Bloodbaths, Global Beats & Bombadils

Jon Brooks, perpetrator of the gruesome and awesome new album, The Smiling And Beautiful Countryside, a collection of Canadian murder ballads, will be my guest at 6:00 for a musical C.S.I. on this final February Friday.

`` Crowd at #Winterfolk2015 both singing along and groaning in horror with @jonbrooksmusic. Awesome.`` - Shawna Caspi @shawnacaspi

Also in the Orbit at 5:15, a visit from Zeynep Ozbilen whose pan-global album, Zee, will be released at Lula Lounge, Thursday, March 5^th .

And at 5:30 I`ll be fielding a call from Bombadils, who will be taking the stage at Hugh`s Room next Wednesday, March 4th to present the acclaimed music from their latest disk, 

Grassy Roads, Wandering Feet.

Zoom in, woncha?

Cosmically Hilarious

Scott Bradshaw On Corby's Orbit 30 February 2015 Part Three

Scott Bradshaw on Corby's Orbit Friday 20 February 2015 Part One

Key player, (maybe even M.V.P.) in the rocking alt country scene of Toronto's Queen West rodeo,

Scott Bradshaw of Scott B.Sympathy, Stratochief and, recently, Massey Harris visited Radio Regent in advance of a Warners Canada release of some back catalogue classics and the recording of some new music.

 They Call Me Mr. Sympathy

* Scott Bradshaw ~ Over The Line / Music To My Ears / Interview / Drinking With The Poet / I Just Dropped In / Standoff (live) ~ At the Benefit for Massey Harris Recording  Saturday, and The Duke Of Gloucester Sundays 

* Richard Carstens ~ Blinding Women ~ Richard Carstens Memorial at the Horseshoe 2:00 Sunday 

A Worthy Musical Wednesday in Ottawa

Wednesday March 4 at The Schenkman Arts Centre, Ottawa…

Lance Anderson’s acclaimed tribute performance of The Last Waltz comes to The Schenkman Centre in Ottawa, Wednesday March 4
An all-star Canadian cast of award-winning blues and roots musicians will perform a celebration of The Last Waltz - The Music of The Band,
Under the direction of producer and musical director, Lance Anderson, the March 4th appearance will be the first in the Ottawa area of this crowd pleasing show which has previously sold out in Peterborough, Orillia, Collingwood, Cobourg and at Hugh’s Room in Toronto. In addition, the show topped the bill at The Southside Shuffle, The Wasaga Beach Blues Festival, and The Kitchener Blues Festival.
The performance features an all-star line-up including Chuck Jackson (lead singer of the Juno Award winning Downchild Blues Band) and Maple Blues Lifetime Achievement award winner Paul James. Jerome Levon Avis (Levon Helm’s godson) is on drums and vocals, the multi-talented Jimmy Bowskill and the always entertaining Johnny Max are guest singers. The performance will recreate the atmosphere of The Band’s final concert, which was captured in Martin Scorsese's award-winning concert film, “The Last Waltz”.

On the American Thanksgiving of 1976 at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom, The Band performed what they called their “Last Waltz,” and invited many of their friends to join in the celebration. These friends included Bob Dylan, Ronnie Hawkins, Van Morrison, Neil Young and others who performed with The Band on this special night.
In this homage to “The Last Waltz”, Anderson’s special guests will perform the songs played and sung by these artists at the memorable 1976 concert.

Backed by a 9 piece band that includes Jerome Levon Avis on drums and vocals, Terry Blersh on guitar, Dennis Pinhorn (The Hawks) on bass, Rob Gusevs (Blood, Sweat and Tears) on organ and Anderson (Shakura S'Aida) on piano and vocals, this is an all star group of seasoned veterans who love the music. Anderson’s band also features a stellar four-piece horn section including David Dunlop (Boss Brass) on trumpet, Gord Meyers (Blood, Sweat and Tears) on trombone and tuba, Chris Murphy (Maple Blues Band) on Tenor sax, and Simon Wallis (Lighthouse) on Baritone sax.

Avis’ dad, Bill Avis was The Band's road manager from the early days with Ronnie Hawkins through the Bob Dylan years, right up until The Last Waltz. Bill was especially close to Levon Helm and he has a wealth of stories about times on the road with The Band. Dennis Pinhorn is an ex-Hawk, who joined Ronnie Hawkins some years after The Band left to tour with Dylan. And Anderson himself produced a piano and vocal recording, 'Live at the Wolf', with Garth Hudson, The Band’s mercurial genius on the organ.

“What makes this performance special is the connection 

these musicians have to the music,” says Anderson. “They

 love the music and perform these tunes from the heart.”

Scott Bradshaw On Corby's Orbit 30 February 2015 Part Two

Playlist For Show Of 20 February

Illustration By Angela Jerome

Commissioner of Selection: Paul Corby

( brought to you by Dutiful Beamers, Spacey Bon and Bellicosely Maybes)

Guest : Scott Bradshaw

5-7 p.m. online http://www.radioregent.com/ and at tunein.com .  
Canadians in Asterisk’d RED.

Videos at http://www.youtube.com/user/CorbysOrbit?feature=mhee

5:00 Above The Africage

D`Angelo & The Vanguard ~ Prayer ~ Black Messiah

Sanchez ~ Africa Here I Come ~ Reggae Hits Vol. 22

Terry Gilkyson ~ Thomas O`Malley ~ The Aristocats Sdtrk. ~ Jazz From The World Of Disney at Hugh s Room, Wednesday, 25 February

* Clifton Joseph ~ Freedom Chant ~ Oral Trans Missions ~ At One Love Free Community Concert in memory of Raffa Dean ~ Daniels Spectrum Sunday 3:00 - 9:00 p.m. (see poster below)

Abbey Lincoln ~ Retribution ~ Straight Ahead

5:20 They Call Me Mr. Sympathy

* Scott Bradshaw ~ Over The Line / Music To My Ears / Interview / Drinking With The Poet / I Just Dropped In / Standoff (live) ~ At the Benefit for Massey Harris Recording  Saturday, and The Duke Of Gloucester Sundays 

* Richard Carstens ~ Blinding Women ~ Richard Carstens Memorial at the Horseshoe 2:00 Sunday 

6:00 Stringing Along

* Ewan Dobson ~ Purple ~ II ~ at The Cosmopolitan Music Hall Saturday 7 p.m.

Punch Brothers ~ Forgotten ~ The Phosphorescent Blues  NEW DISK

* April Verch  ~   Bring Your Clothes Back Home ~  The Newpart  NEW DISK

* Anne Lederman ~ Crooked Waltz ~ Fiddlesong ~ At Long & McQuade Sunday for World Fiddle Day Practise Jam 1:00 - 3:30 p.m.

6:20 Lyrics Cathedral

The Byrds ~ Renaissance Fair ~ Younger Than Yesterday ~ Byrds Byrds Byrds At The Linsmore Tavern Saturday

 *Freeman Dre & The Kitchen Party ~ Whatever It Takes ~ Old Town ~ at The Cameron House tonight

Cornelius ~ Drop ~ Point

* The Rural Alberta Advantage ~ FRANK.AB ~ Hometowns ~ At The Tiny Record Shop Saturday 3:00 p.m.

* Ken Whiteley and the Beulah Band ~ The Lone Pilgrim ~ Ken Whiteley and the Beulah Band NEW DISK

6:40 Hal David Tribute T.B.A.
(Illustration by Kurt Swinghammer)

Take 6 feat. Jon Hendricks, Gregory Hines and Al Jarreau ~ Going Home: A Tribute To Duke Ellington

Toronto Music Listings sprinkled liberally 

The Black Seeds  ~ Wide Open  ~  Dust And Dirt 

Dionne Warwick ~ Anyone Who Had A Heart / The Green Grass Starts To Grow ~ Tribute To Burt Bacharach at Hugh`s Room Saturday