Playlist September 20 2010

Thanks to Erin, Dave, and Tara for phoning in to pledge some cold hard cash to our show.  Our goal is to raise $480 this year, so we still have a ways to go.  If you are interested in donating, check out the post below this one for details on some of the great prizes that are available, as well as instructions on how to pledge.  We appreciate your support - thanks for your help making this great community radio station possible in Saskatoon! 

Emiliana Torrini - Birds
Band of Horses - Neighbour
Beirut - Un Dernier Verre (Pour la Route)
*Ohbijou - Thunderlove
*Land of Talk - Swift Coin
*Patrick Watson - Sit Down Beside Me
The Black Angels - Haunting at 1300 McKinley
*Feist - I Feel It All
*The Arkells - Pullin' Punches
*Lyzanne Foth - Secrets (Local)
*The Wooden Sky - Oslo
*Arcade Fire - Suburban Warfare
Blitzen Trapper - Sleepytime in the Western World (Daytrotter Session)
Fleet Foxes - Sun Giant (Daytrotter Session)
Jeff Buckley - Vancouver
*Black Mountain - The Hair Song
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Soft Shock
*Tokyo Police Club - Wait Up (Boots of Danger)
Mumford and Sons - Winter Winds
*Amy Millan - Skinny Boy
*Broken Social Scene - Anthems for a Seventeen Year Old Girl
*Buck 65 feat. Jenn Grant - Paper Airplane
The Tallest Man on Earth - The Gardener
Avi Buffalo - Truth Sets In
*Dan Mangan - Tina's Glorious Comeback

Support community radio by making a pledge to CFCR's FM-Phasis 2010!

Hello everyone!! We are depending on you, our fabulous listeners, to make pledges to this year's FM-Phasis campaign in the name of our show (Monday Green Eggs and Ham 6-8 Edition with Camille and Janelle). Below you will find some background information on FM-Phasis, a list of prizes you will be eligible for, and instructions on how to make your pledge.

What is FM-Phasis and why should you make a pledge?
FM-Phasis is the Community Radio Society of Saskatoon's annual two-week on-air fundraising campaign. This year it commences Saturday September 18th and runs until Friday Octoberst. We (Camille and Janelle) will be hosting one show during this time (Monday September 20th).  Our show's goal is to raise at least $4 per minute of on-air time during FM-Phasis, which totals $480! There is no donation too big or small - every donation is appreciated!

FM-Phasis is essential to CFCR's existence, as it accounts for approximately a quarter of CFCR's annual operating budget, raising approximately $50,000 per year. The funds raised during past FM-Phasis campaigns have been directed toward continued improvements and upgrades for the station, including: moving to a new and improved location, new studio equipment, production studio renovations, a 1480-watt transmitter, and webcasting.

This year's campaign theme is "Community Radio - Living Stereo," and the goal is $60,000. If you love music and appreciate the work of the volunteer hosts at CFCR (Voted Saskatoon’s Best Radio Station by Readers of Planet S EVERY YEAR the survey has been done), please support us by donating to this campaign! All donations are sincerely appreciated!!

Prizes

• If you donate $10 or more you receive a limited edition Community Radio "Living Stereo" magnet.
• If you donate $25 or more, you are entered into Grand Prize Draw #1 and can choose a CD or a gift certificate from CFCR's prize list.
• If you donate $75 or more, you are entered into Grand Prize Draw #1 and Grand Prize Draw #2. You also receive a limited edition CFCR FM-Phasis T-Shirt and you get to choose more prizes from CFCR's fabulous prize lists.
• If you donate $150 or more, you are entered into all three Grand Prize Draws. You will receive a limited edition Community Radio Canvas Bag, a T-Shirt, and more CDs and gift certificates.
• If you donate $250 or more, you will be entered into all four Grand Prize Draws, in addition to all of the items in the previous level.

Grand Prizes (Drawn at the end of October)

• Grand Prize #1 ($25 Donation Level) is a clothing package from Doug's Spoke and Sport valued at $800.
• Grand Prize #2 ($75 Donation Level) is an American Fender Highway One Stratocaster from St. John's music valued at $1050.
• Grand Prize #3 ($150 Donation Level) is a Gourmet Dining for a Year from Planet S Magazine valued at $1500-$2000.
• Grand Prize #4 ($250 Donation Level) is a piece of original artwork by local artist Hugo Alvarado.

Early Bird Prizes

(pledges of $25 or more must be paid by Monday, October 4th at 5:00 PM to be enetered into Early Bird Draws.  The Early Bird Draws will be made on Wednesday, October 6th during the Afternoon Buzz.)

• Early Bird Prize #1 Original artwork by local artist Paul Pybus
• Early Bird Prize #2 A Swiss Army Luggage Set from the Awl Shoppe valued at $880. 

How to Make a Pledge
If you want to make a pledge from 6-8 AM, please phone us in the studio at 242-5002. If it is after 8 AM you can phone the CFCR offices at 664-6678. When you phone in, please make sure you dedicate your pledge to our show (Monday Green Eggs and Ham 6-8 edition with Camille and Janelle) because we track pledges per show as part of a friendly competition between hosts! We also have pledge sheets with us when we’re not at the studio, so you can submit pledges directly to us at any time! You can pay through cash, cheque, or credit card. If you have any questions, please feel free to send us an email at mondaygreeneggsandham@gmail.com.

Thanks for supporting community radio!

Playlist for September 6, 2010

My brother-in-law Brad seems to have developed a mysterious migratory pattern that finds him in Saskatoon on a bi-weekly basis, so he co-hosted the show once again.  Janelle was elsewhere in Saskatchewan getting rained on in a tent, so we preferred being in the comfort of the studio (once Franny arrived to turn on the heat, it was even more cosy).  This rainy, grey Labour Day brought out the mellow in us, as evidenced in our playlist.  We highly recommend listening to these songs accompanied by some warm tea and a fire place.

*Martha Wainwright - This Life
*Hannah Georgas - Deep End
*Wilderness of Manitoba - St. Petersberg
*Caribou - Hello Hammerheads
*Deep Dark Woods - Charlie's (Is Coming Down)
*Hey Rosetta! - We Made a Pact
*Rupa and the April Fishes - Trouble
*Reverie Sound Revue- An Anniversary Away
*Arcade Fire - Wasted Hours
Sean Hayes - No No Guantanamo
Avi Buffalo - One Last
*Apollo Ghosts - Coka-Cola Admen
*The Provincial Archive - Guided by Sundogs
*Old Man Luedecke - Mountain Plain
The Tallest Man on Earth - The Blizzard's Never Seen the Desert Sands
*The Acorn - Almanac
*Forest City Lovers- Sea to Land
*The Weakerthans - Sun in an Empty Room
*Zachary Lucky - Small Town Streets
*Blitzen Trapper - Furr
Ray Lamontagne - Beg Steal or Borrow
*Sarah Harmer - New Loneliness
Band of Horses - Evening Kitchen
*Rose Cousins and Rose Polenzani - The Book of Love (Magnetic Fields cover)
Earl Brothers - Won't Be Around Anymore
Punch Brothers- This is the Song (Good Luck)

Playlist August 23 2010

It was nice to actually do a show together after a summer of solo efforts, and Brad shared co-hosting duties once again.  The sadness of summer's departure is softened by the promise of an abundance of fall concerts.  Today's show included just a sampling of some of the acts coming to town in the next few months.  CFCR has brought in a lot of great bands for our annual FM-Phasis fundraiser, so be sure to check out some of these shows at Amigos - Blitzen Trapper, Cuff the Duke, Yukon Blonde, and The Wooden Sky just to name a few.  There is no shortage of good music to make the return to school/university/shorter days/cooler weather more enjoyable!

*Colleen Brown - I Can't Make You Love Me
Calexico with Iron and Wine - He Lays in the Reins
*Jenn Grant - (I've Got) The Two of You
Devendra Banhart - Baby
The Gaslight Anthem - Queen of Lower Chelsea
*The Golden Dogs - Cheap Umbrellas
Ra Ra Riot - Can You Tell
*Daniel Romano - Workin' For the Music Man
*Patrick Watson & The Cinematic Orchestra - To Build a Home
The Magnetic Fields - From a Sinking Boat
*Bend Sinister - Fool to Love
The Black Keys - Everlasting Light
*Tim Gilbertson - Sinners
*City and Colour - Against the Grain
*Two Hours Traffic - Better Sorry Than Safe
*Yukon Blonde - Tapes Forever Be Tapes
Natalie Merchant - Motherland
Pink Mountaintops - Plastic Man, You're the Devil
Josh Ritter - Change of Time
The Avett Brothers - Incomplete and Insecure
Emily Wells - Take it Easy San Francisco
*The Acorn - Restoration
*Buck 65 and Jenn Grant - Who By Fire
The Tallest Man On Earth - The Wild Hunt
*Arcade Fire - Ready To Start
Blitzen Trapper - The Tailor
Avi Buffalo - One Last

Playlist for August 9, 2010

I love summer shows, when waking up at 5 am and hopping on your bike doesn't seem like such a chore.  My bro-in-law, Brad, willingly joined in this morning routine, and provided excellent company and music choices in Janelle's absence.  This might be our folkiest show to date, as both Brad and I were filled with ideas from this past weekend's Regina Folk Festival.  We also fit in some favourites from past folk festivals.  Brad suggested that an outdoor rooftop studio would be quite suited to days like this; CFCR, is this in the budget?


Alela Diane - White As Diamonds
*Jon and Roy - Another Noon
*The Violet Archers - Sunshine at Night
*Forest City Lovers - Oh the Wolves!
Peter Wolf Crier - Hard as Nails
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - Home
Fleetwood Mac - Never Going Back Again
*Malajube - Luna
Monsters of Folk - Man Named Truth
Tallest Man on Earth - King of Spain
*The Acorn - Misplaced
*National Frost - The Death of Print
The Avett Brothers - I and Love and You
*Sarah Harmer - One Match
Blitzen Trapper - Below the Hurricane
Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal
*Sam Roberts - A Stone Would Cry Out
Emily Wells - Symphony 1 in the Barrel of a Gun
*Ohbijou- The Woods
Arrested Development - The World is Changing
*Old Man Luedecke - Carney Fork River
*Ghostkeeper- By Morning
*The Mountains and the Trees - More and More and More
*Justin Rutledge - Be a Man
Broken Bells - Citizen
*Wilderness of Manitoba- Summer Fires
*Cuff the Duke - Follow Me

Playlist July 26 2010

Summer!  There's nothing quite like a 5:30 AM bike ride to the station to wake you up!  Once again it was a solo show as Camille was out of town on a 100km bike tour (or something crazy like that....kind of puts my commuter rides to shame).  Today's playlist is a list of new and old.  It also included a sweet 3-song set dedicated to all \you fabulous people who garden.  I am jealous of your talents and patience.  Keep up the good work and thanks for listening!
-Janelle

*Daniel Romano - Workin' For the Music Man
*Broken Social Scene - Sentimental Xs
*The Wooden Sky - Something Hiding For Us in the Night
*Chad VanGaalen - Willow Tree
Groove Armada - Fall Silent
Neutral Milk Hotel - Two-Headed Boy
*Olenka and the Autumn Lovers - The Decline
*Owl - Airport
*The Mountains and the Trees - More & More & More
*Metric - Help I'm Alive (Daytrotter Session)
The Morning Benders - Promises
*Wolf Parade - Yulia
Band of Horses - Evening Kitchen
*Stars - Changes
*Forest City Lovers - Constellation
Kendal Johansson - Blue Moon (Big Star cover)
Karen Elson - Garden
*Shad - Rose Garden
The Tallest Man on Earth - The Gardener
The White Stripes - Walking With a Ghost (*Tegan and Sara Cover)
*Five Alarm Funk - Pay Day
Bonnie Prince Billy - Lay and Love
Foals - This Orient

Playlist for July 5, 2010

Back to the gool ol' solo show - when I can get away with playing bluegrass and Swedish bands because Janelle's not in town.  Summer is the time for festivals, and Saskatoon just wrapped up a great 10 day Jazz Festival.  Last night's bluegrass performance by Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder was a festival highlight for me, and inspired me to dust off the banjo that's been sitting in my house and give it a go.  Be sure to hit up more of the local(ish) music festivals this summer, including the Regina Folk Festival in early August and the Ness Creek Folk and Bluegrass Festivals.

Thomas Dybdahl - From Grace
*Final Fantasy - This is the Dream of Wine and Regine
Ray Lamontagne - Hold You In My Arms
*Forest City Lovers - Oh the Wolves!
*Wildnerness of Manitoba - Hardship Acres
*Leif Vollebekk - Québec
*Cuff the Duke - You Were Right
*Joel Plaskett Emergency - Fashionable People
*Reid Jamieson - Rail
*Black Mountain - Angels
of Montreal - Coquet Coquette
Tori Amos feat. Damien Rice - The Power of Orange Knickers
*Idlers - Love Moves
Fever Ray - When I Grow Up
*Tegan and Sara - Turnpike Ghost (Steel Train cover)
Blitzen Trapper-  The Tailor
Avi Buffalo - Truth Sets In
*Miss Emily Brown - Sleeping Lions
*K'Naan - Take a Minute
*Hey Rosetta - Red Song
The Black Keys - She's Long Gone
Karen Elson - The Truth is in the Dirt
*Buck 65 feat. Jenn Grant - Who By Fire (Leonard Coehn cover)
*The Acorn - Misplaced
Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder - Black Eyed Suzy
*Rose Cousins & Rose Polenzani - Book of Love (Magnetic Fields cover)\
Band of Horses - On My Way Back Home
The Tallest Man On Earth - Pistol Dreams