Holger Petersen

CM AOE
Born (1949-11-23) 23 November 1949
Pellworm, West Germany
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)Businessman, record producer, radio broadcaster and author
Known forA founder of the Edmonton Folk Music Festival and Canadian "Ambassador of the Blues"

Holger Petersen, CM AOE (born 23 November 1949) is a Canadian businessman, record producer and radio broadcaster.[1] He founded the independent roots music record label Stony Plain Records in 1975 with partner Alvin Jahns. The label was sold to True North/Linus Music in 2018, but Petersen continues to act as executive producer on many recording projects. He was born in Pellworm Island, West Germany.

Petersen has hosted Saturday Night Blues since 1987, heard on CBC Radio (at various times on CBC Radio One, CBC Radio Two, CBC Music, CBC Listen and SiriusXM 169) and Natch'l Blues since 1969, the longest running blues program in Canada, on the CKUA Radio Network.[2] Petersen was a founder of the Edmonton Folk Music Festival and served as the artistic director from 1986 to 1988.[3] He has served on boards of numerous industry organizations, including SOCAN, CMRRA, CARAS and CIRPA and helped found the Alberta Recording Industries Association (now Alberta Music).

His first book, Talking Music: Blues Radio and Roots Music, was published in 2011 by Insomniac Press.[4] His second book, Talking Music 2: Blues and Roots Music Mavericks, was released in January 2017.[5]

He has also been a drummer and was a member of Spiny Norman's Whoopee Band and Hot Cottage.

Petersen was inducted as a Member into the Order of Canada in 2003 for contributions to Canadian culture, and has received honorary doctorates from both the University of Alberta and Athabasca University.[6] He was appointed as a Member to the Alberta Order of Excellence in 2020.[7]

Petersen has contributed to more than 200 music projects since 1970.[8]

Petersen is based in Edmonton, Alberta.

Awards

Maple Blues Award - Blues With A Feeling Lifetime Achievement 1987
Canadian Country Music Association - Record Company Person of the Year 1989
Edmonton Cultural Hall of Fame 1992
Maple Blues Award - Media Person of the Year 1997
Prairie Music Association - Outstanding Producer 1999
Alberta Recording Industries Association - Record Producer of the Year 1999
Canadian Country Music Association - Record Company Person of the Year 2001
American Foundation for Independent Music - Record Producer 2002
Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal 2002
Member of the Order of Canada 2003
Honorary Doctor of Letters. Athabasca University 2004
Alberta Centennial Medal 2005
Blues Foundation - Keeping The Blues Alive 2008
Calgary Blues Music Association - Lifetime Achievement Award 2010
Canadian Blues Museum Hall of Fame Induction 2011
NAIT Top 50 Alumni Award 2012
Honorary Doctor of Letters, University of Alberta  2012
Western Canadian Music Award - Industry Builder Award 2013
Edmonton Blues Hall of Fame - Builder 2014
Mel Brown Blues Award - Lifetime Achievement 2018
Folk Alliance International - Folk DJ Hall of Fame 2020
Alberta Order of Excellence 2020
Queen's Platinum Jubilee Medal 2022

References

  1. ↑ "Holger Petersen". The Canadian Encyclopedia, October 8, 2008.
  2. ↑ LeBlanc, Larry (January 14, 1995). "Roots Music, Country Reign At Stony Plain". Billboard Magazine. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 107 (2): 37. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
  3. ↑ Walters, Marylu (2002). CKUA: Radio Worth Fighting For. Alberta: University of Alberta Press. p. 198. ISBN 0-88864-395-0. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Petersen takes readers on a musical journey". Calgary Herald, November 16, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Back To His Roots; Radio host Holger Petersen publishes another illuminating book of musician interviews". Ottawa Citizen, March 30, 2017.
  6. ↑ Roy-Brenneis, Derek (April 30, 2012). "UAlberta honorary degrees announced". University of Alberta. Archived from the original on June 4, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Seven Albertans joining Alberta Order of Excellence". Government of Albera. July 3, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Holger Petersen | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
Edmonton Blues Hall of Fame Literature

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