Holiday Monday Programming

Happy Labour Day. It hardly seems possible that summer is over, the Canadian summer is always a blink of an eye, isn't it. Not that I really mind. Sorry, summer advocates, but there's something wonderful about cooler days and autumn leaves. (You know the ones, they drift by your window, the autumn leaves of red and gold?) Not to mention real autumn apples! No more summer mushiness.

But regardless of where you stand re: summer vs. autumn, there's no question that Labour Day represents the eve of change, the new school year, the new radio season too. And this year that means some very big changes at Radio 2, with three new shows on the new daytime schedule launching tomorrow: Tom Allen's Radio 2 Morning (6 a.m.-10 a.m.), Julie Nesrallah's Tempo (10 a.m. - 3 p.m.), and Rich Terfry's Radio 2 Drive (3 p.m.-6 p.m.). Radio 2 Morning will also be heard on weekends with host Molly Johnson.

The blog will look a little different tomorrow too -- a handy dandy early morning post will tell you what's coming up each day, something some of you have suggested would be helpful.

But as to the programming today. Since it is a holiday you will not hear the programming you are used to, nor will you hear the debut of the new shows. What you will hear is a mix of the kinds of music you'll be hearing once the new shows launch.

Also, the new show hosts are not on air today, (holiday host Jeremy Harris will pop in every now and then), they're busy looking over their playlists, doing vocal exercises, practicing their intros...or maybe just drinking coffee and catching up on back issues of the New Yorker...I can't say for sure. But I can say they'll be in the host chairs tomorrow, eager and ready to play music for you. Now, here's the scoop on the programming today:

TODAY'S RADIO 2 HOLIDAY PROGRAMMING

6-10am: Singer-songwriters, world music, indie, blues -- from musicians like Bruce Cockburn, Ron Sexsmith, Van Morrison, Jamie Lidell, Alex Cuba, Nina Simone, Chris Whitely -- that should give you some idea of the range.

10am-3pm: All classical music, all Canadian. If it's not a Canadian Composer, then it's a Canadian orchestra, singer or ensemble.

3-6pm: New and older music, from the indie and roots camps, singer-songwriters, mostly Canadian -- including musicians like Matthew Barber, Kathleen Edwards, Basia Bulat, Sam Roberts, and, as they say much, much more.

Note: Tonic (6 p.m.), Canada Live (8 p.m.) and The Signal (10 p.m.) will be heard today as per usual -- for Canada Live info, please scroll down to the previous post.

Hope that you enjoy the holiday mix, and if you're interested in hearing more that you tune in tomorrow, Tuesday, September 2, for the new Radio 2.