Listen to the latest from The Agency right here or find it at all the best podcast places. We are super excited to talk with author Dennis McCarthy about his 2021 novel THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO BILLY THE KID. Music found on this episode for… Read More
All posts by “Eugene Knapik”
King of the Nine String
I think I was in my first year of university when I came across the music of Big Joe Williams for the first time. This is Big Joe Williams, the so-called king of the 9-string guitar I’m talking about, not the other fabulous Joe Williams… Read More
Fiddlesticks
Mouth of the Tobique
I’ve been listening to a few versions of this wonderful New Brunswick fiddle tune. I want to learn this one, and I think the first order of business is to get that melody firmly planted in my ever-so-tiny brain. Sarah Loughran and Paul Young
Kubasonified
Listen to the latest from the agents right here of find it at the usual spots. Special guest: Brian Cherwick from The Kubasonics! Also this week:FIREVitrectomyJack Whitehall – Travels with my fatherTurning RedLove is Blind…and more Email us anytime. We love mail and we might… Read More
The Edge of Town (or life imitates art)
Yesterday I was out and about doing some shopping both here in South Etobicoke and into Mississauga to the west. Twice I saw the same angry character driving around with upside-down Canadian flags in his car windows. I saw plenty of those upside-down flags, along… Read More
Dig it
Poetry
The Firewood Truck
Kensington Market, Toronto
Strings
This morning I changed my fiddle strings, and while it will take a while for the strings to settle down, the difference seems huge. I guess it was a good time to change them. It’s hard to say when is the right time. Eventually they… Read More

