Ballads and Bards

Ballads and Bards is a Canadian country music television series which aired nationally on CBC Television in 1963.

Ballads and Bards
Genre	country music
Presented by	Reg Gibson Jim Pirie
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	9
Production
Running time	15 minutes
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	July 1962 (1962-07) – 29 June 1963 (1963-06-29)

Premise

Country music was featured in this Winnipeg-produced series, adapted from the radio series Shenandoah. Hosts were musicians Reg Gibson (Swingalong) and Jim Pirie (Red River Jamboree).

Scheduling

This series was initially broadcast from June 1962 on CBC's Winnipeg and Edmonton stations. The 15-minute series was broadcast nationally on CBC Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. from 4 May to 29 June 1963.

External links

• Allan, Blaine (1996). "Ballads and Bards". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.