Today, CEOs of our biggest grocery stores are explaining to a Parliamentary Committee how come their profits are so high as food prices have escalated at a breakneck pace. No doubt they will supply credible explanations. I might even believe them – except it seems… Read More
Last night, my buddy Ted and I took the subway from Islington station to St. George. We found some excellent fish ‘n’ chips at a pub called the Duke of York then walked over to Koerner Hall at the Conservatory for the DakhaBrakha show. DakhaBrakha… Read More
There’s also a pretty good winter storm over Toronto right now and the snow is coming down like it means business. Fortunately me and my pal Bonnie had an excellent walk out to our local dog park just before it started. She wrestled, chased, got… Read More
Tuba Skinny – New Orleans jazzmasters win 5th annual Arhoolie Award
Iris Dement & John Prine
I came across sheet music for a tune called Nobody’s Business in a book of Canadian fiddle tunes. I played through it on fiddle and realized, I knew that melody. Nobody’s business is a very flexible tune that crosses genres easily. Here’s Patti Kusturok on… Read More
I just read that clawhammer banjo great Dwight Diller died on February 14. Mr. Diller was 77. I think I first heard of Dwight Diller through my late brother Joe, who was a big fan. Joey would go on and on about Mr. Diller’s right… Read More
We’re back from haitus. This episode:A New PaperDog RescuesQuilting with our special guest, Adamandia KapsalisThe BrokerSlow HorsesWhen numbers get seriousSeveranceGlass Onion Yay or NayPoker FaceThe Half-time Show Opening snippet from an old interview with Bob Dylan in San Francisco.The snippet of Let the Mystery Be… Read More
Townes Van Zandt with Blaze Foley
27th Street 