Jan 05 2012
I have a singer/songwriter friend named Andy Stochansky. He’s quite well known in the Canadian music scene, as well as in the U.S. and internationally. Andy’s lyrics have been sung by artists worldwide, including Australian Idol winner Shannon Noll. Some of his works are included on best-selling albums, like the soundtrack for the latest Twilight …
Oct 14 2011
Sometimes, things just land in your lap. A friend called last night to ask if we’d like two free tickets to go see the Gidon Kramer Trio perform tonight at the Royal Conservatory of Music. Um, hello? So, we met for breakfast this morning and the handover went without a hitch and I now have the …
Mar 27 2011
I attended a presentation this week by Peabody Award-winning writer and broadcaster, Jowi Taylor, about his project Six String Nation. During the presentation Jowi explained how, in the weeks leading up to the 1995 Quebec Referendum, he was dismayed by the quality of the iconography portrayed by the media as representing the Canadian identity. These …
Jul 10 2010
I’m going for my first cello lesson in a few minutes. I rented a 4/4 Yamaha from Long & McQuade and have booked a series of lessons at a local music school. I’m not sure what to expect from this first lesson, but I hope it’ll be interesting and that, overall, the whole process will …
I was born in England, spent part of my childhood in Zambia and eventually immigrated to Canada. This is a blog about the news and events in my life, my interests in politics, religion, human rights, science, reason, and the odd post here and there about my cats.
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