The Long Branch by the lake Garden Tour 2016 is a Garden Days official activity and is now listed on the website. Garden Days is Canada’s Coast to Coast to Coast, three-day celebration of our National Garden Day held each year the Friday before Father’s… Read More
an NPR Tiny Desk Concert…
Super-bot Alpha Go defeated Lee Sedol in the first of 5 games in their million dollar match. AlphaGo won by resignation after 186 moves. Lee Sedol said at the post-game press conference, ‘I would like to express my respect to Demis and his team for… Read More
One year ago this morning, I put on my boots and coat, grabbed my lunch bag and my laptop and headed out the door for work. I didn’t get very far though. I took on step onto the invisible “black ice” on our steps and… Read More
I suppose just about everyone in North America knows the John Henry story. In the annals of American folk tales in general and African-American folk tales more specifically it’s a big one. It’s a big one because it’s the story of the underdog. John Henry… Read More
I came across this performance Joe Newberry gave at the 2015 Midwest Banjo Camp. If I hadn’t broken my ankle, I would have been there to hear it live. I will be attending the 2016 camp. Mr. Newberry talks about a life changing moment and… Read More
I love this video. Occasionally I go back for another dose of it. That’s Bashful Brother Oswald singing and playing guitar. Cathy Barton Para is the clawhammer player (one of my fave players). I don’t know who the other guitar picker is. It’s backstage at… Read More
Our friend Claude Breeze has an exhibition on at Yumart, here in Toronto. It opened yesterday. We’ve known Claude since the early 80s when he was our painting instructor at York University. I’ve actually been aware of Claude’s work since before I ever met him,… Read More
The bathroom in our home is in serious need of a face-lift, something we’re finally getting around to. In preparation for this adventure, we trundled out this morning to look at bathroom tiles. We started by looking in a couple box stores. Based on what… Read More
If Doc Watson were still with us, he would have turned 93 today. Doc Watson played huge role in popularizing Old Time music, and he was both a fine singer and a remarkable guitarist. I’ve known Doc Watson’s music since my teens when I used… Read More
27th Street 