Breaking The Tethers and the 2020 CJSW Funding Drive

Once again, the annual CJSW Funding Drive (FD) is almost here!  This is the most important week for CJSW, Calgary’s campus and community radio station, where we call upon our fine listeners to pledge support to CJSW to help the station grow and develop for the next year.  Here’s the basics about the Drive for 2020:

The Drive will run from Friday, October 23 at 9 am through Friday, October 30 at 6 pm (all times MT).

• The Breaking The Tethers (BTT) Funding Drive show will take place on Monday, October 26, 10-11 am MT, 90.9 FM or cjsw.com. 
• The theme this year is Beacon Radio (which is what CJSW is!).
• The website for the FD is cjsw.com/donate
• There will be incentives given as thanks for pledging, at various levels. Check these out at cjsw.com/donate. As always, there’s some cool stuff available!
• There will also be some show-specific incentives.  During the Breaking The Tethers FD program, there will be a few jazz CDs up for grabs (get ‘em early!)  In addition, there will be a special digital-only mix available.  Here’s what’s in the mix:

1. Tony Allen + Hugh Masekela – “We’ve landed” (Rejoice) 

2. Junius Paul – “You are free to choose” (Ism)

3. Dave Brubeck Quartet? – “Golden brown”

4. John Coltrane – “Blue world” (Blue world)

5. Jazz Sabbath – “Fairies wear boots” (Jazz Sabbath)

6. Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad – “Apocaliptico”

(Jazz is dead 001)

7. Mestizo Beat  - “Osvaldo’s rebellion” (Canoga madness)

8. John Beasley – “Intermission” (MONK’estra plays John Beasley)

9. Stirrup+6 – “Song for Salim” (The Avondale addition)

10. Soft Machine Legacy – “Grapehound” (Live adventures)

11. Junius Paul – “Baker’s dozen” (Ism)

12. Azar Lawrence – “Summer solstice” (Summer solstice)

13. ephemerals – “origin” (the third eye)

14. Mahogany Frog – “Springtime for Canadian youths” (Mahogany Frog on blue)

These are all fantastic tunes.  Each one has been played on Breaking The Tethers in the past year.

• You can donate online already at cjsw.com/donate. One the Funding Drive officially begins, you can pledge via the website or by calling 403-220-5000. You can also talk with me anytime about the Drive; my email is wallersmooth@gmail.com and my Twitter handle is @01Waller.

That’s it for now! More later!

Many thanks!

Andrew