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by Don Graham

Celtic music is alive and thriving in Canada and has been for many years!

Celtic music is most generally Irish and Scottish music and is linked largely in Canada to Scottish/Irish diaspora in Newfoundland and Cape Breton.

Fiddles, pipes, tin flutes and string instruments like guitars and mandolins are prevalent in the Celtic music world.

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Madoc, ON. There was a time in this fair land/So the old musicians say/Where every fifty miles or so/There was a really cool place to play. (With apologies to Gordon Lightfoot) Nestled on Highway 62, on the edge of the picturesque village of Madoc,...
Elvis Presley failed his Grand Ole Opry audition miserably. He literally shook it off and went on to be the world's best known entertainer. If he had taken it personally, he would not have had the will to move forward and turn the page. Carl...
Radio stations loved them because they took up far less space than 12” long playing albums. The consumer was thrilled that there was no longer the horrible fast forward or rewind steps needed to hear your favorite song by way of cassette. There was...
Best Seat In The House During the UK rock and roll 60”s invasion most of the chart topping groups (The Who, Hendrix, and Cream) would be routed through Canada (Quebec) so that all immigration visa paper work could be finalized before heading into...
ARCADE FIRE The Suburbs (Merge) This third sonic document from the biggest indie band on the planet brings to mind the line about Moll Flanders ‘ always known to pour a man a full measure, and a wee drop more’. Never one to skimp on the theatrics...

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Bruce Elrod, President of Cashbox Magazine, has announced that the hard cover of Cashbox Magazine will be available 6 times a year, and will be able to be purchased as a subscription on the www.cashboxmagazine.com website. The issue this month is in...
Entertainment
Saturday, August 14, 2010 - 00:49

Richie Hayward drummer for the legendary band, Little Feat, passed away on August 12, 2010. In August 2009, Richie Hayward announced that he had recently been diagnosed with liver cancer and would not be at work indefinitely. A benefit concert was...
Rock & Roll Heaven
Saturday, August 14, 2010 - 00:42

Cuba’s Grammy Award winning Buenavista Social Club proudly presents an intimate and interactive evening with legendary guitarist and singer Eliades Ochoa. One of the key members and contributors of the Buenavista Social Club will be performing live...
Concerts
Sunday, August 8, 2010 - 11:06

By The Associated Press  LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Justin Bieber is adding movie star to his resume. Paramount Pictures, MTV Films and Bieber's record label, Island Def Jam, say the 16-year-old pop star has signed on to appear in a feature film about...
Entertainment
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 19:54

Madoc, ON. There was a time in this fair land/So the old musicians say/Where every fifty miles or so/There was a really cool place to play. (With apologies to Gordon Lightfoot) Nestled on Highway 62...
Story
Thursday, September 2, 2010 - 18:15

Elvis Presley failed his Grand Ole Opry audition miserably. He literally shook it off and went on to be the world's best known entertainer. If he had taken it personally, he would not have had the...
Music City U.S.A
Thursday, September 2, 2010 - 18:13

Radio stations loved them because they took up far less space than 12” long playing albums. The consumer was thrilled that there was no longer the horrible fast forward or rewind steps needed to hear...
Music City U.S.A
Saturday, August 28, 2010 - 10:17

Best Seat In The House During the UK rock and roll 60”s invasion most of the chart topping groups (The Who, Hendrix, and Cream) would be routed through Canada (Quebec) so that all immigration visa...
Saturday, August 28, 2010 - 07:53

ARCADE FIRE The Suburbs (Merge) This third sonic document from the biggest indie band on the planet brings to mind the line about Moll Flanders ‘ always known to pour a man a full measure, and a wee...
CD Reviews
Saturday, August 28, 2010 - 07:50

Unsigned This is a great album to have on in the background when folks come over. The sound is at once so unique and familiar that the guessing games as to whose album it is and the provenance...
CD Reviews
Saturday, August 21, 2010 - 01:35

Dave Caley may have been born in Blackpool, England but he sounds as Country as anyone on the Grand Ole Opry. This CD contains 10 songs and "God's Grand Ole Opry," is my favorite. The lyrics of...
CD Reviews
Monday, August 16, 2010 - 21:19

COUNTRY JOEY GLENN Driven By Emotion "Driven By Emotion" is what the music industry calls NEW COUNTRY.  This girl can sing.  My favorite on this collection of hits is, "I Really Miss Seein' You." Her...
CD Reviews
Saturday, August 14, 2010 - 00:55

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