JUNOS Fifty Fifty with Alan Neal

The 50th annual JUNO Awards will celebrate 50 years in Canadian music with a live broadcast on Sunday, June 6.

To celebrate this milestone, All In ADay's Alan Neal is looking back on five decades of Ottawa JUNO nominees with a special series leading up to the award broadcast calledJUNOS Fifty Fifty.

At a time when we can't go to concerts, festivals or experience live music in the same way, this is a chance to flash back to a time when audiences would pack localhouses and hear these Ottawa award-worthy musicians shine.

About the series

Alan reached out to JUNO-nominated local musicians spanning 50 yearsto see what they recall about the stages they've performed on in Ottawa...the amazing, the disastrous, the unexpected and the inspiring.What transpired is a multi-platform series exploringthe impact that local music venues have had in supporting and developing local JUNO nominees and how live music has been a backbone to this city for many decades.

• Celebrate the JUNOS' 50th anniversary with a locally-drawn art print

It's your chance to hear never-before-told storiesfrom some of your favourite artists.What Ottawa club got people to leave by having a bar manager yell, "We're burning your coats?"What Ottawa JUNOwinner once had to dress up like an angel on stage in an Ottawa department store? Tune in to the series to find out the answers.

Where to listen and watch

Starting Friday, May 21, listen to Ottawa Morning, All In ADay and In Town and Out on the CBC Listen app and watch CBCOttawa News at 6 andOur Ottawato take a deep dive into the Ottawa music scene with JUNOS Fifty Fifty.

You'll hear from artists such as Tom Green, The Halluci Nation, Bruce Cockburn,Kathleen Edwards, The Angstonesand more as they reflect on their most memorable Ottawa performance and what that space has meant to their careers and their music. The concerts and halls that allowed music to thrive and memories to live.

Some of the video highlights are below.

• Experience the sights and sounds of iconic Ottawa-area music venues with our JUNOS Fifty Fifty video series

Featured artists include:

*Click or tap on an artist's name to hear their interview

• Alison Young
• Amanda Rheaume
• Angela Hewitt
• Angela Schwarzkopf
• Angstones
• April Verch
• Bruce Cockburn
• Capital Sound
• Caroline Leonardelli
• Daniel Lanois
• Daniel Taylor
• Danny Michel
• David Francey
• Eight Seconds
• Family Brown
• Half Moon Run
• The Halluci Nation
• Hollerado
• Ian Tamblyn
• Jenny Whiteley
• Jeremy Fisher
• Jesse Stewart
• JW Jones
• Kaia Kater
• Kalle Mattson
• Kathleen Edwards
• Kellylee Evans
• KoboTown
• LGS (Le Groupe Swing)
• Lonesome Daddy
• Lynn Miles
• Mighty Popo
• Monkeyjunk
• National Arts Centre Orchestra'sElaine Klimasko
• One To One
• Organized Rhyme (Tom Green)
• Ottawa Bach Choir
• Priscilla Wright
• Rachel Mercer
• Silla + Rise
• Sophie Buddle
• Souljazz Orchestra
• Sue Foley
• Sultans of String
• Tomson Highway
• Wayne Rostad

Starting May 31, head over to CBC Ottawa's Instagram for a special video series featuring some of the artists and venues from JUNOS Fifty Fifty.

WATCH |JUNOS Fifty Fifty: Priscilla Wright:

JUNOS Fifty Fifty: Priscilla Wright

3 years ago

Duration 6:23

The 80-year old Juno nominee remembers the importance of the Canadian Grill at the Chateau Laurier.

WATCH |JUNOS Fifty Fifty: TJ's Speakeasy:

JUNOS Fifty Fifty: TJs Speakeasy

3 years ago

Duration 4:49

Juno winner Lynn Miles and Chris McKhool of Juno-nominated Sultans of String remember the Holland Avenue hub.

WATCH |JUNOS Fifty Fifty: Gallery spaces

JUNOS Fifty Fifty: Gallery spaces

3 years ago

Duration 6:58

Juno nominees Silla + Rise, LGS and The Angstones on galleries that showcased their sound.

WATCH |JUNOS Fifty Fifty: The Clog and The Family Brown in biker bars:

JUNOS Fifty Fifty: The Clog and The Family Brown in biker bars

3 years ago

Duration 4:59

The Gatineau festival organized by Juno nominee Wayne Rostad, and why you'd find The Family Brown in biker bars.

WATCH |JUNOS Fifty Fifty: Winterlude:

JUNOS Fifty Fifty: Winterlude

3 years ago

Duration 5:10

Juno winners Daniel Lanois and Capital Sound think back to their frostiest Ottawa stages.

WATCH |JUNOS Fifty Fifty: GCTC:

JUNOS Fifty Fifty: GCTC

3 years ago

Duration 4:01

Juno nominees The Angstones remember when they took over the Gladstone space for Hills Are Alive.

WATCH |JUNOS Fifty Fifty: Zaphod Beeblebrox:

JUNOS Fifty Fifty: Zaphod Beeblebrox

3 years ago

Duration 4:53

Tom Green, Kalle Mattson, Jenny Whiteley and Louise Reny of One To One reflect on the little club in the ByWard Market.

WATCH |JUNOS Fifty Fifty: Retail stages:

JUNOS Fifty Fifty: Retail stages

3 years ago

Duration 5:17

Juno winner Jesse Stewart praises The Record Centre and Juno winner Angela Schwarzkopf reveals her Holt Renfrew past.

WATCH |JUNOS Fifty Fifty: The Rainbow Bistro:

JUNOS Fifty Fifty: The Rainbow Bistro

3 years ago

Duration 1:33