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CHSR News – September 19th, 2024 – Kylie Fox Pays Tribute To Her Idol, Releases Second Album Sequoia

Local singer-songwriter Kylie Fox recently released her new studio album Sequoia as a part of Harvest Music Festival. Bringing her new songs to life, while also paying tribute to the voice that has inspired her the most.  First, she stepped into the shoes of her idol Joni Mitchell, performing her 1974 album Court & Spark

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The Lunchbox Interview: A Sea of Gold and Burgundy

My guests today are Aaron Berger, Nathanial Goold and CD Onofrio, who are collectively known as A Sea of Gold and Burgundy. They join me to talk about the origins of the band of three harmonic, lyric-writing friends, how their music is made and what its like to return to the group after a hiatus of over a decade.

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Homemade Jams || 2023-02-28

Tracklist: 1.) COMPANDER – the Bramble (Diverdant) 2.) COMPANDER – Noises (Diverdant) 3.) Tortue – Overburdening (single) 4.) Constant Greetings – Field Trips (Field Trips) 5.) She Roars – Petty Thieves (Companion) 6.) Oh No, Theodore! – You COuld Do Better Than Me (We’re All Underachieving) 7.) LOVEOVER – Go Away // Stay Away (Worse

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Homemade Jams || 2023-02-27

Tracklist: 1.) Dave Gunning – The Same Storm (The Same Storm) 2.) Keegan & The Vandalorians – Staring Into The Sun (The Middle Of The Day) 3.) Honey Hut – Something’s Gotta Give (Hunter-Gatherer) 4.) Marian – Makahia (Hit Record) 5.) The Tortoise The Hare & The Millionaire – Black Coffy (Yard Sale) 6.) Mike

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Wake Up! – January 23rd, 2019 w/ Matthew Byrne

On this episode we sat down with singer/songwriter Matthew Byrne to talk about his latest album Horizon Lines and his performance tonight at Shivering songs. Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/399248927482372/ Tune in weekdays from 7-8am and follow along on the shows Facebook pages as well as my personal Facebook and Instagram stories @heyjohnnyjames for live updates, previews, segments

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Bondo’s Top 10 Favoruite Albums of 2018

It was a long time coming, but Erin Bond finally was able to choose her Top 10 favourite releases from 2018. Take a look and check out the links to the music.

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Anything Goes 2018-12-08

This week on Anything Goes we check out brand new music from scross the globe, including tracks from IAN SWEET, Chemtrails, Wooden Horsemen, and Fredericton’s MAZK.

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Homemade Jams 2018-11-28

Track Listing:  1.) Lisa LeBlanc – Dump The Guy ASAP 2.) The Montgomery Street Band – The Busker’s Lament 3.) Kylie Fox – Alberta 4.) Rube & Rake – What Do You Do 5.) Jessica Rhaye – Sun Will Shine For You 6.) The O’Pears – Stay Warm (Ontario) 7.) Jeremy Dutcher – Sakomawit 8.)

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Wake Up! – Interview With Birdie Whyte – October 2nd, 2018

On today’s show I played an interview with Singer/Songwriter Birdie Whyte out of Ottawa, Ontario, who will be performing at Grimross Brewing this Thursday, October 4th, as part of her One Night Band’s tour where she is performing alongside a different band for each date. For the Fredericton show she will be performing with The

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Colin Fowlie Headlines 4th Annual Marky-Poolooza

Fowlie’s honest songwriting is easy to connect with and you find yourself immersed in every story he’s trying to tell. Whether it’s about toxic people living through a filter, someone who’s stuck in life, or even just looking for a good time; we all know someone who can relate to the circumstance. Or, maybe it’s even you yourself.

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Homemade Jams 2018-04-09 w/ Living Roots Festival

Track Listing:  1.) Black Suit Devil – Fumble (Toronto, ON) 2.) Morgan – Porcupine (Valleyfield , QC) 3.) ART the Band – Planck Era ft. Ayrah Taerb (Toronto, ON) 4.) Del Barber – Living With A Long way To Go (Winnipeg, MB) 5.) Freeman Dre & The Kitchen Party – Ain’t Going Back to the

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David R Elliott LIVE in Studio D

David R. Elliott is a prolific new face in Canadian songwriting, with a unique perspective anchored in a childhood split evenly between rural and urban poverty. His respect for the craft of song is inclusive of all genres and his exploration of lower working class struggles is a specifically East Coast answer to Bruce Springsteen,

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Homemade Jams 2018-02-12

Track Listing:  Chat with Andrew Laite of Rube & Rake 1.) Rube & Rake – From Left to Right 2.) Fortunate Ones – Northern Star 3.) The Barrowdowns – Landlocked 4.) Tye Dempsey – Stone Cold Hustle 5.) Ian Sherwood – I See Red 6.) The Olympic Symphonium – The Middle 7.) Les Jeunes d’Asteure

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Bondo chats with Andrew Laite // Rube & Rake

St. John’s NFLD’s folk duo Rube & Rake are ambitiously touring Eastern Canada this February with New Brunswick dates in Perth-Andover, St. Andrew’s, Sackville, and Fredericton. Listen in while Rube & Rake‘s Andrew chats with Bondo about their tour so far, some valley love, and where you can find them over the next few days. Rube

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Album Review: Shred Kelly – Archipelago

Once referred to as stoke folk, Fernie BC’s Shred Kelly are set to release their 4th album February 16, 2018 via Germany’s Devil Duck Records. And while Shred Kelly‘s sound is definitely rooted in folk music with banjos and ukuleles at the core, their new album Archipelago is immersed with electric guitar, synth, and even

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Her Turn 2017-11-07

Please consider supporting CHSR’s Fundrive campaign! Track Listing: 1.) Naomi Kavka – Warm Day 2.) Bird City – A Band End 3.) Vissia – Night Romancer 4.) Lydia Persaud – Turning In 5.) Gabrielle Papillon – Keep The Fire 6.) Maude Audet – La Montagne 7.) Blue Hawaii – Free At Last 8.) Whitehorse –

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“West Coast Reign” by Vic Horvath – A Review From Colin Fowlie

 Before I venture much further down the road of producing content for CHSR in the form of “Music Reviews” I feel that there is an elephant in the room that needs to be addressed. It has been brought to my attention (but not to my surprise) that my writings are skewed towards the positive in

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Lindsay Foote LIVE at Grimross – A Review From Colin Fowlie

I’m not an authority on folk music. Most of my recreational listening consists of Americana and blues rock drenched in sludge, but there are a few universal truths in music that get me every time. Tight melody&harmony, honest songwriting, and a compelling live presentation. As such, the intent of this missive is to briefly review both

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Rosie Morning With guest Lynn Miles – July 19 2016

Lynn Miles our guest today on Rosie Morning. Lynn Miles is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She has received multiple awards including the Juno Award and three Canadian Folk Music Award. Lynn’s website: http://www.lynnmilesmusic.com Catch Lynn performing at ‘Corked Wine Bar’ in Fredericton tonight at 8PM (July 20, 2016). Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS |

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