Down Home Country is a Canadian country music television series which aired on CBC Television in 1975.
| Down Home Country | |
|---|---|
| Genre | country music |
| Presented by | Tom Gallant |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Stan Jacobson |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 11 July – 5 September 1975 |
Premise edit
New Brunswick singer-songwriter Tom Gallant hosted this series which replaced The Tommy Hunter Show between seasons. Series regulars included vocal trio Blue Jane, comic duo Chuck Wagon (Harvey Atkin) and Luke Warm (Peter Cullen), and musician Nancy White. The series featured visiting artists such as Chad Allan, Jessi Colter, The Good Brothers, Waylon Jennings, Myrna Lorrie, Colleen Peterson, Kenny Rogers, Sneezy Waters and Jesse Winchester.[1]
Scheduling edit
This hour-long series was broadcast on Fridays at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 11 July to 5 September 1975.
References edit
- ^ Corcelli, John (August 2005). "Down Home Country". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
External links edit
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "Down Home Country". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- Down Home Country at IMDb
