For 21 years Holger Petersen has hosted Saturday Night Blues the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s only nationwide Blues radio show. Every Saturday night, for two hours, he treats hundreds of thousands of Canadian listeners to every aspect of the Blues. For even longer, beginning in 1969, he has presented a regional show on the CKUA Network in Alberta called Natch’l Blues, which, not surprisingly, is the longest running Blues radio show in Canada. He also programs the BluesTime Channel on Galaxie, which presents 24/7 Blues via satellite and cable TV across Canada. Whether spinning records of every Blues genre and era or interviewing international Blues artists, his Saturday night shows are as legendary as Hockey Night in Canada on television. In addition, thirty years ago Peterson also founded Stony Plain Records, one of Canada’s leading roots and Blues labels. His label includes over 330 releases by many Blues icons, including current labelmates Maria Muldaur, Duke Robillard, Jeff Healey, and Ronnie Earl. In addition, he helped found the Edmonton Folk Festival and served fifteen years on the board of SOCAN, the Canadian equivalent of ASCAP or BMI.
