Archive for September, 2007

I just came back from Dominic’s house - his old one that is09.30.07

I had tried in vain to locate exactly which house the Legendary Canadian guitarist, Dominic Triano, lived in ever since my neighbour’s son had told me. I kept asking him if he could remember and he kept saying that he’ll someday soon he’ll go around there to try and jog his memory. I’m still waiting […]



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Guitar side ports09.28.07

The one thing that I see in the evolution of the acoustic guitar today is its link with the past from Canada’s own, Glenn Gould. He used a unique approach while playing in his later years, around 1983, when he took away part of the piano body to let the sound come out of […]



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Mr. James Morrison is Dead09.24.07

I was just reading an interesting article in our Maclean’s Magazine today called “Jim’s Fireman“. It was in the Aug. 13th/07 edition.
It talks about the fire chief who arrived at 17 rue Beautreillis in the Marais district of Paris on July 3rd, 1971, who pronounced “Mr. James Morrison Dead”. Now that’s just not your […]



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Dominic Triano Canadian Rock/Jazz Guitarist09.22.07

 
You know the internet is really the greatest tool of the 21st century. You can search for literally anything or anybody at the click of a computer button. Unfortunately some of the greatest things to look for that are Canadian are often over looked. For example, the great Rock/Jazz guitarist, our own Dominic Triano. He […]



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Ashley Holt the singer09.13.07

This gentleman was the singer with Rick Wakeman at the concert that I attended on Sunday August 19th, 2007 at the Danforth Music Hall. He was a short and portly man with a full bodied voice. An average looking guy with average attire. His stage presence was like a common guy with regular looking attire. […]



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