This coming Sunday, RRR will be broadcasting from the North Pole as Roy (aka the Shellac Shack Santa) digs through his sack of goodies for a few gift-wrapped Christmas 78s from the crates. No shaking the parcels though. No peeking at the playlist. Rest assured, you’ll be hearing some fine Hillbilly, Jazz, Mambo, Novelty, Jump Blues, Doo-Wop, Country, and Pop 78s of the Festive kind.

OK, well, we can sneak a peek at ONE little present. It’s a hep 1954 Country updating of the old “Twas The Night Before Christmas” poem from the Davis Sisters. This red-hot platter qualifies as some serious Hillbilly Bop with Chet Atkins joining Skeeter and BJ on echo-drenched guitar for “The Christmas Boogie”. Guaranteed to get your Christmas stocking rockin’.

The Yuletide spin begins this coming Sunday, December 17^th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in and groove to the sounds of some Christmas 78s from the crates on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that repeats the sounding joy.

Come Sunday, December 24^th, we’ll celebrate Christmas Eve Day on RRR. Be sure to tune in for more vinyl and shellac from Roy’s extensive collection of Festive platters.

It’s a snow day this coming Sunday on Roy’s Record Room. You’ll hear an eclectic batch of wintery sides about sleigh rides, snowmobiles, ski trails, sub-zero temperatures, and, yes, SONGS ABOUT snow. Roy plays vinyl and shellac from Stompin’ Tom Connors, Jesse Winchester, Etta Jones, the Cocteau Twins, Big Maceo with Tampa Red, Julie London, and more.

A cool highlight is an ancient red vinyl RCA Victor 45 circa 1949. Arthur Fiedler conducts the Boston Pops Orchestra for the very first recording of a Holiday classic, “Sleigh Ride”. When Roy picked up this single back in 2010, the original mono recording had been out of print for decades. Lean in. Pick up on the excellent fidelity of this 1949 version of “Sleigh Ride’”.

The spin begins this Sunday, December 10^th, 2 PM, Mountain. Pour yourself a cup of warm and dial in for a Snow Day on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that repeats the sounding joy.

Through the years, Roy has amassed a huge collection of Christmas vinyl and shellac. For the December 17^th RRR, he’ll pull out a batch of Christmas 78s from the crates. Then, on December 24^th, it’ll be Christmas Eve Day on Triple-R Radio. Mark your calendars so you can tune in to these fun Holiday shows.

Roy’s dipping into the very deep Triple-R Radio archives this week for a Fingerfulla 45s. You’ll hear essential singles from Miriam Makeba, John Coltrane, Freddie Scott, Johnny Horton, the Everly Brothers, Aretha Franklin, Jimmy Reed, and more.

The spin begins on Sunday, December 3^rd, 2 PM, Mountain on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for A Fingerfulla 45s From The Archives on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that feeds the future by honouring the past.

Roy’s riding the 78 crate train again this week on Triple-R Radio. The stack of shellac covers the years 1909 (banjo virtuoso Vess L. Ossman) to 1956 (the Four Freshmen). In between you’ll hear unbeatable sides from the Trumpeteers, the Teen Queens, Peggy Lee, the Sons of the West, Jay McShann & His Jazz Men, Pee Wee Crayton, and so much more.

The spin begins this Sunday, November 26^th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for a cool batch of 78s from the crates on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that feeds the future by honouring the past.

This week on Triple-R Radio, Roy CELEBRATES CKUA’s upcoming 96^th birthday by spinning a stack of 78s released in 1927, the year CKUA came to be. You’ll hear an eclectic selection of shellac including some hot 20s dance bands, vintage jazz, classic Blues, Gospel, pop vocals, Hawaiian guitars, early entries in the Great American songbook, A Fiddler’s Convention in Georgia, and much more.

Dial in on Sunday, November 19^th, 2 PM, Mountain, to hear how sounds from 1927 continue to inform today’s music as RRR celebrates ninety-six years of CKUA on Rooooy’s Record Room. The show that revolves and reveals.

Roy just can’t stay away from those heavy old shellac platters. This Sunday, it’s all Jazz vocal 78s from the crates on Triple-R radio. Mr. Forbes spins a few sides from the likes of Lil Johnson, Anita O’Day with Gene Krupa. The Boswell Sisters, Julia Lee with Jay McShann, Louis Armstrong, the King Cole Trio, and more.

The spin begins this coming Sunday, November 12th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for a stack of Jazz Vocal 78s from the crates on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that continues to revolve.

This week on Triple-R Radio, Roy spins a stack of donor requests from the CKUA fall fundraiser. The playlist accurately reflects the taste of CKUA donors. Very eclectic. You’ll hear shellac and vinyl from Southbound Freeway, Ian & Sylvia, Slim Harpo. John Prine, Wilf Carter & the Calgary Stampeders, the Beatles, Billie Holiday, Earl ‘Fatha’ Hines, and more.

The spin begins this Sunday, November 5^th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Dial in for a bunch of Donor Requests on Rooooy’s Record Room, the show that continues to revolve.

Roy’s back digging through some 78s from the crates this week on Triple-R Radio. Show # 66 in this endlessly ongoing series. You’ll hear slabs of shellac from artists like Polly Possum & Joe Wolverton with the Dog Patch Boys, Fats Waller, Marian Anderson, Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies, the Penguins, Johnny Dodds’ Washboard Band, J. J. Johnson’s Be Boppers, and more.

The spin begins this coming Sunday, October 15^th, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Tune in for another eclectic batch of 78s from the crates on Roooy’s Record Room, the show that feeds the future by honouring the past.

It’s chow-down time this week on Triple-R Radio as Roy hosts his annual Thanksgiving Audio Pot Luck bash. King Curtis and his band will be dishing out a mess of Memphis soul stew. Washboard Sam is set to fry up some good old cabbage greens. Annette Hanshaw is cooking breakfast. Ella Mae Morse will be all buzzed up from forty cups of coffee. The Basin Street Boys are hoping for a knife, a fork, and a spoon. Pie will be supplied by the Beaver Valley Sweethearts, Blind Boy Fuller, and Bob Dylan.

There will be other tasty contributions from Moon Mullican, the Andrews Sisters, Tony Joe White, the Slim Gaillard Trio, Gary ‘US’ Bonds, and more.

The spin begins this Sunday, 2 PM, Mountain, on donor supported CKUA Radio. Bring along your appetites for a Thanksgiving Audio Pot Luck on Roooooy’s Record Room, the show that’s always in the mood for food.