Category Music
My First Crush
I don’t really remember her. Well, okay, I do. I know the name, I remember the voice, but how much of that is a true memory and how much has been added over the years? My mother was telling me about the first woman to steal my heart (other than her I assume). I was […]
You Gotta Wonder
I program a satellite music channel that is carried on cable systems and who knows where else. I have never asked, I just know I get feedback from all over the continent. It is called “The Light” and features songs from Christian artists. I mention that because it is that time of year when I […]
Conversations With Clapton
I have a natural distrust of the media. Just because it is in print or on video doesn’t mean it is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Things get twisted along the way. This distrust comes not because I have spent time working in the media and therefore have some idea […]
October
The leaves have begun to change colours. There are frost warnings at night. Summer has ended, Fall is well underway and Winter is fast approaching. As the leaves come down we see Fall as a time of decay. Yet we know that resurrection is coming, the trees will be restored and renewed in Spring. That […]
Twenty Years and Counting
You may never have heard of Jacob Moon. In the pantheon of Canadian musicians he is a lesser deity, one of those people who has managed to make music his profession as well as his calling, without ever breaking through in popular imagination. His music is complex, and not particularly radio friendly. Jacob is touring […]
Just Getting Started
I picked up a new album yesterday, the latest release from Canada’s Carolyn Arends. The album is an acoustic celebration of her 20 years as a recording artist titled Just Getting Started. As a thank-you to those fans who have followed her music over the past couple of decades Carolyn has decided to make the […]
Don’t Quit Your Day Job; Advice For Aspiring Musicians
I am a crusher of dreams and ambitions. Or at least I try to be. Unfortunately I am not always successful. I’m the guy people come to when they are trying to get established, the guy who tells them whether their song will be heard on the airwaves or not. I’m the guy who says […]
Memories of Chilliwack
My thoughts were simple: I thought must be crazy driving an hour in the pouring rain for an outdoor concert to see a band that I know won’t be playing my favourite songs. Especially since if the rain got any harder the show would be washed out. On the Friday I had driven to Spencerville […]
CityFolk IV – Wet Sheepdogs
I love The Sheepdogs. I hate the Sheepdogs. I’m ambivalent about The Sheepdogs. I can’t make up my mind. The Sheepdogs, if you are not aware, are a rock band from Saskatchewan that first came to prominence in their attempts to win a contest for independent bands, with the prize being a spot on the […]
CityFolk III – Why Bother?
Maybe it’s being in a crowd that does it. Or a general narcissism in our culture. But it was definitely in evidence Friday as Van Morrison delivered a strong set at CityFolk 2015. This was the big event of the festival. There were more people there than the previous two nights combined. Anticipation was high, […]
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