Holger Petersen
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Holger Petersen, CM
is a Canadian
businessman, record producer and radio broadcaster. He owns and operates the independent roots music
label Stony Plain Records
, and hosts the programs Saturday Night Blues
on CBC Radio One
and Natch'l Blues on the CKUA Radio Network. Petersen was a founder of the Edmonton Folk Music Festival
and served as the artistic director from 1986 to 1988. He was also formerly a musician, who was a member of Spiny Norman's Whoopee Band alongside future Alberta New Democratic Party
leader Ross Harvey
.
He was named a Member of the Order of Canada
in 2003.
Petersen is based in Edmonton
, Alberta
.
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
is a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
businessman, record producer and radio broadcaster. He owns and operates the independent roots music
Traditional music
Traditional music is the term increasingly used for folk music that is not contemporary folk music. More on this is at the terminology section of the World music article...
label Stony Plain Records
Stony Plain Records
Stony Plain Records is a major Canadian independent record label, which specializes in roots music genres such as country, folk and blues. The label was the recipient of a 2003 Western Canadian Music Award for "Independent Record Label/Distributor of the Year"....
, and hosts the programs Saturday Night Blues
Saturday Night Blues
Saturday Night Blues is a Canadian radio program, which airs Saturday nights on CBC Radio One. Hosted by Holger Petersen, the program airs a mix of blues concerts, recordings and interviews with blues musicians. SNB first broadcast in 1986....
on CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is commercial free and offers both local and national programming...
and Natch'l Blues on the CKUA Radio Network. Petersen was a founder of the Edmonton Folk Music Festival
Edmonton Folk Music Festival
The Edmonton Folk Music Festival is an annual four-day outdoor music event held the second weekend of August in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, established in 1980 by Don Whalen. The festival continues to draw many people from around the world as both spectators and performers. The current producer of...
and served as the artistic director from 1986 to 1988. He was also formerly a musician, who was a member of Spiny Norman's Whoopee Band alongside future Alberta New Democratic Party
Alberta New Democratic Party
The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...
leader Ross Harvey
Ross Harvey
Ross Harvey is a Canadian politician and former member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1993.- Biography :...
.
He was named a Member of the Order of Canada
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
in 2003.
Petersen is based in Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
.