Interviews, performances, news and announcements, focusing on Canadian acoustic singer-songwriters.
Hosted by: Chris White, Ray Harris, Anne-Marie Brugger, Teresa Bandrowska, Carolyn Sutherland, Lazzy Lung, Sonny Aiken, C.A. Jackson and Birdie Whyte
Airs: Every Saturday from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Expect 40 minutes of uninterrupted folk, followed by interviews, live performances, music community news and concert announcements, with a focus on Canadian acoustic singer-songwriters.

Canadian Spaces

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Date	Host	Highlight	On Demand
Aug. 23, 2025	Carolyn Sutherland	Still summer in August!!	available
Aug. 16, 2025	Chris White	Pam Gleeson (Ladysmith Old-Time Gathering), Harry Manx	available
Aug. 9, 2025	anne-marie	Interview with Bob Wiseman and Mike Boguski, past and present keyboardists for Blue Rodeo. Ticket giveaway!	available
Aug. 2, 2025	Teresa Bandrowska	Happy Summering Space Cadets!	available
Jul. 26, 2025	Chris White	Interviews with Ryan Maier, Robert Cretien, Nathan Sloniowski and Tyler Craig, plus previews of Carleton Place Riverfront Artscape, Folk In The Forest and Barnstorm	available
Jul. 19, 2025	Chris White	Interview with Will Stockdale from ottawagigs.ca, and songs about the radio and 'kintsugi'.	available

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Canadian Spaces is Canada's longest-running folk music radio program. Each show starts with "40 minutes of uninterrupted folk", followed by interviews, live performances, music community news and concert announcements, with a focus on Canadian acoustic singer-songwriters. Chopper McKinnon founded Canadian Spaces in 1980 and hosted it for 33 years. Now hosted by Chris White and a series of co-hosts, the show is broadcast on 93.1 FM and streamed on www.ckcufm.com on Saturdays from 10:00 am to noon Eastern. You can listen back to past broadcasts "On Demand" at https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/129/index.html?filter=all.

Photo: Louise Glegg

The first Hour of Canadian Spaces is proudly sponsored by Compact Music