We Are The World

If you're thinking the late MJ and Lionel Ritchie and a stage of people swaying...no, not that We Are The World.

This one is us, Canada, and the many forms of folk music which arrived with various waves of immigration. Many were hybridized and became new, Canadianized folk music. That's the subject of We Are The World, the fifth and final episode of Gary Cristall's series about folk music in Canada, The People's Music, airing today.

You'll hear how folk music changed in the 20th century to welcome and assimilate songs and styles from many cultures. Gary also focusses on the beginning of the 70s and the creation of one of Canada’s earliest "multicultural" groups, The Companeros.

By the way, the image in this post comes from The People's Music Photo Gallery, which also has other memorabilia associated with each episode.