Tracy McNeil in Orbit this Friday

Readers Poll – Best Of 2014

Tracy McNeil & The GoodLife: Australian Artist/Band Of The Year

Arriving from Canada in 2008, Tracy McNeil established herself amongst the flourishing Australian music scene in Melbourne as an incredibly gifted songwriter. On her third solo album, she offers us her best so far.  

I'll be talking to Tracy at 6:00. Check out her new disk here :



Upcoming shows:

12/08/15 Moonshine Cafe Oakville, ON 2015 8:00pm

13/08/15 The Cameron House  Toronto, ON 2015 8:00pm

12/09/15 Aussie Music NightToronto, ON 2015 8:00pm

Playlist For Show Of 31 July

Commissioner of Selection: Paul Corby

( Brought To You by Moonglasses, Tidal Raves and Lunar Blues )

5-7 p.m. Fridays online http://www.radioregent.com/ and at tunein.com .  

Canadians in Asterisk’d RED.

5:00 Raucous Ships

* The Sinners' Choir ~ Used To Be My Baby ~ Vol. 3EP  @ The Rex Saturday 12 p.m. and @ The Dakota Saturday 10 p.m.

* A.C. Newman ~ The Town Halo ~ The Slow Wonder

* The Meligrove Band ~ Ghosts At My Back ~ Shimmering Lights @ The Garrison Thursday 6 August

Big Daddy Weave ~ The Only Name ~ WOW Hits 2015

* Buffy Ste-Marie ~ Love Charms ~ Power In The Blood POLARIS PRIZE NOMINEE

* Clela Errington ~ Buffy Ste- Marie's The Big Ones Get Away ~ In The Eddy

Ray Stevens ~ Bad Dancin' ~ The Very Best Of...

5:30 Not Just Any Buddy 

A surprise birthday set for Buddy Guy  (born July 30, 1936) ~ Let Me Love You Baby (The First Time I Met The Blues) / Thick As Mississippi Mud / Born To Play The Guitar (Born To Play The Guitar) NEW DISK (Blind Raccoon) Yonder Wall (Hoodoo Man Blues with Junior Wells) The Same Thing  (Muddy Waters ~ Folk Singer)

PHOTO BY PAUL CORBY: L to R: James Gray, Johnny Trash, Scott Bradshaw, Vaughn Passmore, 2000 Port Hope
5:50 Slingers Of Songs

*Stratochief ~ Kitchen Clock ~ In Search Of The Seven Foot Woman ~Tribute To James Gray @ The Horseshoe Wednesday 5 August

Country Cooking ~ Barrel Of Fun ~ Hand-Picked (Rounder)

* Matty Powell ~ Any Other Way ~ Kiss The City ~@ The Local tonight

Adem ~ Gone Away ~ Homesongs ~@ The Mod Club Tuesday 4 August

* Abigail Lapell ~ Beautiful ~ Great Survivor ~@ The Tranzac Saturday 7:30

* Tracy McNeil ~ Learning To Run ~ Nobody Ever Leaves @ Cameron House Thursday 13 August / Interview on Corby's Orbit next week

*Devon Sproule ~ The Fire Inside ~ Colours ~ @ The Burdock Sunday 16 August / Live on Corby's Orbit 14 August

*Ernie Smith & The Roots Revival ~ Who I Am ~ Live At Dollar Bill's 1979

6:20  Instrumental Cases and Summer Maladies

Judith Cohen / Mikhal Schmidt ~ Lenta Ma Non Troppo ~ Prokofiev: Five Melodies Op. 35b For Violin And Piano

* Lenny Breau ~ Summertime ~ Quietude ~ Tribute To Lenny Breau @ The Heliconian Hall Wednesday 5 August 5:00 p.m.

Irvin Mayfield ~ Latin Tinge ~ Infidelity Sdtrk.

* David Braid & Matt Brubeck ~ It's Not What It Was / Toronto Music Listings / Huevos Verdes Y Jamon~ Twotet / Deuxtet ~ David Braid plays Gershwin's Rhapsody In Blue at 918 Bathurst Centre For Culture & The Arts Tuesday 4 August 7:30

King's Highway. New from The Memberz ~ Reggae Toronto Evolution Continues.

Vibulous new track with Mavriq's lyrics galore. 

A spatial delivery from The Memberz 

~ first single released yesterday ~ 

King's Highway 

~ Neo Roots gone 'pon the attack.

Kings Highway ~ lyrics by Mavriq Be strong - you got to be strong ~ Got King's work in Armageddeon Chorus – Said I was riding on the King's Highway I said I moved to the Midnight train, because freedom was calling, yes she was calling. Verse 1 – The whole thing go down inna the street, down in a di club pure vibes a gwaan and tune a beat. The band na hold a meds tru the vibes a gwaan sweet, the bar a gwaan well juice a drink and food a eat. Woman a grin off dem teeth and man a skank to the beat, all of a sudden the place was tense under heat. When I took a look, police a fly down the street, when mi took a look ratty a fly down the street. Chorus – Said I was riding on the Kings Highway, and then moved to the Mid night train, because freedom was calling, yes she was calling, this morning. Verse 2 – But I guess that’s how the system stays, just give love a chance ghetto youth never stray. What is the wicked man dem promote? Your honor let me tell you how they draped us and punched us in our mouth. In the courthouse I see the heathen dem a gloat, but I can see clearly they are scouts. Asking them, did they find any weed? They said no we smelled the smoke. Alright Mr Wallace you’re a joke. Set the youths free before we sue the court house, set the youths free before the news touches the road. I said you have violated my human rights so many times, now we’re gonna take it to you straight down the line. Bridge – I said I’ve got to live my life, cause I don’t care what the world wanna say, no I don’t care what the world wanna say. I said I’ve got to do what’s right, See I don’t care what the world wanna say, see I don’t care. Chorus – Cause I was riding on the King's Highway, and then moved to the Midnight train, because freedom was calling, yes she was calling Bridge – I said you’ve got to live your life, cause I don’t care what the world wanna say, no I don’t care what the world wanna say. I said you've got to do what’s right, See I don’t care what the world wanna say, I really don’t care. Chorus – Said I was riding on the kings Highway I said I moved to the midnight train, because freedom was calling, yes she was calling

Dubbed Constabulary

Playlist For Show Of 24 July

 Commissioner of Selection: Paul Corby

( Brought To You by Deliberate Liberals, Knee-Deep NDP-ers and Migratory Tories )

Guests: Adam Beer-Colacino, Terry Wilkins & Adam Warner of The Sinners Choir

5-7 p.m. Fridays online http://www.radioregent.com/ and at tunein.com .  

Canadians in Asterisk’d RED.

5:00 Believerism

* The Soul Motivators ~ Free To Believe ~ Free To Believe @ The Gull & Firkin for Beaches Jazz Streetfest

Sergio Mendes ~ Kalimba ~ Brasileiros @ Nathan Phillips Square for Panamania Sunday 9 p.m.

Galactica feat. Trombone Shorty ~ Cineramascope ~ The Other Side Of Midnight ~ Trombone Shorty @ Nathan Phillips Square Saturday for Panamania

Kendrick Lamar ~ How Much A Dollar Really Costs ~ To Pimp A Butterfly @ Way Home Festival this weekend

5:20 Lies Just Surprise

Alt-J ~ Left Hand Free ~ This Is All Yours ~ @ Way Home Festival this weekend

* Scarlett Jane ~ Tin Can Rebel ~ Scarlett Jane NEW DISK

Sleater - Kinney ~ Was It A Lie? ~ All Hands On The Bad One (2000)

* Lindi Ortega ~ Black Fly ~ Little Red Boots ~ @ Harbourfront Center, Wednesday, 29 July

The Chantays ~ Move It (1962) ~ Revenge Of The Surf Instrumentals

* Derek Miller ~ Devil Come Down Sunday ~ Red Ride Tour @ Fort York Garrison Common tonight

5:40 Rasta-Manticism ~

 Haile Selassie I (23 July 1892 – 27 August 1975)

Kanye West feat. Q-Tip, Common, Talib Kweli ~ We Can Make It Better ~ Hurricane Relief  ~ Kanye West @ Panam Games Finale Sunday

Thievery Corporation ~ Treasures ~ MCCM

Prince Far I ~ Psalm 23 ~ Psalms for I 

Bob Marley And The Wailers ~ Selassie Is The Chapel / Stiff-Necked Fools ~ The Complete Wailers

6:00 Sinner / Soul-Writers

* The Sinners Choir ~ Tell Me Now / True / Interview with Adam Beer-Colacino, Terry Wilkins & Adam Warner / If The Sea Was Whiskey (live) / Preacher Man (live) ~ Vol. 3 EP NEW DISK Launch @ The Rex Saturday 12 p.m. and @ The Dakota Saturday 10 p.m.

6:30 Classified Personals

* Afiaria String Quartet ~ Rob Teehan's The Pursuit ~ Spin Cycle ~ @ Edward Johnson Building Tuesday, 28 July fr American Avant-Garde

Paul Weller ~Kosmos (Lynch Mob Bonus Beats) ~ Rebirth Of The Cool: Phive 

At this point I was locked out of the studio by accident while seeing The Sinners Choir out.

The Sinners Choir Kicking Up Some Stardust Today

The Sinners' Choir will be raising a lively and joyful noise in the middle of the Orbital uproar today.

 Their live performance at 6:00 today will herald the arrival of a new disk "Volume 3", full of original tunes with soulful singing and magnificent musical artistry. 

The trio, Adam Beer-Colacino, Adam Warner, & Terry Wilkins, will have a dual release event this Saturday, July 25th at The Rex from noon to 3:00 and again at The Dakota Tavern from 10:00 p.m. til 2:00 a.m. Get the early word today through the radio wormhole.

You can listen in to Radio Regent at http://tunein.com/.

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