All shows which are special, maybe even indescribable.
The concept of borders is somewhat artificial; the lines on a map are arbitrary, representing historical politics more than the on-the-ground reality of life. Certainly, problems and concerns and the regularity of human life goes far beyond these invisible distinctions of place. One of the great consequences of people realizing this is the number of
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Fredericton is blessed with an abundance of musicians, and so many of them are ambitious self-starting explorers of music as well as great performers, such as my guest today, Cory Paul Hill. He dropped by the studio to talk about his debut solo album, Where We Live, and we chatted about his journey to music,
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KUATO emerged onto the music scene a few years ago, producing a string of excellent post-rock EPs. They’re back again, refreshed, re-energized and with a new release: The Great Upheaval. I talked with Josh Pothier about the changes the band has undergone, the new album and the further evolution of their light kit. Podcast: Play
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The NB Summer Music Festival is an opportunity to discover and celebrate classical music (and modern classical!) in a classic environment. Cedric Noel has been working with the NBSMF all summer to set up this festival, and he dropped by to give us details about the festival and about the experience of classic music. Podcast:
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BOLD = New to CHSR Playbox Local AA Wallace – Disambiguation Adam Baldwin – Adam Baldwin Adam Washburn – Beautiful Things Alert The Medic – The Phantom Moves Alex Thorne – The View From Here Andy Brown – Tinman Ashley Condon – This Great Compromise Billie Dre and the Poor Boys – Garlic Fingers Caravan
Most think of classical music as stuck in the past, but several artists want to show you just how contemporary it is. I spoke with Greg and Alex, two of the performers for the alternative classical music festival-within-a-festival, FUZE. FUZE is contained within the umbrella of the NB Summer Music Festival. We talked composition and
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Calling all artists, musicians, community organizations, friends, listeners, alumni and supporters of CHSR: we are holding a party, and we hope you’ll join us! For the last couple of years, CHSR has been celebrating the end of summer and the beginning of student season with fire! We will be hosting a BBQ for the community
BOLD = New to CHSR Playbox Local AA Wallace – Disambiguation Adam Baldwin – Adam Baldwin Adam Washburn – Beautiful Things Alert The Medic – The Phantom Moves Alex Thorne – The View From Here Andy Brown – Tinman Ashley Condon – This Great Compromise Billie Dre and the Poor Boys – Garlic Fingers Caravan
The Larlee Creek Hullabaloo is gearing up for its seventh year amidst the beautiful setting of Perth-Andover, New Brunswick. Between August 15th and 17th you will be treated to some of the best live music the East Coast has to offer plus some other Canadian talents. The growing festival this year offers big acts like
Music rings in all corners of this province, and Fredericton brings many of those performers together for many festivals every year. One unique festival is the New Brunswick Musicians Emerge (NBME) festival, now in its fourth year. “Stereo Mike” Taggart dropped by to remind folks that the time is drawing near for applications to this year’s NBME:
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There are a great many music festival serving the greater Fredericton area, and it’s always encouraging to see them growing bit-by-bit, year-by-year. The Nashwaak Music Fest is now in its third year, offering another wonderful example of how much people love to get out and share their love of music. I spoke with Mike Arnold,
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BOLD = New to CHSR Playbox Local AA Wallace – Disambiguation Adam Baldwin – Adam Baldwin Adam Washburn – Beautiful Things Alert The Medic – The Phantom Moves Alex Thorne – The View From Here Andy Brown – Tinman Ashley Condon – This Great Compromise Billie Dre and the Poor Boys – Garlic Fingers Caravan
The influence of Scotland can be seen around the world — sometimes in the most unusual of places. Come celebrate Scotland with us! Highland Radio airs live from the Highland Games and Scottish Festival on Saturday and Sunday, July 26 & 27, from 9am until 5pm.
BOLD = New to CHSR Playbox Local AA Wallace – Disambiguation Adam Baldwin – Adam Baldwin Adam Washburn – Beautiful Things Alert The Medic – The Phantom Moves Alex Thorne – The View From Here Andy Brown – Tinman Ashley Condon – This Great Compromise Billie Dre and the Poor Boys – Garlic Fingers Caravan
BOLD = New to CHSR Playbox Local AA Wallace – Disambiguation Adam Baldwin – Adam Baldwin Adam Washburn – Beautiful Things Alert The Medic – The Phantom Moves Andy Brown – Tinman Ashley Condon – This Great Compromise Billie Dre and the Poor Boys – Garlic Fingers Caravan – Caravan Carleton Stone – Draws Blood
For the past 20 years, Adrian Park has hosted Diversions, a weekly show dedicated to highlighting great classical performances. For the last 15 years, he has also extended his show by an hour each summer to present his Opera Series, in which he plays some of his favourite operas along a theme.
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I can’t help it: I love live theatre. I had the chance to talk with Len Falkenstein (director/writer/artist director), Jacob Martin (actor/Hamlet) and John Ball (actor/Polonius) and discuss the upcoming Bard In The Barracks production of Hamlet.
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So just what is opera? (by Adrian Park) Opera, from the Italian for ‘the works’, is probably the most completely integrated form of classical music – and not just music, but also drama and shear spectacle, and yet exactly ‘what is an opera’ is a question not easy to answer. Here, for what it’s
BOLD = New to CHSR Playbox Local AA Wallace – Disambiguation Adam Baldwin – Adam Baldwin Adam Washburn – Beautiful Things Alert The Medic – The Phantom Moves Andy Brown – Tinman Anna Janelle – So Long at the Fair Ashley Condon – This Great Compromise Billie Dre and the Poor Boys – Garlic Fingers
If you’ve been in Fredericton for a while, you know that new performance venues don’t pop up very often — they usually just change names. I’d been wondering just what building had become The Hollywood Star Room when its proprietor, David Ivany, happened to contact me the other day. He shared with me where this brand
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