CFRC Podcast Network

Welcome to another edition of Leave It All on the Stage! In this episode, host Tom Savage sits down with guests Spencer Evans and his son, Oscar Evans. They discuss their experiences working and performing music together as father and son, their lives as musicians, their creative processes and more. They also take time to jam out a little New Orleans jazz from CFRC’s studios with Spencer on...

Join us for another fabulous conversation with local musician Jason Mercer!  Hear stories and learn about the art of the long-haul musician’s tour with Jason who took time to join us just ahead of his European tour with acclaimed artist, Ron Sexsmith! We hope you enjoy the episode! Host: Tom Savage Guests: Jason Mercer Executive Producer: Dinah Jansen

Does radio have a place in this futuristic streaming/tik tok kinda world we live in? Episode #6 of the Leave It All On The Stage attempts to answer this question. My two guests really know their radio! Barry Rooke is Executive Director of the National Campus and Community Radio Association ( NCRA/ANREC ), where he has championed independent media, digital transformation, and policy reform since 20...

Welcome to Episode 5 of Leave It All on the Stage with Tom Savage! In this episode, Tom welcomes Maple Blues Award-winning, Juno nominated local artist Miss Emily (Emily Fennell).  Emily sits down with Tom to discuss the highs, lows, triumphs, tribulations and straight up reality of being a touring musician this day in age, band dynamics, safeguarding one’s mental health, audience misconcept...

Hello and welcome to our fourth installment of Leave It All on the Stage with Tom Savage! This episode, “Why Bother Making Albums Anymore?” features local musicians and songwriters Chris Brown and Liv Whitfield known by her stage name Luella.  These wonderful artists join Tom to discuss the importance of the album as an art form and whether it still has a place in the short attention s...

Welcome to the third installment of Leave It All on the Stage with Tom Savage: “Music Promotion in the 21st Century” This episode features two people who play a huge part in bringing a tonne of quality acts in wide range of genres and levels of prominence to Kingston, Virginia Clark of Flying V Productions, and Marc Garniss of KPP Concerts. They join Tom in this program to discuss the...

In our second installment of Leave It All on the Stage , host Tom Savage sits down with legendary rocker Stephen Stanley and local singer-songwriter Claya Brackenbury aka Piner.  Both sit down with Tom to discuss supporting independent musicians in the streaming age and both even play an acoustic song for you to enjoy! Thank you for joining us! Host: Tom Savage Producer: Dinah Jansen Guests: Steph...

In our premiere episode of Leave It All on the Stage, host Tom Savage sits down with local artists and changemakers Tom Stewart and Moira Demorest.  Both sit down with Tom to discuss the importance of music and musicians in the community and their own roles in helping bring shape to a connected community in Kingston, Ontario. Host: Tom Savage Producer: Dinah Jansen Guests: Tom Stewart & Moira...