Made-in-the-County: Recent Episodes

The Regent Theatre

“Made-in-the-County” features stories, music and art inspired by Ontario’s Prince Edward County. This podcast was conceived by the Regent Theatre and is produced by the youth of Prince Edward County. We aim to provide hands-on production and mentorship experience to youth interested in a career in media and the arts.

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This time last year our third episode was released and included personal family stories during war time. We would like to extend on what we did last year with more stories from Prince Edward County's own. This episode we will have a personal family story, local history and a revisit to one of last year's stories.

Listen to last year's episode, Stories We Must Remember,  on Spotify, Apple Podcast or wherever you listen:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1653385/11669879-episode-3-stories-we-must-remember

CREDITS
Executive Producer | Alexandra Seay
Produced by | Logan Somers
Host | Logan Somers
Opening theme and original music composition | Samuel Du Bois
MUSIC
Old Piano Rag | BlueJayStudio licensed by Envato Market.
Scott Buckley:
A Kind Of Hope
Resolutions
A New Year
Beautiful Oblivion
Hiraeth
The Distant Sun
Petrichor
Red
Reverie
Sanctuary
Signal to Noise
This too shall pass
Titan

Kevin MacLeod:
Atlantean Twilight
Heavy Heart

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The third episode of Made in the County is called Stories We Must Remember.
We would like to dedicate this episode to stories we must tell so they are not forgotten. The stories that are being told today are ones about the storytellers family during war time.

CREDITS
Executive Producer | Alexandra Seay
Produced by | Logan Somers
Host | Logan Somers
Opening theme and original music composition | Samuel Du Bois
MUSIC
Old Piano Rag | BlueJayStudio licensed by Envato Market.
Scott Buckley:
A New Year
Beautiful Oblivion
Hiraeth
The Distant Sun
Petrichor
Red
Reverie
Sanctuary
Signal to Noise
This too shall pass
Titan
Kevin MacLeod:
Atlantean Twilight
Heavy Heart

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This episode features stories of those who help keep movies on the big screen today. You will hear stories from Regent Theatre volunteers and the current owners of the Mustang Drive-In (PEC).

CREDITS
Produced by | Logan Somers

Host | Logan Somers

Opening theme composed by | Samuel Du Bois

Old Piano Rag | BlueJayStudio licensed by Envato Market.

Scott Buckley: 
Glow
Growing Up
Felicity
The Miracle Of Light
Moonlight

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The County gave Al Purdy inspiration, and he gave us a legacy of poems, memories and the A-Frame.

This episode features excerpts of interviews with Anne Preston, County resident and founding member of the A-Frame Residency; Jean Baird, founding director and administrator of the A-Frame Residency and John Barton, current poet in residence at the A-Frame.

Also featuring musical performances by Festival Players company members and a reading of Al Purdy's poem Prince Edward County by Artistic Director Graham Abbey.

Al Purdy

Al Purdy was born December 30, 1918 ,in Wooler, ON, and died April 21, 2000, in Sidney, BC. He is considered one of Canada’s greatest poets with a writing career that spanned fifty-six years. His works include 39 books of poetry; a novel; two volumes of memoirs and four books of correspondence. In 1965 he won the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry or drama and in 1986 was awarded the Governor General’s Literary Award for English-language poetry. In 1956 he moved to Prince Edward County where he built an A-frame house.

To learn more about Al Purdy visit: https://www.alpurdy.ca/al-purdy/

CREDITS

Produced by | Logan Somers

Host | Logan Somers & Alexandra Seay

Opening theme composed by | Samuel Du Bois

MUSIC

Old Piano Rag | BlueJayStudio licensed by Envato Market.

Scott Buckley:
Wander Lust
Falling Together

Festival Players, The Shape of Home: Songs in Search of Al Purdy songs titled:
Fragments
Where The Moment Is

All songs based on poems by Al Purdy, created and performed by Hailey Gillis, Beau Dixon, Raha Javanfar and Andrew Penner.

Prince Edward County by Al Purdy.

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The third episode of Made in the County is called Stories We Must Remember.
We would like to dedicate this episode to stories we must tell so they are not forgotten. The stories that are being told today are ones about the storytellers family during war time.

CREDITS
Executive Producer | Alexandra Seay
Produced by | Logan Somers
Host | Logan Somers
Opening theme and original music composition | Samuel Du Bois
MUSIC
Old Piano Rag | BlueJayStudio licensed by Envato Market.
Scott Buckley:
A New Year
Beautiful Oblivion
Hiraeth
The Distant Sun
Petrichor
Red
Reverie
Sanctuary
Signal to Noise
This too shall pass
Titan
Kevin MacLeod:
Atlantean Twilight
Heavy Heart

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Our community shares tales of resilience.  Together with host Megan Hutton we explore the triumphs big and small born out of adversity.

CREDITS
Executive Producer | Alexandra Seay
Produced by | Logan Somers
Host | Megan Hutton
Opening theme and original music composition | Samuel Du Bois
MUSIC
Old Piano Rag | BlueJayStudio licensed by Envato Market.