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over Toronto venues April 18-23. Fifteen homegrown acts are booked to play the festival, which offers the chance to perform for and connect with music fans, industry, and media from across Canada and the world. Te 35th CMW features hun- dreds showcasing bands at more than 30 live music venues in downtown Toronto. Manitoba’s lineup includes hip hop heroes 3PEAT, music legend Fred Penner, electronic duo Ghost Twin, indie rock band Hearing Trees, country singer/songwriters Kayla Luky and Kendra Kay, pop/soul outfit Lanikai, epic prog rock trio Moon Tan, indie folk act Okay Mann, alt pop quintet Paisley, indie pop band Sc Mira, singer/songwriters Shotgun Jimmie and Slow Leaves, alt-rock five-piece Te Treble, and synthpop act Viva Non. In addition to the thwack of showcases, CMW is also


home to a number of awards shows celebrating Canadian talent in the artistic, live music, and broadcast communi- ties. Rock poet John K. Samson picked up a nod for Te Indies in the Singer/songwriter Artist of the Year category, along with two nominations for A Tribe Called Red, which features Winnipeg-based artist 2oolman. Te second an- nual Live Music Industry Awards will hand out hardware to members of the Canadian music and live industries at a celebratory brunch on May 7. Up for hardware this year are the Winnipeg Folk Festival – a triple nominee this year, Interstellar Rodeo, and Te Park Teatre. Te Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Awards, which honour pio- neers and builders of the Canadian music industry, will be held on May 5. Tis year’s nominees include: Paquin Artist Agency, Club Regent Casino, MTS Centre, Burton Cummings Teatre, Kiss 102.3, and 92.1 CITI.


Canadian Music Week featuring plenty of Manitobans M


usic from Manitoba is set to break new ground at Canadian Music Week (CMW) this month. One of Canada’s biggest music industry festivals, CMW takes


THE INDIES


Singer-Songwriter Artist/Group Of The Year: John K. Samson (Anti-)


LIVE MUSIC AWARDS


Family Program Of The Year: Winnipeg Folk Festival (Win- ner in 2016)


Small Festival Of The Year (6,000 And Under): Interstellar Rodeo (Winner in 2016)


Medium Festival Of The Year (6,001-15,000): Winnipeg Folk Festival


Green Operations Festival Of The Year: Winnipeg Folk Festival


Best Teamwork In A Small Club (Less Than 300 Capac- ity): The Park Theatre


CANADIAN MUSIC AND BROADCAST INDUSTRY AWARDS


Booking Agency: Paquin Artists Agency Major Facility Over 8000: MTS Centre Casino/Specialty Venue: Club Regent Casino


Performing Arts Centre Over 1500: Burton Cummings Theatre for the Performing Arts


Local legend Fred Penner joins numerous other Manitoba artists at Canadian Music Week from April 18 - 23. In addition there will also be numerous Canadian music industry awards handed out, with many Manitobans are nominated.


Station Of The Year Ac: Kiss 102.3 – Winnipeg Station Of The Year Rock: 92.1 CITI Visit manitobamusic.com for more stories.


Music monday celebrations expected to engage thousands of music makers in Canada's largest simultaneous sing-along


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th Annual Music Monday will be led by National Showcase Concert at National Arts Centre, Ot- tawa!


On Monday May 1st thousands of students, musicians,


parents and community members across the country will sing together on Music Monday, creating the world's larg- est single event dedicated to raising awareness for music education. A testament to the unifying power of music, from coast to


coast to coast the nation comes together each year with the simultaneous singing of the Music Monday anthem. Te 13th annual Music Monday celebration introduces Sing It Together, a new anthem co-written by multiple award- winning songwriters Marc Jordan and Ian Tomas. Sing It Together invites all Canadians to join in singing for joy, for truth, for healing, for life, and for freedom. In honour of Canada's 150th birthday, this year's annual


National Showcase Concert takes place in Ottawa. Te con- cert, which is free to the public, will be held at the National Arts Centre and live-streamed through the Music Monday website on May 1 from 12 to 1 pm ET. Simultaneous con- certs will also take place in cities and towns throughout Canada – including Winnipeg and Brandon. "Music is the heartbeat of Canada, a vibrant part of the


fabric of our country's heritage," says Holly Nimmons, Executive Director of the Coalition for Music Education in Canada. "For many Canadians, particularly the thousands of students and teachers who participate each year, Music Monday celebrates that legacy. So with this in mind, we were inspired by Canada's 150th Anniversary to create a


special program, imagery and an anthem that spotlights the diverse facets of how Canadians enjoy music in their lives."


Nationwide celebration! Te only nationwide celebration of music that actively


engages children and youth in their schools and com- munities, Music Monday will be observed in many ways across the country - in school classrooms, special school assemblies, group concerts of area schools, concerts of community bands and choirs with special events being planned in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Brandon, Scarborough, Montreal, St. John's, and with a day-long event in Charlottetown, the birthplace of con- federation. Hosted by opera superstar Measha Brueggergosman and


Seamus O'Regan, MP, the National Showcase Concert in Ottawa includes performances of "Song of Life" by Métis songwriter Susan Scofield, a mass children's choir, the Métis Fiddle Quartet, singer-songwriter Mimi O'Bonsawin, a harp and operatic soprano duo, youth jazz and strings ensembles, and the Ottawa Junior Youth Orchestra. Song- writer Marc Jordan, musicians from the official Music Monday video and a mass children's choir will lead the nationwide sing-along of Sing It Together. Te National Showcase Concert will also premiere a


unique Indigenous Drumming Video by Cole Forrest, a North Bay ON hip-hop artist. Te video features a compila- tion of young Indigenous drummers from across Canada with spoken word. Cole is the recipient of the 2016 James Bartelman Aboriginal Creating Writing Award and an


ambassador for Youth4Music, a network of youth leaders who believe that music transforms lives and who want to make a difference for Canada through music. Te new Music Monday anthem Sing It Together was


commissioned by the Coalition for Music Education. Te recording and official music video feature Inuit throat sing- ing, Métis fiddling, indigenous drumming, and children's choirs in celebration of Canadian musical heritages. To view the four-minute video, go to www.musicmonday.ca. Prospective participants can access translations and


arrangements of Sing It Together at www.musicmonday. ca, as well as access a recording and official music video featuring Inuit throat singing, Métis fiddling, indigenous drumming, and children's choirs in celebration of Cana- dian musical heritages. Sing It Together is available in vari- ous languages, including French, Gaelic, Ojibwa, Michiff, Sign Language, Spanish, Tagalog and more. Various choral and instrumental arrangements include Strings, Recorder, Ukulele, Jazz Ensemble, Guitar, and more. Music Monday is a signature program of the Coalition


for Music Education. It is Canada's nationwide celebration of the power of music in our lives, especially our schools. Music Monday is the only national celebration of music education that actively engages children and youth in their schools and communities. Te first Monday in May (this year, May 1, 2017) music makers of all generations and genres gather in their schools and communities to make music, and at the same time during the day we join with one voice, by singing the official Music Monday anthem for a simultaneous nation-wide sing-along.


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