Don Messer's Jubilee

Don Messer's Jubilee was a television folk musical variety show produced at station CBHT in Halifax, Nova Scotia and broadcast by CBC Television nationwide from 1958 until 1969. Fair use of an image from: www. ... Fair use of an image from: www. ... Folk Music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the common people. ... A variety show is a show with a variety of acts, often including music and comedy skits, especially on television. ... CBHT came on the air in 1954 as an owned and operated station of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ... Please read first: This article is about the Nova Scotia community. ... Current CBC Television logo. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...

Taking its name from band leader and fiddler Don Messer, the half-hour weekly program featured Messer and his band "Don Messer and His Islanders", as well as a guest performer. The show followed a consistent format throughout its years, beginning with a tune named "Goin' to the Barndance Tonight", followed by fiddle tunes by Messer, songs from some of his "Islanders" including singers Marg Osburne and Charlie Chamberlain, the featured guest performance, and a closing hymn. It ended with "Till We Meet Again". Don Messer is also Donald E. Messer, a Methodist theologian Donald Charles Frederick (Don) Messer (May 9, 1909 - March 26, 1973) was a Canadian musician and defining icon of folk music during the 1960s. ... A hymn is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose of praise, adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a god or other religiously significant figure. ...

Outside of Hockey Night In Canada, in the mid-1960s Don Messer's Jubilee was the #1 show in the country, earning higher ratings than even the imported CBS variety show, The Ed Sullivan Show. The guest performance slot gave national exposure to numerous Canadian folk musicians, including Stompin' Tom Connors and Catherine McKinnon. The present Hockey Night in Canada logo used since 1998. ... CBS (an abbreviation for Columbia Broadcasting System, the former legal name of the network) is one of the largest television networks, and formerly one of the largest radio networks, in the United States. ... Ed Sullivan The Ed Sullivan Show was an American television variety show that ran from June 20, 1948, to June 6, 1971, and was hosted by Ed Sullivan. ... Charles Thomas Stompin Tom Connors OC (born February 9, 1936) is one of Canadas most prolific and well-known folk singers. ... Catherine McKinnon (born May 14, 1944 in Saint John, New Brunswick) is a Canadian actress and folk/pop singer. ...

The cancellation of the show by the public broadcaster in 1969 caused a nationwide protest, including the raising of questions by Members of Parliament in the House of Commons. 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ...

Recently a great honor in Canadian folk music was bestowed upon Frank Leahy as he was chosen to receive one of Don Messer's fiddles by the Messer family. Along with the precious fiddle, Mr. Leahy has been exclusively licensed by Messer's estate to use the Don Messer name and image.