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Post by dwarnold on Feb 24, 2024 17:00:15 GMT -5
On February 24, 1996, the show traveled north to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and welcomed guests La Bottine Sourainte, Natalie MacMaster, Pierre Imbert, Linda Cullen, Bob Robertson, Vicki Gabereau and Bill Richardson. Highlights include the “Vancouver Song” plus a poem for February, a Pat Donohue take on “O Canada,” “La Bottine” from La Bottine Souriante, “Lament for the Death” by Natalie MacMaster, Fred Farrell’s Animal Calls, Bertha’s Kitty Boutique, The Lives of the Cowboys, and the latest news from your favorite small town. www.prairiehome.org/shows/58379.htmlSee folks around the radio! |
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Post by dwarnold on Feb 24, 2024 17:15:27 GMT -5
La Bottine Souriante is a Canadian folk band that specializes in traditional French Canadian music, often with a modern twist. The group's name means "the smiling boot", which refers to the appearance of a work boot with worn-out soles. They continue to record and perform.
One of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia’s most important exports and a superstar in the Celtic music world (though she’s far too humble to admit it), fiddler and step-dancer Natalie MacMaster has built a sterling, multi-decade career on electrifying playing and must-see live performances. This Canadian folk musician started playing the fiddle at the age of 9. She has toured with various artists and bands and released a few albums with her husband, Donnell Leahy.
Linda Cullen and Bob Robertson were Canadian radio performers who did comedy sketches. From 1986 - 1997 the had their own show On CBC Radio called Double Exposure. Their show appeared on Saturday nights and was recorded in a studio without a live audience. The show was famous for satirizing contemporary Canadian politics and cultural figures. Linda and Bob did voice impersonations.
Pierre Imbert, a master player of the vielle (hurdy gurdy), died on August 15, 2001, of a heart attack. Imbert was a respected member of Vancouver's World Music community. He founded the Vancouver World Music Collective and prior to living in Vancouver he spent his musical life developing his talent as one of the World's few players of the hurdy gurdy, performing French traditional music. During his six years in Vancouver, Imbert was best known as the frontman of the World Beat trio Cordes en Folie. The band toured extensively, despite Imbert's health problems. I saw Cordes en Folie perform in a small auditorium in November of 1999, when the band was an opening act for Quebec singer/songwriter Richard Séguin. Cordes en Folie had the audience's entire focus during their half hour set, with intense ethnic percussion, André Thibeault's acoustic strings and, of course, Pierre Imbert's vocals and hurdy gurdy.
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Post by dwarnold on Feb 24, 2024 17:16:50 GMT -5
February 24, 1996
00:00 Logo
00:11 GK Talk
02:41 Tishomingo
03:23 Credits with French translation
06:33 Vancover Song
11:55 Applause
12:18 Fred Farrell
13:52 Applause
14:44 Le Reel Des Soucoupes Volantes
17:17 Applause
22:07 Applause
23:22 How Canada Works
27:57 Applause
28:11 Bertha's Kitty Boutique
30:15 GK Talk to Natalie McMaster
31:45 Lament for the Death
35:55 Applause
37:47 Miss Lyle's
40:57 Applause
44:48 The Queen of the Dustballs
49:32 Applause
51:15 Pierre Imbert Medley
55:02 Back Announce
56:07 Poem: February
58:23 Applause
59:19 Who's Sorry Now
1:02:57 Welcome Back to the Second Half
1:04:33 Cowboys
1:17:58 Applause
1:21:27 La Bottine
1:26:20 Applause
1:26:40 Monologue
1:46:51 Pat Donohue - O Canada
1:48:27 Applause
1:49:20 GK Canada talk
1:49:51 Flee as a Bird
1:53:15 Applause, credits
1:55:31 Home on the Range
1:58:22 Good Night, See You Next Time
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Post by dwarnold on Feb 24, 2024 18:02:32 GMT -5
Canada in February, how can it not be covered in snow and ice and brrrrrr??
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Post by doctork on Feb 24, 2024 18:15:11 GMT -5
A PNW flavor...
I was distracted so I am a bit late, but here.
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Post by doctork on Feb 24, 2024 18:18:28 GMT -5
Canada in February, how can it not be covered in snow and ice and brrrrrr?? Vancouver like much of BC is on the Pacific Coast so it doesn't get that cold. However, that Canadian Coastal Mountains conveniently run just outside the city so downhill skiing is available "in town" in North Vancouver; it's illuminated for night skiing so if the weather is clear we might see the slopes from our house! (no view of Russia though) Whistler Ski Resort (2010 Winter Olympics) is a bit east and truly in the mountains |
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Post by dwarnold on Feb 24, 2024 18:18:54 GMT -5
A PNW flavor... I was distracted so I am a bit late, but here. Distractions can direct your life these days if you let them! |
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Post by doctork on Feb 24, 2024 18:27:37 GMT -5
I'm kind of enjoying permission to be distracted these days instead of having a strict schedule to meet 24/7/365.
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Post by dwarnold on Feb 24, 2024 18:43:59 GMT -5
I'm kind of enjoying permission to be distracted these days instead of having a strict schedule to meet 24/7/365. I thought retirement was all about NOT having a strict schedule to meet. But I find myself so involved in some wonderful things that I wind up having a schedule to meet most days. Today was a nice war and sunny preview of Spring in north Florida and we enjoyed several hours touring our National High Magnetic Laboratory and some of the surrounding high tech research centers. After learning about some interesting military funded research projects into the future of energy and how technology will change we were mentally ready for a break. We explored a fairly new nature park that was built inside of our urban core, as a stormwater and mitigation area to make up for some of the damage done when they expanded the roadway. Much of the area is still "growing" but we had a nice visit with a red-shouldered hawk sitting on a sign post. We walked about 1 1/4 miles on lovely boardwalks and gravel trails as the breeze caused the pines to sway overhead. We found a cluster of very huge oaks that had survived all these years and not been whacked down. We also found out that back in the days of the Dale Mabry air field, people would stand and watch some of the military planes taking off from this very area we were in. Remnants of some of the barracks that housed military were still around when I came to Tallahassee to go to school back in 1982, but everything is gone now, replaced with ball parks, municipal support buildings, a shelter for the homeless and for families, and such. Some times you just need an unstructured day to remind you the world is full of surprises. |
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Post by dwarnold on Feb 24, 2024 18:56:59 GMT -5
The hurdy gurdy... not heard that in a while.
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Post by doctork on Feb 24, 2024 18:57:03 GMT -5
The lack of set long hours with lengthy commutes was unsettling at first, as I'd worked long hours with lots of nights, weekends and holidays for decades. I'm surprised it's turning out to be comfortable since I failed retirement twice in the past.
In reality though, dealing with preparing this house to sell and move away is a big job, and dealing with issues long-distance concerning the place in NC is a time-consuming headache. I don't have time to schedule lots of outside activities here in our town.
The museum and the urban core park sound like strong additions to the city, as there's quite a bit to see right and do right at home though I usually automatically think of visiting or moving elsewhere. One thing with all the moving/returning - if you are in a location continuously you might not notice all the changes because they happen gradually. But if you go away and return after several years then you might even have a hard time finding your way around town. Things are so different!
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Post by doctork on Feb 24, 2024 18:57:44 GMT -5
The hurdy gurdy... not heard that in a while. I was kind of wondering what that was! |
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Post by dwarnold on Feb 24, 2024 19:31:29 GMT -5
Interesting how much they partnered with Canadian radio personalities for this show.
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Post by doctork on Feb 24, 2024 19:48:30 GMT -5
IIRC, on the first Alaska tour GK did a show in Victoria (BC provincial capital) on Vancouver Island during our port call there. CBC does broadcast a wide variety of shows so APHC could fit right in.
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Post by doctork on Feb 24, 2024 19:51:27 GMT -5
I don't think I've heard Pat Donohue do a version of "O Canada" even though I've been on three APHC cruises that included a visit to Canada. Sounds nice.
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Post by dwarnold on Feb 24, 2024 19:53:20 GMT -5
I don't think I've heard Pat Donohue do a version of "O Canada" even though I've been on three APHC cruises that included a visit to Canada. Sounds nice. Something new for you! |
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Post by doctork on Feb 24, 2024 19:57:32 GMT -5
Always new fun and adventures available in this life!
Winding up now and heading over to TCM now. Thanks for posting the link, and have a great week!
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Post by dwarnold on Feb 24, 2024 19:58:58 GMT -5
Take care and good luck with your week ahead!
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