Monday 28 July 2008

IN THE KEY OF CHARLES

Sitting on a floor mat in an empty house with only a radio for company could be pretty hellish if it wasn't for the company of the radio. All stations around here play predominantly country and western stuff. However, the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) is totally different story.


One of Canada's best-kept secrets has got to be the Sunday evening (British Columbia time) music programme In the Key of Charles. It comes out of Montreal and is basically this fellow, Gregory Charles, sitting at his piano in his living room (with 2 other fellows, he says) and he just plays and talks about his musical choices.

Each week he takes a theme and reflects on it while seated at the piano. The music just pours out him! Obviously very talented and knowledgeable, he has an easy, engaging manner as he chooses pieces and chats about them. It is a real steam-of-consciousness style ... happily going off-at-a-tangent ... right up my street!

Who he is, the programmes he does, as well as a photo of him, are here.

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Basic photo: Dryicons.com

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