CiTR -- The Saturday Edge

Focus on participants at the second annual Driven Bow Fiddle Festival, plus a look ahead to Festival du Bois, and St. Patrick's Day, and new releases by Harry Manx & Steve Marriner, and Bassekou Kouyate

Tribute to Zimbabwean singer Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi; New CD from Bassekou Kouyate; Groundhog Day / St. Brigid's / Candlemas; and lots of Driven Bows

Robbie Burns and Canada Sizzles with Songwriters & Fiddlers!

A "theme" of songs about Space and the Sea crept in to today's show, alongside features on upcoming concerts in Vancouver and a general appreciation of some of the most creative contemporary roots music

New releases abound! Also a field recording from Rarotonga (well, the church was in a field!) and more peripatetic musical adventures

We hit the ground running in 2019 with an appealing conglomeration of recent releases, concert previews and deep catalog selections. Guest host is Code Blue's Paul Norton (Saturdays from 3 to 5pm).

Selections from 55 of my favourite albums of the year. Again, pre-recorded so I could still bring you the show whilst relaxing on the beach in Rarotonga! I would recommend every single one of these albums; something for everyone I reckon. (Quoth he, ever so humbly!)

Pre-recorded Christmas Special as I was en route to Rarotonga when the show was being broadcast. Featured many of my favourite seasonal selections, some new ones from Blind Raccoon records, and Paul Norton's latest compilation (Sun-Drenched Christmas), plus the annual ritual with The Pogues / Monty Python / Steeleye Span segue to Loreena McKennitt's God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

New music from Salif Keita, Sweden's Sver, Portland's Foghorns, The Afro Celts, The Outside Track, Old Man Luedecke, Rachel Newton, Talisk, Old Blind Dogs, Shooglenifty, Rosanne Cash - and heaps more besides. Plus a hint of seasonal fare at the end.

A gypsy jazz / Van Django Cool Yule version of THAT song, plus new releases from Afro Celts, Shooglenifty, The Outside Track, Bryan Ferry, Paris Combo, Salif Keita, and French guitarist Bireli Lagrene. Plus Portland's Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms, and a look at the new Downtown Eastside version of A Christmas Carol - Bah Humbug! (Great show. Go see it!!)

Lots of musicians and singers who are only with us now on record, including Alec Finn (De Dannan), Roy Bailey, Sandy Denny, and a tribute from Kevin Burke to Johnny Cunningham. New music from Scotland, Ethiopia, Denmark, Quebec, and BC and Alberta too.

Lots of unrelated stuff this week, but a few "threads" emerged and we paid tribute to Roy Bailey, who passed away this week.

New releases from The Fab Four, from Quebec, from Scandinavia, from Alberta and B.C. and elsewhere. Plus hot stuff, cool stuff, and thought-provoking stuff from all over the map - and from down the years too.

Remembrance Day feature, plus a phone interview with Edmonton-based songwriter Martin Kerr, and new releases including Solo - the collaboration between Le Vent Du Nord & De Temps Antan from Quebec

This week's show was loosely subtitled "Where Does The Truth Lie?" Some may say it lies in gardens, most say politicians lie all the time. So, to change the subject, I played lots of old favourites and new releases as well!

Some songs for Halloween, some new releases, some topical songs, and a bit of a guide to what's on around town

Lots of new releases this week. Lots of Celtic music. Lots of artists coming to town and lots of dissenting voices. Get out and vote, people!!

Canada legalizes pot this week, so a few songs on the topic. Also, features on The Fretless and The East Pointers as part of "Celtic Colours West" - and a look at what's happening this week at the real Celtic Colours in Cape Breton.

Started with new releases from Ethiopia, Scandinavia and beyond. Finished up with a Ceilidh (aka "Celtic Colours West"). In between, RIPs to Otish Rush, Marty Balin, and Maartin Allcock, and an interview with Blues singer Guy Davis that I made at the Vancouver Folk Festival in July.

This week's show featured loads of new releases from Cuba, Haiti, Canada, U.K., and more. Ended up with a phone interview from Folk Royalty Persona Judy Collins. What a wonderful woman! What a wonderful singer!

Lots of new music, good Canadian music, and heaps of very creative songwriters and musicians this week. Lots to discover on your musical journey!

The sudden and shocking death of Rogue volunteer Mary Bentley dominated the show this week. We also lost Rachid Taha, the Algerian Rai singer who inspired The Clash to write Rock The Casbah. New music from Marc Ribot, Mike Farris, Richard Thompson, and stunning Haitian singer Moonlight Benjamin were also featured, and there was a spotlight on Craig Cardiff too.

A question, or a statement of intent? A bit of both I suppose. Lots of music by artists coming to town in the next few weeks, and plenty of new releases too. Also R.I.P. John Munro, longtime sidekick of Australian-Scots songwriter Eric Bogle.

Some songs for Labour Day and a big preview of The Rogue's new season.

Songs about smoke and fires and various other portents of doom - with people on the move to escape. Sound like fun? Well, I enjoyed the music!!