Celtic comes on strong
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Irish music is more popular in the late 1990s than ever before, as its rhythms are introduced and blended with other types of music. Canadian performers including Leahy, Mary Jane Lamond and Ashely MacIsaac have contracts with large record labels. Step-dancing is also popular.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1997
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Increasing their word power: authors and readers flock to literary love-ins
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Canada has more than 40 writers festivals each year, with some major cities scheduling events over several days. Pride in the international popularity of Canadian writers is one of the factors fueling the festival proliferation.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1997
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