Joe Hartfeil has built an award-winning career in Alberta’s non-profit cultural sectors for many years. Whether programming live arts events, volunteering at CJSR (the University of Alberta campus radio station) or indulging his writing habit, Joe loves nothing more than finding that special spark of creativity in this special part of the world: the only place he’s ever called home.
Joe is as likely to draw inspiration from one of his daughter’s doodles as from a philosophical discussion at the park with friends and strangers. His thirst for more perspectives (your perspectives) has made CKUA an ideal forum for sharing art and ideas with a diverse, engaged community brought together by a common passion. Joe has spent time in the worlds of music, film and drama but always returns to the radio and its “theatre of the mind” power.
What are three go-to songs that inspire Joe?
"A Rainbow in Curved Air" by Terry Riley
"Land of the Misty Giants" by The Oscar Peterson Trio
"Anima" by Gwenno
What is an interesting detail you might not know about Joe?
"I come from three generations of (former) racetrack workers."
Wax & Wane
Wax & Wane is your lunar-tinged connection to music haunting, haunted, wayward and wild. From the garage to the basement to the drive-in to your ears and back to the cosmos: wax on.
On The Rise
Count down the best of the best from CKUA's Weekly Top 30 chart with host Dawn Pemberton and co-host Joe Hartfeil. Imagine inspiring interviews, thrilling features, fun factoids and, of course, stellar music.
Morningsong
Morningsong unfolds in reflection of that special Sunday morning pace as the world around us awakens in phases and stages. The first half hour features unaccompanied solo instruments, followed by thirty minutes of duos, chamber groups and other small ensembles. The second hour brings orchestral works into focus before culminating in one vocal or choral piece to welcome the new day.