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Folk Routes
Folk Routes is a friendly, two-hour pleasure cruise through the full spectrum of folk and folk-oriented music. Tom Coxworth brings enthusiasm and long involvement in the folk-music community to his role as host. Each week, he explores both traditional and contemporary musical development, tracing folk music from its European traditions to the blended influences of modern North American folk stylings. “It’s a real challenge to cover the full spectrum of folk because it’s such an open genre,” he says, citing his quest to look for the folk in all music, whether it’s Woodie Guthrie, the Everly Brothers, the Beatles, Sandy Denny, Justin Rutledge, Bright Eyes, Serena Ryder, Joe Strummer or countless other artists.
For Tom, the magic of folk music is that it’s indefinable, that it recreates itself every single day, and that it connects an enthusiastic community of artists, listeners, clubs, festivals and sponsors. While honouring the traditions of the genre, Folk Routes also aims to challenge listeners to ask themselves, “Is that really folk music?” As well, the program proudly supports the folk-music community in Alberta and beyond by promoting events and artists, and through interviews with performers and impresarios.
Folk Routes... Sunday mornings from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on CKUA.
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