Zoomer Crooners & Songbirds-with Lily Frost

05/31/2025

This Sundayy on Zoomer Crooners & Songbirds, I’m featuring folk songwriter Neil Hutchinson from Bracebridge, Ontario. By day, he’s a water scientist working across Canada, including in First Nations communities. By night, he’s a lifelong songwriter and devoted Gordon Lightfoot fan-so much so, he performs tribute shows in Lightfoot’s honour.

Neil’s own songs are rich with Canadian roots and real emotion. Though he never pursued music full-time, his work deserves to be heard.

In the spirit of Canadian solidarity, I’m proud to share his music with you on Sunday at 6PM on ZoomerRadio

04/27/2025

Tonight at 6 p.m. on Zoomer Radio, I’ll dive into the origins and meanings behind four powerful expressions: Elbows Up, Mad as a Hatter, The Personal is Political, and Pandora’s Box.
I’ll also be spinning songs that match these bold, timeless themes.
I’m excited to host you tonight at 6 p.m. -tune in on Zoomer Radio or stream it live online! ZoomerRadio

03/21/2025

Sunday March 23rd at 6pm -AN EPISODE ABOUT HOME-Home is one of humanity’s oldest obsessions—it’s memory, identity, a dream. From Roman villas to tent cities, from castles to cabins, home has always been a reflection of who we are. It’s warmth, like Leon Bridges’ “Coming Home,” or escape, like The Beatles’ “She’s Leaving Home.” It’s chaos in “Burning Down the House” or nostalgia in “Going Home.” Some homes are lost, some are found, and some exist only in song. Tonight, through music, we explore the homes we build, the ones we leave, the ones we inhabit, and the ones we carry with us, wherever we go. Maybe, in the end, home isn’t just a house—it’s a feeling, a story, a song, and a privilege we should never take for granted.

01/16/2025

This Sunday on Zoomer Crooner & Songbirds - First Blush. That feeling when you have chemistry with someone and songs about it 💓 6pm Sunday night on ZoomerRadio with Lily Frost

01/12/2025

Tonight's show is about MIRRORS:)
6pm on Zoomer Radio.

12/22/2024

Special show tonight- Winter Solstice songs and traditions on ZoomerRadio

This Sunday, I prepared a winter solstice show for you sharing ancient folk traditions to commemorate the shortest day and longest night (Dec 21st). 6PM Sunday on ZoomerRadio
The origin of the evergreen we bring into our space dates way back in time to honor everlasting life and offer a blessing to the sun and bounty to come. I found some magical song selections for you by groups from around the world. I hope you like this enchanting little show.
Happy Winter solstice ❄️🎄❄️

12/21/2024

This Sunday, I prepared a winter solstice show for you sharing ancient folk traditions to commemorate the shortest day and longest night (Dec 21st). 6PM Sunday on ZoomerRadio
The origin of the evergreen we bring into our space dates way back in time to honor everlasting life and offer a blessing to the sun and bounty to come. I found some magical song selections for you by groups from around the world. I hope you like this enchanting little show.
Happy Winter solstice ❄️🎄❄️

09/21/2024

This Sunday

07/10/2024

Join me for a special edition of Zoomer Crooners & Songbirds this Sunday at 6PM honouring the life and achievements of the late great award winning manager, catalyst, A&R rep MARY MARTIN. (And my second cousin)
While Martin's importance to American music history cannot be overstated, it is her unique personality and unrestrained manner that have made her such a beloved behind-the-scenes legend in music industry circles from coast to coast.
From Toronto, she moved to NYC with $60 in her pocket and crashed with a friend.
She worked from 1962-2002 in NYC with Albert Grossman and then running her own management company. Then she moved to work as A&R at Warner LA, and after to Nashville in management and as VP of A&R at Mercury.
MARY MARTIN is responsible for managing and or breaking Leonard Cohen, Van Morrison, Emmylou Harris, Bob Dylan, Vince Gill, Bonnie Raitt and many more. She fought hard for her artists as if they were her children.

"My life would look very different without Mary Martin." -Emmylou Harris

Elizabeth Ashley, an actress and longtime friend of Mary's, described her. "Mary was like a commander; she was eccentric and beautiful and funny and smart and generous and take-no-prisoners and difficult and complicated.”

Summing up her career, Mary said, “just being a catalyst, there's a real important role there. And I'm good at that…I'm Fate's right-hand gal."

Mary was my second cousin, she was an untouchable legend in our family.
I went to Nashville in 2015 and had lunch with her and hung at her home.

She lived alone with her cat, ate butter like cheese (like my mom), chain smoked, shamelessly dropped F bombs and is a survivor of a break and enter, robbery and sexual assault of a stranger.
She co-founded YOU HAVE THE POWER the nonprofit organization that empowers victims of crime through information, advocacy, understanding and resources.
"In the case of r**e, your spirit is murdered, and it's important to learn that if you don't talk about it, you don't heal." - Mary Martin. Donations here: https://donorbox.org/support-yhtp

Join me Sunday at 6pm for music and discussion with musicologist Mike Daley to hear about her life and contribution to the great music we all love.

May this be inspiration to Canadians and women to trust your gut, keep the faith and to fight for what you believe in.

Mary was fierce. A badass. A legend.
🙏🏻

01/27/2024

Next up on Zoomer Crooners & Songbirds 6PM Sunday Jan 28th on Zoomer Radio 96.7 FM and AM 740-"The Medium is The Message" Marshall McLuhan. Let's talk about how we've come from oral history and campfires to tik tok and tweets and how that affects us as humans. Comment below. ZoomerRadio

12/08/2023

Join Lily Frost for a special Hanukkah feature of FEMALE CANTORS on Zoomer Crooners & Songbirds, Sunday December 10th at 6PM Est. on Zoomer Radio.

From Rosenblatt to Spiro to some of Toronto's leading female cantor's of today, I will delve into what Cantorial music is and what prevented women from singing it in the past.

You will hear interesting interviews and beautiful music from cantorial soloists Aviva Chernick and Lindi Rivers, ordained cantor Paula Baruch as well as cantor and professor Simon Spiro.

We will listen to how this intricately ornamental, Jewish sacred music sounds traditionally and how it has made its way into some more familiar original greatest hits and even a new musical movie called Less Than Kosher featuring Shaina Silver Baird and her exciting, modern rendition of Avinu Malkeinu.

Tune in to Zoomer Radio 6PM Sunday Dec. 10th EST.

10/28/2023

My son Meesha hosts the Zoomer Room on ZoomerRadio 7pm before my show Saturday Night Bandstand 8-1am tonight!!