REVEALING THE ROOTS OF BRUCE COCKBURN ON ROY’S RECORD ROOM
This week on Triple-R Radio, Roy spins original recordings of songs interpreted by Bruce Cockburn on his latest album, “The Blood Of Others”. You’ll hear an eclectic batch of tunes from Lonnie Johnson, Jo Stafford, Reverend Robert Wilkins, Elvis Presley, Ian & Sylvia, Bessie Smith, Rudy Vallee, and more.
The spin begins Sunday, October 18th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor powered CKUA Radio. Dial in as we reveal the roots of Bruce Cockburn on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that revolves it and reveals it.
You can catch Terry David Mulligan’s October 17th Mulligan Stew interview with Mr. Cockburn about the new record on demand. See below for CKUA’s on demand link.
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ROY’S 2026 NOVEMBER SHOWS
Roy and his legendary Gurian guitar will be out and about in November for a few very special concerts.
On November 8th, he’ll be joining Suzie Ungerleidder, Paul Pigat, and Jimi, at the Kay Meek Arts Centre in West Vancouver for the 20th Anniversary celebration of the very special Canadian Six String Nation guitar. As well as performing songs from his own songbook, spanning fifty-plus years, Roy will interpret special Canadian musical creations, some going back as far as the early 20th century.
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On November 15th, Roy makes his way back to BC’s Sunshine Coast to give an afternoon performance for the Pender Harbour Music Society.
2:00 pm at the School of Music, 12956 Madeira Park Road, Madeira Park.
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Roy Forbes – Roots & Routes with a much-loved Canadian Icon – Sunday, November 15, 2026
On November 21st, Roy flies to Calgary for a concert at the Nick (aka the Nickelodeon) Folk Club, a place where he has regularly performed since the early 80s.
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THE ANNUAL THANKSGIVING AUDIO POT LUCK SHOW ON ROY’S RECORD ROOM
RRR celebrates Thanksgiving this weekend with the Annual Audio Potluck show. Roy plays songs about lima beans, awful waffles, cream in your coffee, taking your sugar to tea, beans and cornbread, polk salad, hominy grits, Hershey bars, Jambalaya, and other tasty treats, provided by a selection of fine musical artists from the Triple-R Radio era.
The chow down begins Sunday, October 11th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Bring your appetite as Roy dishes out songs about food on Roooy’s Record Room, music for your taste buds and your earbuds.
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HOLGER PETERSEN JOINS ROY TO SPIN BLUES 78s ON ROY’S RECORD ROOM
It’s a special RRR this week as CKUA’s Holger Petersen joins Roy to spin a few Blues 78s and chat about their close encounters with Blues artists from the 78-rpm era. They share stories about John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy, Jay McShann, Walter Horton, and Brownie McGhee, as the Blues shellac blasts out of the rapidly spinning grooves.
This special spin begins Sunday, October 4th, 2 PM, Mountain, on CKUA Radio. Dial in as Holger and Roy spin the discs and chew the fat on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that revolves it and reveals it.
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MORE CRATE 78s (# 103) ON ROY’S RECORD ROOM
Roy’s knee deep in more stacks of shellac this week for episode # 103 of the Crate 78s series on Triple-R Radio. The hits just keep on coming from folks like Moose Jackson & his Buffalo Bearcats, Joe Venuti’s Blue Four, Big Maybelle, the Cardinals, Cliff & Ray, the Davis Sisters, Big Bill Broonzy, and more.
The spin begins Sunday, September 27th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Drop on by as Roy spins another eclectic batch of 78s from the crates on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that revolves and reveals.
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EARLY CANADIAN ROCKABILLY SINGLES (1955-1961) ON ROY’S RECORD ROOM
If you like early Canadian rockabilly 45s and 78s, you’ll want to tune in to Roy’s Record Room this weekend. Roy has raided the Triple-R Radio archives for early pre CanCon rockers from the likes of Billy Guitar, Buddy Burke & the Canadian Meteors, Myrna Lorrie, Joe Brown & the Hillbilly Jewels, Dickie Damron, the Prowlers, the Stripes, Bob & Lucille, the Blue Tones, and more.
The flag waving spin begins on Sunday, September 20th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Don’t miss this one as Roy goes through a stack of early Canadian Rockabilly singles on Roooy’s Record Room, revealing and exploring the roots.
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CRATE 78s # 102 ON ROY’S RECORD ROOM
This week, Roy’s back in those crates of shellac for episode # 102 in the ongoing Crate 78s series. An eclectic batch of sides from Irene West Royal Hawaiians, Ella Johnson, Wilma Lee & Stony Cooper, ‘Mumbles’ aka Big Walter Horton, Sidney Bechet & his New Orleans Footwarmers, Hank Williams, Kitty Wells, Eddie Cochran, Big Maceo, and more.
The spin begins Sunday, September 13th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in to experience more Crate 78s on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that revolves and reveals.
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CELEBRATING WORKING MUSICIANS ON ROY’S RECORD ROOM
If you’re currently a working musician, if you once were one of those musicianly humans, or if you’re considering taking up this fascinating occupation, you might want to tune in to Roy’s Record Room this coming Sunday as Roy spins an entire hour of songs by and about musicians.
Bill Monroe & the Bluegrass Boys are always on time, even in heavy traffic. Carmen McRae has the traveling blues. Simon and Garfunkel have had enough of the road and wish they were homeward bound. Mose Allison gives a friendly dig to a chatty nightclub crowd. The Byrds provide a short two-minute instruction manual on the possibilities of being a rock ‘n’ roll star. Chilliwack salutes their loyal fans, that sea of faces.
And there’s more. You’ll also hear musician-centric songs from Big Joe Williams, Bessie Smith, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Chuck Berry (of course), and more
This is a special one. It all begins on Sunday, September 6th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported and musician supporting CKUA Radio. Gather all your pals and listen in as Roy salutes working musicians on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that strives to always be in tune.
PS. Feel free to share this post with your performing and player type acquaintances.
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CRATE 78s # 101 ON ROY’S RECORD ROOM
This week, Roy’s back into those crates of 78s for episode # 101 in this ongoing series. You’ll hear sides spanning the years 1924 to 1957 from the likes of Sara Martin, Doddie Ferguson, Pee Wee King & his Golden West Cowboys, the 5 Royales, Memphis Minnie, Big Bill Broonzy, Doc Sausage & his Mad Lads, the Rhythm Wreckers, and more. The spin begins Sunday, August 30th, 2 PM, Mountain, on CKUA Radio. Dial in to check out even more 78s from the crates on Roooy’s Record Room, revolving and revealing.
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45s FROM THE ARCHIVES ON ROY’S RECORD ROOM
Roy’s been digging into the extensive RRR 45 rpm archives. That’s what you’ll hear this week on Triple-R Radio. Get ready for stellar sides from Hank Ballard & the Midnighters, Moby Grape, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Rosie & the Originals, the Yardbirds, the Collins Kids, Gene Vincent, the Shadows, and more.
The spin begins Sunday, August 23rd, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for a batch of 45s from the archives on Rooooy’s Record Room. Revolving and revealing.
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MID-SUMMER ROCKIN’ 78 DANCE PARTY ON ROY’S RECORD ROOM
To quote Jerry Lee Lewis, we’ll be boppin’ at the high school hop this week on RRR as Roy spins nothing but rock ‘n’ roll 78s from the fifties. This annual Triple-R Radio event features twenty-three sides from the likes of Mickey & Sylvia, the Crickets (with Buddy Holly), Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Duane Eddy, Wanda Jackson, Bill Doggett, Sam Cooke, LaVerne Baker, Eddie Cochran, and so many more.
The rockin’ begins on Sunday, Aug 16th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Good luck sitting still as you experience the Mid-Summer Rockin’ 78 Dance Party on Rooooy’s Record Room. Ever revolving, ever revealing.
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CELEBRATING EPISODE # 100 OF THE CRATE 78s SERIES ON ROY’S RECORD ROOM
It’s a red-letter day for Triple-R radio as Roy present episode # 100 in the ongoing 78s from the crates series. In recognition, he’s featuring all shellac from roughly a hundred years ago – the 1920s – with sides from John McCormack, Uncle Dave Macon, Mamie Smith, Jack Teagarden with the Whoopee Makers, Annette Hanshaw, Smith’s Sacred Singers, the Chocolate Dandies, Duke Ellington, and a whole lot more. The spin begins Sunday, August 9th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in as Roy marks 100 episodes of Crate 78s on Roooy’s Record Room, rapidly revolving and revealing
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SUMMER SONGS, TRIPLE-R RADIO STYLE, ON ROY’S RECORD ROOM
Roy’s deep in the Triple-R Radio summer tunes archive for an hour of Summer Songs this week on RRR. You’ll hear a few familiar but mostly obscure hot weather sides from the likes of the Three Peppers, Mr. Sad Head, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, John Hartford, Ella Mae Morse, Sol K Bright & his Hollywaiians, the Jamies, and many more
The spin begins Sunday, August 2nd, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Pour a tall cool one and dial in for a batch of Summer Songs, Triple-R Radio style, on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that revolves like a cool summer fan.
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MORE CRATE 78S (# 99) ON ROY’S RECORD ROOM
Roy just can’t get out of shuffling through those crates of 78s. So, this week on RRR, it will be episode # 99 in this ongoing series. The playlist is eclectic – Tango, Hawaiian, Western Swing, Blues, Old-Time Country from the likes of Burnette & Rutherford, Francisco Canaro Tipica, Johnny Pineapple & his Islanders, Roy Acuff & his Smoky Mountain Boys, Chuck Berry, and more.
The spin begins Sunday, July 26th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in as Roy shares more 78s from the crates on Rooooy’s Record Room, revolving and revealing.
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MORE CRATE 78s (#98) ON ROY’S RECORD ROOM
This week on Triple-R Radio, Roy’s Diving back into those endless crates of 78s for show # 98 in this ongoing series. Stellar sides from Ella & Buddy Johnson, Leon Selph & his Blue Ridge Playboys, the Stan Getz Quartet with Jimmy Raney on guitar. Big Maybelle, Little Richard, Charles Brown, and more.
The spin begins Sunday, July 19th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Step right up for another round of Crate 78s on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that revolves and reveals,
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B-SIDE BEATLES REVISITED ON ROY’S RECORD ROOM
It’s a magical mystery ride this week on Triple-R Radio as Roy explores the B-sides of the Beatles Canadian Capitol and Apple singles from 1963 to 1970.
John, Paul, George, and Ringo all have a go at a lead vocal on the flip sides of such fab four faves as Love Me Do, Let It Be, Lady Madonna, I’ll Cry Instead, Paperback Writer, Yesterday and more.
The spin begins Sunday, July 12th, 2 PM, Mountain, on Donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in to track the incredible progress of one of the world’s greatest bands as we revisit B-Side Beatles on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that revolves and reveals.
Note that this a re-broadcast of an earlier RRR.
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BRITISH INVASION 45s ON ROY’S RECORD ROOM
An RRR donor is celebrating a 75th Birthday on the fifth of July. His wife has asked for a British Invasion show in honour of this event. So, Roy will dive into the Triple-R Radio archives for original 60s 45s from the likes of Manfred Mann, the Kinks, Dusty Springfield, Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders, the Beatles (of course), the Rolling Stones (also of course), and so on. You also might hear a couple of US Beatle soundalikes as well as a couple of songs about the Beatles themselves. Remember Ella Fitzgerald’s “Ringo Beat”? Ha, ha.
The spin begins Sunday, July 5th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. See if you can sit still for an hour of British Invasion 45s on Roooy’s Record Room, revolving and revealing.
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MORE CRATE 78s (# 97) ON ROY’S RECORD ROOM
Roy just can’t stop himself. He’s back in those crates of 78s for # 97 in the ongoing ‘78s from the crates’ series. The playlist will include an eclectic mix of rockabilly, C&W, Blues, Jazz, R&B, Western Swing, and more, from the likes of Arthur ‘Big Boy’ Crudup, the 5 Royales, Moon Mullican, Marie Adams, Mamie Smith, Mickey & Sylvia, Hal ‘Lone Pine’ & his Mountaineers with Betty Cody, Chuck Berry, Clint Miller, and more.
The spin begins Sunday, June 28th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in to experience another eclectic batch of Crate 78s on Roooy’s Record Room, revolving and revealing.
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AN ALL-78 SHELLAC SHACK SHUFFLE HONOURING NATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY ON ROY’S RECORD ROOM
Roy heads to the RRR archives for an all-78 Shellac Shack Shuffle on June 21st. In honour of National Indigenous Peoples Day, the always eclectic Triple-R Radio playlist will include several sides by Indigenous artists from the 78 era.
Canadian Indigenous artists will be represented by Kitimat’s Art Grant (who is thought to be the first Canadian Indigenous singer-songwriter to be commercially released on record), Metis fiddler, George Sauer & his Northern Ramblers (from Athabasca), and legendary Indigenous fiddler, Andy De Jarlis.
US Indigenous artists will be represented by the superb Jazz vocalizing of Mildred Bailey, Kay Starr, and Lee Wiley. You’ll also hear the classic instrumental, “Rumble”, by Link Wray, blasting off of a rare 1958 78.
The spin begins Sunday, June 21st, 2 PM, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for a Shellac Shack Shuffle honouring National Indigenous Peoples Day on Roooy’s Record Room, revolving and revealing.
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CRATE 78s # 96 ON ROY’S RECORD ROOM
Roy’s still knee deep in those crates of 78s so the upcoming RRR will be another 78s from the crates episode – # 96 in this ongoing saga.
There are loads of obscure and familiar love songs on the playlist. Stuff Smith has his jazzy way with “My Blue Heaven”, The Mills Brothers do their all-vocal with guitar thing on “Old Fashioned Love”. Annette Hanshaw does a stellar ‘period’ version of “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love” from 1928. Roy’s also dug up a ‘period’ version of “I Only Have Eyes For You” from 1934, performed by the Totem Lodge Orchestra., Obscure love numbers include Smiley Lewis doing “It’s Music”, Chuck Willis with “My Baby’s Coming Home” and a rarely heard number from Ella Fitzgerald – “The Greatest There Is”.
The spin begins Sunday, June 14th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Turn the lights down low and have a listen to more Crate 78s on Roooy’s Record Room, revolving and revealing.
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