Cross Canada Barndance

Cross Canada Barndance
Presented by	Evan Kemp
Country of origin	Canada
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
Production
Producer(s)	Sydney Banks
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	CTV
Original run	October 1961 – 1962

Cross Canada Barndance was a Canadian television variety show, which aired on CTV during that network's inaugural season in 1961-62.

Produced by Sydney Banks and hosted by Evan Kemp, the show aired live performances by country musicians taped at various CTV affiliate stations.^[1][2] The show aired Saturday nights at 11 p.m. beginning October 1961 as one of CTV's inaugural series.

References

1. ^ Dube, Bernard (8 September 1961). "Dial Turns". Montreal: The Gazette. p. 49. http://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=v5gtAAAAIBAJ&pg=6914,1366507. Retrieved 2010-04-11. 
2. ^ Lang, Jennifer (17 March 2010). "Still golden: remembering B.C.'s country legend". Cloverdale Reporter. http://www.bclocalnews.com/surrey_area/cloverdalereporter/community/88280957.html?period=W&period=W&mpStartDate=03-14-2010&. Retrieved 2010-04-11. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• Cross Canada Barndance at Canadian Communications Foundation
• Green, Richard. "Country music". The Canadian Encyclopedia. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1SEC834488. Retrieved 2007-10-24.