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Music Monday – “Now Campbeltown Loch is a beautiful place/But the price of the whiskey is grim/How nice it would be if the whiskey was free/And the Loch was filled up to the brim”

One of the best things about traveling is the people you meet. I met a young guy from Scotland at the Banff Hot Spring and during our conversation, mentioned my grandmother was born in Campbeltown, Scotland. He asked if I knew this old folk song and I admitted that I didn’t (though I quickly filed […]

Posted 19 August 2019 § Family § PopCulture § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “So girl, leave your boots by the bed/We ain’t leaving this room/Till someone needs medical help/Or the magnolias bloom”

“Cover Me Up” – Jason Isbell

Posted 12 August 2019 § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “I’ve been drinkin’ to remember and drinkin’ to forget/I got “I love you” on my mind, I got Jim Beam on my breath”

  I posted a Cody Jinks song before I went on holidays so why not post another Jinks’ song since it was in the top three of my most listened to songs over the past couple weeks (with the other two – “Cumberland Gap” by Jason Isbell and “Tear Stained Eye” by Son Volt both […]

Posted 05 August 2019 § MemoryLane § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Raising hell with the hippies and the cowboys/They don’t care about no trends/They don’t care about songs that sell”

When we’re camping in Weyburn I can’t help but think how I’m basically the hippie surrounded by a big herd of cowboys. But the point of this song stands – people who seem to be opposites can still get along if they see their commonality in defining their own tastes without giving in to trends […]

Posted 15 July 2019 § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , ,

(Belated) Music Monday – “He’s acting tough and taking names/And shuttin’ us down/But at least we got something to talk about/When Monday rolls around”

Or if you prefer a version without drunk riggers singing along… “Oil Patch Town” – Chris Knight

Posted 08 July 2019 § Jobs § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Mama said “she’s my brothers daughter” and I don’t even know who’s my father/I guess she’s my cousin but she needs some sweet lovin’ anyway!”

When did I get into banjo music?!? Isn’t it music for inbred rednecks? 😉 “Banjo Odyssey” – The Dead South from Regina, Saskatchewan (who took some criticism for playing with those banjo/inbreeder stereotypes and issued an explanation in response)

Posted 24 June 2019 § Humour § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “But you say it in a Tweet, that’s a cop-out/And I’m just like, “Hey, are you okay?””

“You Need To Calm Down” – Taylor Swift

Posted 17 June 2019 § News § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Started from the bottom, now we’re here/Started from the bottom, now my whole team fuckin’ here”

I know this song isn’t technically about the Raptors but since it’s written by their biggest celebrity fan and the lyrics (sorta) fit, I thought I’d post it. “Started From The Bottom” – Drake

Posted 10 June 2019 § Canada § News § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “And your hollows on like a frozen freight train/You know that I help you if I can/But I’m just a raindrop in a river/Just a little itty-bitty grain of sand”

“Wait So Long” – Trampled By Turtles

Posted 03 June 2019 § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

Music Monday – “I’m up after midnight, cooking/Trying to make my rent/I’m rough but I’m pleasin’/I was raised on robbery”

“Raised on Robbery” – Joni Mitchell

Posted 27 May 2019 § Canada § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,