BS: Is there a 'Canadian' style?

Subject: RE: BS: Is there a 'Canadian' style?
From: bob jr
Date: 17 Jul 00 - 12:03 AM

hey art my computer uses electricty as well i guess its not a "folk" computer and is a sell-out....i am gonna find me one of them folk computers like the one you got just tell me where i can get an authentic one....

Subject: RE: BS: Is there a 'Canadian' style?
From: InOBU
Date: 17 Jul 00 - 06:41 AM

Barachois did a great audience participation thing in New York. The lead singer calls five people or so, up from the audience. He put hats that look like a Fez of diminishing sizes on the first four, and a hard hat with a cymbal on the fith. He then plays their heads like a drum set. Brilliant.

Subject: RE: BS: Is there a 'Canadian' style?
From: Willie-O
Date: 17 Jul 00 - 10:07 AM

hmm, I guess at least New York is ready for La Famille Arsenault. Be interesting to see how that plays in small towns! The current generation (Eddy's kids) always been at least as much into theatre as music. Does Helene still do her "thirty ways to play the spoons" routine?

Willie-O

Subject: RE: BS: Is there a 'Canadian' style?
From: GUEST,John Leeder
Date: 17 Jul 00 - 10:22 AM

OK, Rick, you called my bluff. (This is not a commercial message, by the way, but information on a not-for-profit arts organization. I'm just pasting in text from the membership flyer.)

La Société canadienne pour les traditions musicales Canadian Society for Traditional Music

Are you a folk singer, instrumentalist, or singer/songwriter? Are you interested in the oral heritage of your region? Are you a student of ethnomusicology, history, or Canadian Studies? Do you enjoy listening to traditional music?

If you can answer YES to any of these questions, you should join Canada's national organization for those interested in traditional music. Formed in 1957 as the Canadian Folk Music Society by the eminent folklorist Marius Barbeau, the Society has provided a national focus for lovers of the diverse traditions of music in Canada. Annual conferences have been held in all regions of the country, from St. Johns, Newfoundland, to Vancouver Island, British Columbia. From its initial focus upon First Nations and rural French and English cultures, in recent years the Society has broadened its horizon to include the musical expressions of the many cultures that now call Canada home.

Membership Benefits

Ÿ Canadian Folk Music Bulletin (quarterly: songs, reviews, feature articles, and news about the Canadian folk music scene; a great way to find out about current developments in Canadian folk music; Canadian Folk Festival Directory updated in each issue) Ÿ Canadian Folk Music Journal (annual: articles, references, and commentary on current research in Canadian folk music) Ÿ Mail Order Service: Canada's best source of books and recordings of Canada's traditional music; anyone may purchase from the Service, but members receive a substantial discount on all purchases. Ÿ Annual conferences: held in different regions each year, conferences feature both academic papers and concerts, as well as informal jam sessions and singers' circles. Ÿ Contact with other members of similar interests. Ÿ Links with international bodies with interest in traditional music. Ÿ Archives and associated collections of publications and recordings (housed at the University of Calgary).

Individual $25  Organizations $35  Underemployed (students, seniors, unemployed, etc.; we take your word) $15

The Canadian Society for Traditional Music Box 4232, Station C _________________________________ Calgary AB Canada T2T 5N1

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Subject: RE: BS: Is there a 'Canadian' style?
From: GUEST,John Leeder
Date: 17 Jul 00 - 10:24 AM

The website address (which failed to go through, for reasons beyond my comprehension) is

www.yorku.ca/cstm

Subject: RE: BS: Is there a 'Canadian' style?
From: Peter T.
Date: 17 Jul 00 - 11:33 AM

Why is the web address york u., if you are in Calgary? Is there a Toronto connection?

yours, Peter T.

Subject: RE: BS: Is there a 'Canadian' style?
From: GUEST,John Leeder
Date: 17 Jul 00 - 12:01 PM

To Peter T.: We're talking about a national organization here. The president is in Toronto, there are officers and directors from Vancouver Island to Newfoundland. It just happens that some of our activities are centred in Calgary. York University recently gave us website space, but the Mail Order Service (which formerly had a separate website) is operated out of Calgary, as is the Bulletin. The Journal is edited in Ontario but printed in Calgary. The MOS is on-line, operated from Calgary but hosted in Toronto (if I understand how these things work -- I use it but don't claim to be knowledgeable about it). --JL

Subject: RE: BS: Is there a 'Canadian' style?
From: sian, west wales
Date: 20 Jul 00 - 06:23 AM

I get *document contains no data* on that URL. Is it me?

sian

Subject: RE: BS: Is there a 'Canadian' style?
From: GUEST,John Leeder
Date: 20 Jul 00 - 12:17 PM

Which address were you trying? I just looked into www.yorku.ca/cstm, and it's there, but under construction. It links to the Mail Order Service, among other things. Try http://sherretg.tripod.com/cstmhome.htm for the MOS, tables of contents for the Bulletin, and other stuff.