CANO were a Canadian progressive rock band in the 1970s and 1980s. They were the most popular and internationally successful musical group in franco-ontarian history. The progressive rock band Yes performing in 1977. ... Events and trends Although in the United States and in many other Western societies the 1970s are often seen as a period of transition between the turbulent 1960s and the more conservative 1980s and 1990s, many of the trends that are associated widely with the Sixties, from the Sexual Revolution... Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... Franco-ontarians (French: Franco-ontarien) are francophone residents of the Canadian province of Ontario. ...

CANO evolved out of the Coopérative des artistes du Nouvel Ontario (Artists' Cooperative of Northern Ontario), an artists' collective established in Sudbury, Ontario in 1970. The group consisted of singer/guitarists André Paiement and Rachel Paiement, violinist Wasyl Kohut, guitarists Marcel Aymar and David Burt, pianist Michel Kendel, bassist John Doerr and drummer Michel Dasti. The band owned a farm near Sturgeon Falls as a collective, and did most of their recording there. A cooperative (also co-operative or co-op) is an association of persons who join together to carry on an economic activity of mutual benefit, in an egalitarian fashion. ... Northern Ontario is the part of the province of Ontario, Canada, which lies north of Lake Huron, Georgian Bay, the French River and Lake Nipissing. ... Greater Sudbury (2001 census population 155,219) is a city in Northern Ontario. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Rachel Paiement (born 1955 in Sturgeon Falls, Ontario) is a former Canadian musician and songwriter. ... Marcel Aymar is a franco-ontarian singer originally from Baie Sainte-Marie, Nova Scotia. ... The Municipality of West Nipissing is a town in northeastern Ontario, Canada on Lake Nipissing in the District of Nipissing. ...

The band performed both traditional French folk songs and original material by Aymar, the Paiements and Robert Dickson. With their third album, Eclipse, they began performing English-language songs as well. The band were most successful on francophone pop charts in Quebec and France, but they had notable hits in English Canada as well. Eclipse and Rendezvous, notably, both charted on CFNY. Robert Dickson is a Canadian poet, translator and academic. ... ... CFNY was a groundbreaking free-format radio station based in the Toronto area. ...

In 1978, André Paiement committed suicide. 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...

Spirit of the North, a compilation issued in 1980, traced CANO's integration of pop, rock and jazz influences into what was originally a folk-based style. 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

Following the departure of Rachel Paiement in 1980, the remaining musicians recorded the album Camouflage under the name Masque.

Kohut died in 1981. 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1984, Aymar, Burt, Ben Mink and Mary Lu Zahalan revived CANO for a tour. They recorded the band's final album, Visible, and played concerts in Ontario, Quebec and Japan before the band was retired for good. 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ben Mink (born 1951) is a Canadian songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and long-time collaborator with k. ... Mary Lu Zahalan is a Canadian rock singer and actress. ...

The band was also the subject of the National Film Board documentary CANO, Notes on a Collective Experience. As well, CANO were involved in the creation of two music festivals in Sudbury, the bilingual folk festival Northern Lights Festival Boréal and the franco-ontarian cultural festival La Nuit sur l'étang. Both festivals continue to operate today. Toronto offices for the National Film Board of Canada The National Film Board of Canada (or NFB) is a Canadian public film-making organization organized to both fund and produce films that educate Canadians and promote Canada around the world. ... A music festival is a festival that presents a number of musical performances usually tied together through a theme or genre. ... Northern Lights Festival Boréal is an annual folk festival in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. ... La Nuit sur létang (The Night on the Pond) is a Canadian music festival, held annually in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. ...

In 2003, Universal Music Canada released a CANO greatest hits compilation as part of their 20th Century Masters series. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Greatest Hits is a common name for artists greatest hits albums. ...

Discography

• 1976 - Tous dans l'même bâteau
• 1977 - Au nord de notre vie
• 1978 - Eclipse
• 1979 - Rendezvous
• 1980 - Spirit of the North
• 1981 - Camouflage (as Masque)
• 1985 - Visible
• 2003 - 20th Century Masters: The Best of CANO

1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External Link

• CANO (http://www.canomusique.com/)