I was reading my friend Bad Tempered Zombie’s post about favourite music from 2013, and the first thing that struck me is that most of the music I’ve been listening to was recorded before last year. As I’ve become more and more interested in various… Read More
Tuffy P has just completed this fantastic dining room door mosaic. It features some tiles from Sintra, in Portugal, a black cat from Nice Old Stuff in Jarvis Ontario, and a cat door to allow the lions to pass at their leisure. For those new… Read More
Memphis is teaching young George how to wrestle. For those who are new to this blog, Memphis is our 5 year old female Landseer Newf and Georgie is our 5 month old Newf puppy. Memphis has been putting up with all the puppy antics admirably,… Read More
Phil Everly has died at age 74. Music fans will of course know him as half of the Everly Brothers – Phil and Don Everly made some fantastic music together back in the day.
There is Angeline the Baker and there is Angelina Baker and there is plain old Angeline and there are countless variations and approaches to the tune, from Old Time to Bluegrass styles. Here is the Turkey Creek String Band… Or how about Dwight Diller… Northern… Read More
Check out this excellent little film about mountain dulcimer player Ami Fabbri. I stumbled on this video on YouTube. It’s one of a series of films about Appalachian traditions. The Mountain Traditions Project is a collaboration between Appalachian Independent Newspaper, Mountain City Traditional Arts and… Read More
For those not from around these parts, the McMichael Canadian Collection is an art gallery in Kleinburg, north of Toronto. It started in the 50s as a private collection, focusing on the works of the Group of Seven painters, and later was donated to the… Read More
I will have some paintings in a group exhibition called Goat Song at Yumart in January. I’d like to invite my friends here in Toronto to drop by at the opening event on January 11. Follow the link for details. This is an exhibition of… Read More
27th Street 