HeyJaredCiTR -- The Saturday Edge
Now in its 31st year on CiTR, The Saturday Edge is my personal guide to world & roots music, with African, Latin and European music in the first half, followed by Celtic, Blues, Songwriters, Cajun and whatever else fits!
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Instrumentallly Speaking (opens the original)
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A good tune can speak volumes without words and without need of translation. So there were plenty of instrumentals in today's show. We started in Mali, of course, as Tinariwen are in town this evening (at UBC, in fact!) There were plenty of fabulous new releases, and a few local concert previews too. The show ended with a flourish of exhilarating - and mostly instrumental - music from all around the Celtic realms.
Fire & Flood & Fascism (opens the original)
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Lots of music from the latest CD from Songlines magazine, RIP Dolly Parton and Wyckham Porteous, local concert previews, new releases, and a few songs about fires, floods and fascism - the three plagues of the apocalypse (now.)
Saltspring's eternal (opens the original)
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An outside broadcast of sorts! Coming to you from an island paradise, this episode started in Senegal and Mali, sailed away to Cuba, Italy, Taiwan, Ukraine, Bulgaria and Germany before heading homeward to BC via Georgia, California and Louisiana. The 3rd hour had a distinctly Irish flavour, peppered with plenty of Canadiana, and hour 4 drifted away to Spain, Scotland and Cape Breton before returning to Louisiana for some stomping Cajun music by The Revelers (who play their first Vancouver show f
Edmonton Folk Festival Highlights (opens the original)
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Looking back at the Edmonton Folk Festival with music by Djekady (American African band), Amble (melodic original songs from Eire), DUG (Scottish / US new trad duo), Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley) and Kate Rusby leading the way. Lots of new music and local concert previews as well as a few songs from Amy Helm who plays Saltspring and Vancouver next week. All this and much more.
Coming Over The Mountain! (opens the original)
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Special edition from the Edmonton Folk Music Festival. This show featured many of the performers from this weekend's EFMF, some from last week's Mission Folk Festival, a bunch of new releases, and a few local concert previews.
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