Memories of Stompin' Tom on P.E.I.
CBC News
Posted: Mar 7, 2013 12:46 PM AT
Last Updated: Mar 7, 2013 2:32 PM AT
Related
Related Stories
A look back through the archives at CBC P.E.I. unearths some memories of Stompin' Tom Conners, who died Wednesday at the age of 77.
Videos include the Summerside stop on his unity tour in 1990, a tour of a now defunct museum to Stompin' Tom in Skinners Pond from 1998, and the country music legend receiving an honorary degree from UPEI in 2002.
Share Tools
Big Box Advertisement
Latest Prince Edward Island News Headlines
- Surveying error problematic for Upton Farms volunteers
- A surveying error has created problems for volunteers trying to preserve a 137-acre green space in Charlottetown. more »
- Blueberry yield looks promising, say agriculture officials
- Blueberry growers on the Island say they're looking forward to a great year, thanks to the survival of many plants over the winter. more »
- People in Charlottetown aim to cut water use
- A recent survey shows a high percentage of Charlottetown residents are committed to water conservation efforts in their own homes. more »
- Ghiz disappointed by Senate expense scandal
- P.E.I. Premier Robert Ghiz says he is disappointed about the controversy surrounding Mike Duffy's Senate expenses. more »
Must Watch
Top News Headlines
- 3 more suspects arrested in slaying of U.K. soldier
- British police investigating the savage killing of an off-duty soldier in London have arrested three more suspects. more »
- Hockey Canada votes to ban bodychecking in peewee hockey
- Hockey Canada's board of directors voted to eliminate bodychecking from peewee-level hockey on Saturday in Charlottetown. more »
- Neil Macdonald: How serious is Obama about curbing the drone surge?
- In a key speech this week, the U.S. president set out a host of supposed new safeguards for America's controversial practice of remote-controlled rough justice. But as Neil Macdonald writes, the underlying rationale for drone use has not fundamentally changed. more »
- Ontario man lost in Australian mountains has survival skills
- The sister of an Ontario man who disappeared in Australia's Snowy Mountains nearly two weeks ago says she remains hopeful he will be found, partly because of his training as a Canadian Forces reservist. more »
- Ghiz disappointed by Senate expense scandal
- Big plans for Charlottetown, says Homburg
- Peewee hockey bodychecking faces national ban
- People in Charlottetown aim to cut water use
- Big hurricane season expected this year
- P.E.I. scores D in health report
- Surveying error problematic for Upton Farms volunteers
- Blueberry yield looks promising, say agriculture officials
- Lennox Island First Nation holds elections
Big Box Advertisement
