Samsquantch's Hideaway [Fill-in] - "Post-election day whatever"

It's been some time since I've done a fill-in, but as Anita B was unavailable this week, I stepped into the comfortable shoes that is Samsquantch's Hideaway, the Wednesday evening Canadiana program. And for reference purposes, the Samsquantch appeared on the Trailer Park Boys.

There was no major theme for the show, though the program was bookended by non-Canadian bands making Canadian references; the fact that there's band out of Italy called Vancouver amuses me to no end, though they sound pretty good. Naturally, relying partially on the station's catalogue meant that most of my nationally selected music veered towards indie, though I had a few wild cards in my deck, ranging from folktronica to the noble yet cheesy Rock Encouter, which WFMU brought to the world's attention. I had some other selections for Hayden and Boards of Canada before finding replacements from the station library.

Val, host of Folk Oasis, the show after the Hideaway (and a show I've filled in for in the past), would often hang out as she prepped her show that night and we caught up on what was going down as of late. As her show started, I managed some banter that may have been caught on air, but I excluded from the download since any chicanery came later in the show and may have somewhat inaudible (I'll check and if there's anything good, I'll append or make a separate download).

Compared to Monday's regular show, I sounded far healthier and since work had me on the phone a lot today, my voice was well primed for mischief. It's nice to have a looser time on the radio now and then, since fun is not only a key objective, but it's also infectious. Of course, this led to a minor gaffe or two, especially since I was juggling a lot of CD changes this time around, along with a few records. That and the cart requirements being completely different made for a different challenge in the background as I fumbled quickly to fit certain bits onto the air. The advert at the end should've come a few minutes before but at least I didn't completely forget it altogether.

All in all, it was a blast – a nice respite from the federal election mayhem from the night before. Or downer, depending on your political leaning.

And now, for something that's never been done before: the playlist.