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Written by Shar on 20 January 2014
Singer Neil Young says his controversial anti-oilsands tour has passed its $75,000 goal to raise money for a northern Alberta reserve’s fight against oilsands development, according to Huffpostmusic Canada.
“The tour has been a great success,” Young said at a press conference today in Calgary, just prior to the last of four fundraising concerts.
“Awareness was raised. Now Canada must respond in the courts,” he added, referring to a lawsuit launched by the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation against Shell Canada’s expansion of its Jackpine mine, a project even Ottawa has admitted will likely cause significant adverse environmental effects.”
Proceeds from Young’s tour will support the first nation’s legal defence fund.
Read more at:
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/01/19/neil-young-concert-tour-anti-oilsands_n_4628851.html
Tags: Alberta oil sands, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, Canada, environment, Honor the Treaties
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Written by Shar on 20 January 2014
Last show in a four-show Canadian series to raise money for the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation to fund a lawsuit against Shell Canada.
2014-01-19
Jack Singer Concert Hall, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Honour The Treaties Benefit
Solo concert set list:
1. From Hank To Hendrix
2. Helpless
3. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
4. Love In Mind
5. Mellow My Mind
6. Are You Ready For The Country?
7. Someday
8. Changes
9. Harvest
10. Old Man
11. A Man Needs A Maid
12. Ohio
13. Southern Man
14. Mr. Soul
15. Pocahontas
16. Four Strong Winds
17. Harvest Moon
18. Heart Of Gold
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19. Blowin’ In The Wind
20. Mother Earth
Tags: Alberta oil sands, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, Calgary, Canada, Honor the Treaties, setlists
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Written by Shar on 19 January 2014
“It is like a war zone, a disaster area from war, what’s happened up there,” Young told a news conference ahead of his Winnipeg concert.
Thespec.com is reporting that Neil Young did not accept an invitation from a petroleum producers group to meet before his final concert to raise money for opponents of Alberta’s oilsands.
The Hamilton Spectator is located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers issued a statement today (Sunday Jan. 19) saying it offered to “have a balanced discussion” Young and the chief of a first nation that is fighting oilsands development, according to Thespec.com.
But a representative of Young and Athabasca Fort Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam offered an alternative that was unacceptable, CAPP said.
“Young’s representative suggested oilsands producers participate in Neil Young’s media conference today, but when CAPP requested a neutral moderator and equal representation, the organizer said this was not acceptable,” the CAPP statement said.
His tour wraps up tonight in Alberta, the province with the most at stake in the debate over the economic and environmental effects of oilsands development.
Young remained unbowed throughout the week of benefit concerts for the Athabasca Fort Chipewyan First Nation and warned on Thursday that Alberta could end up looking “like the moon” if land isn’t preserved.
Read more at:
http://www.thespec.com/whatson-story/4324064-neil-young-concludes-anti-oilsands-concert-series-with-show-in-calgary/
Tags: Alberta oil sands, Athabasca Fort Chipewyan First Nation, crazy horse, Honor the Treaties
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Written by bnbrainer on 18 January 2014
Maybe Stephen Harper / Will be there by the fire /
Talking about Ottawa / And the people there for hire/
Stephen Harper, broken treaties and me/
Stephen Harper, Pocahontas and me.
2014-01-17
Conexus Arts Centre, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Honour The Treaties Benefit
Solo
1. From Hank To Hendrix
2. On The Way Home
3. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
4. Love In Mind
5. Mellow My Mind
6. Are You Ready For The Country?
7. Someday
8. Changes
9. Harvest
10. Old Man
11. A Man Needs A Maid
12. Ohio
13. Southern Man
14. Mr. Soul
15. Pocahontas
16. Four Strong Winds
17. Heart Of Gold
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18. Comes A Time
19. Long May You Run
Tags: Honor the Treaties, Pocahontas, setlists
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Written by bnbrainer on 18 January 2014
Neil Young didn’t release a studio album in 2013, but he’ll still be honored during Grammy Week, with an all-star gala hosted by the Recording Academy’s Producers & Engineers Wing.
ABC News Radio reports that the event, scheduled to take place Jan. 21 at the Village Recording Studios in West Los Angeles, Calif., will pay tribute to Young “for his commitment to excellence and ongoing support for the art and craft of recorded music” — particularly with regards to his ongoing efforts to preserve audio fidelity in the digital era.
According to the report, attendees will include Ringo Starr, Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart, Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh, Kris Kristofferson, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith and producers Rick Rubin and T Bone Burnett.
“This year, it is with great honor that we pay tribute to a musical icon who has been tireless in his own efforts to draw attention to the importance of hearing music as the artists who created it intended, and who has continually set precedents of excellence within the music community,” wrote Academy President/CEO Neil Portnow in a statement. “The contributions of Neil Young are innumerable, as is his incomparable body of work, and we look forward to an unforgettable evening with this legendary artist.”
Grammy Week concludes on Jan. 26, when the 56th annual Grammy Awards will air on CBS at 8PM ET.
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Singer Neil Young says his controversial anti-oilsands tour has passed its $75,000 goal to raise money for a northern Alberta reserve’s fight against oilsands development, according to Huffpostmusic Canada.
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