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BluesSource Canada

BluesSource Canada

Ken Wallis

 

Ken began his media career at CJRN Radio in Niagara Falls while still in college. He then accepted a position at CHCH TV as a copywriter and later became On-Air Promotion Director. After 13 years at CHCH, Ken accepted a position teaching at Mohawk College and retired as Associate Dean of Media and Entertainment after 28 years in academics. Ken is a dedicated blues supporter and for almost 13 years he has hosted radio shows, currently BluesSource Canada on INDI 1015 FM, featuring new releases and interviews of Canadian musicians. He has served as a board member of two different blues societies, is on the Maple Blues Awards Nominating Committee, a former Juno Awards judge, and is now President of The Escarpment Blues Society. He has contributed numerous articles to several different magazines. His hobby is concert photography, promoting and supporting the Canadian blues scene.

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Andy Fox Rock Show

Andy Fox recently celebrated over 30 years in broadcasting, having been involved in radio since the early eighties. He cut his broadcasting teeth under the guidance of the legendary Johnnie Walker and worked with the likes of Bob Harris, Dave Cash and even sports reporter Jonathan Pearce! His encyclopaedic knowledge of music and ‘rock’ in particular, ideally suits the Rock Radio UK style and he has interviewed all the rock greats including Ozzy, Lemmy, Robert Plant, Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Status Quo, Alice Cooper and even newer bands like The Darkness, The Answer, Rival Sons, The Temperance Movement and Halestorm. He brings his wealth of knowledge and experience to the Rockshow playing ‘Classic to Modern Rock, Prog to Metal and all things in between’. The Rockshow regularly features guest interviews, featured album, rock history, rock news from the web and the weekly competition for current CD’s, DVD’s, books and tickets etc.

Andy Fox Rock Show

Andy Fox

 

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The Blues Club

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THE BLUES CLUB with Jim McNeill on BLUES RADIO UK.

Tuesdays 8pm – 10pm repeated Thursdays 7am- 9am

My first introduction to the Blues was listening to artists such as Ray Charles, Peter Green, Eric Clapton, Jethro Tull, SRV, Buddy Guy and Robert Cray to name a few. I have attended many live venues, festivals and Blues Clubs over the years and seen many great live bands and artists. Although I like a variety of genre I always come back to Blues and Blues Rock as my favourite music. Through my weekly show The Blues Club I will be playing the best in Blues /Rock/Roots and featuring the latest local, national and international releases plus some of my favourite classic tracks.

I hope you will join me weekly on The Blues Club for two hours of non-stop Best in Blues with More Music and Less Chat on Blues Radio UK.

Jim Beer

Listen To The Blues Backtracking

Papa Dee ... After nearly 10 years working for her Majesty (in the Royal Navy) I found myself on the South coast of the UK working for provincial radio as a general dog’s body. Finally, I persuaded some fool to take me on as a presenter. Any suggestions that I used drugs to get the job are entirely false! After two great years I graduated as a DJ to the Clubs and Discotheques in the Midlands in the days of those white suits, hot pants (mainly the ladies!), ‘Saturday Night Fever’ and all that. All good things must end and finally that scene became old and died. Memories of actually sharing a stage with the Emperor Rosko (I came a very distant second that day) – and a gig at the famous Wigan Casino was quite enough to be going on with. I retired, but not for long. Jump forward to 2012 ... and those FM radio station earphones and the studio audio desk were calling again. My step daughter was to blame. With more than a little cajoling I started again. The old magic was still there (In the music) and the next few years were like being back in the 70s; but where to go from here? A chance meeting with an old shipmate (The Doc) and suddenly the world of ‘Blues’ dawned and here we are, Papa D and The Doc...listening to ‘Just the Blues Talking’. The Legend that is The Doc .. Every project needs an expert and a guru. What we were looking for was one of those machines where you put a coin in the slot and ask a question. What we found was Graham aka The Doc, with literally thousands of tracks and a seemingly inexhaustible supply of expert knowledge. You can imagine how delighted we are to have his expertise, together with a bottomless bucket of knowledge and skill .. A musician and a terrific guitarist to boot who KNOWS the blues ....... ... and so ... As the song goes: ‘Seemed like a good idea at the time’ and you know what... it was! With no plans to retire, unless the electricity runs out and we go back to gas and candles, we'll keep listening to and producing ‘Just the Blues Talking’ with you, our very good friends right around the world. Two, a little long in the tooth, Blues rockers who plan to keep rockin’ for a very long time yet .... It's 'Just the Blues Talking' to us, and you.

Listen To The Blues Talking

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Soul in Shades of Blue

Papa Dee ... After nearly 10 years working for her Majesty (in the Royal Navy) I found myself on the South coast of the UK working for provincial radio as a general dog’s body. Finally, I persuaded some fool to take me on as a presenter. Any suggestions that I used drugs to get the job are entirely false! After two great years I graduated as a DJ to the Clubs and Discotheques in the Midlands in the days of those white suits, hot pants (mainly the ladies!), ‘Saturday Night Fever’ and all that. All good things must end and finally that scene became old and died. Memories of actually sharing a stage with the Emperor Rosko (I came a very distant second that day) – and a gig at the famous Wigan Casino was quite enough to be going on with. I retired, but not for long. Jump forward to 2012 ... and those FM radio station earphones and the studio audio desk were calling again. My step daughter was to blame. With more than a little cajoling I started again. The old magic was still there (In the music) and the next few years were like being back in the 70s; but where to go from here? A chance meeting with an old shipmate (The Doc) and suddenly the world of ‘Blues’ dawned and here we are, Papa D and The Doc...listening to ‘Just the Blues Talking’. The Legend that is The Doc .. Every project needs an expert and a guru. What we were looking for was one of those machines where you put a coin in the slot and ask a question. What we found was Graham aka The Doc, with literally thousands of tracks and a seemingly inexhaustible supply of expert knowledge. You can imagine how delighted we are to have his expertise, together with a bottomless bucket of knowledge and skill .. A musician and a terrific guitarist to boot who KNOWS the blues ....... ... and so ... As the song goes: ‘Seemed like a good idea at the time’ and you know what... it was! With no plans to retire, unless the electricity runs out and we go back to gas and candles, we'll keep listening to and producing ‘Just the Blues Talking’ with you, our very good friends right around the world. Two, a little long in the tooth, Blues rockers who plan to keep rockin’ for a very long time yet .... It's 'Just the Blues Talking' to us, and you.

Soul in Shades of Blue