Fuse is a Canadian radio program, which aired on CBC Radio One, CBC Radio 2 and CBC Radio 3. Premiering in 2005, each week the program paired two (and occasionally three or more) Canadian musicians for an hour-long concert in which the artists collaborated on a mix of material by all of the involved artists as well as cover songs.
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History
Fuse first aired in 2005 as a summer program by the producers of Bandwidth, the network's regional arts and culture program in Ontario. It aired following Vinyl Tap, taking over the final hour of Finkleman's 45s' timeslot.
The show completed its original run in October 2005, and was replaced by the weekend edition of The National Playlist. After National Playlist was cancelled, Fuse rejoined the CBC schedule in the spring of 2006.
The program's original host, Amanda Putz, moved with her husband to Hong Kong in the fall of 2006. She was replaced by former Ontario Today host Alan Neal. Putz returned to the program in September 2007.
The program's pairing of Gord Downie with The Sadies led them to collaborate on the 2014 album And the Conquering Sun.
Performers
Randy Bachman and Tal Bachman
Leslie Feist and Kathleen Edwards
Joel Plaskett and Tom Wilson
Kiran Ahluwalia and Mighty Popo
Lynn Miles and Jim Bryson
Buck 65 and Sarah Slean
The Golden Dogs and The Golden Seals
Jenny Whiteley and Stephen Fearing
Gentleman Reg, Andy Kim and Danny Michel
Ron Sexsmith and Sam Roberts
Hawksley Workman and Choclair
Andy Stochansky and Andrew McPherson
Colin Linden and Alana Levandoski
Ridley Bent, Ndidi Onukwulu and Madagascar Slim
Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir and Sarah Dugas & Andrina Turenne
Carolyn Mark and Great Lake Swimmers
Lily Frost and Hilotrons
Julie Doiron and The Superfantastics
Jill Barber, Matthew Barber, Bryden Baird, Jesse Baird and Jay Baird
Torngat and Patrick Watson
Andre Ethier and Sandro Perri
Kids on TV and Ohbijou
Jim Cuddy and Oh Susanna
Final Fantasy and Cadence Weapon
Apostle of Hustle and Tagaq
Jon-Rae and the River and Anne Lindsay
Emm Gryner and D.D. Jackson
Royal Wood and Priya Thomas
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings and Murray McLauchlan
Amy Millan and Luke Doucet
Henri Fabergé and the Adorables and Abdominal
The Sadies and Gord Downie