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New Music, The Horizon Broadening Hour

New Music Added to Libretime + Horizon Broadening Hour #67

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What’s up, y’all? First up, here is what I’ve added to Libretime since last week:

Erin Gavin Mr. Dylan – Single Pop No
Maria Bitsakakis Damsel – Single Pop CanCon/KWCon
Andy Laverne & Dick Sisto Two for Bill Jazz No
The Fods Don’t Argue Rock No
Tamer Elshabrawy Clown Code Electronic No
Rachel Therrin Mi Hagar II Jazz CanCon
Anne Lindsay SOLOWORKS 2 Classical CanCon
Mike Legere Everything Goes – Single Rock CanCon
This is the Storm Try Me Rock No
Keegan Powell Beginning of Life/My Maker – Single Alternative CanCon
Jordan Venn & the Slizneys M@GIC W*RDS Rock CanCon
Takes an Army You and Me – Single Punk CanCon
Nightjacket My Only Heart – Single Alternative No
100-FOLD HALFWAY TO HEAVEN Rock CanCon
Real Sickies Under a Plastic Bag Punk CanCon
Jacquie Daniels Sunday Morning Coming Down – Single Country CanCon
Norine Braun Eye of the Hurricane – Single Adult Contemporary CanCon
Pennan Brae 50 Million Years Ago Rock CanCon
Carl Lord Transformation Ambient No
Parallel Relax Twilight Ambient No
Eric Jackson & The Willow River Band Live @ Halo Studio Country CanCon/KWCon
The Nolas Live Forever – Single Rock CanCon
Mantarochen Cut my Brainhair Punk No
Reverend Genes Was Will Be – Single Indie Rock No
Basia Bulat Basia’s Palace Pop CanCon
Muhnday Straight Face – Single Rock No
REDDSTAR SURV1V3 – Single Rock No
Never Any Ordinary Life Everlasting Rock No
Johnny 99 Just Like You – Single Country CanCon
Lily Monaghan Willing to Wait – Single Folk CanCon
The Human Rights One People Reggae CanCon
CEGIE x G Loc x TrizO Touch Me – Single Reggae Instrumental available CanCon
Brian Campbell Planet on Fire – Single Folk CanCon
Last Ditch Effort Twenty-25 Punk No
Various Artists Musicworks 150 Various CanCon
Milton Smalling Ideas Park Reggae No
KC Armstrong Finely Crafted Country CanCon

Here is tonight’s Horizon Broadening Hour:

Tracklist:

Maria Bitsakakis – Damsel
Basia Bulat – Disco Polo
Tonia Evans Cianculli – Bravery
Alexa Lace – Need You Gone
Corinne Caza – Wanted Sign
Maylee Todd – No Other
The LAB Inc. – Tell Me Now
Christine Yevkova – Fight For Life (UA)
Jangus Kangus – Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Erin Gavin – Mr. Dylan
Lights – Alive Again
Cooper Bloom – One For Life
Jaime – Bottoms Off
Monotronic – Light In The Dark
Sherzaman – Eyes Like Umbrella
Tamer Elshabrawy – Honeybees
CEGIE x G Loc x TrizO – Touch Me
Milton Smalling – Too Busy Doing Notting
Eric Jackson & The Willow River Band – Seven Bridges Road
Lost Property – She Runs
Pink Moth – To The End of the World
Brian Campbell – Planet On Fire
Jacquie Daniels – Sunday Morning Coming Down
Johnny 99 – Just Like You
KC Armstrong – Watch Our Shadows Play
Leah Barley – Don’t Get Weird
HuDost – Fire of Eden
Lily Monaghan – Willing to Wait
Canny and Hall – That’s Not A Lot!
Icarus Phoenix – Shallow Water
Ynana Rose – Simplify
The Good Brothers – Now That You’re Gone
ERV ELLO – Flight to Heaven (feat. Lexnour)
Neil Little – Whole Way Home

See y’all next time!

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Meet The Candidate: Colleen James, Liberal candidate for Kitchener Centre

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Colleen James
Colleen James, Liberal candidate for Kitchener Centre, came to the CKMS-FM studio on Friday 21 February 2025 to talk to the voters.

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YouTube: Meet The Candidate: Colleen James, Liberal candidate for Kitchener Centre

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All candidates in Waterloo Region were invited by e-mail, the party’s online contact form, or on social media. Some have declined to participate, others have not responded.

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Meet The Candidate: Christopher Nuhn, independent candidate for Kitchener Centre

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Christopher Nuhn

Christopher Nuhn, independent candidate for Kitchener Centre, talks to the voters.

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YouTube: Meet The Candidate: Christopher Nuhn, independent candidate for Kitchener Centre

The views expressed in this program are not necessarily those of the Radio Waterloo Board of Directors, volunteers, sponsors, or advertisers.

All candidates in Waterloo Region were invited by e-mail, the party’s online contact form, or on social media. Some have declined to participate, others have not responded.

The candidate’s presentation, the podcast, and the show notes are Copyright © 2025 by the participants, and released under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You are free to use this material, as long as you provide credit and a link back to this page.

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CKMS News -2025-02-20- New exhibitions at city of waterloo museum a “space for reflection” on the region’s colonial roots.

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CKMS News -2025-02-20- New exhibitions at City of Waterloo Museum a “space for reflection” on the region’s colonial roots

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Waterloo, ON – New exhibits which explore Indigenous histories and resilience have opened at the City of Waterloo Museum.  These “impactful and informative” exhibits are a “space for reflection” about the effects of colonialism “in our own backyard”.  

Two of the exhibits are Killing the Indian in the Child: Generations Lost and Bi-Giwen: Coming Home – Truth-Telling from the Sixties Scoop, both created by the organisation Legacy of Hope.  The Sixties Scoop refers to actions by provincial governments which intensified in the 1960’s where Indigenous children were taken from their families and communities and adopted out to primary Euro-Canadian middle class families throughout North America. The Sixties Scoop was a continuation of colonial violence, and similar to Residential Schools the goal was assimilating Indigenous children into “western society”.

The other two exhibits are Bead the Tract from the organisation Protect the Tract which is a beadwork representation of the Haldimand Tract, and graphic recordings by Mohawk artist Dakota Brant. Graphic recordings are large-scale colourful drawings with written information, which are used for translating spoken word by facilitators during community engagement.

In a press release announcing the new exhibits, the city says “these exhibitions delve into the lasting impacts of the Residential School system and the Sixties Scoop while amplifying Indigenous voices, resilience and the ongoing journey toward Reconciliation.”

This show features an interview with Jennifer Huber, the program and engagement associate with the City of Waterloo museum, which is located in Conestoga Mall on King Street North in Waterloo. Admission is Free.

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Meet The Candidate: Catherine Fife, NDP candidate for Waterloo

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Catherine Fife

Catherine Fife, NDP candidate for Waterloo, came into the CKMS-FM studio to talk to voters on Thursday 20 February 2025.

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The views expressed in this program are not necessarily those of the Radio Waterloo Board of Directors, volunteers, sponsors, or advertisers.

All candidates in Waterloo Region were invited by e-mail, the party’s online contact form, or on social media. Some have declined to participate, others have not responded.

The candidate’s presentation, the podcast, and the show notes are Copyright © 2025 by the participants, and released under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You are free to use this material, as long as you provide credit and a link back to this page.

The theme music used in Meet The Candidate is Falling Sky by Jason Shaw of AudionautiX.com and used under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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Meet The Candidate: Jessica Riley, Green Party candidate for Kitchener South — Hespeler

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Shefaza Esmail and Jessica Riley

Jessica Riley, Green Party candidate for Kitchener South — Hespeler, came into the CKMS-FM studio to talk to voters on Thursday 20 February 2025. She was accompanied by Shefaza Esmail, Green Party candidate for Waterloo.

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Radio Waterloo Video: Meet The Candidate: Jessica Riley, Green Party Candidate for Kitchener South — Hespeler (95 MBytes)

The views expressed in this program are not necessarily those of the Radio Waterloo Board of Directors, volunteers, sponsors, or advertisers.

All candidates in Waterloo Region were invited by e-mail, the party’s online contact form, or on social media. Some have declined to participate, others have not responded.

The candidate’s presentation, the podcast, and the show notes are Copyright © 2025 by the participants, and released under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You are free to use this material, as long as you provide credit and a link back to this page.

The theme music used in Meet The Candidate is Falling Sky by Jason Shaw of AudionautiX.com and used under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

New Music, The Clean Up Hour

The Clean Up Hour, Mix 306

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What’s up, y’all? Here is tonight’s Clean Up Hour — the first “general state of things” ramble of the year.

Tracklist:

Tyler, the Creator – THAT GUY
Childish Gambino, Amaarae, & Flo Milli – Talk My S***
Benny the Butcher & Lil Wayne – Big Dog
Larry June, 2 Chainz, & The Alchemist – Bad Choices
The Alchemist, Action Bronson, & Big Body Bes – Minnesota Fats
LL Cool J, Rick Ross, & Fat Joe – Saturday Night Special
Killer Mike – Ain’t No Love Freestyle
Kendrick Lamar – reincarnated
JPEGMAFIA – Bloodline Freestyle (2022 Demo)
The Weeknd – Baptized in Fear
Vince Staples – Government Cheese
Rapsody & Alex Isley – Loose Rocks
Westside Gunn & Brother Tom Sos – HEALTH SCIENCE
Wavy Bagels, Driveby, & Fatboi Sharif – Struggle Meal
Redman – Jersey
Drake – NOKIA
Bluestaeb, Melodiesinfonie, & S. Fidelity – Summertime In ’92
Niko B – just call me
Bass is Base – Straws Stix and Bricks
PM Dawn – So On and So On
Adeem – These Earthly Things
Charles Hamilton – Acne
John Wells – sun in my eye
Mac Miller – Shangri-La
Alfred Banks – A Beautiful Song
Michael Christmas – See You Later
John Wells – honor my mans (live)
MIKE – Then we could be free…
Boldy James & Sir Michael Rocks – No Façade
Keor Meteor – Gum and Hair
Big Sean & Charlie Wilson – Break the Cycle
Drake – GIMME A HUG
Freddie Gibbs – On the Set
Conway the Machine & Raekwon – The Red Moon in Osaka

See y’all next time!

CKMS Community News, Newsroom, Shows

CKMS News -2025-02-19- Non-partisan pre-election forum to focus on building local community power

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CKMS News -2025-02-19- Non-partisan pre-election forum to focus on building local community power

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Kitchener, ON – Ahead of the provincial election and in the midst of several overlapping social, environmental, and economic crises, the Social Development Centre of Waterloo Region is hosting the first in a series of community discussions centered on building local community power. 

The first event, called Cutting Through the Noise: A Forum for Building Community Power, is happening on Friday February 21st. Describing the impetus to organise the event’s webpage reads “history has shown us that social change is possible”.

David Alton, the facilitator of the event told CKMS News “I don’t want any political party to think they just get the vote of people in waterloo region, they have to earn it”

This show features an interview with David Alton, the lived expertise program facilitator at the Social Development Centre of Waterloo Region, and the facilitator of this first event which runs from 7-9pm on Friday, February 21 St John the Evangelist Anglican Church, on Duke St in downtown Kitchener.

 

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Clayton Moore, Ontario Liberal Party Candidate for Waterloo Region wants less talk and more results for average Ontarians

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Host: Leah Gerber

Radio Waterloo spoke with the candidates for the Waterloo riding as the 2025 Ontario provincial election, scheduled for February 27 draws closer. 

We’ll be releasing a series of four pieces, each highlighting our interview with one of the candidates. We’ve included the Ontario Liberal, NDP, Green and New Blue parties. The Ontario Progressive Conservative party did not respond to repeated requests for an interview. 

Today’s piece features the Ontario Liberal Party candidate for the Waterloo riding, Clayton Moore. Moore is a scientist and business professional focused on science communications and start-ups. 

Moore spoke about his take on the top issues in Waterloo, how he and the Ontario Liberals’ plan to address them. He also spoke about what the impact of potential tariffs coming from the United States could mean for Waterloo, and how his party would address these threats. 

Other pieces in the Series:

Suja Biber, New Blue Party of Ontario candidate for Waterloo Riding says she’s ready to deal with the root causes of Ontario’s problems, rather than scratching the surface

 

A chat with Catherine Fife, NDP candidate and current seat holder for Waterloo’s riding

Meet Shefaza Esmail, Green Party of Ontario candidate for Waterloo’s provincial riding

 

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Meet The Candidate: Brooklin Wallis, NDP candidate for Kitchener Centre

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Alex Loop and Brooklin Wallis

Brooklin Wallis, NDP candidate for Kitchener Centre, came into the CKMS-FM studio to talk to voters on Wednesday 19 February 2025. She was accompanied by her campaign manager, Alex Loop.

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YouTube: Meet The Candidate: Brooklin Wallis, NDP Candidate for Kitchener Centre

The views expressed in this program are not necessarily those of the Radio Waterloo Board of Directors, volunteers, sponsors, or advertisers.

All candidates in Waterloo Region were invited by e-mail, the party’s online contact form, or on social media. Some have declined to participate, others have not responded.

The candidate’s presentation, the podcast, and the show notes are Copyright © 2025 by the participants, and released under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You are free to use this material, as long as you provide credit and a link back to this page.

The theme music used in Meet The Candidate is Falling Sky by Jason Shaw of AudionautiX.com and used under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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Meet The Candidate: Marjorie Knight, NDP candidate in Cambridge

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Marjorie Knight, NDP candidate for Cambridge, came into the CKMS-FM studio to talk to voters on Wednesday 19 February 2025.

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The views expressed in this program are not necessarily those of the Radio Waterloo Board of Directors, volunteers, sponsors, or advertisers.

All candidates in Waterloo Region were invited by e-mail, the party’s online contact form, or on social media. Some have declined to participate, others have not responded.

The candidate’s presentation, the podcast, and the show notes are Copyright © 2025 by the participants, and released under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You are free to use this material, as long as you provide credit and a link back to this page.

The theme music used in Meet The Candidate is Falling Sky by Jason Shaw of AudionautiX.com and used under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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Meet The Candidate: Jeff Donkersgoed, candidate for Kitchener South — Hespeler

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Jeff Donkersgoed, NDP candidate for Kitchener South — Hespeler, came into the CKMS-FM studio on Tuesday 18 February 2025 to talk to the voters.

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The views expressed in this program are not necessarily those of the Radio Waterloo Board of Directors, volunteers, sponsors, or advertisers.

All candidates in Waterloo Region were invited by e-mail, the party’s online contact form, or on social media. Some have declined to participate, others have not responded.

The candidate’s presentation, the podcast, and the show notes are Copyright © 2025 by the participants, and released under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You are free to use this material, as long as you provide credit and a link back to this page.

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Meet The Candidate: Jodi Szimanski, NDP candidate for Kitchener — Conestoga

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Jodi Szimanski, NDP candidate for Kitchener — Conestoga, came into the CKMS-FM studio on Tuesday 18 February 2025 to speak to the voters.

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The views expressed in this program are not necessarily those of the Radio Waterloo Board of Directors, volunteers, sponsors, or advertisers.

All candidates in Waterloo Region were invited by e-mail, the party’s online contact form, or on social media. Some have declined to participate, others have not responded.

The candidate’s presentation, the podcast, and the show notes are Copyright © 2025 by the participants, and released under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You are free to use this material, as long as you provide credit and a link back to this page.

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Radio Nowhere, Shows

Radio Nowhere Episode 102, 2/15/25

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Bargain The Who
Blister in the Sun Violent Femmes
The Walker Fitz & The Tantrums
Beautiful Stranger Madonna
Harmony Elton John
Eclipse Pink Floyd
Shake Your Boogie Snooky Pryor
It’s All I Can Do The Cars
Cold Wind Spirit
Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning) Vertical Horizon
What Can I Say Boz Scaggs
The Driving of the Year Nail Leo Kottke
Here I am Al Green
For Your Love The Yardbirds
Ain’t Too Proud to Beg The Temptations
Ain’t Too Proud To Beg The Rolling Stones

 

Classical Coffee Break

Classical Coffee Break Episode 1, 03.06.25

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  • Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air (Arr. Yang for Guitar) – Xuefei Yang, guitar
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams, Suite for Viola & Small Orchestra: II. Carol – Helen Callus, viola, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Marc Taddei, conductor
  • Valentin Silvestrov, Two Pieces – Hilary Hahn, violin, Cory Smythe, piano
  • Archangelo Corelli, Concerto Grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, no. 8, “Fatto per la Notte di Natale”: III. Adagio – Allegro – Adagio – The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, conductor
  • Thomas Tallis, If Ye Love Me – Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore, conductor
  • Antonin Dvorak, 4 Romantic Pieces, Op. 75 – Kian Soltani, cello, Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim, conductor
  • Renaldo Hahn, A Chloris (arr. for Cello & Orchestra) – Sol Gabetta, cello, Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Olivieri- Munroe, conductor
  • Ottorino Respighi, Ancient Airs And Dances, Suite no. 3, P. 172: 1. Italiana – I Musici
  • Edward Elgar, Nimrod (Lux Aeterna) – VOCES8
  • Antonio Vivaldi, Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings & Continuo in E-Flat Major, RV 515: I. Allegro – La Serenissima, Adrian Chandler, conductor
  • Carl Orff, Carmina Burana: In trutina – Hera Hyesang Park, soprano, Orchestra Del Teatro Carlo Felice, Jochen Rieder, conductor
  • Olivia Belli, Prelude (Arr. Lewin for 2 Guitars) – Alexandra Whittingham, Plinio Fernandes, guitars
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Classical Coffee Break

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show logoEnjoy a mid-afternoon refresh/recharge as Classical Coffee Break explores some of the main thoroughfares and less-travelled byways of the world of classical music.

Classical Coffee Break was hosted by Dwayne Jennings and airs from the CKMS-FM archives on Thursdays from 3:00pm to 4:00pm.

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Classical Coffee Break Episode 40 – 01.01.26 My final Classical Coffee Break show. Thanks all, who gave it a listen, and thanks to the volunteer team here at CKMS for your support. All the very best for a great 2026! Or download file:  https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-40-01.01.26.mp3 Start Time Composer Title Performer 00:52 Max Richter Mercy Hilary Hahn, violin, Cory Smythe, piano 06:12 Giovanni Battista … Continue reading Classical Coffee Break Episode 40 – 01.01.26 →
Classical Coffee Break Episode 39 – 12.25.25 Two versions for Episode 39, a one-off version with a special piece at the end for Christmas Day, and a version with a different ending for repeats during other times of the year (see further down the page). Version 1 with Christmas ending: Or download file:  https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-39-Christmas-Edition-12.25.25.mp3 01:04 Jean Sibelius Symphony No. 1 in E … Continue reading Classical Coffee Break Episode 39 – 12.25.25 →
Classical Coffee Break Episode 38 – 12.18.25 Or download file: https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-38-12.18.25.mp3 Start Time Composer Title Performer 00:52 Antonio Vivaldi Concerto for 2 Oboes and 2 Clarinets in C Major, RV 560: II. Largo The King’s Consort, Robert King, conductor 03:13 Gaetano Donizetti L’elisir d’amore ? Act II: Una furtiva lagrima (Adapt. for Cello and Orchestra) Camille Thomas, cello, Brussels Philharmonic, Mathieu Herzog, … Continue reading Classical Coffee Break Episode 38 – 12.18.25 →
Classical Coffee Break Episode 37 – 12.11.25 Or download file:    https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-37-12.11.25.mp3 Start Time Composer Title Performer 01:25 Franz Schubert Piano Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 99, D. 898: II. Andante un poco mosso Augustin Dumay, violin, Frederic Lodeon, cello, Jean-Philippe Collard, piano 11:27 Jacques Arcadelt Il bianco e dolce cigno (The White and Sweet Swan) The King’s Singers 13:26 Roman Hoffstetter … Continue reading Classical Coffee Break Episode 37 – 12.11.25 →
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Classical Coffee Break Episode 35 – 11.27.25 Or download file:  https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-35-11.27.25.mp3 Start Time Composer Title Performer 01:27 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Horn Concerto No. 1 in D Major, K. 412: I. Allegro Milos Stevove, French Horn, Capella Istropolitana, Josef Kopelman, conductor 06:05 Bernat Vivancos Vocal Ice: II. Calme, tendre Hera Hyesang Park, soprano, Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice, Jochen Rieder, conductor 11:56 Franz … Continue reading Classical Coffee Break Episode 35 – 11.27.25 →
Classical Coffee Break Episode 34 – 11.20.25 Or download file:  https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-34-11.20.25.mp3 Start Time Composer Title Performer 00:57 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K385 “Haffner”: 3. Menuetto Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor 04:50 Johann Sebastian Bach Gloria in excelsis Deo, BWV 191: No. 1 Gloria in excelsis Deo Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir, Ivars Taurins, conductor 10:59 … Continue reading Classical Coffee Break Episode 34 – 11.20.25 →
Classical Coffee Break Episode 33 – 11.13.25 Or download file:  https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-33-11.13.25.mp3 Start Time Composer Title Performer 03:20 Johannes Brahms Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: II. Adagio Hilary Hahn, violin, Academy of St. Martins in the Fields, Sir Neville Mariner, conductor 12:54 Claude Debussy Nuit d’etoiles, CD2, L. 4 Natalie Dessay, soprano, Philippe Cassard, piano 16:02 Antonio Vivaldi Concerto for Two … Continue reading Classical Coffee Break Episode 33 – 11.13.25 →
Classical Coffee Break Episode 32 – 11.06.25 Download file:  https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-32-11.06.25.mp3 Start Time Composer Title Performer 04:18 Johann Wilhelm Hertel Trumpet Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major: III. Vivace Crispian Steele-Perkins, trumpet, The King’s Consort, Robert King, conductor 08:43 Louis Spohr Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat, Op. 57: II. Adagio Jon Manasse, clarinet, Seattle Symphony 15:34 Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Osculeter Me … Continue reading Classical Coffee Break Episode 32 – 11.06.25 →
Classical Coffee Break Episode 31 – 10.30.25 Download file:  https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/V2-Classical-Coffee-Break-Ep-31-10.30.25.mp3 Start Time Composer Title Performer 02:01 Ralph Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 3 (A Pastoral Symphony) New Philharmonia Orchestra, Margaret Price, soprano, Sir Adrian Bolt, conductor 12:06 Johannes Brahms 16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 15 in A-Flat Major Stephen Kovacevich, piano 14:16 Johann Sebastian Bach Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Major, BWV … Continue reading Classical Coffee Break Episode 31 – 10.30.25 →

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New Music, The Horizon Broadening Hour

New Music Added to Libretime + Horizon Broadening Hour #66

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What’s up, y’all? The routine, as always — here is what I have added to Libretime since last week:

prchr. train – Single Rock No
Made-Up World Making Alternative CanCon
Theremin Man Live From Planet Earth Alternative CanCon
DayEyez Insecurities – Single Rock No
Pink Moth Dark Oxygen Pop CanCon
Charlie PS Mouthpiece – Single Rock CanCon
Jaimè Club Nights Pop CanCon
Jaimè Feel the Love Pop CanCon
Jaimè Forgiveness Pop CanCon
Jaimè Holding You Again Pop CanCon
Jaimè Jaimè Pop CanCon
Jaimè Spinning Like a Vinyl Pop CanCon
Jaimè Stars Align Pop CanCon
Jaimè Where I Stand Pop CanCon
Jaimè Covers Pop CanCon
Lost Property Inner Child Folk CanCon
Heather Christine C’est Magnifique – Single Jazz CanCon
HuDost Fire of Eden – Single Folk CanCon
Corinne Caza Wanted Sign – Single Pop CanCon
Rita Satch Meet Me In The Garden R&B No
Yufu Heal Me Food – Single Funk No
Real Sickies Triage – Single Rock CanCon
Henry Taylor I Don’t Have a Name – Single Country CanCon/KWCon
Emanuel Casablanca Hollywood Forever Blues No
Boutique Feelings Boutique Feelings Hip Hop NSFR CanCon
Desiree Dorion Dry – Single Folk CanCon
Lights Alive Again – Single Pop CanCon
Current Swell 10 Feet Tall – Single Rock CanCon
Ian North Antarctica – Single Folk CanCon
The Lightning Struck Wrong Tree – Single Rock CanCon
A Short Walk to Pluto Out of Range Rock CanCon
Zanski Canines – Single Alternative CanCon
Riley Michaels Story Of My Life – Single Pop CanCon
Monstrosa 778 – Single Metal CanCon
We Found a Lovebird With Friends Like These Rock CanCon
Strange Plants Tell Me All Your Secrets, Pt. 2 – Single Rock CanCon
Robert Thomas and the Sessionmen Beside You – Single Blues CanCon
Circle the Wolves Mirror Mirror Metal CanCon
Cooper Bloom One for Life – Single Pop CanCon
Whine Problem Sleem Rock CanCon
Leah Barley Awkward & Heartbroken Pop CanCon
Tristan Armstrong The Lonely Avenue Rock CanCon
Change of Heart In the Wreckage Rock CanCon
Allegra Levy Looking at the Moon Jazz No
John Hart Love Is Jazz No
Andrew Rathbun Lost in the Shadows Jazz No
Nate Radley Say It’s So Jazz No
Chet Baker When Sunny Gets Blue Jazz No
Steve Johns Mythology Jazz No
Kirk Knuffke Super Blonde Jazz No
David Janeway Forward Motion Jazz No
Monotronic Light in the Dark – Single Electronic No
Fatal Vision Three Times Lucky Rock CanCon
Falling Below Answers – Single Rock No
Christine Yevkova Fight for Life – Single Pop Available in both English and Ukrainian No
Christine Yevkova Hometown Sweetest Faces – Single Pop No
Christine Yevkova Like a Rose – Single Pop No
Peter Dreams Peter Dreams and MOONRIIVR Alternative CanCon

Here is tonight’s Horizon Broadening Hour (which is mainly jazz and rock tonight — folk and pop will be next week’s focus, then we’ll get back to the usual routine!):

Tracklist:

Shugorei – Three Pathways (feat. Mindy Meng Wang)
Heather Christine – C’est Magnifique!
Allegra Levy – It’s Only a Paper Moon
John Hart – Pee Wee
Andrew Rathbun – I Love Music
Nate Radley – Hardy Har Har
Chet Baker – Long ago and far away
Steve Johns – Bluesday the 13th
Kirk Knuffke – Willie the Weeper
David Janeway – Fully Vaxxed
Yufu – Heal Me Good
Rita Satch – Meet Me In The Garden
Henry Taylor – I DON’T HAVE A NAME
Whine Problem – Portrait of Moments Wasted
Charlie PS – Mouthpiece
Never Any Ordinary – The Best Of You
Theremin Man – 2000 Light Years From Home
Circle the Wolves – I’m So Done
Monstrosa – 778
Valley of Salt – The Love of God is All Around Us
Arlene & the People – Straight Jacket
Nick Faye – Undone
We Found a Lovebird – It Ain’t Stickin
Real Sickies – Triage
A Short Walk to Pluto – Mary’s Paper Boat
Emanuel Casablanca – Roulette
Made-Up – 1986

See y’all next time!

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Meet The Candidate: Shefaza Esmail, Green Party candidate for Waterloo

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Shefaza Esmail, the Green Party candidate for Waterloo, came into the CKMS-FM studio on Friday 14 February 2025 to speak to the voters. She was joined by Jessica Riley, Green Party candidate for Kitchener South — Hespeler.

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Radio Waterloo Video: Meet The Candidate: Shefaza Esmail, Green Party Candidate for Waterloo (122 MBytes)

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All candidates in Waterloo Region have been invited by e-mail. Some have declined to participate, others have not responded. If you’re a candidate and have missed the e-mail, please contact Bob Jonkman at bob@radiowaterloo.ca with your preferred timeslot from the online calendar (and an alternate).

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Readers Delight

Reader’s Delight, Episode 15

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Join us at 2PM as host, Richard H. Stephens, interviews authors Adrienne Stevenson, Sruthi Amalan, and Daryl J. Ball. During their discussion, the authors will be invited to read an excerpt from their works for your enjoyment.

You can find out more about Adrienne Stevenson by clicking here.

You can find out more about Sruthi Amalan by clicking here.

You can find out more about Daryl J. Ball by clicking here.

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Meet Shefaza Esmail, Green Party of Ontario candidate for Waterloo’s provincial riding

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Host: Leah Gerber

Radio Waterloo spoke with the candidates for the Waterloo riding as the 2025 Ontario provincial election, scheduled for February 27 draws closer. 

We’ll be releasing a series of four pieces, each highlighting our interview with one of the candidates. We’ve included the Ontario Liberal, NDP, Green and New Blue parties. The Ontario Progressive Conservative party did not respond to repeated requests for an interview. 

Today’s piece features the Green Party of Ontario candidate for the Waterloo riding, Shefaza Esmail.

Esmail shared her thoughts on the top issues in Waterloo, how she and her party plan to address them, what the tariff threats coming from the United States could mean for this community and her party’s stance on addressing the tariffs.

Other posts in the series:

Suja Biber, New Blue Party of Ontario candidate for Waterloo Riding says she’s ready to deal with the root causes of Ontario’s problems, rather than scratching the surface

 

A chat with Catherine Fife, NDP candidate and current seat holder for Waterloo’s riding

Clayton Moore, Ontario Liberal Party Candidate for Waterloo Region wants less talk and more results for average Ontarians

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CKMS News -2025-02-13- Delegates warn of increased precarity and homelessness due to continued inaction on renoviction bylaw

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CKMS News -2025-02-13- Delegates warn of increased precarity and homelessness due to continued inaction on renoviction bylaw.

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Kitchener, ON – With hundreds of tenants in the city of Kitchener currently facing renoviction, local residents and housing advocates were pleading to city council on Monday night to fast-track by-laws to protect renters from “bad actor” landlords who use renovations as an excuse to evict tenants and increase rental prices. 

While Kitchener council has previously asked city staff to report back in June on the feasibility and jurisdictional issues of a renoviction by-law, 11 delegates, all in favour of stronger protections, argued that the city already has enough information to create new rules. Toronto, London, and Hamilton have all approved renoviction by-laws with Hamilton’s being enacted at the start of this year.

Several delegates at the meeting are members of the grassroots advocacy group Waterloo Region ACORN, who has been organizing renters facing renoviction at several buildings including 250 Frederick St and 141 Borden Ave. 

In the end, councillors voted for the status quo, and staff will still have until June to gather more information.

This show features audio from the February 10th council meeting, including delegates, city staff, and councillors.  

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Meet The Candidate: Clayton Moore, Liberal Party candidate for Waterloo

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Clayton Moore, the Liberal Party candidate for Waterloo, came into the CKMS-FM studio on Wednesday 12 February 2025 to speak to the voters.

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YouTube: Meet The Candidate: Clayton Moore, Liberal Party Candidate for Waterloo

The views expressed in this program are not necessarily those of the Radio Waterloo Board of Directors, volunteers, sponsors, or advertisers.

All candidates in Waterloo Region have been invited by e-mail. Some have declined to participate, others have not responded. If you’re a candidate and have missed the e-mail, please contact Bob Jonkman at bob@radiowaterloo.ca with your preferred timeslot from the online calendar (and an alternate).

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Cricket is so popular now in Waterloo Region, the cities are making a strategy to accommodate all the new players

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Host: Leah Gerber

Cricket has exploded in popularity in Waterloo Region in the last few years. So much so, staff with the cities of Cambridge, Waterloo and Kitchener are working together to create a regional cricket strategy so they can accommodate the needs of the booming cricket community. 

Cricket community members have responded saying they need more space to play, indoor facilities and lighting so they can get as many players playing as possible in the area. 

Radio Waterloo spoke with Giridhar Bannaravuri, the president of the Southern Ontario Cricket Association, an organization which facilitates cricket in Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, Stratford and Guelph, as well as Lisa Collins, the manager of sport development and golf for the city of Kitchener to hear more about the upcoming strategy and the needs of the cricket community. 

Excerpt from “SOCA 2024 Season _ KWC Cricket _ SOCA Gala 2024” used with permission from SOCA.

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Meet The Candidate: Rob Deutschmann, Liberal Party candidate for Cambridge

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Rob Deutschmann, the Liberal Party candidate for Cambridge, came into the CKMS-FM studio on Tuesday 11 February 2025 to speak to the voters.

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The views expressed in this program are not necessarily those of the Radio Waterloo Board of Directors, volunteers, sponsors, or advertisers.

All candidates in Waterloo Region have been invited by e-mail. Some have declined to participate, others have not responded. If you’re a candidate and have missed the e-mail, please contact Bob Jonkman at bob@radiowaterloo.ca with your preferred timeslot from the online calendar (and an alternate).

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The Clean Up Hour

The Clean Up Hour, Mix 305

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What’s up, y’all? A bit early this week due to some work demands, here is tonight’s Clean Up Hour — the show’s final ode to Trugoy the Dove of De La Soul who, along with his brothers in rhyme, gave us one of the best Hip Hop groups of all time. RIP.

Freedom of Speak (We Got Three Minutes)
The Corner
Freestyle (Dat S**t) 2006
Ghetto Thang (Ghetto Ximer)
Buddy (Native Tongue Decision) [feat. Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah, & Monie Love)
Property of Spitkicker.com (feat. Roc Marciano)
The Bizness (feat. Common)
Stiz & Stonz (feat. Tito of The Fearless Four, Grandmaster Caz, Whipper Whip, LA Sunshine, & Superstar)
My Writes
3 Days Later
Church
Who Do U Worship
Must B The Music
The Sauce (feat. Philly Black)
Down Syndrome
Do As De La Des
Me Myself And I
Itz Soweezee (Hot) [De La Remix]
No Over Till the Fat Lady Plays the Demo
I Can Do Anything (Delacratic)
Pass the Plugs
Trouble in the Water (DJ Honda & De La Soul
Stay Away (Pete Rock, Rob-O, & De La Soul)
Leave Your Cares Behind
In the Woods
Just Havin a Ball
Plug Tunin (Last Chance to Comprehend)
Stakes Is High (DJ Spinna Remix)
Freedom Train
Keepin’ The Faith
Freedom of Speak (We Got More Than Three)
Bigger (feat. Choklate)

See y’all next time!