KRFY would like to apologize for the disruption in scheduled programming. Our automation system has experienced a catastrophic failure and we are working hard at re-installing the system and getting it back on-line. Until that time, we will have music via cd but only when there is someone at the station to push play. Thank you for your patience and continued support for community radio in North Idaho.
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..
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..
Tune in a 8PM this week for another musical culinary sampling from the pantry of Larry Alford. This week’s flavors: Bluegrass favorites!.
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.
Join us this Tuesday evening, December 18 at 8 pm on 88.5 KRFY for another edition of “Between the Notes.”
This week’s guest is singer/songwriter Steve Sykes. Steve is a former Sandpoint resident who now lives in Mancos, Colorado, near Mesa Verde. Steve has been singing, playing guitar and writing songs for over 30 years. Please join us as he shares his unique perspective on songwriting and performs his original songs.
Between the Notes – Tuesday, December 18 at 8 pm on 88.5 KRFY. Streaming on the web at krfy.org.
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!.
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.
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.
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..