Monday Special Blend
Monday February 20th, 2017 with Trish Bolechowsky, Ka Charlton, Matthew Armitage
Chats with Murray McLauchlan, Jeff Watkins and Beyond Spain (Alex Harea) in the studio , Andrea Ramolo (of Scarlett Jane) plus lots of great music.

After the 7 am BBC news I speak with Murray McLauchlan who performs at CentrePointe on Friday, March 3rd. An Evening in Concert with... MURRAY McLAUCHLAN COMING TO SELECT THEATRES IN ONTARIO Tickets Now On Sale!! Murray McLauchlan is one of Canada’s most highly regarded singer/songwriters, and with good cause. Over a 40-year career, he has released 18 albums and been awarded 11 Junos. His songs Farmer’s Song, Down by the Henry Moore, Whispering Rain and Sweeping the Spotlight Away are now considered Canadian standards. Murray is also a painter, an author, an actor, a radio host; he's been bestowed an Honourary Doctor of Laws and appointed to The Order of Canada. That’s quite a ride. Yet some may wonder where he's been of late. Murray did tour in support of his 2012 critically acclaimed release Human Writes, but then decided to take a break. Other interests prevailed and he restricted his touring to shows with Lunch At Allen's, the supergroup he co-founded, whose members also include Ian Thomas, Marc Jordan and Cindy Church. But now Murray is on the road in his own right once more. Here’s what he has to say: “As a songwriter I know that it's not enough to sit in your kitchen and write. Your songs need to be heard. Music is a communicative art and if it isn't brought in front of people there is no way to tell if that end has been met. I like to think of a concert tour as a kind of roving gallery to test your art and your ideas. I try to do my very best to make it worthwhile for folks to be there and to perhaps look at things in a new way when they leave.” And this, in a nutshell, is the Murray McLauchlan concert experience. Reserved seating tickets for An Evening in Concert with Murray McLauchlan are $45.00 (tax and facility fees included, service charges extra), and are available from the box offices listed below. Showtime is 7:30pm. For more info, pics & music clips, visit www.shantero.com Tour Schedule: Feb. 22 - Owen Sound Roxy Theatre - Box Office: 519 371-2833 Feb. 23 - Guelph River Run Centre - Main Stage - Box Office: 519 763-3000 Feb. 24 - Orillia Opera House - Box Office: 705 326-8011 Feb. 25 - Peterborough Showplace Performance Centre - Box Office: 705 742-7469 March 2 – Belleville Empire Theatre - Box Office: 613-969-0099 March 3- Ottawa Centrepointe Theatre - Box Office: 613 580-2700 March 4- Kingston Grand Theatre - Box Office: 613 530-2050 March 5 - Oshawa Regent Theatre - Box Office: 905 721-3399 Ext. 2 Jeff Watkins and Beyond Spain (Alex Harea) join us in the studio after 7:30 am Thursday, Feb. 23rd doors at 8 pm at Bar Robo, 692 Somerset St. W., Ottawa, $10 at the door Jeff Watkins- indie/piano folk https://www.facebook.com/jmwartist/?fref=ts Jacon Henley- folk/pop https://www.facebook.com/jacobhenleymusic/? Beyond Spain- atmospheric singer/songwriter https://www.facebook.com/beyondspainmusic/?fref=ts We speak with Andrea Romolo (of Scarlett Jane) after the 8 am BBC news. Andrea Ramolo’s new album, NUDA, was released January 27, 2017 (Fontana North). She plays Friday, February 24th at the Black Sheep Inn, Wakefield (w/ Patrick Krief). Show Info: https://www.theblacksheepinn.com/ordertickets.asp?p=870&backurl=default.asp The first single, You’re Everywhere: https://soundcloud.com/andrea-ramolo/youre-everywhere-1/s-X1Jq8.