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TV Appearances
Liona has been a featured subject of television specials and a guest on many television shows, including:
The Life and Times of Liona Boyd (CBC)
Superspecial - Liona Boyd (CBC)
Tonight Show NBC (three appearances)
Today (NBC) (two appearances)
Romancing the Guitar
The Merv Griffin Show (six appearances)
Entertainment Tonight (four appearances)
Liona Boyd - First Lady of the Classical Guitar (Canada)
Nightwatch (CBS)
Marilyn McKay - Profiles in Excellence (PBS)
A Festival of Classical Guitar
Pebble Mill ( England)
Olympic Athletes fundraiser with Gordon Lightfoot
Liona Boyd in Cuba
Liona Boyd in Costa Rica
Good Morning Tokyo
Liona Boyd - one hour special (NHK) (Japan)
Paul Kuhn Show (Germany)
Mary O'Hara (England)
Royal Command Gala (Edinburgh)
Liona Boyd, Classical Guitar (Rio, Brazil)
Pictures on Water (World Wildlife Fund, Canada)
Classical Guitar Concert (Istanbul,Turkey)
Live from the Pops (Boston Pops Orchestra) (PBS)
Dinah Shore Show
Canada AM (eleven appearances)
Alan Thicke Show
Alan Hamel show
Vicky Gabreau
The Originals ( Bravo)
Nashville Now
Buenos Dias Acapulco
The Monte Carlo Show
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Awards
Five-time winner of the Juno Award for Instrumental Artist of the Year
Classical Guitar Player Magazine's Gallery of the Greats
Five-time winner of Guitar Player Magazine's Classical Guitar Musician of the Year
The Order of Canada
The Order of Ontario
Vanier Award
Women Who Make a Difference
Artist of the Year, and Honorary Mayor of San Antonio, Texas
Four Honorary Doctorate of Law degrees
One Honorary Doctorate of Music degree
Prix "Esprit du Ciècle"
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Charities
For Liona Boyd, giving her time to a variety of charitable causes is an essential part of her personal philosophy. Her past charitable performances include:
World Wildlife Fund
American Cancer Society
Help the Aged
Variety and Leukemia Telethons (USA & Canada)
The Weizmann Institute
Mother Teresa's Hospice (Calcutta)
Dixon Hall (Toronto's school for underprivileged children)
Heart and Stroke Foundation
Israel Cancer Research Fund
Para Los Niños (Mexico)
Malibu Disaster Relief Fund
Duke of Edinburgh Awards (Glasgow and Leeds)
Friends of Sheba Medical Center)
Children's Environmental Health Fund
Canadian Archeological Institute (Athens, Greece)
Animal Protection League
Toronto Wildlife Center
Outbound Trust
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Collaborations
Olivia Newton-John
Yo Yo Ma
Eric Clapton
Chet Atkins
Alex Lifeson
Ed Bikert
David Gilmour
Georges Zamfir
Gordon Lightfoot
Sir Andrew Davis
Al Di Meola
Steve Morse
Strunz and Farah
Peter Bond
Richard Fortin
Srdjan Givoje
Jesse Cook
Pavlo
Johannes Linstead
Innis
Michael Savona
Rick Emmett
Alex Lifeson
Ron Korb
Paul Anka
The Canadian Brass
Roger Whittaker
Frank Mills
Andre Gagnon
Tracy Chapman
Michael Kamen
Esteban
Oliver Schroer