I just read Tommy James’ 2010 autobiography, Me, the Mob and the Music. You remember Tommy James, right? Lots of big hits. Hanky Panky. Crimson and Clover. Mony Mony. Catchy pop tunes. They don’t really interest me much, but his story is fascinating. Tommy James… Read More
Here’s another Canadian fiddle tune. I stumbled across this one on the YouTube while listening to some Mac Beattie and his Ottawa Valley Melodiers material. This is called Earl Mitton’s Breakdown from an album called Down East Fiddle Favourites by Earl Mitton and the Valley… Read More
I posted the last Lazy Allen story in January 2017, the 17th in the series. Even though the closest they ever got to publication was on my little stories site, I’m glad I got them out of my system and stuck them somewhere where people… Read More
Another Canadian fiddle great, Andy DeJarlis, performing The Surveyor’s Reel.
The McCracken Cardinal, our latest mosaic project, lives on a deep blue wall in a wonderfully eclectic and creative bungalow in Brampton Ontario. It benefits from lots of daylight – will all the textures in this mosaic, it’s appearance will change as the light changes… Read More
I almost didn’t make today’s nature walk with Miles Hearn up at Rouge Hills Park, because I was about a kilometer behind the tanker truck fire that shut down all eastbound lanes of the 401. This was in the Bayview/Leslie area. When it finally opened… Read More
I’ve been sharing some Canadian fiddle music here recently. Tonight I’d like to spread some button accordion love. Here’s Simeonie Keenainak performing Kajjaanaqtuq. What a lovely piece. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
Camp Oochigeas is a privately funded, volunteer-based organization that provides kids with and affected by childhood cancer unique opportunities for growth through challenging, fun, enriching and magical experiences. This includes a camp in Muskoka as well as activities at their space at College and Bathurst… Read More
The banjo is a remarkable instrument in so many ways. Lots of people I know, who are more into pop music, associate it with one thing only and that’s Scruggs style bluegrass playing but there is a lot more to it than that. It’s old… Read More
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