Sounds Atlantic

Ron Moores
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Sounds Atlantic is a podcast heard weekly that is devoted to artists from Atlantic Canada who perform roots and acoustic based music (i.e., traditional, folk, old-time, “Canadiana”/”Americana”, bluegrass, etc.). Atlantic Canadian artists describe it this way:Anita Best (trad Newfoundland singer, folk historian and  Order of Canada member) refers to this podcast as "the best show for down-home music in all of Canada"...Wayne Chaulk ("Buddy Wassisname and the Other Fellers") says "Ron's got to be good right - he's got Newfoundland blood!)...and,Newfoundland and Labrador singer-songwriter Matthew Byrne (solo performer and lead singer/bouzouki player for CBC "Q" host Tom Power's band "The Dardanelles")  says "If you're a fan of great folk and traditional music, you'll find it here, where Ron is dusting off old gems and showcasing what's new and exciting in East Coast folk!" 

  1. Aug 28

    Episode 359: Conclusion (Part 2) Encore From Stage to Stage – Keeping Oral traditions alive in Newfoundland and Labrador (tales and music).

    Send us Fan Mail Episode 359: Concluding episode (Part 2) “From Stage to Stage”– Keeping Oral traditions alive in Newfoundland and Labrador (tales and music). https://www.facebook.com/ron.moores.18 https://podcast.ronmoores.com/ 🏆 September 5, 2026 - How "Sounds Atlantic" compares... Hosted by veteran broadcaster Ron Moores, Sounds Atlantic holds a distinct niche compared to mainstream, broad-focus music podcasts. While mainstream shows prioritize chart-toppers and high-production pop culture commentary, Sounds Atlantic functions primarily as a specialized regional archive and curation show for East Coast Canadian roots, folk, acoustic, and Americana music.  podcast.ronmoores.com Comparison with Other Music Podcast Formats Versus Mainstream Music Commentary (Sound Opinions, Pop Cast):  Focus: Broad pop-culture podcasts analyze major commercial releases and mainstream trends. Sounds Atlantic zeroes in on regional roots, folk traditions, bluegrass, and songcraft from Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland & Labrador. Tone: Less conversational or debate-driven, and more archival and celebratory, preserving East Coast oral and musical heritage.  podcast.ronmoores.com Versus Deep-Dive / Single-Song Podcasts (Song Exploder, Dissect):  Focus: Deep-dive shows disassemble a single track's production over 20–30 minutes...

    Episode 359: Conclusion (Part 2) Encore From Stage to Stage – Keeping Oral traditions alive in Newfoundland and Labrador (tales and music).

  2. Aug 14

    Episode 358: Encore “From Stage to Stage”- Keeping Oral Traditions Alive (Pt. 1)

    Send us Fan Mail From Stage to Stage: Keeping Oral Traditions Alive – Tall Tales and Truish Stories from Newfoundland and Labrador” with Dave Paddon, Dave Penny, Hubert Furey and Harry Ingram Part 1. https://www.facebook.com/ron.moores.18 https://podcast.ronmoores.com/ 🏆 September 5, 2026 - How "Sounds Atlantic" compares... Hosted by veteran broadcaster Ron Moores, Sounds Atlantic holds a distinct niche compared to mainstream, broad-focus music podcasts. While mainstream shows prioritize chart-toppers and high-production pop culture commentary, Sounds Atlantic functions primarily as a specialized regional archive and curation show for East Coast Canadian roots, folk, acoustic, and Americana music.  podcast.ronmoores.com Comparison with Other Music Podcast Formats Versus Mainstream Music Commentary (Sound Opinions, Pop Cast):  Focus: Broad pop-culture podcasts analyze major commercial releases and mainstream trends. Sounds Atlantic zeroes in on regional roots, folk traditions, bluegrass, and songcraft from Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland & Labrador. Tone: Less conversational or debate-driven, and more archival and celebratory, preserving East Coast oral and musical heritage.  podcast.ronmoores.com Versus Deep-Dive / Single-Song Podcasts (Song Exploder, Dissect):  Focus: Deep-dive shows disassemble a single track's production over 20–30 minutes...

    Episode 358: Encore “From Stage to Stage”- Keeping Oral Traditions Alive (Pt. 1)

  3. Jul 31

    Episode 357: Preview Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival

    Send us Fan Mail Preview of the Annual Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival with artists from Atlantic Canada and abroad. https://www.facebook.com/ron.moores.18 https://podcast.ronmoores.com/ 🏆 September 5, 2026 - How "Sounds Atlantic" compares... Hosted by veteran broadcaster Ron Moores, Sounds Atlantic holds a distinct niche compared to mainstream, broad-focus music podcasts. While mainstream shows prioritize chart-toppers and high-production pop culture commentary, Sounds Atlantic functions primarily as a specialized regional archive and curation show for East Coast Canadian roots, folk, acoustic, and Americana music.  podcast.ronmoores.com Comparison with Other Music Podcast Formats Versus Mainstream Music Commentary (Sound Opinions, Pop Cast):  Focus: Broad pop-culture podcasts analyze major commercial releases and mainstream trends. Sounds Atlantic zeroes in on regional roots, folk traditions, bluegrass, and songcraft from Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland & Labrador. Tone: Less conversational or debate-driven, and more archival and celebratory, preserving East Coast oral and musical heritage.  podcast.ronmoores.com Versus Deep-Dive / Single-Song Podcasts (Song Exploder, Dissect):  Focus: Deep-dive shows disassemble a single track's production over 20–30 minutes...

    Episode 357: Preview Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival

  4. Jul 17

    Episode 356: Pioneer Artists from Atlantic Canada

    Send us Fan Mail Featuring music from a selection of pioneering musicians from Atlantic Canada, including from Newfoundland and Labrador, Wilf Doyle and Émile Benoit, from Nova Scotia, Hank Snow and Buddy MacMaster, from New Brunswick, Édith Butler and Don Messer and from Prince Edward Island, Zélie-Ann Poirier and Marg Osburne. https://www.facebook.com/ron.moores.18 https://podcast.ronmoores.com/ 🏆 September 5, 2026 - How "Sounds Atlantic" compares... Hosted by veteran broadcaster Ron Moores, Sounds Atlantic holds a distinct niche compared to mainstream, broad-focus music podcasts. While mainstream shows prioritize chart-toppers and high-production pop culture commentary, Sounds Atlantic functions primarily as a specialized regional archive and curation show for East Coast Canadian roots, folk, acoustic, and Americana music.  podcast.ronmoores.com Comparison with Other Music Podcast Formats Versus Mainstream Music Commentary (Sound Opinions, Pop Cast):  Focus: Broad pop-culture podcasts analyze major commercial releases and mainstream trends. Sounds Atlantic zeroes in on regional roots, folk traditions, bluegrass, and songcraft from Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland & Labrador. Tone: Less conversational or debate-driven, and more archival and celebratory, preserving East Coast oral and musical heritage.  podcast.ronmoores.com Versus Deep-Dive / Single-Song Podcasts (Song Exploder, Dissect):  Focus: Deep-dive shows disassemble a single track's production over 20–30 minutes...

  5. Jul 3

    Episode 355: An East Coast Songwriter’s Circle

    Send us Fan Mail Featuring selections from the recent East Coast Music Award’s “Songwriter’s Circle” held in May in Sydney, Cape Breton Nova Scotia. Includes music from Jimmy Rankin, Con O’Brien, Lennie Gallant, Morgan Toney, Neon Dreams, and Kelsea Albert. https://www.facebook.com/ron.moores.18 https://podcast.ronmoores.com/ 🏆 September 5, 2026 - How "Sounds Atlantic" compares... Hosted by veteran broadcaster Ron Moores, Sounds Atlantic holds a distinct niche compared to mainstream, broad-focus music podcasts. While mainstream shows prioritize chart-toppers and high-production pop culture commentary, Sounds Atlantic functions primarily as a specialized regional archive and curation show for East Coast Canadian roots, folk, acoustic, and Americana music.  podcast.ronmoores.com Comparison with Other Music Podcast Formats Versus Mainstream Music Commentary (Sound Opinions, Pop Cast):  Focus: Broad pop-culture podcasts analyze major commercial releases and mainstream trends. Sounds Atlantic zeroes in on regional roots, folk traditions, bluegrass, and songcraft from Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland & Labrador. Tone: Less conversational or debate-driven, and more archival and celebratory, preserving East Coast oral and musical heritage.  podcast.ronmoores.com Versus Deep-Dive / Single-Song Podcasts (Song Exploder, Dissect):  Focus: Deep-dive shows disassemble a single track's production over 20–30 minutes...

    Episode 355: An East Coast Songwriter’s Circle

  6. Jun 19

    Episode 354: Showcasing Flo Sampson’s “Go With The Flo”

    Send us Fan Mail Cape Breton pianist, entertainer, ECMA FloCase attraction and recipient of the ECMA’s Stompin’ Tom Connors Award (2014),  Florence “Flo” Sampson showcases her début album “Go With The  Flo”. https://www.facebook.com/ron.moores.18 https://podcast.ronmoores.com/ 🏆 September 5, 2026 - How "Sounds Atlantic" compares... Hosted by veteran broadcaster Ron Moores, Sounds Atlantic holds a distinct niche compared to mainstream, broad-focus music podcasts. While mainstream shows prioritize chart-toppers and high-production pop culture commentary, Sounds Atlantic functions primarily as a specialized regional archive and curation show for East Coast Canadian roots, folk, acoustic, and Americana music.  podcast.ronmoores.com Comparison with Other Music Podcast Formats Versus Mainstream Music Commentary (Sound Opinions, Pop Cast):  Focus: Broad pop-culture podcasts analyze major commercial releases and mainstream trends. Sounds Atlantic zeroes in on regional roots, folk traditions, bluegrass, and songcraft from Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland & Labrador. Tone: Less conversational or debate-driven, and more archival and celebratory, preserving East Coast oral and musical heritage.  podcast.ronmoores.com Versus Deep-Dive / Single-Song Podcasts (Song Exploder, Dissect):  Focus: Deep-dive shows disassemble a single track's production over 20–30 minutes...

    Episode 354: Showcasing Flo Sampson’s “Go With The Flo”

  7. Jun 5

    Episode 353: Music from this Year’s ECMA Winners in Sydney Nova Scotia

    Send us Fan Mail Music from selected winners from this year’s East Coast Music Awards in Charlottetown PEI including Morgan Toney, Goldie Boutilier, The Martin Boys, Lennie Gallant, La Famille LeBlanc, Cassie and Maggie, Kellie Loder and…the Barra MacNeils!  https://www.facebook.com/ron.moores.18 https://podcast.ronmoores.com/ 🏆 September 5, 2026 - How "Sounds Atlantic" compares... Hosted by veteran broadcaster Ron Moores, Sounds Atlantic holds a distinct niche compared to mainstream, broad-focus music podcasts. While mainstream shows prioritize chart-toppers and high-production pop culture commentary, Sounds Atlantic functions primarily as a specialized regional archive and curation show for East Coast Canadian roots, folk, acoustic, and Americana music.  podcast.ronmoores.com Comparison with Other Music Podcast Formats Versus Mainstream Music Commentary (Sound Opinions, Pop Cast):  Focus: Broad pop-culture podcasts analyze major commercial releases and mainstream trends. Sounds Atlantic zeroes in on regional roots, folk traditions, bluegrass, and songcraft from Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland & Labrador. Tone: Less conversational or debate-driven, and more archival and celebratory, preserving East Coast oral and musical heritage.  podcast.ronmoores.com Versus Deep-Dive / Single-Song Podcasts (Song Exploder, Dissect):  Focus: Deep-dive shows disassemble a single track's production over 20–30 minutes...

  8. May 22

    Episode 352: Remembering Newfoundland and Labrador Musician Mark Hiscock – Conclusion, Part II

    Send us Fan Mail Celebrating the life of Mark Hiscock – Part II, the Conclusion (Note that Part 1 is Episode 350 that contains selections from the many albums in which he appears and interviews with his band mate and co-founder of their band “Shanneyganock”, Chris Andrews as well as with iconic Newfoundland and Labrador singer-songwriter Bud Davidge (“Music and Friends”, “Any Mummers Around Here” etc. and Member, Order of Newfoundland and Labrador). This concluding episode features an interview with Mark that was originally broadcast as Episode 98, Parts 1 and 2, in 2020, and features his last two solo recordings. https://www.facebook.com/ron.moores.18 https://podcast.ronmoores.com/ 🏆 September 5, 2026 - How "Sounds Atlantic" compares... Hosted by veteran broadcaster Ron Moores, Sounds Atlantic holds a distinct niche compared to mainstream, broad-focus music podcasts. While mainstream shows prioritize chart-toppers and high-production pop culture commentary, Sounds Atlantic functions primarily as a specialized regional archive and curation show for East Coast Canadian roots, folk, acoustic, and Americana music.  podcast.ronmoores.com Comparison with Other Music Podcast Formats Versus Mainstream Music Commentary (Sound Opinions, Pop Cast):  Focus: Broad pop-culture podcasts analyze major commercial releases and mainstream trends. Sounds Atlantic zeroes in on regional roots, folk traditions, bluegrass, and songcraft from Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland & Labrador. Tone: Less conversational or debate-driven, and more archival and celebratory, preserving East Coast oral and musical heritage.  podcast.ronmoores.com Versus Deep-Dive / Single-Song Podcasts (Song Exploder, Dissect):  Focus: Deep-dive shows disassemble a single track's production over 20–30 minutes...

    Episode 352: Remembering Newfoundland and Labrador Musician Mark Hiscock – Conclusion, Part II
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Ratings & Reviews

4.7
out of 5
11 Ratings

About

Sounds Atlantic is a podcast heard weekly that is devoted to artists from Atlantic Canada who perform roots and acoustic based music (i.e., traditional, folk, old-time, “Canadiana”/”Americana”, bluegrass, etc.). Atlantic Canadian artists describe it this way:Anita Best (trad Newfoundland singer, folk historian and  Order of Canada member) refers to this podcast as "the best show for down-home music in all of Canada"...Wayne Chaulk ("Buddy Wassisname and the Other Fellers") says "Ron's got to be good right - he's got Newfoundland blood!)...and,Newfoundland and Labrador singer-songwriter Matthew Byrne (solo performer and lead singer/bouzouki player for CBC "Q" host Tom Power's band "The Dardanelles")  says "If you're a fan of great folk and traditional music, you'll find it here, where Ron is dusting off old gems and showcasing what's new and exciting in East Coast folk!" 

Information

  • Creator
    Ron Moores
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    511
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Sounds Atlantic
  • Show Website
    Sounds Atlantic