Georgian Bay Roots

On this week's edition of Georgian Bay Roots, Lauren Jewell makes her debut in the host's chair. There will a varied playlist to celebrate Summer, National Indigenous People's Day and the Fête Francophone. Artists on today's episode include Drew Mcivor Music, Deanne Hallman, Caleb Smith & the North Country Towers, Cecile Doo-Kingue, Mayhemingways, Georgian Bay, Bran Sanders Music, Liv Wade, Susan Aglukark, Glass Tiger, Wrong Jeremy, Mandolin Orange, CALAN, Serena Ryder, The Silver Hearts, William Prince and Jessica Allossery.

Happy Father's Day from Georgian Bay Roots! This week's episode features music about fathers, written in honour of fathers, and performed by fathers, as well as songs about stories and stories about songs. Featuring music by Jonathan Byrd, Matt Andersen, Sarah Harmer, The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer, Bill Plaskett, Christine Lavin, Colm Wilkinson, The Good Lovelies, Irish Mythen, Cheryl Wheeler, Meaghan Smith, Trent Severn, and Walk Off The Earth!

June 10, 2018 Ep. 89 (R.I.P Ted Rusk) by 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 Bill and Joel Plaskett!

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, Adonis Puentes and much much more!

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 The Dirty Dishes clean house, sisters under the skin Kim Doolittle and Suzie Vinnick show their softer sides, Tanika Charles toughs it out in Parkdale, while Corin Raymond & The Sundowners and The Great Canadian Swampstompers sing about the tough girls they love. Our Feature Performer this week is chamber folk master Raine Hamilton, talking about her album Night Sky and upcoming show Raine Hamilton at The Bleeding Carrot. Then Sister Rosetta Tharpe tells us all what's what...

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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 Fearing, Suzie Vinnick, Beppe Gambetta, Adonis Puentes and Tanika Charles, plus selections from Bob Snider, Fred Eaglesmith and Amanda Rheaume.

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 episode! Featuring: Express and Company, Joan Morrissey, Goitse, The Mae Trio, Our Shotgun Wedding, Big Little Lions, Treasa Levasseur, The Lifers, Steven Danard, Ian Bell.

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, Kildear, Tragedy Ann, Ben Turcotte, Grant Mask, Brontae Hunter, Marshall Veroni and The Lifers, as well as a couple of tracks from Summerfolk 43 artists Sarah Harmer and Rose Cousins. Get your Summerfolk weekend passes today!

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 Crazy Horse go downtown to The Pub Owen Sound for a live jam with Robert Menzies and The Great Canadian Swampstompers, Mississippi John Hurt expounds on Stagolee and we all clap along with Trout Fishing in America.

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, Valdy, Ian Tamblyn, Chairman George, Terry Bush, Tanglefoot, Vishten, Tanika Charles, ET Rhino, Tim Harrison, and Susan Aglukark

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.