The T.O. Folk Community Convenes Winterfolk 16

With a perfect blend of urban convenience and country camaraderie, Winterfolk returned for its 16th successful go-round, this past weekend in Toronto.

 Harmonica convergence: Al Lerman, John Kerkhoven of Blues Reel and Harpin Norm Lucien on Friday night at Dora's.

Glen Hornblast's Nashville Bound constituency spread out like a skyline across Terri-O.s stage on Friday night (and brought down the local gendarmerie for a noise complaint). The club was closed for the duration of the festival, scuttling several shows and prompting some spontaneous re-jigging of the schedule.

Hurtin' Montreal honker of tonky-ness Bobby Dove (with a slide order of Burke Carroll) popped a string first song in, but recovered gloriously with the help of Glen Hornblast's guitar.

The Jerome Tucker Band brought intense levels of beat and bravado to a bluesy set to close off Friday night at the Black Swan

          Durham County Poets above
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Melanie Peterson, below, with bassman Peter Collins

Howard Druckman of Hotcha! introduces jazz aficionado
Ori Dagan during the highly variegated SPEAK Music showcase Saturday while Blues Reel's Patrick Hutchinson chills and works up a thirst for the next Guiness out in front of the very hospitable Dora Keogh pub.

Mponda Kalunga ~ Show Me Happiness

Kim Doolittle summons the sun with her healing powers.
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Lynn Harrison and Noah Zacharin performed a stunning set at Dora's mid-afternoon on Sunday.

Tony Quarrington: dap to the max.

 Old Yorkville chums, the genial Mike McKenna and the gregarious Danny Marks, gutted and renovated some blues and rock classics as a Sunday sunset galvanized the Don.

Playlist For Show Of 16 February

Commissioner of Selection: Paul Corby 

(Brought to you by Turbo Tunes, Mega Music and Meta Melodies)

Winterfolk XVI Schedule here

Guests: David Essig & Sabrina Soares
5-7 p.m. Fridays online http://www.radioregent.com/ and at tunein.com .  

Podcast here https://www.mixcloud.com/paul-corby/

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5:00 Hit Denial On The Head

* Danny Michel ~ Click Click ~ Matadora 

The Staple Singers ~ For What It's Worth ~ Singing His Praises

* Big Little Lions ~ Static ~ Alive And Well NEW DISK ~ @ Burdock 23 March

* Corb Lund ~ Hard On Equipment ~ Horse Soldier, Horse Soldier ~ @ Hugh's Room Live Friday & Saturday

* The Jerry Cans ~ Makiliqta (Rise Up !!!) ~ Muusiq 

5:20 Sparing No Expanse

Adrian Belew ~ Laurence Harvey's Despair ~ The Guitar As Orchestra ~ @ Danforth Music Hall Sunday for Celebrating David Bowie

Nicky Skopelitis ~ Ghost Of A Chance ~ Ekstasis (Axiom 1993)

5:30 Folk 'n' Word

* Brian Jantzi ~ As It Takes You Away ~ Junkie For Emotion NEW DISK ~ @ Winterfolk XVI Saturday @ Black Swan 4 p.m










* David Essig ~ Interview / There But For The Grace (live) / Gone But Not Forgotten (live) / Old Harvey (live) ~ @ Winterfolk XVI tonight and Saturday @ Black Swan 8 p.m.



6:00 Catchy Cataclysms

* The Achromatics ~ Chameleon ~ Give Me That Beat ~ @ Winterfolk XVI Sunday @ Black Swan 9 p.m.

* Young Empires ~ Enter Through The Sun ~ Wake All My Youth


Underworld ~ Scribble ~ Barking

6:15 Not A Cheap Carbon Copy Not Just Another Singer Songwriter

* Sabrina Soares ~ Interview / Thinking Too Far (live) / Plan A (from Plan A EP) NEW DISK / New (live) ~ @ Winterfolk XVI Saturday @ Black Swan upstairs 1 p.m. & @ Dora Keogh 6:30

6:40 Festive Revelries

Peter Tosh ~ In My Song ~ No Nuclear War ~ Tribute To The Legends Of Reggae @ Lee's Palace tonight with Andrew Tosh

Michael Wolff ~ Soul Sauce ~ Michael Wolff

Richard Cole ~ A Shade Of Joe ~ Shade / with Toronto Music Listings

Shooter Jennings ~ When The Radio Goes Dead ~ Black Ribbons

Winterfolk XVI Kickoff 15 February at the Black Swan

Winter-Schmooze Roots and Snow-boot Fest number 16 began with a kick last night at the Black Swan.

Amongst the assembled were David McLachlan, Sue & Dwight, Peter Verity, Moscow Apartment, >>>>

<<<Linda Saslove, Glen Hornblast,

Howard Gladstone,

Hotcha!, Meg Tennant, Mose Scarlett, Clela Errington,Sebastian Agnello, Anne Lederman, Rob Honey, Laura Fernandez, Mponda Kalunga, >>>

<< Sabrina Soares,

Noah Zacharin, and Lynn Harrison, plus a multitude of volunteers who actually make the festival happen.

It gets intense tonight at 7:00 and continues through until Sunday at 10 in the Broadview / Danforth area.

Further details and live performances by Winterfolk luminaries Sabrina Soares and David Essig on today's Corby's Orbit, 5-7 p.m.on Radio Regent.

Or go here http://www.winterfolk.com/schedule-2/

Mponda Kalunga Live In Orbit

Show Me Happiness. Performance of an original tune, recorded by Mponda Kalunga at Radio Regent 9 February 2018 as part of Winterfolk XVI preview.

Playlist For Show Of 9 February

Commissioner of Selection: Paul Corby 

(Brought to you by Thermal Radio, Central Healing & The Importance Of Being Furnaced)

Winterfolk XVI Schedule here

Guests: Mponda Kalunga, Max Woolaver and Brian Jantzi
5-7 p.m. Fridays online http://www.radioregent.com/ and at tunein.com .  

Podcast here https://www.mixcloud.com/paul-corby/

Canadians in Asterisk’d RED. 

5:00 Romantic Acrobatics (Valentine Daze)

Valerie June ~ Shakedown ~ The Order Of Time ~ @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre Sunday

* Ben Sures ~ Her Prince ~ Gone To Bolivia ~ @ The Local Wednesdays 9 p.m.

Hellsongs ~ Saxon's Princess Of The Night ~ Songs In The Key Of 666

Jose Gonzales ~ Stay Alive ~ Mitty Sdtrk. ~ @ Danforth Music Hall Monday 12 February 

5:25 Responding To Mponda

* Corey Gulkin ~ Don't Fall In Love ~ The Wharf ~@ Burdock Tonight

Donny Hathaway ~ Al Kooper's I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know ~ Collection

* Mponda Kalunga ~ Interview / Show Me Happiness (live) / Freedom Fighters (live)  ~ @ Dora Keogh Sunday 3 p.m. for Winterfolk XVI

5:45 Time Flies When You're Having Rum

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band ~ Professor Longhair's Mardi Gras In New Orleans ~ Louisiana Scrapbook

Deacon John ~ Going Back To New Orleans Deacon John's Jump Blues: Music From The Film

Ronnie Davis ~ Kaya / Al Campbell ~ Hypocrite ~ Bob Marley's Birthday Punky Reggae Party @ Lee's Palace tonight feat.The Memberz

6:00 Koto D'Azur

* Satomi Seiki ~ Festival Drums / Stream / Flow ~ Japanese Koto Music

6:10 Folk In The Road

* Old Man Luedecke ~ Inchworm ~ My Hands Are On Fire and Other Love Songs ~ @ Hugh's Room Live Thursday 15 February

* Max Woolaver ~ Gethsemane / Interview / Social Drinker ~ 

 A Long Story Short NEW DISK CD release @ Terri O's Sports Bar 9 p.m. for Winterfolk XVI

* Brian Jantzi & The Lost Mariachis ~ You've Got My Number / Interview with Brian Jantzi/ No One can Tell (live) / All Gone Wrong (live) ~ Junkie For Emotion NEW DISK ~ CD release Saturday 4-6 p.m. @ Winterfolk XVI 

6:45 Flash In The Plan

* The Lynnes ~ Heartbreak Song For The Radio ~ Heartbreak Song For The Radio NEW DISK 

* Mark Kelso's Jazz Exiles ~ Little Princess Aoife / Boom Tune ~ Elementals ~ @ The Rex Thursday - Friday 15 & 16 February / Toronto Music Listings 

The Who-Abouts Of Winterfolk XVI

Whoo whoo!

Owl aboard, as we preview the hits of the Winterfolk Festival. Three prime movers today: a boxer, an ecclesiastic and an environmental warrior. Listen Up!

Playlist For Show Of 2 February

Commissioner of Selection: Paul Corby 

(Brought to you by Loved To Rights, Beckoned Forth & Inane Doubts

Guest: Michael Cooke of Freedubstar

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

Podcast here https://www.mixcloud.com/paul-corby/

Canadians in Asterisk’d RED. 

5:00 A Little Dub'll Do You

* Heavy Bell ~ Monterey ~ By Grand Central Station NEW DISK ~ @ Burdock Sunday

* Freedubstar ~ Never Gonna Stop / Interview with Michael Cooke / Into / Another Day ~ Never Gonna Stop NEW DISK ~ @ Revival tonight 

 * Louwop The Dirty General feat. Zaki Ibrahim~ Get Up ~ The Great Escape ~ Zaki Ibrahim @ Rivoli tonight 

SZA ~ The Weekend ~ Ctrl

Common ~ Lately I've Been Thinkin' ~ Cool Common Collected

5:20 Presenting The Future

* Suzie Vinnick ~ Watch Me ~ Shake The Love Around NEW DISK

* Scott Anthony Andrews ~ Let The Spring Come To Collect Me ~ I Don't Do Lazy Like That NEW DISK

* Anne Janelle ~ I Didn't Want To Break It ~ I Didn't Want To Break It NEW DISK

* The Fugitives ~ London In The Sixties ~ The Promise Of Strangers NEW DISK

* The Olympic Symposium ~ Choral Voices ~ Beauty In The Tension NEW DISK

* The Confabulation ~ Precious Little Solves The Riddle ~ Tunnels & Visions ~  release @ Hugh's Room Live tonight NEW DISK

6:00 Ocher Stations

* Phil Dwyer Orchestra ~ Winter ~ Changing Seasons (Alma 2012)

The Stookers ~ Killer Joe ~ Knit Classics Sampler

6:20 Good Sense Of Rumour

* Willie P. Bennett ~ Brave Wings / Restless Wind ~ Heartstrings ~ Tribute To Willie P. @ Hugh's Room Live Thursday 8 February

* Andrea Ramolo ~ Hold Me ~ Nuda ~ @ Coal Mine Theatre 4-25 February

Fleetwood Mac ~ Lay It All Down ~ The Chain ~ Rumours by Fleetwood Mac: A Coal Mine Concert runs Feb. 4 to 25, at Toronto's Coal Mine Theatre.


6:40  Glistening Listening

* The Visit ~ Without This Flesh ~ The Visit ~ Raphael Weinroth-Browne @ Atelier Rosemary Umetsu tonight for Beethoven's Cellists / Plus Toronto Music Listings

Keith Jarrett ~ Victoria ~ The Impulse Story

* Heavy Bell ~ I Am Not The Ease ~ By Grand Central Station NEW DISK ~ @ Burdock Sunday