Canadian Music History Radio
Landmark recordings, unforgettable artists and defining moments from Canada’s musical past — all connected to the month of October. October has played host to memorable moments across Canadian music. Landmark albums arrived, careers reached important milestones, and artists from rock, blues, folk, country and alternative music...
The pioneering Canadian broadcaster changed how radio sounded, championed emerging artists and helped make musical discovery central to the CFNY experience. Canadian broadcasting has lost one of its great musical advocates. David Marsden, the influential broadcaster and programmer most closely associated with CFNY-FM's legendary “Spirit of...
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Some albums make an artist famous. Others change the direction of an entire genre. Shania Twain’s Come On Over did both. Released in 1997, the album built on the enormous success of The Woman in Me and transformed the Timmins, Ontario-raised singer into a global...
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Canadian folk-Celtic group Maggie’s Wake is preparing to open another chapter with Lifelines, its second album and a collection built around the connections that shape a life. Across 14 original songs, the Ontario band explores memory, relationships and the people who guide, connect and sustain...
Some jazz albums demand that listeners understand the music before they can fully appreciate it. Night Train does the opposite. From its opening moments, Oscar Peterson’s 1963 album invites you in. Recorded with bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen, Night Train showcases Peterson’s extraordinary...
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Canadian music is covering plenty of ground this week. September 18 brings major new releases from internationally recognised Canadian artists alongside albums and EPs from independent musicians deserving a wider audience. Carly Rae Jepsen returns with an ambitious double album, Neil Young revisits both new...
When Anne Murray released Snowbird in 1970, she was still near the beginning of a recording career that would eventually span decades, cross musical genres and open doors for generations of Canadian performers. Its title track changed everything. “Snowbird,” written by Canadian songwriter Gene MacLellan,...
