Georgian Bay Roots

The first two acts fo this show are dedicated to Stan Rogers and include an interview with Jame Keelaghan explaining some of Stan's impact on Canadian music. The final act features new music from the Lifers, a track from youth discovery Willem James Cowan, and one from the Great Canadian Swampstompers

We went with a simple theme for this week: act one is all about single performers, act two is all about duos, and act three...you get the idea. Easy as one, two, three! Featuring music by Trent Severn, Dala, Teresa Levasseur, The Good Lovelies, Jon Brooks, The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer, Big Little Lions, Fred Penner, Drew McIvor, De Temps Antan, The Dry Bones, Ash and Bloom, The O'Pears, and...

It's our ode to the most Canadian Holiday of them all, the TOOFOR weekend! We're all about bonfires, barn dances, beach blasts and backwoods bunkies. Party down with tunes from Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer, The Slocan Ramblers, Fred Penner, The Hut People, Beppe Gambetta, Julian Taylor, Bahamas, The Urban highlanders, The Boxcar Boys, Samantha Martin, Rose Cousins, Leonard Cohen, Regina Spektor,...

It's the Mother's Day edition of Georgian Bay Roots! We hear about some great musical moms, and Kelly Babcock stops by the studio for a special session!

Jon is back behind the mic this week to deliver songs about May, tracks from trios, and a feature interview with Farideh Olsen of Rosie and the Riveters.

On this week's episode of Georgian Bay Roots we explore music and instruments that highlight the contrast between "light" and "dark", and showcase the beauty that can be found in both sides.

Tough Girls (and the boys who love them) take charge this week on Georgian Bay Roots!! Roll up the rugs and dance with women who belt it out with the best from the worlds of blues, country, folk and gospel. Host Ted Rusk matches up pioneers of their genre with today's powerful performers. Big Mama Thorton and Samantha Martin, Wanda Jackson and YOU SAY PARTY , Ruth Brown and Treasa Levasseur. Plus...

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Jon returns to the host chair for the 80th episode of Georgian Bay Roots. You'll hear new music, songs from performers who have concerts coming up in Grey Bruce, an interview with Sarah Beatty, and a selection of songs from performers on the line up for Summerfolk43.

This is the Easter/April Fools Day show for 2018! Host Kailey Jane Hawkins was fighting a cold when this show was created, so the music does most of the talking this week. This show features tracks about Easter, about Fools (for April Fools Day) and about Summerfolk 43!

The latest epi of the Georgian Bay Roots Radio Show is a special shoutout to the solo performer, "Facing The Crowd". (and a few bands too) Host Ted Rusk goes Live & Local to Port Elgin for the Monthly Blues Jam at the Queens Bar with host Patrick Dunning. We have the unsung history of Canadian folk legend Al Cromwell; News and Music with upcoming Summerfolk Music and Crafts Festival acts Stephen F...

This week's host; Dylan McMullin shares some St. Patrick's Day fun, talk about Earth Hour, interview with Helen Austin of "Big Little Lions" about their upcoming Ontario tour, local music man Steve "Danger Pay" Danard is in the studio sharing some new tracks he's working on...plus we feature some performers who are coming to Summerfolk 43, and a special song by Ian Bell recorded just for this epis...

This is Jon's Folk Alliance International episode. He was awarded the first ever Gene Shay scholarship for new folk DJ's and got to attend the 30th FAI conference in Kansas City Missouri in February. This episode features songs from people he met, heard perform, and ran into again at the conference. It also features an interview with Summerfolk Youth Discovery veteran Benjamin Dakota Rogers.

This week's show is dedicated to all things Summerfolk and to the annual "Youth Discoveries" competition. Host Kailey Jane Hawkins interviewed the co-coordinators of Youth Discoveries, Kimmer Trombley and Rob Elder, and learned all about what it is and how it works. The show features music by past competitors and winners of the Youth Discoveries competitions including Jake Feeney, Jimmy Pearson, K...

Host Ted Rusk shares famous stories of obscure people, and vice-versa. The Duhks reveal the source of the Theme Song, Buffy Sainte-Marie channels Carol King while Rose Cousins channels Tina Turner, Leadbelly on the trains and in the movies, we go to the shed with The Hut People, Paul Edward Farrow takes Larry Andreas Jensen's car to Carolina, Shakura S'Aida tells Mr. Wrong what, Neil Young And Cra...

This week, Dylan is having fun with "Canadian canine content" celebrating the Year of the Dog! There are interviews with Chairman George, where we learn to say "Happy New Year" in Mandarin, we talk to local musician Jayden Grahlman about his new musical project, and get some info on the line-up for Summerfolk 43! Featuring music by: Blitzen Trapper, Hound Dog Taylor, The Undesirables, Joanne Morra...

Jon spins songs for Valentine's Day on this episode. The first act features courting and crushing songs, we move on to lovely love songs in the middle, and it's all over after when we get to tunes of love lost and gone astray.

Happy February! Episode 71 of Georgian Bay Roots offers music that you can sing a long with, some local favourites (and one group's debut on the radio airwaves), music from Summerfolk alumni artists to get you excited for this year's festival, and a song from Trent Severn appropriate for Groundhog's Day. Featuring music by The Mackenzie Blues Band, JD Edwards, Don Ross, Matt Andersen, Trent Severn...

PLEASE NOTE- THE DEADLINE FOR SUMMERFOLK EARLY BIRD TICKETS IS ACTUALLY MARCH 31 2018. VISIT http://summerfolk.org/ FOR DETAILS. A feature and interview with Blues impresario Kim Doolittle headlines our Chasin' the Winter Blues episode {show #70 if yiou're counting}. Host Ted Rusk gets rid of the blahs with a fistful of the blues. The wide-ranging show includes winter-busting tunes from Lightnin'...

Check out this week's episode at 4PM on 560 CFOS today! Dylan takes us back to 1969, with songs from The Perth County Conspiracy, Alfie Fromager "Official" Fan Page, Bonnie Dobson, Fraser & Girard, plus an interview with Piper Hayes, and music from Greenbank, Karla Crawford, Ian Bell, Nonie Thompson, a new song from James Skarnikat, and an old song by Jim Post. #folkmusic #radio

On this week's episode Jon pays tribute to cover songs and shares a feature interview with Ken Yates.

Happy new year from Georgian Bay Roots! Episode 67 offers songs and stories about new beginnings, resolutions, changes, and about being cold (because it's January and it's cold out there!). Featuring music by Donovan Woods, Kelly Babcock, Lennie Gallant, Drew McIvor, Joni Mitchell, Dave Hawkins, Bill Dickson, The Grand Slambovians, the JD Edwards Band, Gopher Baroque, The East Pointers, Andrea Ram...

Celebrate New Years Eve with Georgian Bay Roots! Big plans are afoot for the show in 2018, and host Ted Rusk interviews his co-hosts (Kailey, Jon and Dylan) to see what they have in store. Plus music to warm your toes from Bob Snider, The Lifers, Our Shotgun Wedding, Ian Tamblyn, Coco Love Alcorn, The Foggy Hogtown Boys, Serena Ryder, Elvis Costello, Blackie & The Rodeo Kings, The Great Canadian S...

Merry Christmas everyone and Happy Holidays! Be sure not to miss Dylan's "Christmas Eve" Georgian Bay Roots special episode! Today at 4:00 PM on 560 CFOS. Featuring: Stompin' Tom Connors, John Allan Cameron, Bare Naked Ladies, Artisan, RPR, a special feature interview and performance by Boreal, a trip to Walton's Mountain with Margaret Wiseman, Justin Burgess FanPage, a Christmas phone call to Jam...

This is Jon's December episode featuring songs about animals, an interview with Matthew Byrne, and a selection of holiday songs.