Radio 2 Drive

Radio 2 Drive is the afternoon program on CBC Radio 2 in Canada, launched September 2, 2008.

On air from 3:30-7 pm, it is hosted by Rich Terfry, also known as Buck 65. The program airs a "mix of current singer-songwriters, roots and urban music."^[1]. It was a major change for Radio 2, which had previously focused on classical music and jazz.^[2]

For a December 2008 article in the Toronto Star, Terfry listed the following as his "Top Tracks of 2008", most of which were discovered since his hosting of Radio 2 Drive:^[2]

• "The Dirty Ol' Tractor Song" – Little Miss Higgins
• "Another Noon" – Jon and Roy
• "A Little Love" – Meaghan Smith
• "Don't Watch Me Dancing" – Little Joy
• "Shady Grove" – Mudcrutch
• "Won't Trade" – Q-Tip
• "Worthy of Your Esteem" – Hayden
• "Ricardo" – Brazilian Girls
• "Here Is What Is" – Daniel Lanois
• "Me Wairi Bainguray Am" – Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara
• "I Almost Killed You" – Billy Bragg
• "Girls on Crutches" – Hawksley Workman
• "Toe Jam" – The BPA feat. David Byrne and Dizzee Rascal
• "Freibad" – Hauschka
• "Machine Gun" – Portishead

References

1. ^ Radio 2 Drive website
2. ^ ^{a b} Radio 2 needs time to catch on. Toronto Star, December 28, 2008.