Let's Sing Out

Let's Sing Out
Genre	music
Presented by	Oscar Brand
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
Production
Producer	Syd Banks
Original release
Network	CTV Television Network CBC Television
Release	1963 (1963) – 7 July 1967 (1967-07-07)

Let's Sing Out was a Canadian music television series which aired on CTV from 1963 to 1966, then on CBC Television until 1968.

Premise

This series, patterned after the American Hootenanny show, featured contemporary folk musicians sharing a stage at college concerts hosted by folk musician Oscar Brand. ^[1] Episodes were filmed on location at universities and geared towards post-secondary school audiences. ^[2]

Guests included such artists as Eric Andersen, Len Chandler, Bonnie Dobson, Jim Kweskin Jug Band (when it included Geoff Muldaur and Maria Muldaur), Joni Mitchell (as Joni Anderson), Phil Ochs, Tom Rush, Simon & Garfunkel, Dave Van Ronk, Josh White Jr. and The Clancy Brothers.

Scheduling

Let's Sing Out began in 1963 on CTV. The series was broadcast on the CBC network. This began on October 7, 1966. Airing Fridays at 5:30 p.m. (Eastern) until July 7, 1967. It was rebroadcast on CBC from July 5 to 20 September 1968, also in the Friday 5:30 p.m time slot. Let's Sing Out was sold to markets in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. ^[2]

References

1. Rutherford, Paul (1990). When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952–1967 . University of Toronto Press. p.  195. ISBN   0-8020-5830-2.
2. Corcelli, John (May 2005). "Let's Sing Out". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

External links

• Allan, Blaine (1996). "Let's Sing Out". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 1 June 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
• Let's Sing Out at IMDb
• Joni Anderson (Mitchell) on Let's Sing Out, 1965 on YouTube