{"id":11906,"date":"2015-09-18T11:59:03","date_gmt":"2015-09-18T15:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/polarismusicprize.ca\/?p=11906"},"modified":"2015-12-18T15:08:01","modified_gmt":"2015-12-18T20:08:01","slug":"slaight-family-polaris-heritage-prize-short-list-revealed-public-voting-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/polarismusicprize.ca\/fr\/blog\/slaight-family-polaris-heritage-prize-short-list-revealed-public-voting-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize Short List Revealed, Public Voting Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize<\/p><\/div>\n

Let the voting begin!<\/p>\n

The Polaris Music Prize today announced the Short Lists for the 2015 Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize<\/a>. The jury<\/a> for the Heritage Prize consisted of 25 people from current and past Polaris juries as well as former members of the Canadian music media and Canadian music historians. The jury selected a five title Short List for each of the following periods: 60s & 70s, 80s (a tie resulted in six titles being chosen), 90s and 00s (2000-2005). The public will now have the chance to pick the winner<\/a> from each Short List. Voting will be open from September 18 until October 5.<\/p>\n

Michael Barclay of Maclean\u2019s Magazine, this year\u2019s Heritage Jury Foreperson had this to say about the inaugural prize\u2019s process, \u00ab\u00a0In a matter of days after our discussion began, our jurors had suggested almost 300 albums for these lists, which demonstrates their knowledge and passion for Canadian musical history. The 21 albums here celebrate our rich and diverse Canadian canon, and represent merely the beginning of what will be an exciting musical conversation in the years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here are the 2015 Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize Short Lists:<\/p>\n

60s & 70s<\/strong>
\nThe Band – Music From Big Pink
\nRobert Charlebois & Louise Forestier – Lindberg
\nLeonard Cohen – Songs Of Leonard Cohen
\nJoni Mitchell – Blue
\nJackie Shane – Live<\/p>\n

80s<\/strong>
\nCowboy Junkies – The Trinity Session
\nGlenn Gould – Bach: The Goldberg Variations
\nDaniel Lanois – Acadie
\nMaestro Fresh-Wes – Symphony In Effect
\nMary Margaret O’Hara – Miss America
\nRush – Moving Pictures<\/p>\n

90s<\/strong>
\nBlue Rodeo – Five Days In July
\nBran Van 3000 – Glee
\nDream Warriors – And Now The Legacy Begins
\nLhasa de Sela – La Llorona
\nSloan – Twice Removed<\/p>\n

00s (2000 – 2005)<\/strong>
\nArcade Fire – Funeral
\nBroken Social Scene – You Forgot It In People
\nConstantines – Shine A Light
\nFeist – Let It Die
\nPeaches – The Teaches Of Peaches<\/p>\n

This jury selected records in these periods in accordance with the current Polaris selection process; choosing records of the highest artistic quality without regards to sales or affiliations. The winners will be announced on October 9. The programming team at Roy Thomson \/ Massey Hall will produce a tribute concert to the four winning albums of the Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize winners some time in early 2016. Winners will receive a special trophy at the tribute show. Commemorative prints of each winning album will also be made available for purchase to the public.<\/p>\n

Listen to a Heritage Prize playlist
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