Vicky Hynes performance career is a spectrum of radio, television, theatre, film and music production. Her self-titled CD released in 2000 is a pallet of Newfoundland songwriting talent delivered by her smoky yet firey vocals. Hynes is creator and producer of the immensely popular A Feast of Cohen; an annual music event, and holiday tradition, featuring the songs of Leonard Cohen performed by a variety of Newfoundland artists. Producing the show’s Live CD that was launched in December 2007, Vicky also is developing its documentary with CBC Television & Rink Rat Productions.

A Feast of Cohen is annual sell-out concert of Leonard Cohen songs presented by a diverse group of Newfoundland artists. A Feast of Cohen is staged at the LSPU Hall, the Resource Centre for the Arts in downtown St. John’s, Newfoundland beginning December 27 every year since 2000!

Ted Bishop

Ted Bishop has authored books and articles on Virginia Woolf, James Joyce, and modernist publishing. His literary non-fiction has appeared in Cycle Canada, Enroute, Prairie Fire, Rider, and Word Carving: The Craft of Literary Journalism. Riding with Rilke was a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Non-Fiction, it was nominated for the Drainie-Taylor Biography Prize, and it won the Motorcycle Awards of Excellence. Ted Bishop lives in Edmonton and teaches at the University of Alberta.

A professor of English literature and film studies at the University of Alberta, his first non-academic publication was Riding with Rilke: Reflections on Motorcycles and Books, a memoir which was a Canadian bestseller in 2005 and a finalist for the 2005 Governor General’s Award for English non-fiction.

Todd Babiak

Todd Babiak grew up in Leduc. He moved to Edmonton to attend the University of Alberta. In 1995 he was thrilled to graduate with a BA in Political Science. There was much rejoicing when he learned he would move to Montreal to do a Master’s Degree in English literature at Concordia University.  Read the rest of this entry »

Karla Anderson burst on to the world music stage in 2005 when her song “What Else Can I Do? was featured in the hit television series “Joan of Arcadia”. The show used two of Karla’s songs but it was “the blanket song” (as her fans call it) that generated overwhelming response from around the world. She followed up that exposure with her debut release “The Embassy Sessions” in August of 2005, and the wheels were set in motion. Since that time Karla’s music has been ingraining itself into the hearts of audiences wherever she appears and wherever the music is played. Her disc has topped the charts on many stations including America’s pre-eminent folk music station WUMB in Boston. Her appearance on the CBC Television Special “Alberta Bound – A Centennial Celebration” brought another legion of new fans. This special featured artists and icons including k.d. lang, Ian Tyson, Jann Arden and Nickleback, while featuring Corb Lund and Karla Anderson as the future of Alberta’s rich musical legacy. In December of 2005, Karla won the “Best New Artist” award at the Canadian Folk Music Awards. Read the rest of this entry »

Darrell Scott is a powerful musical spirit. A Grammy-nominated artist, an award-winning songwriter, and a first-call session musician, living and working (literally and figuratively) on the fringes of Nashville’s Music Row, Scott occupies his own unique half-acre in this city’s crowded musical landscape. In a town that’s got pigeonholing down to an art, Darrell Scott stands out as a refreshingly mischievous artist.

The Invisible Man, Scott’s sixth release, finds the artist at the peak of his powers, drawing from a rich well of influence and experience to create his most fully realized work to date. From the album’s opening lyric, “In the early morning hours, just before you’re wide awake,” to its closing title, “In My Final Hour,” The Invisible Man traces a thematic arc between waking and sleeping, living and dying, shining a brilliant light on the fleeting moments between.
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01:10 Kim The Saturday Lineup: Peter Elkas, Roddy Hart, Darrell Scott, Ted Bishop, (spoken word), Tom Rush, Todd Babiuk (spoken word), Serena Ryder, Jann Arden, emceed by Kate Hammett-Vaughan

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