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The Hillside Festival is an annual three-day, five-stage (including one kids' stage) summer festival occurring in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, hosting musicians, spoken word artists, workshops and more. The Hillside Festival occurs in late July on Guelph Lake Island.
The Guelph Spring Festival (GSF) was an annual music festival held during the months of April and May in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1968 by the Edward Johnson Music Foundation. The festival presented concerts and operas to the public, and also includes master classes, seminars, and music competitions for professional musicians. [1]
The principal instrument for Canadian folk music is known to be the fiddle. The first record of a fiddle in Canada is in 1645 at a wedding in Quebec on the 27th of November. After this account it seems that reports of fiddles are rare for the next 100 years. [ 4 ]
In the province of Nova Scotia in Canada, Celtic music has played a significant role, both in its traditional forms and fused with other musical styles. [1] Nova Scotia's folk music features traditional tunes brought over from the Scottish Highlands in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, as well as localized forms such as Cape Breton fiddle music. [1]
The donation was made on the condition that the Institution continue Asch's policy that each of the more than 2,000 albums of Folkways Records remain in print forever, regardless of sales. Since then, the label has expanded on Asch's vision of documenting the sounds of the world, adding six other record labels to the collection, as well as ...
Outside the Guelph Farmer's Market. Inside the Market Building. Outdoor Market. The Guelph Farmers' Market has served as a cultural and commercial anchor in downtown Guelph since the first Market House was built in 1827. [1] After 180 years it is still going strong and remains a popular stop on Saturday mornings for both locals and visitors.
In Broadcast Decision CRTC 2014-400, [11] Clear Sky Radio Inc. received approval from CRTC to acquire the assets of CKVN-FM and remove conditions of licence that would allow it to move away from a Christian music format. On September 1, 2014, the station changed its call letters to CKBD-FM, and on September 22, 2014 re-launched as 98.1 "The ...
The Boathouse, located at 116 Gordon Street in Guelph, Ontario, is a single-story wood frame recreational facility constructed beside Speed River. [1] It was built around 1930 for Edward Johnson, an opera singer from Guelph; the earliest boat house dates back to the 1870s. [2]