News Roundup, Part 2: Canada and World (Searchlight Contest, Awards, Passings)

Burlington's Gordie Tapp

Graham Lear, Gordie Tapp inducted into Jack Richardson London Music Awards Hall of Fame

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News

Canada

• Paul White, Capitol Canada’s ‘Creative Pioneer’ Passes
• Talkin' Blues Podcast w Eric Alper
• Tegan & Sara, Murray McLauchlan Receive Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards
• Canadian Radio Music Award Nominees

CBC Searchlight Contest

Halifax's aquakultre Wins

Links: aquakultre, Song above courtesy of aquakultre SoundCloud

Top 10

• aquakultre: Sure (Nova Scotia)
• Jordana Talsky: Run (Toronto City)
  
  
  
  Video above courtesy of Jordana Talsky
  
  
• Chloe Hataley: Palace (Ottawa)
  
  
  
  Video above courtesy of Chloe Hataley
  
  
• Sara Diamond: Stay A Little (Montreal)
• Fallbrigade: Sweet Hope (Vancouver Island)
• CC Trubiak: Raven (Manitoba)
• Amanda Jackson Band: Dance into the Light (Prince Edward Island)
• Scarlet Sway: Room of Mirrors (Interior and Northern B.C.)
• Sinzere: On Time (Calgary and Southern Alberta)
• The Kwerks: Firelight (Greater Vancouver Area)

World

• Jazz Pianist Marian McPartland's 100th Birthday

Passings

• Jim Glass (Arizona Guitarist)
• Charlie Quintana (Social Distortion Drummer)
• Matt Dike (Delicious Vinyl Co-Founder)

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