th anniversary of UBC Student Radio show, and a 38th anniversary of THIS show, I came up with a "shortlist" of 850 songs. Here are some more of my faves which missed the cut

Trolling through my library to assemble an 85th anniversary of UBC Student Radio show, and a 38th anniversary of THIS show, I came up with a "shortlist" of around 850 songs. This show represents a bunch of my faves which "missed the cut".

More highlights from recent archive searches necessitated by celebrating 85 years of UBC Radio and 38 Years of The Saturday Edge On Folk in the past couple of weeks. Also some liberal sprinklings of new releases and concert previews.

The day of the big match! Man United v City in the FA Cup Final at 7am. Which posed a problem for me, logistically speaking, as The Saturday Edge On Folk runs from 8am to noon. What to do? Where to go? I decided to pre-record the show and go to The Lamplighter in Gastown with a couple of hundred Reds. Disappointing outcome, though. The show featured some old faves and some brand new faves, with lots of African, Scandinavian, Celtic, and especially Canadian folk and roots music - including features on the two BC bands playing The Rogue next Thursday June 8th: Golden Shoals and Elise Boeur & Adam Iredale-Gray.

85 years!! Incredible. This radio station has been home to renowned broadcasters like Pierre Berton, Lister Sinclair, Wallie Oppal, and Narduwar the Human Serviette! It's amazing to think that I have been on the air at CiTR for almost half those years (1985 to 2023, that's 38 of the 85!) Some tunes dating back to 1937, as well as interviews and songs and tunes from some of my favourite moments at CiTR, including several from Jericho Beach Park when we aired the show from the Vancouver Folk Music Festival. Also be a tribute to Tina Turner, and Cream lyricist Pete Brown, as well as new releases from the likes of Eliza Gilkyson, Leftover Salmon, Brighde Chaimbeul, Bela Fleck, Eilen Jewell, and more. Plus a feature on Laura Cortese and a look ahead to this Summer's Edmonton Folk Music Festival, whose lineup was announced this week.