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Watch the 2021 Juno Songwriters' Circle

The annual Juno Songwriters' Circle has always been a well-attended event during Juno Week, and this year’s virtual session was likely one of the most viewed events during Juno week, streamed live

Watch the 2021 Juno Songwriters' Circle

By David Farrell

The annual Juno Songwriters' Circle has always been a well-attended event during Juno Week, and this year’s virtual session was likely one of the most viewed events during Juno week, streamed live from the Glenn Gould Studio in CBC's Toronto headquarter. The Saturday evening soiree was hosted by Jim Cuddy and featured July Talk's Leah Fay and Peter Dreimanis, Deborah Cox, Dan Hill and Carole Pope. For these songsmiths, it was likely the first time that they had the opportunity to mingle and socialize with their own kind in over a year, making it a very special occasion for them and, in turn, for us too.


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Sam Ferrara
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Sam Ferrara

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Obituaries: Toronto Punk Rocker and Artist Sam Ferrara, American Roots Music Publicist Mark Pucci

This week we also acknowledge the passing of David Surkamp, leader of prog rock band Pavlov's Dog.

Sam Ferrara (a.k.a. Screamin' Sam), a musician, singer-songwriter, inventor of instruments and acclaimed artist who was a crucial figure on the original Toronto punk rock scene, died on October 16, at age 72, after a long illness.

Steve Koch, a bandmate and very close friend of Ferrara for almost five decades, supplied Billboard Canada with extensive biographical notes.

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