The Murf

Playlist for December 2, 2011

Host Paul Corby; guests James Robertson and Roman Tome of New Country Rehab and Kiran Ahluwalia.

 ( brought to you by Snap to Ascension, The Indomitable Nominees and It's Gladdie's Day)

11-2 p.m. online and at tunein.ca . Canadians in UPPERCASE RED.

11:00  Rhythm Shone

Greg Ellis / Vas -  Ceremony of Passage – Mondo Beat 2

Muchatera Mujuru – Nyamaropa Vana Vava Mushonga –Zimbabwe The Soul of Mbira

Frankie Paul – Dem A Go Feel It – George Phang vol. 3

Elmer Fudd – The Fool On The Hill – Bugs and Friends Sing The Beatles

11:20 Snow Flowers

Neko Case – Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis – New Coat of Paint / Tribute to Tom Waits

The National – Conversation 16 – High Violet @ A.C.C  Thursday, Dec. 8 with Neko Case

LAURA REPO – PRETTY SHOES – @ The Gladstone, Sat. 3 Dec.

KATE WEEKES AND GRANT SIMPSON – RED LANTERN – BENEATH THE YUKON MOON

MEAGHAN SMITH – IT SNOWED @ The Rivoli Wed. 7 Dec.

11:40  Boundaries Unbound

NEW COUNTRY REHAB – ANGEL OF DEATH / BURY ME / INTERVIEW / CAMEO / RAMBLIN MAN CFMA’s @ Isabel Bader Theatre Sun. 4 Dec.

JOHN SHOWMAN – WAGON WHEEL - Showman

STEVEN TSITSOS - SPAGHETTI VARIATIONS – INTO THE WEST

12:20  The Ear Always Translates CFMA WORLD MUSIC NOMINEES @ Isabel Bader Theatre Sun. 4 Dec.

Sheila Chandra – Roots and Wings (Original Madras Mix)

LENKA LICHTENBERG – EYBIK -

KIRAN AHLUWALIA – MUSTT MUSTT / INTERVIEW / RABBA RU/ SAFFAR

MINOR EMPIRE – YUKSEK YUKSEK TEPELER

1:00   Paradise Shift

Working For A Nuclear Free City – A Black Square With Four Yellow Stars – Jojo Burger Tempest

TANYA TAGAQ – FOX TIRIGANIAK

Barry Adamson – The Adamson Family - Soul Murder

Fertile Ground – Take Me Higher

THE BOOMERS – IMAGINARY LINES  -  IAN TAMBLYN @ HUGH’S ROOM TUES. 6 DEC.

Los Campesinos! – The Black Bird, The Dark Slope - Hello Sadness

1:30  Muscular Heraldry

GRAINNE – BREATHE IT IN - @ The Red Dog ( Peterborough) Sat. 10 Dec.

GINGER ST. JAMES – BOOM BOOM ROOM @ The Cadillac Lounge Tonight

Dave van Ronk – Yas, Yas ,Yas

Toronto Listings Over “The Jojo Burger Tempest” by Working For A Nuclear Free City

MEGAN BONNELL – SOUTH KOREA @The Drake Underground Sat., 3 Dec.

Playlist Live From The Eleventh Heaven: Turktronica, Fiddles Unfurling, and The Dark Prince of Reggae

The landing craft pictured has returned me from Planet Manhattan with loads of new music and a phone connection with Rich Aucoin early in the show, so be aware of the exact 11:00 tune-in time and syncopate your watches. There will be ample floor space available for space dancing gravity free when  Emilyn Stam and Anne Lederman of EH?! ( CFMA Instrumental Group of the Year nominees ) arrive at 11:30, fiddles unfurled.

In celebration of the U. of T.'s Artist In Residence, Pura Fe, there will be a free concert by this remarkable musician at Wlter Hall Saturday night at 7:30 in Walter Hall. I will be featuring some of her music.


My very favourite Turkish electronica band Minor Empire will be sending in Ozgu and Ogan Boz for a 12:30 return visit to the Orbit, heralding their CFMA nomination for World Group of the Year.

F.Y.I. : The seventh annual Canadian Folk Music awards gala will take place at the Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles Street West, Toronto, Ontario. Awards will be presented in nineteen categories throughout an evening hosted by Shelagh Rogers of CBC Radio and Benoit Bourque of La Bottine Souriante. Doors open at 7:00 pm with the awards presentation at 8:00 pm, followed by a reception at Alumni Hall, Victoria College.

Performances by Loreena McKennitt, Jim Brynes + Steve Dawson, Rose Cousins, Soul Influence, De Temps Antan and the Common Thread Community Chorus.

And for the Grande Finale, Greg Lawson, spinner of Jamaican music and stories extraordinaire, will present an hour of Keith Hudson, 

Playlist for Corby’s Orbit 25 November 2011:

 ( brought to you by The Eleventh Heaven, Active Musical Hairstyles, and Lions in the Mist)

11-2 p.m. online and at tunein.com . Canadians in UPPERCASE RED.

11:00 Heraldry, Emblems, and Exultation

RICH AUCOIN – THE MORNING BECOMES ECLECTIC OVERTURE / INTERVIEW / IT @The Sound Academy tonight

KATHRYN CALDER – CITY OF SOUNDS -@ The Horseshoe Tues., 29 Nov.

Coldplay – Don’t Let It Break Your Heart

KETCH HARBOUR WOLVES – HOUSE OF THIEVES - @The Elmo Saturday

11:30 Beat Triplicity

Tauriq Qureshi – The Tree Of Rhythm

Bill Evans with Paul Motian and Scott Lafaro- All of You

11:45 Fiddles Unfurl

ANNE AND EMILYN of EH?! – SPRINGTIME IN PARIS / DAN DAY DANCE /INTERVIEW/LIGHTNING STRIKES ONCE (Live & Record)/ RILEY BOYS

Jay Ungar – Ashokan Farewell

12:15 Cataclysmic Handslides

Buddy Emmons – The Preacher

Gemma Ray-  I’m Gonna Lock My Heart

Ellen McIlwaine – He The Richmond – Maple Blues Lifetime Achievement Nominee – Vote Now !!!

Pura Fe – Mahk Jchi / Endless Possibilities @ Walter Hall Saturday 7:30

12:40 Beyond the Boundaries

MINOR EMPIRE – DIVANE ASIK GIBI / INTERVIEW / DOSTUM DOSTUM

Prince – (I Like) Funky Music @ The A.C.C. tonight and tomorrow.

Young Mistro – Stereo Love

Tom Waits – Hold On @ Hugh’s Room – Tribute show tonight.

1:00  Keith Hudson Showcase, as selected by Greg Lawson

U Roy – Dynamic Fashion Way

Ken Boothe – Old Fashion Way

Alton Ellis – All That We Needed Is Love

Skiddy & Detroit – The Exile Song

Keith Hudson – Misery

Keith Hudson – Now That You Are Leaving

Soul Syndicate – Dub – Rage of Love

Keith Hudson – Popular / Crying in the Chapel / No More Doggin’

Lizzy & Barnabas – Musical Rock

B. Ragga – Black Belt Jones

Keith Hudson – Darkest Night / It Was When Your Friends Started To Talk About You (aka I Never Heard of You)

1:50 Toronto Music Listings over Instrumentals

Soul Syndicate – Stabilizer

Zap Pow – Broken Contract

Soul Syndicate – War War / Enter The Dragonthe so-called Dark Prince of Reggae.

Stone Dance Party

I Do New York - Julie Hill Does Orbit on 18 November

Blues Doctor Julie Hill
Filling in for Paul Corby
Playlist 18 November 2011

The Orbit starts in Africa:

01. Mighty Popo / Gakondo / Gakondo / Borealis / Canadian
02. Tinariwen / Imidiwan Ma Tenam / Tassili / Anti-/Epitaph

Travels to Thailand:

03. Bert Deivert / Nongharn Blues / Kid Man Blues / Hard Danger/deivert.com

My Travels in Australia:

04. Neil Murray / Burning Land / Witness / Island Home/ABC/Universal
05. Josh Owen Band / Nasty Weather / The Long Way / Right On/MGM
06. Katie Noonan and the Captains / Page One / Page One / Sony
07. Cash Savage and the Last Drinks / One Key / Wolf / independent
08. The Bombay Royale / Kar Le Pyaar Kar Le / Various Artists: Australasian World Music Expo 2010 Melbourne / Q/Australia
09. Krita Pav / Keep On Keep’n On / Various Artists: Home - Volume Two A Collections of songs from Australian Indigenous Artists / Q/Australia
10. Mama Kin / To My Table / Various Artists: Australasian World Music Expo 2010 Melbourne / Q/Australia

My Travels in China:

11. Long Shen Dao / Wrap You Up / Tai Chi Reggae / Long Shen Dao
12. Ember Swift / Jiayou / 11:11 / Few’ll Ignite / Canadian
13. Ember Swift / Blinding Light / 11:11 / Few’ll Ignite / Canadian

Toronto shows:

Saturday 10 December, CD Release at Hugh’s Room
and Thursday 08 December at Moonshine Café in Oakville
featuring Kevin Breit on guitar, Denis Keldie on pedals & B3, Jorn Andersen on drums:

14. Johnny Sansone / the lord is waiting and the devil is too / the lord is waiting and the devil is too / ShortStack

Wednesday 30 November, at the Moonshine Café in Oakville
featuring Kevin Breit

15. Sisters Euclid / Portly Pear / Sisters Euclid / Poverty Playlist / Canadian

Sunday 20 November, CD release, at The Gladstone Hotel, 7pm:
featuring Julian Fauth on piano, James Thomson on bass, Corey Richardson on drums

16. Tim Bastmeyer / Drinking / Graveyard / Grassfire/timbastmeyer.com / Canadian

Saturday 26 November, the 25th Annual Women’s Blues Revue, at Massey Hall:

17. Suzie Vinnick / Oh My / Me ‘N’ Mabel / suzievinnick.com / Canadian

The 15th Annual Maple Blues Awards
Voting closes 10 December, online at www.mapleblues.ca .

18. Rita Chiarelli / I Love You Still / Music From The Big House Soundtrack / Mad Iris / Canadian

More Women:

19. Arlene Bishop / save Me / Begin Again / arlenebishop.com / Canadian
20. Layah Jane / Daydreamin’ / Honey / layahjane.com / Canadian
21. Laura Fernandez / Mi Amor / Un solo Beso / laurafernandezmusic.com / Canadian
22. The Wanted / James Dean Scene / The Wanted / independent / Canadian
23. Claudia Nygaard / Georgia Boy/ Let The Storm Roll In / Bet The Ranch
24. Red Molly / Fever / Light in the Sky / redmolly.com
25. RJ Cowdery / Heartburn / In This Light / Blue Rock
26. Shaney McCoy / Bridges I Can’t Burn / Bridges I Can’t Burn / shaneymccoy.com
27. Billy the Kid & the South Side Boys / Back In the Sand / ours / Lost / Canadian

Indie Animals:

28. Enjoy Your Pumas / Weight of the Circles / Manitoba Music / MBMusic / Canadian
29. The Dull-Eyed Llamas / Science / If You Wanna Know / thedulleyedllamas.com / Canadian

Toronto Travels:

30. K-Mac and Howik’s Punk Blues Funhouse / Get It Together / K-Mac and Howik’s Punk Blues Funhouse / independent / Canadian
31. Luke Doucet and the White Falcon / dusted / Six Shooter / Canadian

The Orbit ends in Montreal:


32. Roxanne Potvin / Dis-Moi Que Tu M’aimes / Play / Black Hen / Canadian
33. Roxanne Potvin / Donnes Ton Mal / Play / Black Hen / Canadian
34. Paul DesLauriers / The Blues Got The World By The Balls / Ripping Into Red / Big Toe / Canadian
35. Robert Charlebois / Que-Can Blues / Various Artists: Nos Stars Chantent Le Blues A Montreal / Spectra Musique/montrealjazzfest.com / Canadian
36. Offenbach / Dimanche Blues / Various Artists: Nos Stars Chantent Le Blues A Montreal / Spectra Musique/montrealjazzfest.com / Canadian

Songs of Protest Conscience and Hope 11/11/11

 Wounded by Lennie Gallant
Wounded by Lennie Gallant

Host Paul Corby, guest Jay Cleary.

 ( brought to you by New and Old Fashions and Fangles, Valiant Talent, and Nujazzitations. )

11-2 p.m. online and at tunein.ca . Canadians in UPPERCASE RED.

11:00  Intrepid Trumpeting

One Minute of Silence       for Hope, Conscience and Recollection

Horace Andy         Natural Mystic  - The Prime of Horace Andy

SLIM WILLIAMS   -  LORD / VICTORY

Sir Richard Burton     Dylan Thomas’ “And Death Shall Have No Dominion”

Napolian Strickland      Glory Hallelujah    -    Fire In My Bones

Phil Ochs - A Toast to Those Who Are Gone

11:30  Different Battlefields

LENNIE GALLANT – WOUNDED

Asa    -  Questions  -   Beautiful Imperfections

The Civil Wars  - Poison and Wine

Seal  -  Wishing on a Star  -  Soul2

12:00  Scarce Heard Amidst The Guns Below

COURAGE MY LOVE –BARRICADE

THE DYING ARTS – NO PAIN

Far East Movement – Rocketeer (Chew Fu Remix)

RICH AUCOIN – UNDEAD 2

12:20  Outerviews

ALINE MORALES – AVOOOU -  FLORES, AMORES Y TAMBORES

JORGE MARTINEZ  - ARABIA (INTRO)

Gong  - Love Is How Y’ Make It

KATHRYN CALDER -  ALL THE THINGS – BRIGHT AND VIVID @ THE HORSESHOE, 29 NOV.

INTERVIEW WITH JAY CLEARY, RE: NUJAZZ FESTIVAL, 12-20 NOVEMBER, VARIOUS VENUES

THE JESSICA STUART FEW – DON’T YA - NUJAZZ FESTIVAL@ Waterfalls Indian Tapas Bar & Grill, Nov. 18

King Britt feat. Cathy Sledge – Rising - NUJAZZ FESTIVAL @ The Great Hall Sat., 12 Nov.

Edwin Starr  -  War (King Britt Remix)

Up, Bustle & Out - Illusion

12:45   Still Bravely Singing

EACH ONE LOST – BRUCE COCKBURN – SMALL SOURCE OF COMFORT

The Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan -  Pungi

AM and Shaun Lee – Darkness Into Light @ The Garrison Sunday

David Rea – Bird of Paradise – Maverick Child

Lou Reed & Metallica – Dragon – Lulu (dedicated, with great disrespect, to the enemy)

David Francey – Flowers of Saskatchewan

1:20 This Could Be The First Trumpet

JULIAN FAUTH – CAN’T NO GRAVE HOLD MY BODY DOWN @ GATE 403 TUESDAY

Toronto Listings over Tune Up / Cherokee by Clifford Brown & Max Roach

KATHRYN CALDER – NEW FRAME OF MIND

J.P MORTIER – ON A TOWER

NEIL YOUNG – LIGHT A CANDLE

Sir Richard Burton     Dylan Thomas’ “And Death Shall Have No Dominion”

Playlist for Show of Friday, 4 Nov., 2011

Host Paul Corby, guests Cara Luft, and Jeff & Natalie Rogers and Richard Henderson of The Wanted

 ( brought to you by Panchromanticism, and The Newvember )

11-2 p.m. online and at tunein.ca . Canadians in UPPERCASE RED.

 11:00 Techtonic Alarms

Bjork – Mutual Core - Biophilia

LENKA LICHTENBERG – TSAR FUN YIDDISH - Fray

Superheavy – Warring People 

11:15 Peaceful Crimes

Muddy Waters – Why Are People Like That? – The Woodstock Album

THE RATTLESNAKE CHOIR – IT WOULDN’T MEAN A THING - @THE CAMERON SAT. 6:00

ANDERS DRERUP – IN MY HOUR OF DARKNESS – GRIEVOUS ANGEL – Gram Parsons’ 65^th birthday @The Dakota Saturday

SCOTT COOK – THE LORD GIVETH (AND THE LANDLORD TAKETH AWAY) – MOONLIT RAMBLES

11:45 - The National Endowment for the Pop

WILL CURRIE AND THE COUNTRY FRENCH – THE WHALE - @ THE MUSIC GALLERY Saturday

The Sea & Cake – One Bedroom - @ Lee’s Palace Saturday

RICH AUCOIN – WATCHING, WISHING, WAITING – WE’RE ALL DYING TO LIVE

12:00 – Poetry in Mojo

Little Esther Phillips – Mojo Hannah - Mojo Raw Soul

Lyn Collins – Do Your Thing – The Kings of Funk

Corinne Bailey Rae – One Night (of Sin) – Goin’ Home

Frank Zappa / Captain Beefheart – 200 Years Old – Bongo Fury

Dinosaur Jr. – Said The People

12:20 – Earthquake Handshakes

Jeff Beck – Sleepwalk – Rock ‘n’ Roll Party Honouring Les Paul

Amos Garrett & Geoff Muldaur – Washboard Blues / Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy @ The Great Hall Sun.6 Nov. as part of the Sleepwalk Guitar Festival

12:30 – Carried Aloft

CARA LUFT – BLACK WATER SIDE / INTERVIEW / ONLY LOVE CAN SAVE ME (live)  / SHE MOVED THROUGH THE FAIR (live) / HOUSE ON FIRE (live) @ BEACHES HOUSE PARTY Tonight

The Resophonics – Mandarin Hornet – Last Long Winter

1:00  Wanted for Questioning

THE WANTED – THE SCARLET TIDE / THE GIRL ON THE GREENBRIAR SHORE / INTERVIEW / THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN’/ WALK OF TIME (live)/ YOU CAN’TCATCH ME (live) @ The Gladstone Sat. 9-11

1:20  Take Your Chants

David Crosby – Orleans

Justice – Ohio

MINOR EMPIRE – Sen Bu Yayalari Yaylayamazsin @ The Music Gallery Tonight

Lou Reed & Metallica – Frustration - Lulu

Toronto Listings over Plant Scion - DJ Wool – Watch This

1:50  Of Cabbages and Kings

Chad and Jeremy – Busman’s Holiday / Can I See You? @ Hugh’s Room Tues. 8 Nov.