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Area resident Stompin' Tom media critic champions ity lenniler Barc Canadas nom ber ose maIe coantry singer al in is Ens Townsbip home, ner- vousty cbaixsmobing. He totd me be vas ted up vitb tbe condition of the mxsic business ln Canada. Siompin' Tom Connors bas loxgbf bard for recognition of Canadian talent. Nov be frets es losing tbr baIlle. "In 50 years Canadian talent yull be blase" larnienlu tbe max mbo bas donc xx math for Canadiax foib sîxglng. Tventy-seven albums, nearly 100 singles, oumerous gold recordu and six Juno avards avent gone ix Toms bead. Comfortable and vaxy-liing, biompin' Tom s an enibxsiasiic pairiot but nover- ihelessxis 01 bappy ssth meda reception ol Canadias talent. For years Connors bas aitempted lx assst struggling msiciams gatx recog- nition. "Il other performers bave lo go trough bal wbat i vent iboug.' be commenta. "lbey'li juni go 10 the Stae." In 1971 Connors etablisbed xxxi Records 10 encoxrage young talent. Tbe Msissauga based company nov em- braves nixe subsidiary comxparues under bnown. Eîgbl peope are empioyed wiib tbe teganixalion dealing in a varîeîy of Stc avix fron vassival. 10 eany-lixlening and foib mxsic. Two hbutdred albums ave beeri releasrd bt Cottoot and 500 singlex fron 700 groups. Tbey also sries witi contîol tiver 5,t)a10 pîrren xfpxlixbed record saIe ('anadian music. rtad. Tbey Toms manager and busixess assoiale. and tegolia Jury Krylîub. says prtmotion ix bts Wben the bggesi job but tbey sit catigel paxi the vas re lv media. Radtt programmers dlaim ithe only hatd musi 1is lxvfortheir lstenrers. Kryixb "lv boem siales. "But vbo is il buvx tbe records?" bsixstxve be queries. luine batt Sompn' Tom.considered more native onened i Canadian iban oiber perlormern and noied Thtr itoml for is counry balads abaxt smalil omno. taniodestI vnt undertand the atitude of radio dse wert Acîo jocbeys.'Tbe C.l.T.C regulaitonu of 1971 <lcriisui st deîxandcd 30oper ent Canadian content o ciao atd hi every pogam but. aeeording ix Tom, and leva'v vbvn peogvam orgunies dinvoverd Aller a gr Loophoies in the legsiation tbey ent righl planstote ole baeb ix airnosi total Amervan talent. foe it xrxt 'Tbey corne up idi a bunnb xf ru- gl tkox cases." be says. "And ohm en atioly piilIjitsi bc thour exues t ey corne up iib more" is tbe irsi He leels ell go banbvupt if Canadian ompaird performers dont gel more air ime. Writiog ta "Ifll'd saned mymoney." be moters. "I He peadv couid bvery weiiofflnxv"-ButConnors hutm. ro bas been sining everything abave modesi guides. pat living expenses bath mlx ibhe business. He vîtîle set ays e's bxoving is head agaînt a voit "t'ee 001 beauose tbe publie iii neyer huy evor- vombxatior dîngs unless tbvy bear the arist. rout"a "I tant onfinxaliy put iboasanîtu lxix and bas proÉ production vben no demund is being Wbrîî axbî ceaird." bc ommenîs glumly. the rea. fi Tom felntil Canadian arlîts go ix tbe boA lvii do Slairs for recognition everyone loses. vat for Hr pobiciy decrits tbe muic buiness le as't ai rvery xppovlunity and bat eten gone as cmnnt far as ix trs doms appearing ai the veryce tanadian National Exhibition imo years in "Itittni a rxv evose bbc ell tbe Canadian content ltirA e en mastsfiitent. xx comptoiri Hlesaysthie CNE is the largest i xlivinA Altugi, sn tbe vxrld. "We ave il brr- il'sours. acres itliipie Wby tant e se il lx vue advantage?" underr. Hritoid CNE officiais ihey thoxid ave ai ecpîvg trun leaslo60per cent Canadian contenl il ubroirveat you coolt mabe a commrilment. t vont ride. play" ire bld ibrm. O t- iti ' Andbhedidn't, suce." ligr Hes alto unbappy uib sexupaper fornta ortsc vtreage ofite sv-callvd cancellatton of Tirhe nvît is CBCiLrteaxvsin sertes "Stompin' Tom't al Arpendsc Canada."-Tr sv "t asti cancelled." be fvxms. "tbe Priter Edo a cxxroa xowa p. ligblîvf bit fie explainrd tbe CBC montrA ix sign wvbrrv bvan( bîm tixa 26 urnes vib options lxr eneval Av a cbld T Canadian talent and losiehomes in the Maritimes. Hr reeres 10 the farm n bbîxxer's Pond. P.El.vb werrbrelivrd moslxtohsyouib.as Stiig o nthe road in hisearly 1teens., Toni siarted Canatian vaoderîngs ibatiîxuprrdbis songs. For yrarsie rode the aut He uts doms anA oui. playing for a brror a otgbi'v theller but geliing tu bnov thb peuple andcountry be loves mitb obvîxas passion. Il vas many yrars befove tbe Casadiax publie became aoave xf the guttural voire under the ineitabir blackstielson accxm- paierd by the tbumptng betlon plyvxod. Songs lîbe "SuA the Spad". fonnors al ime best-seller, "Tiitsxsburg" and "Big .11v Mullrav' arr nov veli bnîîmn but arerstilit not rreîvîng adequair media a tirniion. Connors insistu. Iisappointed in resposse by a media he lel smosi inluential. Tom tells of lits sadnrss andfeeling of hopr.letsness for al tanadian performers. ".Il the rersi xlCanada uould lobe a ev votural i bistrom Qurbet. me migbi be dluiîîb sxxîeiîg." ie says, Frencb culture in Quebec loos ate their ownand mabrt tare evrrylbîxg bxmr-produvrd geto top prîxrîly icvm the media. be noIes. "In fermos fxl ir rcretite arts and mpm' Tomsic, Qurbec is vay obvud." lbe tOys xith tis tbe singer-composer. 'lm probably 'sxoly vanicd t10doat13.1 urvi getiof more responsete Iax 1,11evr r ut otion, earing damage t toitis . li.r el fi [iil ter guy.* v il be dAtOut gel bovb on lb' Thal's rsaeily the vay Siompit' Tom meisomewererînibrhein ddlc iixxvos camevcrvtosî sncerr advocaîv ilion werecomplted ampoing Canada alent. lconiraci vat op, Toîm s ti. tlir 'do vibre r ings but Ibh' publie dlti,rd ît axcellaiori- o li toc be heifoui of'axîdî.i 'i. he lbugle . "iv t igbiîga ie liat inli harppy axA onsid-atl ravit 1Aid xiy bic" pier'utoielotic evlot iei sput tevri irîusi' sîitird btit ntad George'townTbevovtisvi s fotc iak. dli, tuati, i,r, slaitber rîtillixg siîx otb toul'on Aeuplbhrr.vrit igmoîre'sitgs vtto albums. lierais,, hîpes il, wv toit'snbovînt it anaril bu lfove bis ftier llviionxtîlot"bi, yeaciLena C'rs hviasvi.ac- b er bîsband acrossv alaA fibesiflîmabout 16ibours aiia, sa rxap vif('anada ltifi-ont vi ounds bîmicîf vitE oistîtr xpbleiu and thort hisievtvt. ating ouitIbe tspiratinv ,ti gel il al logriber tl*,v îmvof iigs -tinlisis htt obably urîiîentiser a liîîistiî keA vh b bcvgbîhctte îli v t t l'tonsbrugs and rmarksbv Oit ivs iv but i place aiti] litstill. sale. lnt biiiihont uctti itidge tit' bai sics lte peoîple 'sî'cv iJy iivr hi uie t'gt lb teprilperIt rvar.ivii'leii eituresu bulîsh. swaîvp and ib e Siomper iliieso 't planîîor uyanimais, elikeep .a ttg libc iromel r a'i no iil lie ilîîsr't ýpeople vOriidevhos,îiplî',î rovIs "ltopeoiplerntthtie se is al borse,' o business ire migiri retire le bts taiott irA Island il tir' grIs lvirdo figbi. 501sf tîavb III he toit ril Lenxa camefon Tolm vas risedit.ivpr.it.ge 125 ,l1l e Steeles Axe. 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