Radio Documentary Celebrating Ray Legere
We’re very excited to announce a special program dedicated to local legend Ray Legere who was recently awarded an honorary degree from Mount Allison University during the 2023 Convocation ceremonies earlier this year.
Both local radio stations, CHMA and CFTA, aired this special hour long feature on July 29th, 2023 with an introduction from Bluegrass Legend Wilson Moore.
Wilson Moore intro:
Full Documentary:
A special thanks to Ray and Janet Crawford for making the documentary possible.
“A world-renowned fiddle and mandolin player, Ray Legere has travelled the world recording with top musicians in a variety of musical genres. He has toured internationally with artists such as Rita McNeil, John McDermott, the virtuoso violin group Bowfire, and Michelle Shocked. From hard rock to roots players, Legere is a well-known and respected artist known for his musical versatility and Acadian background.
He has seven solo albums to his credit, featuring some of his own compositions, and can be heard on over 500 recordings as a session player. Legere performs with both anglophone and francophone artists in the region and is a regular member of the band for Quebec hit television shows Pour L’amour du Country and Tout Simpliment Country. In 2017, he worked on a genre-crossing project with the professional woodwind quintet Ventus Machina, arranged by Mount Allison professor James Kalyn, involving classical, pop, Acadian, and bluegrass tunes that celebrated the musical cultures of New Brunswick.
Legere operates his own recording studio from his home in Sackville, NB, the place he has called home for over 25 years.… Continue
Miss Universe Finalist On The Airwaves!
Ainaz Giahi came into the studio on Friday and talked about SOS Children Villages, a charity she is helping, her life as a finalist of Miss Universe Canada and more. Listen to the full show down below.
He/She/They live performances, new demos and CHMA live session!
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Revolution Rock
Thursdays 9 pm. David Konstantino and Adam Peliter. Revolution Rock is a syndicated award-winning radio show that broadcasts from CJAM 99.1 FM in Windsor//Detroit. It focuses on 60s garage rock, 70s punk/new wave, surf, alternative, indie and new/old music within and beyond those genres.… Continue
Return of inner Bay of Fundy salmon follows restoration efforts led by Fort Folly First Nation
Listen to Tantramar Report for Wednesday, June 21, 2023:
A Daily Dose of Steel Cut Oats
Steel Cut Oats is a Halifax indie dream pop rock band. Their songs transcend you into a fantastical state of mind and bring iconic harmonies to make you feel out of this world. The group recorded their debut single My Funeral, in Yukon while hiking in the mountains for a week. Check out their EP At the Eleventh Hour.… Continue
Tantramar residents asked to weigh in for $68K brand development initiative
The new municipality of Tantramar is in the midst of a roughly $68,000 brand development initiative.
To develop the brand identity for the newly formed town, the town hired the Details Design + Branding, which is working with the public relations firm Porter O’Brien.
They’re seeking input from local residents through a survey that can be found online at TakePartTantramar.ca. The survey closes on June 30th.
Public engagement will also be taking place in-person at several locations around Tantramar beginning this weekend.
Tanya Duffy, who runs the Fredericton-based design firm, said the process will involve more than just the creation of a logo.
“A brand is more than an image, it’s a sense of identity,” Duffy said.
Listen to the interview with CHMA
The municipality, which brings together Sackville, Dorchester and neighbouring areas, came into existence on New Year’s Day, following the Higgs government’s controversial process of local governance reform.
In May 2022, a committee of local officials announced that it would be called Tantramar. Until then, it was known by the placeholder name Entity 40.
Throughout this process, there’s been a lot of talk about what the changes would mean for the identities of formerly separate communities.
Tom Bateman, a senior consultant with Porter O’Brien, noted that the goal isn’t to stop residents from calling their home community by established names such as Sackville. … Continue
KIF Radio
Saturday 8pm. IMVNZI and Sound Curator. KIF Radio is a music podcast showcasing nothing but the most recent R&B and African vibes from the legends of tomorrow. Hosted by IMVNZI and Sound Curator. Tracklist of all episodes available on our website: www.kifrad.io
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Four-day Shiretown Fest begins today in Dorchester
Dorchester’s Shiretown Festival begins today at 6 p.m. with opening ceremonies at the Village Square Gazebo.
The main organizer of the festival is Debbie Shea, owner of the Village Square Take-Out restaurant in Dorchester.
In an interview with CHMA, she said the community event will have a strong emphasis on activities for kids.
Some of the activities include a watermelon-eating contest, a kid’s dance at the gazebo, a baseball game, a book sale at the library, a community yard sale, a cake auction, a car show, and more.
“We just do it for the community and for the enjoyment,” Shea said.
Listen to the interview with CHMA:
A schedule of events can be found on the restaurant’s Facebook page.
Visitors to Dorchester may want to confirm details of events with organizers or by asking local residents around the village.
A movie night scheduled in the brochure for Thursday at the Moving Forward Co-op is, in fact, happening outside Dorchester Consolidated School on Friday evening.
The movie is Toy Story and it will be screened after the baseball game on Friday evening at 9 p.m., according to the Co-op.
Shea advised people to check out the Moving Forward Co-op’s Facebook page for details about events hosted by that group. … Continue
‘We just do it for the community and for the enjoyment’: Shiretown Festival this week in Dorchester
Listen to Tantramar Report for Monday, June 12, 2023: