Ballads and Bards

Ballads and Bards is a Canadian country music television series which aired nationally on CBC Television in 1963.

Ballads and Bards
Genrecountry music
Presented byReg Gibson
Jim Pirie
Country of originCanada
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9
Production
Running time15 minutes
Release
Original networkCBC Television
Original releaseJuly 1962 
29 June 1963

Premise

Country music was featured in this Winnipeg-produced series, adapted from the radio series Shenandoah. Hosts were musicians Reg Gibson (Swingalong) and Jim Pirie (Red River Jamboree).[1]

Scheduling

This series was initially broadcast from June 1962 on CBC's Winnipeg and Edmonton stations. The 15-minute series was broadcast nationally on CBC Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. from 4 May to 29 June 1963.

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References

  1. Corcelli, John (April 2005). "Ballads and Bards". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

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