Salt Spring Island Radio is on the air! Bill Nash here... CFSI 107.9 FM is on the air and on Sunday afternoon, September 13, I launched my live two hour variety show "Sounds Like Salt Spring", with guests B.C. Country Music Hall of Famer
Alan Mobergat 4 PM and "Save Our Surgery" committee chairperson
Phyllis Boltonat 5 PM.
(Due to the lack of government funding, the operating room at Lady Minto Hospital has not been operating for over two years!)
On Sunday, September 20, we aired "The Best of The Fall Fair 2009" with a "history of" special and some great Salt Spring Island music.
On Sunday, September 27, we aired my live interview with Tree House Cafe owner Mark LeCorre and the "Best of The Tree House" Music Special (Part One).
We had so many great Salt Spring musicians to choose from on our September 27 show that we didn't have enough time to showcase everybody.
So we did an encore show on Sunday, October 4 with "Best of The Tree House part 2."
On Sunday, October 11 at 4 PM, my guest was singer/songwriter
Billie Woods,
with hubby Rodrigo Rocha on bass...
(I took this photo with Billie's totally awesome camera...)
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On Sunday, October 18 from 4 PM until 5 PM my guests were Salt Spring singer/songwriter and Celtic harpist Oona McOuat and renowned marine ecologist Jeff Ardron.
Jeff shared his knowledge and expertise about climate change and ocean acidification (coral reefs are dying!)
Do you know what percentage of the world's oxygen is created by the oceans?
50%
We also discussed Oona's benefit concert on Saturday, October 24, Global Climate Action Day.
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On Sunday, October 25 at 4 PM my guest was "Griefwalker" Stephen Jenkinson.
Griefwalking: How It All Could Be
Harvard educated theologian Stephen Jenkinson, a leading Canadian palliative care educator and spiritual activist, is on a teaching tour across Canada in October and November.
This Orphan Wisdom: Griefwalking Tour distils a dozen years of Stephen’s clinical counseling, writings, programme development and community education research and teachings. The tour is part critique, part affirmation of core principles, part plea for a community based, culturally informed response to what dying asks of us all.
November 6 (7 pm start) public Griefwalker screening and Q&A led by Stephen Jenkinson. United Church, 111 Hereford Avenue, Salt Spring Island (tickets $10 at the door)
November 7 - (10am-4pm) How It All Could Be: A Study Group Teaching by Stephen Jenkinson. Salt Spring Island (location t.b.c.) to register email Kaz at kazamaranth@hotmail.com
November 8 - (9am-3pm) Making a Village Whole: Caring for the Living and Carrying the Dead by Stephen Jenkinson. Salt Spring Island (location t.b.c.) to register email Kaz at kazamaranth@hotmail.com
Whether sitting at the bedside of a dying woman, or speaking to clinicians dedicated to delaying death, social worker Stephen Jenkinson bears a message that most do not want to hear: that death is not something to be denied or avoided but "befriended."
GRIEFWALKER was voted "Favourite Film" at the 2008 Salt Spring Island Film Festival
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On Sunday, November 1 from 4 until 5:15 PM my guest was federal Green Party leader
Elizabeth May
live in the studio.
At The Tree House Cafe Photo by Derrick Lundy
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From 5:15 until 5:30 PM, my guest was Stan Shapiro discussing the December 5 Library Referendum.
From 5:30 until 6 PM, my guest was Dr. Mark Starik discussing the I-SEA/SOLID fundraiser at the Harbour House Hotel Green Room at 6:30 PM.
On Sunday, November 8 from 4 until 6 PM we recapped the past eight weeks with our "Best of SLSS So Far... special.
On Sunday, November 15 at 4 PM my guests were the fabulous Salt Spring band Lane 31 and at 5 PM my guests were Evelyn C. White and Joanne Bealy discussing their new book, "Every Goodbye Ain't Gone", a photo narrative of black heritage on Salt Spring Island.
On Sunday, November 22 at 4 PM my guest was international recording stars, The Nylons' Garth Mosbaugh, live via telephone discussing The Nylon's upcoming Christmas Show at ArtSpring on Tuesday, November 24 at 7:30 PM and at 5 PM my guest in the studio was Kirsty Chalmers from The Core Inn discussing all the wonderful programs and resources available for Salt Spring's younger generation at The Core Inn.
Valdy
On Sunday, November 29 at 4 PM my special guest was musical legend Valdy, live in the studio and at 5 PM my guests were Tilly Crawley, Stan Shapiro, and Duncan Hepburn discussing the December 5 Library referendum.
On Sunday, December 6 at 4 PM my special guests were global troubador Raffi Cavoukian and community activist Maureen Moore discussing Child Honouring and the new centre opening on Long Harbour Road in January and at 5 PM my guests were George Ehring and Pat Reichert discussing the history and accomplishments of The Islands Trust which is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year.
On Sunday, December 13 at 4 PM my guest was Salt Spring singer/songwriter Phil Vernon, at 5 PM my guest was astrologer Linda Frost, and at 5:45 PM my guest was Food Bank coordinator Gloria McEachern.
Salt Spring Island Radio! Merry Christmas! (:-))
On Sunday, December 20 from 4 until 6 PM we presented our Christmas Music Special playing all your old favourites and showcasing Salt Spring's Hooper Family Band's Christmas CD.
Salt Spring Island Radio! Happy New Year! (:-))
On Sunday, January 3 from 4 until 6 PM we presented our Fan Favourites show featuring our three most popular: Valdy, Elizabeth May and Lane 31.
Happy New Year! We're back here on Salt Spring Island Radio doing live shows.
On Sunday, January 10 from 4 to 5 PM my guest was the pre-eminent authority on aboriginal law in Canada Jack Woodward discussing his case representing the Beaver Lake Cree in their David and Goliath struggle to stop expansion of the Alberta tar sands project.
On Sunday, January 17 at 4 PM we presented our "Island Girls" Music Showcase featuring singer/songwriter Stephanie Rhodes live at 5 PM.
On Sunday, January 24 at 4 PM my guest was singer/songwriter Gemma G. live in the studio...
On Sunday, January 31 at 4 PM my guest was singer/songwriter Peter Prince and "Shirley Valentine's" Grace Jordan discussed her Haitian Relief Fundraiser at ArtSpring live at 5 PM...
On Sunday, February 14 at 4 PM my guest was singer/songwriter Jenn Beaupre live in the studio...
On Sunday, February 21 at 4 PM my guest was singer/songwriter/record producer/visualist Daryl Chonka live in the studio and at 5 PM Jim Meadows and Diane Copeland-Thomas dropped by to tell us all about the upcoming Salt Spring Island Film Festival...
On Sunday, February 28 at 4 PM my guests were The Richard Wood Trio direct from playing The Olympics Saturday night...
On Sunday, March 21 at 4 PM my guest was "2012 Enlightened" author Brad C. Carrigan. This was a recorded show...
On Sunday, March 28 at 4 PM my guest was Canadian music legend Bill Henderson (Collectors, Chilliwack, UHF) live in the studio and live at 5 PM The Mancubs featuring David Jacquest...
On Sunday, April 11 at 4 PM my guest was Music Without Borders percussionist Niel Golden live by telephone...
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On my Earth Week Special, Sunday, April 18 from 4 to 6 PM my special guest was award-winning journalist, speaker, and author of the bestselling book "Climate Wars", Gwynne Dyer.
On Sunday, May 2 at 5 PM I welcomed Lane 31 back to the show to debut their latest CD, "Smooth Tracks Vol. 1".
Please join me on Sunday, May 16 at 4 PM when my guest will be Moby's owner Robert Steinbach.
We'll be talking about the upcoming Moby's 20th anniversary celebration and playing some great Salt Spring music by Sunyata, Soul Shakedown, and more...
"Sounds Like Salt Spring" is a variety show in every sense of the word with in studio and on location, live and recorded, call-in and discussion about everything Salt Spring.
It will be quite an eclectic mix. We'll be showcasing the best, brightest and most unusual that Salt Spring Island has to offer in live music, interviews, discussion, information, news...
Every Sunday afternoon from 4 PM until 6 PM, I'll draw from Salt Spring's diversity to present an entertaining and informative show that we can all be proud of.
