November 28, 2022

I wasn't able to host Breaking The Tethers this week so Brennan Chaudry, host of Prisoner's Dilemma on CJSW more than ably filled in. Brennan has hosted BTT in the past so I was glad to have him back. He played some fine music; give it a listen here.

I'll return to the airwaves for the first Monday of December, December. Please join me if you can at cjsw.com or 90.9 FM from 10 to 11 am MT.

Thanks.

Andrew

Alternative To What? November 17, 2022

One of my favourite shows on CJSW is the long-running Alternative To What?, hosted by Kerry Clarke. I’ve been lucky enough to guest-host ATW several times in the past and I did so again on Thursday, November 17 (the first time since COVID times began). Many thanks to Kerry for letting me mess with her program! I had loads of fun!

Musically, I decided to go all over the map, so to speak. In this show, there was afrobeat, comedy, prog, folk, jazz, punk, metal, blues, classical, and much more. Give it a listen here.

Thanks.

Andrew

November 21, 2022

Perhaps things were possibly a little (or a lot) proggy this week. Not a bad thing, I think. Variation is good, both intra and inter shows. I also have to say that it was nice to play some Nucleus (“Torrid zone” from the Elastic rock album); I haven’t played them on air for a long time. Give a listen to this show.

I’m going to be away for the last BTT episode in November, Monday, November 28. Brennan Chaudry, host of Prisoner‘s Dilemma on CJSW (check it out here), will once again fill in for me. As always, he’ll do a great job. Please join Brennan from 10 to 11 am MT at either cjsw.com or 90.9 FM.

Thanks.

Andrew

November 14, 2022

This episode featured what I think is the largest range of dates of music ever on Breaking The Tethers. The oldest piece of music was “Swing to bop (Topsy)” by Charlie Christian, which was recorded in 1941 (and iplayed on BTT by listener request, the first request in some time). The newest pieces of music were released in the latter part of 2002. A mere 81 year difference. Dig it all, regardless of date, at bit.ly/3X77S4K.

I actually have two upcoming shows on CJSW, not just the next BTT show. BTT will be on at the usual time and place, Monday, November 21 from 10 to 11 am MT. I’m also going to be guest-hosting Alternative To What on Thursday, November 17, from 4 to 6 pm. I’ve hosted ATW in the past but not since before COVID times began. I’m really looking forward to it! Please join me for both programs at cjsw.com or 90.9 FM.

Thanks.

Andrew

Thanks to 2022 Funding Drive Breaking The Tethers donors!

A quick thanks to all the kind folks who donated on the recent Funding Drive edition of Breaking The Tethers:

Colin

Daniel

Janine

Steven

Jamie

Brennan

Mitchell

Miguel

Much appreciated!

November 7, 2022

Leaning a fair bit to the outside, this show featured only music from 2013 and onwards. I didn't quite plan it this way but this is how it turned out. And I was fine with that. There's no shortage of more recent jazz-type music to feature on BTT. In fact, in terms of music I have on deck to play on the program, I've got longer lists of more contemporary music than I do older stuff (depending on how you define "older stuff", of course). But I'll always play plenty of both!

We move into mid-November with the next edition of BTT. Join me on Monday, November 15 from 10 to 11 am MT at cjsw.com or 90.9 FM.

Thanks.

Andrew

October 31, 2022

I often describe Breaking The Tethers (BTT) as being “all over the map”. This show definitely fit that bill. There was straight-ahead jazz (“March of the covidians” by PJ Perry), UK 60s folk-jazz (“White fishes” by John Renbourn), steel pan jazz (“Fly intro” by Joy Lapps), Carnatic sax (“Soft” by Rudresh Mahanthappa and Bunky Green), and much more. Plenty of Canadian content as well, as well; six of the 11 songs this week are Canadian. 

We start 2022 month no. 11 with a BTT episode on Monday, November 7, usual time, 10 to 11 am MT, usual place, cjsw.com or 90.9 FM. Everyone is invited!

Thanks.

Andrew