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He's your singing, songwriting, band leading, scheming, country punk, folk, smartassgrass troubadour based out of Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

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the Sun is Made of Cheese May 24th, 2013 We had an astoundingly musical show at the Rodeo Bar in Nyc last week. We were joined by the fabulous Tony Scherr on guitar and our new best friend Caroline Bugala on violin. She conveniently arrived the night before to New York from France with her mother and sauntered into our Brooklyn gig with violin in hand. After a brief chat (partially In stumbling french on my part) we jammed it out and it was quite apparent how skilled she was with that fiddle! She was also keen to join us the next night at Ny citys longest running honkytonk for the aforementioned big show. Wahoo!! New York city. Currently gearing up for the western Canadian run with Mr Rusty Ford (related to mayor Rob Ford? We do not know...). We are gonna be packing some brand new Rusty Ford tee shirts, stickers and a killer show to put on for the good people of southern B.C. and northern Alberta! Stayed tuned for reports from the road... Back to Top The False Spring April 24th, 2013 Winter just would not quit up here the hills of Wakefield, Quebec but finally April is winding down as we wind up for a spring summer fall of f.u.n. Recording of the new album is going well with Chris Brown at the helm (the Canadian CB, yo) over on Wolfe Island. Gearing up for a flurry of electric guitar overdubs that will define the sound of the album. It is taking shape as a pop record overall, with some wisps of country a la moi. I am looking forward to May and playing with my new York peeps including the fabulous Daria Grace. But this just in! I will be doing a tune at the Idle NoMore event at the Piston in Toronto this Tuesday, Ap 30th. Also featured are members of the Bourbon Tabernacle Choir, Mary Margaret Ohara (!), Sarah Harmer, Jason Colett and more. $10 suggested donation and the food there rocks as well. Back to Top Marching On March 5th, 2013 Yup, we had a fine run of shows and such over the last few weeks. The big folk alliance conference was full of friends and fine musicos. Unlike other music conferences it is predominantly attended by musicians and bookers, many of them small venue or concert series types. There is not much of a major label presence (is there such a thing anymore?) but a fair number of smaller labels and a few of those people that take 15 to 20% of your gig money for sending an email and forgetting to send your posters to the gig. Whoa whoa whoa, that does not sound charitable. Speaking of which we did a bit of outreach through the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals community outreach program that asked us to play at the Salvation Army Gateway shelter in downtown. Burke Carroll of the Wrongs joined me for a wonderful little jam in the drop in centre. The folks there were very appreciative and the staff at the shelter as well although we felt it an honour to be able to share what we have with those who are going through a rough patch in their lives. The best things I saw at the conference were The Soujourners, Sheesham and Lotus and Son, The Birds of Chicago and Steve Poltz to name a few of many astounding acts. Plenty of talent from the U.S., Great Britain and Auz too. Friendly, generous types for the most part (except me of course...). Rusty Ford made a good impression on his first outing and no one could ignore him in his fine suit and big hat. We finished up the good times with three shows with Awna Teixeira that hit the high water mark at the Saturday gig in Wakefield at the now legendary Blacksheep Inn where we packed in a house full of darling people for a late afternoon show. They are celebrating 20 years of presenting music and we were proud to return to the stage that has graced many a fine musician over the years. A little girl gave me a rock as a gift for being such a good singer (her words). It was a piece of mica, not just some random rock so I can fix my iron with it or maybe barter it for a goat after the fall of the empire... Back to Top News Archive