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Canada Live (Music)

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in 13 hours 36 minutes
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Host: Matt Galloway
Live performances from the best Canadian artists. CBC Radio 2 listeners will be transported to concert halls, music clubs and festival stages across the country for live performances from the best Canadian artists. The show will be on the move, coming from a different major Canadian music center each night. Canada Live will feature a broad range of music: from singer songwriter, to blues, to jazz, to world, classical music and everything in between.
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Genres: Music
Location: Toronto, ON
Language: English
Networks: CBC

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December 4, 2009: Jets Overhead

Fri, Dec 4 Listen

This week on the Canada Live podcast, an exclusive acoustic performance by west-coast indie darlings Jets Overhead.

November 27, 2009: Bruce Cockburn

Fri, Nov 27 Listen

Canadian icon Bruce Cockburn performs an intimate solo concert in Peterborough, Ontario.

November 20, 2009: Harry Manx

Fri, Nov 20 Listen

Harry Manx presents his unique blend of "Mystic-ssippi" blues, in an intimate solo show recorded in Kelowna, BC.

November 13, 2009: Nathan

Fri, Nov 13 Listen

Nathan brings its urban-rootsy, homespun sound to the Park Theatre in Winnipeg.

November 6, 2009: Chantal Kreviazuk

Fri, Nov 6 Listen

This week, Chantal Kreviazuk performs an intimate show at one of her favourite venues, the Jackson Triggs Amphitheatre in beautiful Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.

October 30: Jon and Roy

Fri, Oct 30 Listen

Jon and Roy bring their fresh take on folk music to the stage of Alix Goolden Hall in Victoria, BC.

October 23, 2009: Howie Beck

Fri, Oct 23 Listen

This week, drummer Howie Beck steps out from behind his kit and into the limelight, in a concert recorded in Ottawa.

October 16, 2009: Lester Quitzau

Fri, Oct 16 Listen

On this edition of the Canada Live podcast, an intimate, soulful concert from guitar master Lester Quitzau.

October 9, 2009: Dan Mangan

Fri, Oct 9 Listen

This week, the catchy pop sounds of Vancouver's Dan Mangan.

October 2, 2009: Chad VanGaalen

Fri, Oct 2 Listen

The Polaris Prize has been announced, but we've got one final shortlist nominee on the podcast this week: the endlessly creative and musical Chad VanGaalen, recorded at this summer's Calgary Folk Festival.

September 25, 2009: Hey Rosetta!

Fri, Sep 25 Listen

This week, another Polaris Prize shortlisted band, Hey Rosetta!, perform an intimate acoustic show in Woody Point, Newfoundland.

September 18, 2009: Great Lake Swimmers

Fri, Sep 18 Listen

Polaris Prize nominees (and maybe winners!) Great Lake Swimmers perform their unique brand of quiet, elegant folk-pop.

September 11, 2009: Bruce Cockburn

Fri, Sep 11 Listen

This week, a solo concert from a Canadian music icon: Bruce Cockburn.

September 4, 2009: Chic Gamine, Andy Shauf

Fri, Sep 4 Listen

This week, music from the 2009 Regina Folk Music Festival: beautiful vocal harmonies from Chic Gamine, and introspective tunes from singer-songwriter Andy Shauf.

August 28, 2009: Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir

Fri, Aug 28 Listen

This week, we head to the Edmonton Folk Festival for a set featuring the folk-gospel-blues-plus-attitude sound of the Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir.

August 21, 2009: Ohbijou, Bahamas

Fri, Aug 21 Listen

Highlights from the 2009 Hillside Festival this week: artsy pop from Ohbijou, and instrospective folk rock from up-and-comer Bahamas.

August 14, 2009: Justin Rutledge

Fri, Aug 14 Listen

On this edition of the Canada Live podcast, hot alt-country sounds from one of Canada's best singer-songwriters, Justin Rutledge. Recorded at the 2009 Calgary Folk Music Festival.

August 7, 2009: Michael Jerome Browne

Fri, Aug 7 Listen

This week on the Canada Live podcast, funky, rootsy blues from guitar master Michael Jerome Browne, recorded at the 2009 Vancouver Island MusicFest.

July 24, 2009: Steven Page and Iron & Wine

Fri, Jul 24 Listen

From the 2009 Winnipeg Folk Festival a Canada Live podcast featuring Steven Page, bare in a whole new way: backed only by Kevin Fox on cello. We hear some brand new songs and some of Page's famous BNL tunes. Also from WFF a short set by folk-rock artist Iron & Wine (aka Samuel Beam).

July 17, 2009: Mimosa & Brad Turner Quartet

Fri, Jul 17 Listen

This week Canada Live host Andrew Craig brings you two concerts from the Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Mimosa bring their special blend of swing, samba and French chanson and trumpeter, keyboardist, producer, and composer Brad Turner performs with his quartet.

July 10, 2009: Michael Kaeshammer

Fri, Jul 10 Listen

This week on the Canada Live podcast with host Andrew Craig, classically-trained boogie-woogie piano phenom Michael Kaeshammer live at the Glenn Gould Studio.

July 3, 2009: Hornby Island Blues Odyssey

Fri, Jul 3 Listen

This week on the Canada Live podcast with host Andrew Craig, smokin' blues from some of Canada's best-loved blues artists, from the Hornby Island Blues Odyssey concert.

June 23, 2009: Catherine MacLellan

Tue, Jun 23 Listen

This week on the Canada Live Podcast it is PEI's Catherine MacLellan. Catherine MacLellan is being hailed as one of this country’s most promising singer songwriters. As a child songs surrounded her; her father being the great songwriter Gene MacLellan. This concert was recorded at ‘The Harbourfront Theatre’ in her hometown of Summerside, PEI.

June 18, 2009: Mundo Montreal (part 2)

Thu, Jun 18 Listen

On this special edition of the Canada Live Podcast, part two of highlights of the Mundo Montreal concert series. This time featuring kora virtuoso Zal Idrissa Sissokho and his special guests: Ragleela and his Indian ragas with Western harmonies and the Quebegalese music of Diouf.

June 16, 2009: Big Dave Mclean and Ken Hamm

Tue, Jun 16 Listen

This week on the Canada Live Podcast Winnipeg's Big Dave McLean gets supersized. He is joined by Ken Hamm and the guitars and harmonicas go flying. Recorded live at downtown Winnipeg's country joint-The Times Changed and High and Lonesome Club it will feel like you stepped onto the shore of the Mississippi Delta.

June 11, 2009: Special Edition -- Mundo Montreal, part 1

Thu, Jun 11 Listen

On this special edition of the Canada Live pocast, highlights of the Mundo Montreal concert series, featuring festive gypsy Balkan music from Lubo & Kaba Horo, inventive Quebec traditional music by trio De Temps Antan, and Brazilian country music with Forrotimo.

June 9, 2009: Daniel Lavoie

Tue, Jun 9 Listen

This week on the Canada Live Podcast, an incredibly intimate concert from one of Canada's finest singer songwriters who just happens to sing in French- Daniel Lavoie. He was recorded at Montreal's Lion D'Or on the first night of his cross Canada tour.

June 2, 2009:Thom Swift & Coco Love Alcorn

Tue, Jun 2 Listen

This week on the Canada Live podcast, a twofer. One concert from the east coast and one from the west coast. On the east, from the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium in Halifax, the down and dirty blues of Thom Swift and then to groovy central and Vancouver's Rio Theatre on Commercial for cycle centric tunes of Coco Love Alcorn

May 26, 2009: Joel Plaskett

Tue, May 26 Listen

This week on the Canada Live podcast, a treat; Joel Plaskett plays acoustic. Recorded at Moncton's Capitol Theater on the fourth night of his cross Canada tour, Joel left the rock band at home and is joined by his dad, Bill Plaskett as well as Rose Cousins and Anna Egge.

May 20, 2009: Martha Wainwright

Wed, May 20 Listen

This week on the Canada Live podcast, singer-songwriter Martha Wainwright shows off her powerful voice and emotional songs in a hometown concert from Montreal.