A nice little documentary… If you got the dinero, I got my Camero…. Guacamole Who Were You Thinking of?
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Come on Home
Hubert Sumlin and Sunnyland Slim, Germany 1964
John McEuen at Hugh’s Room
We were at the John McEuen show at Hugh’s Room tonight. For those who don’t know, Mr. McEuen is a founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, a player who seems to be equally at home on banjo, guitar or fiddle. He is a… Read More
Boogie
I may have featured this video back on the old blog a few years ago. At least I know I’ve seen this performance before. It’s the Downchild Blues Band featuring the late Jane Vasey playing some fantastic boogie-woogie piano along with vibraphone great Peter Appleyard.… Read More
Regular posting is delayed….
While I recharge my brain. Let me just leave you with a little musical interlude….Here’s Los Texmaniacs
Shamrock Shake
The Hamburglers would not normally qualify for inclusion on this blog. After all, they don’t have accordions, banjos or even ukes in the band and they don’t sing about trains. However, they do have groovy outfits, and they are from Chicago, a city I really… Read More
Concertina Time
Enjoy some videos about a very special instrument. You don’t see these in your average pop band. More likely you will see a Chemnitzer Concertina player lead a Chicago style polka band, along with bellows-shaking accordion, bass, drums, and a pair of trumpets. Here’s a… Read More
Prince at the ACC
I’ve mentioned before in this space that I don’t often go to big arena shows. Most of the music I like best is featured in smaller venues, from smaller halls like Massey Hall to even more intimate spaces like Hugh’s Room. As I often say,… Read More
Off to see his Purpleness
Will report tomorrow on the Prince show….
Miners’ Night Out
John McEuen will be playing Hugh’s Room here in Toronto on December 4. Tuffy P and I will be there. Maybe we’ll see you there too.
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