Hard Folk is a podcast about the people who make music or contribute to their community. It takes equal parts insanity and commitment to get up on stage and bear your soul. In reality insanity and commitment are the tip of the iceberg: it takes courage, hustle, dedication, artistic vision, perseverance, belief in yourself… This is your story, this is my story, this is our story.
This is Hard Folk.
Today Jennifer Noxon joins me on the podcast. We talked about her latest release “The Gathering”, reminisced about the old days on Bronson avenue hub of Rasputin’s & the Ottawa Folklore Centre. and we chatted about the community singing experience in her Rhythm & Song group.
Jennifer Noxon will be featured along with Christine Graves at CKCU Presents Friday Night Folk at the Art House Cafe on Friday Nov. 6th. Tickets are available for purchase here (https://sairyo.live/event/4701/friday-night-folk-ft-jennifer-noxon-christine-graves-bnz2qf).
The Hard Folk podcast is available on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon etc. or visit https://pods.link/hardfolk (https://pods.link/hardfolk).
28 Sept 2026
The Power of Song with Chris White
Fresh off the news of winning the Estelle Klein award, Chris White joins me on Hard Folk to talk about how folk music and community have played an important role throughout his life and career. Whether it’s through co-founding the Ottawa Folk Festival, hosting Canadian Spaces on CKCU, organizing shows & events or leading community choirs.
The Hard Folk podcast is available on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon etc. or visit https://pods.link/hardfolk (https://pods.link/hardfolk).
17 Aug 2026
A Heavy Dose of Vulnerability w Malia Rogers
Today I interview Ottawa singer-songwriter Malia Rogers. We talked about her East Coast roots, how she developed her songwriting tools, how she deals her audience a “heavy dose of vulnerability” at live shows, the kindness and generosity that community brings when touring, how loss and grieving have played important roles in her songwriting and leaving folks with a sense of wonder and curiosity.
Maria Roger’s will be playing CKCU Presents: Friday Night Folk alongside Woods of Light and myself Sept. 4th at Art House Cafe. Tickets (https://sairyo.live/event/4495/friday-night-folk-ft-malia-rogers-woods-of-light-34e30a) are $15 in advance or $20 at the door.
The Hard Folk podcast is available on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon etc. or visit https://pods.link/hardfolk (https://pods.link/hardfolk).
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