Friday Special Blend
Friday July 24th, 2020 with Sylvia Flemming and Chris White
Sylvia Flemming, Andre Gagne, Joel Elliott, Kim Valentine, Jamie Holmes

Hour 1: Sylvia Flemming reads an excerpt from her children's book entitled 'Dickens and the Cat Who Lived Under the Bed'. She talks about growing up in Nova Scotia, singing with Big Soul Project, and participating in the 'Canadian Faces' Zoom-to-Facebook show that is streamed on Sundays from 7 to 9 pm Eastern on the 'Canadian Spaces' Facebook page. Andre Gagne is an Ottawa-based photojournalist and educator who recently started creating some stunning pieces of digital art. We replay an interview Andre did with Joel Elliott and Kim Valentine on Monday Special Blend. You can see Andre's work at https://earthtoandre.wixsite.com/socialdistancingart2. Hour 2: Sylvia and Chris chat with Jamie Holmes, an Ottawa-based musician who plays drums and piano. Jamie is a member of HOROJO with Jeff Rogers and JW Jones, a trio that won this year's Memphis Blues Challenge against 250 other competitors -- see www.horojotrio.com.