This week we’ll talk with one half of The Fretless, and we’ll visit with John York of The Byrds. We will speak with art curator Liuba González de Armas, meet Calgary musician Brett Cassidy, and speak with author Kevin Chong.
Monday, October 7 at 10:40am MT on Discoveries
CKUA’s Leo Cripps is joined Monday by one-half of The Fretless, to discuss the band’s origins in fiddle and folk traditions, their beautiful new album Glasswing, and this week’s Alberta tour dates in Calgary and Edmonton.
Tuesday, October 8 at 5:40pm MT on Traffic Jams
CKUA’s Lisa Wilton speaks with John York, who was a member of The Byrds. He’s on his way to Alberta for shows in Fort Macleod, Calgary, Red Deer, St. Albert and Canmore, as part of “Up On Cripple Creek: Front Porch Roots Revue and John York: An Evening of the Music of The Band, Bob Dylan, and The Byrds.”
Wednesday, October 9 at 1:40pm MT on Thoroughfare
“There’s no work in the arts but so much to be done” is a new, collaborative exhibition presented by the Edmonton Gallery and art space Latitude 53. CKUA’s Tony King will be joined by the exhibition’s visionary curator, Liuba González de Armas.
Thursday, October 10 at 12:40pm MT on The Upload
Brett Cassidy and the Corduroy Cowboys are a homegrown group who have rapidly established a unique space of their own within the country music community. CKUA’s Kate Stevens welcomes Brett for a conversation about the delightful debut EP A Selection of Ballads from the Old Man River, as well as the all-star album release show Friday night at the King Eddy.
Friday, October 11 at 8:40am MT on Alberta Morning
Author Kevin Chong kicks off the 2024 edition of St. Albert’s literary festival StarFest on October 17. This multi-talented writer chats with CKUA’s Grant Stovel about his life as an author, and books he’s penned, ranging from an autobiographical work about his longtime obsession with Neil Young to the metafictional world-building of his Giller Prize-shortlisted latest novel, The Double Life of Benson Yu.
