I like the way these boys play.
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All posts by “Eugene Knapik”
A Loss for Long Branch
Tuffy P was out walking the dogs the other morning, and noticed that our favourite falafel place had closed its doors. Baba Ali was a family run business that made excellent Middle Eastern food. We enjoyed the food and we also enjoyed chatting with the… Read More
Style
I came across this excellent video featuring Ottawa Valley fiddler April Verch talking about and playing Canadian fiddle styles. She can dance too…. And one more, just because….
New Painting
I finished off a new painting the other day. This one is called False Morel, or The Mycologist’s Bad Dream. It’s acrylic and found chunk of car part on unprimed plywood panel. This painting is 6 feet wide and 4 feet high. I found the… Read More
Mighty Hunters
I was out in the back photographing a painting and saw Rossi and Jacques up to no good. Can you find them both? Jacques couldn’t help but show off.
Rossi
Rossi tries not be cranky as Tuffy P lifts him up. Mousing in the back garden
The Buck Fever Rag
Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Canadians. Let’s celebrate with a tune from the Ottawa Valley. Reg Hill was best known as the fiddler in Mac Beattie’s band, The Ottawa Valley Melodiers (Mac was the scrub-board player and singer). Here’s Mr. Hill from a solo recording… Read More
Likewise I’m sure…
Somebody out there in the cyber-planet entered… трубчатые грибы into a search engine and landed on my little island in the sun. Go figure.UPDATE: my friend East Texas Red promises me that it translates to this
In the Forest
The Wrong End of Hambo
Here in Canada, this is Thanksgiving weekend. What better time to sit back and listen to some accordion music? Here’s a definition of Hambo from Wikipedia: The hambo is a traditional dance that originated in Sweden in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It… Read More
27th Street 