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4th Canadian Folk Music Awards
The 4th Canadian Folk Music Awards were held on November 23, 2008, at the Arts and Cultural Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Nominees and recipients Recipients are listed first and highlighted in boldface. References External linksCanadian Folk Music Awards {{Canadian Folk Music Awards 04 Canadian Folk Music Awards Canadian Folk Music Awards Canadian Folk Music Awards Canadian Folk Music Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shelagh Rogers
Shelagh Rogers, OC, is a Canadian broadcast journalist based in British Columbia. She is the host and producer of CBC Radio One's '' The Next Chapter'', and former chancellor of the University of Victoria. Background Rogers grew up in Ottawa, Ontario. Rogers began in broadcasting at CFRC, the campus radio station of Queen's University. She also worked at Kingston, Ontario's CKWS, hosting a country music program while still a student at Queen's. She later went on to produce a daily current affairs TV show and served as the station's late-night weather presenter. Rogers graduated from Queen's University's arts program (B.A., art history) in 1977. Rogers is a member of the Metis nation of Greater Victoria. CBC Radio In 1980, she joined CBC Radio in Ottawa, hosting local current affairs programs and jazz and classical music broadcasts. In 1982, she became host of the national classical concert program ''Mostly Music''. In 1984, she moved to CBC Toronto. In addition to hostin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Doucet
Luke Doucet (born June 9, 1973) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist. He has written and performed as a solo artist and as a member of the indie rock band Veal and the folk rock band Whitehorse. In 2006 and 2011, Doucet was nominated for Juno Awards in the Adult Alternative Album of the Year category for his albums, ''Broken (And Other Rogue States)'' and '' Steel City Trawler''. Early life Doucet was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and raised in Manitoba. His parents divorced when he was young. When he was 11 years old, Doucet travelled solo from Winnipeg to Nova Scotia and at 13, he took a Greyhound bus from Winnipeg to Vancouver, British Columbia."String th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corb Lund
Corb Lund is a Canadian country and western singer-songwriter from Taber, Alberta, Canada. He has released eleven albums, three of which are certified gold. Lund tours regularly in Canada, the United States and Australia, and has received several awards in Canada and abroad. Biography Corb Lund grew up in Southern Alberta living on his family's farm and ranches near Taber, Cardston and Rosemary. Lund left his hometown of Taber and moved to Edmonton, where he enrolled in the Grant MacEwan College to study jazz guitar and bass. Lund was a founding member of The Smalls. The band retired in the fall of 2001 but reunited in 2014 for a string of shows, the so-called "Slight Return" tour. Lund formed his country trio, the Corb Lund Band, in 1995. He turned his attention to his own band exclusively when the Smalls broke up in 2001. The band changed its name to "Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans" in 2005 shortly after guitarist Grant Siemens joined the group, and has been touring and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sagapool
Sagapool is a gypsy jazz band from Montreal, Quebec. The band performs most often in Quebec. The six band members are Luzio Altobelli (accordion, drum, double bass), Guillaume Bourque (clarinet, bass clarinet), Alexis Dumais ( piano, rhodes, double bass), Zoé Dumais ( violin, glockenspiel), Dany Nicolas ( guitar, banjo, double bass), Marton Maderspach (drum, double bass) History Sagapool was created in 1999 at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal, and at that time was called Manouch. In 2002 the group released its first album, ''Apprenti Moustachu''. The band plays often in the province of Quebec; it has played many times at the Montreal International Jazz Festival, and at the Festi Jazz International de Rimouski, at the Festival de la Chanson de Tadoussac, and in many different places across Quebec. The band also played Ontario, in France and in the U.S., for the Blissfest in Michigan. The band's second album, ''St-Urbain Cafe'', was released in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rita Chiarelli
Rita Chiarelli is a Canadian blues singer. She was called "the goddess of Canadian blues" by Shelagh Rogers at CBC Radio One. Biography Born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Chiarelli began performing in Ronnie Hawkins' band in the early 1980s. She subsequently spent several years in Italy. When she returned to Canada, she quickly attracted the attention of film director Bruce McDonald, who included her "Have You Seen My Shoes?" on the soundtrack to his 1989 film ''Roadkill''. Chiarelli and Colin Linden subsequently recorded a cover of Bob Dylan's "Highway 61 Revisited" for McDonald's 1991 film '' Highway 61'', and Chiarelli released her debut album the following year on Stony Plain Records. Her albums ''Just Getting Started'' and ''Breakfast at Midnight'' were both nominated for the Juno Award for Best Blues Album. Discography Solo *'' Road Rockets'' (1992) *''Just Getting Started'' (1995) *'' What a Night'' (1997) *'' Breakfast at Midnight'' (2001) *'' No One to Blame'' (200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amos Garrett
Amos Garrett (born November 26, 1941) is an American-Canadian blues and blues-rock musician, guitarist, singer, composer, and musical arranger. He has written instructional books about music and guitar. Garrett holds dual citizenship and was raised in Toronto and Montreal."Amos Garrett: Biography" , StonyPlainRecords official.com. Retrieved March 30, 2010 He is best known for his guitar solo on Maria Muldaur's recording "". He has written books about music, such as "Amos Garrett—Stringbending: A Master Class". Over the course of his career, Garr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tannis Slimmon
Tannis Slimmon is a Canadian folk music singer-songwriter based in Guelph, Ontario. She is most noted for her 2008 album ''Lucky Blue'', which won the Canadian Folk Music Award for Contemporary Album of the Year at the 4th Canadian Folk Music Awards. Originally from Oak Lake, Manitoba, Oak Lake, Manitoba,Kathleen Elliott, "Music marches her forward; Folksinger Tannis Slimmon releases solo CD with two days of musical celebration". ''Guelph Mercury'', December 6, 2001. Slimmon began her musical career as a member of various bands in the Southwestern Ontario region, most notably the folk trio The Bird Sisters with Sue Smith and Jude Vadala, while also working as a laboratory supervisor for the University of Guelph. She also appeared as a backing vocalist on recordings by Barenaked Ladies, Rheostatics, Grievous Angels and Willie P. Bennett. She released her debut solo album, ''Oak Lake'', in 2001. Discography *''Oak Lake'' (2001) *''Lucky Blue'' (2008) *''In and Out of Harmony'' (2013) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kerplunks
The Kerplunks are a Canadian children's music group based on Gabriola Island, BC. This group was formed in 2006, releasing their first self-titled album in 2007. The Kerplunks have been nominated for multiple Juno Awards and won multiple Parents Choice Awards etc. Due to public outcry for children's music that parents could enjoy, this 4-piece band can be found at top music festivals across Canada and Canada and beyond. The Kerplunks are composed of musicians Dinah D, Jocelyn Hallett (2016), Phil Wipper and Aaron Cadwaladr. Their first album, ''The Kerplunks'' was recorded in 2007 and was written and largely performed by Dinah D and Tina Jones (2006-2016), with the introduction of Phil Wipper on drums. This album saw the band receive several award nominations and wins in Canada, including the prestigious JUNO Award. The Kerplunks' second album, ''Walk On'' 2009, saw the introduction of Aaron Cadwaladr as guitarist, and garnered several more award nominations. Their third albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Resilience (Annabelle Chvostek Album)
''Resilience'' is an album released in 2008 by Annabelle Chvostek. The album was recorded with producers Roma Baran and Vivian Stoll (Unknown Gender, Isis). It includes a co-write with Canadian Bruce Cockburn. Canadian sessions were funded by a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts, and include guest appearances by Bruce Cockburn, Michael Jerome Brown, Debashis Sinha, Becky Foon, Jordi Rosen and members of the :fr:Lake of Stew. Other guests include Mary Gauthier, Bruce Molsky and Julie Wolf. Track listing # Resilience (3:42) # Seven Years (3:47) # Runaway Lane (3:06) # Wait for It (3:27) # Piece of You (3:21) # Racing with the Sun (2:46) # The Sioux (4:02) # Driving Away (4:46) (with Bruce Cockburn Bruce Douglas Cockburn ( ; born May 27, 1945) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist. His song styles range from folk to jazz-influenced rock and his lyrics cover a broad range of topics including human rights, environmental issues, po ...) # I Left My Brain ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annabelle Chvostek
Annabelle Chvostek (born October 5, 1973) is a Canadian singer-songwriter based in Toronto, Ontario. Life and career Born in Toronto, she is the daughter of Canadian television producer Milan Chvostek (''The Nature of Things'') and journalist Isobel Warren. Her first gig was with the Canadian Opera Company when she was seven. She got her start in music singing with the Canadian Children's Opera Chorus and performing on television specials with Anne Murray and Tommy Hunter. She played violin with her dad and joined in on her mother's repertoire of Canadian folk songs. At age 14 she started dabbling in audio production and multitrack composition with a four-track tape recorder and a house full of musical instruments and objects to make noise with. At 16 she began writing and performing songs accompanied by guitar. She moved to Montréal in 1995 to study Interdisciplinary Fine Arts at Concordia University, and in 1997 released her first recording, '' 1am to 5am''. She launched her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NQ Arbuckle
NQ Arbuckle is a Canadian alternative country band based in Toronto, Ontario, consisting of Montreal-born Neville Quinlan (the NQ of the band's name), Mark Kesper, Peter Kesper, John Dinsmore and Jason Sniderman. History NQ Arbuckle was formed in 2002 as a solo project for Quinlan. His debut album, ''Hanging the Battle-Scarred Pinata'', was recorded in Vancouver. Mark Kesper, Peter Kesper, and John Dinsmore joined for the second album. Before playing bass for NQ Arbuckle, John Dinsmore was a well-known bullfighter. The band released four albums on Six Shooter Records. The band's 2009 album, ''Let's Just Stay Here'' with Carolyn Mark, was released on Mint Records. NQ Arbuckle has twice been nominated for a Juno Award in the category Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Group. As well as regular touring, the band often plays small venues, including the Black Sheep Inn in Wakefield, Quebec, The Dakota Tavern in Toronto, and The Grad Club in Kingston, Ontario. Their fifth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man Descending (album)
''Man Descending'' is the third album by Canadian singer-songwriter Justin Rutledge, released April 8, 2008 on Six Shooter Records. Rutledge has stated to CBC Radio 3 that the album is titled for, and to an extent thematically inspired by, Guy Vanderhaeghe's short story collection ''Man Descending''. CBC Radio 3
CBC Radio 3 is a Canadian digital radio station operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, which plays a relatively freeform mix of indie rock, indie pop, alternative hip hop, folk, country and electronic music.
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