Let’s go to Buffalo NY’s historic Polonia district in the 1970s and 1980s, and check out the Broadway Grill. Back then, up here in Toronto, I had no interest in polka and had no idea that in Buffalo, just down the highway, some of the… Read More
Back when I was playing a lot of button accordion, and hadn’t yet fallen hard for clawhammer banjo, I did a little busking in places like Kensington and St. Lawrence Markets. I played a hodgepodge of material, squeezebox music from various countries. I think the… Read More
Sheila and I with Emmylou and her adorable dog.
….and I wish I was a mole in the ground. Let’s have a listen to Bob Neuwirth and Eliza Carthy… This performance also features Kate and Anna McGarrigle on banjo and button accordion. I stumbled across this performance on the YouTuber and it stopped me… Read More
Hot sun, bees, flowers fading, flowers screaming colour, mosaic culture, living walls, waterfall, and so much more here in Parc Marie-Victorin, Kingsey Falls Quebec.
Looking for an off the beaten path road trip? Consider touring the gardens of Quebec. Tuffy P here, T and I have just come back from 2000 kms of driving through Quebec to see as many gardens as possible in September. Here are highlights from… Read More
This mosaic was a commission, which was picked up by our clients this morning… See more mosaics at Long Branch Mosaics.
Geez you don’t hear much rock ‘n’ roll anymore, do you?
I was at the grand opening of the new Yumart gallery space today, and was excited to see the new gallery, (which is wonderful), and also charged up seeing the first exhibition in the space, Collage Paintings, by Tim Deverell. I really enjoy Tim’s work.… Read More
27th Street 