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Welcome to the Canadian Music Wiki, an online resource created by CBC Radio 3 and Amanda Ash from the University of British Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of MITACS Accelerate.

This project is dedicated to using collaborative and social media to enrich Canada's music scene by creating a comprehensive guide to Canadian music. We welcome your contributions.

The Canadian Music Wiki is a wiki, meaning you can edit nearly any page at any time. This wiki strives to encourage artists, media and fans alike to contribute their knowledge to this digital resource. We hope it will serve as Canada's hub for everything music-related. So don't be shy; head over to the Getting Started page and learn how you can contribute. It's easy and fun!

Here are a few brief guidelines to follow:

1. Please keep a neutral point-of-view when contributing. The wiki pages aren't for opinion or discussion. They're for facts, biographical information and basic knowledge. However, we encourage you to click on the "discussion" links on each page if you want to start a conversation or share your thoughts. We're sure others would love to hear what you have to say!

2. If you see something is wrong—whether it is grammatical, factual, or formatting—be bold and fix it. This is YOUR wiki. Be proud of it.

3. Please don't vandalize. It's really not worth it.

4. The Canadian Music Wiki is free content.

This site is a beta version. If you have any comments or suggestions to improve this wiki, please email amanda_ash@cbcradio3.com.

Ready to contribute? Visit the Getting Started page.

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    The Signature Series
    Welcome to the Signature Series. This is where you can get better acquainted with the major and minor keys of Western music. But I'm not talking about a review of how many sharps and flats there are. This isn't a classroom. No, I mean this is where you get to actually meet them. The people behind the keys. If A Major were a person, who would she be? Click on the audio tab to listen.
    Music, May queens and monarchs at New Westminster’s May Day
    On Wednesday, May 23, New Westminster will celebrate its 142nd May Day on the city’s time-honoured gathering grounds at Queen’s Park. This long-standing tradition in the Royal City is a harbinger of summer for thousands of school kids who watch the crowning of the May Queen in her white gown, performed on the close-cropped green fields of the baseball stadium. It’s a day for children to eat from ice cream cups with flat wooden spoons and to dream of the sunny and free days of summer holidays [...]
    Hot this week: Pacifica Quartet, James Ehnes and the KWSO
    Here’s your classical Hot Ticket for the week of­­­­­­­­­­­­­ May 21, brought to you by CBC Radio 2’s In Concert . Hot Ticket #1: A Shostakovich extravaganza Who: Pacifica String Quartet What: All 15 Shostakovich String Quartets over four nights When: Mon., May 21 through Thurs., May 25 at 8 p.m. Where: St. George's Church, Montreal Who will be there: Admirers of one of the finest composers of the 20th century and anyone looking for a good cry. Why you should go: To hear [...]
    Q&A: Behind the scenes with violinist James Ehnes
    Violinist James Ehnes  is known around the world for his brilliant performances – solo, chamber and orchestral. He was born in Brandon, Man., in 1976, and now lives in Florida. For audiences in Winnipeg and Montreal, who will have a chance to hear him later this month, we take you behind the scenes with the violin star.  Ehnes made his orchestral debut when he was just 13 years old with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra . Twenty years later, he has dozens of recordings to his credit and has [...]
    Baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau dies at 86
    German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau died Friday at the age of 86. Esteemed worldwide as the most influential interpreter of Lieder in the modern era, Fischer-Dieskau was also among the most-recorded singers in classical music. The news of his death was announced by his wife, soprano Julia Varady . Described as "a born god who has it all" by fellow German singing legend Elisabeth Schwartzkopf , Fischer-Dieskau's career began in 1947 when he sang unrehearsed in a performance of Brahms' [...]

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    Head Into the Long Weekend with 'Battleship,' 'Bernie' and 'Marley' in Our Film Roundup
    Whether you're hoping to catch the latest summer hit or an under-the-radar festival film, there's a variety of movies to choose from hitting theatres this week. Take a look at Exclaim!'s Recently Reviewed section to get the scoop on the best -- and worst -- titles on the big screen. In big-budget action flicks, Battleship (pictured) offers up some intense effects (and a supporting performance from Rihanna). Directed by Peter Berg ( Very Bad Things , Hancock ) and using the framework [...]
    Neil Young Confirms 'Waging Heavy Peace' Memoir and Sets Release Date, Lines Up Theatrical Release of 'Neil Young Journeys'
    Neil Young never seems to slow down. The Canadian music legend has continued to give his fans a steady stream of music and hotly anticipated new projects, and 2012 looks to be no different. As TwentyFourBit points out, Shakey's got several new releases in the works, including a memoir and film. Let's start with the memoir: the previously promised book Waging Heavy Peace has now been confirmed. According to an Amazon listing, it will arrive on October 2 through Blue Rider Press. The [...]
    Toronto Songwriter Corin Raymond Funds New Album with Canadian Tire Money
    This just might be one of the most quintessentially Canadian stories we've ever heard. Like so many other indie musicians, Toronto songwriter Corin Raymond recently embarked on a fundraising campaign to pay for his new live album. The twist? He paid for the entire thing with Canadian Tire money. Raymond has been campaigning to raise Canadian Tire money since January, and he's been collecting it from fans while on tour across the country. Now, the Toronto Star reports that he's raised an [...]
    King Khan & BBQ Show Heading Back to Canada for Summer Shows
    Mark Sultan is currently in the middle of a lengthy tour supporting his recent Whatever I Want  and  Whenever I Want  LPs, as well as his The War on Rock 'n' Roll album, but the always-busy garage rock guy has managed to find a few extra days to schedule performances from the King Khan & BBQ Show and Les Sexareenos. As previously reported, Sultan is making the rounds solo-styles through North America, but the day after his June 16 at Montreal's La Sala Rossa, his jumped-up combo Les Sexareenos [...]
    Blur's Graham Coxon, Ash's Tim Wheeler, Emmy the Great Writing Songs for Britpop Musical
    Director Luke Snellin has never actually made a feature-length film before, but the aspiring filmmaker (who has made short films and music videos) has already rounded up some impressive music talent to contribute to his debut. The Playlist reports that the forthcoming film The Wanderer will feature original contributions from a host of UK talent, including Graham Coxon (pictured) of Blur, Tim Wheeler of Ash, and Emmy the Great. The flick will reportedly be a coming-of-age teen musical [...]

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