When I first launched
Publicbroadcasting.ca more than three years ago one of the first bands to approve putting their music in the
download section of the site was
Will Currie and the Country French who I stumbled across on
Myspace one day by accident.
Things have gone well for them since then. First there were the stellar reviews Will (who is still just 21) has been compared to everyone from Elton John to Paul McCartney to Ben Folds. I said at one point a few years ago that if I started a record label the first people I'd sign would be Will Currie and the Country French and Sloan apparently agreed with me. When they relaunched their label Murder Records the first band they signed (other than themselves) was Will Currie and the Country French. (By the way the second band Sloan signed was
Pony Da Look - also in the download section.)
Today Will Currie and the Country French joined the
impressive and ever growing list of artists to appear on the
CBC Radio 3 Sessions podcast have a listen and if you want to keep up with the sessions you can subscribe by visiting the
CBC Podcasts page, there is also a
Facebook Group and a
Facebook Page you can follow.
Will Currie and the Country French stopped along the roadside in Alberta to file a video diary about the World's Largest Beaver and celebrate Amada's 24th birthday. If you're looking for some listening, grab a copy of CBC Radio 3 sessions podcast with Will Currie and the Country French (one of my all time favorites.) You can also grab a few free MP3's from the band here. 
and enjoy the big beaver everyone!
Kenyan Born , London Ontario raised Shadrach Kabango (a.k.a. Shad) had quite a year with both a Juno and a Polaris nomination. Today he's on the CBC Radio 3 Sessions "to offer fresh takes on his songs and personal stories on making music." 
Caribou, the winner of the 2008 Polaris Music Prize is this week's featured artist on the CBC Radio 3 Sessions with reworks of some of his award winning tunes - you'll never hear these songs done this way anywhere else. You can grab a copy of it at http://www.cbc.ca/radio3/podcasts/sessions/CBCR3Sessions_2009-01-14.mp3. 
When I first launched Publicbroadcasting.ca more than three years ago one of the first bands to approve putting their music in the download section of the site was Will Currie and the Country French who I stumbled across on Myspace one day by accident. 
