Aaron Holmberg and Savannah Shea share the magic of RKY Camp

Kingston Live podcast episode 66:
Five years in the making, the RKY Camp Summer Album aims to help more kids experience the transformative "magic" of the annual youth retreats on Eagle Lake, north of Kingston. On this episode, host Rob Howard is joined by alt-folk singer-songwriter Savannah Shea, and recording engineer and producer Aaron Holmberg, who share their RKY Camp memories and discuss the making of the benefit album—which features 18 songs contributed by 66 Kingston-based musicians—to be released on April 12, 2024. Plus, hear the exclusive premiere of All The Diamonds by Savannah Shea, from the forthcoming RKY Camp Summer Album.

Chapters:
00:02:08 Preamble
00:05:37 Introductions
00:08:01 Savannha's 2023 Mayor's Arts Awards win
00:09:40 RKY Camp's Campership Fund
00:12:37 Aaron and Savannah's RKY Camp connections
00:17:04 Camp magic: The transformative experience of RKY Camp
00:19:35 Kingston acts come together for the RKY Camp Summer Album
00:25:01 Song: All The Diamonds by Savannah Shea
00:28:22 Recording the RKY Camp Summer Album
00:31:38 Moving the album from idea to action
00:35:11 The RKY Camp Summer Album release concert
00:41:07 Defining the RKY Camp experience
00:46:31 How to support the RKY Camp Summer Album initiative
00:47:30 Episode credits

Host:
Rob Howard

Guests:
Savannah Shea
Aaron Holmberg

Music in this episode:
All The Diamonds by Savannah Shea

Links:
RKY Camp https://www.rkycamp.org/
RKY Camp Summer Album release concert https://kingstonlive.ca/show/655083/view
Savannah Shea https://kingstonlive.ca/savannah-shea
Full Frequency Productions https://kingstonlive.ca/resource/1191609/view
The Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts https://kingstonlive.ca/resource/1191591/view
Kingston concerts and music festivals https://kingstonlive.ca/
Audio production by Soundwise https://kingstonlive.ca/resource/1191590/view
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Produced by: SoundWise Inc.
Posted: Apr. 17, 2024

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