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6. Gibbon and the Canadian Mosaic |
John Murray Gibbon invented the term Canadian Mosaic, produced
the first folk festivals, and had a large impact on the creation of Canadian
identity. He did it for love, and as a senior executive for the Canadian
Pacific Railway. The use of folk music as a device for assimilation, the
1920’s festivals, Gibbon’s concept of folk music and the Canadian
Mosaic. |
A program from the 1928 festival organized by Gibbon in Winnipeg. |
A concert program from the 1928 Winnipeg festival. |
Cover of the program from the 6th Annual Folk Festival with Arts and Crafts Exhibition held in Vancouver from Oct 5 to 8, 1938 |
Program from the 1st British Columbia Ukrainian Canadian Festival 1946 |
Cover of the book, An Introduction to the Ukrainian-Canadian Immigrant Folksong Cycle, by Robert B. Klymasz, (Ottawa: National Museums of Canada, 1970) |
Cover of the book, Canadian Mosaic: The Making of a Northern Nation, by John Murray Gibbon, (Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1938) |
Photo of the Ukrainian Male Chorus from Winnipeg, as printed on the back of their album, Ukrainian Male Chorus Sings Folk Songs. |
Album cover for the record, Ukrainian Male Chorus Sings Folk Songs. |
Music and Lyrics to Les Raftsmen, English version of which was written by John Murray Gibbon, as printed in the program for the Canadian Folk Song and Handicrafts Festival organized by Gibbon at the Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City, May 20-22, 1927, page 14 |
Cover of the program from the Canadian Folk Song and Handicrafts Festival organized by John Murray Gibbon at the Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City, May 20-22, 1927 |