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09/05/2023

New school year, go get it, everyone!

09/05/2023

John and I are back in the studio today, Tuesday Sept 5, for another season of the DeLongJohn Blues R***e airing from 2-4pm PDST. If I post the station and it’s frequency, FB won’t allow the post, so just type University of the Fraser Valley Radio Station and it will come up. If you can’t listen live, our podcasts can be accessed anytime by clicking on “schedule.”. Got some great blues for you and most of it is new releases. There’s 8 artists never heard before on our show, including Canadian Garnetta Cromwell as well as Canadian Sean Poluk who this week is sitting at number one on the Canadian Roots Music Report charts. Also from Canada , you will hear our “Ice Queen” Sue Foley, Brandon Isaak with a pre-release from his new album due out Sept 22, the Bluesland Horn Band and a rousing gospel from Debra Power.
Our compare the same song begins with the 1941 original from Big Maceo Merriweather with Tampa Red, followed by the June released cover from Mitch Woods and featuring Joe Louis Walker on guitar.
We’ve got a very powerful American lineup that includes Ally Venable, the Nick Moss Band featuring Dennis Gruenling, Mike Zito and Albert Castiglia, Monster Mike Welch, Bob Corritore featuring Koko Taylor, Paul Boddy and the Slidewinder Blues Band, Nalani Rothrock, Doug Deming and the Jewel Tones, Mike Bourne Band featuring Johnny Burgin, and we have the Pacific Northwest’s Joel Astley, with a double shot from his Aug 18 released album which is currently number one on the US Roots Music Report Blues charts.
For the first time ever, we have blues from Poland with the Boogie Boys.
We hope you can tune in live or on podcast at your leisure and have a great Tuesday and a wonderful week!

09/04/2023

The DeLongJohn Blues R***e returns this Tuesday Sept 5 from 2-4pm PDST on civl 101.7 or online and podcast at civl.ca. We have lots of real good blues, with a big chunk of it being new releases. We have 8 artists new to our show including Canada’s Garnetta Cromwell and also from Canada, this week’s number one on the Canadian Roots Music Report charts, Sean Poluk.Also from Canada we have Sue Foley, the Bluesland Horn Band, a pre-release from Brandon Isaak’s new album and a rousing gospel from Debra Power.
We have our usual compare the same song, beginning with the 1941 original by Big Maceo Merriweather followed by a June released cover by Mitch Woods.
From the U.S. we have lots of heavyweights such as Ally Venable, Big Harp George, Mike Zito and Albert Castiglia, Bob Corritore with Koko Taylor, the Nick Moss Band featuring Dennis Gruenling and Monster Mike Welch. Added to that list is the Pacific Northwest’s Joel Astley with a double shot from his album which released Aug 18 and has been number one on the charts ever since.We hope you can tune in live or on podcast at your leisure and have a great Tuesday and have a wonderful week!

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07/19/2023

This weekend in

Executive director Michelle Demers Shaevitz says festival take expansive approach to folk music

07/14/2023

More fun programming this year for Mission Folk Music Festival!

We are excited to welcome back the Youth Open Stage program to Mission Folk. This innovative training program develops emerging youth musicians in all aspects of songwriting and stage craft.

Under the tuteledge of Mark and Karen Humpage, this year’s set features songs from Theo McTavish, Sofya Bice, and David Wallace.

It will be a great way to kick off our Sunday morning on Market Stage.

For full lineup, schedules, ticketing and more please visit www.missionfolkmusicfestival.ca

07/12/2023

Hear Mission Folk Music Festival’s Artistic Director on CIVL today at 3:30 pm talking about this year’s festivities!

07/11/2023

Time is running out before this year’s Mission Folk Music Festival! Get your tickets today!

Welcoming Leonard Podolak to our 36th Annual festival!

Founder and band leader of The Duhks, Leonard Podolak is a foremost innovator and folk music contributor, with musical experiences worldwide that form the backbone of his repertoire. Leonard has shared styles of music from the string traditions of Appalachia, Ireland, Scotland, England, Quebec, and Louisiana, while bringing in influences of Gospel, Blues, Rock, Afro-Cuban, and African traditions. His unique style of clawhammer banjo makes a place for the five-string in all of these traditions, based off of the Appalachian clawhammer technique. He loves playing jigs and reels but if there’s a Cajun song he plays his banjo like a triangle. If it’s an Irish tune, he plays it like a tenor banjo. And a rock song, a screaming electric guitar (in his mind anyway)!
A Grammy and Juno award winner, along with many nominations under his belt, the biggest accolade came from his hero Doc Watson, who once told him at MerleFest, that his banjo playing on the first Duhks CD, “Your Daughters And Your Sons”, was as fine a clawhammer pickin’ as he’d ever heard!

For more detailed information on lineup, tickets, schedules etc please visit www.missionfolkmusicfestival.ca

07/11/2023

Shout out to for coming in and chilling with and .midzain on and vibe checking his own album
is out now on all streaming platforms and on physies

07/10/2023

Check out local all star Saint Soldier this week at Jam in Jubilee!

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT - SAINT SOLDIER
🎶 Performing July 13 @ 7pm 🎶

✨Saint Soldier is a Canadian rapper, song-writer and spoken word artist. He's released 3 studio albums; Infinity (2011), Duality (2016) and Karma (2020). He calls this trilogy "IDK" and his 4th album "The Way of the Artist" is set to release in August 2023.✨
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Show the artist some love!❣️
www.instagram.com/thesaintsoldier
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More about Jam in Jubilee 2023:
www.jaminjubilee.com
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07/07/2023

07/06/2023

Nominees are out now! Join us at Jam in Jubilee on July 20th for the awards show at the park with Homeboy Sandman!

2023 Public Nominees

07/05/2023

Coming right up in a couple weeks! Get your weekend passes now!

We are on the cover of the July/August 2023 edition of magazine! The July/August 2023 edition of What's On! Mission Magazine is now available at many locations in our community and also online. Check it out to see what's happening in and around Mission this summer. www.WhatsOnMission.ca

For more information about the 36th Annual Mission Folk Music Festival go to www.missionfolkmusicfestival.ca

07/04/2023

The first Jam in Jubilee performer this year! This Thursday at 7 pm in !

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT - HALELUYA HAILU
🎶 Performing July 6 @ 7pm 🎶

✨Celestial, sincere, youthful, and banging. Vancouver-raised singer-songwriter/producer and multi-instrumentalist Haleluya Hailu has become a local musical staple. Hailu has managed to turn the stress and angst of growing up and not recognizing yourself into music that anyone could see themselves in.✨
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Show the artist some love!❣️
www.instagram.com/haleluyahailu
www.facebook.com/haleluyahailumusic
www.twitter.com/haleluyah-music
haleluyahailu.ca
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More about Jam in Jubilee 2023:
www.jaminjubilee.com
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06/28/2023

Next week!!!

Jam In Jubilee wouldn’t be possible without the support of our partners and sponsors! Thank you to everyone involved in Jam 2023 👏✨

Jam in Jubilee is hosted by the Abbotsford Arts Council, with gracious support from:
Anida, Queen of the Valley
Tourism Abbotsford
BC Arts Council
The Cascade
City of Abbotsford
CIVL Radio
Fraser Valley Music Awards
Fraser Valley Youth Society
Kariton Art Gallery
Long & McQuade
Save-On-Foods
Sandalwood Wellness BC
Townhall Abbotsford - Joseph Richard Group
Old Yale Brewing
Vanspec Marketing
Bourquin Printers & Signs

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06/28/2023

3 more days to apply for at fvma.CIVL.ca and have a chance to perform live at Jam in Jubilee alongside these awesome artists!

JAM IN JUBILEE 2023
www.jaminjubilee.com

🎙Emcee: Anida, Queen of the Valley
🪡 Featured Artist: Rita Kennedy
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🟠 WEEK 1 | Thursday, July 6
6pm: Artist & vendor market opens
7pm: Haleluya Hailu
8pm: Rebecca Sichon
9pm: NICE
After Dark @ Townhall: Martina Stokes
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🟢 WEEK 2 | Thursday, July 13
6pm: Artist & vendor market opens
7pm: Saint Soldier & Zuriah
8pm: TAYOS
9pm: Babe Corner
After Dark @ Townhall: Ryan Morrissette
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🔵 WEEK 3 | Thursday, July 20
6pm: Artist & vendor market opens
7pm: Fraser Valley Music Awards (Artists TBA!)
9pm: Homeboy Sandman
After Dark @ Townhall: SHARUK
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🟡 WEEK 4 | Thursday, July 27
6pm: Artist & vendor market opens
7pm: Manyenya
8pm: Post-Modern Connection
9pm: Kimmortal
After Dark @ Townhall: Moontock
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Jam in Jubilee is hosted by the Abbotsford Arts Council, with gracious support from:
Anida, Queen of the Valley
Tourism Abbotsford
BC Arts Council
The Cascade
City of Abbotsford
CIVL Radio
Fraser Valley Music Awards
Fraser Valley Youth Society
Kariton Art Gallery
Long & McQuade
Save-On-Foods
Sandalwood Wellness BC
Townhall Abbotsford - Joseph Richard Group
Old Yale Brewing
Vanspec Marketing
Bourquin Printers & Signs

06/28/2023

Tune in this Friday at 5 pm to hear all about the upcoming IFBB Vancouver Pro Show coming to Abbotsford next month, and comment for a chance to win a pair of tickets to the events!

JOIN US for 2 epic weekends back to back! IFBB PRO CARDS will be awarded & the IFBB PROS competing for a top spot to the Olympia! The wait is […]

06/27/2023

Celebrate Canadian music, this Tuesday June 27, with the DeLongJohn Blues R***e, from 2-4pm PDST, on CIVL 101.7 or online and podcast at civl.ca.
We have songs from 23 artists and everyone of them is Canadian. We are loading up on music from our home province of BC, with 12 tunes, of which 2 are from Indigenous artists: Murray Porter and Blue Moon Marquee. Also from B.C. we have Sue Decker, David GoGo, Brandon Isaak, Wh**ey Somers, the Blue and Gold, Colin James, Angel Forrest, Paul Pigat, LJ Mounteney and Mark Crissinger
From the rest of Canada we have Wayne Nicholson and John Campbell John,Sue Foley, Debra Power, the Smoke Wagon Blues Band, Downchild, Jack de Keyzer, Mike Goudreau, Kenny Blues Boss Wayne( used to be BC ), and 2 fantastic Indigenous artists; Crystal Shawanda and Lyle Odjick.
To top it off, we have my favourite Gordon Lightfoot song the Canadian Railroad Triology.
This will be our last show until Sept.John and I plan to enjoy a safe and happy summer and we wish the same for all of you, and thanks for listening.
So, we hope part of your Canada Day celebrations will include tuning in live to our show, or catching us on podcast at your leisure. Have a great Tuesday and a wonderful summer!

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06/23/2023

The University of the Fraser Valley's (UFV) Pride Collective put on a Q***r Prom on April 27 at UFV’s Abbotsford campus to celebrate pride in the Fraser Valley, aiming to fill a significant cultural void for the Abbotsford community. The Q***r prom was put on after the announcements that Abbotsfor...

06/15/2023

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06/13/2023

We’ve got lots of good blues for you, this Tuesday June 13, on the DeLongJohn Blues R***e, from 2-pm PDST on civl 101.7, or online and podcast at civl.ca. We are bringing you the show that I posted about 2 weeks ago which got cancelled because of a power outage.
We have some very fine Canadian talent including B.C. based artists Paul Pigat, Lj Mounteney, and Wh**ey Somers. Also from Canada, you’ll hear 2023 Maple Blues Awards winners for vocalists of the year, Matt Andersen and Suzie Vinnick.
Our compare the same song is a real classic, with the Mississippi Sheiks 1930 original, followed by Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa 86 years later.
We have a very nice acoustic gospel from Catfish Keith and a tribute to the late Tina Turner with her and Ike doing a song that she wrote that went on to be covered by Bob Seger, Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa and others.
We are doing something we haven’t done in a few years; a phone interview with a guest artist.We’ll be talking with Sonny Charles who is the lead singer and harmonica player for one of Florida’s most popular blues bands, the Backtrack Blues Band. We’ll talk for a few minutes about the band. Included in the interview we wil be asking Sonny about the inspiration behind the two songs we are going to play from the band’s latest album “ A Day By The Bay”; My Best Friends Grave and Dixie Grill.
The rest of the lineup is new releases and includes Pat McDougall, Johnny Kimg and Friends, Paul Boddy and the Slidewinder Blues Band, Seth Rosenbloom, Ally Venable, Marc Broussard, Bruce Katz, Ana Popovic, and from the Netherlands; Harlem Lake and from Ireland; Grainne Duffy.
We hope you can tune in live or on podcast at your leisure and have a great Tuesday and a wonderful week!

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06/11/2023

Come enjoy Aboriginal Arts and Culture day today at Mill Lake with Heritage Abbotsford / Trethewey House now until 4pm!

A final thank you to our partners and sponsors for helping keep Aboriginal Arts and Culture Day a FREE and accessible family event!

A reminder that we will be onsite today from 10am - 4pm!
Join us at 2313 Ware Street, Abbotsford, BC for a day full of Indigenous Arts and Culture.

Heritage Abbotsford / Trethewey House
Abbotsford Parks, Recreation & Culture
Fraser Valley Regional Library
The Fraser Valley Métis Association
CIVL Radio
Envision Financial
Nature's Pickin's Market
Panago Pizza
Save-On-Foods
SEVENOAKS SHOPPING CENTRE
The Book Man
The Windmill Deli
Tourism Abbotsford
United Way BC - Lower Mainland Region
Vancity
WestJet

06/06/2023

We’ve got some very cool blues for a hot day, this Tuesday June 6, on the DeLongJohn and Friends Blues R***e, from 2-4pm PDST, on CIVL 101.7 or online and podcast at civl.ca. John and I are very happy to welcome back, as guest cohost, our great friend Ed Watson, who has another terrific and varied lineup of tunes to spin.For your dose of real fine Canadian talent, he’s got songs from Jack de Keyzer, Angelique Francis( x2), Jenie Thai, The Legendary Rhythm and Blues R***e, Monkey Junk, Roxanne Potvin and Sue Foley with Deborah Coleman and Whitehorse.
The rest of his lineup is a great mix of old and new releases from artists such as Mickey Junior, Sam Cook, Joe Beard, Boo. Boo Davis, Taj Mahal, Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi, Big Walter Horton and Carrie Bell, Mississippi MacDonald, Nalani Rothrock, Clarence Bluesman Davis, Rory Gallagher, Washboard Sam and Beck.
I’ve got an acoustic gospel from Toronto’s Brian Blain as well as something for you to dance to, by the Cadillac Kings.
We hope you can tune in live or on podcast at your leisure and have a great Tuesday and a wonderful week!

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06/05/2023

Midzy and BJ Big Gabe are back on Does This Have Vibes, pulling out a rather funky looking album cover from the band Forbidden Dimension
Labelled as a Horror Rock, Midzy has no idea he’s in for and we’re about to find out!
Tune in to 101.7 FM to listen live or stream live and on demand on civl.ca

05/30/2023

Lots of good blues again, Tuesday May 30, with the DeLongJohn Blues R***e , from 2-4pm PDST on civl 101.7 or online and podcast at civl.ca
Local B.C. artists we are featuring are Wh**ey Somers, Blue Moon Marquee, Paul Pigat and LJ Mounteney. From elsewhere in Canada we have this years Maple Blues Awards winners for vocalists of the year: Suzie Vinnick and Matt Andersen.
Our compare the same song is a real classic, with the Mississippi Sheiks 1930 original, followed by Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa 86 years later.
We have a very nice acoustic gospel from Catfish Keith and a tribute to the late Tina Turner with her and Ike doing a song she wrote that went on to be covered by Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa, Bob Seger and many others.
We are doing something we haven’t done in a few years; a phone interview with a guest artist from Florida. Early in the show, John and I will be speaking via phone with Sonny Charles who is the lead singer and harmonica player for the Backtrack Blues Band.We’ll talk a bitabout the band, which is one of Florida’s most popular blues bands. He’ll also discuss the inspiration for two songs we will play from the band’s latest album “A Day By The Bay” : My Best Friends Grave and Dixie Grill.
The rest of the lineup is new releases and includes Pat McDougall, Johnny King and Friends, Paul Boddy and the Slidewinder Blues Band, Seth Rosenbloom, Ally Venable, Mark Broussard, Bruce Katz, Ana Popvic, and from the Netherlands, Harlem Lake.We hope you can tune in live or on podcast at your leisure and have a great Tuesday and a wonderful week

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05/27/2023

alum Cody Lawless, Devours, and lots of other great artists showcased here by Exclaim! https://exclaim.ca/music/article/2023-05-26-hear_the_weeks_best_new_canadian_music_jeremy_dutcher_kelly_mcmichael_haley_blais?utm_source=facebookpage&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fbpwall&fbclid=IwAR1jw_DnuH6xjmYMZ5Gig0IjwWZWP-9D9krPLsxUjYDlKFDkdLF66CQiLek_aem_th_AQvWMWLQN7a1Of8fQptONrGR4VKq1Sgfz35Jw3h_SRdgvW8K81qqzDlVxHH7MR28O6U&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

It was a short week, but we've got a full serving of new Canadian music in The Eh! List, including the return of Jeremy Dutcher with his fir...

05/24/2023

Rest in Power Tina Turner

Tina Turner - Proud Mary - 1993Tina Turner Online: https://www.tina-turner.nlFacebook: Tina Turner Online: https://www.facebook.com/tinaturneronlineTwitter: ...