Treasure Chest Features Elvis — Viva Las Vegas!

Treasure Chest for January 13, 2013.  Join KRFY as we celebrate the birthday of the King, Elvis Aaron Presley. ( January 8, 1935 )

Much of Elvis’ early success stemmed from his electrifying live performances on stages around the world. That all changed with the movie deals, and the filming and recording schedules that left no time for concerts. Eventually, he grew unhappy with the movies, and returned to the stage in a big way – the legendary 1968 Comeback TV Special. As only Elvis can do, he then followed that up with something even bigger — Las Vegas. His string of sold out shows at the International and Hilton Hotels revolutionized the concert business at Vegas casinos, leading to the spectacles that are common today. These events were both large and intimate, and allowed Elvis to explore a unique, emotional repertoire of songs from many genres. Unfortunately, this creative moment was offset by his demons that were certainly not helped by Vegas’ 24-hour casino culture. In addition to those also interviewed for The Early Years, Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers and Presley’s backup singer, Cissy Houston, also add insightful comments about Elvis’ Las Vegas years..

Share the Holidays with Alexander McCall Smith

Gifted storyteller and best-selling author, Alexander McCall Smith shares tales and music from Africa, Scotland, and points in between in a new one-hour holiday special produced by Ben Manilla Productions for On The Strip Radio and presented by Random House Publishing.

Alexander McCall Smith was born in what is now known as Zimbabwe and became a professor of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh. In the 1980’s he began writing children’s books and has since become one of the most prolific authors of our time with dozens of books for readers of all ages. Perhaps his best-known series is “The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency.” His most-recent book is “The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds”, the latest in the Isabel Dalhousie mysteries..

Spoonful Thursday Evening: Bluegrass Favorites with a Alford-Twist

Tune in a 8PM this week for another musical culinary sampling from the pantry of Larry Alford. This week’s flavors: Bluegrass favorites!.

Special Guests in the Studio Tuesday Morning: The Bonner County Human Rights Task Force Interviewed

This morning Jim Healey had Brenda Hammond (3- time president) and former Sandpoint Mayor Gretchen Hellar (acting treasurer) in the Tiki Room for an informative interview about the nature and history of this grass-roots organization now established for 20 years in Bonner County.

Brenda Hammond, President (left), Jim Healey KRFY (center), Gretchen Hellar, Treasurer (right) of the Bonner County Human Rights Task Force organization in the studio Tuesday morning to discuss the history and goals of this grass-roots group celebrating 20 years in Bonner County.

Between the Notes – this week’s Guest — Steve Sykes, December 18th

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Treasure Chest Features “The Sound Opinions” Holiday Spectacular: Santa Soul

KRFY Treasure Chest for this Sunday, December 15, at 6 PM, continues with our Holiday theme for the month of December — celebrating the original Jolly ol’ SOUL!

Holiday music maven Andy Cirzan visits Sound Opinions every December to share with Jim and Greg a new collection of unique tunes for the season. From the weird to the wonderful, these are not your standard Christmas carols. By day Andy runs Jam Productions in Chicago. By night he searches through record stores, dustbins and basements to find gems for Sound Opinions and his annual compilation. This edition is called Santa Soul. You’ll be treated to holiday soul comps of yesteryear. These are killer Xmas dusties from the ’60s and ’70s —tracks by well-known artists like James Brown, as well as groovy underground acts. So light up the yule log and let the soul party begin! Cheers from everyone at Sound Opinions!.

Tonight’s Between the Notes with Cheryl Branz Interviewed by Suzy Prez

Join us, November 13,  8:00 pm for another edition of Between the Notes. Tonight’s guest is singer/songwriter Cheryl Branz who lives in Spokane, Washington. Cheryl has been singing most of her life and has graced the Inland Northwest with her spot on vocals and honest lyric style.  Her songwriting has been honed through attendance at some of the finest songwriting workshops held around the country. Cheryl tells us about her songwriting adventures and hear her upbeat and enduring original songs.

More information about Cheryl and her music can be found at:  www.cherlybranz.com   Streaming on the web at krfy.org.

Treasure Chest this Sunday Evening, November 11, Features Poncho Sanchez

Sounds from the Global Village marks the birthday of Poncho Sanchez – Latin soul-jazz star and one of this year’s Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winners; continues with music from October featured artists Orchestra Baobab from a classic album recorded in Paris in the ‘70s; highlights new releases from Afro Funk and Staff Benda Bilili; and serves up some surprise classics from Bill Withers and James Brown.

An eclectic, world music-based show, Sounds from the Global Village features the latest and best in world music new releases and classics along with a wide variety of artists and selections from other genres that have influences from around the world. Informative and entertaining, current yet set in a wider musical and historical context, the show draws on the knowledge, experience and congenial personality of host Chris Heim – and a library of over 40,000 albums, including many out-of-print titles – to pull these musical strands together into an intriguing and captivating whole

As Duke Ellington famously said, there are two kinds of music. Sounds from the Global Village plays the good kind…from all over the world. With a fresh, inventive musical mix and welcoming presentation, Sounds from the Global Village is like nothing else on radio, offering a special kind of “go-to” program that speaks to the joys of musical discovery.

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Thursday Evening’s Spoonful with Host Larry Alford

A program of music that Larry has discovered through attendance at various folk music festivals occurring every summer at a varieties of venues throughout western Canada..

Sunday Evening Treasure Chest Features Jesse Colin Young from the Fur Peace Ranch

The Jesse Colin Young Band is featured in performance at the Fur Peace Station concert hall at the ranch recorded August 25, 2012

Host Jorma Kaukonen introduces each program’s featured artist in a series of concerts recorded at the Fur Peace Ranch guitar camp. An eclectic blend of performances including blues, folk, Americana, rock, bluegrass, and jazz.

It was not much at the outset. The hills and trees were pretty and serene, but it took a lively imagination to envision what might be created there, what might be taught and learned, and how hearts could open along with guitar cases.

But in 1989, Jorma and Vanessa Kaukonen looked at a piece of land in Meigs and conceived what Jorma calls “a ranch that grows guitar players.” Not a fantasy camp, but this would be a place where both budding and seasoned musicians could immerse themselves for several days, and emerge with renewed inspiration and tangible progress in their music.

Fur Peace Ranch did not spring from the ground full-grown. It evolved gradually into an idyllic landscape of neatly arrayed cabins, workshop space, library, store, dining hall, plus a theater that hosts concerts performed by world-class musicians — many of whom also serve as instructors.

A guest arriving at Fur Peace Ranch travels on a private country road that opens onto a bright, rolling field. First catching the eye is the Beatrice Love Kitchen, masquerading as single structure but encompassing two log cabins, more than 150 years old, lovingly fashioned into a modern commercial kitchen and a pleasant, woodsy dining room, with a big covered porch for al fresco dining. Here, an experienced chef prepares lush meals that have evoked frequent comment that Fur Peace Ranch is actually a five-star restaurant where music is also served..