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Canada 150

Factual: Arts, Culture & the Media

Music: Classical

Music: Rock & Indie

Music: Folk

Exploring the range and variety of Canadian music and arts, recorded on location in Canada

Exploring the diverse range of Canadian music and arts, recorded on location from the Rockies to the eastern seaboard. Part of a celebration of 150 years since Canada's founding.

Canada 150: Indie music from Ontario and Quebec

Indie music from Ontario and Quebec

29/06/2017

BBC Radio 3 - Canada 150, Indie music from Ontario and Quebec

Mary Ann Kennedy profiles Canada's indie scene, visiting CBC's music festival in Toronto.

Mary Ann Kennedy visits CBC's annual music festival in Toronto, featuring some of the best artists from Canada's renowned indie scene. Plus a session with Jonas Bonnetta.

A week of programmes from across Canada, marking the 150th anniversary of the founding of the nation. Tonight Mary Ann Kennedy visits the CBC's annual music festival in Toronto, featuring some of the best artists from Canada's world-renowned indie scene. Also, a venture into the wilds of Canada for songs from Jonas Bonnetta, an indie musician who takes his inspiration from the Canadian landscape, and a session in Montreal with one of Canada's most celebrated singer-songwriters, Martha Wainwright. 

Beginning on Saturday 24th June, and ending as Canada Day dawns on 1st July, Canada 150 explores the range and diversity of Canadian music and arts, focused mainly on late night on Radio 3, and recorded on location across Canada from the Rockies to the eastern seabord. Canada's classical music scene is reflected in contemporary music from Banff in the Rocky Mountains, plus an Early Music Show from Montreal; Francophone and Anglophone traditional folk are represented in a kitchen party from Prince Edward Island; jazz and indigenous music is highlighted in programmes from Calgary and the Six Nations Reserve; and Canada's lively indie music scene is reflected with sets from the CBC's Music Festival in Toronto. Other highlights include a specially-commissioned collaboration representing the cultural links between the UK and Canada; and a feature from UK pianist James Rhodes focusing on a legend of Canadian music, Glenn Gould, complete with an interview with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Plus Canada-themed content across Radio 3, with daily tracks on Breakfast, Canadian guests on In Tune, and a Canada-inspired Words and Music.

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