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Tuesday, 22 April 2008
CFUV Playlist
 
I thought I had been supporting Canadian music for a long time and then I talked with Jim Norris of Norris-Whitney Communications. He’s been publishing Canadian Musician for almost 30 years! His company has also just released the ninth edition of Music Directory Canada. I chatted with him about
 
Tuesday, 08 April 2008
CFUV Playlist
 
The banjo may have gotten a bum wrap thanks to old movies but Old Man Luedecke is going to bring it back into form. Chris Luedecke can pick and sing like the devil’s own off spring. And speaking of devil’s own, can you believe that D.O.A. is celebrating 30 years of recording with a new release
 
Tuesday, 25 March 2008
CFUV Playlist
 
I recorded this show before I went away on an Easter / Spring Break Holiday. When the show aired I was lying on a beach in Maui. Tough life I know but I do miss all the amazing bands that tour into Victoria. I’m especially keen on the relatively new sounds of Brent Randall and his Pinecones and
 



Who: Rob Pingle
What: Canadian Music
When: Every other Tuesday 5:30 - 6:30pm or by Podcast
Where: CFUV 101.9 FM or right here!
Why: Blame Australia
Growing up in Windsor Ontario I was always leery of the over powering influences of American culture but at the same time it seemed most Canadian culture stopped in London and didn’t make the extra two hour trip to Windsor. I did my best to embrace all things Canadian and found solace in a Stompin’ Tom cassette tape I kept in my car as I traveled from St John’s Newfoundland to Port Hardy BC.
In 1998 I moved to Australia and heard the way through the amazing programming of Triple J radio, a national youth broadcaster. I knew that when I came back to Canada I would do my best to fill in the blanks on the Canadian music scene that commercial media were missing. Since 2001 I have been hosting a one-hour radio show called Home Game on the University of Victoria’s radio station CFUV. Now thanks to the wonders of the internet I bring you this web site and the podcast to introduce amazing independent Canadian artists to as many people as possible.http://cfuv.uvic.cashapeimage_2_link_0
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