All posts by “Eugene Knapik”
The Sunshine Special
Hap Lambie…(from the fabulous Golden Age Media YouTube channel)
A Dog’s Life
Yesterday morning I took The Partners to their fave swimming spot at the leash-free park in Etobicoke Valley, only to find it closed for the week. We drove over to Jack Darling Park so at least they could goof around with some other dogs, after… Read More
Hillbilly Calypso
Ned Landry from 1958… He re-recorded it in 1965… The tune was also recorded by Don Messer (with a clarinet part!) but I don’t know the year. I understand it was written by Ned Landry. I love all 3 versions, but if I had to… Read More
Rule #6
The new episode of The Agency Podcast is now available. Listen right here or find it in all the good podcast places. This week: numbers; teaching and learning in the arts (and a Benjamin Zander masterclass); The Edge of All We Know – a doc… Read More
Lost Duck
These photos have been sitting in my camera for a few days. In fact I forget all about the duck in the silver maple next door. She sat there for hours then flew off. I had been sitting on the front porch practicing the fiddle,… Read More
Book List Updates
I updated the Agency Podcast Booklist today. It’s an informal list of books that come up in the weekly conversations that make up The Agency Podcast. Although I try to make a note when a book comes up in discussion, sometimes I’m too involved in… Read More
Rolling Waves
This is Cindy Thompson on fiddle. (She is also my fabulous fiddle teacher.)
The Satanic Panic Episode
Episode 101 of the Agency Podcast now available. Listen here or find it in all the good podcast places. Candy reviews All the Rage, a memoir by Canadian playwright, screen writer and cultural commentator Brad Fraser. We’re both watching Hacks, starring Jean Smart who was… Read More