We got things started this week with some fun Irish tunes to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day but don’t worry there is plenty of non celtic music as well for your enjoyment. We’ve got new music from four different Atlantic Canadian bands and we look back at some shows at the Halifax Metro Centre celebrating 30
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Hello everyone I hope that you are well and looking forward to another great episode of Testing For Echo. This is Episode 72 on CHSR FM 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world and I am your host Tim Scammell. I just have a couple of things before we start. I have started taking a
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Welcome back to another episode of your favourite musical smorgasbord! On this week’s episode we dig into some classic cancon with Ivana Santilli, some late 90’s Bowie, a band from Newfoundland that does not sound like a band from Newfoundland, some fun covers and a new track from Papal Visit out of Saint John.
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New music this week from Radiator and My Morning Jacket as well as we look back on some classic NYC bands and Pearl Jam’s great 2005 Canadian tour! Radiator – Fortune Teller New York Dolls – Personality Crisis Kiss – King of the Nighttime World My Morning Jacket – Squid Song Yoo Doo Right
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Hello there folks. I hope that everything is going well and you’re in the mood for an hour of AMAZING music from all over the map. This is Testing For Echo Episode 71 on CHSR FM 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world and I am your host Tim Scammell. I have a nice big
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Hi All! Wanted to dig into some fun acoustic/unplugged tunes for this week’s episode and I’ve got some great ones for you. Barenaked Ladies – The Old Apartment The Smashing Pumpkins – 1979 Bush – Inflatable The Tragically Hip – Poets Stone Temple Pilots – Wicked Garden Pearl Jam – Black Trey Anastasio –
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Great new alt rock tracks this week from right here in the Maritimes and some fun classic alternative to help power through the winter! Radiator – Magician With a Trick Doctor Mother Father – Break The Same Sebadoh – Sforzando! Outtacontroller – Cheap Pop MJ Lenderman – Hangover Game Neil Young – Kinda Fonda Wanda
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Hello there good listeners. I hope that you are doing great and feeling good these days. Welcome to Testing For Echo Episode 69 on CHSR FM 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world. I’m your host Tim Scammell. This is another fun episode with some folks that you may not know of yet but hopefully
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New music this week from New York folk punker Jeffrey Lewis and a track from the brand spankin’ new Motherhood album that you should listen to if you haven’t already. Jeffrey Lewis – Sometimes Life Hits You Papal Visit – Calling For Jane Palehound – Eye On The Bat Black Sabbath – Am I
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On this week’s show we focused on some “political” songs, covered some of the artists performing at Shivering Songs this weekend as well as take a trip back to 2003 and a very tense Pearl Jam concert on Long Island New York. Sam Roberts Band – An American Draft Dodger In Thunder Bay Pearl
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Hi again everyone. I trust that you are well. Welcome to Testing For Echo Episode 68 on CHSR FM 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world. I’m your host Tim Scammell. I hope that you’ll really enjoy this one. I’ve snagged a few more versions of my favourite David Bowie song Heroes. The artists recording
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New music this week from the Monoxides out of Moncton and Horse Chops from Corner Brook, Newfoundland! The Bug Club – Lonsdale Slipons Motherhood – Wandering Horse Chops – Mr. Headphones The Decemberists – January Hymn Wayne Mcghie – Dirty Funk The Hard Quartet – Rio’s Song Kim Deal – Crystal Breath MJ Lenderman
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Happy new year everyone and welcome back for another year of fun on Away From The Mire! Rick White – There She Goes Sweet Water – Superstar Nate and the Busy Boys – Living in the Van Ceed Dread – Hockey Dreams The Zambonis – Brass Bonanza Chixdiggit! – I Feel Like Gerry Cheevers
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Hello there folks. I trust that all is well. Welcome to Testing For Echo Episode 67 on CHSR FM 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world. I’m your host Tim Scammell. I really enjoyed putting this episode together. As always there’s a wide assortment of styles and genres, but I really reached back for a
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Hello there folks. I trust that all is well. Welcome to Testing For Echo Episode 66 on CHSR FM 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world. I’m your host Tim Scammell. If you’re a regular listener of Testing For Echo you’ll know that my son Braydon has contributed quite a bit with song and band
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It’s the time of the year for top of 2024 year lists and here is mine! 2024 was a great year for me in which 3 of my favorite bands released albums and an album came along that blew me away and added a new favorite artist. Pearl Jam – Dark Matter Billy Strings –
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If Ozzfest 97 or the Family Values Tour was your dream concert event, this is the episode for you! I’ve been wanting to do a hard rock/metal episode for quite a while and this is the one! I was a teenager during the late 90’s nu metal era and if it was in Hit Parader
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Hey there everyone. I hope that all is well and want to thank you for listening. Let’s just get right into it. Just click that little arrow down the page to download/listen to the show. The World of Music, One Song at a Time Take care, Tim Episode Song List Genesis – Man of Our
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More new local music this week as well as some great classics I think you’ll enjoy! Motherhood – Grow High Chillteens – Maybe It’s You The Tragically Hip – Boots Or Hearts (1988 Demo) The Band f/Neil Diamond – Dry Your Eyes (live) Rick White and The Sadies – Spellbound Sonic Youth – 100%
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This episode may seem a little over the top but I swear it is all true. From seeing one of the best shows in decades to heading to a hospital to spend the next 4 or 5 weeks, in the same day! Have a listen. Let me know what you think. So please head down
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On this weeks episode we revisit some classic albums from 1994 celebrating a 30 year anniversary, we’ve got a new track from Nate and The Busy Boys and we showcases a few tracks from Moncton’s Les Moontunes. Deer Tick – Funny Word Yo La Tengo – Autumn Sweater Doctor Mother Father – Tired Eyes
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Hi all and thanks for stopping by! Another great episode this week with some 90’s alt rock and some new music from right here in our great city from Nate and the Busy Boys new album out this Friday, November 15th as well as a track off of Motherhood’s upcoming album due out in January.
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Hello there everyone. Welcome to Episode 63 of Testing For Echo on CHSR FM 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world. I’m your host Tim Scammell. I’d like to start off with a couple of things. As always, I have a great assortment of surprises and a whole lot of stuff that’s going get you
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Hi all, thanks for stopping by. The stressful holiday season is about to get underway and a tense US election about to happen, so let’s have a little fun with one of my favorite things, covers! Local H – Team (Lorde Cover) Lorde – Swinging Party (The Replacements Cover) Our Lady Peace – Mountain
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Kicking things off this week with a tribute to the recently departed Phil Lesh of the Grateful Dead performed by Phish on the day we learned of his passing. I’ve got another track from the recent MJ Lenderman album that I absolutely cannot stop raving about, a new track from Father John Misty and some
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