A music teacher's plea to keep music in schools this fall, advocates argue isolating seniors protects them from COVID-19 but hurts their mental health, a Newfoundlander living with a disability wonders why they're the only group not to get federal aid money during the pandemic, and father and son drag a full sized piano to the middle of nowhere to make a music video. : Seniors suffering in isolation. We'll hear from the Seniors Advocate and a seniors home employee about the negative effects of isolation on the elderly in this province and what can be done to keep them completely safe and healthy. INTRO: It's been months now since Covid-19 regulations closed the doors to seniors and long term care homes in this province. We've all seen images of loved ones visiting through windows or of grandparents chatting over video conferencing. The rules were put in place to keep seniors and vulnerable populations safe from the coronavirus. The idea was to shut the doors and keep the virus from ever entering. But as time moves along though, it's becoming clear that this isolation is not without it's problems. Our next guests both agree that seniors mental health is taking a serious hit. Dr. Suzanne Brake is the Seniors Advocate for the province - she joins us from St. John's. Mike Carroll is activities director at Golden Years Estate Seniors Home in Grand Falls-Winsdor. Disability denied. The House of Commons voted down COVID aid for people with disabilities. We'll hear from a person feels the sting of that decision coming up. intro: There's been a lot of federal money handed out to help people who've been suffering financially during the pandemic. Seniors, parents, business owners and workers in many fields have all received government help. The federal Liberals also wanted to send aid to Canadians living with disabilities, but the move was rejected in the House of Commons. Josh Menchions is an activist in this province who uses a wheelchair, and he joins us now. If you were hiking near Bottle Cove last weekend, you might have wondered why a man was playing a piano in what looked like the middle of nowhere. We’ll chat with the musician and his son — a videographer — coming up after 8:30. INTRO: Sometimes you need to remove yourself from a place to gauge its importance to you. That’s exactly what happened to musician Dave McHugh with his yet-to-be-released single, Home. McHugh was touring in Alberta when he wrote the ballad to his home province. Now, he’s shooting a music video with his son Evan handling the camera work — and he’s taking a piano to places you’d never expect. Dave and Evan McHugh join me on the line.