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Canadian Spaces on CKCU Canadian Spaces is Canada’s longest-running folk music radio show, founded by Chopper McKinnon in Chopper passed away on March 13, 2013.

CKCU FM in Ottawa is the home of "Canadian Spaces", Canada's longest-running folk music radio program. Chopper McKinnon founded the show in 1980 and hosted it for 33 years. The show serves as a vital hub and sounding board for Canadian singer-songwriters. Each Saturday morning, the loyal listeners – the "Space Cadets" – are treated to live performances and relaxed interviews. Chopper believed pass

ionately in the quality of Canadian folk music, and gave airplay and encouragement to countless artists from across the country. Listeners have always showed strong support for Canadian Spaces during CKCU's annual funding drive. The high level of donations to the show saved the entire station from bankruptcy at one point. CKCU created the Ottawa Folk Festival in 1994 in response to the immense passion and loyalty of Chopper's audience. He served as the Main Stage host at the festival for the next 15 years, and received the Helen Verger Award in 1999 for his "significant, sustained contributions to folk music in Canada". Listeners and musicians from across Canada and beyond expressed a deep, personal sense of loss on hearing of his passing. A number of songs were written in his honour, and several memorial concerts and tributes were held. "Canadian Spaces" is now hosted by Chris White with a series of co-hosts who have connections to the folk community. All CKCU shows are broadcast on 93.1 FM to a 100 km radius on, streamed at www.ckcufm.com, and available for a year in the CKCU audio archive at www.ckcufm.com/schedule. For more information, please contact Chris White: [email protected]

Hey! Did you know that you can time travel and listen to tomorrow’s show right now? All ya gotta do is go to ckcufm dot ...
22/11/2024

Hey! Did you know that you can time travel and listen to tomorrow’s show right now? All ya gotta do is go to ckcufm dot com, go to program guide, click a few times, and you’re diggin’ the show whilst enjoying your fave hot brown drink!
And… thanks for all the Funding Drive Support!
Hr #1 - 40 Minutes of Folk featuring artists who are from or have played Ottawa recently, or both! Plus a recap of last Sunday’s “Songs That Made Us Songwriters” event!
Hr #2 - Indigenous artists, cool Canadian Springsteen covers, new Kathleen Edwards, more!
Enjoy. 🎶☕️

Join us! Open to the public and all for our Funding Drive! Lot's of interviews & guests planned, drop by to make a donat...
07/11/2024

Join us! Open to the public and all for our Funding Drive! Lot's of interviews & guests planned, drop by to make a donation while you enjoy LIVE radio in action! ckcu fm.com 💙📻 📻💙
We'll be at the this Thursday, 4pm - 6pm, for LIVE broadcasts of Communautés croisées at 4pm, and The Guest List at 5pm. Come join us in Atrium O'Brien to get in on the live radio experience and !

Congratulations to Anne Marie Brugger on receiving the 2024 SofTTie award from Tony Turner last night. The award recogn...
02/11/2024

Congratulations to Anne Marie Brugger on receiving the 2024 SofTTie award from Tony Turner last night. The award recognizes people who work to connect musicians with one another and with the community for the benefit of all. Anne-Marie, Ray Harris and I will be hosting Canadian Spaces on CKCU this morning from 10 to noon at Irene's Pub (885 Bank Street) featuring a stellar line-up of musical guests. Drop by to congratulate Anne-Marie, cheer on the guests, and enjoy your favourite hot brown drink!

Photos from today's very enjoyable CKCU broadcast live from Spaceman Music Ottawa with Ryan Bresee, Catriona Sturton, ...
31/10/2024

Photos from today's very enjoyable CKCU broadcast live from Spaceman Music Ottawa with Ryan Bresee, Catriona Sturton, Erik Stolpmann and Dylan Hunter.

On now! Lynn Miles performing at Irene’s Pub from 3 to 5 pm. It’s a fundraiser for CKCU. Come on down! Enjoy the show wh...
27/10/2024

On now! Lynn Miles performing at Irene’s Pub from 3 to 5 pm. It’s a fundraiser for CKCU. Come on down! Enjoy the show while supporting Ottawas community radio!

26/10/2024

My tour w this dude Danny Michel is going to be happening real soon.
There are lots of dates in Canada. I recommend you fly in. Or walk in. Or roll in. Walk and Roll. In the immortal words of Nike- just do it.

Like wow man. Ya never know when we’ll do this again. Two cats on stage together trading songs like we are in your garage just hanging out sharing a charcuterie board of tunes. Laughs? Yes. Lots of them. Tears? I don’t know. Maybe. If we yell at you. You might cry. But we won’t. We might bite you. Why not? We are cannibals. Maybe you’ve heard of The Donner Party? Maybe you’ve listened to the song Timothy from the year 1970?

Look, let’s get serious here. We need you. You knead us. Like bread. Who knit you? Come to the shows. All tix at Poltz dot com. Buy early and buy often. Danny is a nice boy. I ate one of his fingers. It tasted like chicken.

Look folks - here’s the deal.

NOV 6, 2024
ISABEL BADER CENTRE
KINGSTON, ONTARIO, CANADA

NOV 7, 2024
SHENKMAN ARTS CENTRE OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA

NOV 8, 2024
ST. PAUL’S UNITED CHURCH
PERTH, ONTARIO, CANADA

NOV 9, 2024
ST. PAUL’S CENTRE
ORILLIA ONTARIO, CANADA

NOV 10, 2024
AEOLIAN HALL
LONDON, ONTARIO, CANADA

NOV 11, 2024
THE GREAT HALL,
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA

NOV 13, 2024
MEAFORD HALL,
MEAFORD, ONTARIO, CANADA

NOV 14, 2024
MARKET HALL
PETERBOROUGH, ONTARIO

NOV 15, 2024
BILTMORE THEATRE
OSHAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA

NOV 16, 2024
ROYAL CITY MISSION
GUELPH, ONTARIO, CANADA

NOV 17, 2024
SLEEPING GIANT FOLK SOCIETY
ITALIAN CULTURAL CENTRE
THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO, CANADA

NOV 19, 2024
WEST END CULTURAL CENTRE WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA

NOV 21, 2024
KMSC LAW THEATRE
GRANDE PRAIRIE, ALBERTA

NOV 22, 2024
MYER HOROWITZ THEATRE EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA

NOV 23, 2024
FISH CREEK CONCERTS
RIVER PARK CHURCH
CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA

NOV 24, 2024
VDPAC
VERNON, BRITISH COLUMBIA

Come on over! The legendary Elorious Cain is spinning tunes live in person now from 1 to 3 pm at Spark Beer (702 Somerse...
26/10/2024

Come on over! The legendary Elorious Cain is spinning tunes live in person now from 1 to 3 pm at Spark Beer (702 Somerset W).

Join us for the kick off of CKCU's annual Funding Drive. Reggae In The Fields’s Junior Smith will also be here doing his show live at 3 pm until 5:30 pm!

Spark Beer have created a special brew just for us. Come on over from 1 to 5:30 pm for the launch of Voices Carry-Special Blend.

We are live! Donate 613-520-3920
26/10/2024

We are live! Donate 613-520-3920

If you’re trying to hear CKCU on the fm dial, you may be getting nothing but static, because the station’s antenna syste...
26/10/2024

If you’re trying to hear CKCU on the fm dial, you may be getting nothing but static, because the station’s antenna system, shared with CBC, is being upgraded. Switch to streaming online! Thanks, loyal listeners.

CKCU’s annual funding drive started yesterday! Please support your favourite community radio station, 50 years between y...
26/10/2024

CKCU’s annual funding drive started yesterday! Please support your favourite community radio station, 50 years between your ears! Al and I will be on from 7am to 1pm tomorrow, begging for your bucks! Please donate!There will be people in the phone room from 10 am: 613-520-3920 or go to the website and donate now!

Mark your calendars!
21/10/2024

Mark your calendars!

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