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Events from the year 1978 in Canada.
Oren Bloedow is an American singer, guitarist, and composer. He founded the band Elysian Fields in 1995 with Jennifer Charles.
William Patrick "Willie P." Bennett was a Canadian folk-music singer and songwriter, harmonica player, and mandolinist. Bennett was part of the 1970s folk music scene in Canada, and wrote and recorded many original songs. As well as performing as a solo artist, he was part of several well-known Ontario bands.
"Cold, Cold Heart" is a country music and pop song recorded by Hank Williams. This blues ballad is both a classic of honky-tonk and an entry in the Great American Songbook.
The diddley bow is a single-stringed American instrument which influenced the development of the blues sound. It consists of a single string of baling wire tensioned between two nails on a board over a glass bottle, which is used both as a bridge and as a means to magnify the instrument's sound.
Tim Bowness is an English singer and songwriter primarily known for his work as part of the band No-Man, a long-term project formed in 1987 with Porcupine Tree's Steven Wilson.
Darren is a masculine given name of uncertain etymological origins. Some theories state that it originated from an Anglicisation of the Irish first name Darragh or Dáire, meaning "Oak Tree". According to other theories, it is a variant of Darrell, which originated from the French surname D'Airelle, meaning "of Airelle". The common spelling of Darren is found in the Welsh language, meaning "edge": Black Darren and Red Darren are found on the eastern side of the Hatterrall Ridge, west of Long Town. Darren has several spelling variations including: Daren, Darin, Daryn, Darrin and Darryn.
Stephen (James) Bennett is an English musician, writer and film maker born in Skelmersdale, Lancashire. He plays various keyboards, drums and the guitar. He first came to public attention in the band LaHost in the 1980s as part of the New wave of progressive rock who had headlined at the Marquee Club in London.
Michihiro Sato (佐藤通弘, Satō Michihiro; surname Sato; name sometimes listed as Sato Michihiro;, is a prominent Japanese player of the Tsugaru-jamisen.
Peter Chilvers is a Cambridgeshire-based British musician and software designer.
Bennett is an English language surname ; related to the medieval name Benedict, both ultimately from Latin Benedictus "blessed". Bennett is the English spelling of the Anglo-Norman name Ben[n]et. The oldest public record of the surname is dated 1208 in County Durham. §
Manus McGuire is an Irish fiddle player born in Tullamore, and grew up in County Sligo, now residing in County Clare. In 1970, he won Sligo's prestigious "Fiddler of Dooney" competition, at age 14. He is a founding member of "Buttons and Bows", "Moving Cloud", and "The Brock McGuire Band". Both brothers were medical doctors; Seamus lives in Donegal.
Iniabasi Samuel Henshaw, professionally known as Samm Henshaw, is an English singer, songwriter, and record producer, signed to Columbia Records. Henshaw has garnered mainstream radio support from BBC Radio 1 and was handpicked by James Bay and Chance the Rapper for tour support.
