Great Canadian Song Quest concert on Canada Live this week
This is the weekly thing where I tell you what's coming up on Canada Live, or rather I pass it along. Every weeknight Canada Live on CBC Radio 2 brings you live concerts recorded all over Canada. Someone at Radio 2 passes the list on to me, and I pass it on to you.
In addition to the many other great concerts this week you will get a chance to hear Part 1 of the Great Canadian Song Quest concert. I was lucky enough to be at this show when it was recorded. It features ALL of the Song Quest artists peforming the songs they wrote about favorite Canadian places - in many cases it is the first time the songs have been performed in front of an audience. Listen Thursday on CBC Radio 2 or Friday on CBC Radio 1.
Monday, January 18, 2010
concert 1: Lhasa De Sela
Montreal-based singer Lhasa De Sela -- usually known simply as Lhasa -- was easily one of Canada's most important and loved world music artists. Her unique vision and beautiful sound world won her devoted fans all over the planet. Her 1997 debut disc "La Llorona" (The Weeping Woman) sold half a million copies worldwide and her second, "The Living Road," won her the world music equivalent of a Grammy -- a BBC 3 World Music Award -- in 2005. So people everywhere were saddened to learn of Lhasa's tragic death, on January 1, of breast cancer at the terribly young age of 37. As a memorial to her, we rebroadcast this fantastic concert, recorded at CBC Montreal soon after the release of "The Living Road."
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
A special episode of Canada Live, featuring concerts by two Maple Blues Awards winners. The awards will be handed out at Koerner Hall in Toronto on January 18.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
concert 1: Caracol
recorded at Club Soda in Montreal
Carole Facal, also known as Caracol, was a member of the female duo Dobacaracol, a world beat group that sold more than 100 000 records worldwide and performed over 400 shows in 16 countries. Recently, Caracol has become a solo artist. Her style fuses American folk, soul and reggae. In this Canada Live taping she brings along a cracker jack band to the Club Soda in Montreal.
concert 2: Carl Bray Trio
recorded in the CBC Regina Galleria
It's always a delight to showcase a talented group of young musicians - and the Carl Bray Trio is a perfect example of this. These three young men are some of the hottest performers in Toronto's Humber College Jazz program. Pianist Carl Bray grew up in Regina, but it's in the years since moving to Toronto that he's started to make a name for himself outside the province. He's won several awards, notably among them CBC Galaxie Rising Star award. His band mates are young bright lights, too - Toronto bass player Liam Morin and drummer Will Fisher, who hails from Birch Hill, Nova Scotia. This is truly a cross-Canada trio. They delighted the full house of jazz enthusiasts at the CBC Regina Galleria with some Carl Bray originals along with a couple of jazz standards.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
special start time of 18:30
concert 1: Great Canadian Song Quest
recorded at Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto
Last fall, CBC Radio 2 brought Canadians the chance to share their passion, and nominate their favourite locations in the country to be celebrated in song through The Great Canadian Song Quest. Canadians also got the deciding vote on who would write and perform the songs. The result is an incredible cross-country playlist, with 13 brand-new, original songs. Canada Live presents the final step of the process -- the musicians gather together at Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto to perform their brand new songs in front of a live audience.
Friday, January 22, 2010
concert 1: The Duhks
recorded at the Park Theatre in Winnipeg
After a huge American tour, The Duhks return to their hometown to give a concert for their adoring fans. They play selections from their newest CD, "Fast Paced World", which was nominated for a Juno and a Western Canadian Music Award, plus some arrangements of some old favourites. The band's newest members are the brother-sister team of Sarah and Christian Dugas, and they add a special new sound to the mix.
concert 2: Zal Idrissa Sissokho
recorded at The Lion D'or in Montreal
Born in Dakar, Senegal, Zal Idrissa Sissokho descends from a long line of griots, musicians and storytellers who are the keepers of the oral tradition. When he was still a child he learned to play the kora (a traditional African 21 stringed harp), a skill passed down from generation to generation. As part of CBC Radio's Mundo Montreal series, Sissokho brings together Quebecois vocalists Carole Facal and Charles Dubé, along with flautist Guy Pelletier and percussionist Mohamed N'Diaye in a performance which blends Western melodies with African beats - all before a sold-out crowd at The Lion D'or.
CBC Radio 1 broadcast, Fridays at 2:05 PM
Friday, January 22, 2010 on CBC Radio 1
concert 1: Great Canadian Song Quest - PART 1
recorded at Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto
Last fall, CBC Radio 2 brought Canadians the chance to share their passion, and nominate their favourite locations in the country to be celebrated in song through The Great Canadian Song Quest. Canadians also got the deciding vote on who would write and perform the songs. The result is an incredible cross-country playlist, with 13 brand-new, original songs. Canada Live presents the final step of the process -- the musicians gather together at Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto to perform their brand new songs in front of a live audience.
note that Part 2 will air on Friday January 29.
Canada Live podcast, released on Fridays
Friday, January 22, 2010 on the Canada Live podcast
TBA
In addition to the many other great concerts this week you will get a chance to hear Part 1 of the Great Canadian Song Quest concert. I was lucky enough to be at this show when it was recorded. It features ALL of the Song Quest artists peforming the songs they wrote about favorite Canadian places - in many cases it is the first time the songs have been performed in front of an audience. Listen Thursday on CBC Radio 2 or Friday on CBC Radio 1.
Monday, January 18, 2010
concert 1: Lhasa De Sela
Montreal-based singer Lhasa De Sela -- usually known simply as Lhasa -- was easily one of Canada's most important and loved world music artists. Her unique vision and beautiful sound world won her devoted fans all over the planet. Her 1997 debut disc "La Llorona" (The Weeping Woman) sold half a million copies worldwide and her second, "The Living Road," won her the world music equivalent of a Grammy -- a BBC 3 World Music Award -- in 2005. So people everywhere were saddened to learn of Lhasa's tragic death, on January 1, of breast cancer at the terribly young age of 37. As a memorial to her, we rebroadcast this fantastic concert, recorded at CBC Montreal soon after the release of "The Living Road."
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
A special episode of Canada Live, featuring concerts by two Maple Blues Awards winners. The awards will be handed out at Koerner Hall in Toronto on January 18.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
concert 1: Caracol
recorded at Club Soda in Montreal
Carole Facal, also known as Caracol, was a member of the female duo Dobacaracol, a world beat group that sold more than 100 000 records worldwide and performed over 400 shows in 16 countries. Recently, Caracol has become a solo artist. Her style fuses American folk, soul and reggae. In this Canada Live taping she brings along a cracker jack band to the Club Soda in Montreal.
concert 2: Carl Bray Trio
recorded in the CBC Regina Galleria
It's always a delight to showcase a talented group of young musicians - and the Carl Bray Trio is a perfect example of this. These three young men are some of the hottest performers in Toronto's Humber College Jazz program. Pianist Carl Bray grew up in Regina, but it's in the years since moving to Toronto that he's started to make a name for himself outside the province. He's won several awards, notably among them CBC Galaxie Rising Star award. His band mates are young bright lights, too - Toronto bass player Liam Morin and drummer Will Fisher, who hails from Birch Hill, Nova Scotia. This is truly a cross-Canada trio. They delighted the full house of jazz enthusiasts at the CBC Regina Galleria with some Carl Bray originals along with a couple of jazz standards.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
special start time of 18:30
concert 1: Great Canadian Song Quest
recorded at Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto
Last fall, CBC Radio 2 brought Canadians the chance to share their passion, and nominate their favourite locations in the country to be celebrated in song through The Great Canadian Song Quest. Canadians also got the deciding vote on who would write and perform the songs. The result is an incredible cross-country playlist, with 13 brand-new, original songs. Canada Live presents the final step of the process -- the musicians gather together at Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto to perform their brand new songs in front of a live audience.
Friday, January 22, 2010
concert 1: The Duhks
recorded at the Park Theatre in Winnipeg
After a huge American tour, The Duhks return to their hometown to give a concert for their adoring fans. They play selections from their newest CD, "Fast Paced World", which was nominated for a Juno and a Western Canadian Music Award, plus some arrangements of some old favourites. The band's newest members are the brother-sister team of Sarah and Christian Dugas, and they add a special new sound to the mix.
concert 2: Zal Idrissa Sissokho
recorded at The Lion D'or in Montreal
Born in Dakar, Senegal, Zal Idrissa Sissokho descends from a long line of griots, musicians and storytellers who are the keepers of the oral tradition. When he was still a child he learned to play the kora (a traditional African 21 stringed harp), a skill passed down from generation to generation. As part of CBC Radio's Mundo Montreal series, Sissokho brings together Quebecois vocalists Carole Facal and Charles Dubé, along with flautist Guy Pelletier and percussionist Mohamed N'Diaye in a performance which blends Western melodies with African beats - all before a sold-out crowd at The Lion D'or.
CBC Radio 1 broadcast, Fridays at 2:05 PM
Friday, January 22, 2010 on CBC Radio 1
concert 1: Great Canadian Song Quest - PART 1
recorded at Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto
Last fall, CBC Radio 2 brought Canadians the chance to share their passion, and nominate their favourite locations in the country to be celebrated in song through The Great Canadian Song Quest. Canadians also got the deciding vote on who would write and perform the songs. The result is an incredible cross-country playlist, with 13 brand-new, original songs. Canada Live presents the final step of the process -- the musicians gather together at Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto to perform their brand new songs in front of a live audience.
note that Part 2 will air on Friday January 29.
Canada Live podcast, released on Fridays
Friday, January 22, 2010 on the Canada Live podcast
TBA
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