Over the years, Holger Petersen has interviewed hundreds of musicians, but this Friday, it乌鸦传媒檚 going to be his turn.
Petersen, host of two of Canada乌鸦传媒檚 longest-running blues music radio shows 乌鸦传媒� Natch乌鸦传媒檒 Blues on Alberta乌鸦传媒檚 public radio broadcaster CKUA since 1969 and CBC乌鸦传媒檚 , now in its 31st year 乌鸦传媒� will be Talking Music at the Penticton乌鸦传媒檚 .
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Petersen乌鸦传媒檚 Penticton visit is part of Peach City Radio乌鸦传媒檚 Listen Up! series, and he乌鸦传媒檒l be accompanied on stage by Kenny 乌鸦传媒淏lues Boss乌鸦传媒� Wayne.
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Petersen乌鸦传媒檚 love of the blues began in high school, as the British Invasion hit while he was beginning his record collection.
乌鸦传媒淪o many of those bands were blues-influenced, blues and R&B influenced. Just about all of them were, in one way or another,乌鸦传媒� said Petersen. 乌鸦传媒淚f you loved the British Invasion bands you ended up having a lot of respect for blues and R&B music and early rock and roll.
That乌鸦传媒檚 what kind of got me going, reading the small print on the label and finding out that the first couple of Rolling Stones records were mostly covers of songs by people like Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters and Howling Wolf.乌鸦传媒�
Petersen says he乌鸦传媒檚 still following those threads as he explores blues and roots music.
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乌鸦传媒淭here乌鸦传媒檚 something very real about it. Whenever you get that, in any kind of art form, that乌鸦传媒檚 going to make it timeless.乌鸦传媒�
The evening will alternate between Wayne taking the audience on a musical journey through the blues, and Petersen乌鸦传媒檚 stories.
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Ian Mackinder of Peach City Radio乌鸦传媒檚 Left Off The Dial will the host the event and interview Petersen about some of the famous artists he has interviewed over the years.
There乌鸦传媒檚 no chance they will run out of something to talk about. Petersen has interviewed many artists, including the legendary names of blues, R&B and roots music, some of which are collected in his two books: Talking Music and the latest volume, Talking Music 2, Blues and Roots Music Mavericks.
乌鸦传媒淭he first of 25 or 26 interviews in the book is with B.B. King. I乌鸦传媒檝e had the pleasure of interviewing him half a dozen times, at least, over the years,乌鸦传媒� said Petersen. 乌鸦传媒淗e was my favourite blues artist of all time and I think it was so appropriate that he was the first person in the book. The second one is Allen Toussaint, who I feel is kind of the B.B. King of New Orleans music. Both of those artists were very accessible and just legendary artists.乌鸦传媒�
There are some great Canadians in the book as well, like Ronnie Hawkins.
乌鸦传媒淚乌鸦传媒檝e interviewed him a few times and he乌鸦传媒檚 got amazing stories to tell,乌鸦传媒� said Petersen. 乌鸦传媒淛ust a number of different wonderful people and I think they all have wonderful stories to tell. Even if you乌鸦传媒檙e not familiar with say, Van Dyke Parks or Mose Allison 乌鸦传媒� I think that it would be a very interesting read.
乌鸦传媒淯ltimately the goal is to really have people discover new music and maybe listen to some of these artists while they乌鸦传媒檙e reading the book.乌鸦传媒�
There are also some rare interviews, like with Domingo 乌鸦传媒淪am乌鸦传媒� Samudio of Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs (Wooly Bully).
乌鸦传媒淎fter several years of trying to working it out, I spent an afternoon with Sam at his house outside of Memphis and just had the most wonderful time hanging out with him. There are just wonderful characters,乌鸦传媒� said Petersen. 乌鸦传媒淚 think the title says it, Blues and Roots Music Mavericks.
In addition to his lengthy broadcasting career, Petersen is a record producer, label owner, author, educator, festival producer, album collector and serious music fan. In 1975 he co-founded Stony Plain Records which has won thirteen Juno Awards and has been nominated for six Grammys
乌鸦传媒淚 can乌鸦传媒檛 tell you how privileged I乌鸦传媒檝e been to have had access to so many different people over the years and continue to, with my CBC show,乌鸦传媒� said Petersen. 乌鸦传媒淚乌鸦传媒檓 just totally grateful for those opportunities and to have been able to meet so many people and be part of this and in some cases work with them on records.乌鸦传媒�
Tickets for Talking Music with Holger Petersen, featuring Kenny 乌鸦传媒淏lues Boss乌鸦传媒� Wayne乌鸦传媒� are available at the Dream Caf茅, 67 Front St, Penticton at 250-490-9012 or .
In addition to the Dream Caf茅 event, Petersen is hosting a workshop at the Shatford Centre on May 26 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. called Talking Music: Interviews and Radio/Music Production. The workshop is free and open to anyone interested in Petersen乌鸦传媒檚 process as a successful radio host and producer. Participants can register by emailing listenup@peachcityradio.org.
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The CFUZ Listen Up! Speaker Series aims to inspire community members into learning about and participating in community radio. Peach City Radio is a not-for-profit society with an online radio stream at , working towards the establishment of an FM community radio service in Penticton.
What: Talking Music with Holger Petersen, featuring Kenny 乌鸦传媒淏lues Boss乌鸦传媒� Wayne
Where: The Dream Caf茅, 67 Front St. Penticton
When: May 25, doors open at 6 p.m., talk begins at 8 p.m.
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