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CBC NL This Weekend...
August 20, 2010 4:01 PMThe Performance Hour
The 2009 CBC/Music NL Songwriters Circle:
This annual event showcases the tremendous range of voices and styles in the Newfoundland and Labrador music scene. Featuring Colleen Power from Placentia, Mike McDonald from Deer Lake, Kalem Mahoney from St. John's, Gary French from Goose Bay, and Sherman Downey from the Codroy Valley.
August 21st, 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. (NT) on CBC Radio Two.
5:35 - 6:30 p.m. (NT) / 5:05 - 6:00 (AT) in most of Labrador on CBC Radio OneLand and Sea
Operating two popular St. John's restaurants isn't an easy way to make a living, but the Forward family has been doing it for more than 55 years. They keep a pretty fast pace at the "Big R".
But that's not the only place where this family cranks up the speed. The Forwards are in the fast lane of harness racing, a pastime that is always a family affair.
A racing tradition that started on a frozen Quidi Vidi Lake back in the '40's continues at the race track in the Goulds.
One son has taken his talent all the way to an International competition. Brad Forward travelled to Norway to represent Canada and credits all his success to his hardworking parents and their love of horses.
We'll take you up the inside and down the home stretch in "Racing Forwards".
August 22th, 12:30 PM, 12:00 in most parts of Labrador, CBC Television
Musicraft
Musicraft's encore series continues:
Each Spring, as the snow melts and hiking trails start to open for outdoor enthusiasts, the Trails, Tales and Tunes festival plays host to a stream of musicians from the west coast of Newfoundland. There are multiple platforms at this event and this Sunday MUSICRAFT takes you to the town hall in Norris Point for one of the community concerts. Deer Lake's Mike MacDonald is your on-stage host. Mike will introduce you to Corner Brook's Dave McHugh and the soaring gospel voice of Bonne Bay's Amanda Squires and he'll open the concert with his brother - and musical partner - Louis MacDonald. (Part 1 of 2).
August 22nd, 4:35 - 5:30 p.m. (NT) / 4:05 - 5:00 (AT) in most of Labrador on CBC Radio One. -
CBC NL this weekend ...
August 13, 2010 3:17 PMWeekend Arts Magazine
This weekend on WAM, Canadian literary legend Margaret Atwood live from Winterset in Summer festival in Eastport, Susan Knight and the Shallaway choir return triumphant from China, Petrina Bromley celebrates the era of The Art Andrews Dance Party in Trinity, Beni Malone clowns around, Michelle Bush and John Macdonald gnaw on Eastern Edge's 24-hour Art Marathon, Rik Barron lights up Liner Notes and George Murray tells the stories behind his selected aphorisms..tune into the the story behind aphorisms such as "If living is an art, life is a curated selection."
August 14th & 15th 6:00 - 9:30 A.m. (NT) / 5:30 - 9:00 (AT) in most of Labrador on CBC Radio One.
The Performance Hour
An Evening with Gordon Pinsent...
The Newfoundland legend charms a sold out theatre in St. John's, reading from a new short story, performing classic material dating back to The Rowdyman, and reflecting on his five decades in show business.
August 14th, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. (NT) on CBC Radio Two.
5:35 - 6:30 p.m. (NT) / 5:05 - 6:00 (AT) in most of Labrador on CBC Radio OneLand and Sea
In Grandois, near the top of the Northern Peninsula, there are less than 30 people. Seniors, mostly. And one teenager. Thirteen-year-old Nathan Alyward.
In this story, we see what life is like for Nathan Alyward, in the place that's been dying a slow death since the cod closure in '92.
Before that, Grandois was a busy little outport. There was a fishplant and a school. But both closed with the cod fishery, and the sun began to set on Grandois. It might not be the average life of a 13-year-old, living in such a tiny remote place. And Nathan will tell you, sometimes he gets pretty bored. But on the other hand, Nathan has a kind of freedom in Grandois few kids have these days. And he makes the most of it.
August 15th, 12:30 PM, 12:00 in most parts of Labrador
CBC Television
Musicraft
Sports afficionado, Stephen Brunt, narrates the fateful tale of boxer, Jacob Burk from Daniel Mason's "Death of the Pugilist" with dramatic musical accompaniment from Gros Morne Summer Music. This performance from the Church of the Good Shepherd in Norris Point is one of Gros Morne Summer Music's signature music drama events. (Local audiences can catch their next dramatic production, "You Better Watch Out" with Greg Malone, in Woody Point, Norris Point and Corner Brook August 20 - 22. Check gmsm.ca for details)
August 15th, 4:35 - 5:30 p.m. (NT) / 4:05 - 5:00 (AT) in most of Labrador on CBC Radio One.
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Tune into CBC This weekend!
August 6, 2010 5:10 PMCBC NL Summer Series Presents ...
The Newfoundland and Labrador Screech Comedy Festival
Get ready to laugh! This best-of- the-fest show will have highlights from the closing night gala and will feature Mike Bullard, Lorne Elliott and Corner Brook's own Trent McClellan.
August 7th, 8:30 PM/8:00 in most parts of Labrador
CBC Television
The Performance Hour
Rarely-heard voices from rural Newfoundland, historical recordings of Mi'k'Maq music, and radio programs dating back half a century. It's all part of a series of CDs released by Memorial University's Research Centre for Music, Media and Place. We explore that collection with producer Beverly Diamond.
August 7th, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. (NT) on CBC Radio Two.
5:35 - 6:30 p.m. (NT) / 5:05 - 6:00 (AT) in most of Labrador on CBC Radio OneLand and Sea
Archival Special...Their New Found Land
It's another look at Land and Sea from years gone by. This time, we take you back to 1984, when Dave Quinton and a Land and Sea crew followed Otto Tucker on one very sentimental journey.
Otto is originally from Winterton, Trinity Bay. From the time he was a small boy, he was fascinated with the faded names on the old cemetery headstones. Names from the "old country", west country England. The place where so many of our ancestors came from.
Otto vowed he would one day visit this land..this place across the ocean, with surnames and faces and expressions so similar to ours in Newfoundland. In '84, Otto made that journey, and found out much about who we are, and where we came from.
August 8th, 12:30 PM, 12:00 in most parts of Labrador.
CBC Television
Musicraft
As the Tuckamore Chamber Music Festivals 10th anniversary season is now underway, Musicraft broadcasts one of last year's concerts. 2009 marked the 200th anniversary of Haydn's death and faculty at Tuckamore revive his spirit in his famous "Rider" string quartet. In his own time, as court composer to the Austrian aristocracy, Haydn created one of classical music's richest legacies. His innovations in chamber music earned him the title :"Father of the String Quartet." The "Rider" quartet is coupled with a rare performance of Dvorak's lyrical Terzetto for 2 violins and viola. Violinists Susan Waterbury and Nancy Dahn with Rennie Regehr on viola and cellist, Vernon Regehr.
August 8th, 4:35 - 5:30 p.m. (NT) / 4:05 - 5:00 (AT) in most of Labrador on CBC Radio One.
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Tune into Canada Live this Wednesday!
August 3, 2010 11:31 AM3 Hands Guitar Workshop
One of the highlights of the 2009 Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival was the amazing guitar workshop held on a sunny August morning in Bannerman Park, St. John's. The session featured two Irish international masters Gerry O'Beirne and Pat Coyne, Canadian virtuoso Don Ross and two Newfoundland heroes Gordon Quinton and Jean Hewson. Their styles range from traditional guitar accompaniment to mind blowing solo mastery.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 7.30 p.m. NT
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This weekend's programs
July 30, 2010 1:57 PMThere's some fabulous programming on CBC this weekend...
CBC Television Summer Series Presents: Going Away
We will be whisked away to the Big Apple with the documentary Going Away. Produced by CBC's Curtis Rumbolt, this documentary tells the story of the men they called The Fish - the Newfoundlanders who, over the decades, have headed to New York City to help build its incredible skyline. It's also in this hour that we head to Burgeo, Newfoundland with an encore episode of Land and Sea. We'll hear the stories of those men and women who move "away" to make a living while their families stay home.
Saturday, July 31st 8:30 pm/8 in Labrador
The Performance Hour
By this time next week, the stage will be in place, the crowd will be gathered, the music will ring out. And with any luck, the sun will shine. We preview the artists set to play at this year's Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival in St. John's.
Saturday, July 31st 5:35 pm/5:05 in most parts of Labrador CBC Radio One
Land And Sea
Old Stages and stores can be painted and repaired, but once people are gone, they're gone. That's what many on Fogo Island believe...and it's the thing that inspired the senior citizens' club to honour their own. Their most senior of seniors.
Over a year ago, the Roaring 50 Plus seniors club got some Federal money for a special project. A project that would see over 100 seniors over the age of 75 interviewed, on camera. The result...a collection of DVDs. A collection of faces and stories of a time gone by...told by the people who lived it.
Sunday, July 31 12:30 pm/12:00 in most parts of Labrador.
Musicraft
With the Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival fast approaching (August 6 - 8) Anita Best, President of the NL Folk Arts Society, joins Francesca to preview a few of the up-coming highlights. This year they include a contingent of legendary British musicians, a focus on the banjo and some all-access dance and music making opportunities.
Sunday, July 31 4:35pm/4:05 in Labrador
Partner Links
CBC Newfoundland and Labrador is proud to support the following organizations in our community:
The Newfoundland and Labrador Housing and Homelessness Network
Community Food Sharing Association
St. John's International Women's Film Festival
Newfoundland and Labrador Craft Council
Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra
Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council
