New Horizons

CJSW 90.9 FM

New Horizons is a block dedicated to emerging hosts on CJSW. Hear the radio stars of tomorrow during their 8-week on-air residency. Folk Around! hosted by Katelyn Liakos Folk Around is a high-energy show celebrating all things folk and folk-adjacent. Each episode sets out to discover something new about the world and history of folk music. Join host Katelyn as she guides listeners through a story or theme that has helped shape the genre, weaving together fresh discoveries and classic tracks that bring that history to life. So come join us to Folk Around and find out!

  1. 3D AGO

    New Horizons - Episode February 8, 2026

    On this episode Katelyn explore the sub-genre of folk rock! From it birth at 1963 Newport Folk Fest, to today, what is it? What makes it folk rock? What makes it folk? What makes anything music? Big question will be muse on as Katelyn also muses on the future of the sub-genre that help get her into her fav genre of all time.Playlist: Bob Dylan - Maggie's farmRamshackle Glory - Your heart is a muscle the size of your fistNot Half Bad - Armchair AnarchismSliver Jew - Trains Across the SeaMissing Wiba - Lucas and I after a sleepoverSuper Pyramid - Better AngelsJJ Miller - The life of AugustineThe Rural Alberta Advantage - BrotherChoir Practice - Red FoxJoel Plaskett - I love this townConnie Shi - zoo (home recording)The Burning Hell - Fuck the government, I love youYucky Duster - Real good Case of the badsSt. Lenox - Kroger Twilight

  2. FEB 2

    New Horizons - Episode February 1, 2026

    Today on Folk Around!, we explore folk music and the working class. Katelyn explain from her research how she thought these two got so tangle up together and why music is seen as the "people genre."Playlist: Tennesse Erine Ford - Sixteen TonsDefiance, Ohio - The New World OrderUtah Phillips - There is power in the unionMama's Broke - What come may comeThe Bootstrap Boys - All you Fascists Bound to loseCarsie Blanton - Ugly Nasty Commie BitchMoxy Früvous - Gulf War SongGordon Lightfoot - Circle of SteelThe Jerry Cans - NorthmartBob Dylan - Only a Pawn in their gameRock Plaza Central - Anthem For the Already DefeatedAriel Sharratt & Mathias Kom - Talkin Gig EconomyJoe Glazer - Solidarity ForeverThe Burning Hell - Fuck the Government, I love you

  3. JAN 19

    New Horizons - Episode January 18, 2026

    Katelyn rides into town to tell you what she found out about the American folk music revival. Their alot to cover, so get ready to folk around and find out!Playlist: Leonard Cohen - Master SongBonnie Dobson - Winter SongSmokey AB - HorseCockJackson C. Frank - My Name is CarnivalBedouin - This MachineThe Folklords - Jennifer LeeThe poppy family - Good Friends?D.R. Hooker - Forge your own ChainsTerra Lightfoot - A good SignKaren Dalton - Are you leaving for the countryJed and the Valentine - Prairie Ghost

  4. JAN 12

    New Horizons - Episode January 11, 2026

    Join Katelyn for the first episode of Folk Around! Where we celebrate all things folk and learn a little something too. This week we explore what even is folk music and what it is all about. So join us to folk around and find out!Playlist: CCarolina Chocolate drops - Cornbread and butterbeansJohn K. Samson - Vampire Alberta BluesOld Man Luedecke - The raven and the DoveBrowery Boy Blue - Come Closer, SisterJune Swoon - Picking CherriesThe bobby tenderloin universe - Cowboys from hellPanucci's Pizza - Obligatory Folk punk songTownie - Kill Yourself BluesPhill Ochs - Draft Dodger RagMa'am - Good FolksAmy Nelson - Educated WomenThe Mountain Goats - The best death metal band in dentonEthan Levy - Panic in Transition

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New Horizons is a block dedicated to emerging hosts on CJSW. Hear the radio stars of tomorrow during their 8-week on-air residency. Folk Around! hosted by Katelyn Liakos Folk Around is a high-energy show celebrating all things folk and folk-adjacent. Each episode sets out to discover something new about the world and history of folk music. Join host Katelyn as she guides listeners through a story or theme that has helped shape the genre, weaving together fresh discoveries and classic tracks that bring that history to life. So come join us to Folk Around and find out!

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  • Creator
    CJSW 90.9 FM
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    5
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 CJSW Radio
  • Show Website
    New Horizons