Musing - Podcast April 20, 2026

Host Janna Sailor sits down with Métis composer Karen Sunabacka to discuss how her identity and shared history have inspired her music.Playlist: Darryl Friesen - HidingSara Davis Buechne, Symphony Nova Scotia, Holly Mathieson - Born By the River (Excerpt)Darryl Friesen - ...Our Inner Lives Were Entwined...Embroidered with the Same Pattern (excerpt)Elation Pauls, violin, David Braid, piano, Karen Sunabacka, narrator - Jack the Fiddler (excerpt 1)Darryl Friesen - CurliculeManitoba Chamber Orchestra, James Sommerville - Never to Return (excerpt)Andromeda Trio, Rebecca Diderrich, Sharon Lee - Mama’s Painting: Louis Riel’s Dream (excerpt)Elation Pauls, violin, David Braid, piano, Karen Sunabacka, narrator - Jack the Fiddler (excerpt 2)Darryl Friesen - Falling in the Water (excerpt)