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Vinyl records by Newfoundland & Labrador's pioneer recording artists.
13 Jun, 2019 | 0:55:00 |
EN | CHMR FM Music Department | NewFound Records
Themeless June continues with a mix of pop, rock, blues, and a fantastic fairy tale that defies genrefication! On the platter, a track from NL's first LP comprised entirely of original compositions by the band members. Plus a number by NL's only blues artist to garner a Juno award. And a track from an ultra-rare cassette tape that one journalist...
13 Jun, 2019 | 0:55:00 |
EN | CHMR FM Music Department | NewFound Records
Themeless June continues with a mix of pop, rock, blues, and a fantastic fairy tale that defies genrefication! On the platter, a track from NL's first LP comprised entirely of original compositions by the band members. Plus a number by NL's only blues artist to garner a Juno award. And a track from an ultra-rare cassette tape that one journalist...
Vinyl records by Newfoundland & Labrador's pioneer recording artists.07 Jun, 2019 | 0:55:00 |
EN | CHMR FM Music Department | NewFound Records
Themeless June continues with another eclectic mix taylor-made for lovers of NL vintage vinyl. We will doff our caps in memory of accordion afficionado Wilf Doyle who passed away on June 8, 2012; and to drumming legend Rocky Wiseman who passed last year, also on June 8. Plus, we'll give a nod to World Oceans Day by spinning a few...
Vinyl records by Newfoundland & Labrador's pioneer recording artists.31 May, 2019 | 0:55:00 |
EN | CHMR FM Music Department | NewFound Records
No theme for this show! Instead a mixed bag of NL oldies, mostly 45 rpm singles, retrieved from the NFR vinyl deeps. Many tracks have not been previously aired in the ten year history of NFR Radio Hour. On the platter... a rare single by The Rising Sons. The label says it's from their vinyl LP, but to my delight...
Vinyl records by Newfoundland & Labrador's pioneer recording artists.24 May, 2019 | 0:55:00 |
EN | CHMR FM Music Department | NewFound Records
A mixed bag of angelic tracks for this episode of NFR... from winged spirits with their harps & halos to human angels filled with purity, beauty, kindness and all that is good. But beware! There are forces of evil lurking, cleverly disguised and eager to take what you have to fulfill their own wicked desires! On the platter are an...
Vinyl records by Newfoundland & Labrador's pioneer recording artists.16 May, 2019 | 0:55:00 |
EN | CHMR FM Music Department | NewFound Records
Spring is here and migratory birds are returning to Newfoundland & Labrador from their winter vacation homes in warmer climes. And our feathered friends invade the NFR air waves for this episode! Swallows, eagles, sparrows, doves, hens, and blackbirds... we’ve got ‘em all and more besides! Featured artists include songbird Phyllis Noseworthy, singer-songwriter extraordinaire Dave Panting, The Grade 3 choristers...
Vinyl records by Newfoundland & Labrador's pioneer recording artists.10 May, 2019 | 0:55:00 |
EN | CHMR FM Music Department | NewFound Records
An episode full of songs appropriate for the Mother's Day weekend. The show features a mixed bag of motherly ditties retrieved from the depths of NFR's vinyl archives. The heartfelt songs reflect the unique bond between mama and her babies! Featured artists include Charile Mercer, Dave Nicol, The MacDonald Drive Elementary Choir, Dick Nolan, Ray Broderick, Loretta Cormier, Kevin Beanland...
Vinyl records by Newfoundland & Labrador's pioneer recording artists. 02 May, 2019 | 0:55:00 |
EN | CHMR FM Music Department | NewFound Records
For this episode, NewFound Records bellies up to the bar… that ultimate think tank where nothing anybody says is ever true! There's no shortage of Newfoundland drinking songs and we've put together an intoxicating playlist featuring Dick Nolan's ode to Scotch... and John White's anthem to Screech. Plus, Rex Hemeon counts the bubbles in his beer, Peter Narvaez mixes blues...
Vinyl records by Newfoundland & Labrador's pioneer recording artists.25 Apr, 2019 | 0:55:00 |
EN | CHMR FM Music Department | NewFound Records
More than 40 years ago SIMANI, Sim Savory and Bud Davidge, took the stage for the first time in Belleoram, Fortune Bay, NL. Four decades later, Simani is still a household name throughout Newfoundland. Seems like everyone, old or young, knows their songs... classics like The Mummers Song, which helped revive interest in a dying Newfoundland Christmas tradition. And then...
Vinyl records by Newfoundland & Labrador's pioneer recording artists.18 Apr, 2019 | 0:55:00 |
EN | CHMR FM Music Department | NewFound Records
A variety of oldies music with a connection to Labrador... On the playlist are native Labradorian Harry Martin with a thought-provoking track from his only vinyl LP. Shirley Montague delivers a stellar rendition of Old Mokami, The Reverend Lester Bury speaks fondly of travelling with his dog team, The Labrador Balladeer, Gerald Mitchell, sings about the Province`s longest river, June...
Vinyl records by Newfoundland & Labrador's pioneer recording artists.12 Apr, 2019 | 0:55:00 |
EN | CHMR FM Music Department | NewFound Records
Today, a mish-mash of ditties... a few wordy songs to mark Scrabble Day; and a few look-a-like ditties in honour of Look-a-like Day which is actually on April 20 but NFR has other plans for next week. And we round out the program with a motley bunch of recent adds to the NFR library of local oldies. On the platter...
Vinyl records by Newfoundland & Labrador's pioneer recording artists.05 Apr, 2019 | 0:55:00 |
EN | CHMR FM Music Department | NewFound Records
Break out your kilt and bagpipes because April 6 is Tartan Day, a day for celebrating the contributions to our country of the more than four million Canadians who have Scottish ancestry. NFR celebrates by showcasing NL oldies music with a Scottish theme. On the platter are spins by Alan MacArthur, Walter J. MacIsaac, Minnie White, Sullivan`s Gypsies, Freeman Walters,...
Vinyl records by Newfoundland & Labrador's pioneer recording artists.29 Mar, 2019 | 0:55:00 |
EN | CHMR FM Music Department | NewFound Records
On this episode of NFR we flashback 30 years to Newfoundland & Labrador music that was new in 1989... the year that Juno Award nominee Jeff Johnston released the province's first jazz LP. It was also the year that Mary Barry and Barry Canning both released their only 45 rpm singles. And the year that Kevin Collins released his first...
Vinyl records by Newfoundland & Labrador's pioneer recording artists.21 Mar, 2019 | 0:55:00 |
EN | CHMR FM Music Department | NewFound Records
We start with memories of an american who was one of the first artists to record Newfoundland folk songs... Ed McCurdy. He passed away on Mar. 23, 2000. Then on to the conclusion of our two part series featuring NL vinyl records that are celebrating their 40th birthday this year! On the platter... Debbie Dwyer, Dick Gardiner, Eddie Eastman, Emile...
Vinyl records by Newfoundland & Labrador's pioneer recording artists.15 Mar, 2019 | 0:55:00 |
EN | CHMR FM Music Department | NewFound Records
A potful of vintage green served up by Newfoundland & Labrador's pioneer recording artists like John White, Lew Murphy, The McNulty Family, The Newfoundland Showband, Olive Bayle, Ray Walsh, Ryan’s Fancy, and others. It's a brew of Newfoundland-Irish music that you're unlikely to hear on mainstream radio, and it's a great listen!
Vinyl records by Newfoundland & Labrador's pioneer recording artists.07 Mar, 2019 | 0:55:00 |
EN | CHMR FM Music Department | NewFound Records
We roll back the clock 40 years to 1979. That`s the year that Frank Moore`s term as Premier of Newfoundland & Labrador ended, and Brian Peckford`s began. It was the year that the Hibernia oil field was discovered, and also in 1979 The Ode To Newfoundland officially became the provincial anthem! And when it come to new Newfoundland music, 1979...
Vinyl records by Newfoundland & Labrador's pioneer recording artists.28 Feb, 2019 | 0:55:00 |
EN | CHMR FM Music Department | NewFound Records
NewFound Records presents the pleasure and pain of the Newfoundland seal hunt in song & poem. Providing the soundtrack are Leonard Meehan, John White, Omar Blondahl, The Carl Tapscott Singers, Alan Mills, Jean Pardy, and more.
Vinyl records from Newfoundland & Labrador's pioneer recording artists.21 Feb, 2019 | 0:55:00 |
EN | CHMR FM Music Department | NewFound Records
Today we roll back the clock sixty years to 1959, the year that The Confederation Building replaced The Colonial Building as the home of Newfoundland & Labrador's House of Assembly. Musically, country & western band The Dipsydoodlers released their one and only LP and it was a doozy! Omar Blondahl returned from the ice fields and dropped his album The...
Vinyl records by Newfoundland & Labrador's pioneer recording artists.14 Feb, 2019 | 0:55:00 |
EN | CHMR FM Music Department | NewFound Records
The conclusion of a three episode salute to NL’s living musical legends... our pioneer recording artists who still have a presence on today's music scene. On the platter are Eddie Eastman, Wince Coles, Fergus O'Byrne, Jim Payne, Eddie Coffey, Mary Barry, and more.
Vinyl records by Newfoundland & Labrador's pioneer recording artists.08 Feb, 2019 | 0:55:00 |
EN | CHMR FM Music Department | NewFound Records
On this episode we celebrate the ultimate 'Proud Canadian' on his 83rd birthday. You'll hear songs The Stomper wrote with a Newfoundland connection, and you'll hear him cover songs written by Newfoundlanders. You'll also hear Newfoundlander's cover Tom's songs. Also in the mix is a tribute song to Dr. Tom, plus a few of my personal stompin’ favs. On the...
Vinyl records by Newfoundland & Labrador's pioneer recording artists.01 Feb, 2019 | 0:55:00 |
EN | CHMR FM Music Department | NewFound Records
One of Newfoundland and Labrador's most revered musicians past away this week. For eleven years in the 1960s to the '70s, RAY WALSH starred on CBC TV's All Around the Circle program. Ray played piano accordion for the entire run of the show and in 2014 he helped NewFound Records celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Circle. In honour of...
