"The riff is what inspired the lyrics behind it."

"We are chiselling away the stuff we don't want and figuring out what we want to play and what we want to hear."

"We didn't want to play covers, we started writing songs from day one."

"It's a slow burner track," said drummer Paul Minor.

The Kelowna City Concert Band has had members that include the city's first mayor, H.W. Raymer.

"We are believers in the therapy of music."

In Newfoundland, making the neighbourhood rounds is a Christmas tradition that's a bit like a progressive dinner, bar hopping and caroling put together.