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A FEW NEW ONES

March 4, 2023March 13, 2023

A sampling of new, newish and preview tunes

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6 minute read

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

February 10, 2023March 4, 2024

Eleanor Collins: An amazing singer and dignified advocate for building community and social justice

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12 minute read

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

February 3, 2023February 3, 2023

An Afrofuturist take on life after the climate crisis using Black spirituals to sing the story

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READERS’ CHOICE PART TEN

January 28, 2023February 1, 2023

Music Finds Its Own Way: an essay by Connie Kuhns

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6 minute read

KURATED READERS’ CHOICE PART NINE

January 27, 2023January 27, 2023

Guitar-driven pop-rock by Toronto’s Alvvays (pictured) plus The Beaches, 54-40, the Revivalists and Dua Lipa

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4 minute read

READERS’ CHOICE PART EIGHT

January 21, 2023January 22, 2023

Six songs spanning almost 50 years by artists better and lesser known including Frazey Ford, Kris Kristofferson, Marlin Greene, John Prine and BW Stevenson

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7 minute read

READERS’ CHOICE 2022 PART SEVEN

January 20, 2023January 20, 2023

Some superb selections from two exceptional music lovers and Kurated contributors who passed away in 2022

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5 minute read

KURATED READERS’ CHOICE PART SIX

January 14, 2023January 14, 2023

Featuring Billy Strayhorn’s last composition and a lively sobremesa Tiny Desk Concert set by Spanish star C. Tangana

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5 minute read

READERS’ CHOICE PART FIVE

January 11, 2023January 13, 2023

Honouring four legacy artists – Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Gordon Lightfoot and Jerry Lee Lewis

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4 minute read

READERS’ CHOICE PART FOUR

January 7, 2023January 7, 2023

Listen to the jazz classic Nature Boy plus a wildly eclectic 53-song playlist

Kris Klaasen started writing music reviews in Calgary for college and university papers as well as the Calgary Herald. He also wrote occasional record reviews for the Georgia Straight in the 80s. A lifelong communicator and music enthusiast, Kris has been involved with the Vancouver Folk Music Festival in various capacities for more than 35 years and has recently been studying African hand drumming. He's also a pretty good whistler. The photo shows Kris and his daughter at VFMF.