“After listening to the weather of the NWT read on CBC for almost 30 years, it sounds more like a musical composition to me than just words – it has a rhythm, a groove, a melody! In keeping with this idea, I took a full weather forecast as read by long-time CBC radio guru Phil Morck, and transformed it into an electroacoustic groovy tune using repetitions, vocoder effect, synthesized manipulations… All parts of the song – except the drum beat – are made using Phil’s voice!” – Carmen Braden

Carmen Braden – Phil Morck Sings the Weather Forecast Fantastic

The Jerry Cans of Iqaluit, Nunavut, recorded at Folk On The Rocks in Yellowknife, July, 2012

The Jerry Cans - Mamaqtug (live)

Recorded at the 25 anniversary CBC True North Concert in Yellowknife, NT, Canada, June 2006.

Ryan Enns - Choro #1 (Villa-Lobos)

A virtual concert program that exists in the detritus of a once-proud tradition of promoting and celebrating Northern music on the radio. But I'm not bitter; just somewhat cranky. I'll keep posting these for as long as we're allowed (under the CBC/Canadian Federation of Musicians Collective Agreement) for your dining and dancing pleasure.

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