- Chansons (TV series)
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Chansons Genre folk music Directed by Anton Vandewater Country of origin 
CanadaLanguage(s) English No. of seasons 1 No. of episodes 13 Production Executive producer(s) Jim Guthro Producer(s) Anton Vandewater Running time 30 minutes Broadcast Original channel CBC Television Original run 3 November 1966 – 8 February 1967 Chansons is a Canadian music television series which aired on CBC Television from 1966 to 1969.
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Premise
This series of folk music performances was produced in colour as a Canadian Centennial project. Shooting locations included Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec. Performers included Christine Charbonneau[1], Bonnie Dobson, Jean-Pierre Ferland, Sheila Graham, Pauline Julien, Tom Kines, Claude Leveillee, Gordon Lightfoot, Catherine McKinnon, Joni Mitchell, The Travellers and George Walker.[2]
Scheduling
This half-hour series was broadcast Thursdays at 10:30 p.m. (North American Eastern time) from 3 November 1966 to 8 February 1967. It was rebroadcast for another run on Fridays at 5:30 p.m. from 4 July to 26 September 1969.
References
- ^ http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Charbonneau
- ^ Corcelli, John (May 2005). "Chansons". Canadian Communications Foundation. http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/programming/television/programming_popup.php?id=784. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
External links
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "Chansons". Queen's University. http://www.film.queensu.ca/CBC/Car.html. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
Categories:- CBC network shows
- 1966 Canadian television series debuts
- 1969 Canadian television series endings
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