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The band CounterPoint is in the recording Studio11.28.09

I just heard through Facebook that the Toronto Progressive rock gods called Counterpoint are finally in the studio! These guys are so good that it is scary. I’m not privy to what these guys are up to lately, musically that is, but I’m sure that it will be worth the wait. The first time I [...]



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General Information about Glenn Gould11.08.07

A little bit of Glenn Gould trivia for all of those interested. (1) Glenn Gould’s mother played the organ at St. Andrew’s Church, 73 Simcoe Street, Toronto. Central Presbyterian church in Toronto (2) His childhood home was32 Southwood Dr (3) His summer home in Uptergrove Ont., near lake Simcoe/Orillia. (4) Buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, [...]



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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 the [...]



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