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Moments Of Joy is my latest song release. Behind The Song My main instrumental was drums which I started playing at age 11. I made my living playing in bands in clubs for a few years in my twenty’s. Drum Rudiments Drum rudiments are like scales to a piano. They are what drummers practised a
Our 50th Anniversary, will be on July 14/24 ! To mark the moment, I decided a few months ago, to write a song about our life. Our First Roadtrip The picture above was our first road trip from Winnipeg to Vancouver in my first car, a 1963 Jaguar Mark 2. It ran me into the
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In Memory of Nathan Oct..25/75 – May 22/91 I heard it said that grief is the price we pay for loving someone. I think there is some truth in that. On May 22, 1991, our son Nathan died at the age of 15 years old, after a two week stay in the hospital. That is
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Shelter From The Storm is my latest song release. It’s available on all major music platforms. Hear it below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE9dNyD_d3I
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Music Industry Stats I have been getting emails from Chartmetric for about a year. All I know about them, is they gather statistics about music. Then I get an email with a PDF download titled, Chartmetric A Year In Music for 2023. This is the first time they have sent this out. The index page
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Song Background for – Bring On Another Thou (thousand) In 1997, after having sold our Insurance Agency, we had moved from Winnipeg, MB to Victoria, BC and we both continued to work for insurance brokers there. One day a fellow came in and wanted to insure his boat. I said, sure and we sat down
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My friend Greg Dixon from MerrittStories.ca, did a story video with me. Click the picture below to watch the videos on his webpage.
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It was only a few weeks ago, I got a few emails from old friends in the Mission Ukulele Circle, asking me what date did I hold the first meeting 10 years ago ? Really, it has been 10 years since I started the group ! Wow time flys. Ten years ago, I did not
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Then and Now Then In 2012, I was living in Victoria, and had seen the documentary The Mighty Uke on TV. I decided to buy an ukulele, and heard about a local ukulele group that met weekly in Victoria at the Oak Bay Seniors Center. I joined in early 2013. It was a group of
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