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Finally we're here: our 13 new Canadian songs are in and they're on the air. For the podcast, though, we thought we'd present some of the amazing songs submitted by our audience – maybe even by you!
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GCSQ: Ep. 9 - Songs From The Listeners
November 23, 2009
It's probably safe to say that all of our commissioned singer songwriters could not have made it where they are today without the help of some kind of teacher. So this week, we've dedicated the podcast to these fine folks! We'll hear from teachers from Kemptville and Collingwood, Ontario whose students blogged about their towns for the Song Quest. We'll also hear from songwriting instructor Scott McGill about his students Kira Carroll and Kadon Ricord's song "My Country Is Canada." Finally, music and English teacher Lauren Simmons presents ten tips for getting your teen into Canadian music! Sound effects from Freesound.org contributor vtkproductions.com.
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GCSQ: Ep. 8 - The Teachers of the Quest
November 16, 2009
Press play to hear teachers Kimberly Lemire of Admiral Collingwood Elementary School in Collingwood and Merdina Price of South Branch Elementary School in Kemptville discuss their and their students' experiences blogging for Song Quest.
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Radio 2 listener Bryna Sclater takes over the podcast this week. It's her chance to tell us what she forgot to tell host Tom Allen about Waskada, Manitoba when she was a guest on Radio 2 Morning. We'll also hear an excerpt from an interview Chantal Kreviazuk did on CBC Manitoba's Up To Speed back in 2007. Finally, Bryna leaves Chantal a message to tell her what she should keep in mind when writing a song about her beloved hometown. Sound effects from Freesound.org contributors FreqMan, inthecad and HerbertBoland.
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GCSQ: Ep. 7 - Listener Takeover!
November 09, 2009
This week, let's take a few moments to recognize some of the great Canadian places that didn't make it to our short lists. Margot Smith tells us about growing up in the West Point Grey area of Vancouver, Harrison Perkins promotes Lang, Ontario and ex-pat Corrie Lynn McDougall introduces us to Manitoba's Clear Lake Crew. Sound effects from The Freesound Project. Sound effects from Freesound.org contributors AGFX, acclivity, HerbertBoland, digifishmusic, dobroide, FreqMan, Robinhood76, thanvannispen and lonemonk.
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GCSQ: Ep. 6 - They didn't make it this far but they're still great!
November 02, 2009
We made 13 big announcements this week on Radio 2 and now it's time for our 13 commissioned singer songwriters to get to work! We thought we'd help them out with some inspiration from our archives. We'll learn about the Badlands of Alberta from the author of "Dinosaur Country," find out how roughing it in Algonquin Park became more luxurious in the 1960's and hear why J.P. Cormier thinks the Cabot Trail is one of Canada's great wonders.
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GCSQ: Ep. 5 - Inspiration From Our Archives
October 26, 2009
Up until now, this podcast has been a venue for special online-only features that you won't hear on the air but this week, we thought we'd get you caught up with some of the great on air Song Quest interviews from Radio 2 Morning and Radio 2 Drive. We'll hear from the CEO of the Manitoba Farmers' Co-operative about The Forks, the CEO of the Calgary Food Bank on his vote for Great Bear Lake in the Northwest Territories and the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan. Sound effects from Freesound.org contributors Anton and acclivity.
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GCSQ: Ep. 4 - On-Air Pitches
October 19, 2009
Press play to hear a Song Quest voting tutorial with podcast producer Lily Mills and As It Happens host Barbara Budd!
Click here to go vote while you listen!
It's a big week at CBC Radio 2. We've announced the finalist locations from each province and territory as well as our short list of potential songwriters. On the podcast this week, we'll recap how the nominations played out, take a trip down the Road to Nowhere in Iqaluit, remember the good times at Good Time Charlie's in Regina and find out what steamy spot listener Lisa Turner wants Hawksley Workman to write a song about. Sound effects from Freesound.org contributors Anton, medialint, qubodup, Percy Duke, totya, lorenzosu, Streety, bevangoldswain, FreqMan, KRAFTWERK2K1, UncleSigmund, mich3d, reinsamba, ERH, blue2107, Robinhood76, joedeshon and sonsdebarcelona.
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GCSQ: Ep. 3 - Time To Vote!
October 12, 2009
Press play to hear an extended version of Craig Shutko's conversation with his friends about The Plains Hotel and Good Time Charlie's!
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This week, we'll check in with our database to find out what 13 Canadian places are leading in nomimations. Then, we'll hear from three of our most enthusiastic GCSQ champions! Blogger Dr. Lori Shyba and her friend Dr. Larissa Faulkner present "Niagara & Louise," Robb Cusack and his son, Sam, explain why Carter's Beach, NS is so great and Frank Beattie tells us what he would miss about Grand Bend, ON if he ever had to leave. Sounds effects from Freesound.org contributors djbono, fogma, UncleSigmund, suonho, digifishmusic, jessestephens, Luftrum, BoilingSand, davidworksonline, eric5335, Connum, cmusounddesign, shall555 and thorvandahl.
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GCSQ: Ep. 2 - The Bloggers
October 05, 2009
That's right, CBC Radio 2's Great Canadian Song Quest has a podcast. This week, Radio 2 Morning host Tom Allen will explain the Quest inside 1 minute, listener Blane Despres tells us why he's nominating Grand Pre, NS and blogger Michael Morrison (www.mikesbloggityblog.com) shares a poem about his comfy couch. He even finds a rhyme to go with "on sale at Leon's!" Sound effects in this episode are from the following contributors at www.freesound.org: ottophokus, nemoDaedalus, vtkproductions.com.
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GCSQ: Ep. 1 - What is the Great Canadian Song Quest?
September 27, 2009
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