Sweet summer music

Once in a while I’m lucky enough to get to keep Sheryl MacKay‘s chair warm while she’s off on holiday.

This weekend on NXNW on CBC Radio 1 I’m thrilled to get the chance to listen to some of my favourite music and share it with folks listening across BC.  On July 24th I’m revisiting a feature interview I did with Bill Henderson from the band Chilliwack a couple of months ago.  I didn’t grow up in Western Canada so I wasn’t really aware of Chilliwack – I mean, they were on my radar, but only as a faint blip.  Now that I know their music a bit better, I think they’re underrated in the rest of Canada.  This was a great band, and some of their work in the 1970s was pretty groundbreaking.

On July 25th I’m delighted to have the chance to sit down with Aidan Knight.  He’s my favourite new artist of 2010, hands down.  Every song on his debut album Versicolour speaks to me in some way.  His voice and his melodies are beyond reproach, his songwriting and his arrangements are intelligent and beautiful, and he’s a skilled lyricist to boot.  What a treat.

Also on the 25th, I’ll speak with author Adam Lewis Schroeder whose new novel In the Fabled East just finished blowing me away about an hour ago.  (Now what do I do?  The downside of coming to the end of a great novel.)

Feeling pretty lucky.

3 comments on “Sweet summer music

  1. Jeremy says:

    This was a fantastic show. Thanks for introducing us to Schroeder’s writing and Knight’s music — I feel like I should have already known about both, but better late than never.

  2. paolo says:

    Hey thanks Jeremy, so glad you enjoyed the show! Glad you’re going to check out Schroeder and Knight – you won’t be disappointed.

    Good to hear from you, hope you’re having a great summer –

    Paolo

  3. Jeremy says:

    I bought that album after one listen (so good), and ordered all of Schroeder’s books — looking forward to digging into those. His National Post articles are excellent too.

    Summer is going great, although I’ve apparently befriended too many teachers who revel in their looong summer vacations while I toil. I’m finding time for some creative pursuits, so that keeps me happy.

    Hope your summer is going well too.

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