The State of Independents

Tuesdays at 15h00-16h00 | Saturdays at 9h00-10h00

Host Donald Finigan presents The State of Independents a curated hour-long show dedicated to promoting independent musicians – that is, by definition, unsigned artists, or those signed to stand-alone, independent labels. 
Donald Finigan’s first experience with independent artists came as a founding committee member of The Acoustic Village concert series which took place in Knowlton, Quebec from 2014 to 2020. 

Inspired by the many challenges that such artists face in reaching listeners without mainstream radio exposure, as well as drawn to the freedom they had to push musical boundaries, he began the show in February of 2018 to help bridge the gap between artist and listener as well as to expand his own music collection. 

A hobby that has unfolded in real time, the majority of artists heard on the show, numbering over 1000 from around the globe, have been discovered during its tenure and most have been added to CIDI’s library after first airing on The State of Independents in an effort to show further support. Each show features 12 current songs and short bios of each artist in hopes that sometimes their stories may be catalyst to listen as well as the music itself.

donald@cidi991.com