This one's a special show for me! For this show, Yellow Brit Road (I) was on the ground in Toronto, where I caught up with a personal hero of mine: Gruff Rhys, Welsh musician, former frontman of the band Super Furry Animals, one half of Mercury-nominated duo Neon Neon, storyteller extraordinaire and solo musician. Gruff was performing at the Drake Underground in Toronto on 17 October 2023, supporting indie-folk band This Is The Kit on tour across North America.

We talked about the Welsh music scene, the 90s, Super Furry Animals, Welsh pop culture, Super Furries' "lost techno album", and Gruff's upcoming solo album, Sadness Sets Me Free, out 26 January 2024! (tomorrow)

Find all the music played/mentioned on the show here.

PS: CFRC Live Sessions are now on air! And the CFRC funding drive is in full swing! Donate and help keep our 101-year old station going!

Live on CFRC 101.9 FM (Kingston)/cfrc.ca, Sundays 8-9:30 PM (Full shows in the archive)

Contact: email [email protected], Twitter @⁠YellowBritCFRC⁠, IG @⁠yellowbritroad⁠.

PS: submissions, cc [email protected] if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.

Most of the music on this week's show is not on streaming services, but in case including it becomes a problem, here's an edited version.

This week on the show, we paid tribute to Emyr Willams, the late cofounder of 90s Welsh independent alternative label Ankst Records, who were at the heart of the emerging Welsh-language alt rock scene of the 80s and 90s. We also had part of my interview with singer of Montreal bands the 222s (Montreal's first punk band), new wave band 39 Steps, and many others, Chris Barry! Many of the Welsh artists on this show aren't on Spotify, so I'll link a playlist and have included some music in the pod. Music this week by:

The Libertines, English Teacher, Nia Archives, Yard Act, Cowboy Hunters, IDLES, Cassyette, Long Distances, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, Catatonia,Tynal Tywyll, Ty Gwydr, Ectogram, Beganifs (Big Leaves), Tystion, Super Furry Animals, Datblygu, 39 Steps.

Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly!

PS: The CFRC funding drive is still on! Donate to help keep our 101-year old station going!

Touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)

Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email [email protected], Twitter @⁠YellowBritCFRC⁠, IG @⁠yellowbritroad⁠.

PS: submissions, cc [email protected] if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.

This week on the show, we paid tribute to Emyr Willams, the late cofounder of 90s Welsh independent alternative label Ankst Records, who were at the heart of the emerging Welsh-language alt rock scene of the 80s and 90s. We also had one part of my interview with singer of Montreal bands the 222s (Montreal's first punk band), new wave band 39 Steps, and many others, Chris Barry! Many of the Welsh artists on this show aren't on Spotify, so I'll link a playlist and have included some music in the pod. Music this week by:

The Libertines, English Teacher, Nia Archives, Yard Act, Cowboy Hunters, IDLES, Cassyette, Long Distances, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, Catatonia,Tynal Tywyll, Ty Gwydr, Ectogram, Beganifs (Big Leaves), Tystion, Super Furry Animals, Datblygu, 39 Steps.

Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly!

PS: The CFRC funding drive is still on! Donate to help keep our 101-year old station going!

Touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)

Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email [email protected], Twitter @⁠YellowBritCFRC⁠, IG @⁠yellowbritroad⁠.

PS: submissions, cc [email protected] if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.

If there's one band who have had a gigantic year, it's got to be Toronto indie rock band Kiwi jr.! After releasing their third album Chopper in August 2022, the band have spent the last 18 months touring Europe and North America, opening for bands (and their personal heroes) like Pavement, Dinosaur jr., Sloan, Guided By Voices, and so many more. And now they drop by Kingston for a date at the Grad Club, Friday night, supported by Queen's student band Girldad.

I spoke to singer and guitarist Jeremy this week for CFRC's Indie Wakeup Call (where you can find me on a Thursday morning on campus with some lovely cohosts), listen on to hear us talk all about that show and Kiwi jr.'s incredible year, and come to the show tomorrow! You bet I'll be there!

Happy 2024 everyone! This week's show was the first live show of the new year, and we charged into it with new releases, some news from the indie charts, watched a stone-cold indie classic in Franz Ferdinand's Take Me Out turn 20 (already!?), and had a little peek ahead at my interview with Chris Barry, who sang and fronted, amongst many other bands, Montreal's first punk band, the glam punk outfit The 222s back in 1978, and the post punk band 39 Steps in the 80s, a band who you may have seen in the Woody Allen film Hannah's Sisters. Look out for the full interview next week! Music this week by:

Sprints, The Vaccines, ARXX, Gen and the Degenerates, Courting, The Last Dinner Party, 3 Little Wolves, SYBS, Dream Nails, Bob Vylan, Sam Akpro, Venus Grrrls, Ekkstacy, The 222s, 39 Steps, Franz Ferdinand, Kiwi jr., Kings of Queens.

Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly!

PS: CFRC Live Sessions are now on air! And the CFRC funding drive is still on! Donate to help keep our 101-year old station going!

Touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)

Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email [email protected], Twitter @⁠YellowBritCFRC⁠, IG @⁠yellowbritroad⁠.

PS: submissions, cc [email protected] if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.

We're ringing in the new year here at CFRC, and we're doing it with your help! You've been sending in your suggestions for songs that signify new beginnings to you, and I pick my favourites to play for you on this week's show. Plus, we walk through NYE and seasonal traditions unique to the UK and/or Ireland, and read some Hogmanay poetry. It's all to listen out for! Artists:

Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly!

PS: CFRC Live Sessions are now on air! And the CFRC funding drive is in full swing! Donate and help keep our 101-year old station going!

Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)

Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email [email protected], Twitter @⁠YellowBritCFRC⁠, IG @⁠yellowbritroad⁠.

PS: submissions, cc [email protected] if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.

This week, we looked back at 2023 in British and Irish music, playing some of our favourite tracks from this year, talking about musicians who have had a big year, and artists to watch for on bigger stages next year! Obviously this isn't, and can't ever be an exhaustive list, and in fact the playlist I made for this week was a lot longer than I could even fit on air, so don't come yelling at me about glaring omissions! However, I'd love to hear your music picks of the year, so get in touch! Playlist:

and many more on the playlist found ⁠here⁠. Do try and support artists directly!

Live Sundays 8-9:30 PM on ⁠CFRC⁠!

Contact: email ⁠[email protected]⁠, IG @⁠⁠yellowbritroad⁠⁠.

This week's show gives you an an exclusive invite to the coolest indie nightclubs: Club Yellow Brit Road, an indie disco of the mind. We're keeping finals season blues at bay by pumping up the energy on the dancefloors, on the kitchen floors, in the library, your ears, wherever. To be honest, the podcasted version this week is just 30 second clips of me shouting out the CFRC Funding Drive (we gotta stay on air), so it's worth finding the full show in archives (I worked real hard on the transitions between songs, go check it out), but to keep you entertained, I've tried to have good transitions on the podcast too. Enjoy! Music by:

Johnny Marr, Genesis Owusu, Master Peace, Connie Constance, Slightest Clue, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Astros, Kiwi jr., The Beaches, Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand, Snapped Ankles, Baba Ali, Talking Heads, Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul, Yard Act, Poppy Ajudha, Primal Scream, Witch Fever, VLURE, Working Men's Club, Low Hummer, Little Simz, Cleo Sol, Young Guv, King of Foxes

Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly!

Live Sundays 8-9:30 PM on CFRC!

Contact: email [email protected], IG @⁠yellowbritroad⁠.

This week, we listened to cool new releases, paid tribute to English-Irish punk and poet Shane MacGowan, looked back at our on-repeat favourites, and talked about the implications of the recent changes to Spotify's remuneration models. Music this week by:

Find this week's playlist here. Do try and support artists directly!

PS: CFRC Live Sessions are now on air! And the CFRC funding drive is in full swing! Donate and help keep our 101-year old station going!

Live on CFRC 101.9 FM (Kingston)/cfrc.ca, Sundays 8-9:30 PM (Full shows in the archive)

Contact: email [email protected], Twitter @⁠YellowBritCFRC⁠, IG @⁠yellowbritroad⁠.

PS: submissions, cc [email protected] if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.

This week, I caught up backstage with Conner Molander, guitarist, backing vocallist and multi-instrumentalist proficient in keys and the drums, of the Montreal indie rock three-piece Half Moon Run. The band stopped by Kingston to perform a sold-out show at the city's Grand Theatre, supporting their newest album Salt. We talked about the album and the world tour they embarked on for it, and about their vibrant, vivid, joyous and sometimes emotional live shows.

The interview aired on Yellow Brit Road this week, and here it is, isolated for your enjoyment.

Expect more releases from the band's recent Treehouse sessions, and find the album Salt here. Do try and support artists directly!

PS: CFRC Live Sessions are now on air! And the CFRC funding drive is in full swing! Donate and help keep our 101-year old station going!

Do touch that dial and tune in live! We're on at CFRC 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release)

Get in touch with the show for requests, submissions, giving feedback or anything else: email [email protected], Twitter @⁠YellowBritCFRC⁠, IG @⁠yellowbritroad⁠.

PS: submissions, cc [email protected] if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.