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Playlist Friday: Grant Lawrence Dirty Windshields

The playlist today is in honour of Grant Lawrence and his new book Dirty Windshields. There was a rockin' book release party last Saturday, May 13 in Vancouver. The Commodore was full of friends, family, [...]

By | May 19th, 2017|Categories: Playlist, Playlists, Show review|Tags: , , , |33 Comments

Playlist Friday: Cdn Indie Mother’s Day Stream of Thought

The playlist today is in honour of Mother's Day coming up this Sunday. I thought I would attempt another Stream of Thought for it. I am never sure where it is going to go and [...]

By | May 12th, 2017|Categories: Playlist, Playlists|Tags: , , , |23 Comments

Playlist Friday: Cdn Indie Beer O’Clock/Cinco de Mayo

The playlist for this Playlist Friday was going to be for Cinco de Mayo originally but I quickly realized I was going to have a hard time finding Cdn Indie songs for that. So I [...]

By | May 5th, 2017|Categories: Playlist, Playlists|Tags: , , , |34 Comments

Playlist Friday: 2017 Western Canadian Music Awards Nominees

Playlist Friday has most of the 2017 WCMA nominees that were announced earlier this week. There is 4.5 hours of Jazz, Blues, Pop, Rock and even Country on it. Western Canada has a lot of [...]

By | April 28th, 2017|Categories: News, Playlist, Playlists|Tags: , , , , |24 Comments

Playlist Friday: Notable Laments of Newfoundland and Labrador

By Darlene Barss Playlist Friday has some notable laments of Newfoundland and Labrador along with some happier tunes as well. The traditional music of Newfoundland and Labrador is rooted in Irish, Scottish, English, and French [...]

By | April 21st, 2017|Categories: Playlist, Playlists|Tags: , , |49 Comments

Playlist Friday: Canadian Indie Easter/Spring Playlist

By Darlene Barss For Good Friday we have a Canadian Indie Easter/Spring playlist for your listening pleasure. It might not be typical Easter music and some songs may even have you wondering why it is [...]

By | April 14th, 2017|Categories: Playlist, Playlists|Tags: , , , |16 Comments

Playlist Friday: Canadian Indie Stream of Consciousness April 2017 extension

By Darlene Barss Our Canadian Indie Stream of Consciousness playlist continues on for Playlist Friday today. It began in September 2016 with 20 songs that I started it with and we added to it. We [...]

By | April 7th, 2017|Categories: Playlist, Playlists|Tags: , , |91 Comments

Playlist Friday: Dance Marathon Day

By Darlene Barss Playlist Friday is all about dance to celebrate Dance Marathon Day. I found out that there was such a thing as National Dance Marathon Day and I stole it as my inspiration [...]

By | March 31st, 2017|Categories: Playlist, Playlists|Tags: , , |52 Comments

Playlist Friday: The Pitch of Prince Edward Island

By Darlene Barss Playlist Friday is about The Pitch of Prince Edward Island. It may be the smallest province but it is full of talent. PEI is known as a home for traditional Celtic music. [...]

By | March 24th, 2017|Categories: Editorial, Playlist, Playlists|Tags: , , |46 Comments

Playlist Friday: Canadian St Patrick’s Day and Searchlight Round 3

By Darlene Barss Playlist Friday this week has not just one but two playlists. A Canadian St Patrick's Day playlist to celebrate the day and an update on Searchlight playlist. CBC Searchlight is on Round [...]

By | March 17th, 2017|Categories: Playlists|Tags: , , |22 Comments