We live in a potentially wondrous time. The whole of the world’s knowledge is available at our fingertips. We needn’t wonder any more about anything. All of the answers to… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip: Song #18/250: Where Have All The Good People Gone? by Sam Roberts Band
Adam Ruzzo is a Canadian singer, songwriter, adventurer, storyteller, amateur historian and guitarist who travels the highways, byways and waterways of this great land of ours drawing inspiration from what… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip…Song #87/250: Little Boats Sway by Adam Ruzzo
Editor’s note: This post is being written in the wake of Canada’s worst mass shooting involving children at a school which, in this case, was in a tiny town in… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip…Song #86/250: Sun In An Empty Room by The Weakerthans
NOTE: I am writing today’s music post in the middle of a separate series that involves a great many book reviews. This post started off as a result of reading… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip…Song #85/250: The Hell Song by Sum 41
In 1971, a young woman named Lori Lieberman attended a concert given by famous American singer Don McLean (of “American Pie” fame). During this concert, McLean sang another song of… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip….Song #84/250: Confetti by Charlotte Cardin
Today’s stop on the Great Canadian Road Trip finds us in a lovely part of the world…Hudson, Quebec. Hudson, Quebec is the birthplace of one of Canada’s most artistically inventive… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip…Song #83/250: Adventures in Your Own Backyard by Patrick Watson
Loyal readers of this blog will know that for the better part of my working life I was an elementary school teacher. When I reflect back upon those times, I… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip…Song #82/250: Firefly (Annie Murphy) by Hollerado
Hawksley Workman has been a mainstay on the Canadian music scene for much of my adult life. Born in 1975 as Ryan Corrigan in the beautiful town of Huntsville, Ontario,… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip…Song #81/250: We’re Not Broken Yet by Hawksley Workman
Imagine creating a song, a poem, even a catchphrase that is so instantly iconic that everyone assumes your creation is something that is so woven into the fabric of our… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip…Song #80/250: The Log Driver’s Waltz by Wade Hemsworth
Sometimes life isn’t fair. I can say with great confidence that right now, as you read these words, there are super talented musical performers and bands who are all seeking… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip….Song #79/250: Steal My Sunshine by Len.