Banjo camp continues… I attended an excellent demo on playing in a string band this morning, led by Cathy Barton Para followed by another on creating breaks and variations, led by Michael Miles. In the afternoon, I participated in two workshops. The first was an… Read More
Camp started with dinner. Attended a fiddle tune demo then my first jam. Great confidence builder! Exhausted. Looking forward to a long day of banjo madness tomorrow.
In Windsor Ontario – met up with friends Vin and Basak for a fantastic dinner last night at Rino’s Kitchen. Great company, great meal too. Dinner involved pulled pork served on savoury waffles. Outrageously tasty. Off to Michigan today.
Emily Spencer again with Thornton Spencer
Here are Emily and Martha Spencer from the Whitetop Mountain Band playing the Carter Family tune, Distant Land to Roam. Very nice performance. Stumbled upon this one on the YouTube machine.
Today I met up with my friends Robin and Jamie for a walk in the woods looking for oyster mushrooms. Oysters almost always fruit right around this time, but this year with the long drawn-out winter, some things are late. We found a couple trees… Read More
Very Be Careful is an excellent Vallenato outfit from LA. I love the triumphant celebration of the button accordion in this. I bet they’d be great fun to see live.
This morning on the way in from my morning dog walk I picked up the Etobicoke Guardian from the stairs. On the front page there is an article about new book boxes that will be appearing at Humber College June 4. The article quotes the… Read More
Somebody landed on this bit of cyber real estate after searching, “Is writing similar to painting?” In a way yes, in a way no, I suppose. They’re different languages. I think the experience as a painter is very different, more physical. In painting, everything is… Read More
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