July 26, 2017
News
Full Line-Up Announced for the CCMA Legends Show: A Tribute to Yesterday & Today
WHAT:
CCMA Legends Show
The CCMA is pleased to unveil the final line-up for the 2017 CCMA Legends Show. Joining an impressive list of acts announced last month is multiple CCMA Award winner, Patricia Conroy, 2017 CCMA Spotlight Performance Contest winner, Mallory Johnson, multiple CCMA Award winner, Jimmy Rankin, and The Washboard Union, who are celebrating two CCMA Award nominations this year.
This once-in-a-lifetime show pays tribute to Canadian country hits of the past and present by pairing some of Canada’s most cherished country artists, including Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees, with rising and current hit-makers in the industry. The star-studded 2017 CCMA Legends Show, taking place at Saskatoon’s Sid Buckwold Theatre, will be hosted by Today’s Best Country 105 CJVR.
WHO:
CCMA Legends Show Performers:
Paul Brandt
Lisa Brokop
Patricia Conroy
Hunter Brothers
Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Mallory Johnson
Madeline Merlo
Jimmy Rankin
Ian Tyson
The Washboard Union
Hosted by Today’s Best Country 105 CJVR
WHEN:
Friday, September 8, 2017
7:30 p.m. CT
WHERE:
TCU Place, Sid Buckwold Theatre
35 22 St E
Saskatoon, SK
S7K 0C8
TICKET INFORMATION:
Tickets are $45.00 each (plus fees) and will be available via TCU Place (online, in-person at the TCU Place Box Office and by phone at 888-639-7770) as of 10:00 a.m. on Friday, June 16.
MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES NOW:
Media interested in radio interviews with artists announced to perform on the CCMA Legends Show can contact Jess Seguire at jess@penelopepr.com or 613-921-2314.
MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES DURING POTASHCORP COUNTRY MUSIC WEEK:
For accredited media only. To apply for accreditation, visit ccma.org.
PotashCorp Country Music Week 2017 will be held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, September 7-10.
For more information on PotashCorp Country Music Week, or the CCMA Legends Show, visit ccma.org.
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About the Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA)
Established in 1976, the CCMA is a membership-based, not-for-profit organization committed to the promotion and recognition of Canadian country music. Built upon the foundation to educate, elevate and celebrate Canadian talent, the CCMA progressively heralds the spirit, community and creativity that country music fosters through year-round initiatives, culminating every fall with Country Music Week and the Canadian Country Music Association Awards. Sponsors of PotashCorp Country Music Week and the 2017 CCMA Awards Show include FACTOR, Canada’s Private Radio Broadcasters and the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage’s “Canada Music Fund”, Radio Starmaker Fund, the Province of Saskatchewan, the City of Saskatoon, Tourism Saskatchewan and Tourism Saskatoon. Produced with the participation of the Bell Fund.
Media Contacts
Jess Seguire | jess@penelopepr.com | 613-921-2314
Tiffany Astle | tiffany@penelopepr.com | 416-554-7329
We acknowledge the financial support of FACTOR, the Government of Canada and of Canada’s private radio broadcasters.
Nous reconnaissons l’appui financier de FACTOR, du gouvernement du Canada, et des radio diffuseurs privés du Canada.