I am fairly well read – I’m open-minded and have covered a notably broad range of work from Dante to Harry Potter, Giller Prize winners to terrible, terrible self-published e-books. I read literary reviews. I try to keep on top of other people’s suggestions, jotting down mentions of interesting titles overheard on the radio or [...]

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I discovered a week ago while messing around on the guitar that the sometimes unintelligible song “Blinded by the Light” was written by Bruce Springsteen but made popular by Manfred Mann, the same psychedelic pianist who popularized the Exciter’s “Do Wah Diddy Diddy“, Bob Dylan’s “If ya gotta go, go now” and the completely bizarre [...]

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I’m very excited about this year’s Bluesfest lineup! Depending on my schedule I’m pretty sure I’m getting a full 12-day pass, most nights showcase more than one artist I’m interested in seeing. I’m especially excited about Chris Smither’s awesome acoustic soloing – I’m going to try to get him to sign my guitar. He’s got [...]

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