Yellow Brit Road

This week's show is a little different: we come to you live from on the ground in Hamilton, ON for the 55th annual JUNO Awards! The Yellow Brit Road takes you behind the scenes of Canada's biggest night in music with coverage from Junos Week events including JunoFest and Songwriters' Circle, including interviews with performers, JUNO nominees, performances from the Junos Gala and Juno Week! We are joined by Rachel Bobbitt, Sister Ray and Dumb Crush. Performances in the show playlist. Note: the show was recorded prior to the main Juno Awards ceremony, which obviously goes live at the exact same time as this show, so all this coverage is from before then. Music this week byCam Kahin, Saya Gray @ Junos Gala, Rachel Bobbitt, The Beaches, Sister Ray, Aysanabee, PUP, Dumb Crush (live @ CFRC).Find all live performances linked in the show playlist here. Try and support artists independently through buying their music, merch, going to shows! Bandcamps/websites linked above.Cover photo: Sister Raye @ The Underground by Michelle Beatty. 28 March 2026, JunoFest, Hamilton, ON.Touch that dial and tune in live! CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston or cfrc.ca⁠, Sundays 8-9:30 PM! Full shows in the linked archive for 3 months from broadcast.Like what we do? ⁠Donate⁠ to help keep our 102-year old radio station going!Get in touch with the show: email ⁠yellowbritroad@gmail.com⁠, IG @⁠⁠yellowbritroad⁠⁠.PS: submissions, cc ⁠music@cfrc.ca⁠ if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.

This week, we are joined in session by the Montreal-based four-piece punk band Truck Violence! Truck Violence go beyond the confines of punk: drawing on influences from back home in Alberta, where vocalist Karsyn Henderson and guitarist Paul Lecours are from, the band paint visit pictures of life in the prairies with both their music and words, centred around Karsyn’s captivating poetry. Musically, they occasionally draw on country music, even featuring the banjo. The band joined us before their set at The Handlebar in Toronto to talk art, poetry, authenticity, Alberta and their 2024 debut album Violence. You will also hear 3 songs performed at that show: 1. Undressed you layn't before 2. Lecture 3. Guns buried in the front yard.Unfortunately, the only place we could record this interview was outdoors, so I apologise for the occasional street noises and jackets rustling. EQ can do a lot but it's not magic! And thank you to the band for braving -10ºC weather to chat poetry with me for 20 minutes. Cover art: Truck Violence in Toronto, 21 February 2026 by Cece Tang.Try and support artists independently through buying their music, merch, going to shows! Bandcamps/websites linked above.Touch that dial and tune in live! CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston or cfrc.ca⁠, Sundays 8-9:30 PM! Full shows in the linked archive for 3 months from broadcast.Like what we do? ⁠Donate⁠ to help keep our 102-year old radio station going!Get in touch with the show: email ⁠yellowbritroad@gmail.com⁠, IG @⁠⁠yellowbritroad⁠⁠.PS: submissions, cc ⁠music@cfrc.ca⁠ if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.

This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we're talking a lot about live shows: we're talking upcoming shows and interviews, and we bring you an interview and live set with Montreal punk band Truck Violence! The band joined us before their set at The Handlebar in Toronto on 21 February 2026 to talk art, poetry, Alberta and their 2024 debut album Violence. Songs played on this set are 1. Undressed you layn't before 2. Lecture 3. Guns buried in the yard. Plus, a little St. Patrick's special. Music this week is by:Fontaines D.C. (had to, St. Patrick's weekend and being the Irish music show), Fred again.., Ezra Collective, Arlo Parks, Yardbreaker, Lime Garden, Konyikeh, Gurriers, Saint Sappho, snake eyes, Bibi Club, Bad Waitress, Truck Violence. Also mentioned: Sweet Pill.Cover art: Truck Violence in Toronto, 21 February 2026 by Cece Tang.Find this week's playlist here. Try and support artists independently through buying their music, merch, going to shows! Bandcamps/websites linked above.Touch that dial and tune in live! CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston or cfrc.ca⁠, Sundays 8-9:30 PM! Full shows in the linked archive for 3 months from broadcast.Like what we do? ⁠Donate⁠ to help keep our 102-year old radio station going!Get in touch with the show: email ⁠yellowbritroad@gmail.com⁠, IG @⁠⁠yellowbritroad⁠⁠.PS: submissions, cc ⁠music@cfrc.ca⁠ if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.

This week, we are joined by the Brampton based metal band Dear Evangeline! We caught up with the band at their recent show at The Handlebar in Toronto to talk new music, inspirations, opening for Kittie, why they were destined to be musical stars and The Dichotomy ever-present in their music. The songs you hear played live on this session are, in order, are ‘Other Side’, a new, untitled song, ‘What You Want’ and ‘Saint Complex’.Cover picture: Dear Evangeline, The Handlebar, 21 February 2026. Touch that dial and tune in live! CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston or cfrc.ca⁠, Sundays 8-9:30 PM! Full shows in the linked archive for 3 months from broadcast.Like what we do? ⁠Donate⁠ to help keep our 102-year old radio station going!Get in touch with the show: email ⁠yellowbritroad@gmail.com⁠, IG @⁠⁠yellowbritroad⁠⁠.PS: submissions, cc ⁠music@cfrc.ca⁠ if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.

A busy week on the Yellow Brit Road! We celebrated 25 years of Muse's iconic single 'Plug In Baby', taken from their breakthrough second album Origin of Symmetry, review the new Gorillaz album The Mountain, walk through the making of War Child's new charity album Help (2): is it the album of the year already?Not a special show for International Women's Day (if people weren't cowards they could do it every week... signed, a show run by a woman that features women more than half the show most weeks anyway). But! We are also joined for a live session by Brampton based metal band Dear Evangeline! We recorded them at The Handlebar in Toronto on 21 February 2026. Music this week by:Muse, Gorillaz, Heavenly, Jessie and the Revolvers, Morton Betts, Sprints, English Teacher/Help (2), Drop Dead McPhee, Nxdia, Kingdom of Birds, Monstrosa, Dear Evangeline.Find this week's playlist here. Try and support artists independently through buying their music, merch, going to shows! Bandcamps/websites linked above.Touch that dial and tune in live! CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston or cfrc.ca⁠, Sundays 8-9:30 PM! Full shows in the linked archive for 3 months from broadcast.Like what we do? ⁠Donate⁠ to help keep our 102-year old radio station going!Get in touch with the show: email ⁠yellowbritroad@gmail.com⁠, IG @⁠⁠yellowbritroad⁠⁠.PS: submissions, cc ⁠music@cfrc.ca⁠ if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.

This week's show was all about the biggest night in British music. We brought you all the coverage of Saturday's events, the performances, winners, our thoughts, and even dig through the archives for the best of BRITs past. And of course, we're treating you to an hour of the best new British, Irish and Canadian music through the rest of the show. Music byPulp, Harry Styles, Raye (all 3 live performances linked in the YouTube playlist), South Arcade, Lauren Auder, Gretel, Cruel Hearts Club, SLAG, Eaves Wilder, Master Peace, Cardinals, Eniola, Truck Violence, BBQ Pope, Rexford Drive, Amelia Maxwell.Find this week's playlist here. Try and support artists independently through buying their music, merch, going to shows! Bandcamps/websites linked above.Touch that dial and tune in live! CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston or cfrc.ca⁠, Sundays 8-9:30 PM! Full shows in the linked archive for 3 months from broadcast.Like what we do? ⁠Donate⁠ to help keep our 102-year old radio station going!Get in touch with the show: email ⁠yellowbritroad@gmail.com⁠, IG @⁠⁠yellowbritroad⁠⁠.PS: submissions, cc ⁠music@cfrc.ca⁠ if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.

This week, we introduce you to Liz Uninvited! The Toronto based songwriter, who recently released her third album ‘i don't have to do anything.’ joined us before her full-band set at The Piston bar a few weeks, to talk about her new album, songwriting, Elliott Smith, supporting the band Pony live, OCD and drawing inspiration from Toronto foxes for her breakthrough single Mr. Fox! You will hear three songs from her live set, including ‘Mr. Fox’, ‘Oh (the OCD song)’ and a brand-new unreleased track.Cover picture: Liz Uninvited, The Piston, 9 February 2026.Touch that dial and tune in live! CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston or cfrc.ca⁠, Sundays 8-9:30 PM! Full shows in the linked archive for 3 months from broadcast.Like what we do? ⁠Donate⁠ to help keep our 102-year old radio station going!Get in touch with the show: email ⁠yellowbritroad@gmail.com⁠, IG @⁠⁠yellowbritroad⁠⁠.PS: submissions, cc ⁠music@cfrc.ca⁠ if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.

This week, we're marking Dydd Miwsig Cymru, the annual celebration of Welsh and Welsh-language music with an hour of some of the best music from Wales on the Yellow Brit Road (not in the least exhaustive, only vaguely guided by things I haven't played in past years)! From icons to new artists, from miwsig Cymreig to intriguing multilingual songs pushing the boundaries of genre, it's only the finest for you, listeners. In the last half-hour of the show, we join Toronto indie artist Liz Uninvited at her show at The Piston in Toronto for a quick interview and a few songs performed live with her backing band as part of a live session! Music this week by:Manic Street Preachers, Catatonia, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, Ani Glass, Melin Melyn, Gwilym, Lloyd Steele, Atyniad Achwanegol, CHROMA, N'famady Kouyaté, Shale, Siula, Heather Jones, Sage Todz, Kim Hon, Liz Uninvited. [Other artists mentioned: mclusky, Super Furry Animals, Ynys, Pys Melyn, Joe Webb, Gruff RhysFind this week's playlist here. Try and support artists independently through buying their music, merch, going to shows! Bandcamps/websites linked above.Touch that dial and tune in live! CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston or cfrc.ca⁠, Sundays 8-9:30 PM! Full shows in the linked archive for 3 months from broadcast.Like what we do? ⁠Donate⁠ to help keep our 102-year old radio station going!Get in touch with the show: email ⁠yellowbritroad@gmail.com⁠, IG @⁠⁠yellowbritroad⁠⁠.PS: submissions, cc ⁠music@cfrc.ca⁠ if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.