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As you may have heard, CKUA Radio is donor-supported. Closing in on 100 years. So when a donor steps up and supports us through a one-hour donation, we focus on what their message is and the music they like.

Tracey, the donor for the first hour sent forward a great wish list of tunes and artists and this fine message….

“Music was my constant companion growing up on a ranch West of Calgary. The story of a song is so very powerful and is something we carry with us for our entire lives. My husband  Kelvin and I appreciate the diversity of your network.   Saturdays (both day and nights) would not be the same without your station. We’ll be toasting you, along with all the other great CKUA donors and supporters.  Thanks for all you do.”

well, thank you. much appreciated.

Here’s some of what Bar Open A wanted to hear.  Corb, Dire Straits, Robert Plant/ Alison Krauss, Van Morrison, McCartney & Wings. Bowie to start Hour Two.

I left room to Rodney Crowell, Jerry Lee Lewis, and The Teskey Brothers.

A salute to Mike Campbell, leader of The Heartbreakers. His duet with Margo Price Light Me Up from Strays and co-writer of  Don Henley’s   Boys of Summer from First Aid Kit.

New music from Van the Man, Adrian Sutherland, Lake Street Dive, Shawnee Kish, and Toots in Memphis.

and finally, the LIVE tracks for your Saturday night. 4 in one segment  from

Neil Young – Sugar Mountain (Young Shakespeare)

George Harrison  My Sweet Lord (Bangladesh)

Aretha  – Never loved a man (Paris)

Tedeschi Trucks  – Love has something else to say – (Everybody’s Talking )

Madeleine  Peyroux – Walking after Midnight –  (Careless Love – Deluxe)

and we finish with a stellar version of Homburg  (the full-length version ) by Procol Harum..in honour of lyricist Keith Reid who passed away exactly a year ago and his writing/singing partner the great Gary Booker who passed away two years ago.

Cheers to The Bar Open A Ranch!!!!!

Check us out – and turn it up.

Thanks

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T’was The Night Before St Patrick’s Day and all through the house

Dad was busy. He couldn’t find The Famous Grouse.

THE SHOW

Being a lifelong Mulligan and coming from many years of Mulligan lineage, St Patrick’s Day is special.

We honour the day. It’s not an excuse to start the day with a drink for breakfast.

For those who approach the day in the same way, I have The Irish Stew for you.

We start hour two with Bruce Springsteen Live in Dublin with Irish musicians and an audience ready to sing.

Then comes Glen Hansard (Bearing Witness) World Party (Ship of Fools) U2 (One) Van Morrison and The Chieftains (Irish Heartbeat) and Sinead O’Conner  (In This Heart)

New music from Celeigh Cardinal, Larkin Poe, Julien Taylor, Little Feat (yup), Devin Cuddy, Corb Lund, and Norah Jones.

And music for a Saturday Night from Muddy Waters, Bruce Springsteen live on Broadway, Joan Armatrading, James Brown, J Geils Band, Steve Miller Band, Lee Michaels.

And a bunch of live tracks – including The Wood Brothers, Steely Dan, Ry Cooder/David Lindley Family Album (in Vienna) and two from Bruce.

Slainte is tainte !!!!

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I see Rockin’ Roy is also remembering Buddy Holly.

Who better to tell that story?

Buddy, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper (JP Richardson) all died in a plane crash Feb 3 1959. They had played the night before in Clear Lake Iowa.

For those who know the name but not the story behind Buddy and Ritchie both these CKUA shows will be a primer.

If you are a fan..all those memories will come flooding back.

Buddy especially wrote about love and romance. He wasn’t as scary as Little Richard and Jerry Lee and had none of the sexy swagger of Elvis but he HAD the songs. The early hits he recorded at the Norman Petty Studios in Clovis New Mexico.

(Barry Allen and Wes Dakus and the Rebels recorded their early hits at Norman Petty’s studio in Clovis New Mexico and came back with tales of amazing Buddy and  producer Norman)

In the late 50’s and early 60’s Buddy’s songs were heard all over the World..

Which is why on their first records,  The Beatles and The Stones included Buddy Holly covers.

Buddy was 22

Bopper 28.

Ritchie was only 17

Ritchie Valens was the first star to make Chicano rock music. He had only been releasing hits for less than a year but would be huge. Driving the hit bus was La Bamba.  Another was the Leiber-Stoller song Framed with Carol Kaye on bass and Earl Palmer on drums.

The Stew is going to play tracks from Ritchie and Buddy plus bands influenced by these artists.

*Footnote…

Buddy’s bassist gave up his seat on the plane to a sick Big Bopper. His name is Waylon Jennings.

And the night  Buddy sang in Clear Lake,  standing right in front of him watching his every move and listening to every note was a very young Bob Dylan. Dylan still talks about that night and that singer.

Also on Saturdays “Stew” The first-hour donor had a short but fine wish list. Taj Mahal, Susan Tedeschi and Los Lobos.

They are fully covered. Including Taj and Los Lobos together plus  Susan and Tedeschi Trucks jamming with Taj in a dressing room – Taj was teaching TTB his version of Leaving Trunk. It’s simply electric.

New Music from

• Mark Knopfler
• The Strumbellas
• Pretenders
• Celeigh Cardinal
• Adrian Sutherland
• Bahamas
• The Black Keys
• Robbie Robertson

Come on – turn it UP

INTERVIEW Next week – Alan Doyle

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