Folkways: Sounds to Grow On
On Sunday, January 18th CKUA Radio launches a new program, Folkways: Sounds to Grow On.
Hosted by Michael Asch, this 26-part radio series features music from his father’s record company, Folkways Records. Moses Asch produced almost 2200 records in the 38 years he ran his company, which lives on as Smithsonian Folkways Records.
The collection of Folkways music ranges in its enormity and listeners will be delighted to hear a catalogue of musicians including familiar names such as Woody Guthrie, Lucinda Williams and The Carter Family to lesser known artists important to such genres as blues, bluegrass, old-time and country.
Michael Asch explores the catalogue from various perspectives, serious to lighthearted. "There will be shows that will feature music of the civil rights movement and others that will focus on the obscure. I have only one rule; the material I am using comes from the original Folkways catalogue."
Journey through the time and sounds of iconic recordings each Sunday afternoon from 3-4 pm.
Expressions Explored
Where do phrases like Deadringer or Fight Tooth and Nail come from? How have the meanings of these phrases changed throughout history? CKUA explores these interesting historical tidbits on a new series called Expressions, airing randomly Tuesdays to Saturdays and archived online at ckua.com. Listen for Expressions, starting the week of January 19th.
Special thanks to Sunik Roofing – exclusive sponsor of the CKUA Expressions Series.
Inspiring Leadership 2.0
There are big challenges ahead in 2009 and what you do will matter. Join Don Hill for Inspiring Leadership 2.0, a new series of programmes about the challenges of sustainability and environmental leadership in the twenty-first century. Inspiring Leadership 2.0 begins January 15th after the news at 9 PM.
Inspiring Leadership 2.0 is sponsored by Epcor - cleaner power, cleaner water, cleaner future.
New Volunteer Services Manager
Hello, my name is Deanna Fuoco and I am the new CKUA Volunteer Services Manager. I am excited to be a part of the CKUA team.
I'm passionate about volunteerism and giving back to the community. I started my career in the information technology industry as a HR professional and decided to use my skills to move into the non-profit industry. I have eight years of experience in volunteer management and recruitment, including managing volunteers for the World Masters Games. In addition, I recently worked for the Salvation Army and the Pet Therapy Society.
I have been a long term volunteer with the Edmonton Folk Festival and the Fringe Festival. I also actively volunteer with the Red Cross and Crime Stoppers. I love to travel, ski, hike, bike, run and read.
I would love to meet all of our volunteers, so please give me a call (780)428-2028 or email me at dfuoco@ckua.com.
CKUA Supporter Establishes Fund for Music Library
Susan Baird, a long-time CKUA listener and subscriber, has generously established a fund that will contribute to the preservation and expansion of CKUA’s world-renowned music library for many generations to enjoy.
The Susan Baird Fund for CKUA’s Music Library, part of the family of CKUA endowment funds at The Calgary Foundation, has been created with a gift of $10,000. Susan, who has also planned her estate to further contribute to the fund, wanted to establish the fund sooner rather than later. "It occurred to me that establishing the fund now would give me the satisfaction of seeing the benefits of the gift start to accrue during my lifetime." Susan got in touch with CKUA’s Fund Development Office to discuss her interest in making a contribution to the collection that constitutes the very heart of CKUA.
CKUA’s music library, spanning almost one hundred years of recorded music, and containing more than 1.5 million selections, is one of the most significant collections of music in North America. It is a constant source of inspiration for our announcers and our audience, providing the CKUA community with an invaluable cultural resource that fuels great programming and music appreciation.
"Since designating CKUA as a beneficiary in my will, I have thought about how best I might direct that funding. CKUA has brought such a variety of music into my life. My tastes just keep growing, thanks to CKUA’s most knowledgeable programmers and their wide-ranging music selections. Directing the funds to the CKUA music library seemed like a great way to support this diversity into the future."
"The Susan Baird Fund for the CKUA Music Library creates a very important legacy, building on Susan’s past and present support to guarantee a bright, sustainable future for this essential collection," says General Manager Ken Regan, "we are extremely grateful to Susan for her enduring commitment, vision and generosity towards the CKUA community."
For more information about how you can contribute to CKUA’s future, please contact Laura Svajlenko at (780) 428-2030.
The Top 100 for 2008
Check out CKUA's Top 100 for 2008! The Top 100 is derived from the albums in our biweekly top 30 chart, and the placement is based on number of spins, then highest charting position and then number of weeks on the chart. Thanks to the CKUA Library staff for compiling the Top 100.
Become an Ongoing Subscriber
CKUA's ongoing monthly subscribers are the beating heart of listener supported radio. To say thank-you, we'll draw the name of an ongoing subscriber every Friday on Alberta Morning for prizes, ranging from our CD of the Week to gift certificates to season ticket packages.
Want to learn more about becoming an ongoing subscriber? Please call our Fund Development Office at (780) 428-2012 or visit ckua.com.
Scenes From the Library
Every month in the CKUA Library we receive CDs from all sorts of different sources, from mainstream labels to Indie groups. In this CKUA Library section of the Newsletter, every month we highlight new CDs considered to be undiscovered gems of the Alberta music scene.
Artist: Ariane Mahryke Lemire
Album: Double Entendre
Edmonton-based chanteuse Ariane Mahryke Lemire is a fresh, anomalous presence in the world of singer-songwriters in Edmonton. For starters, she is bilingual, and passionately so, with her debut CD Double Entendre featuring two CDs – one entirely with English songs, the other with French songs, all of which are written by her. Then there is her lyricism – her song lyrics (which could lead a separate existence as poetry by itself) are playful, quirky and robust, and simply crackling with rich references to a wide variety of things. Ariane is obviously a born writer who is itching to explore life via words and images. And then there is the music she makes - there is no pinning her down to genre. One minute she is singing an up-tempo folk pop song with playful lyrics, the next minute she is purring seductively in a slow jazz-like song.
On her website, Ariane cites some of her influences as being Holly Cole, Ani DiFranco, Leonard Cohen, Damien Rice and Francis Cabrel. In terms of quirky sensibility, Ariane seems a lot like Jane Siberry in that she seems very free spirited in her yen to use whatever musical and lyrical colours are on the palette in front of her. It is not surprising, therefore, that at the 2008 Western Canadian Music Awards Ariane received the "Outstanding Francophone Recording" award.
Ariane is presently working on two new albums which will be released in Fall 2009. One album will be in French (which will be called Decousue), which will feature a song in Spanish as well, and the other album will be in English.
For more information about Ariane, or to download her albums, vist: arianemahryke.com, or myspace.com/arianemahrykelemire.
You can also check out Ariane Mahrÿke’s live performance at youtube.com/ArianeMahryke.
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