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Testing For Echo – Episode 21 – This one will be interesting and a little different – Orig. Air Date April 1, 2023

Hello all. Welcome to Episode 21 This episode is going to sound and feel a little bit different for a few reasons. First of all, I’m going to put out a huge thank you to my new friend Chip who has helped me get many of the celebrity ID clips between songs. You’re going to

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Testing For Echo – Episode 20 – Another Milestone? You bet! – Orig. Air Date March 18, 2023

Hello again everyone. We’ve come a long way in only a few months thanks to you all and your support. We started on every other Saturday at 3:00 p.m. The station decided on the off weeks we would go back and play a previous episode. Those ones are Testing For Echo – Replay. Recently the

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Testing For Echo – Episode 15 – This One is Pretty Sweet, All Tastes Covered – Orig Air Date Jan 7, 2023

Hello all. Welcome to Episode 15 of Testing For Echo on CHSR 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world. I’m your host Tim Scammell. I’m pretty happy with this episode and I hope that you are as well. We’ve managed to cover many styles and tastes in a very cool episode. I ask you, where

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Testing For Echo – Episode 14 – Ho ho ho! – Orig Air Date Dec 24, 2022

  Hello there. Welcome to Episode 14 of Testing For Echo on CHSR 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world. I’m your host Tim Scammell. I hope that this holiday season finds you are in good health and listening to great music. This episode has a great diverse mix with varied grooves. I’m sure you’ll

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Testing For Echo – Episode 12 – Are You Entertained? – Orig Air Date Nov 26, 2022

Hello there. Welcome to Episode 12 of Testing For Echo on CHSR 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world. I’m your host Tim Scammell. Let’s have a quick chat before we get started. One of the great things about having a show like this is that I have such a HUGE pool of music to

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Testing For Echo – Episode 8 – Let’s Loosen Up – Orig Air Date Oct 1, 2022

I’d like to think that we’ve lightened up this show a little bit. I’ve also raised the level of class with one of music’s classiest dudes, Bryan Ferry. Plus, Kate Bush has defined classy for years. A local chap Marcello Ciurleo has reached out to me with some great songs he has done. I’ve included

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Testing For Echo – Episode 7 – Some New, Some Old, Some Odd, And A Message – Orig Air Date Sept 17, 2022

This is a perfect example of not judging things by a name. Initially when I hear a band name like Spooky Tooth or Mahogany Frog I’m thinking “Really??” But guess what? In this episode you’re going to hear that these cats with the bizarre names are really pretty good! I’m also very happy to share

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David Vest on Rosie’s Juke Joint this Saturday

Join me this Saturday night at 8pm on CHSR 97.9 FM’s Rosie’s Juke Joint to hear my conversation with Blues Artist David Vest.  He is performing at this years Harvest Jazz and Blues Fest and has just released a brand new self titled Blues Recording. We talk about his long career and experiences such as

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Another Night at the Harvest

This evening, still riding the high from last night, we say goodbye to the 27th Harvest Jazz and Blues festival.  Two powerhouses of music, Steve Earle, and Colin James played to jam-packed venues in well above historical temperatures for our neck of the woods.   Steve Earle Shares his Message Steve Earle hit the stage,

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A Night at the Harvest

Every year, the Harvest gets bigger and better. The acts may change, but one thing remains the same – good old Eastcoast hospitality and a love for Jazz and Blues which was self evident during opening night of the 2017 Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival! Earthbound delight with fusion at Free Festival Kickoff Patrons who

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Rosie Morning Interview with Blind Dog

Blind Dog returning to the HJBF Stage this Friday night in the Cox & Palmer Blues Court along with Quinn Bonnell, Gary Sappier Band and the Downtown Blue Band Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | More

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Original Harvest Jazz and Blues Artists On Rosie Morning Tomorrow….Blind Dog Is Back!!!

They were a Harvest Jazz and Blues fixture throughout most of the nineties, sharing the stage with the likes of Eddie Kirkland, Studebaker John & The Hawks, Pinetop Perkins, The Love Dogs, Dawn Tyler Watson, Toni Lynn Washington & Mighty Sam McClain. They are back in 2017 to rock the Harvest Stage once again and

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Rosie Morning featuring with Sarah Cooper 2017-02-07

     https://www.penumbrapress.com/book.php?id=369 I was privileged to speak with published author and poet Sarah Cooper this morning.  She is part of the event taking place at Grimross Brewing Co. tomorrow night (Wednesday, Feb 8@7:30) along with Tim Moxam and Liz Stringer. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | More

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