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22/08/2024

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20/08/2024

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20/06/2024

We lost a real one.

RIP Donald Sutherland

01/05/2024

ON THIS DATE (55 YEARS AGO)
May 1, 1969 - Joni Mitchell: Clouds is released.
# ALL THINGS MUSIC PLUS+ 4.5/5
# allmusic 4.5/5

Clouds is the second album by Joni Mitchell, released on May 1, 1969. It won a Grammy Award for Best Folk Album of 1969.

This second album, like her first, focuses almost exclusively on her acoustic guitar and voice. Though the sound is similar to her debut recording, there's a lot of progression evident in the songwriting here. Mitchell comes across as the quintessential folk poet, highly literate, guardedly emotional, somewhat collegiate, but full of enough talent and idiosyncrasy to pull listeners into her web. "Both Sides Now," a beautiful low-key anthem of disillusionment from which the album's title is derived, became something of an anthem for the Woodstock set. Other, less well-known tunes like "That Song About the Midway" and the mysterious-sounding "Roses Blue" make just as much of an impression.

THE COVER ART
The cover art, a self-portrait, depicts Mitchell's home town of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, showing the South Saskatchewan River that flows through the city, and the Bessborough Hotel, a historic railway hotel built in the days before asphalt-surface highways. In the self-portrait, Mitchell holds the floral emblem of the Province of Saskatchewan: the "western red lily" (aka prairie lily or Lilium philadelphicum var. andinum).
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TEXT FOR A FULL-PAGE AD FROM REPRISE

JONI MITCHELL FINALLY COMES ACROSS

After lo these 14 months - it has happened.

On our part, it's taken blood, sweat, tears, and greed.

Coaxing and cajoling.

Even - yes - chicanery.

But the blonde lady who only recently was subject of a Reprise ad headlined "Joni Mitchell takes forever" has finally, at long last, come across. With ten new songs technically catalogued in our album inventory as CLOUDS (RS 6341). But referred to by Music Lovers Everywhere as

THE NEW JONI MITCHELL
To be foursquare, however, it's not as though Joni has been unfruitful, like just lolling about in Laurel Canyon (where she only sometimes lolls). She HAS been busy. Being the pleasant surprise of last January's Miami Pop Festival. Singing her story of "Nathan La Franeer" from Los Angeles to Montreal. Smiling tearfully through a standing ovation at Carnegie Hall. Making a rare television appearance on the first Johnny Cash show. Giving the following quote to TIME magazine for its April 4 issue:

"If you are sad, then you should feel sad. The French are
good at that. They show what they feel and in that way purge
themselves of it. My next album will be even sadder. It gets
into the pain of the heart."

Ahh, the perfect lead-in to the subject at hand: RS 6341. And its contents.

Over the past 14 months, Joni has, between concerts and lolls, managed to make new songs. Many are included in RS 6341, VIZ "The Gallery," "That Song About the Midway," and "Roses Blue." Plus some of the Joni Mitchells Everyone Knows, like "Chelsea Morning" and "Both Sides, Now." In addition, each and every lyric is printed in its entirety on the inside of a glorious full-color jacket.

And now, they are public. If we had any sense, we'd leave it at that, and end this ad right here.

BUT ONE MORE THING

Joni painted her own portrait for the cover of the album. It's pretty. If you'd like to have a copy to hang where you hang things, a copy without the words on it, just fill out the coupon and get it to us with a quarter. Joni will be with you shortly.

Joni Mitchell's Pretty Picture
Room 208
Warner Bros. Seven Arts Records
Burbank, California 91503

Here's a quarter for that self-portrait,
printed lovingly on expensive paper with
no words on it.

(This offer expires sometime later this year)

CONCLUDING PITCH

Just in case you've been in total seclusion for the last year, CLOUDS is Joni's second album. Her first (known to accounting as RS6293) is called JONI MITCHELL. Pick up either of them. It might make Joni Mitchell come down from Laurel Canyon with her third album. But don't count on it.

Joni Mitchell Records For
Reprise Albums & Tapes
Which Is Where She Belongs.
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ORIGINAL REVIEW (Washington Post)

If, indeed, it is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius, then it is natural that love should become the artist's new medium. And, as someone tells us McLuhan tells us, love becomes "the message."

At least it's the message of Joni Mitchell's first album, Clouds (Reprise 6341). Love permeates even the songs which do not concern themselves directly with that emotion, for it is present in her singing. Miss Mitchell has a sweetness and a gentility in her voice which can belie the disillusion and mistrust in the lyrics of a song like "The Gallery."

She is an artist. The chord patterns in "Roses Blue" seem non sequiturs at first, and may be quite taxing, but they hang together well, and soon the listener forms an individual conception of the cut as a whole.

Many of the songs on the LP have very different melodies; trying to run them down may seem, at times, like chasing wild geese (or chasing geese wildly). But soon patterns begin to emerge, and the listener may flatter himself to be rather ingenious to have recognized them.

However, it is not his ingenuity but Miss Mitchell's. Her lyrics and melodies have a fine turn to them cool and glistening as icicles, but glowing warm as embers.

The inside of the album jacket contains the lyrics from all her songs on the LP. And, perhaps not too amazingly in the light of her talent in the performance of her songs, the lyrics read so well as poetry that even if we didn't like the performance, we could still dig the poetry. Two pieces in this remarkable collection are worthy of somewhat more than cursory examination and comment.

One, "The Fiddle And The Drum," is sung a capella, without the single guitar with which Miss Mitchell usually accompanies herself. It is a foreigner's view (she is Canadian) of what the United States' world role has become. The lyrics succeed tremendously, but the melody is a toughie, making us see the important part the guitar plays in our understanding of Jnoi Mitchell's songs. It is obviously so important a piece on the album that we don't see why she couldn't have unified it completely with at least some kind of instrumental guideline.

"Both Sides, Now" was recorded and released earlier this year by Judy Collins. Miss Mitchell sang it on the premier of the Johnny Cash Show (the one with Dylan on it, in case you missed it), giving it the interpretation it had when she wrote it. It is clean, fresh and free, bubbling with childlike curiosity and calm with adult knowledge.

The album is well rehearsed and produced. Joni Mitchell is one of the few new artists who, having dropped in, I hope will stay with us.
~ Richard Cowan, Washington Post (June 22, 1969)

TRACKS:
All tracks composed and arranged by Joni Mitchell
Side 1
"Tin Angel" – 4:09
"Chelsea Morning" – 2:35
"I Don't Know Where I Stand" – 3:13
"That Song About the Midway" – 4:38
"Roses Blue" – 3:52

Side 2
"The Gallery" – 4:12
"I Think I Understand" – 4:28
"Songs to Aging Children Come" – 3:10
"The Fiddle and the Drum" – 2:50
"Both Sides, Now" – 4:32

29/04/2024

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Willie Nelson (singer, guitar, songwriter, actor) (91)

25/03/2024

𝟔𝟎𝐓𝐇 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐎 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐇 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐀𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓 - 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐄

Join us from 6am Good Friday to 9pm Easter Sunday as Radio Caroline North takes you on a nostalgic journey through Caroline’s exciting, turbulent and often dramatic history, since our first broadcast on 28 March 1964 from the MV Fredericia off the Essex coast. We’ve got classic tunes from the past six decades, memorable moments and voices past and present, plus messages from the world of radio and music. We are live from Ross Revenge on the Blackwater Estuary from 8.30am.

Celebrate with us On 648 AM across England, The Netherlands, Belgium and beyond, on 1368 AM in the North/North-West, via Manx Radio, worldwide online at radiocaroline.co.uk and on the app.

Our Easter broadcast is sponsored by Feature Story News and our competition is sponsored by Felixstowe & Offshore Radio

25/03/2024

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06/03/2024

The Stampeders, Oh My Lady music video, 1973.Album:Rubes, Dudes and Rowdies, 1973Band Members:Rich DodsonKim BerlyRonnie KingWords & Music: Kim BerlyPublishe...

06/03/2024

It is with sadness and love that we must announce the passing of our longtime friend and band mate Cornelis Van Sprang, known to most as Ronnie King.

Ronnie died yesterday at the Peter Lougheed Hospital in Calgary.

The sudden drastic turn in his health took us all by surprise. As little as three weeks ago he was looking forward to doing one final tour with The Stampeders and was in a positive and optimistic state of mind. Sadly, it was not to be.

Ronnie, Rich, and I began making music together in the spring of 1966 and shortly thereafter left Calgary to pursue the dream of pop stardom in Toronto. The dream became reality five years later with the release of “Carry Me” followed by our breakout hit “Sweet City Woman”.

For the last fifty-six years, the Stampeders have entertained Canadians from coast to coast with Ronnie’s irrepressible humor and willingness to do anything for a laugh setting the tone.
We, who shared the stage of life with him, were, no doubt, the recipients of an extra-large dose of his larger-than-life persona, and we will miss him.

The tour that was intended to be his final bow will now, instead, be our tribute to, and celebration of, our beautiful friend and partner.

The show must go on… Ronnie wouldn’t have it any other way.

16/02/2024

In further support of the Blackfalds Foodbank Society, Town Council unanimously voted Tuesday night in favor of contributing approximately $95,000 back to the community, through this well-deserving non-profit by forgiving a loan that was provided towards the renovation construction of the Beyond Food Community Hub.

Recognizing the challenges that the Foodbank Society has experienced with fundraising in the past 3 years, and the growing needs of so many in our community, Council believes that the Town can best serve the most vulnerable in our community by allowing the Foodbank to utilize these funds towards needed programs and services.

https://beyondfoodcommunityhub.com/

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16/02/2024

13/02/2024

Happy World Radio Day from 94.1 Boom FM! 📡📻

Today, we celebrate the power of radio to connect, share stories, and unite. Thank you for tuning in and being a part of our journey!

13/02/2024

11/02/2024

52 years ago - the top 81 songs of 1972.

31/01/2024

Happy 73rd Birthday
KC Casey
January 31, 1951

American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his band, KC and the Sunshine Band, as a producer of several hits for other artists, and as a pioneer of the disco genre of the 1970s.

24/01/2024

Happy 83rd birthday to the iconic Neil Diamond! 💎🎂
With over 130 million albums sold worldwide and a career spanning more than five decades, Neil is a true musical force.

He first made waves as a songwriter with hits like 'Solitary Man', 'Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon', 'Sweet Caroline', 'Kentucky Woman,' and 'Song Sung Blue,' just to name a few.

Neil Diamond isn't just a hitmaker; he's a winner. He's got a GRAMMY Award, a Golden Globe Award, the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award, and a Kennedy Center Honor. Plus, he's a proud member of both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall Of Fame since 1984.

In 2009, he snagged the prestigious MusiCares® Person Of The Year title, and in 2018, he clinched the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. The man's got accolades for days!

13/01/2024

I have over 15 years of professional experience! Serving Red Deer, Blackfalds and area 😀

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25/12/2023

Happy Holidays! - Jeff Lynne 🛸

23/12/2023

It’s been nice to be home for the past week but I am already thinking about all the places I will be visiting opening for the remarkable 🫀

Which venues will we see you at? And which songs would you like to hear?

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23/12/2023

Everyone at Radio Caroline would like to wish all our listeners around the world a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy & Healthy New Year

09/12/2023

On this day in 1976, Blondie released their self-titled debut album.

09/12/2023