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Saturday March 4th, 2023 with Ray Harris
40 Minutes Of Folk chosen by Ottawa singer-songwriter Christine Graves + new Lynn Miles, Julie Corrigan, Ball & Chain! THEN…Spotlight on Murray McLauchlan - covers, deep cuts…

40 minutes of uninterrupted folk as chosen by Ottawa singer-songwriter Christine Graves INCLUDING a brand new Lynn Miles track from her soon to be released album!

Waiting for the Rain
Chris Coole - The Old Man and the C Chord

Lay Low Shadow
Shawna Caspi - Hurricane Coming

St Peter’s Bay
Sarah Harmer - Are You Gone

Hospital
David Francey - Empty Train

One Vessel
Willie P Bennett - Heartstrings

Little Bird
Lynn Miles - Fall for Beauty

Red Brick Buildings
Kate Weekes - Better Days Ahead

Kenojuak
So Long Seven - only elephants know her name

Seeds
Julian Taylor - Beyond the Reservoir

Winterbird
John Carroll - Sings and Plays and Sings Vol One

Stop When You See Me
Andrew Downing (f/t Justin Haynes) - Campfiresongs

The Call
Andrew Downing - Campfiresongs

Hide Your Heart
Lynn Miles - tumbleweedyworld

A Little Mercy
Christine Graves - Everyday Life

Your Love
Julie Corrigan - Single

Change From Within
Ball & Chain and the Wreckers - Satisfied

Louisa Can’t Feed Another Child
Murray McLauchlan - Midnight Break

Farmer's Song (instrumental snippet)
J Doc James - J Doc James

Merry Go Round
Murray McLauchlan - Dancing Alone

Funny How People Get Old
Murray McLauchlan - Dancing Alone

Rye Whiskey
Murray McLauchlan - Only The Silence Remains

Carmelita
Murray McLauchlan - s/t

Honky Red
Bob Neuwirth - Bob Neuwirth

Coat Of Colours
3's A Crowd - Christopher's Movie Matinee

You Need A New Lover Now
David Wiffen - Coast To Coast Fever

As Lonely As You
Blackie & The Rodeo Kings - Kings Of Love

Down At The Henry Moore
Blackie & The Rodeo Kings - Let's Frolic Again

Child's Song
Tom Rush - s/t

No Change In Me
Ron Hynes - Get Back Change

Linda Won’t You Take Me In
Murray McLauchlan - Day to Day Dust

Ranchero's Lament
Murray McLauchlan - Song From The Street

Lose We
Murray McLauchlan - s/t

Farmer’s Song
JJ Voss w/Charlie Major & Darlene Tuleta - Come Along With Me

Swingin' On a Star Radio Show intro (clip)
Murray McLauchlan - :)

Interactive CKCU

Judy McQ
Love the show.

11:30 AM, March 4th, 2023

Ray Harris (host)
Thanks Judy McQ! 👍🏻🙂

11:45 AM, March 4th, 2023

music trivia hb
"Farmer's Song" he wrote in the Palace Hotel, Elvale, Ont., 9 miles from Wasaga Beach. I heard him interviewed 100 yrs ago in Toronto & he told the story.... I went to high school in the village (910 people). & downed many a draft there...shuffleboard shark & worked as farmhand.... Palace had last Men's Room where you pissed against a tile wall into a shallow trough.... jus sayin'....

11:47 AM, March 4th, 2023

Chris White
Nice show, Ray!!

11:58 AM, March 4th, 2023

Ray Harris (host)
Thanks, Chris! I appreciate that. 😎

12:00 PM, March 4th, 2023

JudyMcQ
Today is March 4th; this marks the day we march towards Springtime!

12:32 PM, March 4th, 2023

JudyMcQ
typo* I wanted to say "We are Marching Forth (4th) to Springtime."

12:34 PM, March 4th, 2023

Ray Harris (host)
Thanks, Joyce! :)

9:50 PM, March 17th, 2023

Joyce MacPhee
As a fan of Murray McLauchlan’s since the mid-70s, I loved this one-hour spotlight on his music! It features not only some of his more well-known numbers, but inspired covers, and rarities like two songs that Murray covered on Dancing Alone, a tribute album of William Hawkins. We heard songs with folk, country, rock, and pop influences. There were some great obscure tracks I had never heard before such as a funky saxophone instrumental of Farmer’s Song. l enjoyed the anecdotes and little known facts, including how Murray came to be the first to record Warren Zevon’s Carmelita, which was also played. My all-time favourite, Child’s Song was included as a sensitive cover by Tom Rush. And it was fun to hear Darlene Tuleta singing backup on a version of Farmer’s Song as very few women cover his music. There was a good selection of covers such as the poppy Coat of Many Colours by 3’s a Crowd, which I have never heard Murray sing, David Wiffen’s emotive You Need a New Lover Now, and Blackie and the Rodeo Kings with a lively Down at the Henry Moore. Another standout was the late Ron Hynes, with No Change in the Weather, a song co-written with Murray. Heck, there was even a clip of Murray’s CBC Radio show, Swinging on a Star, and a mention of Murray’s autobiography. Now I want to hear the version of Honky Red Ray referred to but did not play featuring David Wilcox!

11:57 PM, April 11th, 2023

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