Corby's Orbit

Corby's Orbit
Listening in All the High Places illustration by John Kricfalusi

Friday, November 25, 2011

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.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

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

Thursday, November 10, 2011

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”

Friday, November 4, 2011

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’ 65th 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.