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Canadian Spaces
Saturday September 26th, 2020 with Chris White and Carolyn Sutherland
Celebrating 40 years of uninterrupted folk with 40 guests on Canada's longest-running folk radio show!

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40 guests from across Canada and beyond join Carolyn and Chris for this live multi-celebration of 40 years of Canadian Spaces, Canada's longest-running folk radio show, founded by Chopper McKinnon in September, 1980. *Live video* from this show will be streamed to the Canadian Spaces Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/canadianspaces on Saturday, Sept. 26 from 10 to noon Eastern. The show will also be available for viewing at that link afterwards. Special features during the show include Ottawa-based visual artists Arthur II creating a tribute painting live during the show, and Thunder Bay-based musician Chad Kirvan cooking a live 'Canadian Spaces' breakfast live during the show... complete with a 'hot brown drink' in honour of Chopper!
NOTE: (Sept. 27, 2020) Now that this show has been broadcast, you can watch it at this link: https://www.facebook.com/canadianspaces/videos/624478435096264/

The audio signal from this show will be:
* broadcast on CKCU FM 93.1 (Ottawa)
* streamed on www.ckcufm.com

The video signal from this show will be:
* streamed to the 'Canadian Spaces' Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/canadianspaces
* streamed to CKCU's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc_GNUNTrhI
* streamed to CKCU's Twitch site at https://www.twitch.tv/ckcufm
Interactive CKCU
Mike Mercer
40 Years of great Canadian folk music in your ears! Chris happy you're continuing that tradition that Chopper set exactly 40 years ago I still miss hearing his voice & meeting him in person like I did ifirst time in the 90's when I started working at CKCU Myself Happy 40th Canadian Spaces!:))))))😁❤

10:03 AM, September 26th, 2020
hillbilly glenn
Happy 40th! Great start with Lynne! And special thanks to you, Chris White! You fill BIG shoes and that ain't easy! "Better'n 6 bucks!"

10:20 AM, September 26th, 2020
Candace
Happy Anniversary! I am listening on the traditional radio fm 93.1, streaming via ckcufm.com AND watching live radio video via facebook!! #EvolutionOfRadio

10:22 AM, September 26th, 2020
Mary-Sue
Had my "hot brown drink ready" well before someone mentioned it. Thanks for keeping up that tradition too!

10:43 AM, September 26th, 2020
Riek, proud Space Cadet
Such great memories of Chopper and all the musicians he had on the show. I really liked "A Large Bachelor" by Jodie Benjamin--was it about him???

10:44 AM, September 26th, 2020
MS
Thanks for 'twitch' link — they didn't demand that I 'join' in order to see it, only to comment.

10:46 AM, September 26th, 2020
Dave Aardvark (host)
Fantastic job Chris and Carolyn! Thanks to all the tremendous guests and loyal Space Cadets, That's real community for ya! Thanks to Chris I & Dylan Hunter for the technical support, first time I've listened and watched a radio show all the way through lol! Chopper would be proud I'm sure.

11:35 AM, September 26th, 2020
Mark Nyvlt
Congratulations! 40 years young! Here's to another 40 years. Thanks for all the great music!

11:36 AM, September 26th, 2020
MS
The visual feed was 'streamed' -- was any of it also recorded?

12:49 PM, September 26th, 2020
Dave Aardvark (host)
You can see/hear the whole extended version on the CKCU YouTube channel or listen back On Demand (link above in the menu) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc_GNUNTrhI

1:55 PM, September 26th, 2020
Doug McArthur
Rock on you baddies! Chopper rules!

10:26 AM, February 27th, 2021