Georgian Bay Roots

This is Kelly's Summerfolk spoiler episode featuring acts you'll hear at the festival.

Are you ready? Summerfolk is happening soon...and we can't wait! Join host Kailey Jane Hawkins as she reviews some of her favourite festival workshops, shares some of the performers she's looking forward to hearing, and plays some great music to get YOU pumped for Summerfolk 43! Featuring music by Sarah Harmer, Suzie Vinnick, The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer, Treasa Levasseur, JD Edwards, Madison Galloway, Peter Paul and Mary, The Julian Taylor Band, Danny Michel, Tami Neilson, Jonathan Markov, Drew McIvor, Rose Cousins, and Fred Penner!

Lauren is in the host chair this week. There will be lots of music by Ontario Folk Festival artists, a trip back in time to the early days of the Chi-Cheemaun Ferry and Summerfolk, and then I will share some Summerfolk memories from Martin Cooper.

Jon's behind the mic for an episode dedicated to baseball songs and performers on the line up for Summerfolk43.

Georgian Bay Roots, Episode 94, Kelly's first show where he plays songs he loves from local artists and from artists who have played locally.

It's the summertime and the living is easy. It's also the Mariposa Folk Festival show! Featuring music by Sarah Harmer, Irish Mythen, Cécile Doo-Kingué, Abigail Lapell, Ariko, Suzie Vinnick, Samantha Martin, Danny Michel, The Lifers, Rose Cousins, Walk Off The Earth, Great Big Sea, Pete Seeger, and Kelly Babcock!

This is the Canada Day episode of Georgian Bay Roots. Acts 1 & 2 explore national themes and in the third act of the show Jon shares music from Summerfolk volunteers past and present.

On this week's edition of Georgian Bay Roots, Lauren Jewell makes her debut in the host's chair. There will a varied playlist to celebrate Summer, National Indigenous People's Day and the Fête Francophone. Artists on today's episode include Drew Mcivor Music, Deanne Hallman, Caleb Smith & the North Country Towers, Cecile Doo-Kingue, Mayhemingways, Georgian Bay, Bran Sanders Music, Liv Wade, Susan Aglukark, Glass Tiger, Wrong Jeremy, Mandolin Orange, CALAN, Serena Ryder, The Silver Hearts, William Prince and Jessica Allossery.

Happy Father's Day from Georgian Bay Roots! This week's episode features music about fathers, written in honour of fathers, and performed by fathers, as well as songs about stories and stories about songs. Featuring music by Jonathan Byrd, Matt Andersen, Sarah Harmer, The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer, Bill Plaskett, Christine Lavin, Colm Wilkinson, The Good Lovelies, Irish Mythen, Cheryl Wheeler, Meaghan Smith, Trent Severn, and Walk Off The Earth!

June 10, 2018 Ep. 89 (R.I.P Ted Rusk) by Georgian Bay Roots

The first two acts fo this show are dedicated to Stan Rogers and include an interview with Jame Keelaghan explaining some of Stan's impact on Canadian music. The final act features new music from the Lifers, a track from youth discovery Willem James Cowan, and one from the Great Canadian Swampstompers

We went with a simple theme for this week: act one is all about single performers, act two is all about duos, and act three...you get the idea. Easy as one, two, three! Featuring music by Trent Severn, Dala, Teresa Levasseur, The Good Lovelies, Jon Brooks, The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer, Big Little Lions, Fred Penner, Drew McIvor, De Temps Antan, The Dry Bones, Ash and Bloom, The O'Pears, and Bill and Joel Plaskett!

It's our ode to the most Canadian Holiday of them all, the TOOFOR weekend! We're all about bonfires, barn dances, beach blasts and backwoods bunkies. Party down with tunes from Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer, The Slocan Ramblers, Fred Penner, The Hut People, Beppe Gambetta, Julian Taylor, Bahamas, The Urban highlanders, The Boxcar Boys, Samantha Martin, Rose Cousins, Leonard Cohen, Regina Spektor, Adonis Puentes and much much more!

It's the Mother's Day edition of Georgian Bay Roots! We hear about some great musical moms, and Kelly Babcock stops by the studio for a special session!

Jon is back behind the mic this week to deliver songs about May, tracks from trios, and a feature interview with Farideh Olsen of Rosie and the Riveters.

On this week's episode of Georgian Bay Roots we explore music and instruments that highlight the contrast between "light" and "dark", and showcase the beauty that can be found in both sides.

Tough Girls (and the boys who love them) take charge this week on Georgian Bay Roots!! Roll up the rugs and dance with women who belt it out with the best from the worlds of blues, country, folk and gospel. Host Ted Rusk matches up pioneers of their genre with today's powerful performers. Big Mama Thorton and Samantha Martin, Wanda Jackson and YOU SAY PARTY , Ruth Brown and Treasa Levasseur. Plus The Dirty Dishes clean house, sisters under the skin Kim Doolittle and Suzie Vinnick show their softer sides, Tanika Charles toughs it out in Parkdale, while Corin Raymond & The Sundowners and The Great Canadian Swampstompers sing about the tough girls they love. Our Feature Performer this week is chamber folk master Raine Hamilton, talking about her album Night Sky and upcoming show Raine Hamilton at The Bleeding Carrot. Then Sister Rosetta Tharpe tells us all what's what...

Live and Local Listener Requests!

Jon returns to the host chair for the 80th episode of Georgian Bay Roots. You'll hear new music, songs from performers who have concerts coming up in Grey Bruce, an interview with Sarah Beatty, and a selection of songs from performers on the line up for Summerfolk43.

This is the Easter/April Fools Day show for 2018! Host Kailey Jane Hawkins was fighting a cold when this show was created, so the music does most of the talking this week. This show features tracks about Easter, about Fools (for April Fools Day) and about Summerfolk 43!