The Lunchbox Interview: Erin Bond (MusicNB/Festival 506)
Bondo joins me to talk about Music NB’s weekend AGM, and the new “Festival 506” idea. Music today by Seoul and Jessy Ashfield.
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The Lunchbox: Rocks and Ice, the Club
Do you ever wonder: can I climb that? Some people love a physical challenge like climbing a wall, or scaling a mountain. Guest host Tim Rayne (host of the morning’s Instant Breakfast) talks with Kevin Kelly of the UNB Rock & Ice Club. They talk about Kevin’s discovery of climbing, the love of scaling mountains
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The Lunchbox: Brendan McGee from Shivering Songs
This city has a very thriving music community, both in terms of the musicians and the audience. This city also has a very thriving winter, so it’s only natural that some great celebrations come to take our minds off of it. Shivering Songs has, for five years now, brought a bit of light into the long winter. Surrounded for the
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The Lunchbox Interviews: Britany Sparrow (“Here Without You”, “Gary”) and Ryan Griffith (TNB, Next Folding Theatre Company)
I am constantly amazed by the level and breadth of artistic talent in and around this city. We often get a chance to celebrate the great music, from regular performances at venues like The Capital Complex, The Cellar and The Playhouse. This weekend, we celebrate drama, both in cinema and in theatre. Opening today are two
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The Lunchbox: Interview with Cedric Noel of NB Summer Music Festival
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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The Lunchbox: Interview – Mike Taggart, NBME
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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The Lunchbox: Interview – Mike Arnold, Nashwaak Music Fest
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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Highland Radio: Celebrate The Universal Scot
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.
The Lunchbox: Marianne Glover (Tay Creek Folk Festival) + Christine Leblanc (ReThink911)
It doesn’t get more diverse than today’s combination of guests! First up, Marianne Glover from the Tay Creek Folk Festival dropped by to tell us about their upcoming fundraiser for the Festival, as well as shared some of this history of the event and some of the performers coming at this summer’s edition. The fundraiser
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The Lunchbox: Interview: Andrew Gbongbor of MCAF for Battle of the Arts
I had the pleasure of speaking to Andrew Mbongbor, youth outreach coordinator for the MultiCultural Association of Fredericton. He dropped by to talk about the upcoming semi-finals of the festival of arts that he created just a few years ago: the Battle of the Arts! Don’t miss the finals when they come up in November.
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Highland Radio 2013!
It’s time again for the airwaves to turn pure plaid! CHSR is once again becoming “Highland Radio” for the weekend, in celebration of the New Brunswick Highland Games Festival. We’ll be broadcasting everything Scottish, live from under our tarp on the grounds at Government House on Woodstock road. We intend to go live by 9am
The Lunchbox: Interview Chris & Betsy from the NB Highland Games
Many cultures have come together to make New Brunswick what it is, but we owe the Scots much for their stalwart nature and their culture. We’ll all be coming together to celebrate all things Scottish this weekend at the annual New Brunswick Highland Games Festival, occupying the grounds around the Government House on Woodstock Road
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The Lunchbox: Interview with Len Falkenstein about Notable Acts
Fredericton is filled with festivals all summer long, but sometimes it is possible to forget that it’s not all music. Len Falkenstein has been working for a dozen years with the Notable Acts Theatre Company to bring a festival of theatre every year! This year’s festival begins on July 24 and runs until August 4, and
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The Lunchbox: Interview with Penelope of The Shifty Bits Cult
The Circus is back in town! No, it’s not that kind of circus, it’s the Shifty Bits Circus II: The Bits Is Back, a collection of over 30 bands and artists performing shows (both known and secret) all over Fredericton on the coming weekend. Cedric (aka “Sneaky C”) and I spoke with Penelope (of the Shifty Bits
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The Lunchbox: Bondo on the ECMAs
Our very own Bondo (Homemade Jams, Anything Goes) spent a very long weekend taking in as much of the East Coast Music Awards (ECMAs) in Halifax as humanly possible. We spend an hour unpacking her experience and playing some of the winners.
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