Radio 2 Drive – CBC Podcasts: Recent Episodes
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Get out your pots and pans and grab something drumstick-like the boys of Elliott Brood are going to be in the Drive studio, and they love it when people crash along to their songs with homemade percussion! The constantly touring trio serve us up some laughs and great tunes you won’t want to miss.
20 years ago, a little Toronto band helped start the alt-country revolution in this country. We’re talking about Skydiggers, who alongside Cowboy Junkies and Blue Rodeo really gave the Canadian music scene the roots-rock injection it needed, and helped pave the way for the slew of alt-country bands that came after – most of who […]
You name it, he plays it. Michael Jerome Brown is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and teacher – comfortable writing and playing acoustic or electric blues, old-time country or Cajun. You can’t just pigeonhole him as a bluesman…he’s got it all covered – his soulful voice, incredible guitar playing, and the from-the-heart lyrics written by his wife […]
A Royal Wood song is romantic and sweet, but with a tinge of melancholy. We just adore him, and we’ve got the Drive studio piano all tuned up for him as he drops by to play us some new songs from the recently released Lost and Found EP and chat about all things Royal.
It’s the last day of Live Times Five and we decided that fun was the only way to close out the week. That’s where Rich’s old pal Joel Plaskett comes in! Joel has a way of making everyone feel like they’re his old pal too. His solo performance of songs from his new album Three […]
Thursday, a woman who accused Rich of looking at her new album-cover with “Photoshop eyes” – the incredible Neko Case, who made such an impression when she strode into the Drive studio and let out that killer voice.
Today, we showcase the man that caused the entire Drive crew to crowd around like a bunch of groupies…songwriter and producer extraordinaire Daniel Lanois.
Today, we have The Great Lake Swimmers, a band that has been serving up gorgeous, lush alt-country for several years now, and are a mainstay on the R2 Drive play list. They brought us all to a state of quiet reverence as they played songs from their new album Lost Channels.
We begin with Melissa McClelland. It’s Victoria Day, her new album is called Victoria Day, and coincidentally, it’s her 30th birthday as well. Seems the perfect place to start.
The BC born and raised musician has been hailed as “our generation’s funkier Billy Holiday” and her blues based music isn’t limited to the genre – somewhere between jazz and soul, folk and chanson, you’ll find Ndidi. On the tail of a cross-Canada tour and about to head to Europe, Nididi Onukwulu drops by the […]
The man was in the Drive studio with a live set-up – Sartosh Naidu playing Tablas and Congas, Thomas D’arcy (of the band Small Sins) on bass, Steve Krecklo (also of Small Sins) on guitar, and K-OS at the mic and on keys. They gave us two incredibly unique versions of “4321” and “Burning Bridges” […]