Event Directory Search for upcoming events Picks and Previews Plan ahead to check out these not-to-be-missed events All Theatre Dance Music Film & Media Visual Art Literary Festival Promotion Free Music Catch Talking Music 2 with Holger Petersen this week at the King Eddy | Photo: Darren Jackinsky June 1, 2017 Talking Music 2 with Holger Petersen Take in this intimate evening with broadcaster and author Amy Jo Espetveidt Location King Edward Hotel, National Music Centre 438 9th Ave. SE Price $18 - $20 Buy Tickets An intimate evening with broadcaster Holger Petersen, join the National Music Centre for a conversation about his new book, Talking Music 2: Blues and Roots Music Mavericks. Hosted by CKUA Radio’s Peter North and featuring a performance by bluesy slide guitarist Ellen McIlwaine, Petersen is a veteran Canadian broadcaster whose weekly Saturday Night Blues on CBC Radio has been a fixture on the network for 30 years and his CKUA network show, Natch’l Blues, has been aired every week since 1969. Petersen also runs his own label, Stony Plain Records—one of Canada’s longest surviving independent record companies—and was a founder of the Edmonton Folk Music Festival. Talking Music 2 with Holger Petersen takes place June 1, 2017 at the King Edward Hotel, National Music Centre (438 9th Ave. SE). Doors open at 6:00pm, show at 7:00pm.
