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List Of People From Cape Breton
This is a list of WP:BIO, notable people who have lived on Cape Breton Island. Arts *Steve Arbuckle, actor from Donkin *The Barra MacNeils, singing group *John Beardman, abstract painter *Kate Beaton, webcomic artist from Mabou, Nova Scotia, Mabou, winner of the 2009 Doug Wright Award for "Best Emerging Talent" *Nathan Bishop (singer-songwriter), Nathan Bishop, singer-songwriter from Celtae (band), Celtae *Kay (singer), Kay Boutilier, singer, perhaps better known as "My Name is Kay" *John Allan Cameron, singer-songwriter, from Glencoe Station, credited as the "godfather" of Cape Breton's modern Celtic music revival *Ronald Caplan, historian, publisher, member of the Order of Canada *Lynn Coady, author, winner of the 2013 Scotiabank Giller Prize *Nathan Cohen (critic), Nathan Cohen, theatre critic, broadcaster, publisher *J. P. Cormier, singer-songwriter; fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar player; Chéticamp *Lee Cremo, fiddle player *Mark Day (actor), Mark Day, film and television ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island (french: link=no, île du Cap-Breton, formerly '; gd, Ceap Breatainn or '; mic, Unamaꞌki) is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America and part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The island accounts for 18.7% of Nova Scotia's total area. Although the island is physically separated from the Nova Scotia peninsula by the Strait of Canso, the long Canso Causeway connects it to mainland Nova Scotia. The island is east-northeast of the mainland with its northern and western coasts fronting on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with its western coast forming the eastern limits of the Northumberland Strait. The eastern and southern coasts front the Atlantic Ocean with its eastern coast also forming the western limits of the Cabot Strait. Its landmass slopes upward from south to north, culminating in the highlands of its northern cape. One of the world's larger saltwater lakes, ("Arm of Gold" in French), dominates the island's centre. The total population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aselin Debison
Aselin Ettinger (born June 27, 1990), better known as Aselin Debison, is a Canadian pop and Celtic music singer. Career Debison's singing career began in 1999, when she was asked to sing at a rally of protesting miners in her hometown. In the summer of 2000 she appeared as the closing act for Brookes Diamond's production of ''Drum - The Heartbeat of Nova Scotia'' on the Halifax Parade Square during the Tall Ships 2000 Festival. The ten year old wept from fear moments prior to bringing the square to silence with her haunting rendition of ''Farewell to Nova Scotia'' to close the show twice daily. Soon after this performance she began working on a Christmas album ''The Littlest Angel'' which was released in 2001. In 2002, she was spotted by Sony Classical President, Peter Gelb at the East Coast Music Awards. Her debut album ''Sweet is the Melody'' appeared that same year. In October 2002, Debison was chosen to sing for Queen Elizabeth II at the Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto, Ontario, d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allie MacDonald
Alexandra "Allie" MacDonald (born September 17, 1988) is a Canadian actress. Early life MacDonald was born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada, to parents Peter and Chrissy MacDonald. She studied musical theatre at the Canadian College of Performing Arts in Victoria, British Columbia. Career She made her feature film debut as Eve in '' Score: A Hockey Musical'' (2010). She has appeared in independent films, short films and television shows. She starred in the films '' The Barrens'' (2012), ''House at the End of the Street'' (2012), '' And Now a Word from Our Sponsor'' (2013), the horror-musical film, ''Stage Fright'' (2014), and the neonoir film ''Under the Silver Lake'' (2018). Her most notable television roles are Belinda McKay in the Canadian comedy Young Drunk Punk. and Trina on ''Orphan Black''. She appeared as Edie Soames in the CTV mini-series Cardinal Cardinal or The Cardinal may refer to: Animals * Cardinal (bird) or Cardinalidae, a family of North and South Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angus MacAskill
Angus MacAskill (1825 – 8 August 1863) was a Scottish-born Canadian giant. In its 1981 edition the ''Guinness Book of World Records'' stated he was the strongest man who ever lived, the tallest non- pathological giant in recorded history, the largest true giant to ever have lived at , and had the largest chest measurements of any non-obese man at . He was said to have completed feats such as lifting a ship's anchor that weighed to his chest and could hold over with only three fingers. Early life MacAskill was born on the Isle of Berneray in the Sound of Harris, Scotland. His father was Norman MacAskill, who was tall, and his mother was Christina Campbell. He had twelve siblings, several of whom died young, and he was an ordinary-sized baby."Cape Breton's Giant: Angus McAskill" Macaskill.com. Retrieved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rita Joe
Rita Joe, (born Rita Bernard; March 15, 1932 – March 20, 2007) was a Mi'kmaq poet and songwriter, often referred to as the Poet Laureate of the Mi'kmaq people. Biography Rita was born March 15, 1932 in Whycocomagh, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Her parents were Joseph and Annie Bernard, both of the Mi'kmaq First Nations, and Rita had four siblings. When Rita was five years old, her mother died, and she spent several years in foster care before returning to live with her father and siblings at the Whycocomagh reserve. In 1942, when she was ten years old; she became orphaned. As a result, she was sent to the Shubenacadie Residential School. There, she was forbidden to speak her native language and practice her culture. She had to face physical and mental abuse until she turned sixteen and finished school. Rita had to learn her native language again by talking with Mi’kmaq speakers (people from her same tribe). Shortly after she finished school, she worked at different ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drake Jensen
Drake Jensen (born April 15, 1970) is a Canadian country music artist. Biography Early life Drake Jensen was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, on Cape Breton Island in Canada.Joseph BrownwellOut country artist Drake Jensen releases OUTlaw, ''Out & About Newspaper'', February 28, 2013 At age four, influenced by his mother's love of country music, Jensen connected to John Denver through "Country Roads". Other influences included Merle Haggard, George Strait, John Conlee, Ronnie Milsap and Charlie Pride. He was bullied as a child and left Grade 8 because of it. Career Jensen's first recording was a 2001 cover of Anne Murray’s " A Little Good News", which received airplay throughout the Maritimes and was a favorite of CBC Radio One. After a lengthy hiatus, he revived his dream of becoming a vocal artist. His 2011 debut album ''On My Way to Finding You'' was recorded in Nashville with veteran independent producer Kim Copeland. The first single "Wash Me Away" has logged airplay on 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Guthro
Bruce Guthro (born August 31, 1961) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Guthro has recorded as a solo artist, and was lead vocalist for the Scottish celtic rock band Runrig from 1998, until the group retired in 2018. Guthro has received several ECMAs (East Coast Music Awards), and hosted and conceptualized the Canadian TV show ''Songwriters Circle'', on which guests included Jim Cuddy, Colin James, and Alan Doyle (of the Canadian band Great Big Sea). Guthro is also the father of musicians Dylan Guthro and Jodi Guthro. He co-produced Dylan's award-winning 2012 debut album ''All That's True'' with Dave Gunning Dave Gunning is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter born in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. Gunning credits the first live concert he ever observed, a 1981 double bill of John Allan Cameron and Stan Rogers, to be a major driving force in shaping the ... and co-wrote five of the album's songs. He resides in Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gracie
John Gracie is a Canadian folk music artist. Born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia,John Grace at LimeLight Gracie is a three-time s Male Artist of the Year, winning in 1989, 1990 and 2000. He has also received nominations from the s and the '' RPM
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Hockey Night In Canada
CBC Television has aired National Hockey League (NHL) broadcasts under the ''Hockey Night in Canada'' (often abbreviated ''Hockey Night'' or ''HNiC'') brand that is primarily associated with its Saturday night NHL broadcasts throughout its history in various platforms. Saturday NHL broadcasts began in 1931 on the CNR Radio network, and debuted on television in 1952. Initially games were aired once a week, but doubleheader games had debuted in 1995 at 7:30 pm and 10:30 pm (ET) start times. Since 1998, the games begin at 7:00 pm and 10:00 pm (ET). The broadcast features various segments during the intermissions and between games, as well as pre- and post-game coverage of the night's games, and player interviews. It also shows the hosts' opinions on news and issues occurring in the league. The ''Hockey Night in Canada'' brand is owned by the CBC and was exclusively used by CBC Sports through the end of the 2013–14 NHL season. Beginning in the 2014–15 season, the brand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Gallivan
Daniel Leo Gallivan (April 11, 1917 February 24, 1993) was a Canadian radio and television broadcaster and sportscaster. Early life Born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Gallivan was an avid athlete and was a baseball pitcher on the St. Theresa's parish team from Sydney that won the Maritime Intermediate Baseball Championship in 1937.Cape Breton Post. Saturday, March 5, 2005. Page C3. Gallivan started the deciding game against the Pugwash Maple Leafs in the best-of-three series and pitched a three-hit gem while striking out 11 batters in the game. In 1938, Gallivan was invited to a New York Giants training camp as a power pitcher, but an early injury to his arm ended any thoughts of a major league career. Gallivan began his broadcast career at a local radio station in Antigonish, Nova Scotia while attending St. Francis Xavier University. While at St. Francis Xavier, he was once roommates with Hollywood film director Daniel Petrie around 1940 or 1941. He taught high school algebra and La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Frank
Robert Frank (November 9, 1924 – September 9, 2019) was a Swiss photographer and documentary filmmaker, who became an American binational. His most notable work, the 1958 book titled ''The Americans'', earned Frank comparisons to a modern-day de Tocqueville for his fresh and nuanced outsider's view of American society. Critic Sean O'Hagan, writing in ''The Guardian'' in 2014, said ''The Americans'' "changed the nature of photography, what it could say and how it could say it. nbsp;... it remains perhaps the most influential photography book of the 20th century." Frank later expanded into film and video and experimented with manipulating photographs and photomontage. Background and early photography career Frank was born in Zürich, Switzerland, the son of Rosa (Zucker) and Hermann Frank. His family was Jewish. Robert states in Gerald Fox's 2004 documentary ''Leaving Home, Coming Home'' that his mother, Rosa (other sources state her name as Regina), had a Swiss passpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winston Fitzgerald
Winston "Scotty" Fitzgerald (1914–1987) was a Cape Breton fiddler. He was a pioneer in recorded performances of the music, and has heavily influenced the style and repertoire of later generations of players. Fitzgerald was born on February 16, 1914, at White Point, Victoria County, Nova Scotia, a remote fishing village on the northeastern tip of Cape Breton Island. His parents were of Irish-French descent. Both his father and older brother played the violin, and Winston began to take an interest in playing at age eight. His first public performance was at a picnic at age twelve. The Fitzgeralds worked as fishermen in the summer, and in the 1930s Winston also worked at the shipyards in Halifax in the winter. During this time, Winston played radio shows and tours with Hank Snow for about two and a half years. Winston served a stint in the army during World War II, then settled in Sydney after the war. He took a correspondence course from the U.S. School of Music, learning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
