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A late-night disc jockey spins records and stories, broadcasting from a pirate radio station somewhere off the coast of British Columbia. Hosted by Ron Reed, the founder and Artistic Director Emeritus of Pacific Theatre. ”In theatre we have a tradition; whenever the theatre is empty we are always sure to leave one light on. Typically on a stand in the center of the stage, this light is known as the ghost light. There are many stories about its origin, but it‘s meaning is unmistakable. Though the theatre is empty, WE WILL RETURN. Until then, here’s a ghost light -- to let the world know we will be back.” Dalen O‘Connell, March 16 2020
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Friday Nov 08, 2024
Friday Nov 08, 2024
We're back! Had ourselves some shore leave - almost three years worth, that oughta do - and it seems like high time to unfurl the sails, unpack the microphone, and start spinning some tunes once again. New releases and really old favourites, requests and discoveries, flotsam and jetsam, just right for this present moment. Or any moment, come to think of it...
Saturday Feb 26, 2022
Saturday Feb 26, 2022
Just before disappearing into the rehearsal hall to work on Pacific Theatre's "How The World Began," Ron looks back on some more of his favourite shows, and their music: Mercy Wild, Jesus My Boy, You Still Can't, Godspell, The Disappearing, Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, Doubt, The Rainmaker. Just keeping that Ghost Light burning...
Friday Jan 28, 2022
Friday Jan 28, 2022
January 27, 2021 was host Ron Reed's last day on the job as Head Chef at the Pacific Theatre Diner, and tonight he and Jack Nicholson mark the one year anniversary of that occasion by looking back at some of Ron's favourite shows, and the music that enhanced their distinctive Soul Food flavour. The Casino, The Foreigner, Tent Meeting, A Bright Particular Star, and more - tasty tunes from skits that schmeck.
Saturday Jan 08, 2022
Saturday Jan 08, 2022
The first annual presentation of our Ronnie Awards, in the spirit of the erstwhile, affable co-host of Radiolab, Robert Krulwich. Oysters and pearls, Christmas oranges, the ultimate Specialty record, free men and gentle men and jazz royalty in Moscow and Paris and much closer to home - dilettantes, aficionados, raconteurs and flaneurs all. And there's reason to believe maybe this year will be better than the last...
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
Stormy seas, bright fields. Ports of call: Liverpool, Wales, Boston, Nanaimo, Detroit, and more. Music and words to knit up the raveled sleave of care...
Friday Nov 05, 2021
Friday Nov 05, 2021
The pirate radio crew is back from shore leave, and tonight we're playing favourites! Sent in by our loyal listeners, our faithful followers, and our sleepy supporters. Gilette, David, Rachel, Norm, Donnie, Nelson, Marianne, Spencer and the two Karens. Including an interview with our audio technician, Mr. Hugo Taney, who's got some high tech advice for Kenton "Sleepy" Klassen...
Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
Broadcast like no one's listening! A tribute to radio DJs everywhere, from the Good Ship Ghost Light - Lester the Nightfly, The Count, Deke Duncan, Gary Keillor, Symphony Sid, and that Top Ten Thousand guy, whatever his name was.
Friday Oct 08, 2021
Friday Oct 08, 2021
Thanksgiving weekend! At least here in Canada. So of course we'll visit an elevator in Utah, a place that sells used office furniture in Los Angeles, out on San Fernando Road, an unemployment office in France, the Hitsville recording studio in Detroit, a sheep farm in Kentucky, even (if only for a moment) a children's home in Liverpool... Folks are thankful all over the place! Pull up a chair and join us for a fine turkey dinner, with all the trimmings. Updated October 20, to make room at the table for the Mad Farmer himself, Mr. Loren Wilkinson.
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
Tonight we bid adieu to September, and welcome October - with a return to the theatre! And all kinds of other great things. Will Eno's WAKEY WAKEY at Pacific Theatre, baseball in New York and Toronto and on the schoolyards of Vancouver, surprise election results in Richmond (don't worry, we won't talk politics), a rain dog afternoon at my local strip mall, and of course, great music of all kinds. Not forgetting Canada's first, and long overdue, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We might run overtime, just a little...
Tuesday Sep 14, 2021
Tuesday Sep 14, 2021
Summer's over, and Soul Food heads back to school with one last look over its late-night shoulder - at summer movies and end-of-summer songs, at childhood and childhood's end, with even a couple poets (Diane Tucker and Brad Aaron Modlin) along for the ride. "They say that all good things must come to an end..."