Here’s a haunting song…4 versions here, all good. I’m not sure of the origins of this one…associated with The Carter Family and also the Stanley Brothers. Hopping Jenny The Henry Brothers Edward Clayborn Meredith Axelrod
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Raven Black by Ann Cleeves
Recently we watched the first two seasons of the British television mysteries Shetland, set on the Shetland Islands. I thought the show was very good, although I found I had to be very attentive because I wasn’t used to the accents, and as well, the… Read More
The Comfort Food Diner: Baba Ganoush
As the eggplants roasted in the oven, it occurred to me to look up the meaning of the Arabic term Baba Ganoush. Wiki tells me it means “pampered papa” or “coy daddy”. As delightful as that is, I’m not making this for someone’s daddy –… Read More
Dinner at Planta
Last night we took the subway to Bay and Bloor for dinner at Planta to celebrate Tuffy P’s birthday, which was earlier in the week. Planta is a fairly new restaurant in the Yorkville area, in the space formerly occupied by Pangea – right on… Read More
Free Books
There are some excellent titles available for free in right now in the 27th Street Book Box. These include a collection of stories by songster Steve Earle, called Doghouse Roses and the new biography of one of Mr. Earle’s pals, Guy Clark, called Withour Getting… Read More
Paintings on paper
I’ve started working on some tempera paintings on paper. I’m thinking of these as kind of big sketch book drawings – fast, awkward, lumpy. No idea where they will take me.
Scrubby
At the end of 2015, I read many articles about all the music stars who passed in 2016. Today I’d like to salute one more performer who was very very well known within his own musical world, but his passing did not get a mention… Read More
The Comfort Food Diner: Serious Soup
Tuffy P asked me to make what she referred to as “one of your soups” this week, so today I made a super-hearty minestrone. This is serious soup. It includes onions, Swiss chard, pasta, red beans, chick peas, tomatoes, celery, garlic, and a mix of… Read More
The Producer – the new Lazy Allen Story is up
The 16th installment of The Lazy Allen Stories is now online. It’s called The Producer. In this story, The New Polka Kings get a recording contract. The Big Time is just around the corner. These stories are told by Lazy Allen, a seemingly washed up… Read More
Banjo Practice: Buckin’ Dun
Here’s a tune that is called Buckin’ Dun in some places and Bob-tailed Mule in others. Take your pick. I learned it at the last Midwest Banjo Camp from Cathy Barton Para. Cathy knows an amazing variety of tunes and she’s a wonderful teacher. This… Read More
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