On this episode: Dara Smith-MacDonald and Adam Young's album Lake Sessions is showcased throughout the show. Also tune in for tunes from Fàrsan, Deirdre Graham, Daimh, and the Dardanelles.
Celtic Fire: Season 16, Episode 13
A brand new brand with all-new names for this show becomes the theme song…Fàrsan with A' Mhisg a Chuir an Nollaig. They are a real toe-tapping band and have become the focus band of this part of Season 16. Along with Fàrsan, Còig comes back with some tunes throughout the show as the back music-providing toe-tapping band. Listen for Colette Cheverie, Cruinn, Colin MacLeod, and Cliar….and many more!
Regional power outages impacting multiple TELUS facililties
Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland are experiencing a disruption of service from TELUS. The disruption is linked to a “power outage impacting TELUS infrastructure”, TELUS’ Service Status website has said and, as such, “home services are experiencing a disruption, which may result in you being unable to make or receive calls.” The website says that services such as home phone, mobile text, voice and data services have all been affected by the outage. As of an update that was issued at 4:23 pm today, “Technical teams have been engaged and investigation is ongoing.” You may follow the website for further details and to stay up to date on the service blackout as the situation unfolds here:
https://www.telus.com/en/on/outages
It's Official- Coldsnap 2021 is Happening!
Coldsnap 2021 is gearing up for their 2021 live music festival. Only this time, everything will be live-streamed on the Coldsnap website for no charge thanks to their many sponsors! Get in on all the music from January 29th until February 6th.
This year’s lineup includes contributions from Danny Bell and his Disappointments, Elijah Quinn, Kelsey & Bella Rain Abraham, Blue Moon Marquee, Marin Patenaude, Naomi Shore, Lorissa Scriven, Pharis & Jason Romero, Maureen Washington, Mark Perry, Alex Cuba, Marcel Gagnon, Kym Gouchie, Saltwater Hank, and Rachelle Van Zanten.
For more updates, visit them at their website, or at their Facebook and Twitter.
Want to volunteer to help? Apply here.
All images courtesy of coldsnapfestival.com
Celtic Fire: Season 16 Episode 12
Happy new year! Bliadhna mhath ùr!
Ring in the new year with the Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Mary Ann Kennedy, Tide Lines, The Rankin Sisters, Daimh, and more!
Farewell, 2020! CFUR's top albums of the year.
What were your fave albums of 2020?? Here are some of ours! Presented in no particular order, with rough guidelines in place of rules.
A few quick thank you's from your MD (Kate) to round out a strange year!
* Thank you to our amazing community of musicians and supporters for another music-filled year
* Thank you to our exceptional Board of Directors for their hard work and input
* THANK YOU to each and every CFUR staffer for taking the challenges in stride
* And a big, big THANK YOU to our station manager, Ian Gregg, for doing the hard work day in and day out.
Thanks for all the music and see you in 2021!
Celtic Fire: Season 16 Episode 11 Christmas Day Show
Merry Christmas! Nollaig Chridheil! Tune in for today's show to hear Rita MacNeil, Tide Lines, Coig, The Barra MacNeils, Mary Ann Kennedy and Rachel Walker and more!
All the best of the holidays to you.
Celtic Fire: Season 16 Episode 10
Countdown to Christmas continues with tunes from Julie Fowlis, The Mason Family, The Rovers, and Lasairfhíona Ní Chonaola among many others! Tune in for more!
Danny Bell's Newest Album Songs for the Town is Here!
Danny Bell and His Disappointments’ new album Songs for the Town is released! Get it on vinyl and CD here. Album and video art were done by Silky Hen Design