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Chain Reaction
Thursday July 26th, 2018 with Allen Roulston
All the songs in today's program are linked by relationships between the artists, and all of the artists are Canadian and have performed in Ottawa.

All Canadian, All connected to each other, all have performed in Ottawa.
The opening salvo of CHAIN REACTION : Automatic Weapons Fire. Today I take up the challenge to only play music by Canadian performers who have performed in Ottawa AND are linked together by personal relationships.
Cash And Carry
Pat Moore - The Time's Never Been Better Canadian
Palapala (feat. Beautiful Nubia & Oghene Kologbo
Muyiwa Kunnuji, Osemako, Beautiful Nubia, Oghene Kologbo - Mo Juba O Canadian
Victoria Tucker
Jill Zmud - Small Matters of Life and Death Canadian
Pat Moore was part of a compilation Christmas GOOSE album, and live performance, with Beautiful Nubia and Jill Zmud.
Death Defying Leaps
Al Wood and The Woodsmen - Hooka Train Canadian
Time
Kristine St. Pierre - Call Me Crazy Canadian
Never Be Apart
Julie Corrigan - The Language Canadian
Al Wood and The Woodsmen, Kristine St. Pierre and Julie Corrigan performed together on and AT Christmas GOOSE.
Wild Lion Tacos
Kristine St. Pierre - Call Me Crazy Canadian
Gotta Have Rain
Lynne Hanson - Carry Me Home Canadian
Cold Hearted Man
Pat Moore - Take It To Heart Canadian
Pat Moore, Lynne Hanson and Kristine St. Pierre are veterans of the Christmas GOOSE extravaganza and CD compilations. She also knows at least one member of Sills & Smith (Frank Smith)
Wash Away
Sills & Smith - Maps - Burned Or Lost Canadian
A Rainy Day In My Heart
Greg Kelly - Slow Horses Canadian
The Shaman
Shawn Tavenier - The Shaman Canadian
Shawn Tavenier performed at Greg Kelly's Toons After Noon at the Black Irish.
Frank Smith's initial connection to Greg Kelly is that his wife has a disability. Greg Kelly was one of her drivers when he worked for Paratranspo. Frank has seen Greg perform on various stages around Ottawa. They have also exchanged CDs. Frank: "Greg came up to me at the launch party for the Ottawa Grassroots Festival at Pressed last April. He said, "I heard you have a new album out and I want to buy it!" Lovely chap. Very talented songwriter."
Tear-Stained Shadows
Howie Hooper - The Art Of Procrastination Canadian
This Dance Is Ours
Dean Batstone - Unbroken Canadian
Cricket Song
Calere Boudreau - Snow Angel Canadian
All of the artists above performed on the Black Irish stage on the same day.
Tonight
Bacporch Dave - The Highway Canadian
Hired Man
Jim Robinson - Sounds Like Down Home Canadian
Stand My Ground
Howie Hooper - The Art Of Procrastination Canadian
Selfies
Dean Batstone - Broken Canadian
Bacporch Dave and Jim Robinson at the Black Irish with Howie Hooper. Howie also performed at the Black Irish with Dean Batstone
Lone Pine Standing
Pat Moore - North To Ontario Canadian
Carry Me Home
Lynne Hanson - Carry Me Home Canadian
Broken
Kristine St. Pierre - Call Me Crazy Canadian
Small Town
Julie Corrigan - The Language Canadian
All of the above artists performed with Pat Moore at the Christmas GOOSE event, and appeared on the compilation CD.
I am electing to play a few songs from an album released by Derek Harrison in December 2017. The album title is Blossington and I believe I picked it up from Derek when he visited the Black Irish the spring of 2018.
https://derekharrison.bandcamp.com/
A Fool Is A Fool
Derek Harrison - Blossington Canadian
I'm A Coward
Derek Harrison - Blossington Canadian
Sight From Sound
Derek Harrison - Blossington Canadian
Grass Green Sea
Derek Harrison - Blossington Canadian
Coffee
Derek Harrison - Blossington Canadian
Shelter Valley
Derek Harrison - Blossington Canadian
The Places I Have Lost
Derek Harrison - Blossington Canadian
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