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Loosely Connected
Wednesday April 16th, 2025 with Anne-Marie Brugger and Chris White
Interviews with Devin Cuddy who will be playing at the Ottawa Grassroots Festival with his band, Dr. DaBeth Manns from the BSW Music Fund, and Mélanie Brulée from the Ottawa Music Industry Coalition.

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Interviews with Devin Cuddy who will be playing at the Ottawa Grassroots Festival with his band on Saturday evening, April 26, Dr. DaBeth Manns from the BSW Music Fund, Mélanie Brulée from the Ottawa Music Industry Coalition, and multi-award winning musician, Angélique Francis.
Anne-Marie talks with Devin Cuddy. His band will perform at the Ottawa Grassroots Festival on Saturday evening , April 26. Tickets are available online at www.OttawaGrassrootsFestival.com. The festival runs from April 24 to 27 at the Unitarian building at 30 Cleary Avenue. All daytime activities are free. CKCU will be broadcasting Canadian paces and The Back 40 live from the festival on Saturday, April 26 from 10 am to 1 pm.
Think On Me
Portia White - First You Dream Canadian
Funk That!
DaBeth Manns - H"i"pnotic
The Way
DaBeth Manns - H"i"pnotic
Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking)
Janis Ian -
It's Been A Long Time Coming
Sam Cooke -
East Coast Bred
Devin Cuddy Band - Volume One - Warner Canadian
Jack's Song
Devin Cuddy Band - Dear Jane - Warner Canadian
Come Back To Me
Devin Cuddy Band - Dear Jane - Warner Canadian
The Devin Cuddy Band will headline the Ottawa Grassroots Festival on Saturday, April 26. Tickets are available online at OttawaGrassrootsFestival.com.
Asteroid
Melanie Brulee - Debridee Canadian
Break Free
Phil Jenkins - Noteworthy Canadian
Interactive CKCU
Neil & Drake, The Dancing Labrador
Congratulations to the Grassroots Festival 2025. How many years for the festival now?

9:33 AM, April 16th, 2025
anne-marie
Hey Neil and Lab, it is the 13th annual Ottawa Grassroots Festival this year! Lucky 13 !

10:43 AM, April 16th, 2025
N&DTDL
Thanks, Anne Marie. Off topic, but can you tell me if it is possible to make donations for 2025 Funding Drive early, as in now? And the details outlining how to do it. Perhaps if you have your email at work and I will take it up with you in that format.

12:04 PM, April 16th, 2025
N&DTDL
BTW thrilled to see you with 90 minutes at your fingertips now !!! Regards, Chris. And now.......On With The Show !

12:08 PM, April 16th, 2025
Anne-Marie Brugger (host)
Hello Neil. Thanks so much for asking about donating to the CKCU Funding Drive early! This year's fundraising will be specially important as we celebrate our 50th birthday! There is a link where you can donate online: https://www.ckcufm.com/donate-to-ckcu/ If you prefer, feel free to get in touch with me at my CKCU email address. Thanks again !

12:20 PM, April 16th, 2025
Neil & Drake, The Dancing Labrador
Funk this....yes !!!!! Is there a Doctor in 'Da House!!! You bet there is !!!!!!!

12:25 PM, April 16th, 2025
Neil & Drake, The Dancing Labrador
Thank you, Dr. DaBeth Manns for all of the work and your passion that you bring to your diversified community mission through music in its endless facets impacts upon individuals and society at large! !! Bravo bravo bravo........woof, woof, wood !!!!!

12:37 PM, April 16th, 2025
Neil & Drake, The Dancing Labrador
I am making a donation to your Scholarship Fund right now Doctor. What a fine program as I peruse the website !!!!!

12:46 PM, April 16th, 2025
N&DTDL
And thanks for the Sam Cooke !!!!!

12:47 PM, April 16th, 2025
N&DTDL
Shivers every time I hear this Sam Cooke song .

12:48 PM, April 16th, 2025
PeterB
Not able to listen in 'live' right now, unfortunately, but did catch some chatter re the show off the top. Historical not eon the show: 'Loosely Connected' moniker was invented by yers truly, really more of a reflection of how my brain works. Yes, occasional theme thread, but often wild gear shifts at highway speed too. All over the pan-galactic musical map. Indeed set up as a semi-ongoing fill for when them smarty-pants Journalism folks are not around -- which turns out to be about half of the year (mid spring-summer-early-fall, breaks, "reading" weeks...). Started April 2015. I had to give it up in COVID times, due to "life situations" for me. Then others, like YOU!!

1:19 PM, April 16th, 2025
PeterB
HI CHRIS!!

1:19 PM, April 16th, 2025
anne-marie
Thanks for the back story, Peter! I'm honoured to be occasionally hosting in this venerable timeslot.

2:13 PM, April 16th, 2025
Dr. DaBeth Manns
Endless thanks to Ms. Brugger, Mr. White, Mr. Cuddy, Ms. Brulée, commentator NDTL, and the late Mr. Jenkins-rest in power and peace. I appreciate learning from each of you! Make 2025 your best year ever. 🎉💐These hyperlinks below are added to my resources database: https://www.ckcufm.com/donate-to-ckcu/ https://ca.linkedin.com/in/ambrugger https://afrometis.ca/chris-white-a-musical-bio/ https://ottawagrassrootsfestival.com/performer/chris-white/ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dyDDdzMnoZo https://www.devincuddy.com/ https://melaniebrulee.bandcamp.com/ https://philjenkins1.bandcamp.com/album/noteworthy

8:50 AM, April 20th, 2025
ghost of fdc 23/24
donations for ckcu fd 2025 will only be counted toward the official goal when the fd is launched oct 24 - nov 9 and donations are made during those dates. thank you for supporting ckcu at any time of the year.

2:19 PM, April 23rd, 2025