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Presented by BMO Nesbitt Burns
ALEXISONFIRE, ROBERT CHARLEBOIS, LES CLAYPOOL TO PERFORM
AT THE 6TH ANNUAL CANADIAN SONGWRITERS
HALL OF FAME GALA ON MARCH 28
The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame/Le Panthéon des auteurs et compositeurs canadiens (CSHF/PACC) announced today that Alexisonfire, Robert Charlebois, former Primus frontman Les Claypool, Pierre Flynn and Dumas are among the artists who will perform at the 6th Annual Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala, taking place on March 28 at The Toronto Centre for the Arts. This outstanding roster of talent, along with host Gregory Charles, will pay tribute to this year’s CSHF inductees including Rush and Robert Charlebois. Tickets for the CSHF Gala, starting at $110.00, are on sale and available through Ticketmaster at 416-870-8000 or on-line at www.ticketmaster.ca, www.cansong.ca, www.tocentre.com or in person at the TCA box office.
The 6th Annual CSHF Gala welcomes a diverse line-up of talent who will perform renditions of this year’s inducted songs. Alexisonfire will perform ‘Tom Sawyer’ (Rush); Les Claypool performs ‘The Spirit of Radio’ (Rush), YouTube phenom Jacob Moon presents his rendition of ‘Subdivisions’ (Rush) and Quebec superstar Robert Charlebois will perform his classic song ‘Ordinaire’ (Robert Charlebois, Mouffe, Pierre Nadeau).
As in past years, the CSHF gala will also include some inspired collaborations of inducted songs: Lily Frost and Sean Cullen will perform 'Come Josephine in My Flying Machine' (Alfred Bryan, Fred Fisher); Dumas along with Catherine Durand will perform ‘Lindberg’ (Robert Charlebois, Claude Péloquin); and Pierre Flynn will be joined by Mara Tremblay in a performance of ‘Fu Man Chu’ (Robert Charlebois, Claude Gagnon, Marcel Sabourin);
Also confirmed to appear at this year’s Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala are: DJ Champion (‘J'entends frapper’ by Michel Pagliaro), Le Vent du Nord ('Des mitaines pas de pouce' by Ovila Légaré) and Marie-Jo Thério ('Deux enfants du meme age' by Germaine Dugas). Read more!
RUSH, ROBERT CHARLEBOIS AMONG 2010 CANADIAN SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES TO BE HONOURED AT 6TH ANNUAL GALA ON MARCH 28, 2010
CSHF finds permanent, physical home at the Toronto Centre for the Arts
The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (CSHF) has announced its 2010 inductees, which include 11 influential songwriters, 16 timeless songs and two Legacy Award recipients.
The 2010 inductees will be honoured at the CSHF’s 6th Annual Gala, presented by BMO Nesbitt Burns on Sunday, March 28, 2010, at the George Weston Recital Hall, Toronto Centre for the Arts. The full line-up of performers for the 6th Annual Gala will be announced in the coming weeks.
Tickets for the March 28th Gala, starting at $110.00, are now on sale and are available through Ticketmaster at 416-870-8000, on-line at www.ticketmaster.ca, and www.tocentre.com, or in person
at the Toronto Centre for the Arts box office.
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The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (CSHF) is proud to announce its opening line-up of music programming for 2010.
On Thursday, February 4, 2010, two of Canada's most iconic songwriters, Gordon Lightfoot and Gord Downie of the Tragically Hip, will kick off the inaugural show of CSHF's innovative new series, entitled "If You Could Read My Mind".
The series will bring together great Canadian songwriters in an intimate, humorous, spirited exploration of the source of songwriting and the impact of songs on our culture. Through conversation and music "If You Could Read My Mind" will contemplate the continuation of the Lightfoot lyric, 'what a tale my thoughts could tell' and will dig deep to unearth why Canada is such a hot bed for songwriting talent.
The entire series will be hosted by CBC Radio's Laurie Brown, and will be broadcast by CBC Radio at a later date. In addition, the first event will feature emerging Canadian singer/songwriter Catherine MacLellan.
Produced by CSHF Gala producer, David Kitching, "If You Could Read My Mind" will feature six events in all, each showcasing some of the best and iconic songwriters Canada has to offer, and represents the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame's new commitment to regular, diverse music programming and outreach.