One of Edmonton's most famous musicians died peacefully last week.
Ryan Arcand, known as the city's piano man, didn't play at the Winspear Centre for Music or at the Jubilee Auditorium. But his fingers danced over piano keys in public squares and churches, and finally in the supportive housing facilities that became his home in the final years of his life.
He was 46.
Arcand was living on the streets in 2014 when a stranger heard him playing a piano in Churchill Square downtown. The music was so beautiful that Roslyn Polard asked if she could take a video of his performance.
More than three years later, the video of Arcand playing the song he wrote has been viewed more than 11 million times on YouTube.
A memorial will be held for Arcand on the Alexander First Nation on Friday and Saturday. The family will host a feast and stay up all night with his casket, according to the traditions of their community. Burial will be held the next day.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/ryan-arcand-edmonton-piano-man-video-internet-1.4565224
Ryan Arcand, known as the city's piano man, didn't play at the Winspear Centre for Music or at the Jubilee Auditorium. But his fingers danced over piano keys in public squares and churches, and finally in the supportive housing facilities that became his home in the final years of his life.
He was 46.
Arcand was living on the streets in 2014 when a stranger heard him playing a piano in Churchill Square downtown. The music was so beautiful that Roslyn Polard asked if she could take a video of his performance.
More than three years later, the video of Arcand playing the song he wrote has been viewed more than 11 million times on YouTube.
A memorial will be held for Arcand on the Alexander First Nation on Friday and Saturday. The family will host a feast and stay up all night with his casket, according to the traditions of their community. Burial will be held the next day.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/ryan-arcand-edmonton-piano-man-video-internet-1.4565224
One of Edmonton's most famous musicians died peacefully last week.
Ryan Arcand, known as the city's piano man, didn't play at the Winspear Centre for Music or at the Jubilee Auditorium. But his fingers danced over piano keys in public squares and churches, and finally in the supportive housing facilities that became his home in the final years of his life.
He was 46.
Arcand was living on the streets in 2014 when a stranger heard him playing a piano in Churchill Square downtown. The music was so beautiful that Roslyn Polard asked if she could take a video of his performance.
More than three years later, the video of Arcand playing the song he wrote has been viewed more than 11 million times on YouTube.
A memorial will be held for Arcand on the Alexander First Nation on Friday and Saturday. The family will host a feast and stay up all night with his casket, according to the traditions of their community. Burial will be held the next day.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/ryan-arcand-edmonton-piano-man-video-internet-1.4565224
Ryan Arcand, known as the city's piano man, didn't play at the Winspear Centre for Music or at the Jubilee Auditorium. But his fingers danced over piano keys in public squares and churches, and finally in the supportive housing facilities that became his home in the final years of his life.
He was 46.
Arcand was living on the streets in 2014 when a stranger heard him playing a piano in Churchill Square downtown. The music was so beautiful that Roslyn Polard asked if she could take a video of his performance.
More than three years later, the video of Arcand playing the song he wrote has been viewed more than 11 million times on YouTube.
A memorial will be held for Arcand on the Alexander First Nation on Friday and Saturday. The family will host a feast and stay up all night with his casket, according to the traditions of their community. Burial will be held the next day.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/ryan-arcand-edmonton-piano-man-video-internet-1.4565224
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