Genre country music Country of origin Canada No. of seasons 1 First episode date July 1962 Network CBC Television Number of episodes 9 | Presented by Reg Gibson
Jim Pirie Original language(s) English No. of episodes 9 Final episode date 29 June 1963 Number of seasons 1 Language English | |
Ballads and Bards is a Canadian country music television series which aired nationally on CBC Television in 1963.
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Premise
Country music was featured in this Winnipeg-produced series, adapted from the radio series Shenandoah. Hosts were musicians Reg Gibson (Swingalong) and Jim Pirie (Red River Jamboree).
Scheduling
This series was initially broadcast from June 1962 on CBC's Winnipeg and Edmonton stations. The 15-minute series was broadcast nationally on CBC Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. from 4 May to 29 June 1963.
References
Ballads and Bards Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA