We'll be chatting with folk-popster/environmentalist/ER nurse Derek Olive, who’s taking his new album, “Mystery & Dust”, and the David Suzuki Blue Dot message across the country with his CD Release Cycling Tour. He makes a stop in the nation’s capital on Sept 2  on Parliament Hill w/ special guests @ 2:30pm, then @ the West End Well at 8pm with Ottawa’s Chris White. 

I am stoked that Chris White will be live in studio with me co-hosting tonight's program!!

MARVEST (a music harvest of sorts) is a new initiative of CityFolk. We will be telling you all about the event that will showcase local talent around the city of Ottawa during the festival Sept 16-20. Many of our local artists will be releasing new albums during that time and the whole city will be alight with music, food, entertainment.  Tune in at 5 pm on 89.1 FM in Ottawa or online at CHUO.fm. to get all the details!

You can also find us on iTunes radio under College stations and on #943 on Rogers HD.

anne-marie
Host/Producer, Hop The Fence
Fridays @ 5
CHUO 89.1 Ottawa

It is late August in Ottawa already. That used to mean summer was almost over.  But not this year. Apart from the current heatwave, summer music festivals are far from over.  This weekend you can take in some amazing indie-pop at Arboretum or you can make your way to Wakefield for some arts, music, film and music at Wakefest.  You can even head out to Finch, Ontario to take in some indie-folk-country at Barnstorm.  Never a dull moment!

Today on Hop The Fence, I will be chatting with Braids.  Their new album, Deep In The Iris, is a mellifluous work of art which has earned them a spot on the Polaris Music Prize short list (just as their debut album did in 2011).  They are playing tonight at Arboretum on Albert Island. 

I'll be queuing up lots of tunes to get you in the mood for this weekend's music events.
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anne-marie
Host/Producer, Hop The Fence
Fridays @ 5
CHUO 89.1 Ottawa

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