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Roots Radio Thursday – April 4

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 ...
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Trent Severn on Roots Radio Thursday

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 ...
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Roots Radio Thursday – March 7

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 ...
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Roots Radio Thursday – Feb 28

This week on The Open Chord host Bill Garrett features new music from Richard Thompson, Stephen Fearing, Winnipeg’s Dry Bones and Toronto’s New Country Rehab. Also, a unique mix of Inuktitut country swing, throat singing, and blues from Iqaluit’s The ...
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Roots Radio Thursday – Feb 14

This week on Roots Radio Thursday on RTDS: Andy Frank welcomes Montreal’s Rob Lutes for an hour of CD-spin ‘n chat. His new release The Bravest Birds is getting outstanding reviews, and is already a Roots Radio favourite. In hour-one, ...
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Roots Radio Thursday, Feb 7

This week on The Open Chord Bill Garrett features Music From Montreal. Specifically, the program looks at singer songwriters that were all based around the Yellow Door Coffee House. Bruce Murdoch, Linda Morrison, Penny Lang, Ellen Shizgal and Lucinda Chodan ...
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Roots Radio Thursday January 31, 2013

This week on The Open Chord Bill Garrett features new music from Montreal singer – songwriter Rob Lutes. Rob’s new album The Bravest Birds is getting great advance reviews as he begins a string of eastern Canadian concerts. Also featured ...
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Roots Radio Thursday – January 24

This week, Andy Frank welcomes Juno-nominated, singer-songwriter John Wort Hannam to The Andy Frank Show. They’ll spin John’s 2012 CD Brambles and Thorns, and explore a wide range of subjects, including John’s fascinating life and times.  Plus you’ll also hear music from ...
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Roots Radio Thursday – January 17, 2013

This week on The Open Chord – Bill Garrett features music from all points of the compass, but perhaps with a little more from the British Isles than usual. From Scotland, Karine Polwart, from Britain, the Unthanks and Red Shoes ...
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Roots Radio Thursday, January 10

This week on Roots Radio Thursday on rtds.ca: The Open Chord this week Bill Garrett takes a fond look back at some of the amazing talent that we lost in 2012. Among those that will be greatly missed, Raylene Rankin, Doc ...