Let's Sing Out Explained

Genre:music
Presenter:Oscar Brand
Country:Canada
Language:English
Channel:CTV Television Network
CBC Television
Num Seasons:4
Producer:Syd Banks

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 music hosted by folk musician Oscar Brand.[1] Episodes were filmed on location at universities and geared towards post-secondary school audiences.

Guests included such artists as Eric Andersen, Phil Ochs, Tom Rush, Simon & Garfunkel, Joni Mitchell, 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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Rutherford, Paul . When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952–1967 . registration . . 0-8020-5830-2 . 195 . 1990 .
  2. Web site: Let's Sing Out . John . Corcelli . May 2005 . Canadian Communications Foundation . 7 May 2010 .