Buttons and Hoodies

All photos courtesy Dan Peters In our second episode we present the songs “Sacrifice” and “New Kid” from Curtis and Reg of Buttons and Hoodies, who wrote the lyrics and composed the instrumental pieces.  “Sacrifice” is a track that explores the forces of change and sacrifice as we travel through the uncertainties of life; “New Kid” encourages people to be themselves and see the bigger picture, focusing on youth in the school system. Episode 2: Buttons and Hoodies - Spark Point Music Coming to you from the unceded, ancestral territories of the Klahoose, Homalco, and Tla’amin peoples, this is Spark Point Music Radio!  We are working in partnership with CKTZ Cortes radio, Youth Voices!, and The Community Radio Fund of Canada - Radiometres program to bring you original music created by youth from Cortes Island. At Spark Point Music we believe that when we create, we explore what it is to be whole and discover more of who we truly are. In our programs we seek to spark the imagination, and a sense of what is possible, for youth on the remote island of Cortes when their voices are heard and valued. We give youth ages 8 to 18 an opportunity to create art and music in an encouraging environment, seeking to minimize judgment and increase acceptance of themselves and others. Our studio is graciously hosted at Linnaea Farm, where we provide inclusive space, instruments, recording  gear, and guidance for youth to compose, record, and perform original music.    Any music you hear during these broadcasts was either composed and performed entirely by youth, or with the guidance and...

Audio Postcard From Hollyhock

Story From Hear is broadcast over Cortes Radio, Thursdays at 9:30 AM; repeating Saturdays at 2 PM. This audio postcard from Hollyhock that was created during The Story From Hear podcasting workshop. Audio producer Teri Snelgrove and fellow workshop cohort member Nastaran Arianpoo spend a delightful afternoon with local resident Bruce Ellingson on the deck of the lodge, where they are regaled with stories about life on Cortes. Audio Posy Card From Hollyhock (Bruce Ellingsen interview) - Story From Hear Teri Snelgrove hails from Newfoundland, where she began working in the arts at an early age. Her roots are in the world of interdisciplinary theatre in the dark days before digital technology and the internet.  After graduating from film school at Emily Carr University in 1999, she freelanced as a voice director, a theatre director, and a producer/production manager in film before landing at the National Film Board of Canada, where she now hangs her hat full time as an Associate Producer. Over the years, she’s had the privilege of working on many documentaries, animations and interactive projects such as the acclaimed The Road Forward (Marie Clements), Debris (John Bolton), Beauty (Christina Willings), and Bread (Mariette Sluyter). She is proud to have worked on two soon-to-be-released NFB films, Highway to Heaven (Sandra Ignagni), and Because We Are Girls (Baljit Sangra). Teri has also worked on a number of animated projects, including The Mountain of SGaana (Christopher Auchter), Shop Class (Hart Snider) and The Zoo (Julia Kwan). She is currently pursuing her Master’s Degree through the GLS program at SFU, where she has fallen head over heels in love with documentary audio production. . . CKTZ’s Podcasts Talk RadioOur DJ podcasts(Almost) Daily NewsStory from...