Sled Island 2013

Sled Island takes the 1989 American fantasy-drama film 'Field of Dreams' very seriously.

Back in 2007, Zak Pashak, then owner of the Calgary music venue Broken City, as well as former volunteer at CJSR, wanted to highlight all the dynamic, interesting art that young Calgarians were creating.

So he created something that music fans in Alberta had dreamed of for years: a summer music festival. He built it, and they came. He built it, and it put the Albertan music and art scene on the map.

Today, Sled Island is one of the largest — and perhaps most important — music festivals in the country. With more than 250 artists and bands on the docket for this year's festival, Sled Island dares festival goers to experience and engage with challenging, compelling music, film and comedy.

As you can probably tell by now, we here at CJSR can't wait for this year's festival. We're so excited, in fact, that ended up driving down to Calgary a little preemptively. We just couldn't wait to experience all the incredible music and art that our friends at Sled Island have lined up for this year's festival, scheduled to go down between June 19-22nd 2013.

Terra Informa: Observe, Listen, and Protect

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Invisible Ink #11: An Interview with Atesh Sonneborn

Growing up in the South Side of Chicago, Atesh Sonneborn was fascinated by the kaleidoscope of music emanating from every corner of his neighbourhood.

Inspired by his love of music, Sonneborn has dedicated his adult life to the advancement of the music enterprise. He has written new music for theater, film and dance in the United States and Western Europe, taught piano to children and adults, and has even managed and produced concerts festivals, recordings and artists.

Today, Sonneborn's attention has turned towards preservation of all recorded sound. As the Associate Director of Smithsonian Folkways — the nonprofit record label of the

Smithsonian Institution that since its establishment in 1987 has been dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increasing understanding among peoples through music — Sonneborn has dedicated himself to the documentation, preservation and dissemination of a diverse and historically important anthology of sound.

CJSR's News Director Matt Hirji, had the opportunity to speak with Atesh Sonneborn earlier this month in an extended in-studio interview. Their conversation ranged over many topics, from the genesis of Smithsonian Folkways to future projects that the institute embarking on.

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