Green Eggs & Ham with Gillian Snider
267 3rd Avenue South Saskatoon, SK, Canada

Tune in to CFCR 90.5FM this Monday, May 10th at 8am CST where I'll be joined by my room-mate, the SASKATCHEWANDERER!! What will the show be all about? Well, SASKATCHEWAN of course!!

The Flute. It's the only reed-less woodwind instrument, and by far the oldest. The flute as we generally know it today (and as Ian Anderson so beautifully demonstrates in the photo) is the transverse flute with an embouchure hole that the flutist blows air over. This species of flute (which is, in fact, one of many different species of flute) wasn't popularized until the 19th century - the earliest known flutes, however, are touted as being the oldest musical instruments in t...Continue reading

Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson - not too difficult to guess tomorrow's theme...

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ALL CANADIAN ALL THE TIME! SOCAN, our illustrious organization that insures that Canadian musicians get played and paid, is over 50 years old now and for three days is taking a magnifying glass to radio playlists across the country. So I decided to pick up where Pat Kindrat (aka Rat Stevens of Green Eggs & Ham fame) and continue on the Canadiana musical ride! Playlist for Green Eggs & Ham with Gillian Snider, Monday April 26th, 2021 on CFCR 90.5 FM - Saskatoon Community Radi...o: ALL CANADIAN. ALL THE TIME. 1. 2 DAYS SMUG AND SOBER; Carolyn Mark & The New Best Friends; The Pros and Cons of Collaboration 2. FILTH PRELUDE; GENERAL MALAISE; When the World Burns Down 3. FILTH; General Malaise; When the World Burns 4. USED TO HAVE A RAYGUN; Ben Sures; Poema Poematis 5. THE TRAVEL, PART 1; Bass Invaders; Dance of the Fox 6. THE TRAVEL, PART 2; Bass Invaders; Dance of the Fox 7. LET'S GET PERSECUTED; Orit Shimoni ; Bitter Is the New Sweet 8. SUMMER SKY; Wade Fehr Music; My Way Back Home 9. DON'T YOU WORRY 'BOUT ME; Old Soul Rebel; Single 10. HUTSULKA KSENYA (Гуцулка Ксеня); Theresa Sokyrka; The Ukrainian Album 11. PRELUDE TO THE CRIPPLING THRILL; Brandi Disterheft; Blue Canvas 12. CRIPPLING THRILL; Brandi Disterheft; Blue Canvas 13. NOT ALONE; Thug Shells; Rainy Day [EP] 14. SCOTCH (feat. Chelsea D.E Johnson); Michael Wilford; Single 15. ALWAYS WILL; Oscar's Hollow; Oscar's Hollow [EP] 16. LOST AND FOUND (feat. Jeremy Kneeshaw, Melissa Cruz); Bewildernest; Single 17. OWL AND BOY; Wendy McNeill; One Colour More 18. EGO AND GREED; Church of Trees; Pause 19. MERCY; Petunia & The Vipers; Petunia & The Vipers 20. WARSHINGTON STATE; The Ray Elliott Band; Prairie Mountain Resonator 21. HAIRBRAIN; The Great Fuss; Single 22. ARTISTIC INTEGRITY (Intro to Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis); Belle Plaine; The Unrequited Love 23. CHRISTMAS CARD FROM A HOOKER IN MINNEAPOLIS; Belle Plaine; The Unrequited Love

"Out of left field" is American slang meaning "unexpected", "odd" or "strange". The phrase came from baseball terminology, referring to a play in which the ball is thrown from the area covered by the left fielder to either home plate or first base, surprising the runner. -Wikipedia

Often when a song makes us prick up our ears, we’re unaware exactly why. And more often than not, it’s a percussion instrument. Corey Dahlen suggested this theme to me a while ago and I pondered on it (while numerous songs came into my head) - the percussion instrument, whether it subliminally or overtly pleases us, is always an integral part of the song. All of the songs that I’ve included in this playlist have one (or many!) distinctive percussion instruments that we may o...r may not be aware of, but now that you know that they’re there, you won’t be able to un-hear them. And that’s a good thing. Oh! And I got to play Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells, Part 1 in its entirety, and that is ALWAYS a good thing. 1. TUBULAR BELLS, Pt. 1; Mike Oldfield; Tubular Bells 2. BIG YELLOW TAXI; Joni Mitchell; Ladies of the Canyon (the triangle) 3. TROPICALIA; Beck; Mutations (the Brazilian cuíca) 4. FOLLOW YOUR DAUGHTER HOME; The Guess Who; Artificial Paradise (the maraca or hand shaker) 5. BACK IN OUR MINDS; Funkadelic; Maggot Brain (the flexatone) 6. LA VIE EN ROSE; Wendy McNeill; Such A Common Bird 7. THE SPARROW; Wendy McNeill; Such A Common Bird (hand-clapping and foot-stomping) 8. YYZ; RUSH; Moving Pictures (the crotales) 9. VERSO EST; Takadum Orchèstra; Addije (the tambourine) 10. ON THE RUN; Gramatik; SB#3 (the vibraslap) 11. I WANNA BE YOUR DOG; The Stooges; The Stooges (sleigh-bells) 12. (JUST LIKE) STARTING OVER; John Lennon; Double Fantasy (Tibetan tingsha cymbols) 13. PARTY TIME; Jim Belfour; Jim Belfour in Jamaica (congas) 14. HOME; Distant Conversation; Distant Conversation (the human voice and, well, everything) 15. SAMBA DE UMA NOTA SO (One Note Samba); Carol Welsman; Inclined (the rain stick) 16. JOSIE; Steely Dan; Aja (chimes) 17. SO HARD DONE BY; The Tragically Hip; Day For Night (bongos) 18. I WANT YOU; Holly Cole; Temptation (simple snare)

QUARANTUNES. It's a word that's been used a lot this past year, and it's never been more relevant to me than it was today. Brett Balon, music director for Nutana Collegiate here in Saskatoon, created a wonderful collaborative original music project with his students - all while under quarantine, and in isolation - and we were lucky enough to have him in the studio this morning to talk about it! WOW!! It inspired me to start the program with an hour of new music (before the i...nterview), all which has been released during the pandemic. The following playlist beautifully illustrates the potential resilience and creativity of our species! Playlist for Green Eggs & Ham with Gillian Snider, Monday March 8, 2021 on CFCR 90.5 FM - Saskatoon Community Radio: QUARANTUNES 1. LOST AND FOUND (feat. Jeremy Kneeshaw, Melissa Cruz); Bewildernest; Single (released 2021) 2. SCOTCH (feat. Chelsea D.E Johnson Music); Michael Wilford; Single (released 2021) 3. TOO SUNNY; Thug Shells; Rainy Day EP (released 2020) 4. A DREAM WITHIN A DREAM (feat. Emilie-Claire Barlow); Amanda Tosoff; Earth Voices (released 2020) 5. MINE ALL MINE; Fabian Minnema; (unreleased) 6. CRY ME A RIVER (Kannst Ein' Fluss Fürr Mich Weinen); Measha Brueggergosman; Measha Jazz (released 2020) 7. JUMPED IN THE HUMBER; Jerry Leger; Single (released 2021) 8. DOING MY BEST; Joel Fernandes; (unreleased) 9. WINDU'S REVENGE; FunkJoint; Single (released 2020) 10. I'M TOO BLUE; The Great Fuss; (unreleased) NUTANA COLLEGIATE STUDENTS ORIGINAL MUSIC COLLABORATION: 11. ALL THESE YEARS; Lydia; Nutana Collegiate Quarantunes (unreleased) 12. COTTON CANDY CLOUDS; Andy; Nutana Collegiate Quarantunes (unreleased) 13. HURT; Jaudy; Nutana Collegiate Quarantunes (unreleased) 13. KEEP FLYING; Jaudy; Nutana Collegiate Quarantunes (unreleased) 15. KID; Mandi; Nutana Collegiate Quarantunes (unreleased) 16. IT'S YOU NOW; Mandi; Nutana Collegiate Quarantunes (unreleased) 17. WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE THIS; Alexa; Nutana Collegiate Quarantunes (unreleased) 18. STAY STRONG; Alexa; Nutana Collegiate Quarantunes (unreleased) 18. BITTERSWEET; Lydia; Nutana Collegiate Quarantunes (unreleased) 20. FIRE; Lydia; Nutana Collegiate Quarantunes (unreleased) 21. SO LONG I'LL SEE YA; Tom Waits; The Early Years, Vol. 1

THE LAST TRACK! I've been talking a lot about song placement on the last couple of Green Eggs & Ham shows, and I can't emphasize how much time goes into this. When an artist releases an album, it is released as a whole. From beginning to end. The placement of each song on any record is extremely important, whether the album is telling a story in its entirety, or it's merely a compilation of songs that the artist has been working on and cares about a good deal. Last week's sho...w focused on albums containing three songs that need to be played straight through with no interruption, this week's show is focussing on the last track. I still argue that all records need to be played from beginning to end with no interruption. This is becoming a thing of the past with so much music being downloaded and streamed - you don't have to buy an entire album to get the hit song that you want. This is a crying shame. There are so many records in my collection that I've practically worn out and it would never enter my mind to ever lift that needle until the record was over. So I got to thinking about the last track. The last track on any album plays a vital role - either as an addendum, a book-end, or the track that's going to be the last song resonating in the listener's ear. This week's playlist will include all the records that I played last week, and several albums that I've worn out: albums that I wouldn't dream of interrupting from the first track to the last. And it is the last track that I've shared with you. Playlist for Green Eggs & Ham with Gillian Snider, Monday January 4th, 2021 on CFCR 90.5 FM - Saskatoon Community Radio: THE LAST TRACK 1. I'LL REMEMBER; The Kinks; Face To Face 2. FA NA NA; Wide Mouth Mason; Stew 3. AMAZING GRACE; Daniel Lanois; Acadie 4. CHANT OF THE EVER CIRCLING SKELETAL FAMILY; David Bowie; Diamond Dogs 5. SLEEP OF THE JUST; Elvis Costello; King of America 6. HERE COME THE WARM JETS; Brian Eno; Here Come the Warm Jets 7. PSALM; Hey Rosetta!; Into Your Lungs (and around in your heart, and on through your blood) 8. VIDEOTAPE; Radiohead; In Rainbows 9. MELANCHOLY BLUE; Serena Ryder; Live At the Black Sheep Inn 10. LIGHT ENOUGH TO TRAVEL; TheBeGoodTanyas; Blue Horse (there's actually a hidden track on this song at 5:33 covering the gospel tune "Mule On De Mount", so good!) 11. MAGIC BUS (Live); The Who; Live At Leeds 12. LITTLE HANDS; Mother Mother; Touch Up 13. MASOKO TANGA; The Police; Outlandos d'Amour 14. RIVER SONG ONE; The Wooden Sky; If I Don't Come Home You'll Know I'm Gone 15. BIKO; Peter Gabriel; Melt 16. DIAMOND BOLLOCKS (hidden track); Beck; Mutations 17. THE MEANING OF THE BLUES; #lauracrema; Almost Blue 18. STRESS; Weaves; Weaves 19. BACH'S GOLDBERG VARIATIONS, BWV 988: Aria Da Capo (1955 recording); Glenn Gould; Glenn Gould: A State of Wonder (The Complete Goldberg Variations, 1955 & 1981) 20. FOREIGN AFFAIR; Tom Waits; Foreign Affairs

Christmas time is here! Happiness and cheer! Fun for all, that children call, their favourite time of year... Playlist for Green Eggs & Ham with Gillian Snider, December 21st, 2020 on CFCR 90.5 FM - Saskatoon Community Radio: CHRISTMAS EDITION 1. THERE IS NO ROSE (Benjamin Britten A Ceremony of Carols); Toronto Children's Chorus, dir. by Jean Ashworth Bartle; A Ceremony of Carols... 2. A BABY THAT NEVER CRIED; Bewildernest; Single (2020) 3. A SINGLE STAR; Collin Hill; Single (2019) 4. TONIGHT IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME; Hey Ocean; Isn't This World Enough?? A Nettwerk Christmas 5. WE THREE KINGS; The Roches ; We Three Kings 6. CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE; Vince Guaraldi Trio; A Charlie Brown Christmas 7. LET ME SLEEP (It's Christmas Time) [Live at Arena di Verona Step]; Eddie Vedder & Mike McCready; Pearl Jam Twenty 8. ZAT U SANTA CLAUS?; Meaghan Smith; It Snowed 9. ALMOST A FULL MOON; Hawksley Workman; Almost A Full Moon 10. 3 GENERATIONS; Hawksley Workman; Almost A Full Moon 11. CHRISTIANITY; Skinny Puppy; Bites 12. THE HOLLY AND THE IVY/LIFE IS GOOD JIG (featuring Valerie Thompson, Rose Cousins, Laura Cortese, Natalie Haas, Brittany Haas); Wintery Songs in Eleventy Part Harmony; Hark 13. SANTA'S LOST HIS MOJO; Jeremy Lister; Ten Out of Tenn 14. RIVER; The Lost Fingers; Christmas Caravan 15. YOU'RE A MEAN ONE, MR. GRINCH; Fareed Haque; Blue Christmas 16. COVENTRY CAROL; Loreena McKennitt; A Winter Garden 17. GOD REST YE, MERRY GENTLEMAN; Loreena Mckennitt ; A Winter Garden 18. I SAW THREE SHIPS; Karin Plato Music; Snowflake Season 19. CHRISTMAS IN PRISON; Damien Robitaille; Bientôt ce sera Noël 20. LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW!; Emilie-Claire Barlow; Winter Wonderland 21. TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS; Bob and Doug McKenzie; Great White North 22. CHRISTMAS CARD FROM A HOOKER IN MINNEAPOLIS; Neko Case; New Coat of Paint See more

The Last Track. Tune in tomorrow morning 8-10am CST on CFCR 90.5 FM - Saskatoon Community Radio!

THREE IN A ROW! This Monday's theme pays homage to those three songs on a record that have to be played consecutively with no interruption, whether they are a part of a suite or album theme, or just so beautifully placed on the record that they each blend into the other. I concede to the fact that, more often than not, albums need to be listened in their entirety with no interruption. However, I also find it interesting how some records just have that grouping of three that a...re inseparable. Thank-you to long time CFCR listener Corey Dahlen for suggesting this theme, and some of the music on this playlist! (Please don't hesitate, Good Listeners, anytime you have a theme idea - I'm more than happy to explore it!) OH! And HAPPY NEW YEAR!! xo Playlist for Green Eggs & Ham with Gillian Snider, Monday December 28th, 2020 on CFCR 90.5 FM - Saskatoon Community Radio: THREE IN A ROW 1. REWIND, REWIND, REWIND; Joel Plaskett; Three 2. PRECIOUS, PRECIOUS, PRECIOUS; Joel Plaskett; Three 3. DENY, DENY, DENY; Joel Plaskett; Three 4. RAINY DAY IN JUNE; The Kinks; Face To Face 5. HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY; The Kinks; Face To Face 6. HOLIDAY IN WAIKIKI; The Kinks; Face To Face 7. FISHERMAN'S DAUGHTER; Daniel Lanois; Acadie 8. WHITE MUSTANG II; Daniel Lanois; Acadie 9. UNDER A STORMY SKY; Daniel Lanois; Acadie 10. NEEDLES IN THE CAMEL'S EYE; Brian Eno; Here Come the Warm Jets 11. THE PAW PAW NEGRO BLOWTORCH; Brian Eno; Here Come the Warm Jets 12. BABY'S ON FIRE; Brian Eno; Here Come the Warm Jets 13. ONCE YOU GOT IT; Wide Mouth Mason; Stew 14. SMILE; Wide Mouth Mason; Stew 15. BUSHI SU; Wide Mouth Mason; Stew 16. SWEET THING; David Bowie; Diamond Dogs 17. CANDIDATE; David Bowie; Diamond Dogs 18. SWEET THING (REPRISE); David Bowie; Diamond Dogs 19. GLITTER GULCH; Elvis Costello; King of America 20. INDOOR FIREWORKS; Elvis Costello; King of America 21. LITTLE PALACES; Elvis Costello; King of America 22. NEW GOODBYE; Hey Rosetta!; Into Your Lungs (and around in your heart and on through your blood) 23. I'VE BEEN ASLEEP FOR A LONG LONG TIME; Hey Rosetta!; Into Your Lungs (and around in your heart and on through your blood) 24. THERE'S AN ARC; Hey Rosetta!; Into Your Lungs (and around in your heart and on through your blood) 25. A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES; Tom Waits; Foreign Affairs

I’ll be playing Bewildernest’s latest release The Baby That Never Cried on this coming Monday’s Green Eggs & Ham (part 2) Christmas Edition, right off the hop just after 8am CST! Look for the song on Bandcamp - all proceeds go directly to ‘Saskatoon Inter-Agency Response to COVID-19’! https://darryldozlaw.bandcamp.com//a-baby-that-never-cried

SOCAN: The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada Several times a year SOCAN makes a concerted effort to see who is being played on the airwaves so that they can be paid accordingly. Needless to say, we're keeping it Canadian this week folks!! And as local as possible... Playlist for Green Eggs & Ham with Gillian Snider, Monday December 14, 2020 on CFCR 90.5 FM - Saskatoon Community Radio: SOCAN... 1. RISE UP, SHEPHERD, AND FOLLOW; Elizabeth Shepherd; Single (2020) 2. DANCE OF THE FOX; Felipe the Bass Invader; Dance of the Fox 3. LOVE SONG #1; Kasia Leigh Leonard; Single (2019) 4. GOOD PLACE TO HIDE (AT THE TIME); Partner; Single (2020) 5. EXIST TO RESIST; Age Of Electric; Make a Pest A Pet 6. TIES THAT BIND; The Ray Elliott Band; Prairie Mountain Resonator 7. NEW YEARS; Ellen Froese; Ellen Froese 8. ESCAPE FROM MEXICO; Johnny Grit; Make Liars 9. MAGIC BULLET; Alex Goodman; Bridges 10. THE FOREST; Paul Kuzbik; Still Love 11. HOPELESS SINNER; Ball Gag N' Chain Gang; Ball Gag N' Chain Gang 12. OVER THE OCEAN; Anna Marie Bekolay - Multidisciplinary Artist; Back of the Bus 13. SAXAPHONE (INTRO)/SWAMP LULLABY (LIVE); Belle Plaine; The Unrequited Love 14. TIBURÓN; Andino Suns; Single (2017) 15. HUTSULKA KSENYA; Theresa Sokyrka; Ukrainian Roots 16. SASKATOON TONIGHT; Carolyn Mark & NQ Arbuckle; Let's Just Stay Here 17. RUSSIAN HISTORY XXX; The Plaid Tongued Devils; Belladonna 18. BACK DOOR BABY; Gillian Snider & Leslie Stanwyck; Parallels 19. SMALL GUY BIG NOSE OLD MAN HAT; Small Kitchen Radio; Parts 20. ON THE 40; Brigitte Briga Dajczer; Turbo Folk Stories 21. LET ME OUT; Church of Trees; New Bold Dawn 22. VENEZUELAN BLOW JOB; Sexually Attracted To Fire; SaTF