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Playlist Friday: Acadian Music

The playlist this week is part of the genre series we are listening to this year. August 15 was National Acadian Day, so we are going to check out some Acadian music and a few [...]

By | August 19th, 2022|Categories: Playlist, Playlists|Tags: , , , |1 Comment

Playlist Friday: Regina Folk Festival 2022

The playlist this week is about Regina Folk Festival 2022. It starts today, August 5, and ends Sunday, August 7. It was three years ago that we celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the festival. This [...]

By | August 5th, 2022|Categories: Festivals, Playlist, Playlists|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Playlist Friday: Regina Folk Festival 2022

Playlist Friday: OurBasement Release Radar July/2022

The OurBasement playlist this week is the Release Radar for July 2022 and is full of all the new music Canadian artists created in the last month or so. There is a Spotify Release Radar [...]

By | July 29th, 2022|Categories: Playlist, Playlists|Tags: , , |1 Comment

Playlist Friday: Canadian Indie Summer

Summer is here! The playlist this week is our Canadian Indie Summer playlist to help us enjoy and appreciate the much too short season. This playlist is another one that has grown over the years [...]

Playlist Friday: Canadian Indie Instrumental Music

This month in the genre series, we will be checking out some of the latest Canadian Indie Instrumental Music. Every month or so, the plan is to take a deeper listen to different genres in [...]

By | July 15th, 2022|Categories: Playlist, Playlists|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Playlist Friday: Canadian Indie Instrumental Music

Playlist Friday: DarBar’s Polaris Music Prize Short List Wish List 2022

The Polaris Music Prize Short List will be revealed on Thursday, July 14. The playlist today has my Polaris Music Prize Short LIst Wish List. I was only 1/5 on my ballot for the Long [...]

By | July 8th, 2022|Categories: Playlist, Playlists, Polaris Music Prize|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Playlist Friday: DarBar’s Polaris Music Prize Short List Wish List 2022

Playlist Friday: Canada Day

Happy Canada Day! There is over 9 hours of music about Canada, the good and the bad. This playlist has been growing over the years with most of the songs celebrating this country. It may [...]

By | July 1st, 2022|Categories: Playlist, Playlists|Tags: , , |1 Comment

Playlist Friday: OurBasement Release Radar June/2022

The OurBasement playlist this week is the Release Radar for June 2022 and is full of all the new music Canadian artists created in the last month or so. This week there is a Spotify [...]

By | June 24th, 2022|Categories: Playlist, Playlists|Tags: , , |2 Comments

Playlist Friday: Father’s Day and Indigenous People’s Day

It is a double playlist week! There is a Canadian Indie Father's Day playlist and a National Indigenous History Month playlist. Bonus! June is National Indigenous History Month and June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples [...]

Playlist Friday: DarBar’s 2022 Polaris Long List Wish List

It is Polaris Music Prize season and I am anxiously waiting to hear who makes it on to the Long List. The 2022 Polaris Event Season will kick-off with the Prize’s 40 album Long List [...]