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Enjoy tonight's eclectic mix of new releases from Canada and beyond. Thanks so much for listening, enjoy the rest of your week, and please keep in touch!folkoasis@gmail.com

This week's extended edition of Folk Oasis is eclectic indeed and even goes off-genre at times. I hope you'll agree that the tunes and comedy bits I've gathered make a good pairing to those bags of candy you're supposed to save until Saturday. :-D Think of the children!!Play safe and have fun this weekend..As always, thanks for listening. Please keep in touch!Val folkoasis@gmail.com

Welcome to a special all-Texas edition of Folk Oasis. I just returned from a week in Austin and brought back some tunes and tales from the Lone Star State. A musical travelogue which I hope might inspire some of y'all to visit that fine city. This show dedicated to Matt Morgan of New Braunfels, TX who celebrated a birthday today! Vaya con dios, mi amigo.Thanks for listening, and please feel free to get in touch! folkoasis@gmail.com

Welcome to this week's Folk Oasis, two eclectic hours marinating a bit in Texas, as I've just returned from a visit.Joining me for a live session was Laura Kelsey, who is part of the Vancouver collective Modern Banshee and the Limbic Landwalkers.They will be performing "the moon, the pool & the string" at the Vancouver Planetarium Oct. 15.https://modernbanshee.com Thanks for listening and please stay in touch! folkoasis@gmail.com

Tonight I had the good fortune of welcoming East Vancouver's Connely Farr & Jay Johnson (Mississippie Live & The Dirty Dirty) to the show for a live session. Since Connely is an articling architect, we got some feedback on the new AMS Nest as well as the new proposal for the Vancouver Art Gallery. I also featured several new albums tonight: I'm particularly excited about new releases from Linda McRae and Francesca Blanchard.Sorry I forgot to give away Del Barber/Fortunate Ones tickets as I'd promised! Stay tuned to Oct. 7 show with fill-in Matt Granlund and he'll take care of that.Thanks for listening, and please keep in touch! -Val folkoasis@gmail.com

Welcome to the first official day of autumn 2015! Tonight I was pleased to welcome "hapa" artist Buckman Coe, whose CD release will be October 10 at the Imperial.It's also Yom Kippur, so I finished with a new Geoff Berner tune; sorry it was cut off so suddenly! (technical glitch) May I atone?Take care, all, and please get in touch to say hi! cheers, val folkoasis@gmail.com

It's First Week at UBC, with an exuberant bass-lovin' DJ playing RIGHT outside the studio. Apparently our soundproofing is not perfect.. So sorry for any exceptional buzzing you might hear tonight!I was pleased to welcome Andy Gordon, who hails from Kangaroo Bay, NSW, Australia. We had a great chat and heard some tunes from his latest album "New Albion". Prepared to be schooled on colonial Australian history! Hope you enjoyed tonight's show, and feel free to get in touch. I'd love to hear from you! cheers, valfolkoasis@gmail.com

Hello folks! First Folk Oasis of September, complete with a fire alarm in our new Student Union Building. Let's hope this won't be a regular occurrence..Anyway, hope you enjoy tonight's blend of protest songs, polka, old-timey, klezmer and more. Two interviews tonight: first was with Jenny Ritter of Vancouver, then I chatted with Chris of Victoria's Compassion Gorilla.Thanks as always for listening, and have a lovely Labo(u)r Day weekend!val folkoasis@gmail.com

Hello folks! Hope you're having a splendid week and enjoying the last days of August. Tonight I featured Vancouver's upcoming Accordion Noir Festival (8th annual) which takes place Sept. 10-13. More about this festival next week! As well, you'll hear on this podcast a new (yes, new!) duet by Texas reprobates Willie Nelson & Kinky Friedman. That alone is worth the price of admission to this here podcast. ;-)Thanks as always for your support, and thanks for listening!xo, valfolkoasis@gmail.com

Hello and welcome to another Folk Oasis podcast! No scheduled interviews this evening, so please enjoy a mix of old and new folk/roots music, primarily of the Canadiana type. Hope your summer is going well! Enjoy it while you can...September is not far away.Cheers, and thanks so much for listening.val folkoasis@gmail.com

Welcome to my festival-addled voice on this week's Folk Oasis. It sounds worse than it feels, and should be okay soon. It was all self-inflicted, in any case. :)While memories are still fresh, I shared musical and personal experiences from my recent visit to the Edmonton Folk Music Festival, and the VIA Rail trip home to Vancouver from Edmonton. Both good times and I encourage you all to try both experiences.Thanks so much for listening, and hope you'll join me again next week. Keep spreading the good word!Love, Valfolkoasis@gmail.com

Welcome to another edition of Folk Oasis! We're seeing a little much-needed rain here on the west coast. Who knew we'd be so dry.. In any case, no shortage of wet and juicy tunes this week! I chatted with Shawna Caspi, a Toronto singer-songwriter who returns to BC this month on tour. I also featured a couple of music festivals: Burnaby Roots & Blues Fest; and the Edmonton Folk Music Festival.Take care, folks, and thanks, as always, for listening!val folkoasis@gmail.com

Only a couple of days until this month's "blue moon"...can you feel the excitement? ;-) Tonight I featured two songs titled "Blue Moon" as well as the usual mix of old and new. Check out Nick Lowe's version of "Indoor Fireworks". I had a phone chat with Montreal singer-songwriter/ER nurse Derek Olive. He's about to embark on a cycle tour of the western provinces. I'm getting tired just typing that!!As always, thanks for listening, and happy long weekend to those who have one. Play safe!val folkoasis@gmail.com

Still hungover from last weekend's Folk Fest? Did you enjoy The Jerry Cans? Hear an excerpt from a Nardwuar vs. Jerry Cans radio interview on this podcast. As Well, enjoy some tunes from this coming weekend's festival in Mission. Joining me live in the studio at 8:30pm were The Sands, a folk/jazz/indie ensemble from Vancouver. Thanks for tuning in and enjoy the upcoming rain! (if you're here in Vancouver)See you next week..Val folkoasis@gmail.com

Tonight: the annual pre-Vancouver Folk Music Festival show. Only a couple more sleeps until the 38th annual edition of VFMF takes place at Jericho Beach! Hope to see you there.All artists you heard on tonight's show will be at this year's festival. (with exception of first 3: songs about Pluto)I was delighted to welcome Perch Creek, from Melbourne, Australia, into the new CiTR studios. Delightful siblings and an in-law, 5 very talented young folks from Down Under. They'll be sure to be a hit this weekend at the festival. Take care, wear lots of sunscreen, stay hydrated, and thanks for listening! See you next week..val folkoasis@gmail.com

First live broadcast from CiTR's new digs! Sorry for the technical glitches, hope you enjoy the tunes. And the interviews! One with Gwen Kallio of Vancouver Folk Music Festival, getting us pumped about the upcoming 38th annual festivities. Also a chat with Corinna Rose, a Montreal folk musician who is currently on tour, and in Vancouver July 29.Tonight's live session was with Surrey singer-songwriter Jon Ochsendorf. Hope you enjoy our chat!Thanks so much for listening, and have yourself a fine week. Hope you're not choking on the BC wildfires smoke!val folkoasis@gmail.com

Yes, folks, it's the first Folk Oasis of 2015 and the last edition to broadcast from Studio A of the 2nd floor of UBC's old Student Union Building. Starting June 27 we'll be in shiny new digs next door. Be sure to see citr.ca for more info. Tonight's show was an eclectic blend of current topics (eg. marijuana dispensaries, sunshine, Jazz Fest) and a set to celebrate St. Jean-Baptiste Day in Quebec. (bonne St. Jean!)Thanks for listening, and see you in two weeks' time! (I'm taking July 1 off)Take care, play safe, enjoy summer!val folkoasis@gmail.com

Welcome to another long edition (almost 3 hours) of kumbaya-free goodness. Tonight I had Mark Hildebrand playing live in the studio ahead of his performance at Takin' Turns next week on Main St. At the top of the show I had a lovely phone chat with Adonis Puentes, who is touring Canadian jazz festivals this summer with a new band and new album. Other topics of the evening included patchouli, Peggy Seeger's 80th birthday, and of course Father's Day. Lots happening around our city this weekend, so get out and enjoy yourself lots of live music! Happy summer solstice to you all, and thanks for listening.Valfolkoasis@gmail.com

Tonight's vinyl vault feature was side 2 of classic Taj Mahal record "The Natch'l Blues". He won't be joining us at Vancouver Folk Music Festival, but we love him all the same. Another extended version, clocking in around 2hr. 40 minutes, so congrats and thanks if you make it though the whole thing! :) An eclectic mix to be sure, which included a David Duchovny (yes, that Duchovny) song.Thanks for your support and have a great week!cheers, valfolkoasis@gmail.com

Welcome to 2 1/2 hours of folk/roots fun! Still kumbaya-free and eclectic. Tonight's featured vinyl was Richard Thompson's "Daring Adventures". He'll be at both the Vancouver and Edmonton folk festivals this summer. I also had a wee chat with Regina, Saskatchewan musician Keiffer McLean, who's about to embark on a Western Canada tour. Hope you enjoy tonight's show, and please do feel free to get in touch. Love to hear from you all!cheers, valfolkoasis@gmail.comps. only 3 more shows until we start broadcasting from the new digs!!