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STEEPLECHASING
(1998-2003- Five Seasons on Vision TV, Canada)
BACKGROUND:
Steeplechasing, the TV music-travelogue series with Geoff Noble as host
and performer, ran for 5 successful seasons on Vision TV. Co-produced with
Top Sail Productions in Halifax, NS., the show showcased many singers, choirs
and musicians, from Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island, New
Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador. The show was conceived by G. Noble
and was researched and written by Noble and Shillingford. Musical guests
included Canadian jazz pianist Oliver Jones, fiddlers Buddy and Natalie
MacMaster (C.B.) & Richard Wood(PEI), singer Chantelle Dion(N.B), and bassist,
Skip Beckwith(N.S.) , the Beausejour Choir (Moncton, NB) and Quintessential
Vocal Ensemble (St.Johns, Nfd)
SERIES SYNOPSIS
Host Geoff Noble madly pedaled around the back roads of Atlantic Canada
in search of small communities with historic churches in which to perform
and finally in each show climbed the steeple to see the view. He chatted
with many community members, from lighthouse keepers to art gallery owners
to priests, learning about the history and the lives of the people in each
place he visited.
COMMENTS:
Geoff Noble, recognized by his familiar "Right then, we're off..."became
known as "Canada's Sir Harry Secombe." The show garnered enthusiastic
fans (100,000 plus) who tuned in weekly to enjoy the twists and turns of
Noble's travels on eastern Canada's back roads on a bike while searching
for historic churches and performers of the region.
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