The Bridge
with Bob Steele

Since his debut on a major label in 1995 Ron Sexsmith has been hailed as a songwriter's songwriter. He's released more than 12 albums over the years and to this day other artists still seek out his songs to include on their own discs. That's why it's such a treat for Windsor audiences...to see and hear one of the music industry's best songwriters live in concert at the Loop in Windsor. (runs 11:11)

The theme song for the International Children's Games was announced today. It's called "Write your name on the Sky". It was written by Windsor musician Pete Palazollo.
(runs 7:29)

Tonight's kick off in Detroit is at the Museum of Contemporary Art and it features, not a film screening but a musical performance by a legendary Canadian orchestra...the CCMC or the Canadian Creative Music Collective...a free form ensemble that was formed in 1974 and continues to this day. Michael Snow is one of the founding members. (runs 7:43)

A few months back we had guitarist Pavlo in the studio along with local singer songwriter Billy Raffoul. The news back then was that Pavlo was taking Billy under his wing, so to speak, managing Billy's fledgling career. Pavlo and Billy join me in the studio with an update. (runs 6:13)

Right now, at MacKenzie Hall, Windsor's Manager of Cultural Affairs is bringing news about two milestones for Arts, Culture and Heritage in Windsor.
One is the success of the Artvest program, a partnership between municipalities and the Governments of Ontario, Canada and the Ontario Trillium Foundation.
The other is the establishment of a new Arts, Culture and Heritage Fund for Windsor.
Cathy Masterson is Windsor's Manager of Cultural Affairs. (runs 8:34)

Tomorrow afternoon, Chris Eagen will board his sailboat with his stepfather and set sail for
Nova Scotia. It's something he's wanted to do for a number of years.....but this past December he decided 2013 was the year to do it. (runs 10:02)

For the past 5 months, Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley has enjoyed chatting with Chris Hadfield. The Sarnia-born astronaut has been talking with Mayor Bradley by email during his command of the International Space Station. (runs 8:03)

Fame came to Peter Frampton in 1976. Peter explains how important it is to stay current instead of living off of his hits. He explains how this new tour pushes the boundaries of music and entertainment. (runs 13:19)

Windsor and Detroit are rich with musical culture. Scotty Hughes and Christian Bonk are co-writing the Windsor-Detroit Oral History Music Project. They're asking for your musical stories to tell our musical history. (runs 10:27)

The War of 1812 and the role Chief Tecumseh played in that War got a lot of attention during the Bicentennial. But there was another Chief who played a significant role in this area ...fifty years earlier. Chief Pontiac tried to take Fort Detroit, 250 years ago this week on May 9th. To commemorate that anniversary, the Windsor Community Museum is putting up an exhibit about Chief Pontiac. It's called "Pontiac's War: Resistance in a Changing Frontier. Madelyn Della Valle is the Curator of the Windsor Community Museum.
(runs 10:30)