Mainstreet goes live from Wolfville for Deep Roots Music Festival
CBC News | Posted: September 29, 2024 1:08 PM | Last Updated: September 29
Host Jeff Douglas hosted a special edition of the CBC Radio show
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Caption: Mainstreet host Jeff Douglas watches as violinist Gina Burgess and throat singer Kathleen Merritt perform inside Church Brewing Co. in Wolfville, N.S. (Alex Mason/CBC)
On Friday, Mainstreet Nova Scotia host Jeff Douglas and the whole Mainstreet team were in Wolfville, broadcasting live from Church Brewing on the first day of the Deep Roots Music Festival.
Jeff was joined on stage by musical guests Kacy & Clayton, Gina Burgess & Kathleen Merritt, and Norma MacDonald, and also people from the town and nearby communities talking about a range of topics, including housing, the wine industry, tech on farms, and more
Listen below to the full show:
Media Audio | Mainstreet NS : Conversations in Wolfville, with Dave Carmichael, Celes Devar, and Wine Growers Nova Scotia
Caption: Our live broadcast from the Church Brewing Co. begins with Jeff Douglas talking to Dave from Deep Roots, and Celes from the FoodArtNature Collective. Then Mainstreet's Alex Guye interviews Geena Luckett & Beatrice Stutz about controversial plans to subsidize winemakers and bottlers.
Media Audio | Mainstreet NS : Wolfville continues: Craig Gilbert, Devin Lake, Jenn Manuel, Jean-Benoit Deslauriers & Tom Ullyett
Caption: Our live broadcast continues with conversation about tech on farms, housing in Wolfvile, the Coldbrook Bike Bus (see video here: cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6520214), non-alcoholic wine, and flying north for the winter. Plus several visits from Rob Doublett, and Jane Sponagle.
Media Audio | Mainstreet NS : Gina Burgess & Kathleen Merritt perform live on Mainstreet in Wolfville
Caption: Violinist Gina Burgess & throat singer Kathleen Merritt perform three songs on stage at the Church Brewing Co. and talk with Jeff Douglas in a live broadcast during the Deep Roots Music Festival in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.