Hi there, I’m Tom Savage, Kingston Ontario musician and host of “Leave It All on the Stage”. In this CFRC Radio show and podcast series, I invite special guests to join me in exploring the challenges of the working musician in the 21st century, while also identifying the many joys found in life for professional artists. Episodes cover a range of topics and whether you're new to the music scene or a veteran performer, there’s something for everyone in these inspiring conversations. Thank you for joining us!
In our ninth episode, Tom sits down with his friends and musical collaborators Patrick Aaron, Joey Lee and Damien Van Johnson of The Mill-Rights to chat about the art of working together while playing a few of their new songs from their soon-to-be-released full length LP Give into the Sound. The album release party takes place at the RCHA in Kingston October 24th at 7 PM. You can preorder the album and get tickets to the show on the Mill-Rights website here! We hope you enjoy the episode!
3 Sept 2026
Family Trade: Oscar Evans and Spencer Evans
Welcome to another edition of Leave It All on the Stage! In this episode, host Tom Savage sits down with guests Spencer Evans and his son, Oscar Evans. They discuss their experiences working and performing music together as father and son, their lives as musicians, their creative processes and more. They also take time to jam out a little New Orleans jazz from CFRC’s studios with Spencer on Clarinet, Oscar on Trumpet and Tom on Guitar. Enjoy the episode! Host: Tom Savage Guests: Spencer Evans & Oscar Evans Executive Producer: Dinah Jansen
27 Aug 2026
Episode 7 with Jason Mercer
Join us for another fabulous conversation with local musician Jason Mercer! Hear stories and learn about the art of the long-haul musician’s tour with Jason who took time to join us just ahead of his European tour with acclaimed artist, Ron Sexsmith! We hope you enjoy the episode! Host: Tom Savage Guests: Jason Mercer Executive Producer: Dinah Jansen
7 Aug 2026
The Importance of Community Radio with Barry Rooke and Dinah Jansen
Does radio have a place in this futuristic streaming/tik tok kinda world we live in? Episode #6 of the Leave It All On The Stage attempts to answer this question. My two guests really know their radio! Barry Rooke is Executive Director of the National Campus and Community Radio Association (NCRA/ANREC), where he has championed independent media, digital transformation, and policy reform since 2015; and Dinah Jansen, who is the Executive Director at CFRC Radio in Kingston and producer of the Leave It All On The Stage radio show! The first zoom call of the “Leave It All On The Stage” radio […]
2 Jul 2026
Miss Emily in Conversation
Welcome to Episode 5 of Leave It All on the Stage with Tom Savage! In this episode, Tom welcomes Maple Blues Award-winning, Juno nominated local artist Miss Emily (Emily Fennell). Emily sits down with Tom to discuss the highs, lows, triumphs, tribulations and straight up reality of being a touring musician this day in age, band dynamics, safeguarding one’s mental health, audience misconceptions about what indie musician ‘success’ really means in real life, feeling validated in one’s musical career and more. We hope you enjoy the episode! Listen in and share your thoughts on this and our other episodes with […]
30 May 2026
Chris Brown & Luella
Hello and welcome to our fourth installment of Leave It All on the Stage with Tom Savage! This episode, “Why Bother Making Albums Anymore?” features local musicians and songwriters Chris Brown and Liv Whitfield known by her stage name Luella. These wonderful artists join Tom to discuss the importance of the album as an art form and whether it still has a place in the short attention span, Spotify world we live in. Listen in and share your thoughts on this and our other episodes with Tom Savage on Instagram and Facebook! Don’t forget to give Tom’s Leave It All […]
21 May 2026
Virginia Clark & Marc Garniss
Welcome to the third installment of Leave It All on the Stage with Tom Savage: “Music Promotion in the 21st Century” This episode features two people who play a huge part in bringing a tonne of quality acts in wide range of genres and levels of prominence to Kingston, Virginia Clark of Flying V Productions, and Marc Garniss of KPP Concerts. They join Tom in this program to discuss the current state of music promotion, how it compares to promotional work when they first started out, the vibrant Kingston music scene, strange rider requests, and more! Host: Tom Savage Guests: […]
5 May 2026
Piner & Stephen Stanley
In our second installment of Leave It All on the Stage, host Tom Savage sits down with legendary rocker Stephen Stanley and local singer-songwriter Claya Brackenbury aka Piner. Both sit down with Tom to discuss supporting independent musicians in the streaming age and both even play an acoustic song for you to enjoy! Thank you for joining us! Host: Tom Savage Producer: Dinah Jansen Guests: Stephen Stanley & Claya Brackenbury Recorded at: CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston
21 Apr 2026
Tom Stewart and Moira Demorest
In our premiere episode of Leave It All on the Stage, host Tom Savage sits down with local artists and changemakers Tom Stewart and Moira Demorest. Both sit down with Tom to discuss the importance of music and musicians in the community and their own roles in helping bring shape to a connected community in Kingston, Ontario. Host: Tom Savage Producer: Dinah Jansen Guests: Tom Stewart & Moira Demorest Recorded at CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston
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