Canadian Spaces
Saturday February 6th, 2021 with Chris White
Roy Forbes: new songs, old songs... and even older songs!
Vancouver-based singer-songwriter, recording artist, radio host and record collector Roy Forbes – the artist formerly known as Bim – shares '40 minutes of uninterrupted folk and country music from 78 rpm records from the 1940's and 1950's'. He then conducts a fascinating guided tour of his recordings, from his brilliant Juno-nominated first album, 'Kid Full of Dreams' (1975) to his equally-brilliant 2020 album, 'Edge of Blue'.
| '40 minutes of uninterrupted folk and country songs from Canadian 78 rpm records' courtesy of Roy Forbes! |
| Timberline Rag Frankie Rodgers - . - late 50's, London (78 rpm) 
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| Rocky Mountain Rhythm Buddy Reynolds & The Calgary Range Riders - . - early 50's, Aragon (78 rpm)
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| C N R Special Jack Kingston with the Main Streeters - . - mid 50's, Arrow (78 rpm)
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| I Told My Pillow Hillbilly Jewels featuring Randy & Brownie - . - 1953, Biltmore (78 rpm)
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| I Heard The Bluebirds Sing Hod Pharis & Anne Little with Ray Little's Cowboy Radio Show - . - 1952, Aragon (78 rpm)
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| I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart Peggy Jo & The Mainstreeters - . - 1956, Sparton (78 rpm)
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| Whispering Songs (From The Far-Away Hills) Dixie Bill Hilton & The Calgary Range Riders - . - 1952, Aragon (78 rpm, red vinyl pressing)
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| "Cape Breton Medley-Champion, Lady Menzie" Winston ('Scotty') Fitzgerald & His Radio Entertainers - . - mid-50's Rodeo (78 rpm)
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| The French Song Lucille Starr with Bob Regan & The California Pioneers - . - 1955, Rodeo (78 rpm)
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| There's A Love Knot In My Lariat Wilf Carter - . - RCA Victor REISSUE (78 rpm) Recorded in NYC in March, 1937
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| Can't Have You Blues Hank "he Yodeling Ranger' Snow - . - 1945 Bluebird (78 rpm)
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| Roly Poly Heart Buddy Reynolds & The Rhythm Pals - . - 1952, Aragon (78 rpm)
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| Are You Mine Myrna Lorrie & Buddy Duval - . - 1955, Quality (78 rpm)
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| Red Hot Boogie Scotty Stevenson & his band - . - 1950, RCA Victor (78 rpm)
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| You'll Never Be Satisfied King Ganam 'King Of The Fiddle' & His Sons Of The West - . - 1955, RCA Victor (78 rpm)
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| You're A Little Doll (Darn It All) Joe Brown & The Hillbilly Jewels - . - 1957, Sparton (78 rpm)
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| Roy Forbes describes the '40 minutes' of music played from Canadian 78 rpm records. For details about the evolution of 78 rpm recording technology, see https://web.library.yale.edu/cataloging/music/historyof78rpms |
| Winter Connie Kaldor - Love Is A Truck
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| Interview with Roy Forbes about his 50 years as a professional musician. Roy's website is www.royforbes.ca |
| Don't Let Go Roy Forbes - Edge Of Blue - 2020
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| Can't Catch Me Roy Forbes - Kid Full Of Dreams - 1975
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| Right After My Heart Roy Forbes - Thistles - 1978
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| Wildman Roy Forbes - Love Turns To Ice - 1987
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| Lifting My Heart Roy Forbes - UHF II - 1994
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| About My Broken Heart Roy Forbes - Some Tunes For That Mother Of Mine - 2006
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| The Beating of Your Very Own Heart Roy Forbes - Edge Of Blue - 2020
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| Lydia Anne Roy Forbes - Edge of Blue - 2020
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| Edge of Blue Roy Forbes - Edge of Blue - 2020
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It’s great to hear these 78s! Really enjoying them. Thanks Roy and Chris.
10:33 AM, February 6th, 2021