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Bedtime Stories
Tuesday June 16th, 2026 with Chris Lyne
Remembering Mike Vernon, Producer, Record Label Owner, Recording Studio Owner and Musician

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One Page Story (Show Theme)
Chris Lyne - Chapter Four - Unreleased Canadian
Pack it Up
Freddie King - Burglar - RSO (1974)
Oklahoma
Sari Schorr - A Force Of Nature - Manhaton (2016)
Escape
Angelique Francis - Not Defeated - (2025) Canadian
Scaramouche
The Hoax - Sound Like This - Atlantic (1994)
Riding On The L+N
Dr Feelgood - Let it Roll - United Artists (1979)
Preaching Blues
Crystal Shawanda - Sing Pretty Blues - New Sun (2025) Canadian
Can You Hear Me
The Artwoods - Art Gallery - Deram (1966)
Speechless
Oli Brown - Heads I Win Tails You Lose - Speechless
You Make Believe
Miss Emily - The Medicine - Gypsy Soul (2025) Canadian
Harpin' and Howlin'
Lyle Odjick And The Northern Steam - Through The Rain - (2008) Canadian
Have You Heard
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers - John Mayall's Bluesbreakers - Deram (1966)
Silly Boy Blue
David Bowie - David Bowie - Deram (1967)
Focus II
Focus - Moving Waves - Blue Horizon (1971)
Interactive CKCU
Chris Lyne (host)
Good evening everyone Welcome to tonight's edition: remembering Mike Vernon, who produced many albums in the UK from the mid 60s into this century. Tonight's show concentrates mainly on Blues and R+B. It could also have included Level 42, The Proclaimers, Roachford, early Fleetwood Mac and Ten Years After.

9:59 PM, June 16th, 2026
Shelley Ann Morris
Hi Chris, Always interesting to hear about the people behind the songs and the important role that they played. There’s often an interconnected web of people involved both behind a mic and behind the scenes.

10:05 PM, June 16th, 2026
Chris Lyne (host)
Hi Shelley :-)

10:08 PM, June 16th, 2026
Chris Lyne (host)
Angelique Francis is the first of 4 Canadian artists on tonight's show, none of whom have connections to Mike Vernon, but musically fit well alongside the others..

10:16 PM, June 16th, 2026
Shelley Ann Morris
Yes I was wondering if there was a connection with Angelique Francis. She’s awesome! Up until tonight, I never knew how to spell scaramouche. The things you can learn from listening to CKCU.

10:23 PM, June 16th, 2026
Shelley Ann Morris
I had the honour of seeing and then meeting Crystal Shawanda at the Folk Canada conference last year. Really lovely person and a very powerful voice singing meaningful lyrics.

10:36 PM, June 16th, 2026
Chris Lyne (host)
I had a feeling you'd have crossed paths/seen at least someone on tonight's show, Shelley :-)

10:40 PM, June 16th, 2026
Shelley Ann Morris
Small world. The Medicine is also a very very powerful song indeed from Miss Emily.

10:45 PM, June 16th, 2026
Shelley Ann Morris
Wow, a very young David Bowie. Silly Boy Blue sounds like a good name for a paint colour—imagine doing up a room in Silly Boy Blue. What would that look like?

10:54 PM, June 16th, 2026
Shelley Ann Morris
Good show as always!

10:55 PM, June 16th, 2026
Chris Lyne (host)
Like David Bowie possibly? :-)

10:56 PM, June 16th, 2026
Chris Lyne (host)
Thank Shelley, goodnight :-)

10:57 PM, June 16th, 2026
Chris Lyne (host)
Goodnight everyone, thanks for listening.

10:57 PM, June 16th, 2026
Steve Kirkland aka AKA Frank
... just tuning in On Demand, and loving the focus and the music already...

7:58 AM, June 17th, 2026
Chris Lyne (host)
Thanks Steve, that's great to hear. * Note to self: must remember to send a little "thank you" to your mate Frank, too, wouldn't want him to feel unappreciated.

9:55 AM, June 17th, 2026
GB
Hi Chris, thanks for delving into the career of Mike Vernon. Very interesting to hear some of his later work. He was certainly a major contributor to the British music scene for some time. Best.

5:25 PM, June 17th, 2026
Chris Lyne (host)
Hi GB, thanks for listening in again, and glad you enjoyed the sets. There were also quite a number of very well-known artists who recorded at Chipping Norton Studios, which he co-owned with is brother Richard from 1971 until shortly before the turn of the century. Didn't quite have time for the likes of Duran Duran, et al :-;

12:40 PM, June 19th, 2026





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