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Touchstone is a weekly folk music radio program on CKDU and heard live at 88.1 FM in Halifax/Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on Saturday mornings, 10 to noon.

Hello, I'm Bev Lamb and I've been host of the program since July 1985 -- I think it's the longest-running folk music radio program in Atlantic Canada.

My 25th anniversary was on July 17, 2010
Thanks to CKDU staff, friends, listeners and supporters who came into CKDU that morning for a surprise party (surprise to me anyway), and to all who sent congratulatory e-mails. Thanks also to Bill Plaskett, Dave Stone, Clary Croft, Sandy Greenberg and Thomas Cormier who sang around the mike. I feel blessed.

Recent guests have included Rose Cousins, Roger Howse and James Hill, and previously Bill Plaskett, Clary Croft, David Francey, Connie Kaldor, etc.

CKDU is the campus/community radio station at Dalhousie University and is the only alternative radio station in the Halifax area. It's on the top floor of the Student Union Building. Here is the location.

CKDU increased its output to over 3,000 watts on Feb 14, 2006 (changing from 97.5 FM, which it had from 1985). The station can also be heard world-wide on the internet at www.ckdu.ca, and archives can be heard in real-time or downloaded.

My Rolling Stones story in the Daily News (Halifax) on Sep 21, 2006

Hear past Touchstone programs

To download or stream any CKDU show in the archives, go here. Then go to 'Program Archives' and enter what times you want. You can access shows going back approx. 90 days at dial-up connection speed and 15 days if you have high-speed internet or cable.

If you are a folk performer, distributor, record label rep, manager, or listener and you want to forward music to me for airplay, please send me an e-mail: ( ) and I will send you my mailing address. You can also leave me a phone message at (902) 425-3663.

If you are able to drop-off music at the station, it can be left Monday to Friday any afternoon, with any CKDU staff member. Mark it 'For Bev Lamb'.
A second copy of your music should be left with the Music Director or mailed to:
Music Director
CKDU.FM
6136 University Avenue
Halifax, NS   B3H 4J2

Always try and leave/send two copies, for me and CKDU.

From Canada, USA, England, Scotland, Ireland... and elsewhere
Singer/songwriter, traditional, acoustic, old-time bluegrass and country, acoustic blues, celtic, some world music and even some comedy from Peter Sellers, Monty Python or Mark Twain!

Touchstone's theme music, 'Morrison's Jig' is from Alan Stivell's 'Rennaisance of the Celtic Harp' CD.