This week, Britt plays some chill, pretty, sometimes melancholy tunes to keep you warm and cozy, while the rain pitter-patters outside. Featuring the music of Kurt Vile, West My Friend,Blocktreat, Ora Cogan, Andy Shauf, Yo La Tengo and other awesome artists! [mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/britt-meierhofer/this-is-britt-am-episode-22-rainy-day-music-for-moping-around/ width=100% height=400 light=1]
Ether in The Attic - Episode #130: Craving the Voracious Calgary Folk Fest - 20160704
The Calgary Folk Fest rears its carefully farmed head. It's nostrils bellow mandolins and its hooves clack hip-hop bass trots. Its fur ripples with a mosaic of nations prodding it on stage. Truly something to behold let Hubcap Walter tell you. He's got a bundle to sell down south this year, and it's even better than the apparition of lockable hubcaps on sullen street, the Calgary folk fest, July 21-24 2016. [embed]https://www.mixcloud.com/HubcapWalter/ether-in-the-attic-episode-130-craving-the-voracious-calgary-folk-fest-20160704/[/embed]
Pic Credit: http://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/music/trippy-back-in-time-with-spoon-river
Just for Fun:
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Building Bridges at the Pride Parade
Prince George will soon be seeing a lot of colour, support, and love in its streets; because this weekend is pride weekend. The PG Pride society has been planning all year for their annual pride parade, and it's expected to be bigger than ever. This year marks it as its 19th annual,and as PG pride president, Stacey Hewlett says, they have faced a lot of challenges over the years, but the support they have had from the community has been enormous. This year the parade is proud to be called the biggest parade in PG, and the weekend includes many other great activities. To start off the festivities, there will be a 19 + drag show on july 8th at the Coast Inn of the North. The next day, on the Saturday, is when the festival and parade happens. It all starts at 10am with the parade at 11am. The festival includes food and item vendors, bouncy castles, a performance by the actors of Judy Russell's Mary Poppins, a comedian, and more! The festival will be a great event for everyone and anyone. It will go until 4pm, but the entertainment, for those over 19, doesn't stop there. At 8pm you can head over to the Civic Center for the pride dance. It lasts all night, so prepare to party! If you are still awake enough for breakfast the next day, head down to the final event of the weekend, the Phoenix Breakfast, happening at 11am in the Coast Inn of the North. It is the last event of the weekend but certainly not the least (A cliche , but in this case definitely true) . It is to honour the recipient of the Phoenix award, one who truly embodies the idea of ‘rising from the ashes’. The beautiful award was made by the talented local artist Wendy Young.
President of PG Pride, Stacey Hewlett, says she is overwhelmed by the support the group has received around the entire event. She states that over the years her favourite part has always been the parade. She says that it is just amazing to see the way the community gets together and helps each other. She was born and raised in PG and says that not just the parade, but the whole city has grown. This year more than ever there has been an tremendous outreach from all parts of PG. City council is putting a float in the parade, Unions have been giving support, not to mention the police and ambulances that are going to help supervise the proceedings. It will be a truly spectacular weekend, and I am sure many will leave it feeling touched by the outpouring of love and support PG is able to offer. The theme of the weekend is building bridges and that will be very easy witness that first hand throughout the whole weekend. To get tickets for any of these events, excluding the festival which is free, head over to https://pgpride.tickit.ca/ , and for more info check out Pg Pride's Facebook page https://goo.gl/9598fS or their website http://prideprincegeorge.wildapricot.org/
-Laura Smith
TAKE OUT CD's FROM CFUR's PHYSICAL LIBRARY!
You read it right! CFUR volunteers now have access to our whole wide Physical Library (Because naturally... sharing is caring) So, if needing another incentive to be a CFUR volunteer was at all necessary, we def created another sweet perk of the job ;) ;)
A sign up sheet is located beside the studio door entrance. You fill it out and take it out!
Simple as that :) we hope you enjoy this sweet, beautiful, wonderful, community service ;)
Get to know Prince George
You may know that Prince George is hailed as BC's Northern capital or that a big part of its success came from the fact that its in the intersection of the Fraser and Nechako. However, I doubt that many know that the original owners of the building JJ Springers used to be in ,got the job of being the towns undertakers after the Spanish flu hit and used their Ford Model T as an ambulance to deal with the sick. Not exactly the cute cozy building we now know... PG is the town we live in and for a majority of us, grew up in, yet somehow, a lot of it's citizens don't know much about its history,especially when it comes to our downtown. This is what the Prince George Public Library strives to change with its Downtown Walking Tours. Every summer since 2006 the Bob Harkins branch of the Library has been hosting the absolutely free walking tours. They happen every Tuesday and Thursday, and each year they are hosted by someone else. This year, recent high school graduate Paige Malmgren is leading the walks, and she thinks its an awesome way for PG citizens to get to know their town a little bit more. She state that you "get to learn a bunch of PG's history and see how much its changed over the years". The walk starts off at Bob Harkins branch and leads you around different historic sites in the downtown area. Malmgrens favourite spot is the building that held the original Post office building, since its the same building that stood there in 1939. Many of the historic buildings in PG have been destroyed through the numerous devastating fires downtown has faced over the years, so buildings such as that one are even more interesting. The walk also takes you to other sites such as the courthouse, the building where the Strand theatre used to stand,and WD west studios; along with newer sites like Milan Basic's unique and colourful murals. If this interests you head over to the Library on a Tuesday or Thursday at 11am. The tours are an hour long, so get ready to learn ALOT about your city.
For more info on the tours or anything else library related head over to www.pgpl.ca
-Laura Smith
Celtic Fire Summer Retro Season Episode 5
Celtic Fire - Prince George, BC's long-running Scots Gaelic and Celtic (whatever that means) music show (11 seasons!)....brings to you another in the Retro Summer Season - a look back at the show's history through its theme songs. On tonight's show - Maggie MacInnes, Manran, Lewis MacKinnon, and Mary Smith...not to mention Prince George's very own Out of Alba. Tune in and enjoy!!
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Ether in The Attic - Episode #129: Matrimonial Episode - 20160627
Mare Rye Age, Marriage, even Matrimony, no not the cruel treatment of small fabric floor coverings resulting in yowls, but the number one cause of divorce (Hehe). In all it's pomp, tradition, and glory, the agreement to commit the duration of one's life to another. Yup it's a biggie, so make sure you have a good party. The show starts with a divorce song just to level right down to below zero, but the rest will build you up, guaranteed ;) Congratulations to all you lovers out there who decided its worth the risk and everyone who'd just love to be loved, don't forget to step out into the light, and of course if you don't believe in marriage way to think outside the box by golly.
[embed]https://www.mixcloud.com/HubcapWalter/ether-in-the-attic-episode-129-matrimonial-episode-20160627/[/embed] For everything in between,
Mazeltov!
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Celtic Fire Retro Summer Season Episode 4
Join tonight's fantastic episode of Celtic Fire's Retro Summer Season! Really retro stuff tonight with old recordings from the Isle of Barra, and songs by Maggie MacInnes, Mary Jane Lamond, Clannad and more! Tune in!
Celtic Fire Summer Retro Season Episode 3
The third in the look back at Celtic Fire theme songs over the years. Tonight, listen to #7, 8, and 9 - Jenna Cumming, James Graham, and Catriona Watt. Also tunes by the North Shore Gaelic Singers, Alasdair Whyte, and Aon Teanga will make their way on stage for a great hour of Celtic music. Enjoy! https://www.mixcloud.com/andrew-mcfayden/celtic-fire-summer-retro-season-episode-3/