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Springtime
It’s a beautiful springtime in Ontario, with flowers pushing up through the...
Checked out by Bob Gainey
Forechecking, scoring and backchecking, he was known as one of the best all round...
Hang time with The Hawk
What a thrill to have a visit from the legendary Rompin’ Ronnie Hawkins backstage...
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Porkbellys In Europe!
Wildflower Records released our first CD “Way Past Midnight” in Europe...
Toronto Star Reviews Way Past Midnight
PorkBelly Futures in New York City Gregg Quill writes… “Their first CD,...
“As a unit, they’re tight and play like they really mean it, but it’s...
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Darwin and Quarrington
[By Stuart] Today, February 12th, is Charles Darwin’s bicentennial birthday, so I can plug my favourite Quarrington book, the boy on the back of the turtle. It’s a tough volume to find, but Paul’s story about cruising the Galápagos Islands with father and daughter in search of Darwinian insights is funny, wonderfully informative... [Read more of this review]
Western Tour Revisited #3
When you’re out touring from one end of this country to the other, you can’t help but be stunned by the range and diversity of experiences. For a born and bred urbanite, I was struck by this sign on the front lobby door of a hotel in downtown Castlegar, BC. Read More →
Western Tour Revisited #2
One of the most delightful surprises of the western tour this fall was our first gig. It was at an out of the way spot, south of Calgary and just 12 miles north of the U.S. border at a place called The General Store near Twin Butte. Dubbed “one of the windiest spots in Canada” the surrounding foothills are dotted with wind turbines, while... [Read more of this review]
Western Tour Revisited #1
Just before Christmas of /08Â PBF returned from a 3 week tour of our western provinces. It took us from our home here in Hogtown all the way out to Nanaimo B.C. and back with many stops along the way. Some of them scheduled and some of them not. Stuart and myself were charged with the responsibility of getting all our gear out to our first gig in... [Read more of this review]
This is a good time to reflect on our festival appearances over the summer. First off the mark was Toronto’s City Roots Festival, following up on our show there last year. City Roots takes place in the historic distillery district, and the venue, the crowd, the weather (and the distilled products) were all first rate. This year, Paul was featured... [Read more of this review]
10 For Paul
King Leary by Paul Quarrington In all the hoopla about Paul’s King Leary novel, we (OK, Stuart) managed to miss this item on the CBC’s website, in which Paul responds to ten questions about the novel. It’s fascinating reading – and it’s only been online for five months or so… Read More →
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