Category Archives: My Own Music
The Tale of Lovely Bridges
Okay, one more song from Rainville. This is about a girl named Lovely Bridges. She’s the prettiest girl in town and next door neighbor to two brothers named Limpy and Lispy. From Rainville: “Lovely had a sardonic British bio-father who
The Tale of Lovely Bridges
Okay, one more song from Rainville. This is about a girl named Lovely Bridges. She’s the prettiest girl in town and next door neighbor to two brothers named Limpy and Lispy. From Rainville: “Lovely had a sardonic British bio-father who
The Clockmaker of Rainville
A very good friend of mine wrote an awesome collection of short stories titled, Rainville, and I think it’s one of the coolest things in the world. It’s a marvelously quirky bit of writing about the lives of a couple
The Clockmaker of Rainville
A very good friend of mine wrote an awesome collection of short stories titled, Rainville, and I think it’s one of the coolest things in the world. It’s a marvelously quirky bit of writing about the lives of a couple
Chilly Gonzales Doesn’t Play the Harmonica
But that man is an absolute genius on the piano! If you’ve never had the pleasure of listening to Chilly Gonzales, I invite you, one and all, to sample his wares. His most recent album, Solo Piano II follows up
Chilly Gonzales Doesn’t Play the Harmonica
But that man is an absolute genius on the piano! If you’ve never had the pleasure of listening to Chilly Gonzales, I invite you, one and all, to sample his wares. His most recent album, Solo Piano II follows up
Harmonica on a Moonbase
I was waiting for a train this past weekend and decided to make a video. The acoustics in that tunnel were amazing! And the resulting videos taken from a hastily positioned phone make it look like I’m on a moon
Harmonica on a Moonbase
I was waiting for a train this past weekend and decided to make a video. The acoustics in that tunnel were amazing! And the resulting videos taken from a hastily positioned phone make it look like I’m on a moon
Auditioning for Legitimacy
Not long ago I found out that it’s not actually legal to busk in the subway stations in Toronto without a license. (oops) And those licenses are limited to 75 a year. (really?) And to get one of those
Auditioning for Legitimacy
Not long ago I found out that it’s not actually legal to busk in the subway stations in Toronto without a license. (oops) And those licenses are limited to 75 a year. (really?) And to get one of those
Elephant Gun Cover
So this weekend I attended a little music festival put on by my buddies and got the chance to hop up and play a tune with my friend, Jon. We did our best to cover Beirut’s Elephant Gun and we
Elephant Gun Cover
So this weekend I attended a little music festival put on by my buddies and got the chance to hop up and play a tune with my friend, Jon. We did our best to cover Beirut’s Elephant Gun and we
Sounds from Out West
Just this past week, a buddy of mine from Vancouver sent me 13 produced tracks he extracted from many hours of recordings he had of me from an open mic I frequented there. What an awesome birthday surprise! Here’s a
Sounds from Out West
Just this past week, a buddy of mine from Vancouver sent me 13 produced tracks he extracted from many hours of recordings he had of me from an open mic I frequented there. What an awesome birthday surprise! Here’s a
A Cold March Night in Toronto
It’s the end of March and it snowed last night. Oh, Canada. I was tricked into thinking Spring had arrived so I shaved my beard and then this! My face… it is so cold! So I burrowed myself into my
A Cold March Night in Toronto
It’s the end of March and it snowed last night. Oh, Canada. I was tricked into thinking Spring had arrived so I shaved my beard and then this! My face… it is so cold! So I burrowed myself into my
I am a One-Man Trio
This weekend I played around with recording loops in GarageBand and came up with this song tat my friend has, for some reason, dubbed “Uncle Parker”. Works for me. It’s not perfect, but there are some pretty cool moments in it.
I am a One-Man Trio
This weekend I played around with recording loops in GarageBand and came up with this song tat my friend has, for some reason, dubbed “Uncle Parker”. Works for me. It’s not perfect, but there are some pretty cool moments in it.
Harmonica Love Affair 