Podcasts about guelph lake

Hillside Festival. Have you heard of it? Every July, the population of Guelph decreases, and the population of the island in Guelph Lake radically increases. They're all drawn there for an annual celebration of music and community that's still going strong after 40 years, and this is despite changing musical tastes, changing economic concerns, and even a global pandemic. So what's the secret to their ongoing success? Hillside is the little festival that could and by it's fourth year it was too big for Riverside Park and moved to Guelph Lake. Soon the big names were coming to Hillside, it attracted Arcade Fire, Metric, and k-os on their way to international stardom, and it was prescient in other ways outside the musical. It was one of the first festivals to encourage the use of reusable cups and other green measures that are now just generally proforma.  Perhaps, it's Hillside's iconoclastic status that has allowed it to - if not thrive - then definitely survive in the face of numerous existential threats to the cultural sector post-pandemic. This is much to the relief of Kate Johnston who is managing her first Hillside as the executive director, picking up the baton from Marie Zimmerman who led Hillside through both the best of times and the worst of times. Johnston joins us to talk about what last minute preparations for Hillside, what's special about this year's festival and what she's looking forward to as Hillside's top organizer. We will also talk about the challenges in the arts sector right now, how they're managing with financial and volunteer support, and how Hillside continues to balance its Guelphiness with its tourist appeal. Also, how does Johnston wants to leave her mark on Hillside? So let's face the music on this week's edition of the Guelph Politicast! The Hillside Festival takes place July 19, 20 and 21 at the island on Guelph Lake, and you can get the full line-up and ticket information at their website. If you like the in-person, you can also buy tickets at the Bookshelf downtown. You can also follow the festival and get updates on special media @HillsideFestivalGuelph on Facebook and YouTube, @HillsideFestival on Instagram and TikTok, and @HillsideFest on Twitter. The host for the Guelph Politicast is Podbean. Find more episodes of the Politicast here, or download them on your favourite podcast app at Apple, TuneIn and Spotify. Also, when you subscribe to the Guelph Politicast channel and you will also get an episode of Open Sources Guelph every Monday, and an episode of End Credits every Friday.

Many of Canada's summer music festivals have been severely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Join us on on Episode 588 of Folk Roots Radio as we relive one of our favourite festival experiences, the 2018 Hillside Festival. Set on the island at beautiful Guelph Lake, just outside Guelph, in Southern Ontario, Hillside has an incredible vibe. Authentic, inclusive, respectful and environmentally sustainable… Hillside is a festival that should be on everyone's bucket list. Stay tuned as we chat with Frank Evans from The Slocan Ramblers, Martin Harley, the Fortunate Ones and Cécile Doo-Kingué. We also squeeze in music from Hillside 2018 favourites, Rev. Sekou and female Latino vocal group LADAMA. If you like the artists you hear on this show, don't just stream their music – BUY their music and then you'll really make a difference to their income during this difficult time when it's much more challenging to find live shows. Folk Roots Radio is a labour of love - a full time hobby. If you enjoy this episode, please consider giving us a 'LIKE' and leaving a review/comment on your podcast provider and sharing the episode on social media. We'll love you for it! Check out the full playlist on the website: https://folkrootsradio.com/folk-roots-radio-episode-588-summer-festival-bliss-hillside-2018/

For this episode I interview Kim Gadoury, who (at the time of this recording) was planning to swim across Guelph Lake this Saturday June 19th to raise awareness and advocate for the need for a 24 hour food depot and overnight shelter. Kim speaks today about food security, about the stigma that often faces her and other folks living below the poverty line and in geared-to-income housing, and about how hunger and crisis can touch anyone, not just low income people. Kim has wanted to swim across Guelph Lake for years, and was fuelled to finally do it when she read the Ontario Government's recent announcement of a mandated expansion of Guelph's population to 203000 by 2051 - she wants to get folks talking about these issues before we run out of time to address the gaps that already exist. Kim encourages you to consider making a donation to the Guelph Neighbourhood Support Coalition's various amazing food programs.This interview was originally recorded on June 8th, 2021 Get on the email list at bridgingthesocialdistance.substack.com

Khalid Yassein from Toronto’s folk-pop band Wild Rivers is our special guest on Episode 448 of Folk Roots Radio. After two album releases and a couple of singles, the Toronto-based band are really gaining traction, and have already developed a loyal fan base. They’ve just been touring Western Canada with Matt Andersen and his band, and this summer, they’ll be playing the wonderful Hillside Festival (July 12-14), at beautiful Guelph Lake, just outside Guelph ON. We check out their latest single "Moving Target", plus two tracks from their 2018 E.P. "Eighty Eight". We also take a look at more of the new releases we’ve received and this time around we check out new music from Merival, Geneviève Racette, Our Native Daughters, Irish Mythen, RUNA, Michelle Rumball, Manx Marriner Mainline, Bryan McPherson and Onion Honey. Check out the full playlist on the website.

We're all about the 2018 Hillside Festival on Episode 389 of Folk Roots Radio. This year’s festival takes place the weekend of July 13-15 at beautiful Guelph Lake, just outside Guelph, in Southern Ontario. Each year, Hillside – a true community festival, brings together a line-up that promises something for everyone, and this year is no exception. This episode features some of the artists we’re looking forward to catching at the festival including A Tribe Called Red, Jeremy Dutcher, Iskwé, Cris Derksen, nêhiyawak, Cécile Doo-Kingué, Martin Harley, Les Tireux d’Roches, Poor Man’s Whiskey, The Slocan Ramblers, Ken Whiteley, Fortunate Ones, Jeremy Fisher, Sarah MacDougall and Annie Sumi. Check out the full playlist on the website: http://folkrootsradio.com/folk-roots-radio-episode-389-hillside-2018/

Episode 329 of Folk Roots Radio is all about the 2017 Hillside Festival taking place the weekend of July 14-16 at beautiful Guelph Lake, just outside Guelph, in Southern Ontario. With more than 60 different acts in this year's lineup, Hillside – a true community festival, brings together a line-up that promises something for every taste and this year, a focus on how the artistic and activist communities intersect. To learn more about this year's festival and the musical line-up, we talk to Hillside artistic director Sam Baijal. We also feature a chat and a couple of live songs from Irish Mythen - an absolutely fabulous live performer, who’ll be at Hillside this year, alongside music from other artists heading to the festival this time around. Check out the full playlist on our website at: http://folkrootsradio.com/folk-roots-radio-episode-329-hillside-festival-2017/

Original Recording Date: February 8th 2017 Guests: Bisha, Josh & Dana On my final day of recording at Onward Willow I had the pleasure of three guests chatting with me: Bisha is a recent immigrant to Canada, and we bonded over our shared love of Guelph Lake, our shared our perspectives on raising children and Canadian Winters. After our chat, I met Josh - a longtime volunteer at the Shelldale Center, supply teacher and all around enthusiasm and community advocate. Having him and Dana as final guests felt really perfectly fun. I will miss Onward Willow and look forward to returning with the radio someday.

Pinball Sessions are live, off the floor, pressure free recordings by some of Canada and the World's best artists. Recorded in Guelph, ON at the Pinball Studios, full sessions are released twice a week and can be found on http://pinballsessions.com. The Pinball Sessions Podcast offers up some of our favourite tracks as well as session room banter, interviews and other goodies unavailable on the Pinball Sessions website. For a 'behind the scenes' look at the making of a session, quirky questions asked to artists, and one of a kind moments be sure to keep an eye on the Pinball Sessions Podcast. THIS EPISODE: Hillside Festival in Guelph, Ontario just had it's 30th anniversary and we met up with three artists to do sessions, among them Nashville's Kopecky Family Band. We talked to them by Guelph Lake about their incessant touring, what a 'Kopecky Family Pinball Machine' would look like, and what they do online. We also get to hear a beautiful recording of their song 'Hope.' Following that is Pharis and Jason Romero, who joined us at Folk Alliance in February this year, with their genuine roots sound in the track 'Come On Home.' Both full sessions can be found at http://pinballsessions.com Kopecky Family Band: http://pinballsessions.com/2013/08/01/kopecky-family-band/ Pharis and Jason Romero: http://pinballsessions.com/2013/07/29/pharis-jason-romero/ Kopecky Family Band Online: Web: http://kopeckyfamilyband.com/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/KopeckyFamily Facebook: http://facebook.com/KopeckyFamilyBand Pharis and Jason Romero Online: Web: http://pharisandjason.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/pharisandjason Bandcamp: http://pharisjasonromero.bandcamp.com/ Fine Pinball Sessions Online: Web: http://pinballsessions.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PinballSessions/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pinballsessions Instagram: http://instagram.com/pinballsessions/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/109652065469078482120/posts If you enjoy Pinball Sessions Podcast we appreciate giving us a review and rating on iTunes. Each time you rate and review us, a broken old pinball machine gets a new set of flippers! iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/pinball-sessions-podcast/id678367272?mt=2 - Pinball Sessions acknowledges the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage (Canada Music Fund) and of Canada's Private Radio Broadcasters.