These days if you hear people talking about an old song, they mean from the early 2000s or maybe even from the 90s (imagine that). Here are a few performances of a REALLY old song. It was written in 1843 by Dan Emmett Now here’s… Read More
I just read Pronto, by Elmore Leonard. It’s another of the books featuring the character of Raylan Givens, which was adopted for the television series Justified. Straight ahead pulper that offers an oddball sidetrack involving Ezra Pound in a village in Italy. It’s like fast-food.… Read More
The person who sold me the red can on ebay was kind enough to include some machine oil still in the can. Generous yes, but the thing is you need a dry oil-free can for a canjo. I found some of this interesting product at… Read More
I don’t think I’ve heard this tune before coming across it today on the YouTube. It’s called Hog-eyed Man and it features Tim Rowell on clawhammer and Cathy Mason on fiddle. Great tune and beautifully played too! Update on the new canjos: Today I drew… Read More
I opened the new cans today. The brake fluid can is empty and appears dry inside. The industrial oil can, on the other hand, came with some residual oil in the bottom. I’m draining what’s in there overnight. Next I’ll either absorb that oil with… Read More
I found myself out in Port Credit this afternoon, at a bar. I was there because my neighbour and friend Chris Plock was playing with a really fine band called The Meteors. The band was really rockin’ and Chris, he can blow those horns of… Read More
The two oil cans I’ve been expecting arrived by today’s post. It’s time to make a couple more banjos. I drove out to Burlington this afternoon to visit a place called Exotic Woods. This place features 20,000 square feet, a showroom, warehouse and full machining… Read More
After watching three seasons of Justified, I got around to reading Raylan, one of the Elmore Leonard books featuring the Raylan Givins character. If you’ve watched the series there is little new here, and if you’re anything like me, you’ll place the actors in the… Read More
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I love the quote that just came up on my WordPress dashboard, from crime writer Elmore Leonard: “I try to leave out the parts that people skip”.
27th Street 