Ballads and Bards | |
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Genre | country music |
Presented by | Reg Gibson Jim Pirie |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 9 |
Production | |
Running time | 15 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | CBC Television |
Original release | July 1962 – 29 June 1963 |
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