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16th Canadian Folk Music Awards
The 16th Canadian Folk Music Awards were presented on April 9 and 10, 2021, to honour achievements in folk music by Canadian artists in 2020. ''FYI Music News'', April 11, 2021. Due to the ongoing , the awards were presented in a virtual rather than a physical gala. Nominations were announced December 1, 2020.Brock Thiessen [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The East Pointers
The East Pointers are a Canadian contemporary folk music group from Prince Edward Island,"P.E.I.'s The East Pointers 'pumped' about Canadian Folk Music award" Prince Edward Island, December 5, 2016 who won the Juno Award for Traditional Roots Album of the Year for their album ''Secret Victory'' at the |
Lou Natale
Louis "Lou" Natale (January 5, 1950 – March 31, 2019) was an award-winning Canadian composer based in Toronto, who founded Natale Music in 1981. Early life Natale's musical life began with listening to his sister playing classics and popular standards at the piano, followed by his own piano studies at age 8, adding accordion at 12 and guitar and percussion in his teens, when he began writing songs and singing and playing in local bands. He attended McQuaid Jesuit High School in Rochester, N.Y. and St. Michael's College, University of Toronto, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. After university, he studied under Darwyn Aitken, one of Canada's premier symphonic piano teachers, and then studied jazz theory and composition with saxophonist/band leader Ted Moses. Career Lou entered the world of film scoring in the early 1980s when asked by a friend, screenwriter Steve Lucas, if he had thought of composing for film. Lucas knew Lou as a songwriter and had just had a scrip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rum Ragged
Rum Ragged are a Canadian folk music group from Newfoundland and Labrador. They are most noted for their 2020 album ''The Thing About Fish'', which was a shortlisted Juno Award nominee for Traditional Roots Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2021. Originally consisting of accordionist Aaron Collis and singer/guitarist Mark Manning, the band released its self-titled debut album in 2016. They followed up with the album ''The Hard Times'' and a holiday-themed album titled ''Rum Ragged at Christmas'' in 2018, with new supporting members Anthony Chafe on bodhran and Michael Boone on bass and banjo. Chafe and Boone were subsequently replaced by fiddler Colin Grant and multi-instrumentalist Zack Nash in early 2019. In addition to their Juno Award nomination, the band received two Canadian Folk Music Award nominations, including for New/Emerging Artist of the Year at the 16th Canadian Folk Music Awards.Brock Thiessen"Canadian Folk Music Awards Unveil 2021 Nominees" '' Exclaim!' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durham County Poets
Durham County Poets are a Canadian blues band from Ormstown, Quebec. They are most noted for their 2019 album ''Hand Me Down Blues'', which was a Juno Award nominee for Blues Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2020. , June 29, 2020. The band consists of singer Kevin Harvey, guitarists David Whyte and Neil Elsmore, double bassist Carl Rufh and drummer Rob Couture. In addition to the Juno Award nomination, Harvey also received a nomination for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Bravener
Mike may refer to: Animals * Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum * Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off * Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and documentaries Arts * Mike (miniseries), a 2022 Hulu limited series based on the life of American boxer Mike Tyson * Mike (2022 film), a Malayalam film produced by John Abraham * ''Mike'' (album), an album by Mike Mohede * ''Mike'' (1926 film), an American film * MIKE (musician), American rapper, songwriter and record * ''Mike'' (novel), a 1909 novel by P. G. Wodehouse * "Mike" (song), by Elvana Gjata and Ledri Vula featuring John Shahu * Mike (''Twin Peaks''), a character from ''Twin Peaks'' * "Mike", a song by Xiu Xiu from their 2004 album ''Fabulous Muscles'' Businesses * Mike (cellular network), a defunct Canadian cellular network * Mike and Ike, a candies brand Military * MIKE Force, a unit in the Vietnam War * Ivy Mike, the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Hope
Charlie Hope is a Canadian children's singer and songwriter. Her debut album ''I'm Me! A Collection of Songs for Children'', won two Independent Music Awards in 2010 for Best Album and Best Song for the title track, in the Children's Music category. This album was nominated for a Juno Award for Children's Album of the Year, that same year. Her second album ''World of Dreams'' was recognized with a Creative Child "Seal of Excellence" and a Parents' Choice Silver Award. Charlie Hope followed these two albums with ''Songs, Stories and Friends: Let's Go Play!'',Lopez, Korina (December 20, 2011).Laurie Berkner's 'kindie' music rocks kids and parents, ''USA Today''. Retrieved April 3, 2012. which won a Juno Award in 2012 for Children's Album of the Year. ''Songs, Stories and Friends: Let's Go Play!'' also won the Independent Music Award for Best Children's Album. The song "Best Friends" received an Independent Music Awards nomination. Charlie Hope is from Toronto, and was raised in A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Godon
Henri is an Estonian, Finnish, French, German and Luxembourgish form of the masculine given name Henry. People with this given name ; French noblemen :'' See the 'List of rulers named Henry' for Kings of France named Henri.'' * Henri I de Montmorency (1534–1614), Marshal and Constable of France * Henri I, Duke of Nemours (1572–1632), the son of Jacques of Savoy and Anna d'Este * Henri II, Duke of Nemours (1625–1659), the seventh Duc de Nemours * Henri, Count of Harcourt (1601–1666), French nobleman * Henri, Dauphin of Viennois (1296–1349), bishop of Metz * Henri de Gondi (other) * Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon (1555–1623), member of the powerful House of La Tour d'Auvergne * Henri Emmanuel Boileau, baron de Castelnau (1857–1923), French mountain climber * Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (born 1955), the head of state of Luxembourg * Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway, French Huguenot soldier and diplomat, one of the principal commanders o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ginalina
Ginalina is a Canadian folk music singer, songwriter, children's musician, and children's author. Her music has received three Juno Awards nominations, four Canadian Folk Music Awards nominations, and two Western Canadian Music Awards. She sings in English, French, and Mandarin and her children's song, Small But Mighty, was featured as part of the CBC Music in the Classroom Challenge among 25 Canadian musicians. She has appeared in festivals including international children's festivals, Folk on the Rocks, Festival du Bois, Bella Coola Music Festival, and Mariposa Folk Festival. Ginalina's music videos have been aired on Universal Kids' "Get Up and Move," Kidoodle.TV in the Canada and United States as well as on the Knowledge Network Knowledge Network, also branded as British Columbia's Knowledge Network, is a Canadian publicly funded educational cable television network serving the province of British Columbia. It is owned by the Knowledge Network Corporation, a Crown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spencer Burton
Spencer Burton is a Canadian musician who has been active both as a member of the indie rock band Attack in Black and as a solo country singer-songwriter. He also previously performed and recorded under the name Grey Kingdom, releasing two EPs and two albums under that name in the early 2010s, before deciding to use his own name on later releases. His 2019 album ''The Mountain Man'' received a Canadian Folk Music Award nomination for Best Children's Album at the 16th Canadian Folk Music Awards.Brock Thiessen"Canadian Folk Music Awards Unveil 2021 Nominees" ''Exclaim!'', December 1, 2020. His album ''Coyote'' was recorded in 2019 and was originally planned for release in 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada its release was postponed to February 2021.Vish Khanna"Spencer Burton Keeps Hope Alive on 'Coyote'" ''Exclaim! ''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with a spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Ness
Clair or Claire may refer to: * Claire (given name), a list of people with the name Claire *Clair (surname) Places Canada * Clair, New Brunswick, a former village, now part of Haut-Madawaska * Clair Parish, New Brunswick * Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada, municipality located on the Island of Montreal * Clair, Saskatchewan United States * Lake Claire (Atlanta), Georgia, neighborhood * Le Claire, Iowa, city in Scott County * Eau Claire, Michigan, village in Berrien County * Eau Claire, Pennsylvania, borough in Butler County * Claire City, South Dakota, town in Roberts County * Eau Claire, Wisconsin, city * Eau Claire County, Wisconsin * Saint Clair, Missouri, city * St. Clair County, Michigan * St. Clair, Michigan, city * St. Clair, Minnesota, city * St. Clair, Pennsylvania, city * St. Clair Shores, Michigan, city Scotland * Clair oilfield in the Atlantic Ocean, 75 km west of Shetland Other uses * Clair (Hampshire cricketer), English professional cricket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Nolan (musician)
Joseph William Nolan (born May 12, 1951) is an American former professional baseball catcher, who played for the New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, and Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). Minor Leagues Selected in the second round of the 1969 Major League Baseball draft by the New York Mets, he turned down a football scholarship at the University of Missouri to sign with the Mets. He is one of only a few Major League catchers to have worn glasses. Major League New York Mets In 1972, Nolan appeared in 4 games for the New York Mets On April 4, 1975, he was traded by the New York Mets to the Atlanta Braves for infielder Leo Foster. Atlanta Braves In 1975 and 1977-1980, Nolan appeared in 267 games before his June 12, 1980 granting of Free Agency status. Cincinnati Reds On June 13, 1980, he was signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds. For the rest of that year and 1981, he appeared in 134 games for the Reds. During the strike-shorte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |