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Before there was television or radio there was the parlour, where friends and family gathered for entertainment. Hosted by soprano Carolyn Sinclair and pianist Michael Jarvis, each episode in this series features the greatest hits of the 19th century as performed in a Victorian parlour by Canada's leading musicians and singers, including Russell Braun and Mayumi Seiler. Episode themes include Robbie Burns, Stephen Foster, Calixa Lavallée, Victoria and Albert, early Canadian music.
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