you know that saying -- "behind every good man is a good woman" -- or something along those lines... well, homegrown's first guest today personifies that sentiment... although technically she's an american artist, perla batalla got her career off on the right foot under the nurturing talent of canada's own leonard cohen... as a backup vocalist for cohen, she began to make waves for herself in the music biz and then moved on to her own solo success... in honour of the man that she says shaped her so much, batalla released a disc of cohen covers... she's set to take the yukon arts centre stage tonight to perform some of the great poet's hits, so homegrown caught up with her earlier in her tour to hear the tales behind their musical relationship...
back when homegrown was a swift one-hour summer program on CHON FM, yukon-based animator jay white popped by the studio to chat about his film, boar attack, which was nominated in the short cuts category at the 2007 toronto international film festival... now, white's been busy in vancouver presenting his latest project with the creative minds of boca del lupo at the push international performing arts festival... the presentation brings animation and performance art together to tell an interesting and unique tale of humans and animals... it's called my dad, my dog and it drops into the yukon art centre this week for a three-day run... white joins homegrown over the phone from vancouver to shed some light on the project and likely brag about the milder weather on the west coast...
tracks:
1. The Most Serene Republic - Proposition 61
2. The Sadies - The Trial
3. Finger Eleven - One Thing
4. Broken Social Scene - 7/4 Shoreline
5. Perla Batalla - Bird On A Wire
6. The Weakerthans - Tournament Of Hearts
7. Bombolesse - Todo Dia
8. Amy Millan - Headsfull
9. Cousin Harley - Jukin'
10. Hinterland - Future Ghost
11. Sarah MacLachlan - Building A Mystery
12. Miracle Fortress - This Thing About You
13. Run Chico Run - Wake Up
14. Andrea Simms-Karp - Glory Cup
15. The Acorn - Even While You're Sleeping
16. T. Nile - Get Together
17. The Bicycles - Gotta Get Out
18. Hayden - Hollywood Ending
19. Jordy Meets Lonnie - Off In An Automobile
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Sunday, January 27, 2008
isuma.tv & frostbite celebrates 30 years...
winning a medal at the 2001 cannes film fest put inuit director zach kunuk and producer norman cohn on the international map... however, the acclaim reached only so far... therefore, to give anyone and everyone the chance to explore the art of indigenous stories captured on film, the two have developed an online portal... isuma.tv features about 100 films and videos currently from a variety of indigenous creators across the world -- including all of kunuk's work... all the streamed art is completely free to its viewers... to find out more about the site and the sentiments behind it, homegrown caught up with norman cohn over the phone from montreal...
it has been three decades since the frostbite music fest first hit the scene here in whitehorse... and now it is primed to keep the same momentum, while acknowledging its lengthy run as a staple in the music-going scene north of 60... homegrown is joined live in the studio by festival general manager, jason seguin, to talk about the artists, the venues, their new permanent home and an art component that will look back at frostbites gone by... plus, seguin is bringing in a handful of featured artists' tracks to play... and, as if that wasn't enough, he says he'll announce another addition to the already stellar line-up...
tracks:
1. Wolf Parade - Modern World
2. Hawksley Workman - We Will Still Need A Song
3. The Arcade Fire - Neighbourhood #2 (Laika)
4. Feist - I Feel It All
5. Stars - Ageless Beauty
6. Metric - Calculation
7. Tegan & Sara - The Con
8. City & Colour - Save Your Scissors
9. Hot Hot Heat - Goodnight, Goodnight
10. Bedouin Soundclash - Gyasi Went Home
11. Kathleen Edwards - Hockey Skates
12. Besnard Lakes - Ride The Rails
13. Buck 65 - Kennedy Killed The Hat
14. Upstanding Knaves - Code Voce
15. Fabian Brook - Whitehorse Winey Kid
16. Danny Michel - Valley of Doom
17. Murray McLachlan - I Never Did Like That Train
18. Bombolesse - Dai Dai Anchora
19. Bombolesse - Todo Dia
it has been three decades since the frostbite music fest first hit the scene here in whitehorse... and now it is primed to keep the same momentum, while acknowledging its lengthy run as a staple in the music-going scene north of 60... homegrown is joined live in the studio by festival general manager, jason seguin, to talk about the artists, the venues, their new permanent home and an art component that will look back at frostbites gone by... plus, seguin is bringing in a handful of featured artists' tracks to play... and, as if that wasn't enough, he says he'll announce another addition to the already stellar line-up...
tracks:
1. Wolf Parade - Modern World
2. Hawksley Workman - We Will Still Need A Song
3. The Arcade Fire - Neighbourhood #2 (Laika)
4. Feist - I Feel It All
5. Stars - Ageless Beauty
6. Metric - Calculation
7. Tegan & Sara - The Con
8. City & Colour - Save Your Scissors
9. Hot Hot Heat - Goodnight, Goodnight
10. Bedouin Soundclash - Gyasi Went Home
11. Kathleen Edwards - Hockey Skates
12. Besnard Lakes - Ride The Rails
13. Buck 65 - Kennedy Killed The Hat
14. Upstanding Knaves - Code Voce
15. Fabian Brook - Whitehorse Winey Kid
16. Danny Michel - Valley of Doom
17. Murray McLachlan - I Never Did Like That Train
18. Bombolesse - Dai Dai Anchora
19. Bombolesse - Todo Dia
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
classroom rock & friend called five...
ever wanted a private music lesson from someone that knows their craft inside and out? well a number of youngsters are getting the opportunity to do just that and actually get their regular studies in at the same time... a yukon singer/songwriter has been taking his talents to the classrooms along the north klondike highway... during each visit, steve slade works with a range of youngsters to write something catchy, yet educational in many ways... now slade is taking the fun to the recording studio as well... slade joins homegrown live in the studio to talk about the project and share a few demo recordings of what him and the kids have been up to...
after recording some tracks back in the summer of '07, friend called five is gearing up to release an EP of their hard, unique musical offerings... although they've had a few line-up changes, kyle cashen says their current collection is set and ready to possibly tour once the warmer weather hits... instead of leaving an environmental imprint by releasing tangible discs, the guys are making their tunes available for download off their website... cashen joins homegrown live to chat about the EP and the band's undefinable sound...
tracks:
1. Sam Roberts - Brother Down
2. Root Sellers - A Burning Star
3. Feist - Water
4. The Arcade Fire - Keep The Car Running
5. Steve Slade (North Klondike Highway Project) - Jedi Space Apes
6. Steve Slade (North Klondike Highway Project) - Morning Star Song
7. Steve Slade (North Klondike Highway Project) - Pelly Pirates
8. Blue Rodeo - This Town
9. Nicole Edwards & The Joy Seekers - Joy Seeker
10. Immaculate Machine - Phone Number
11. Joel Plaskett - Waiting To Be Discovered
12. Jenn Grant - Dreamer
13. Friend Called Five - There Are No Parallels
14. Friend Called Five - Clap, Clap, Clap
15. Wintersleep - Archaeologists
16. The New Pornographers - Loose Translation
17. Lowfalls - The Daily Life
after recording some tracks back in the summer of '07, friend called five is gearing up to release an EP of their hard, unique musical offerings... although they've had a few line-up changes, kyle cashen says their current collection is set and ready to possibly tour once the warmer weather hits... instead of leaving an environmental imprint by releasing tangible discs, the guys are making their tunes available for download off their website... cashen joins homegrown live to chat about the EP and the band's undefinable sound...
tracks:
1. Sam Roberts - Brother Down
2. Root Sellers - A Burning Star
3. Feist - Water
4. The Arcade Fire - Keep The Car Running
5. Steve Slade (North Klondike Highway Project) - Jedi Space Apes
6. Steve Slade (North Klondike Highway Project) - Morning Star Song
7. Steve Slade (North Klondike Highway Project) - Pelly Pirates
8. Blue Rodeo - This Town
9. Nicole Edwards & The Joy Seekers - Joy Seeker
10. Immaculate Machine - Phone Number
11. Joel Plaskett - Waiting To Be Discovered
12. Jenn Grant - Dreamer
13. Friend Called Five - There Are No Parallels
14. Friend Called Five - Clap, Clap, Clap
15. Wintersleep - Archaeologists
16. The New Pornographers - Loose Translation
17. Lowfalls - The Daily Life
Sunday, January 13, 2008
northern art & root sellers' electric vibe...
a new exhibit has gone up at the yukon arts centre in whitehorse and it features an expansive retrospective on northern landscapes, cultures, languages, traditions and more... "in the shadow of the midnight sun" is one portion of the new showing... it includes a wide range of sculpture, textile and graphic art work done by inuit and sami people... the second portion of the show is a solo exhibition of local artist, catherine deer... for the show, titled "drawn to memory", deer created a number of large-scale charcoal drawings depicting her life growing up in baker lake... the gallery's assistant curator, maya hirschman, takes homegrown through the tales and techniques behind the works in both exhibits...
galen ashley is a familiar face to many yukoners and pumps out a familiar sound to anyone who has frequented a bar for some dancing in the territory... but after about eight years of collaborating on a variety of projects with his brother daniel, the two are carving their very own niche with a new album... under the name "root sellers" the ashley brothers explore instrumental and environmental sounds to develop a unique and intoxicating audio fusion... galen joins homegrown live in the studio to talk about the album and to let listeners in on their upcoming cd release jam...
tracks:
1. Nicole Edwards - We've Got Love
2. The Mohawk Lodge - Hard Times
3. Bif Naked - Lucky
4. Jason Collett - Fire
5. Emm Gryner - Beautiful Things
6. Tamara Podemski - It's Time
7. Local Rabbits - Purple and Grey
8. The Islands - Jogging Gorgeous Summer
9. Chantel Kreviazuk - Surrounded
10. Forest City Lovers - Song For Morrie
11. Matthew Barber - We're Gonna Play
12. Sam Roberts - Where Have All The Good People Gone?
13. Root Sellers - Acropolis Ruptures
14. Root Sellers - Happy Fingers
15. Buck 65 - Wicked & Weird
16. You Say Party! We Say Die! - Monster
galen ashley is a familiar face to many yukoners and pumps out a familiar sound to anyone who has frequented a bar for some dancing in the territory... but after about eight years of collaborating on a variety of projects with his brother daniel, the two are carving their very own niche with a new album... under the name "root sellers" the ashley brothers explore instrumental and environmental sounds to develop a unique and intoxicating audio fusion... galen joins homegrown live in the studio to talk about the album and to let listeners in on their upcoming cd release jam...
tracks:
1. Nicole Edwards - We've Got Love
2. The Mohawk Lodge - Hard Times
3. Bif Naked - Lucky
4. Jason Collett - Fire
5. Emm Gryner - Beautiful Things
6. Tamara Podemski - It's Time
7. Local Rabbits - Purple and Grey
8. The Islands - Jogging Gorgeous Summer
9. Chantel Kreviazuk - Surrounded
10. Forest City Lovers - Song For Morrie
11. Matthew Barber - We're Gonna Play
12. Sam Roberts - Where Have All The Good People Gone?
13. Root Sellers - Acropolis Ruptures
14. Root Sellers - Happy Fingers
15. Buck 65 - Wicked & Weird
16. You Say Party! We Say Die! - Monster
Sunday, January 6, 2008
a local songtress goes jazz & brave new words...
many are familiar to the sound of nicole edwards... her folk-rock or even upbeat style (with the joy seekers) has been showcased at a variety of festivals and events... but now edwards is taking on a whole different genre with that same strong voice -- jazz... with a new album out featuring some of her childhood jazz favourites, and an upcoming performance at the yukon arts centre, edwards has a lot going on right now... homegrown sat down with her to find out more about her foray into a whole new world of sultry singing...
poetry isn't just meant for the page it's written on -- spoken word or freestyling presents a new level for literature... so, brave new works is giving yukoners a chance to try it out, or possibly show off their existing skills... the event is called "brave new words" and will be held this friday at a coffee shop on main st... lauren tuck, artistic director of brave new works, joins homegrown live in the studio to give the lowdown on the evening...
tracks:
1. Tegan and Sara - Back In Your Head
2. Nathan Lawr - Swimming Like A Needle In A Haystack Of The Sea
3. Elliott Brood - The Bridge
4. Karyn Ellis - Skipping Stones
5. Nicole Edwards - On The Sunny Side Of The Street
6. Nicole Edwards - Sparkin'
7. Octoberman - Breath Of Sunshine
8. Hammerhead - How I Re-Roll
9. The Golden Dogs - Never Meant Any Harm
10. Jill Barber - Hard Line
11. Andy Stochansky - Wonderful (Superman)
12. Dragonette - Another Day
13. Andrea Simms-Karp - Running Shoes
14. Broken Social Scene - Swimmers
15. Mark Berube - Cloudy Day
16. Stars - What I'm Trying To Say
17. Ill Scarlett - Pacino
18. Serena Ryder - Weak In The Knees
19. Toyko Police Club - Nature Of The Experiment
20. Catherine MacLellan - January Song
21. Andy Swan - Can I Pay You With Sunshine
22. Great Lake Swimmers - I Am Part Of A Large Family
poetry isn't just meant for the page it's written on -- spoken word or freestyling presents a new level for literature... so, brave new works is giving yukoners a chance to try it out, or possibly show off their existing skills... the event is called "brave new words" and will be held this friday at a coffee shop on main st... lauren tuck, artistic director of brave new works, joins homegrown live in the studio to give the lowdown on the evening...
tracks:
1. Tegan and Sara - Back In Your Head
2. Nathan Lawr - Swimming Like A Needle In A Haystack Of The Sea
3. Elliott Brood - The Bridge
4. Karyn Ellis - Skipping Stones
5. Nicole Edwards - On The Sunny Side Of The Street
6. Nicole Edwards - Sparkin'
7. Octoberman - Breath Of Sunshine
8. Hammerhead - How I Re-Roll
9. The Golden Dogs - Never Meant Any Harm
10. Jill Barber - Hard Line
11. Andy Stochansky - Wonderful (Superman)
12. Dragonette - Another Day
13. Andrea Simms-Karp - Running Shoes
14. Broken Social Scene - Swimmers
15. Mark Berube - Cloudy Day
16. Stars - What I'm Trying To Say
17. Ill Scarlett - Pacino
18. Serena Ryder - Weak In The Knees
19. Toyko Police Club - Nature Of The Experiment
20. Catherine MacLellan - January Song
21. Andy Swan - Can I Pay You With Sunshine
22. Great Lake Swimmers - I Am Part Of A Large Family
Sunday, December 30, 2007
folk coffee nights & kim beggs...
with a definite chill in the air these months, the whitehorse folk society is providing yukoners with somewhere warm to go for a saturday evening... every first saturday of the month brings another edition of their coffeehouse nights at the united church in the downtown capital... paul davis is one of about a dozen volunteers that make the coffeehouse performances possible... davis tells homegrown what kind of talent you can find there, along with how much it costs to join in the fun...
yukon recording artist kim beggs is home for the holidays after travelling to ontario, saskatchewan and the u.s. to attend and showcase her folk style at a number of conferences... she's up for a western canadian music award for best roots album; she also garnered a nomination at the canadian folk music awards for best new artist... it's been a good year for the singer-songwriter, and now she's prepping to head to memphis in the new year with a small crew of yukon talent... beggs joins homegrown live in the studio to sing a track from her second album and share some of her recent experiences...
plus, throughout the show we'll listen to some of the best in canadian music for 2007 as decided upon by the many, many musical critics out there...
tracks:
1. The Arcade Fire - Keep The Car Running
2. Besnard Lakes - Ride The Rails
3. Joel Plaskett Emergency - Fashionable People
4. Two Hours Traffic - Backseat Sweetheart
5. Wintersleep - Archaeologists
6. Feist - 1,2,3,4
7. Patrick Watson - The Storm
8. The New Pornographers - Myriad Harbour
9. Miracle Fortress - This Thing About You
10. The Acorn - Plateau Rumble
11. Caribou - Melody Day
12. Jenn Grant - Britt 'n Kip
13. The Weakerthans - Civil Twilight
14. Handsome Furs - The Radio's Hot Sun
15. Kim Beggs - Walking Down To The Station (*Live)
yukon recording artist kim beggs is home for the holidays after travelling to ontario, saskatchewan and the u.s. to attend and showcase her folk style at a number of conferences... she's up for a western canadian music award for best roots album; she also garnered a nomination at the canadian folk music awards for best new artist... it's been a good year for the singer-songwriter, and now she's prepping to head to memphis in the new year with a small crew of yukon talent... beggs joins homegrown live in the studio to sing a track from her second album and share some of her recent experiences...
plus, throughout the show we'll listen to some of the best in canadian music for 2007 as decided upon by the many, many musical critics out there...
tracks:
1. The Arcade Fire - Keep The Car Running
2. Besnard Lakes - Ride The Rails
3. Joel Plaskett Emergency - Fashionable People
4. Two Hours Traffic - Backseat Sweetheart
5. Wintersleep - Archaeologists
6. Feist - 1,2,3,4
7. Patrick Watson - The Storm
8. The New Pornographers - Myriad Harbour
9. Miracle Fortress - This Thing About You
10. The Acorn - Plateau Rumble
11. Caribou - Melody Day
12. Jenn Grant - Britt 'n Kip
13. The Weakerthans - Civil Twilight
14. Handsome Furs - The Radio's Hot Sun
15. Kim Beggs - Walking Down To The Station (*Live)
Sunday, December 23, 2007
christmas time is here...
it's christmas eve eve -- well, it's december 23... so, in order to ring in the holidays, homegrown will feature a complete canadian line up of christmas tunes... some are classics, while others are new to the festive season... but all are sure to fit right into your morning... whether you're preparing to face the shopping crowds, or just basking in the warmth of your home with your list checked twice, we're celebrating christmas two days early...
tracks:
1. Royal Wood - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Instrumental)
2. Matt Dusk - Little Drummer Boy
3. Ron Sexsmith - Maybe This Christmas
4. Nate Krieswirth & Cancel Winter - Time For The Holidays
5. Sarah Slean - What Child Is This?
6. The New Pornographers - Joseph, Who Understood
7. Bob & Doug MacKenzie - Twelve Days Of Christmas
8. Martina Sorbara - It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
9. Tomi Swick - Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
10. Windom Earle - What Child Is This? (Instrumental)
11. Serena Ryder - Calling To Say
12. Barenaked Ladies with Michael Buble - Elf's Lament
13. Colin James - Boogie Woogie Santa Claus
14. Diana Krall - I'll Be Home For Christmas
15. Bif Naked - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
16. Hawksley Workman - Merry Christmas (I Love You)
17. Rufus Wainwright - Spotlight On Christmas
18. P:ano - The Snow
19. The Waking Eyes - Everybody Needs Somebody At Christmas
20. Michael Buble - White Christmas
21. Shaye - Winter Wonderland
22. Sarah McLachlan - Christmas Time Is Here
tracks:
1. Royal Wood - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Instrumental)
2. Matt Dusk - Little Drummer Boy
3. Ron Sexsmith - Maybe This Christmas
4. Nate Krieswirth & Cancel Winter - Time For The Holidays
5. Sarah Slean - What Child Is This?
6. The New Pornographers - Joseph, Who Understood
7. Bob & Doug MacKenzie - Twelve Days Of Christmas
8. Martina Sorbara - It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
9. Tomi Swick - Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
10. Windom Earle - What Child Is This? (Instrumental)
11. Serena Ryder - Calling To Say
12. Barenaked Ladies with Michael Buble - Elf's Lament
13. Colin James - Boogie Woogie Santa Claus
14. Diana Krall - I'll Be Home For Christmas
15. Bif Naked - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
16. Hawksley Workman - Merry Christmas (I Love You)
17. Rufus Wainwright - Spotlight On Christmas
18. P:ano - The Snow
19. The Waking Eyes - Everybody Needs Somebody At Christmas
20. Michael Buble - White Christmas
21. Shaye - Winter Wonderland
22. Sarah McLachlan - Christmas Time Is Here
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