CiTR -- The Saturday Edge

Lots of music, new and old, this morning with special memorial artist features for James King and Guy Clark who passed away this week.

Raunchy theme this week, based on Bonny Black Hare Day. New music from the new fRoots sampler and more.

Featured music from the new - and last - Bellowhead CD, a phone interview with Alberta songwriter Maria Dunn, a look ahead to the Bluegrass show with Michael Cleveland next Wednesday, and some more new releases and old favourites.

Included songs by many of the performers coming to the Vancouver Folk Music Festival (July 17 - 19). The line-up was announced this week. I also included usual smattering of concert previews and new releases, and ended the show wi a few songs to celebrate May Day

April In Paris. Mighty String Thing Guitar Extravaganza, Tributes to Prince, Lonnie Mack, Pete Zorn, and in memory of Sandy Denny

New releases from Cuba, Haiti, Brittany, Ukraine/Toronto. Also a whiff of 4/20 reefer, and a fond farewell to Spirit of the West, whose last ever gig is tonight at The Commodore. Previews of April In Paris - 10th annual festival of gypsy jazz at The Rogue, and lots more new Canadian music

Tributes to Merle Haggard and Thunderclap Newman, previews of Canadian music coming to town: Winnipeg's Small Glories, Vancouver's Jenny Ritter, Canadian String Quartet The Fretless, and the 10th annual festival of gypsy jazz - April In Paris - with 5 local bands in the Django style. Finishing up with Coco Love Alcorn's Hope for the World and Corin Raymond. Canada (folk) rocks!!

New releases galore; a sad farewell to the Railway Club; a preview of April In Paris; and much more!

Featuring an Interview with film maker Kerry Candaele in town this weekend to launch his documentary about Beethoven's 9th Symphony - Following The Ninth. Plus lots of new releases and an irreverent look at the last supper

New releases by Djelimady Tounkara (Malian guitar god) and Irish-American supergroup The Gloaming, plus features on Irish trad. legends De Danann and lots more new stuff. Thankfully no obits this week!

Tributes to departed icons Sir George Martin and Keith Emerson, also Louis Meyers of SXSW and Folk Alliance fame. Lots of Celtic music for St. Paddy's Week too.

Features on Festival du Bois, CelticFest Vancouver, The Maddest Musical March 5th, new releases, and music found at Folk Alliance

Plus features on Oliver Swain, The Bills, Lennie Gallant - and a whole bunch of CDs acquired at Folk Alliance in Kansas City last week

Small tribute to Dan Hicks, who passed away this week, age 74, in California. New releases from Rokia Traore and Sidestepper. Looking ahead to Festival du Bois, CelticFest Vancouver, Eilen Jewell concert, Bumper Jacksons, etc. Tried to hook up to St. James Hall for a live feed at the Mayor's announcement saving the building. Couldn't get it to work. Oh well. Also SAM would not let me choose anythi...

To kick off Black History Month I started the show with several African-Canadian artists, before moving onto a mini-theme of Carnival / Mardi Gras. Featured music by Cape Breton Celtic combo Coig, Cuban-Canadian artist Alex Cuba (sold out show this evening at the Kay Meek Theatre in West Vancouver), upcoming Rogues like The Bills, Bumper Jacksons, Eilen Jewell, Oliver Swain, Sharon Shannon, De Dan...

Features on Aurelio, The Jaybirds, Old Man Luedecke, and new releases by Baaba Maal, Tim O'Brien, Matt Andersen, Solas, and Show Of Hands BTW, this PSA / Ad list is really screwy!!

Small tribute to Glenn Frey of Eagles fame, features on Bumper Jacksons, Lydia Hol (Vancouver songwriter launching new CD this weekend), and Quebec's Felix Award-winning combo Le Vent du Nord, plus another tip of the hat to Andy M Stewart and to David Bowie, and a shout-out to legendary fiddler Dave Swarbrick, who's having some health issues this week. 2016 has been a tough year for music so far -...

Return from Hawaii / mini features on Eilen Jewell / JP Cormier / The Revelers. Late start. Oops!

Guest host Paul Norton from CiTR's Code Blue show (Saturdays from 3 to 5 pm) spins his own brand of folk and world music.

More of my favourite albums of 2015, plus a small tribute to Scots singer Andy M Stewart, who died last week. Also a look ahead to some artists coming to town in the next few weeks

Some of my favourite songs / albums of 2015, plus a segment on Wassailing, hunting The Wren, and other Boxing Day pursuits

Christmas Music from all over the place - except your local Mall !!

This week 's topics included: Andy M Stewart's health, Eliza Carthy's MBE, the impending sale of Vancouver's iconic Railway Club, Alex Cuba's Grammy nomination, some Rogue previews, and new releases from fRoots magazine, The Wainwright Sisters, Celtic Colours Live 2015 CD, Van Django's Cool Yule gypsy jazz Xmas CD, and Irish supergroup The Rambling Boys

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the release of Rubber Soul - one of the principal game-changer albums of the twentieth century. It's also the 35th anniversary of John Lennon's murder next week. What a sad and beautiful world we live in. Also featured music by Sarah Jane Scouten, T. Nile and Dana Sipos - who all play Rogue gigs next week. Added in some new releases by The Wainwright Sisters and...

New releases by Les Ambassadeurs, Kandia Kouyate, Toto la Momposina, WOMEX 2015, The Rheingans Sisters, Sarah Hayes. Previews of The Acoustic Guitar Project (December 3rd at The Rogue), Sarah Jane Scouten (December 8th), Dana Sipos & T. Nile (December 11th), and some more Sandy Denny nostalgia