This is an excerpt from an audio work "Strathcona" produced by Sadie Couture and Russell Gendron. This work was generously supported by the Vancouver Foundation Neighbourhood Small Grant Program. 

For the full piece see:
https://soundcloud.com/russellwgendron/strathcona

Strathcona

This experimental audio drama is composed of two parallel stories, set a century apart, but both based in fact. The first is what happened to the artists and their young son when they took a road trip through the United States to Texas. The other is an incident in the life of the outlaw and infamous folk hero Billy the Kid. The evocative music of Wyckham Porteous blends together these two tales about the very arbitrary long arm of the law. 

Excerpt from Fraser, P. &  Porteous, W. (1995). The Southern Cross, Radio Drama FM; produced by T. Elvidge CBC Radio; Toronto, Ontario.

To the Southern Cross

"Union Town" tells the story of Ginger Goodwin who was a labour leader and a pacifist in the early part of the twentieth century. He was an organizer of the coal mine strike on Vancouver Island. His sudden death by shooting in July of 1918 led to the first general strike in British Columbia. This story is juxtaposed against the backdrop of producer Patti Fraser's house arrest for civil disobedience in the Clayoquot Sound blockade. 

This is an excerpt(Part 3 of 3)from Fraser, P. & Porteous, W. (1994). Union Town; the story of Ginger Goodwin, Morningside Drama, produced by T. Elvidge. CBC Radio; Toronto, Ontario.

Union Town - Part 3

This five part series is an homage to living in Vancouver's Commercial Drive area in the 1990s. It documents a pivotal incident between Joe's Cafe owner and a group of gay activists. It is a love story to a particular place and a particular time. 

Excerpt is part 1/5 from Fraser, P. & Porteous, W. (1992). On Leaving Joe’s Cafe, Morningside Drama, produced by T. Elvidge, CBC Radio; Toronto, Ontario.

Photo from:
http://www.jerkwithacamera.com/a-spot-of-colour-to-spice-things-up/

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