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	Anglican church music
		The development of Anglican church music in the Prairie provinces was handicapped until 1950 by the scarcity of organs between Winnipeg and Vancouver.
		The Anglican Congress held in Toronto in 1963, with a massed male choir drawn from several cities, demonstrated vividly the growth of church music in Canada.
		The RCCO continued to support church music of all denominations, and the Anglican Foundation, a funding arm of the national church, provided scholarships for beginning organists which is encouraging a renewed interest in the instrument.
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	Old-time music - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Among the prominent styles of old-time music in Canada are the Scottish-derived tradition of Nova Scotia (particularly Cape Breton Island), the French Canadian music of Quebec and Acadia, the old-time music of Ontario, and the prairie fiddling traditions of the central provinces.
		While old-time music was practiced in all regions of the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries, by the 20th century it had come to be associated primarily with the Appalachian region.
		Appalachian folk music is a distinctive genre of folk music Appalachian music is believed to have developed from traditional Scottish, English and Irish music brought to the United States by immigrants from those countries, and in turn it influenced country music and old-time music.
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	Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
		As an offshoot of the Music Education Fund, this program is intended to improve music education in Canada by providing individual grants to selected schools that demonstrate potential but are in need of funding to ensure sustained growth.
		In 2002, the Prairie Music Alliance expanded to incorporate the Western Canadian provinces and territories (B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut).
		CARAS aims to showcase and promote Canadian artists and music and is the governing body of the Juno awards.
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	Anglican church music
		The development of Anglican church music in the Prairie provinces was handicapped until 1950 by the scarcity of organs between Winnipeg and Vancouver.
		The Roman Catholic church and the Church of England were the first in Canada to employ trained musicians.
		The first surpliced choir in Canada is said to have sung (under John Bentley) at the consecration of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Quebec City in 1804.
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	Encyclopedia: Chuck Mitchell
		Joni Mitchell (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7, 1943, in (additional info and facts about Fort Macleod) Fort Macleod, (One of the three prairie provinces in western Canada; rich in oil and natural gas and minerals) Alberta), is a Canadian musician and painter.
		Mitchell was inducted into the (additional info and facts about Canadian Music Hall of Fame) Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1981 and into the (additional info and facts about Rock and Roll Hall of Fame) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.
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	Amanda Stott -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		Amanda Stott is a country-music singer from (Click link for more info and facts about Brandon) Brandon, (One of the three prairie provinces in central Canada) Manitoba.
		Amanda Stott -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/am/amanda_stott.htm (35 words)

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