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- ↑ "Founding Folkies" A History of Folk Music in English Canada, chapter 19 by Gary Cristall
- ↑ "Folk Music Revival" Canadian Encyclopedia
- ↑ "ROUNDABOUT Light Programme, 3 November 1960". Genome
- ↑ "A selective guide to Toronto night life by David Secter". The Varsity, September 28, 1963 - Mar 20, 1964
- ↑ "Bohemian Embassy Night". Artword Theatre Bulletin, April–May, 2001]
- ↑ https://www.thestar.com/article/173256 "Bohemian". Toronto Star, 2007/01/21
- ↑ John Einarson (6 September 2011). Four Strong Winds: Ian and Sylvia. McClelland & Stewart. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-7710-3040-6.
- ↑ Michael Hill (6 May 2017). The Mariposa Folk Festival: A History. Dundurn. pp. 17–. ISBN 978-1-4597-3774-7.
- ↑ http://humanist.toronto.on.ca/newsletters/Newsletter46.html "Bohemian Embassy Night Was a Sell-Out Success!". Humanist newsletter May/June, 2001 Number 46 [ dead link ] Archived
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