Episode 277: The Wonderful Grand Band - retrospective on the most influential and beloved band ever to play in Newfoundland.
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English - January 26, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 109 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsMusic Arts traditional music singer-songwriter fiddle folk east coast canadiana americana Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Episode 276: Featuring more artists who performed on “Sonny Don’t Go Away A Tribute to Ron Hynes”.
Next Episode: Episode 278: Music from PEI and New Brunswick.
A retrospective on “The Wonderful Grand Band”, the most influential and beloved band in the history of Newfoundland and Labrador. WGB recorded two albums, helped turn bandmate Ron Hynes's song Sonny's Dream into a Canadian anthem, and starred in a top-rated CBC series named after themselves in the early 1980s.