Canadian Spaces
Saturday February 13th, 2021 with Carolyn Sutherland and Chris White
Black History Month, Marcus Mosely (The Sojourners), Aengus Finnan (Folk Alliance International)
We talk with Marcus Mosely, an amazing Vancouver-based singer and a member of The Sojourners. Marcus shares some of his music and talks about the online Black History Month events he has organized.
We also chat with Aengus Finnan in Kansas City. He's the Executive Director of the massive Folk Alliance International organization -- the first Canadian to hold that position since in the organization's 32-year history. Aengus describes this year's 'Folk Unlocked' conference which will take place online from February 22nd to 26th. The conference includes a massive number of online performances that are open to the public -- for information, go to folk.org. Aengus talks about the support Folk Alliance International is providing to people in all roles within the folk/roots music community, and the organization's impressive work to create a higher level of inclusion and equity, both internally and externally.
| '40 minutes of uninterrupted folk' selected by Carolyn Sutherland. |
| Where Do The Children Play? Yusuf (Cat Stevens) - Tea for the Tillerman2 |
| God Said No Dan Bern - New American Language 
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| Landslide Allison Russell - .
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| I Knew I Could Fly Our Native Daughters (with Leyla McCalla & Allison Russell) - Songs of Our Native Daughters |
| Every Road Burnstick - Kîyânaw
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| We'll Be Alright Josh Sahunta - We'll Be Alright
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| 18 Moscow Apartment - Better Daughter
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| School Girl Akeem Oh - School Girl
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| Long Lonely Road Valerie June - The Order of Time |
| Interview with Marcus Mosely. |
The Sojourners ---Freedom Never Dies---Oh Freedom -
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Marcus Mosely------Labour of Love---In Times Like These -
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| Information and tickets for upcoming online concerts:
* Thursday, Feb.18 -- 'The Sojourners with Dawn Pemberton' -- Shadbolt Centre for the Arts -- https://tickets.shadboltcentre.com/TheatreManager/1/tmEvent/tmEvent1299.html * Friday, Feb. 19 –- 'Let Freedom Ring' -- Christ Church Cathedral -- https://www.bezartshub.com/events-calendar/2021/2/26/black-history-month * Friday, Feb. 26 -- Marcus Mosely hosts 'Songs of Freedom' at the BEZ Arts Hub -- https://www.bezartshub.com/events-calendar/2021/2/26/black-history-month |
| Interview with Aengus Finnan, Executive Director of Folk Alliance International (FAI). Website: www.folk.org |
| DA (Stoney Lake & Juniper Island) Leahy - Lakefield
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| Fly Away Aengus Finnan - North Wind
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| Blessing In Disguise Braithwaite & Whiteley - Morning Sun
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| Careful What You Wish For Kevin Closs - The Homecoming
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| Link to the FAI's online 'Folk Unlocked' conference, Feb. 22 to 26, 2021:
https://folk.org/unlocked/ |
| Link to the FAI's 'Spotlight Showcases': https://folk.org/unlocked/spotlight-showcase-artists/ |
| Link to the FAI's 'Unlocked Showcases' (open to the public): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/folk-unlocked-virtual-showcases-public-access-tickets-129353276131 |
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Markus gave a workshop at a United church in Smiths fall, ON many years ago; our son attended and on his return to the house, he rapped on our door...when we opened it, he greeted us with a loud, deep bluesy phrase proclaiming how he'd found his basso-profundo voice!
10:50 AM, February 13th, 2021