A Message From Gordy

by Good To Know May 8, 2013 Making Music
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Gordy the Moose here. At Roots Music Canada, we recognize that we’ve been fairly quiet of late, and that’s not easy for a moose. It won’t remain this way much longer. We’re busy putting together a great new editing team and a dedicated Roots Music Canada radio station. As always, these things are done when [...]

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Roots Radio Thursday – April 11

by Andy Frank April 10, 2013 Making Music
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This week on The Open Chord host Bill Garrett features new music from songwriter David Francey, fiddler April Verch and after a long absence, the wonderful Laura Smith. Mix that up with Pharis and Jason Romero, Rose Cousins and some hot picking from Clarence White and Doc Watson and what do you have…. Episode Eighteen [...]

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Scott McCord and The Bonafide Truth

by Eric Thom April 5, 2013 Making Music
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We music fans can be a fickle bunch. All it took to be swept away by the talented Mr. McCord and his seven-piece band was an opportunity to see them perform live. Not only is McCord a human whirlwind of soulful energy but his band is rehearsed within an inch of their lives – and [...]

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Roots Radio Thursday – April 4

by RootsRadio April 4, 2013 Making Music
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The week on The Open Chord, it’s music from Vermont and Quebec. The Province of Québec and the State of Vermont share much more than a common border and the production of great maple syrup. On this week’s program host Bill Garrett features music both new and traditional from the Green Mountain State and La belle province. [...]

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Trent Severn on Roots Radio Thursday

by RootsRadio March 27, 2013 Interviews
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Thursday March 28th at 9:00 AM, 3:00 PM, and 9:00 PM EDT on RTDS.ca, Andy Frank welcomes special guests Trent Severn. When Canadian astronaut/singer-songwriter Chris Hadfield became the Commander of the International Space Station, he brought along some CDs that reminded him of home. Among them was the debut release of 21st-Century Canadiana by a trio [...]

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Whitehorse and the seething pit of bile

by Bob LeDrew March 24, 2013 Making Music
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While my FB status says I saw NQ Arbuckle last night, I didn’t. I saw Whitehorse at the National Arts Centre as part of their NAC Presents series. And I am disgusted by the complete (compleat?) act of entertainment I was forced to endure. So you’ve got Luke Doucet. One of the best guitarists in [...]

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Roots Radio Thursday March 21

by Andy Frank March 20, 2013 Making Music
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This week on The Open Chord Bill Garrett looks back at the lives of three key figures that were lost to the Canadian folk community in the last few weeks. They’re Tam Kearney, who started and ran the iconic Toronto folk Club Fiddler’s Green as well as being a member of the incomparable and wacky [...]

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Roots Radio Thursday – March 14

by Andy Frank March 13, 2013 Interviews
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This week on The Open Chord, Bill Garrett presents “Love Brings You Home” a full edition documentary on the life of Jack Hardy, singer-songwriter and playwright. (11:00am, 5:00pm and 10:00pm EDT on rtds.ca) Based in New York’s Greenwich Village, Hardy was influential as a writer, performer, and mentor in the North American and European folk music scenes [...]

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Chris Altmann: A Man For All Summers

by Eric Thom March 12, 2013 Making Music
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Transplanted Aussie native, Chris Altmann clearly enjoys the best of all worlds. Moving from Adelaide to Peterborough, the seasoned musician wasted no time finding out who was who, musician-wise, and, by early 2010, had recorded his first solo record, Que Paso. Now living in Hamilton (when he’s not in Nashville), he’s about to release another [...]

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Roots Radio Thursday – March 7

by RootsRadio March 6, 2013 Making Music
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This week, The Andy Frank Show welcomes Ian Sherwood of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, to spin his new CD, Live At The Hive. In hour number one of the show, Andy begins a series of musical face-offs between Juno Nominees in the Roots and Traditional Album of the Year categories.  This week, it’s Amelia Curran and Annabelle Chvostek. [...]

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