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Music Monday – “Sonny carries a load, he is barely a man/There’s not all that much to do, still he does the best he can/And he lives in a room, at the top of the stairs/And the sea keeps on rollin in, it’s done that for years.”

Yet another Newfoundland classic guaranteed to get everybody in the pub singing along…

Posted 11 July 2011 § Video ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: ,

Newfoundland Trip – Music Monday – “To wake in the early morn/To the sound of the old fog horn/And wait for the men to return/With their boats in the bay”

Last Monday, I wrote about the musical cultures of the various provinces.  Now that I’m here in Newfoundland, the musicality of this province is overwhelming.  I couldn’t name a single folk song that unifies the people of Saskatchewan (does “Last Saskatchewan Pirate” count?) whereas I’ve heard the song below probably half a dozen times in […]

Posted 04 July 2011 § MemoryLane § Video ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , , ,

Music Monday – “But now we’re bound for ol’ St. John’s/Where all the girls are dancing/Heave away, me jolly boys/We’re all bound away!”

Hmm, do other provinces have a distinctive musical sound in the same way that the Maritime provinces do?  In a very stereotypical way, I’d say that the music of Quebec is probably linked by the fact that it’s…sung in French.  For the prairies (well, Alberta at least) I think of traditional country & wesetern music […]

Posted 27 June 2011 § Video ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “So serene/The world turns blue/Heads are spinning/It feels so good”

One of my favourite British bands (I consider them Britpop but not sure everyone defines them that way) does a piss-take version of the typical Ibizia club anthem (love the refrain!)

Posted 20 June 2011 § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “I’m a sailor peg/And I’ve lost my leg/Climbing up the top sails/I lost my leg!”

Posted 13 June 2011 § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “You’ll bring your overhead projector/To demonstrate where we’d go wrong/You’ll chart our every flaw/Shone ten times tall on the bedroom wall”

I’ve already detailed my love for The Submarines many times on this blog and the band’s new album doesn’t disappoint…

Posted 06 June 2011 § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “With enough training, your fingers are almost as good as a wrench. Hurts though…”

Behold the wonder that is former Fred Eaglesmith sideman, Washboard Hank…

Posted 30 May 2011 § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Your smile is like a breath of spring/Your voice is like summer rain/And I cannot compete with you/Jolene” (Bonus: Incomplete List of Bands I’ve Seen Live)

Dolly Parton was the voice in a movie we watched this weekend (Gnomeo & Juliet – very cute!) and that somehow led to me thinking about the various concerts I’ve seen in my life (Dolly being one of the Top Five believe it or not!) Off the top of my head, here’s a very incomplete […]

Posted 23 May 2011 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (5) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “Just take a look at these crow’s feet/Just look/Sitting on the prettiest eyes”

We got back from our trip to Calgary last night but after unpacking and doing a few things around the house, I didn’t get around to posting.  But I’ve decide to backdate this post on Tuesday to yesterday so I can do a Music Monday post as it connects pretty directly to our trip. We’d […]

Posted 16 May 2011 § Family § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “I used to come here when I was six/When everything hurt and I felt sick/There is something about the colder air/That made me feel better than anywhere”

We’re off to Calgary from Wednesday until early next week so it may be another blog holiday depending on how busy we are and what my Internet access is like at our various ports of call. In the meantime, here’s a song from one of my favourite artists I discovered when we lived in Cowtown.  […]

Posted 09 May 2011 § MemoryLane § Video § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,