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CKMS Community Connections for 1 September 2023 with Vanessa Ricci-Thode of Waterloo Bookfest and the KW Writer’s Alliance

Show Notes

(a woman with blue hair wearing a purple dress and a facemask sits at a microphone)
Vanessa Ricci-Thode

Vanessa Ricci-Thode is one of the organizers for Waterloo Bookfest and a founder of the KW Writer’s Alliance, as well as the author of a series of books. She talks to Bob Jonkman about Bookfest and the KW Writer’s Alliance, writing, and reads from her most recent book, Fireborn.

The interview starts at 4m57s.

KW Writer’s Alliance Online:

Vanessa Ricci-Thode:

Waterloo Bookfest | Local authors. Live readings. | Saturday September 9th 1pm-7pm | Waterloo Public Square (black letters on an orange and green graduated background)
 

Upcoming Events

Podcast

Download: ckms-community-connections-2023-09-01-episode138-Vanessa-Ricci-Thode-of-Waterloo-Bookfest-and-KW-Writers-Alliance.mp3 (52 MB, 56m34s, episode 138)

Index

Time Title Album Artist
0m00s Theme for CKMS Community Connections ccc CKMS Sunflower logo (yellow petals surrounding a black centre with white wavies all on a teal background)
CKMS Community Connections
Steve Todd
1m00s Stay Awake Quiet In The Land
Quiet In The Land
Quiet In The Land
4m57s Vanessa Ricci-Thode tells us about Waterloo Bookfest, some of the special guests (Katie Mack, E.K. Johnston), and more listed on the KW Writer’s Alliance Bookfest website. How KW Writer’s Alliance got started on Zoom during the height of the pandemic. Talking about NaNoWriMo, the National Novel Writing Month. KW Writer’s Alliance was started with Caroline Topperman, looking to give Waterloo Region authors a space to keep writing all year ’round. Support includes moral support (especially after rejections!), guides to publishing, guides to improving the writing craft. Talking about traditional publishing vs. self-publishing.
19m35s Unbreakable You Unbreakable | single | Natalia Zuk (B&W photo of a woman playing piano)
(single)
Natalia Zuk
23m16s Running down the events taking place at Waterloo Bookfest. How Bookfest is organized. There are 70 authors, and there’s a waiting list! Talking about other events, like Word On The Street which is no longer happening in Waterloo Region. Authors bring their books (of course), but some will have bookmarks and artwork as well. There is overlap in the arts for authors, several are visual artists or musicians. Jason Baronette is one such author, he’ll be at Bookfes, but he’s been on CKMS Community Connections as part of his band Athanase.
33m18s Kicks In The Night Athanase | Between II Shores (painting of a schooner in full rigging approaching the viewer)
Between II Shores
Athanase
36m35s It’s the Waterloo Bookfest, that means for all of Waterloo Region, including Kitchener, Cambridge, and the rural townships. Vanessa will be at Bookfest as an author, with her series Fireborn. Vanessa tells us about her writing process. Talking about acquiring Fireborn and the logistics of getting it in online stores.
43m30s Fireborn Vanessa Ricci-Thode | Fireborn | Fireborn Series Book Three ()illustration of a woman carrying a large battleaxe looking away from the viewer beyond some rocks at dragons made of fire
(Book)
Vanessa Ricci-Thode
48m41s Bob encourages more prose readings on the radio. Vanessa tells us about other reading series in southern Ontario. The website is for Grand River Writers & KW Writer’S Alliance, bringing in people from outside of Waterloo Region. Talking about possible upcoming events, readings, workshops. Vanessa gives some ideas for future workshops.
55m43s Vanessa recaps the details for Bookfest and Bob gives the end credits.

CKMS Community Connections Hour One airs on CKMS-FM 102.7 on Monday from 11:00am to Noon, and Hour Two airs alternate Fridays from 3:00pm to 4:00pm.

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Bonus Video

YouTube: CKMS Community Connections for Friday 1 September 2023

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CKMS Community Connections for 28 June 2021 — A #CanCon Episode

Show Notes

This is the week in which we used to celebrate Canada Day. That’s not happening, but there’s no reason to not celebrate incredible Canadian musicians. Stay tuned over the summer for interviews with some of these musicians, and when the studio re-opens we may have some Live, On-Air, In-Studio performances!

Music Index

Time Title Album Artist
0m00s Theme for CKMS Community Connections
Introduction by Bob Jonkman
CKMS Sunflower logo
CKMS Community Connections
Steve Todd
0m49s Confusion Confusion | Clarissa Diokno  (photo of Clarissa Diokno head with her hair blowing in the air)
(single)
Clarissa Diokno
3m51s Won’t Take My Embrace Hypnotic Mirage | Won't Take My Embrace (ping and orange patterns as a background, with a prominent circle around the words)
(single)
Hypnotic Mirage
7m56s Gone With The Wind Gone With The Wind | Eryn Young (text on a background of blue and pink clouds)
(single)
Eryn Young
12m20s New Moon New Moon | Courtney Wolfe (illustration of a traffic mirror in a cityscape)
New Moon EP
Courtney Wolfe
13m46 Make Me Forget
16m30s Spiderman (headshot of Andy Klaehn playing saxophone)
(YouTube)
Keith Murch and Andy Klaehn
20m43 Flip, Flop, and Fly John Lee and some members of the band on stage John Lee & The Hookers
24m40s Shoreline Athanase | Shoreline (a light blue triangle with  hands of a clock in waves on a dark blue background)
Immortal EP
Athanase
29m06s Walking Away featuring CJ Cooper and Stacey Lee Guse Stewart McKie
(single)
Stewart McKie
33m27s Cowboy Chelsey Danfield | Cowboy (portrait of Chelsey Danfield surrounded by flowers)Cowboy Chelsey Danfield
36m34s A Lazy Day In June A Lazy Day In June (a bird files over pink clouds)(single) Taylor Davison
40m43s No More Violence Portrait of Alysha Brilla
Human
Alysha Brilla
44m50s Sojourner (Image of JoJo Worthington split horizontally with vertical pencilled lines connecting the halves)
Abraham
JoJo Worthington
47m42s Disaffected Scrolling Through Portrait of Incendiary Sweet (Victoria Feige) in a brick corner partialy in shadow)
(single)
Incendiary Sweet
50m28s Against All Odds Phöenix Lazare | Against All Odds (Phöenix Lazare sitting in a field at the edge of the woods)
(single)
Phöenix Lazare
53m44s House of the Rising Sun Moon & Mercury | Madison Galloway (Op Art illustration of mushrooms and other things)
Moon and Mercury
Madison Galloway
58m00s Bob Jonkman gives the extro credits, and Coal Mine plays out the hour. I, The Mountain | Coal Mine (an island with trees under a setting sun)
(single)
I, The Mountain

CKMS Community Connections Hour One airs on CKMS-FM 102.7 on Monday from 11:00am to Noon, and Hour Two airs on Saturday from 1:00pm to 2:00pm.

Got music, spoken word, or other interesting stuff? Let us know at office@radiowaterloo.ca or leave a comment on our “About” page.

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CKMS Community Connections for 15 June 2020 with Athanase and Sven Gali

Bob Jonkman and his hot pink mic sock!
Bob Jonkman and his hot pink mic sock!
It’s the first day back in the studio after the Covid shutdown, and show hosts are required to take precautions: The station has provided hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes, and mic socks!

Two great interviews today, but unfortunately we didn’t get to all the new music submitted this week. It’s in our library, though, so stay tuned to CKMS-FM 102.7 and you’ll hear it in our other programs!

Show Notes

Athanase (letters over a picture of the band playing on a rustic stage)
Athanase

Interview with Jason Baronette of Athanase

The interview starts at 7m00s.

Online:


Sven Gali (five members of the band)
Sven Gali

Interview with Dave Wanless of Sven Gali

The interview starts at 42m45s.

Online:

  • Website: https://www.svengali.ca/
  • Facebook: Sven Gali | Facebook
  • Apple Music: Sven Gali | Apple Music
  • YouTube: Sven Gali Official
  • Spotify: Sven Gali | Spotify
  • Podcast

    Download: ckms-community-connections-2020-06-15-episode047.mp3 (54 MiBytes, 59m00s, episode 047)

    Podcast Index

    • 00m49s: Athanase | Wolves AthanaseTimes Like These from the album Time Like These
    • 04m58s: AthanaseLion from the Album yellowbird
    • 07m00s: Interview with Jason Athanase Baronette from Athanase: Origin of the band name, inspiration for Wolves.
    • 12m54s: AthanaseWolves
    • 16m25s: Creating music with the band, the band lineup, instrumentation, the first album yellowbird
    • 20m38s: AthanaseCeiling Songs from the Album yellowbird
    • 24m30s: About the new single Too Late To Follow, recorded separately, for Bandcamp’s promotion. Contact info and upcoming events, coming to Maxwell’s in KW.
    • 28m55s: AthanaseToo Late to Follow
    • 32m04s: AthanaseBattlefield from the Album yellowbird
    • 35m19s: Krista Hartman | I'm Your Garden | you can rain down on me if you like, but don't forget to shed some light, I'm your garden (illustration of a woman's head, with stars and flowers) Krista HartmanI’m Your Garden
    • 39m23s: 3 | Sven Gali (very stylized woodcut illustration of a face, suitable for a tattoo) Sven GaliNow from the EP 3
    • 42m38s: Interview with Dave Wanless from Sven Gali: Members of the band; playing music across Canada since 1992, releasing a new album, history of the band lineup, re-releasing early material.
    • 49m00s: Sven GaliKill The Lies from the EP 3
    • 51m57s: The power of Hard Rock, remembering Saga and Helix, origin of the band name, future gigs.
    • 58m00s: Sven GaliYou Won’t Break Me from the EP 3

    And we didn’t get to…

    CKMS Community Connections Hour One airs on CKMS-FM 102.7 on Monday from 11:00am to Noon, and Hour Two airs on Friday from 2:00pm to 3:00pm.

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    CKMS Community Connections for 10 February 2020 – Canadian Content Music

    Show Notes

    We have no guest in the studio today, so we’ll spend an hour listening to brand new Canadian Content music!

    Podcast

    Download: ckms-community-connections-2020-02-10.mp3 (86.4 MiBytes, 59m59s, episode 39)

    Podcast Index

    CKMS Community Connections Hour One airs on CKMS-FM 102.7 on Monday from 11:00am to Noon, and Hour Two airs on Friday from 2:00pm to 3:00pm.

    Got music, spoken word, or other interesting stuff? Let us know at office@radiowaterloo.ca or leave a comment on our “About” page.

    CKMS logo with wavies coming out the sidesSubscribe to the CKMS Community Connections podcast!

    CKMS | 102.7 FM | Radio Waterloo | Community Connections | Mondays 10 am - 12 NoonSee all CKMS Community Connections shows!

    Show notes and podcast interview content is Copyright © 2020 by the participants, and released under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution Only license. Copy, re-use, and deriviatives works are allowed with attribution to Radio Waterloo and a link to this page. Music selections are copyright by the respective rights holders.