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Summer Folk Festivals Continue To Thrive, Sept 25, 2019

Richard Flohil Shares Three Mitch Podolak Stories, Aug 27, 2019

50 Years On Further Up the Road: The Downchild Blues Band Story, Jun 23, 2019

RIP: Ralph Murphy, The Songwriter’s Heart & Soul, May 28, 2019

Ralph Murphy: The Songwriter Who Became An Ambassador Of Songs, May 01, 2019

David Francey Lands 2nd Song On A Grammy-Nominated Album, Jan 10, 2019

The Flohil File: From Canada’s Folk Music Awards Convention, Nov 09, 2015

 

Flohil recaps Day 4 of the Edmonton Folk Music Festival, August 23, 2019 

Flohil recaps Day 3 of the Edmonton Folk Music Festival, August 22, 2019 

Flohil recaps the Edmonton Folk Music Festival – Day 2 (Friday), August 11, 2019 

Flohil recaps the Edmonton Folk Music Festval – Day 1 (Thursday), August 10, 2019 

Flohil sets up the Edmonton Folk Music Festival … as only Flohil can, August 9, 2019 

That other thing you should do at this time of year: those festival applications you put off, December 19, 2018 

Mariposa Folk Festival – July 6-9 in Orillia Ont.: The Flohil report, July 12, 2018 

RIP Rosalie Goldstein, December 27, 2010 

Folk Down Under: The Woodford Folk Festival, Jan 11, 2010

Spare a prayer for the opening act!, Dec 8, 2009

Sinatra, Toronto Daily Star, Nov 23, 1968, PA3

The Now Music, Toronto Daily Star, 02 Aug 1969: A2

Mama Cass, Toronto Daily Star, 21 June 1969: A3

 

Weekly Columnist, The Advertizing Word, 1961 – 1964;The Advertising World: Creativity of Canadian Agencies Praised, Globe and Mail, Aug 3 1961, p.25

The Advertising World: First Canada Account For Firm From U.S, Globe and Mail , Mar 30 1961, p.22

Rock Music: God Bless the Canadian Radio-Television Commission, for they have much to put up with. Globe and Mail, Feb 4, 1975, p.7

Music industry wheels, deals (and goes for a skinny-dip), Globe and Mail, Jan 30, 1982, p. E7

A pioneer agent of Canadian rock: Always late and always on the phone, he made Canadians realize what musical talent their country possessed, Globe and Mail, Nov 6, 2000, p R8

Blues singer co-founded Downchild: One of Canada’s best was blessed with a fine sense of the absurd, Globe and Mail, Jan 5, 2000, pR6

Rush: Living the Rock and Roll Lifestyle, The Canadian Composer Magazine, January 1975

Interviewed as the Canadian Composer editor on CBC Radio: CanCon rules have worked ‘incredibly well’, (As It Happens with Barbara Frum, Broadcast Date: June 19, 1975)

Mentioned as The Record editor in Canadian Encyclopedia under “The Record”, Bruce Farley Mowat, February 7, 2006

The year in publishing: retaining a national identity and a distinctive Canadian music industry will be the challenge, Flohil, Richard.Words & Music; Don Mills Vol. 7, Iss. 6, (Dec 2000): 21.

The year in jazz & blues, Flohil, Richard.Words & Music; Don Mills Vol. 7, Iss. 6, (Dec 2000): 17.

On the road with Ray Bonneville, Flohil, Richard.Words & Music; Don Mills Vol. 7, Iss. 4, (Jul/Aug 2000): 12.

What am I doing wrong? Advice on how to make the most of your showcase opportunity. Flohil, Richard.Words & Music; Don Mills Vol. 6, Iss. 6, (Jul/Aug 1999): 16.

Silver cloud, dark lining [Xray Sierra], Flohil, Richard.Words & Music; Don Mills Vol. 6, Iss. 3, (Mar 1999): 10.

Married to the music: living and loving together can be tough enough, but imagine sharing a creative life with your spouse? Flohil, Richard.Words & Music; Don Mills Vol. 6, Iss. 2, (Feb 1999): 13-15.

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