Fw: [mapleblue-l] REMINDER: CANADIAN FOLK MUSIC AWARDS ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FOR 2011! - DEADLINE IS THURSDAY, JUNE 30TH!
by Bluesandjazzguy
Passed on for any interest there might be.
Jim Roy
Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide
Phone: (613) 829-3725 www.ottawabluesjazz.ca
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / PLEASE RETAIN FOR LISTINGS
REMINDER...
- CANADIAN FOLK MUSIC AWARDS ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FOR 2011!
- DEADLINE IS THURSDAY, JUNE 30TH!
OTTAWA - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2011 - The Canadian Folk Music Awards (CFMAs)
would like to remind everyone that submissions are now open for the 2011
edition. The June 30th deadline is fast approaching!!
For more information please visit www.folkawards.ca or www.prixfolk.ca
Only fifteen days left for all Canadian folk, roots and world musicians to
submit their recordings released between June 15, 2010 and June 14, 2011,
for the SEVENTH ANNUAL CFMAs. The awards, which celebrate and promote
Canadian Folk Music in all its forms, will be handed out at a gala evening
ceremony to be held this year at the Isabel Bader Theatre, Victoria College,
University of Toronto on Sunday, December 4th.
ARTISTS CAN APPLY DIRECTLY ONLINE or by downloading the submissions form at
http://canadianfolkmusicawards.ca/eligibility/application/ and each artist
can apply to multiple categories appropriate to their music.
The CFMAs have also announced that this year they will be adding the new
"UNSUNG HERO / TRAVAILLEUR DE L'OMBRE" award in recognition of the
exceptional contribution of an individual, group, or organization to the
Canadian folk music scene. The recipient will be selected by a separate
five-member jury, from the region where the 2011 awards will take place - in
this case, Central Canada, which includes Ontario, Quebec and Nunavut. For
further details please visit www.folkawards.ca.
SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE is Thursday, June 30th, 2011.
MORE ABOUT CFMAs
The mission of the Canadian Folk Music Awards is to celebrate and promote
Canadian Folk Music in all its forms. Until their creation in 2005, there
existed no awards to celebrate the breadth and depth of folk music in
Canada. Awards such as the Junos, East Coast Music Awards or the Western
Canada Music Awards include a few categories that apply to folk and roots
music, but without as broad a view of the genre. The judging process is
similar to that of the two-stage elimination model used by the Junos via a
randomly selected jury drawn from the folk music community.
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For more information, photos, interviews, please contact:
Media Contact: Beverly Kreller
SPEAK Music
bev(a)speak-music.com
416.922.3620
Canadian Folk Music Awards
1111 Bank Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1S 3X4
info(a)folkawards.ca
1-800-385-3655
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To Friends of CBC Canadian Broadcasting .. please have your say to have your save of an important Canadian Unifying force
by Bluesandjazzguy
My letter to you
Hi,
CONs Big Lie ... Looking for a REAL Leader in Canadians' Future
While Canada's Conservative political father, John A. MacDonald created the CBC
to promote and tie together unity of Canadians, his current so called 'replacements',
essentially Stephen Harper and his 'CONs' over and over perpetuate their 'blue big lie'
on really what CBC is about, a journalistic service to all Canadians in their selection of
the politicians we may choose from.
The CBC, as I have been following for many years have relied on this very ethical journalistic
investigation and questioning of issues from all sides, Conservators, rightist, centrist and leftist
prospectives to make my choice of who to vote for whether Conservative, NDP, Liberal or Green.
Back before and during WWII, Hitler and his cohorts relied on the 'Big Lie' solution to
obtain the results he and his cohorts helped create THAT war. Currently, there are many 'Hot
Spots' in the Mid-east that may well, if unresolved, lead to WWIII.
Anyone who's a non-listener and suspect of any Friends of CBC radio in particular
have absolutely no idea of the importance John A. provided Canadians. I may not support
the current CONs and yet fully appreciate the unifying force John A. provided us.
Over the last several years, Canada has lost its former influence on our world stage due to
its absence of leadership on such important issues as climate change, human rights especially
involving, women, aboriginal so long promised amended rights yet undelivered and so many other
promises not kept by either the minority or so far current majority CONs indication have any
of intention to keep.
I've made my significant donation to this cause. Whether you, receiving this have the same or similar
appreciation it's your choice to fight keep 'Your CBC', in spite of any Conservatives 'Big Lie'
propaganda in the majority hands of Harper and supporters.
In my experience, local CBC programming has always been much more supportive than many other local
media of local live musical and other events.
Jim Roy
Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide
Phone: (613) 829-3725 www.ottawabluesjazz.ca
Trouble with the links in this email? View the online version: http://www.friends.ca/files/html/11june14-house3.html
Dear Jim,
By now you should have received my most recent letter, despite the current postal disruptions.
There’s a lot riding on FRIENDS’ continued success in our watchdog role during the months ahead. Further cuts to CBC’s already depleted funding are looming while, at the same time, every one of the CBC’s English-language broadcasting licences is up for renewal at the CRTC this year.
It is of the utmost urgency that we forcefully deliver the message to Prime Minister Stephen Harper that any move against the CBC will come at much too high a political price for his government.
FRIENDS depends solely on people like you and me who value public broadcasting and Canada’s cultural sovereignty to fund our work and participate in our campaigns.
If you have not already done so, please take a moment today to send along your donation. Even if it is delayed, we will receive your mailed gift.
Alternatively, using your supporter PIN (if known), you can make a highly secure online donation right now.
Yours sincerely,
Ian Morrison
Spokesperson
FRIENDS of Canadian Broadcasting
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DAWG on Celeb, eh!
by Bluesandjazzguy
DAWG FM 1st Anniversary
Best wishy thingys on the DAWG 1st anniversary celeb and especially the local blues
musician support!
Only one added suggestion in the interests of letting more people know more about the
local musicians DAWG supports; perhaps more often group/band names can be identified
on air either before or after their tunes are played rather than normally left unidentified as
happens now.
Perhaps also the location(s) where their music may be purchased?
Jim Roy
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