Show Proposal/Restructure

Pure Guelphishness, part of hoofbeats ~ (horsetalk with Local Folk)
Hosted by Kim Logue-like-Vogue

We will continue to broadcast the longstanding/evolving spoken word show about horses (hoofbeats), but as a half hour program, from 9:00-9:30am Mondays, with a Pure Guelphishness music program making up the other half of the hour long scheduled timeslot.

Starting June 3, 2013, wach week we will feature a very locally based music playlist, supported by a "Music Monday" column for Blog Guelph. Each radio show will play several tracks from the same local artist, hopefully from a variety of releases and sources, and with an examination of their various activities in the music industry or market. At this point, I have no intention to interview artists, just describe, appreciate and share their music with listeners - but who knows?! I have invited music performers live in to the studio in the past, so the opportunity to evolve in that direction would be welcome.  I don't know of any show at CFRU that dedicates a half hour of air time to one particular LOCAL feature artist's music each week. It's nice to dig in and hear more all at once to get to know our local musicians better.

Blog Guelph past features:What's Next, with Jason Raso, Music Monday May 13, 2013
Can't Go Back, with Odd Years, Music Monday May 6, 2013
Hillside Happy, with Aimee Charbonneau, Music Monday April 29, 2013
Let's Go Dancing, with Preetam Sengupta, Music Monday April 22, 2013
Crimson, with Tricia Brubacher, Music Monday April 15, 2013
Warped Virtuosity, with Legato Vipers, Music Monday April 8, 2013
Life and Death, with Richard Laviolette, Music Monday April 1, 2013
Fresh Ideas, with Ben Grossman, Music Monday March 25, 2013
Women Be Wise, with Gayle Ackroyd, Music Monday March 18, 2013
Treeflections, with Ian Reid, Music Monday March 11, 2013
BarnYard with Hoar Frost, photos by Randy Sutherland, Monday March 4
Horse Feathers, with Alanna Gurr, Music Monday February 25, 2013
One Horse Town, with Ragged Bankers, Music Monday February 18, 2013
Skies Will Fall, with Mandroid Echostar, Music Monday February 11, 2013
Phantom Limb, with Nick Zubeck, Music Monday February 4, 2013
Some Songs on our Streets, with Bry Web, Music Monday January 28, 2013
Garden Path, with Shannon Kingsbury, Music Monday January 21, 2013

Features:
Louisa Kratka, Nathan Lawr, Rich Burnett, Preetam Sengupta.
Potential Features:
Common Grackle, Michael Mucci, Ambre McLean, Ester Grey, Milk & Honey, Lowlands, Enter The Haggis...

Folk Alliance International Conference, 2013 Highlights

As for discoveries, I admit to mostly just supporting friends and performers whose music I already knew I liked. I just figgered out that the whole trip cost me about $130, so it was worth it for that fun factor! But, also, I did get to finally see Jimmy LaFave and Dar Williams live and really enjoy them, and to realize what an amazing guitar player Suzie Vinnick is... New finds include Anais Mitchell and Jefferson Hamer, Colleen Eccleston and the young novelists. There are also at least 4 acts on the compilation cd that I dig, and I have a copy of the Might Uke documentary yet to enjoy...

My Other highlights include.
Figuring out that Gogirlsmusic.com is awesome. Introducing myself to David Woodhead. That hug from Ken Whitely. We reminisced about when we lived in the same neighbourhood. Later, at a private showcase, I sang along with him and Treassa while sitting beside his two angel singers and Samantha Martin. (p.s. Why didn't I just ask him for the cd I so desperately wanted?) Enjoying Julia, and Sheesham & Lotus & Luther.

I also had a chance to enjoy David Baxter as a real human, instead of guitarist lol. I reminded him we had met when he did his workshop at Folkway, and also just when I just did Corin's merch table (p.s. finally scored a copy of Paper Nickles.)(p.s. ALSO got to pal around with James Paul, and took him to Tannis' showcase lol).

Should have busted through to see New Country Rehab. Even though I have been their fan for like, EVER. lol.




I passed Annabelle Chostevy in the hall and we chatted. I still feel bad I didn't help her carry gear up instead of carrying on my way down.




I gave Tricia Bruchbacher's contact info and Gayle Ackroyd's brochure to a guy I know seeking talented, versatile and agreeable ala "commerical" singer lol.

Playlist in progress...