"This week's Sessions Podcast featuring the musical stylings of Shad and Champion is the second part of our show recorded live off the floor @ Victoria's Transmission Festival."
Voters have from today until
"We can't wait to see the final list of locations and artists chosen by Canadians," said
The GREAT CANADIAN SONG QUEST's artist line up was selected from Radio 2's playlist, and includes musicians representing Canada's regions and celebrated sounds. From musical icons to emerging stars, Canadians will choose from a vast range of styles-from urban beat and home-grown folk, to rich and nuanced world music. Artist bios and a selection of their work can be found at the
The location short list is a result of the nominations submitted by Canadians over the past two weeks, through the GREAT CANADIAN SONG QUEST website, campaign-style blogs, Tweets and Facebook comments, and photo and video postings.
A full list of the 65 singer-songwriters participating in the GREAT CANADIAN SONG QUEST and short listed locations follows as an appendix.
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Canadian hip-hop artist K-OS was Q's 'Friday Live' guest to coincide with the release of his new album 'Yes!'. He performed two songs and sat down for a chat. This is the first song he performed and the first single from the new album. This is a stripped down version of the original.
k-os was born in Toronto and grew up in Whitby, Ontario. His parents raised Kevin as a Jehovah's Witness, where his father was a minister. So, Kevin went to church three times a week until he was 17. After that, he went to university, studied a number of subjects including music theory and dabbled in creating his own music. That led to a grant for a video and by the early 90's, he'd released a few singles. But Kevin was unhappy with the musical style and took some time off. By 2002, he released his debut record, a mostly rap centric album called 'Exit.' Two years later, he hit it big with his hip hop follow up album 'Joyful Rebellion' and 'Rolling Stone' called him a 'destined superstar'. Now, he's back with another record called 'Yes!'
