Strong & Free
Call Number: CD 711
Format: Audio CD
Number of Discs: 1
Release Date: January 1, 2000
Label: Opening Day Recordings
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One of the enduring images of Canadian history is that of the railroad, which opened up the vast expanse of the country to immigration, created markets for the riches of the prairies and the west and spurred the growth of our cities. In the 1920s the Canadian National Railway installed radio equipment in its trains and hotels and engaged musicians to tour the country to perform for its local radio broadcasts, thereby creating Canada’s first musical stars. This patchwork of independent radio stations eventually became our first national radio broadcasting network. With one eye in the rear-view mirror, True North Brass offers this tribute to “The True North Strong and Free”.
J. SCOTT IRVINE
1. Fanfare for St. Margaret’s
JIM MCGRATH
2-4. Three Miniatures
JOHN KIM BELL (arr. Irvine)
5-7. In the Land of Spirits
ERNEST MACMILLAN (arr. Irvine)
8-9. Two Scetches on French Canadian Airs
TRADITIONAL CANADIAN (arr. Kay)
10. The Red River Valley
TRADITIONAL CHINESE (arr. Irvine)
11. Purple Bamboo Melody
ARTHUR PRYOR (arr. Kay)
12. Air Varie
HOWARD CABLE
13. Cross-Country Holiday
YOUMANS/KAHN/ELISCU (arr. Kay)
14. Carioca
MALCOLM FORSYTH
15. Farielli’s Folly
ALASTAIR KAY
16. True North Blues
CALIXA LAVALLEE
17. O Canada