enca http://www.thetaleofatown.com http://static.feedpress.it/logo/thetaleofatowncanada.jpg Society & Culture/Personal Journals nonadult transmissions from Canada's national oral history and theatre company FIXT POINT Arts and Media oral history, main street, culture, canada, nova scotia, prince edward island, new brunswick, newfoundland, quebec, ontario, saskatchewan, manitoba, alberta, british columbia, yukon, northwest territories, nunavut, travel, FIXT POINT Arts and Media oral history, main street, culture, canada, nova scotia, prince edward island, new brunswick, newfoundland, quebec, ontario, saskatchewan, manitoba, alberta, british columbia, yukon, northwest territories, nunavut, travel, DC: Dear Canada is an audio postcard series that follows the journey of The Tale of a Town’s storymobile as it crosses the country to capture the collective community memory of our main streets, one story at a time, leading up to Canada’s 150th anniversary in 2017. Featuring uniquely local voices from towns and big cities across each province and territory, each postcard will reveal a telling tale about Canada’s disappearing downtown culture. Hosts Charles Ketchabaw and Lisa Marie DiLiberto mix the most compelling interviews gathered as part of their national oral history project with inquisitive commentary addressed to listeners across the country. AWDMS: A Walk Down Main Street is a long form podcast series that takes a deeper look at the characters and tales at the heart of Ontario’s downtown neighbourhoods. charles@fixtpoint.com DC: Dear Canada is an audio postcard series that follows the journey of The Tale of a Town’s storymobile as it crosses the country to capture the collective community memory of our main streets, one story at a time, leading up to Canada’s 150th anniversary in 2017. Featuring uniquely local voices from towns and big cities across each province and territory, each postcard will reveal a telling tale about Canada’s disappearing downtown culture. Hosts Charles Ketchabaw and Lisa Marie DiLiberto mix the most compelling interviews gathered as part of their national oral history project with inquisitive commentary addressed to listeners across the country. AWDMS: A Walk Down Main Street is a long form podcast series that takes a deeper look at the characters and tales at the heart of Ontario’s downtown neighbourhoods. no FIXT POINT Arts and Media 1003352678 http://www.thetaleofatown.com Fri, 11 May 2018 15:35:18 +0000 Fri, 11 May 2018 15:35:18 +0000 60 en All rights reserved feeds@soundcloud.com (SoundCloud Feeds) The Tale of a Town - Canada is a site-specific oral history and theatre project aiming to capture the collective community memory of Canada's Main Streets, one story at a time, while preserving local heritage and promoting neighbourhood culture. transmissions from Canada's national oral history and theatre company charles@fixtpoint.com FIXT POINT Arts and Media FIXT POINT Arts and Media no tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/234816627 Thu, 10 Dec 2015 02:53:34 +0000 http://tracking.feedpress.it/link/10549/2151264 00:29:44 FIXT POINT Arts and Media no Think about the old Hotel Hamilton – which is now the Mulberry Street Coffeehouse…the Armoury…the Art Crawl…that’s right, it’s time to take a walk down James Street North with The Tale of a Town's newest podcast. There are many main streets to walk down in Hamilton, and over the next three years, our Storymobile will be visiting as many of them as possible. Special thanks to CoBALT Connects, The Ontario Arts Council, and the Ontario Trillium Foundation for their generous support of our project, and to everyone in Hamilton who​ supported our performance installation at Supercrawl and​ took the time to share their stories -- you can find a complete list on our website. ​ The Tale of a Town is created and produced by FIXT POINT and developed ​in collaboration with​ the National Arts Centre to capture the collective community memory of Canada's main streets -- one story at a time. This episode featured original music by Jake Nicoll, and was produced by Roz Mugford, Charles Ketchabaw, and Alison Broverman. Think about the old Hotel Hamilton – which is now… Think about the old Hotel Hamilton – which is now the Mulberry Street Coffeehouse…the Armoury…the Art Crawl…that’s right, it’s time to take a walk down James Street North with The Tale of a Town's newest podcast. There are many main streets to walk down in Hamilton, and over the next three years, our Storymobile will be visiting as many of them as possible. Special thanks to CoBALT Connects, The Ontario Arts Council, and the Ontario Trillium Foundation for their generous support of our project, and to everyone in Hamilton who​ supported our performance installation at Supercrawl and​ took the time to share their stories -- you can find a complete list on our website. ​ The Tale of a Town is created and produced by FIXT POINT and developed ​in collaboration with​ the National Arts Centre to capture the collective community memory of Canada's main streets -- one story at a time. This episode featured original music by Jake Nicoll, and was produced by Roz Mugford, Charles Ketchabaw, and Alison Broverman.]]> oral history, main street, culture, canada, nova scotia, prince edward island, new brunswick, newfoundland, quebec, ontario, saskatchewan, manitoba, alberta, british columbia, yukon, northwest territories, nunavut, travel, FIXT POINT Arts and Media tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/234830612 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 17:35:36 +0000 http://tracking.feedpress.it/link/10549/2128206 00:22:53 FIXT POINT Arts and Media no There are many main streets to walk down in Hamilton, and over the next three years, our Storymobile will be visiting as many of them as possible. But maybe you can guess where we are today… Do you remember the Hillcrest dining hall...the great view from Sam Laurence Park…memories of former shops like Woolcott’s Shoes, Wilf’s Hardware, and So Low Sales… That’s right! Join us now for a walk “up” Concession Street. Special thanks to CoBALT Connects, The Ontario Arts Council, and the Ontario Trillium Foundation for their generous support of our project, and to everyone in Hamilton who​ supported our performance installation at Supercrawl and​ took the time to share their stories. You can hear more at: www.thetaleofatown.com The Tale of a Town is created and produced by FIXT POINT and developed in collaboration with​ the National Arts Centre to capture the collective community memory of Canada's main streets, one story at a time... This episode features original music by Jake Nicoll, and was produced by Charles Ketchabaw and Alison Broverman, in collaboration with Lisa Pijuan-Nomura and our creative team. There are many main streets to walk down in Hamil… There are many main streets to walk down in Hamilton, and over the next three years, our Storymobile will be visiting as many of them as possible. But maybe you can guess where we are today… Do you remember the Hillcrest dining hall...the great view from Sam Laurence Park…memories of former shops like Woolcott’s Shoes, Wilf’s Hardware, and So Low Sales… That’s right! Join us now for a walk “up” Concession Street. Special thanks to CoBALT Connects, The Ontario Arts Council, and the Ontario Trillium Foundation for their generous support of our project, and to everyone in Hamilton who​ supported our performance installation at Supercrawl and​ took the time to share their stories. You can hear more at: www.thetaleofatown.com The Tale of a Town is created and produced by FIXT POINT and developed in collaboration with​ the National Arts Centre to capture the collective community memory of Canada's main streets, one story at a time... This episode features original music by Jake Nicoll, and was produced by Charles Ketchabaw and Alison Broverman, in collaboration with Lisa Pijuan-Nomura and our creative team.]]> oral history, main street, culture, canada, nova scotia, prince edward island, new brunswick, newfoundland, quebec, ontario, saskatchewan, manitoba, alberta, british columbia, yukon, northwest territories, nunavut, travel, FIXT POINT Arts and Media tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/234830602 Fri, 27 Nov 2015 15:29:13 +0000 http://tracking.feedpress.it/link/10549/2094157 00:28:42 FIXT POINT Arts and Media no Did you ever hang out at Fast Eddie’s downtown? Have you strolled through Walkerville on your way to Kildare House? Or maybe you recall a first date at the Dominion House… When we parked our Storymobile at the foot of Ouellette right beside the Detroit River, we heard stories from Windsorites about everything from downtown’s grit and Sandwichtown’s history to the walkability of Walkerville – and learned that there is so much more to the City of Roses than a terrific view of the Detroit Skyline! Special thanks to the City of Windsor, the Arts Council Windsor and Region, The Ontario Arts Council, and the Ontario Trillium Foundation for their generous support of our project, and to everyone in Windsor who​ supported our performance installation and​ took the time to share their stories -- you can find a complete list on our website. The Tale of a Town is created and produced by FIXT POINT and developed in collaboration with​ the National Arts Centre to capture the collective community memory of Canada's main streets -- one story at a time. Produced by: Alison Broverman  Created ​in collaboration with the artistic team including Sherry Campeau and Katie Swift, with original music by Jake Nicoll​. Did you ever hang out at Fast Eddie’s downtown? H… Did you ever hang out at Fast Eddie’s downtown? Have you strolled through Walkerville on your way to Kildare House? Or maybe you recall a first date at the Dominion House… When we parked our Storymobile at the foot of Ouellette right beside the Detroit River, we heard stories from Windsorites about everything from downtown’s grit and Sandwichtown’s history to the walkability of Walkerville – and learned that there is so much more to the City of Roses than a terrific view of the Detroit Skyline! Special thanks to the City of Windsor, the Arts Council Windsor and Region, The Ontario Arts Council, and the Ontario Trillium Foundation for their generous support of our project, and to everyone in Windsor who​ supported our performance installation and​ took the time to share their stories -- you can find a complete list on our website. The Tale of a Town is created and produced by FIXT POINT and developed in collaboration with​ the National Arts Centre to capture the collective community memory of Canada's main streets -- one story at a time. Produced by: Alison Broverman  Created ​in collaboration with the artistic team including Sherry Campeau and Katie Swift, with original music by Jake Nicoll​.]]> oral history, main street, culture, canada, nova scotia, prince edward island, new brunswick, newfoundland, quebec, ontario, saskatchewan, manitoba, alberta, british columbia, yukon, northwest territories, nunavut, travel, FIXT POINT Arts and Media tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/233475547 Wed, 18 Nov 2015 14:56:04 +0000 http://tracking.feedpress.it/link/10549/2048860 00:26:03 FIXT POINT Arts and Media no Come take a walk down main street in Prince Edward County, Ontario. From the old days of the canning industry, to the present-day tourism boom, Prince Edward County is changing rapidly! We brought our Storymobile to the main streets of Wellington, Bloomfield, and Picton to gather stories from all along the Loyalist Parkway. The people of the county share stories about everything from the Wellington Grill to Angeline's to the Regent Theatre -- and plenty in between! Special thanks to the Festival Players of Prince Edward County, The Ontario Arts Council, and the Ontario Trillium Foundation for their generous support of our project, and to everyone in Prince Edward County who supported our performance installation and took the time to share their stories. The Tale of a Town is created and produced by FIXT POINT and developed in collaboration with the National Arts Centre to capture the collective community memory of Canada's main streets -- one story at a time. This episode was produced by Alison Broverman, and created in collaboration with the artistic team including Krista Dalby and Katie Swift, with original music by Jake Nicoll. Come take a walk down main street in Prince Edwar… Come take a walk down main street in Prince Edward County, Ontario. From the old days of the canning industry, to the present-day tourism boom, Prince Edward County is changing rapidly! We brought our Storymobile to the main streets of Wellington, Bloomfield, and Picton to gather stories from all along the Loyalist Parkway. The people of the county share stories about everything from the Wellington Grill to Angeline's to the Regent Theatre -- and plenty in between! Special thanks to the Festival Players of Prince Edward County, The Ontario Arts Council, and the Ontario Trillium Foundation for their generous support of our project, and to everyone in Prince Edward County who supported our performance installation and took the time to share their stories. The Tale of a Town is created and produced by FIXT POINT and developed in collaboration with the National Arts Centre to capture the collective community memory of Canada's main streets -- one story at a time. This episode was produced by Alison Broverman, and created in collaboration with the artistic team including Krista Dalby and Katie Swift, with original music by Jake Nicoll. ]]> oral history, main street, culture, canada, nova scotia, prince edward island, new brunswick, newfoundland, quebec, ontario, saskatchewan, manitoba, alberta, british columbia, yukon, northwest territories, nunavut, travel, FIXT POINT Arts and Media tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/225214907 Wed, 23 Sep 2015 14:59:26 +0000 http://tracking.feedpress.it/link/10549/1789566 00:02:34 FIXT POINT Arts and Media no come for a visit to Barrington Street in downtown Halifax Nova Scotia and meet an RCN officer and Downtown Paul come for a visit to Barrington Street in downtown… come for a visit to Barrington Street in downtown Halifax Nova Scotia and meet an RCN officer and Downtown Paul]]> oral history, main street, culture, canada, nova scotia, prince edward island, new brunswick, newfoundland, quebec, ontario, saskatchewan, manitoba, alberta, british columbia, yukon, northwest territories, nunavut, travel, FIXT POINT Arts and Media tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/224466060 Fri, 18 Sep 2015 16:39:15 +0000 http://tracking.feedpress.it/link/10549/1771581 00:02:39 FIXT POINT Arts and Media no Learn about Gloria Fisher the undisputed stationary queen of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Learn about Gloria Fisher the undisputed stationa… Learn about Gloria Fisher the undisputed stationary queen of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia]]> oral history, main street, culture, canada, nova scotia, prince edward island, new brunswick, newfoundland, quebec, ontario, saskatchewan, manitoba, alberta, british columbia, yukon, northwest territories, nunavut, travel, FIXT POINT Arts and Media tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/223062557 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 13:18:23 +0000 http://tracking.feedpress.it/link/10549/1728654 00:26:47 FIXT POINT Arts and Media no Do you remember the Elevator Man at S&R? Have you had a memorable breakfast at Morrison’s? Found the perfect record at Brian’s Record Option? Remember when Chez Piggy came to town? Come take A Walk Down Main St. in Kingston Ontario with The Tale of a Town. This summer we visited Kingston Ontario as part of the inaugural Kick and Push Festival to gather main street stories and create a performance installation. www.kickandpushfestival.com www.thetaleofatown.com Do you remember the Elevator Man at S&R? Have you… Do you remember the Elevator Man at S&R? Have you had a memorable breakfast at Morrison’s? Found the perfect record at Brian’s Record Option? Remember when Chez Piggy came to town? Come take A Walk Down Main St. in Kingston Ontario with The Tale of a Town. This summer we visited Kingston Ontario as part of the inaugural Kick and Push Festival to gather main street stories and create a performance installation. www.kickandpushfestival.com www.thetaleofatown.com]]> oral history, main street, culture, canada, nova scotia, prince edward island, new brunswick, newfoundland, quebec, ontario, saskatchewan, manitoba, alberta, british columbia, yukon, northwest territories, nunavut, travel, FIXT POINT Arts and Media tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/222268628 Fri, 04 Sep 2015 13:58:17 +0000 http://tracking.feedpress.it/link/10549/1710641 00:04:05 FIXT POINT Arts and Media no "We all worked at Webbers at one time or the other" - said the group of coffee drinkers in Oyster Pond "We all worked at Webbers at one time or the othe… "We all worked at Webbers at one time or the other" - said the group of coffee drinkers in Oyster Pond]]> oral history, main street, culture, canada, nova scotia, prince edward island, new brunswick, newfoundland, quebec, ontario, saskatchewan, manitoba, alberta, british columbia, yukon, northwest territories, nunavut, travel, FIXT POINT Arts and Media