BONUS: Digging Into The Data With Dr. Jada Watson
08/14/24 • 65 min
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Dr. Jada Watson spent her childhood taping the Country radio countdowns so she could listen and teach herself to play them on the piano.
Flash forward to today - Jada researches representation on radio programming and popularity charts, evaluating the rate at which songs by women, artists of color, and LGBTQ+ artists are played on country and other formats across the USA and Canada (SongData.ca). Dr. Watson is an Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities in the School of Information Studies at the University of Ottawa.
With the release of her latest work, “Share The Air: A Study Of Gender Representation on Canadian Radio”, I sat down with Jada to explore her research over the years, zeroing in on the country music landscape, and how it is evolving.
For more information and resources, please visit SongData.ca.
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On The Porch with Front Porch Music is a Front Porch Production and hosted by Logan Miller and Jenna Weishar. On The Porch with Front Porch Music is produced by Jason Saunders.
This Week's Emerging Artist
This week, we have Justine Lynn, a country artist from British Columbia, sharing her song "You Know" ft. Warren Hargraves. Available now wherever you get your music.
Dr. Jada Watson spent her childhood taping the Country radio countdowns so she could listen and teach herself to play them on the piano.
Flash forward to today - Jada researches representation on radio programming and popularity charts, evaluating the rate at which songs by women, artists of color, and LGBTQ+ artists are played on country and other formats across the USA and Canada (SongData.ca). Dr. Watson is an Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities in the School of Information Studies at the University of Ottawa.
With the release of her latest work, “Share The Air: A Study Of Gender Representation on Canadian Radio”, I sat down with Jada to explore her research over the years, zeroing in on the country music landscape, and how it is evolving.
For more information and resources, please visit SongData.ca.
Enjoy this bonus episode of On The Porch with Front Porch Music!
On The Porch with Front Porch Music is a Front Porch Production and hosted by Logan Miller and Jenna Weishar. On The Porch with Front Porch Music is produced by Jason Saunders.
This Week's Emerging Artist
This week, we have Justine Lynn, a country artist from British Columbia, sharing her song "You Know" ft. Warren Hargraves. Available now wherever you get your music.
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Friday of the festival included an Emerging Artist Showcase, with two winners announced at the finale on Saturday. Steven James Porter and Haley McNeill shared the title for the first contest Friday night capped off with Ty Baynton.
Lily had a chance to catch up with Mackenzie Leigh Meyer, Riley Taylor, Owen Riegling, Paige Rutledge, and Alexa Goldie. Spoiler: a few of these folks have brand new music coming very soon!
North Of Nowhere Music Festival was home to country music fans alike - the 2025 festival is already announced for July 18 and 19. See you there!
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The theme song for this podcast was written, produced, and performed by Owen Riegling.
This Week's Emerging Artist
This week, we have Justine Lynn, a country artist from British Columbia, sharing her song "You Know" ft. Warren Hargraves. Available now wherever you get your music.
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We also caught up with Brian John Harwood, Alexa Goldie, Kalsey Kulyk, and more, making this year’s Boots and Hearts another one for the books.
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On The Porch with Front Porch Music is a Front Porch Production and hosted by Logan Miller and Jenna Weishar. On The Porch with Front Porch Music is produced by Jason Saunders.
The theme song for this podcast was written, produced, and performed by Owen Riegling.
This Week's Emerging Artist
This week, we have Justine Lynn, a country artist from British Columbia, sharing her song "You Know" ft. Warren Hargraves. Available now wherever you get your music.
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