just a general note: this page is not especially active, but the program's facebook page is.

https://www.facebook.com/theorgangrinderoncjsr

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cjsr fm 88.5's fundrive is on now and today's organ grinder special (1-2 om on cjsr.com and 88.5) is not to be missed.

 

live music by paul richey! prizes include the 10th anniversary 7" vinyl record (with doug organ's theme music) for the first 45 donors!

 

trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTa9HOMiUXg

donate (and tell 'em the organ grinder sent ya): cjsr.com/donate or 780-492-2577 ext. 0

 

catch up on the latest organ grinder for music with a high organic content plus your grindingest guide joe hartfeil’s fascinating conversation with blake hargreaves, curator of the new futurestops festival. blake discusses exciting works being featured at the festival, including canadian premieres for major pieces by pulitzer prize winner raven chacon and amina claudine myers.

 futurestops Festival (an initiative of Royal Canadian College of Organists) runs september 29 through october 1 online and in person (toronto). tickets and info at futurestops.org.

 

after 10 years of grinding, your host joe hartfeil is faced with his greatest challenge to date. listen now and experience exhilarating action as your grindingest guide takes on vox inhumana, learning something about himself in the process! once you hear this one-of-a-kind dramatic/comedic/musical adventure you may never be the same again.

guest stars: caitlin richards, lisi hartfeil-richards, tammy-jo mortensen

original music: doug organ

the latest and greatest grinds one can find!

check out the july 6 edition of the organ grinder for: the zombies! swamp dogg! dr. lonnie smith! and tammy-jo mortensen drops by with a celebratory recording from her one-time organ teacher john grew as the program's anniversary approaches in a few weeks!

just posted! a classic edition of the organ grinder from october 2021 in tribute to the late soul jazz legend dr. lonnie smith. this program was recently recognized with an honourable mention from the national community radio association.

 

stream this recent edition of the program now for exotica organica, greasy groundhog grooves and, best of all, the introduction of a new member of the organ grinder team. for the first edition of tammy-jo mortensen's feature stops & swells, a closer look at a beautiful piece of ultra-local organ music.

 

 

sure, you could let the bastards grind you down. or, you could catch up on this gem of an organ grinder featuring olivia street and stew kirkwood in an exclusive discussion of the new king of foxes single seven years, not to mention other important topics like iron butterfly at lethbridge churches and the organ sound on squeeze's tempted.

 

also: remembering the late, great harpdog brown (edmonton blues giant), r. dean taylor (canadian motown man), ronnie spector (i said ronnie spector), hugo bakker (terribly young organ great), sir francis jackson (wonderfully old organ great) and of course... peter bogdanovich?

playlist:

trudy pitts - organology (these blues of mine)

michel legrand and delaney bramlett - run, brother rabbit, run (la piscine ost)

harpdog brown - no eyes for me (for love and money)

r. dean taylor - there's a ghost in my house (the essential collection)

bobby taylor & the vancouvers - so this is love (bobby taylor & the vancouvers)

mott the hoople - sucker (live (30th anniversary edition))

hugo bakker, arie hoek & sintmaartencantorij zaltbommel - psalm: geweldige, gedreven wind (wachters op de morgen)

mark swinton - scherzetto pastorale, op. 20 (100+ organ music by francis jackson)

iron butterfly - real fright (ball)

king of foxes - seven years (single)

otis clay - trying to live my life without you (trying to live my life without you)

nick lowe - true love travels on a gravel road (the impossible bird)

connie smith with dallas frazier - if that ain't strong enough (if it ain't love and other great dallas frazier songs)

ronnie spector - how can you mend a broken heart (english heart)

cory weeds - mr. lucky (o sole mio!)

horace finch - it's only a paper moon (cinema organ encores vol 57)

now available for your streaming pleasure: he organ grinder's 2021 in memoriam special!

 remembering a few of the many great musicians who passed in the past year. among those honoured are stephen sondheim and leslie bricusse (giants of musical theatre); pat martino and dr. lonnie smith (philly jazz guitar and organ greats, respectively); james brown drummer melvin parker; reggae masters bunny wailer, ernest wilson, robbie shakespeare and lee scratch perry; the charlie watts; piano prince of jazz chick corea; liuwe tamminga, dutch scholar and performer of early music for organ and harpsichord; iron butterfly drummer ron bushy; zz top bassist and world's coolest guy dusty hill; paul revere & the raiders bassist keith allison; margo guryan, wistful and sophisticated pop/jazz songwriter; don everly, brother of phil; mike nesmith, restless multimedia pioneer and organ enthusiast; singer and bandleader extraordinaire lloyd price; denim-clad vanilla fudge bass beaut tim bogert; library music's greatest exponent alan hawkshaw; canadian organ gem michael fonfara.

original broadway cast ensemble – prelude (sweeney todd: the demon barber of fleet street (a musical thriller))

shirley scott - feeling good (latin shadows)

pat martino – cisco (el hombre)

lonnie smith - keep talkin' (finger lickin' good)

james brown - out of sight (out of sight)

bob marley and the wailers - riding high (soul revolution part ii)

gregory isaacs - uncle joe (cool ruler)

the rolling stones - now i've got a witness (the rolling stones)

cory weeds - chick's tune (o sole mio!)

liuwe tamminga – valzer (verdi the organist)

iron butterfly - iron butterfly theme (heavy)

american blues – dreams (do their thing)

paul revere and the raiders - the original handy man (alias pink puzz)

margo guryan - i love (25 demos)

the everly brothers - sing me back home (roots)

the monkees - listen to the band (present)

lloyd price - soulful waltz (this is my band)

vanilla fudge - the look of love (renaissance)

alan hawkshaw - mad moment (soul organ showcase)

rhinoceros - apricot brandy (rhinoceros)

in 2022, your grindingest guide joe hartfeil is aiming to be a little better about posting new and archived shows online for your listening pleasure at your leisure. this begins with the 2021 retrospective show, now available!

daniel romano's outfit - holy trumpeteer (cobra poems)
alice coltrane - jai ramachandra (kirtan: turiya sings)
floating points, pharoah sanders & the london symphony orchestra - movement 4 (promises)
dr. lonnie smith - world weeps (breathe)
delvon lamarr organ trio - careless whisper (i told you so)
molly lewis - island spell (the forgotten edge)
sarah davachi - gradual of image (antiphonals)
the deep dark woods - anathea (changing faces)
steve earle - far away in another town (j.t.)
micky dolenz - little red rider (dolenz sings nesmith)
peter case - captain stormalong (the midnight broadcast)
cory weeds - on the stairs (o sole mio!)

good grindings, and don't let the bastards grind you down.