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Through the Door
The National Arts Centre is one of my favourite places in Ottawa. It is a beautiful home for the performing arts: classical music, English theatre, French theatre, dance, variety, and community programming. Housing four performance venues – Southam Hall, Theatre, Studio, and the Fourth Stage – there are many international and Canadian musicians coming through…
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Silly Love Songs
Tonight I’ll be playing some Valentine-themed songs at Gaia Java in Stittsville from 7 to 9 pm. There’s a song for every facet of love – from giddy to jaded to true. They’re serious about the coffee, though, so drop in!
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game
I have a lot of fun making music. In addition to teaching and accompanying, I am proud to be the keyboard player for the classic rock band Journey to Boston. Our next show is Saturday, July 7, at 6 p.m., at Ottawa Baseball Stadium. We’re playing before the Fat Cats baseball game. It’s a great…
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And along came a…
I was out playing a gig on Friday night. Around sound check time, what looked like a piece of lint fell down from the ceiling towards my keyboard. I tried to wave it away, but it still fell on the keys. When I looked closer I saw to my horror that it was a…spider. Now…
