Good morning everyone! My last show for 2015...can't believe how fast the year has flown. Thanks for listening, and for your support during funding drive!
Today...I'll sprinkle the playlist with some Christmas material, and in hour 3 we are gong to focus on stories...songs and storytelling. I'll tell you more as we get there.
| Go Tell - Live Intro (track 9) Jackie Richardson - The Gospel Christmas Project - Inspire 
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| Go Tell it on the Mountain Jackie Richardson & Alanna Bridgewater - the Gospel Christmas Project - Inspire
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| God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (track 8) Kellylee Evans - The Gospel Christmas Project - Inspire
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| Ding Dong Merrily on High (track 1) Acacia Lyra - Silver Sun - Indie
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| Throughout the show, I'll be featuring stories... songs with stories, and a few spoken word stories. People like David Francey, Ron Hynes, Mary Gauthier, Guy Clark, Connie Kaldor....and more. |
| Skating Rink David Francey - Skating Rink - Indie
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| Broken Glass David Francey - Skating Rink - Indie
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| This version of I Saw Three Ships also features Kathryn Briggs on piano. |
| I Saw Three Ships (Track 9) David Francey - Carols for a Christmas Eve - Laker Music
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| Santa Baby The Good Lovelies - Under the Mistletoe - Indie
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| In the Morning (track 1) The Good Lovelies - Burn the Plan - Indie
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| Open Windows (track 4) The Good Lovelies - Burn the Plan - Indie
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| When Christmas Falls on Peterborough The Weber Brothers - The Weber Brothers' Christmas - Indie
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| Talkin' Bout Christmas (Ode to Leon) The Weber Brothers - The Weber Brothers' Christmas - Indie
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| Back to stories - here's a short set of tunes... |
| The Bells of Morning Stephen Fearing - The Man Who Married Music - True North
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| Sawchuk (track 13) Ron Hynes - Stealing Genius - Borealis
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| Last of the Hobo Kings Mary Gauthier - Live at Blue Rock - IN the Black |
| Spanish Burgundy (track 5) Tom Russell - The Long Way Around - Hightone |
| Stone + Sand + Sea + Sky Penny Lang - Stone + Sand + Sea + Sky
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| Manzanar (track 13) Tom Russell - The Long Way Around |
| My Last Go Round (track 11) Penny Lang - Stone + Sand + Sea + Sky - Borealis Records
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| Time for a few more sprinkles of Christmas songs...starting with Ottawa's Amanda Rheaume, a CD that she put out in 2014. (Amanda won a Juno last year for Aboriginal Album of the Year. |
| Huron Carol Amanda Rheaume - Acoustic Christmas - Indie
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| Seven Joys of Mary (track 1) Atlantic Standards Christmas - Great Big Sea - Rhino
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| The Peace Carol (track 13) Atlantic Standards Christmas - The Cottars
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| Be There Christmas Eve Atlantic Standards Christmas - Ron Hynes
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| Bring the Peace (track 2) Mary McLaughlin - Celtic Voices - Narada |
| ...and now for something completely different. :) |
| Christmas is for Mugs Graham Parker - Christmas Crackle - Dakota Arts |
| New Years Revolution Graham Parker - Christmas Crackle |
| and back to stories |
| 10,000 Acres John Wort Hannam - Two Bit Suit - Indie
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| now don't get mad at me...I'm going to just play a teaser from the Ray Davies album The Storyteller. A couple of years ago I played the whole album. Maybe again one day, but today, just a taste. |
| Storyteller (Track 1) Ray Davies - The Storyteller |
| Introduction Ray Davies - The Storyteller |
| Storytelling - Herman the cat Phil Nagy - LIve in CKCU
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| The Randall Knife Guy Clark - Dublin Blues |
| Storytelling - Christmas Eve Anne Nagy - Live in CKCU
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| Christmas in Prison John Prine - Anthology |
| The Storyteller Phil Nagy - Live in CKCU
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| The Happiest Day Kris Kristofferson - Closer to the Bone |
| The Cape Guy Clark - Dublin Blues |
| countdown Mary Moore - Christmas Pudding |
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I think this is the first time ever that I've put the playlist up the night before the show....don't be surprised if something changes. :) Cheers all!
1:01 AM, December 19th, 2015