In this week’s episode, we highlight the work of Bronwen Cunningham, a Fredericton woman who last month was posthumously awarded the New Brunswick Human Rights Award.
We also visit Fredericton High School for the grand opening of a new outdoor classroom; and, bring you more coverage of the Writers of the Realm literary festival from guest reporter Micrielle Manga.
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Dad Patrol are about to release their newest album, Chainsaw Fight Fantastic, on October 2, 2026. Band members Zach Pelletier and Simon Boudreau came by the CHSR FM studios to give us a sneak peek of this awesome new album!
Follow Dad Patrol (@dadpatrolband) for details on the album release parties!
Playlist
Dad Patrol – Tourniquet
Dad Patrol – Crustacean
Dad Patrol – Sweet Thing
Dad Patrol – Baku
Dad Patrol – In The Garden
Dad Patrol – Worms, Larvae, Insects, Creepy Crawlies
Dad Patrol – 2 Mums
Marian – Keeping
Nostalgia is a funny thing, because it can hit you for people, places and times you’ve never been to.
My guest today is Peter Hicks, a local musician, songwriter and author, who has released three books this year alone. The second of those books is For One Thing, a novel set in the near-history of rural New Brunswick, about a boy who loves a radio and the strange uncle he’s forced to spend time with. It’s a wonderful, heartfelt book of dispelling assumptions, real care, and becoming who you are. Peter joined me to talk about this book’s origins in the stories of his own uncle, and how he reflects on that time.
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What kind of animals are you, deep down inside?
My guest today is Cheryl Ford, working at the Picaroon’s Roundhouse on a layered set of paintings exploring the notion of “Spirit Animals”.
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Some voices are iconic, and it takes a brave — and talented — artist to step into them.
My guests are vocalist Karine and musician Nadia Francavilla (and part of Atlantic Sinfonia), to talk about the upcoming performance of PIAF, a tribute to the incredible vocalist Edith Piaf.
PIAF kicks off a tour across the province with a performance in Fredericton at Memorial Hall on October 7 at 7:30pm.
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Most artists work with visible arts, but a writer‘s work lives in the mind, and often explores things that can exist no where else.
My guest is Jenna James, a musician, writer and student, working on a creative thesis project about “fools” appearing in popular culture.
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Artists often have to develop their mental eyes to transform their vision into process; sometimes, it also means thinking backwards, and in reverse.
My guest is Hayle Monroe, a printmaker and painter who was engaged in a new process (for her) of “reductive linocut printmaking”, where as each layer of the print is created, it destroys the previous one.
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Just because something is traditional, doesn’t mean it can’t do something entirely new.
My guest is Jessie Kehew, who spent her time in residence working with a miniature loom and a spinning wheel, working on a project that combined traditional methods with randomness.
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Episode 60
History items: Will, John & Juan.
| Artist | Song | Album | Year | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Encephalon | Daylight (Remix) | Dependence 2011 [Compilation] | 2011 | Canada |
| Machines of Loving Grace | Golgotha Tenement Blues | The Crow (Movie Soundtrack) | 1994 | USA |
| Lisa LeBlanc | Pourquoi faire aujourd’hui | Chiac Disco | 2022 | Canada |
| Apostle of Hustle | Perfect Fit | Eats Darkness | 2009 | Canada |
| Elisapie | Qimatsilunga (I Want to Break Free) | Inuktitut | 2023 | Canada |
| Eleftheria Arvanitaki | Sappho | Gifted | 2012 | Greece |
| Neuroticfish | Invisible | Antidoron | 2018 | Germany |
| Decoded Feedback | Nothingness | Shockwave | 2005 | Canada |
| Softcult | Spoiled | See You In Heaven | 2025 | Canada |
| Paul McCartney & Wings | Bluebird | Band On The Run | 1973 | England |
| Anna Justen | Piece by Piece | Michou’s Dream | 2025 | USA |
| The Psychedelic Furs | Highwire Days | Mirror Moves | 1984 | England |
| Sui Zhen | Natural Progression | Losing, Linda | 2019 | Australia |
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Art is often the task of removing everything that isn’t supposed to be there, and then reveling in the rest.
My guest is Andrew Robinson, who joined me on a windy day to talk about his process of moving from digital to analog when creating his images — in this case, a project focusing on sea creatures having lunch.
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Artists seem to love challenging themselves to doing something different — even stepping inside someone else’s shoes.
My guests are Ralph Simpson (master basket-maker) and Liz Demerson (ceramicist), two of the artists in residence for this summer’s Fredericton Arts Alliance program. I met them at the Barracks, where they were busy working on new things — in particular, doing each other‘s form of art, although “plants” still shone through as a consistent element.
You can see work from many of the artists who participated in this years residency on October 1 at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre from 5pm-7pm for the opening of the Residency exhibit.
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Back by unpopular demand, Away From The Mire is once again available On-Demand!
Pearl Jam – Quick Escape
Dad Patrol – Worms, Larva, Insects, Creepy Crawlies
NRBQ – Wacky Tobacky
Sam Salmon – If I Needed You Now
Courtney Barnett – One Thing at a Time
Jonathan Richman – Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground – All Tomorrow’s Parties
Ovven – Ovven – Feeling The Pull
Geese – Bow Down
Daydream Plus – More Time Alone
BA Johnston – Lets Blow Shit Up
Dogwood Tales – Ralph Sampson
Built To Spill – Alarmed
Stoopheads – Zeel
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On September 19, the inaugural Writers of the Realm Literary Festival and Fantasy Ball took place at the Fredericton Inn.
Our reporter Micrielle Manga covered the event and interviewed local authors about their creative process, inspirations and much more.
For the full story, click the play button below.
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In this week’s episode, we preview the Enbicon gaming convention taking place in Fredericton this weekend and see how board games are bringing people together.
We also chat with the University of New Brunswick’s first research chair in digital agriculture and learn how this emerging field can help New Brunswick farmers.
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Jack Pine will end his Atlantic tour in Fredericton at Nomad Coffee on Sunday, Sept. 27th. Jack Pine himself, Gareth Auden-Hole, calls into CHSR FM to chat about his first Atlantic tour and why people need music!
Playlist
Jack Pine and The Fire: Desert Island
Jack Pine: Lone Wolf
Jack Pine and The Fire: Rich in Time
Black Suit Devil: Bullets (Live)
Evan Cooper: Million & One
The War on Drugs: Who’s That
Hey Rosetta!: Harriet
Dad Patrol: Sweet Thing
Angine de Poitrine: Fabienk
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Every culture loves to laugh, and every generation has an opinion.
My guests today include Kabilan Shanmugaraja (writer, director) and three performers for the upcoming Annual Tamil Comedy Show. They join me to talk about the combination of comedy, improv and musical accompaniment that will form a hilarious debate about which generation’s music is better.
The Tamil-language comedy show is taking place on October 3 at the Ted Daigle Auditorium at 3:30pm. Tickets can be purchased at the Zeffy event.
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Floods. Tsunamis. Storms. Erosion. There are a lot of reasons that we might be concerned.
My guest today is Margo Sheppard, the President of the Fredericton Community Climate Hub. She joins me to discuss where the Hub came from and what it wants to do, as well as talk about the topic of the upcoming Panel Discussion: Climate Anxiety.
The free Panel Discussion on Climate Anxiety is on Thursday, September 24 at 530pm, hosted at Conserver House, 180 St. John St. It will be followed by the Hub’s Annual General Meeting for those interested.
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Episode 59
An Autumnal Equinox show.
| Artist | Song | Album | Year | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men I Trust | To Ease You | Equus Caballus | 2025 | Canada |
| Thyx | Black Hole | The Way Home | 2012 | Austria |
| Elijah Quinn | Old Shadows | Where the Quiet People Yell | 2026 | Canada |
| Luo Tian Ping | Qiu Feng Ci (Lyrics On Autumn Wind) | Zhong Guo Gu Le : Ping Sha Luo Yan (Chinese Ancient Music: Wild Goose On The Peaceful Beach) | 2006 | China |
| Kingmaker | Lady Madonna | Ruby Trax: The NME’s Roaring Forty [Comilation] | 1992 | England |
| The Northern Pikes | Things I Do For Money | Big Blue Sky | 1987 | Canada |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | The Ship Song | The Good Son | 1990 | Australia |
| The Straggler | September | Residual | 2015 | Canada |
| Harold Budd | Dead Horse Alive With Flies | By The Dawn’s Early Light | 1991 | USA |
| Ben Sigston | Cold Killer | Free Now | 2008 | Canada |
| The Dears | Tears Of A Nation | Life is Beautiful! Life is Beautiful! Life is Beautiful! | 2025 | Canada |
| Mother Mother | Bit By Bit | The Sticks | 2012 | Canada |
| Killing Joke | Jana | Pandemonium | 1994 | England |
| Rachel Sermanni | Grace of Autumn Gold | Dreamer Awake | 2023 | Scotland |
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Here’s your daily news update for September 23:
For the full stories, click the play button below.
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Here’s your daily news update for September 22:
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In this week’s episode, we cover the grand opening of the first large-scale perishable food recovery centre in Canada: Greener Village’s Thrive Food Rescue Centre.
We also cover United Colours of Fashion’s Fredericton Fall Fashion Festival stop with guest reporter Micrielle Manga.
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Today on People Need Music, host Tonya Price, welcomes Evan Cooper back to CHSR FM. Over the full hour, Tonya and Evan showcase his debut full length album “Freshman”. Evan’s album showcases both the reality and the nostalgia of that first year of high school. Full of learning, love and life; “Freshman” is catchy, well written and well produced.
Be sure to check out Evan’s performance at Harvest Music Fest on Fredericton’s Own Stage at City Hall on Saturday, Sept 19th at 5pm.
Playlist
Evan Cooper – Freshman
Evan Cooper – Run Away With Me
Evan Cooper – YOLO!
Evan Cooper – Treehouse
Evan Cooper – Prom King
Evan Cooper – Late Nights
Evan Cooper – Million and One
Evan Cooper – Chemistry
Evan Cooper – The Archives
Evan Cooper – Yearbook
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Episode 58
This week featuring some of the Canadian artists performing at the 2026 Harvest Music Festival.
| Artist | Song | Album | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weak Size Fish | Roots of Creation | The Drift | 2020 |
| Five Alarm Funk | Wheels On The Bus | Big Smoke | 2020 |
| The Hello Crows | Coyote Song | The Hello Crows | 2025 |
| Dram & A Draw | Living The Dream | Living The Dream | 2026 |
| Sloan | What’s There To Decide? | Smeared | 1992 |
| The Beaches | Grow Up Tomorrow | [Single] | 2022 |
| Absolute Losers | Letter | In The Crowd | 2025 |
| The Jimmy Swift Band | Medicine Chest | When all is said and done, there’ll be a lot more said than done | 2011 |
| Joce Reyome | Grateful | [Single] | 2022 |
| Sam Salmon & the Grand Manan Bandits | Worried | Down For Life | 2025 |
| Kitsch | Time | (Who the hell is) Kitsch? | 2026 |
| Barenaked Ladies | Lovers In a Dangerous Time | Kick at the Darkness [Compilation] | 1991 |
| Paul MacIntosh and the Lost Keys | Moths in the Kitchen | [Single] | 2024 |
| Blue Moon Marquee | Come On Down | Scream, Holler & Howl | 2022 |
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In this week’s episode, we sit down for a chat with Josh Steeves, general manager of the Harvest Music Festival. The annual festival will take over downtown Fredericton from September 15th to 20th.
This Week in Fredericton is a weekly news show dedicated to bringing Fredericton residents news about their community and the people that shape it. It’s hosted by journalist Zachary Roman.
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Episode 57
In today’s history, Marilyn Bell swims across Lake Ontario, and Star Trek.
| Artist | Song | Album | Year | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Millan | Make Way for Waves | I Went To Find You | 2025 | Canada |
| New Order | Way Of Life | Brotherhood | 1986 | England |
| Our Girl | Being Around | Stranger Today | 2018 | England |
| Seabound | Transformer (Stromkern Remix) | Poisonous Friend | 2004 | Germany |
| Morgan Toney | Alasutamaqn | First Flight | 2021 | Canada |
| MIDIval Punditz | Sun Mere Sanam | Hello Hello | 2009 | India |
| Indoor Voices | Various | Terrors | 2026 | Canada |
| Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto | Naono | Summvs | 2011 | Germany / Japan |
| Martha And The Muffins | Paint By Number Heart | Metro Music | 1980 | Canada |
| Surfasaurus | Rippin’ The Tide | Fossil Fuel | 2026 | Canada |
| Holly McNarland | U.F.O. | Stuff | 1997 | Canada |
| Hilary Grist | Damned | Come & Go | 2014 | Canada |
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