Canadian Spaces is Canada’s longest-running folk music radio show, founded by Chopper McKinnon in Chopper passed away on March 13, 2013.
CKCU FM in Ottawa is the home of "Canadian Spaces", Canada's longest-running folk music radio program. Chopper McKinnon founded the show in 1980 and hosted it for 33 years. The show serves as a vital hub and sounding board for Canadian singer-songwriters. Each Saturday morning, the loyal listeners – the "Space Cadets" – are treated to live performances and relaxed interviews. Chopper believed pass
ionately in the quality of Canadian folk music, and gave airplay and encouragement to countless artists from across the country. Listeners have always showed strong support for Canadian Spaces during CKCU's annual funding drive. The high level of donations to the show saved the entire station from bankruptcy at one point. CKCU created the Ottawa Folk Festival in 1994 in response to the immense passion and loyalty of Chopper's audience. He served as the Main Stage host at the festival for the next 15 years, and received the Helen Verger Award in 1999 for his "significant, sustained contributions to folk music in Canada". Listeners and musicians from across Canada and beyond expressed a deep, personal sense of loss on hearing of his passing. A number of songs were written in his honour, and several memorial concerts and tributes were held. "Canadian Spaces" is now hosted by Chris White with a series of co-hosts who have connections to the folk community. All CKCU shows are broadcast on 93.1 FM to a 100 km radius on, streamed at www.ckcufm.com, and available for a year in the CKCU audio archive at www.ckcufm.com/schedule. For more information, please contact Chris White: [email protected]
Russ Kelley, Marie-Lynn Hammond, Dan Frechette and Erin Okrainec will be guests on Canadian Spaces on CKCU this Saturday from 10 to noon Eastern. You'll also hear new music from Lindsay Ferguson, Terra Spencer, Twin Flames and more. Erin Okrainec will be co-hosting the show with Chris White. Hey Space Cadets... put the kettle on and make a pot of your favourite hot brown drink...
Volunteers needed! If you'd like to help organize the August 28th picnic at Britannia Park celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Ottawa Folk Festival, please attend a 60-minute planning session on Zoom on Tuesday, July 30 at 6:30 pm. The Zoom link we'll be using is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89386396491
Live broadcast alert! CKCU FM’s Canadian Spaces and "The Back 40” will go live from the Turning Point this Saturday, July 13 from 10 am to 1 pm. We will feature several artists live on location in our community.
Join us in person! The Turning Point is at 411 Cooper Street (at Bank). Can’t make it? No worries! You can tune in at 93.1 FM in Ottawa or online at CKCUFM .com
We’ll also be on YouTube (the link will be posted online on our playlist.
On today's edition of Canadian Spaces on CKCU, you'll hear music from Penny Lang, Jennifer Noxon, Annie Gallup, Ball and Chain, Kelli Trottier, Dave Gunning, The Afro-Métis Nation, Judy Collins, Cheza, Terry Gillespie Musician, Pat Mayberry, Le Vent du Nord, De Temps Antan, Old Man Luedecke, Anthony Toner, Saloon Dion, Vince Halfhide, Howie Hooper and more...
Saloon Dion (Gerri Trimble, Ann Downey and Vince Halfhide) will chat and perform on Canadian Spaces on CKCU this Saturday from 10 to noon Eastern. They play Almonte Celtfest on Sunday. As well, Paul Kent will pay tribute to the late Howie Hooper... and the '40 minutes of uninterrupted folk' will feature lots of fabulous music. You can catch the show on 93.1 FM (Ottawa) or listen 'live or later' on CKCU's website.
Today (Saturday) catch Mary Flower from Portland, Oregon and Michael Jerome Browne from Montreal chatting and performing on Canadian Spaces on CKCU at 10:45 am and in concert at Red Bird Live at 8:00 pm. These two astounding musicians and friends are not to be missed!
Have no fear, loyal listeners of CKCU! I have pre-recorded my Saturday Morning show for June 29th and it will be a good one!
Really special show this week hosted by Ray Harris… in Hr #2, a very rare recording of Willie P. Bennett LIVE in 1978!!!
Hr #1 is not to be outdone - 40 minutes of amazing folk + a mini Billy Cowsill tribute! So… put the kettle on, pour yourself a cup of your fave hot brown drink and enjoy!
(you can tune in Saturday 10-noon or listen on demand right now!)
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Hey Space Cadets!
The 2nd hour of this week’s upcoming Canadian Spaces will feature an amazing recording of the great Willie P. Bennett “Live in 1978”! Not to be missed!
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Join Teresa Bandrowska tomorrow for Canadian Spaces…Shawna Caspi, Kristine St. Pierre, Sue Foley, Penny Lang, Pat Moore, Twin Flames, Elisapie and more!
On this Saturday’s Canadian Spaces on CKCU, anne-marie will be speaking with Petr Cancura about the upcoming Ottawa Jazz Festival. Campbell & Johnston will call in to chat about their new album, Paisley Hearts. Later, Kristine St-Pierre Music and Nick James Beaton will join us in the CKCU studio to present each their own brand new albums. It’s a sure sign of spring with all these new music announcements. Tune in from 10 am to noon, Saturday, at 93.1 on your FM dial. Or listen online and on demand at CKCUFM dot com.
I was 'beside myself' today when Arthur II surprised me with this painting during a Canadian Spaces on CKCU broadcast from the Gladstone Theatre! You can watch the show on the CKCU YouTube channel and/or listen back from the CKCU website. Thanks to everyone who made the show such a success!
It's June! Enjoy Saturday Morning with a tapestry of roots music woven by your host this week, Teresa Bandrowska
Drop by the Gladstone Theatre any time between 10 to noon today to tour the building and catch a live presentation of Canadian Spaces on CKCU. The Gladstone is one of 94 buildings participating in this year's Doors Open Ottawa - Portes ouvertes Ottawa event. Join host Chris White for two hours of live music and conversation -- and a sneak preview of the Gladstone's upcoming theatre season. Musicians will include Carissa Klopoushak, Brent Smith, Erin Okrainec, Stephen Hardy Palmer Music, Ann Downey, Raphael Weinroth-Browne and Jeff Rixx Graham. There will also be a participatory mural orchestrated by Arthur II.
Tune into Canadian Spaces on CKCU from 10 to noon Eastern to hear a live performance by Mama's Broke, conversations with Rebecca Campbell and Ronley Teper and '40 minutes of uninterrupted folk' presented by Carolyn Sutherland, and lots more... on Canada's longest-running folk/roots radio show. Mama's Broke plays everything... including fiddlesticks!
Time to celebrate the finest in folk music! Nominations are now open for the Ontario Folk Music Awards!
https://folkmusicontario.org/awards
This year, we will be honouring our nominees and winners at an awards gala on Sunday, October 6th, 2024, at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga, Ontario.
Deadline to Apply: June 14, 2024
There are 4 categories to apply for:
CMRRA Song of the Year Award
Album of the Year Award
Performing Artist of the Year Award
Recording Artist of the Year
Folk Music Ontario Members are also invited to nominate for the 2024 Estelle Klein Community Builder Award, and the Estelle Klein Lifetime Achievement Award.
If you have any questions regarding the awards or nomination process, please contact us directly at [email protected].
How many names do you recognize on this list of 572 musicians who performed at Rasputin's Folk Cafe in Ottawa?
Wayne Adams | Chris Adeney | Debbie Adshade | Fran Aiken | Mike Alviano | Allison | Patrick Amyot | Robbie Anderman | Mary Anderson | Chris Andrews | Mary-Ellen Anderson | Chris Angel | David Archibald | Catherine Arsenault | Jeanette Arsenault | Danny Artuso | Jesse Atwell | Robert Atyeo | Jay Aymar
Sam Baardman | Terry Baine | Danny Bakan | Paul Baker | Gloria Baker | Brenda Baker | Dave Balfour | Michael Ball | Thom Barker | Steve Beattie | Audrey Becker | Bobbie Bedeque | Jeff Belanger | Ian Bell | Kevin Bell | Kristin Bell-Murray | Erin Benjamin | Jody Benjamin | Willie P. Bennett | Paul Berry | Mark Berube | Susan Beyer | Dave Binder | Arlene Bishop | Joe Bishop | Dave Blackwell | Ron Blackman | Rick Blair | Lynda Blair | James Blondeau | Peter Boag | Ray Bonneville | Alicia Borosonik | Paul Bourdeau | Alise Bowler | Bonnie Bradley | Ann Brady | Don Bray | Kathryn Briggs | Judy Brooks | Alistair Brown | Greg Brown | Ken Brown | Michael Jerome Brown | Rodney Brown | Peter Brown | Mark Browning | Biron Brunelle | Barry Bruyere | Missy Burgess | Lyle Burwell |
Beth Cahil | Bill Cameron | Doug Cameron | Donny Campbell | Rebecca Campbell | Kevin Cardamore | Ralph Carlson | Dave Carmichael | Shawna Caspi | Erin Cassidy | Nathan Caswell | Brent Chaisson | Chantal Chamberland | Peter Chapin | Deb Charles | Jean Marc Charron | Glenn Chatten | James Cheechoo | Nesbit Chhangur | Geri Childs | Anabelle Chvostek | Ian Clarke | Jamie Clarke | Adam Cleland | Andy Cohen | Larkin Cohen | Rick Colbourne | Chris Coole | Andree Copeland | Erin Corday | Blair Corey | Rose Cousins | Anna Couthino | Sharon Coward | Doug Cox | Lynda Craig | Nonie Crete | Susan Crowe | Lori Cullen | Don Cu**er | Amelia Curran | Rob Currie | Catie Curtis | Melwood Cutlery
Heather Dale | Barrie Davis | Morgan Davis | Daisy DeBolt | Guy del Villano | Chris Demeanor | Wendy DeMos | Rick Denis | Bob Develin | Ian Dewar | Nancy Dickenson | Peter Dixon | Merisa Donoghue | Ann Downey | Roger Dorey | Kyla Dowden | Teresa Doyle | Frank Duern | Donna Dunlop | Scot Dunlop | Ken Dunn | Maria Dunn | Willie Dunn | Keith Dyck
Fred J. Eaglesmith | Shawn Ecano | Eric Eggleston | Roddy Elias | Karyn Ellis | Bob Evans | Dave Evans
Joel Fafard | Christine Fagan | Tess Fama | Rashid Fanin | Heather Farrow | Tammy Fassaert | Stephen Fearing | Beth Ferguson | Lindsay Ferguson | Mark Ferguson | Pierre Ferland | Rick Fielding | Rick Fines | Aengus Finnan | Jeremy Fisher | Steve Fisk | Sherryl Fitzpatrick | Andrea Florian | Bob Flynn | Roy Forbes | Jason Fowler | David Francey | Allan Fraser | Dana Frauzel | Don Freed | Danielle French | Cate Friesen
Bill Gallaher | Annie Gallup | Bill Garrett | Michael Gauthier | John Geggie | Hayley Gene | Don Gessner | Geordie Gibbon | Mary Gick | Doug Gifford | Duncan Gillis | Pat Gillisie | Jane Gillman | Keith Glass | Eve Goldberg | Gerry Goodfriend | Glenna Goodness | Charles Gordon | James Gordon | Bill Gossage | Joe Grass | Remi-Serge Gratton | Christine Graves | Rob Graves | Jeremy Greenhouse | Garry Greenland | Mike Grier | Gerry Griffin | Fred Guignion | Pat Guinta | Stephanie Guzman
Norm Hacking | Paul A. T. Haining | Vince Halfhide | Joe Hall | Karen Leslie Hall | Carla Hallett | Ian Halperin | Ken Hamm | Bennett Hammond | John Wort Hannam | Lynne Hanson | Slavek Hanzlik | Tim Harrison | Lis Harvey | Paul Haslem | Bill Hawkins | Maria Hawkins | Peter Hay | Stella Haybukhai | Lee Hayes | Rick Hayes | Justin Haynes | Kevin Head | Treasa Healy | Heidi | Harold Henkel | Ian Hepburn | Jim Hepler | Dave Hildinger | Sarah Hill | Veda Hille | Rob Hines | Greg Hobbs | Pam Hodges | Emma Lee Hogg | Frank Holden | Vasil Holub | Gregory Hoskins | Alex Houghton | Heather Houston | Bill Huggins | Leanne Hutton | Doug Hume | Patrick Hutchinson
May Ip | Mark Izerman
Daniel Jackson | John Jastremski | Lori Jean | Jeen | Jeffra | Phil Jenkins | Bob Jensen | Michael Jerling | Kebba Jobateh | Back Alley John | K C Jones | Terry Jones | Doug Juby
Kim Kalen | Judy Kamminga | Rick Kane | Ken Kanwisher | Andrea Karam | Chuck Karn | Kim Kaskiw | Tyler Kealey | Keats | David Keeble | Greg Kelly | Shauna Kennedy | Elliot Kimmel | Dave King | Richard Knechtel | J Knutson | Ron Korb | Olexandr Kurta | Roland Kushner | Louise Kwan
Dana Lacroix | Melisse Lafrance | Jose Lajoie | Dennis Lakusta | Dave Lang | Penny Lang | Trevor Lapointe | David Lapp | Sam Larkin | Yves Laroche | Dan Larocque | Julie Larocque | Grit Laskin | Louise Laurier | Jim Layeux | John Law | Michele Law | Garrett Leaver | Hazel May Lebrun | Anne Lederman | Lori Jean | Lorraine Lee | Cathleen Lesperance | Lisa Leveque | Russell Levia | Tom Lewis | Bob Libbey | Rafael Lima | Colin Linden | Lindi | J. David Lindsay | Tom Lips | Lorne Lofsky | Sue Lothrop | Gord Lowe | Cara Luft |Sherwood Lumsden | Stella Luna | Meg Lunney
David MacDonald | Marlene MacDonald | Kirk MacDonald | brenLey macEachern | Troy MacGillivray | Lloyd MacHardy | Ellen MacIsaac | Wendy MacIsaac | Chris MacLean | Doc MacLean | Heather MacLeod | Magoo | Andrew Mah | Steve Malikail | Manitoba Hal | Dyan Maracle | Alise Marlane | Alan Marsden | Michaela Foster Marsh | Vanessa Marshak | Ray Martin | Pam Mason | Peter Mathers | Barb Mattiacci | Tom Mawhinney | Chris Mayo | Zeke Mazurek | Doug McArthur | Barney McCaffrey | Derrick McCandless | Dave McCann | Glenna McConnell | Jim McCreavy | Rob McGuiness | Jim McIntyre | Lisa McIssac | Stewart McIsaac | Loreena McKennit | Allegra McKenzie | Chris McKhool | John McLachlan | Heather McLeod | Tom McMahon | Susan McMaster | Ira McWilliams | Mark Medgyesi | Nicky Mehta | Joanne Meis | Gary Mennie | Razor Mike | Michael Miland | Lynn Miles | Cathy Miller | Mikel Miller | Dave Miller | Linda Miller | Tiiu Millistver | Trevor Mills | Martha Milne | Robert Minden | Ray Montford | Ruth Moody | Pat Moore | Larry 'The Bird' Mootham | Bob Moover | Denis Moreau | Joshua Morin | Linda Morrison | Steve Mosley | M'el M'rabet | Neema Mugala | Shirley Munroe | Ross Murray
Arnie Naiman | Nick Naffin | Jory Nash | Drew Nelson | Victor James Nesrallah | Ian North | Jennifer Noxon | Angie Nussey | Suzanne Nuttal
Jordan O'Connor | Wanda O'Connor | Phil O'Flarety | Gerry O'hAllmhurain | Dave O'Heare | Old Man Luedecke | Shannon O'Marr | Terry Odette | Greg Odynski | Nelson Oliver | David Owen | Brendan Vincent Owens
Angela Page | Tena Palmer | Steve Parker | Caroline Balderston Parry | David Parry | Evalyn Parry | Chris Paterson | Lonesome Paul | Rosalee Peppard | Ken Perlman | Julie Perrault | Alex Perry | Nadia Petraroja | Nadia Petrenko | Iain Phillips | Tom Pirosok | Tom Plant | Danni Plume | Cathy Porter | Martin Posen | Shelley Posen | Ann Preslawski | Marek Przednowek | Trish Pye | Jack Pyl
Roger Rainbow | Gary Rasberry | Michelle Rasky | Razor Mike | Doug Reansbury | Athena Reich | Loretto Reid | Sandra Reid | Glen Reid | Cheryl Reid | Norman Rennie | Robert Reynolds | Alan Rhody | Anne Richards | Tom Richter | Rob Ritchie | Ken Rivard | Ian Robb | Sally Robinson | Linda Robitaille | Derek Roche | Terry Joe Rodrigues | Garnet Rogers | Sheila Ross | Adele Rouselle-Farough | Eugene Ruffolo | Serena Ryder | Alyssa Ryvers
Aaron Saloman | Rima Samara | Mose Scarlett | Leslie Schatz | Steve Schellenberg | Pierre Schryer | Dave Scobie | Brandon Scott | Douglas September | David Seraphim | David Sereda | Lizzie Shanks | Cindy Sidock | Angie Simms-Karp | Shane Simpson | Alex Sinclair | Jennifer Skromeda | Tannis Slimmon | Nathan Sloniowski | Michael Smith | Danny Smith | Scott Cameron Smith | Bob Snider | Charlie Sohmer | Martina Sorbara | Spider | Rae Spoon | Scott Spooner | Joe Stanton | Gord St. Aubin | Anne St Jacques | Bob Stark | James Stephens | John Stewart | Tom Stowe | Trevor Strange | Tom Strong | Sandy Stubbert | Bill Stunt | Kendall Sullivan | Mick Sullivan | Jack Surch | Penelope Swales | Ember Swift | Scott B Sympathy | Susan Szathmary
Brian Taheny | Ian Tamblyn | Frank Taylor | Ronley Teper | Scot Thibeault | Sally Thompson | Michael Thibeault | Dave Thomson | David Tinkoff | Brent Titcomb | Todd | Barbara Tose |Melissa Trottier | Harmony Trowbridge | Terry Tufts | Tony Turner | Paddy Tutty
Eric Vani | Rose Vaughan | Jim Vautour | Peter Verity | Suzie Vinnick | Evelyn Voigt
Anne Wagner | Kim Waldruff | Anne Walker | Emma Wall | Sneezy Waters | Bobby Watt | Bob Webb | Dann Webb | Gordon Webber | Paul Weber | Clare Wettemann | Katherine Wheatley | Chris White | Peggy White | Sheila White | David Wiffen | Annie Wilkinson | Brooks Williams | Nicholas Williams | Tim Williams | Jay Willis | Mark Wilson | Alexa Winchell | John Wood | David Woodhead | Max Woolover | Ken Workman | Sam Worth | Bruce Wozny | Ev Wyness
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Up this morning: All-Canadian Pure Grade A Folk. Plus interviews with Kate Weekes and Jody Benjamin.
Friends... Thank you *so* much for your positive comments about my induction into the Canadian Folk Music Awards / Prix de musique folk canadienne's 'Order of Folk'! It has been extremely nice to receive your positive vibes. In this photo taken by Nathanael Newton and directed by Maria Hawkins, I'm sporting the CFMA pin plus a pin from CKCU, another awesome organization.
In other news... catch my acting debut in a Mia Kelly Music video called 'Bonefish Boys' that will be released on Tuesday...!
Held over until Saturday, May 18... There are only a few days left to catch Arthur II's brilliant exhibit called 'Crucible' at SAW Gallery in the Arts Court complex. Located at 67 Nicholas Street, the gallery is open from 11 am to 6 pm. Admission is free. The twelve 4'x4' paintings depict a fire that destroyed a shared studio space in the Market area in 1974, leading to the creation of SAW (Sussex Annex Works), an artists' collective of which Arthur is a co-founder. Since that time, the volunteer-driven organization has had a massive impact on the community through SAW Gallery, SAW Video (now DARC),Club SAW and other initiatives.
Huge congrats to my friend and Ottawa’s own Chris White for being bestowed the first ever Order of Folk at the 2024 Canadian Folk Music Awards (CFMA). That is well-deserved and honourable recognition! And congrats to Peter Bowie who also received this new award.
In April, The Canadian Folk Music Awards (CFMA) unveiled a new award called the Order of Folk, which recognizes multiple people across Canada who have dedicated
The concert was a big success -- everyone went home happy and uplifted. Thanks to Red Bird Live for bringing Stephen Fearing Music to Ottawa!
You can listen to my interview with him on Canadian Spaces on CKCU this morning (Saturday). I'll also be chatting with Kate Weekes and with Boreal (Tannis Slimmon, Katherine Wheatley and Angie Nussey) who have shows coming up at Red Bird soon. I'll also be playing lots of excellent Canadian folk/roots music... there's lots out there! Get your hot brown drinks ready...
I'm looking forward to hearing Stephen Fearing Music perform at Red Bird Live in Ottawa this evening! He can't stick around town to be a guest on Canadian Spaces on CKCU tomorrow morning, so I recorded an interview with him to play on the show. Tune in from 10 to noon to hear him talk about some of the many interesting things he's doing these days.
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A gathering of band members, media folks and fervent fans celebrating the 10th anniversary of Jack Pine & The Fire's first concert ever.
Doreen Stevens is speaking to a number of environmental subjects as part of the Treesongs 2 Concert this afternoon.
Rasputin's Revisited – with Dean Verger, Ruth Stewart Verger, Lynn Miles, Arthur McGregor, Cathy Miller, Shawna Caspi, Russell Levia, Phil Jenkins, Andre Gagne and Chris White
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