TemPest Special on the Songwriter Circle
It's 8 years since the death of TemPest Gale here on Hornby. This Sunday on the Songwriter Circle, 12-2pm, will feature a special in honour of TemPest and her music. This time I'll have a guest in the studio (Hollie McGowan), we'll talk, play TemPest's songs and...
Spin Off tonight: Long-Term Relationships
Spin Off Saturday night, 9 - 1am. My theme, as the sun is about to enter the astrological sign Libra which is the indicator of committed relationship, is just that. Long term, committed, surviving relationships. This can mean marriage, but not necessarily of course! I...
An Encore Presentation
An Encore Presentation Dancing In Your Head: Avant Funk from 1969 - 1987 featuring the music of Albert Ayler with Mary Parks & the Soul Singers; Archie Shepp… with the Attica Blues Big Band, …from the film Imagine the Sound, …and with Jeanne Lee; Art Ensemble of...
Spin Off theme is School
Tonight at 9pm, tune in to Spin Off, I'll be playing songs about school, in honour of the teachers' strike. I'll talk about the issues, and play four hours worth of great tunes about school, from every angle. Is school good or bad? Happy or sad? There's something to...
Songwriter Circle Returns Wed Sept 10
The Songwriter Circle has been on hiatus all summer, but as of tomorrow the Circle will be back in its usual spot, Wednesday from noon until 2pm, to bring you some great local original music from our hyper-talented part of the world. Tune in to hear the likes of The...
Re-broadcasts Saturday night: That 80s Show and Spin-Off
Peter and I are away for the weekend, and Albini is also unavailable, so we will be re-broadcasting some old shows this Saturday night. That 80s Show will go for three hours, from 6pm until 9pm, so two old recordings will be used from June and July, when the last...
Spin Off Saturday Night – theme is Sailing
The theme this week is songs about sailing, the sea, and swimming... tomorrow night's show will be a bit shorter than usual, it will go from 9pm til midnight as I have an early rise Sunday morning. Do tune in!
On-Air Test, Take Two: Sept 1 – Sept 21
Well Hornby Radioheads, as we failed to pass our On-Air Test back in June, we need to do it again. It should be easy; we've done it already. Our technologically minded crew have fixed the issues so that our signal is up to speed. Test starts Monday September 1st and...
Spin-Off Theme is Time!
It's time for another Spin-Off, and my theme this week (after having taken a week off from themes) will be Time. Time passing, the nature of time, seasons and cycles, past and future, there are soo many great songs about time, in most every genre. I have found five...
Encore Presentations
A number of jazz radio shows originally presented by Bill Smith on CHFR-FM can be heard at: http://rantanddawdle.ca/category/on-the-radio/
Good news for cable subscribers!
CHFR is now available on local cable, loud and crystal clear!
Spin-Off theme is Summer!
It's Midsummer Day today (Lammas) and so my theme tonight will be all the songs of summer... heat, beaches, fun, also the dark side of summer (there are songs about it). From 9 until 1am, great music, some talk.
Spin-Off returns tomorrow: theme is Family
Hey all, after a lovely visit with my amazing family last weekend, I'm back, and since family is on my mind, that will be the theme for tomorrow night's show, Saturday 9pm - 1am. I have, naturally, found way more music than I will have time to play even in four hours....
On-Air Test: We’re Not Done Yet
Make sure to tune into Hornby Islands community radio station this summer on 96.5 FM. It's worth a listen. Hornby radio has done well in the On Air test that ran from June 23rd until July 13th. We would like to thank all the participating DJ's who for 3 weeks...
Music From the Deep Dark Woods – this week
This week Thursday July 17th from 3 to 5pm on Music From The Deep Dark Woods, a special on the music of singer/songwriters Fred Neil and Jakob Dylan, and at 4pm the music of jazz bass player Charlie Haden who just passed away at age 76 .... on CHFR 96.5FM Hornby...
Spin Off! tonight: theme is Animals
It's another Spin Off! tonight, my theme is animals. I have amassed a prodigious collection (over five hours worth) of songs about animals, human's relationship with animals from all directions. Love songs to my cat, my dog, my horse, animal rights songs, songs about...
check your radio
Hey everybody, if you haven't been able to get the radio, or if the signal has been staticky or otherwise compromised, check your reception now. You should notice a marked difference, thanks to Doug Chinnery and Jim Horner! (Thanks, guys). Our On-Air Test is going...
Spin-Off Saturday Night: Canada & the USA
Tomorrow night at 9pm here on CHFR, our new late night Saturday show, Spin Off, will feature Canada and the USA (in honour / honor of the past week, in which we had both Canada Day and the Fourth of July). I've amassed an impressive collection of songs about both...
On-Air Testing: feedback so far
We've received several calls so far (all from DJs, oddly) because of the On-Air Testing and the invitation to call with concerns and inquiries. All inquiries so far are something to the effect of, "I used to get the station, but now I don't get it, or it's staticky."...
Last Songwriter Circle: the summer show shuffle!
Summer is upon us, and it brings the usual a shuffling of shows on CHFR. Wednesday June 25 will be the last regularly scheduled Songwriter Circle for the summer. I'll probably do the occasional sub show (I'll announce it here when I do), but I need to take a summer...
Notice: On-Air Test June 23 – July 13
From June 23rd. to July 13 CHFR will be conducting On Air Testing monitored by Industry Canada as a requirement of our radio license. We encourage our listeners to listen in to CHFR 96.5 FM and let us know (in the comments) how you are receiving the signal.
Off the Cuff ends tonight!
I've decided to switch to Saturday nights, and change the name of the show to 'Spin Off'. Saturday night has several advantages: it starts earlier (9pm), it's a more convenient evening for me and it's more of a 'late night' night, which means, there might actually be...
Fundraiser, please help!
In our quest to produce a clear and strong FM radio signal that will reach all the households on Hornby Island, CHFR is looking to purchase an on air FM processor. We are currently broadcasting using a live music compressor which is not right for the task; as result,...
Off the Cuff – the theme is music and songwriting
After a theme revolving around death and dying, and then a week off to grieve, I'm ready to explore the lighter side of the spectrum. My theme on the show tonight (starting at 10pm) will be 'Music and Songwriting'. I'll be playing songs about all aspects of music:...
Today on SoapBox Radio 2:00pm to 4:00pm
My guest will be the manager on the Hornby Island Recycling Depot to talk about the recent changes to the recycling process and what's in store for the free store