CiTR -- The Saturday Edge

Features on Sweet Alibi & Jadea Kelly, Wendy MacIsaac, Ten Strings & A Goat Skin, Remembrance Day, plus lots of new releases

This week's show featured the latest Putumayo CD - African Rumba, music from Mali's wonderful Rokia Traore (coming to Vancouver next weekend), and a major focus on the Nominees for the 2016 Canadian Folk Music Awards (December 2-3, in Toronto). I also spiced things up with some tasty Halloween "treats".

Tribute to Calypso Rose (Lifetime Achievement Award at this weekend's WOMEX conference in Santiago de Compostela), New releases by Noura Mint Seymali (Mauritania), Swedish trio Irmelin, troubadours Martin Simpson & Dom Flemons, celebration of 800 years of parliamentary democracy (Sweet Liberties), Nova Scotia sisters Cassie & Maggie, California Celtic combo Wake The Dead, and more. Plus mini-featu...

Features on Jez Lowe, and Fred Eaglesmith, plus memories from Cape Breton's Celtic Colours festival, and a tribute to Shooglenifty fiddler Angus Grant, who died this week. So sad.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Farewell to Buckwheat, plus features on Barrule, Guy Davis, Jez Lowe, Bumper Jacksons - and loads of new releases!

Includes debut of Stephen Fearing's commentary on the US election: Blowhard nation; mini-features on Connie Kaldor and Manx Celtic trio Barrule; some Belgian and Swiss music; a live track from Tri Continental's Rogue concert last weekend, and some new releases. And more.

Included two sets by Canadian Blues / Roots trio Tri Continental (Madagascar Slim, Bill Bourne & Lester Quitzau) - and a phone interview with the three guys calling in from a ferry terminal on Vancouver Island.

New Releases acquired at Tonder and Edmonton Festivals. Previews of Bluebird North #100, Craig Cardiff's concert next Thursday

Includes a report on last weekend's Tonder Festival in Denmark, a live studio set from Linda McRae, and more. Linda and I are both to be inducted into the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame at tomorrow night's concert at The Rogue in Vancouver www.roguefolk.bc.ca

Guest Host Paul Norton previews the fall concert scene, spotlights the Putumayo label, celebrates Cesaria Evora's birthday, debuts some tracks from Colvin & Earle, traces the career of Amy Helm and generally runs amuck, as much as a senior citizen DJ can, anyway. Check it out.

A sample of samplers from Canada's venerable Stony Plain Records. Plus a tribute to the late Penny Lang. Jim Burnett guest hosts.

We have all sorts of music for you today from singer songwriter to old time to Bluegrass!

With examples. Lots of them.

My last show for a month featured lots of personal favourites, and previews of Shorefest Day 3 and next weekend's Edmonton Folk Music Festival. The show will be hosted by Paul Norton (Aug 6th & Aug 27), Arthur & Andrea Berman (Aug 13) and Jim Burnett (Aug 20) for the next 4 Saturdays. I return from Denmark for the Labour Day weekend show on September 3rd. Should have heaps of new music to play - a...

Featured an interview with Estonian trio Trad Attack! recorded at last week's Vancouver Folk Music Festival. Plus a variety of artists appearing this weekend at the Mission Folk Music Festival, and on the Rogue Stage at Sunset Beach (July 23, 27 & 30) - a free Canadian roots music festival which takes place prior to the Celebration of Light fireworks displays.

Live from Jericho Beach Park. Includes live interviews with Ten Strings & A Goat Skin, Lucy Ward, Birds of Chicago, I Draw Slow, The Bills, Penguin Eggs editor Roddy Campbell, and live performances by Lakou Mizik, and Hubby Jenkins. Features music by performers at Island Musicfest (last week), VFMF, Mission (next week), Shorefest (also next week and beyond), and the new sampler from fRoots - and m...

Filling-in for Andrea & Arthur Berman again on Pacific Pickin'. They are cruising around Iceland, so I'm spinning some rogue grass on their show!

Featuring lots of artists coming to Island Musicfest, Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Mission Folk Festival, Salmon Arm Roots & Blues this summer.

Guest Host Steve Edge from 'The Saturday Edge on Folk' steps in with his own special brand of bluegrass.

My heartfelt response to the disastrous Brexit vote!

Desperately trying to cheer up the world - in spite of the server not working!

A few Of My Favourite Things - including featured artists at various festivals this Summer, a couple more Swarb tunes, new releases, and more

This week: a tribute to the amazing English fiddler Dave Swarbrick, who passed away yesterday. Also previews of Rogue concerts and the Vancouver Folk Music Festival, and much more.

Back from a trip to the U.K. (thanks to Andrea & Arthur Berman for filling in last week) this week's show featured Stephen Fearing returning to as well, plus new releases by Afro Celt Sound System, Youssou N'Dour, and more