Tonight’s guest, at one point, held the GMA Canada’s record as the artist with the most nominations in one year. Ali Matthews’ (http://www.alimatthews.com) 11 nominations in 2006 has now been beaten by downhere but she’s still come away with 14 GMA Covenant Awards and 36 nominations in her music career. We chatted with the singer-songwriter, while she was on the road during an Eastern Ontario tour.
In his website biography, tonight’s guest says he’s “devoted to creating artwork that glorifies Christ.” And while one of his latest sculptures does just that, it’s been rejected by two prominent churches. The controversy around Timothy Schmalz’s (http://www.sculpturebytps.com) "Jesus the Homeless” hit the media and he talks with us about his art.
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The most-awarded male in Canadian country music, Paul Brandt (http://www.paulbrandt.com/) is also a very busy person: he’s on tour this spring promoting his first CD of solely Gospel music, he’s been spending time in Nashville working on a documentary on the history of Gospel music and even had a chance to perform on the stage of the Grand Ole Oprey.
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For the past 20 years, Motus O Dance Theatre (http://www.motuso.com/) has worked to make dance a relevant and significant art form to all sections of society. Co-founder Cynthia Croker talks about the dance company, how it came to be and where it’s going
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The last time we heard from tonight’s guest, he was crossing the country promoting his documentary Hellbound? (http://www.hellboundthemovie.com/) Now Abbotsford B.C. filmmaker Kevin Miller plans to explore the link between violence and religion in his next project: a four-part documentary called Violence & the Sacred. Kevin’s on the phone with us tonight from his home office in Abbotsford to talk about his latest projects.
This program's guest is more frequently seen and heard as part of the Guelph-area roots group, the Great Wooden Trio. Recently, though, Kev Morse has been branching out into solo work both within a church context, but also in coffee houses and folk festivals. We’ll get a chance to talk to Kev about his music in a few moments.
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Tadeo is a turtle who doesn’t want to be a turtle in Jan Cox’s (http://www.janiscox.com/) new children’s book. Jan is a writer, a watercolour artist and a person with many fingers in many pies. The retired teacher, who spends her summers in Haliburton, talked to us from her winter home in Arizona to talk about her latest project: a children’s book called Tadeo Turtle.
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Tonight’s guest has toured with Suzanne Vega and Paula Cole and recorded with Sting. A Juno nominee, Laila Biali (http://www.lailabiali.com/) has also been named the “SOCAN Composer of the Year” and “Keyboardist of the Year” at Canada’s National Jazz Awards. Laila splits here time between New York City and Toronto and will be touring the area this month. She talks about her career, her faith and her tour.
The setting for Lost & Found Theatre’s (http://www.lostandfoundtheatre.com/) next play, which opens this week, is just steps away from where the play will take place. On the Inside tells the story of the first hanging in the community then known as Berlin and the impact it has on the governor’s new wife. Tonight’s guests include On the Inside director Richard Quesnel and actress Christy Ziss.
Jay Calder has been called the Canadian Phil Keaggy. A guitar virtuoso whose first CD Breakfast with Barnabas was nominated for a Canadian Vibe Award and a solo performer who received the “Best Acoustic Artist” at the Toronto Independent Music Awards. Calder is also part of the Couples Night Out team and has been travelling the country with that ministry, which was in Kitchener recently.
