Insomnia Radio Canada

Insomnia Radio Canada IR Canada is a musical podcast hosted by Chris. This podcast features nothing but great Canadian music! In 2009 a friend convinced her to listen to The Bugcast.

If your a Musician and want to get your music reviewed, contact Chris: [email protected]
Join us on patreon at: pateron.com/IRCanada Chris is an amateur musician, trying to learn the basics of too many instruments. She volunteered to help teach band instruments at a local school for several years. A music podcast that airs every Friday night. From there she was hooked. Listening to several p

odcasts, until the day she asked one host if he'd take recommendations for his show. This lead to her doing a small segment on The Justin Wayne show every few weeks. A while later (late August 2012) she received an email from Stuart. He asked to to join the Insomnia Radio Family, and be the Host of Insomnia Radio Canada. Chris herself took an interest in music at a very young age. Her youngest aunt started to teach her piano when she quite young. Through school she join many coral groups, learned recorder, clarinet, flute, piccolo, as well as the basics for many other instruments like sax, oboe, french horn, and drums. Chris's passion for music did not end when she left school. In her home there are no less than 15 real instruments (she can play all but the guitars). And yes folks that does not include all the rock band instruments. But if you have a PS3 and leave her a message she'd love to get on line and play with you. ;)

09/14/2022

šŸŽ”SHOW ANNOUNCEMENTšŸŽ” Weā€™re playing Belmont Village Bestival w our pals My Son The Hurricane THIS Saturday! Weā€™re on at 7:30pm + Hurricane is on right after. FREE SHOW, letā€™s partyšŸ¤˜šŸŽ‰

09/14/2022
08/05/2022

11 track album

06/13/2022

NXNE is this week in Toronto. Are you going?

What band do you want to see?

December Rose, Pater, Mear, Queens & Kings, The Boys & I would be some good ones. Thereā€™s quite a few band that have been played on the show!

06/10/2022

Hey folks, did you know we're only about 10 weeks away from show 200! Yes, show 200. This also happens to fall around the time of the show's 10th year anniversary! that's right 10 years!

Would you like to be part of this show? You can! Just send a little audio recording in to chris at insomniaradio dot net ! Yep it's that easy! Feel free to include why you listen, or what your favourite band over the years has been.

Deadline to send anything is in Wednesday August 24th!

Have you checked out Leslie Hudson's new release? You really should head over to their band camp page and do so.https:/...
06/04/2022

Have you checked out Leslie Hudson's new release? You really should head over to their band camp page and do so.

https://lesliehudson.bandcamp.com/

2 track album

05/13/2022

Shout out to JASON who joined us over on patreon!

Thanks for the support

How Exciting!
05/11/2022

How Exciting!

WE'VE BEEN NOMINATED!

Our song "Bill Murray" has earned Double Experience a "Songwriter of the Year" Award at the Capital Music Awards! What an honor.

Here's a throwback to our time spent filming the music video at The Gladstone Theatre.

It's been almost a year since we released this song, and since then, it has taken on a life of it's own (not the least of which as the theme song for "The Adventures We Have From Inside the House" by comedian Tim Riel).

Congratulations to all the nominees, we look forward to seeing you all on May 26 with Ottawa Music Industry Coalition!

04/28/2022

Working on show 183! Hard to believe weā€™re getting close to show 200.

04/01/2022

It's an honour to announce our official collaboration with Nintendo. Yes, KK Slider himself covered one of our songs. And you can find the full cover over on our P47230N page!

Oh me now, now...

03/23/2022

CELEBRATIONS ARE IN ORDER!

It's been 2 whole years of live-streaming - why don't you join us for a week of unbridled chaos?

You already know where.

03/21/2022

Juno-nominated artist Dayna Manning exemplifies the very best that Canadian Folk music can be. Her cool clear voice along with her insightful songs represent a history of Canadian musical art that goes back to the early ā€™60s and sounds just as vital today. A modern renaissance ar...

03/17/2022

TONIGHT: We're partying at Tail Gator's with the Rebel 101.7 rebellion.

Fair warning - we'll be taking our green food colouring straight, no mixer. Let's see what happens šŸ’š

Image courtesty of: Poppa Quest

03/15/2022

Tomorrow, The Collectiveā€™s inaugural Co-Op will come together for "The Collective Come Up", a 2-day livestream relay-raid festival to celebrate and showcase 20+ amazing creators (including yours truly) šŸ§ .

Through , Double Experience have honed our practice, our voice, and our community. We are extremely grateful for the lessons we have learned and the relationships we have forged with the Twitch Music community at large.

Follow our channel if you haven't already, and join us for a huge milestone in our short Twitch journey. We go live on March 15 at 7:15 EST āš”

www.twitch.tv/DoubleExperience

Photo by: Laura Collins-Music Photography

Show 175 is live! https://insomniaradio.net/2022/03/10/ir-canada-show-175-changes/
03/10/2022

Show 175 is live!

https://insomniaradio.net/2022/03/10/ir-canada-show-175-changes/

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02/10/2022

Don't have anything to do tonight? Consider checking out this concert on Zoom! Info and links below!
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Justin Maki & Stephen Ingram

This Night, February 10th at 7:30PM EST, I invite my friend Stephen Ingram to join me for a very special night of songs and stories! You will be pleased you came.

"Stephen is a singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, as well as a professional stage actor. He was born and raised in Hamilton, ON, but having lived in London, ON, for 8 years now, he considers himself a Londoner at heart. He holds a Bachelorā€™s degree Honours in Composition from the Don Wright Faculty of Music at Western University, though much of his career so far has been in performance rather than composition. As an actor/musician/composer, he has worked professionally in theatres across Ontario, but over COVID he was forced to sit at home and he ended up writing an album, which will be releasing later this year".

Stephen and I met at Western University. He studied Classical, while I studied Pop, back in the mid-2010s. Despite studying in different departments, I often ran into Stephen in the common areas and he always exuded a distinct, inviting brand of positive energy. He is such a talent. I've always admired his effortless ability to embody a character and deliver it convincingly on stage. The only chance I believe we've had to collaborate was via a Western University musical called Spring Awakening, where Stephen acted and I played guitar in the pit band. That was 2016. I'm excited to see and hear him share his original compositions tonight šŸ˜Š.

As for tickets, please send me an e-transfer of $10 (+ any additional voluntary donation) per person to this email - [email protected]. In advance would be wonderful, though during the show is fine too! If you have paid already, you are a superior human being in my books šŸ˜‰.

12/31/2021

With covid changing plans constantly, Iā€™m very saddened to hear of all the NYE celebrations being cancelled. I thought it would be nice to do a rebroadcast of my 2021 chamber-folk concert live from Revival House for you to enjoy from home if you choose. It will premier tonight on YouTube at 8pm EST. Iā€™ll post a link in the comments below shortly. Happy New Year everyone. Letā€™s keep looking at the bright side.

https://insomniaradio.net/2021/12/25/ir-canada-a-holiday-special/
12/25/2021

https://insomniaradio.net/2021/12/25/ir-canada-a-holiday-special/

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12/13/2021

A whole concert of Facing Into the Wind!
Live takes from my home studio, and surprises galore!
Tix at onlineconcertthing.com!
I can't wait to share all these goodies with you, see you on the 21st!

check out the guys as they hit Twitch!
11/29/2021

check out the guys as they hit Twitch!

New single ā€œThis Christmasā€ - celebrate with us on the front page of Twitch and catch the full debut!

Great group to see live! If you're in the area and can get tickets I highly recommend you go see them!
11/23/2021

Great group to see live! If you're in the area and can get tickets I highly recommend you go see them!

ONE MORE WEEK ā˜ Then we rock the Bronson Centre Music Theatre
.. with JJ Wilde šŸ¤Æ what a rush this night will be!!

Who are we seeing at this show?! šŸ–¤

Iā€™ll be plating some of leslies music on the show soonā€¦.. go support her! Sheā€™s amazing!
11/15/2021

Iā€™ll be plating some of leslies music on the show soonā€¦.. go support her! Sheā€™s amazing!

This is my 45th winter and I'm almost up to 45 patrons. If 5 more folks sign up this week I'll add my unreleased Tarot songs + my co-write FAWM song "Fallow" to the 40 song-seedling download I'm gifting all my patrons next week.

45 songs about folklore, mental health, Doctor Who, Star Trek, my mom, and why music is the most important part of my life.

Sign up by Friday Nov 19th to get them all!
https://www.patreon.com/lesliehudsonmusic

45 patrons, 45 songs, 45 trips round the sun
https://mailchi.mp/f1f3bfcb4628/this-week-im-all-about-the-number-45

Another week, another great show! 6 more tracks of Canadian Music. Some of it you might never have heard of. Check it...
11/11/2021

Another week, another great show! 6 more tracks of Canadian Music. Some of it you might never have heard of. Check it out!

11/06/2021

I'm so excited to hear this album and share it with all our fantastic listeners.

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Chris is a musician herself, and volunteer music teacher. In 2009 a friend convinced her to listen to The Bugcast. A music podcast that airs every Friday night. From there she was hooked. Listening to several podcasts, until the day she asked one host if he'd take recommendations for his show. This lead to her doing a small segment on The Justin Wayne show every few weeks. A while later (late August 2012) she received an email from Stuart. He asked to to join the Insomnia Radio Family, and be the Host of Insomnia Radio Canada. Chris herself took an interest in music at a very young age. Her youngest aunt started to teach her piano when she quite young. Through school she join many coral groups, learned recorder, clarinet, flute, piccolo, as well as the basics for many other instruments like sax, oboe, french horn, and drums. Chris's passion for music did not end when she left school. In her home there are no less than 12 real instruments (she can play all but the guitars). And yes folks that does not include all the rock band instruments. Chris is currently trying to learn Guitar, Ukulele and Violin.

Occasionally she guest hosts The Bugcast music podcast, and sometimes her husband John sits in with her hosting that show.

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