Calgary’s Block Heater, powered by ATB, is a winter festival with something for everyone, a family-friendly musical escape. And CKUA is here with some live broadcasts and special programming. If you can’t make it out to the festival or prefer to enjoy music from the comfort of home, tune in!
Wednesday, February 14
11:00am – 1:00pm
Join Kate Stevens for The Upload. Her guest will be one of Canada’s most prolific and idiosyncratic artists, Daniel Romano.
Wednesday, February 14
3:00pm – 6:00pm
Join Lisa Wilton for Traffic Jams. Her guest will be Canadian blues musician Jesse Roper.
Wednesday, February 14
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Join Amy van Keeken for Far Out. Her guest will be Canadian-born, Portuguese-raised singer-songwriter Nico Paulo.
Thursday, February 15
8:00pm – 9:05pm
Live from Block Heater, join us for a live broadcast of Starpainter’s performance from The Ironwood Stage & Grill. Oskar Zybart is your host, and he’s got some great Block Heater picks, too.
Friday, February 16
8:00pm – 9:00pm
Join Marek Tyler for takahki. His guest will be Canadian Inuk singer, composer, actor, and writer Tanya Tagaq.
Saturday, February 17
5:00pm – 7:00pm
Join Terry David Mulligan for Mulligan Stew. His guest will be Montreal-based, JUNO-winning musician Dominique Fils-Aimé.
Saturday, February 17
8:55pm – 9:55pm
Live from Block Heater, join us for a live broadcast of Dominique Fils-Aimé’s performance from Central United Church. Mark Rodgers will be your host for some great music.
Saturday, February 17
10:15pm – 11:15pm
The fun continues, live from Block Heater, with a live broadcast of Vieux Farka Touré‘s performance from Central United Church. Mark Rodgers will be your host for some great music.
