A big shout out to the Donald Trump regime for encouraging me to ensure that from here on in, ALL musical programming on Radio Free Kaslo will be curated according to the following criteria:

1. When humanly possible (this is an AI-free show), make it Canadian!

2. If not, anything but American, thanks very much.

I do this regretfully — the USA is of course full of amazing musicians, not all of whom support in any way their current government’s actions — in fact I suspect most don’t.

Until things change, c’est la vie. My SOCAN ratings are going to go through the roof!

The main upside (for me, at least) is that I am already discovering homegrown talent I either hadn’t heard or played in a long while, or, even worse, had no clue existed. I’m delighted to bring them to your attention. Today’s playlist includes songs by:

— Juno Award-winner Sarah Harmer

— Nova Scotia’s Joel Plaskett

— Guelph, Ontario’s Constantines

— Montreal’s Stars

— Winnipeg’s The Weakerthans

— Halifax’s Thrush Hermit

Today, world-class, all-Canadian indie pop. Next week? Stay tuned!

Enjoy, ‘eh!

 

 

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