All In A Day
with Alan Neal

• Arlington County, VA planning director Peter Katz is speaking tonight about "new urbanism" at City Hall, beginning at 7:00
• You can see country singer Drake Jensen's anti-bullying video on his web site
• Kathleen Edwards plays the Bronson Centre tonight; her new album Voyageur is available now

 

In her song Chameleon, Kathleen Edwards sings, "I'm a chameleon I just hide behind the songs I write." But the songs don't hide that much this time around on Edwards' fourth studio album Voyageur. Much has been made about the album being inspired by Kathleen's divorce and about her new relationship with the album's co-producer, Grammy nominee Justin Vernon of Bon Iver. Her lyrics include references to wide open spaces in nature such as mountain passes, forest floors, prairie grass, lonely roads and thunder showers. Tonight, Edwards performs at the Bronson Centre. 

• Gatineau's F__ the Facts are up for a Juno award in the Metal/Hard Rock category
• See separate blog entry for the gluten-free pork tenderloin recipe, courtesy of the new gluten-free cafe Joy of Gluten-Free
• The dance class for children with Down Syndrome runs out of the School of Dance in New Edinburgh
• More information on today's census numbers from Statistics Canada
• Chef Marc Lepine from Atelier is headed to the Canadian Culinary Championships in Kelowna this weekend -- good luck, Marc!

Between 3 & 4:

• "Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple, from the album Machine Head
• "Drive" by Hannah Georgas, from the album Great Canadian Song Quest 2010: Road Songs

Between 4 & 5:

• "Schon Rosmarin" by Fritz Kreisler, performed by Alexandre Da Costa, from the album Valses & Miniatures
• "Lillehammer" by Misteur Valaire, from the album, Golden Bombay

Between 5 & 6:

• "Always Say Goodbye" by Doug Paisley, from the album Constant Companion
• "Runaway" by Del Shannon

There are many recreational programs across the city that include kids with Down Syndrome, but they are sometimes an awkward fit for these kids with very specific needs. So it's worth noting that the School of Dance in New Edinburgh has started a "Dance Me a Story" dance class for children with Down Syndrome.

All in a Day's Meredith Dault visited the class recently, and brought us back some of the sounds of the kids moving with their teacher.

F*** The Facts has been making making metal music in the Capital for more than a decade. On Tuesday, the grindcore band found out they'd been nominated for the first ever Metal/Hard Rock Juno Award. Alan spoke with drummer Matthieu Villandre and vocalist Melanie Mongeon.

Ottawa is well-represented by Juno nominees, just announced today. Congratulations & good luck are in order to: Monkeyjunk (Blues album, plus Tony D played on Susie Vinnick's album nominated in the same category), Craig Cardiff (solo Roots & Traditional album), David Francey (solo Roots & Traditional album, plus music DVD of the year), Rise Ashen & Flying Down Thunder (Aboriginal album), Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra & Daniel Taylor (vocal or choral Classical album), Socalled (World Music album), Stretch Orchestra (featuring Carleton University's Jesse Stewart, Instrumental album) and F___ the Facts (Metal album).

Alan reached Rise Ashen and Flying Down Thunder on the 401 as they cruised back to Ottawa from the Juno press conference in Toronto.  

Monkey Junk guitarist Tony D has a 2/5 chance of taking home a Juno on April 1st. Alan asked him how he improved his odds at winning.

It will be Arnprior versus MacDonald's Corners in the Roots and Traditional Album category at the Junos. Craig Cardiff and David Francey square off in the category. Alan spoke with the two nominees. 

Also nominated not for an album, but for a video, is Hollerado, for "Good Day at the Races," directed by Michael Maxxis, which you can see below.