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I haven't been posting on this site much and am relying more on my Facebook pages.  However I do have a youtube channel now and you can subscribe to it or just check in from time to time and see what I'm up to.  I have been posting a "thing of the day" during the pandemic and intend to keep doing it for awhile because things are not going to be anywhere near normal for some time.  Here are links to a couple of my recent daily tunes. Here is some instrumental weissenborn Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDdnn69jwQs Here is my "tribute" to a snake handling preacher, "Snake Handling Man". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IywG2Pz_ONA Finally, here is a link to todays "thing" - a beautiful Townes Van Zandt song that I love to do.  I'm using a dobro on this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z-iFR5O-8o
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Some exciting gigs are coming up on  Vancouver Island.
It's time to put in another shameless plug for a couple of cool Vancouver Island gigs coming up the week after next. On October 17 I'll be at the fabled Duncan Showroom with Kimberley MacGregor from Edmonton and Dawn Jackson from Nashville. And on October 18th the three of us will be at Char's Landing in Port Alberni. Vancouver Island folks - please come and tell your friends to come too. And if you know anyone wishing reasonable hailing distance of those towns we would b e grateful if you would let them know about theses shows.   Kimberley MacGregor  and  Dawn Jackson  are amazing and inspiring folks who I am honoured to call my friends, and I'm really lucky to be playing with them.  Here's a bit of info about us: Dawn Jackson grew up plucking strings on the guitars hanging on the walls of her grandfather’s Sho-Bud Guitar Company in Nashville, Tennessee. A branch off the pedal steel pioneering Jackson family, which has produced some of the most artistic and e
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This morning I'm getting ready to head for the foothills of Southern Alberta. Tonight I'll be joining the Lance Loree and his brother Dave, aka "The Pailbunters" at the Auditorium Hotel in Nanton for some good old country music. My frequent musical compadre Charlie Ewing will be showing up, and Charlie and I will no doubt have a few songs for you as well. Tomorrow night Charlie and I are playing a private event down the road aways. I'm driving a fairly small vehicle this trip, and it occurs to me that loading all this gear will present a bit of a challenge.
Tonight I'll be playing pedal steel with Darrell Barr and Friends at LB's Pub in St. Albert. Music starts at 7:30. Tuesday's at LB's is always a great time - you never know who is going to turn up. See you there. http://www.lbspub.ca
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My weekend will revolve around the Edmonton Folk Music Festival. I'll be playing some pedal steel with Andrea House and Mitch Watkins on Stage 7 at 3:05 PM on Saturday.  https://edmontonfolkfest.org
Tomorrow Night (Tuesday, July 30) I'll be playing pedal steel with Darrell Barr and Friends at LB's Pub in St. Albert. Tuesdays at LB's are always a great time - good food, dancing and interesting guest performers. Music starts at 7:30.