CBC Morning North Interview

Catch-Up

    I’m a little behind.

    The Sault launch of Fancy Clapping was a blast. About 60 folks came out. Read, played a couple tunes (“Every Time We Begin” and “The Request”). Stephen Lang made an amazing backdrop of hands clapping and the cover image that he projected on the gallery wall during the reading. Many thanks to everyone at the Art Gallery of Algoma (Laurie and Miranda, especially) for making the evening so great. Publisher Laurence Steven drove up with books in hand. Laurence made the introductions and worked the book table.

     Next stop: Sudbury for a reading with Elizabeth Creith (Shepherd in Residence), Bonnie Kogos (Manhattan/Manitoulin), and Alanna Bondar (There are many ways to die while traveling in Peru). Should be fun. If there’s time, I’ll play a tune or two. Would like to try out a new song, “Heaven.”

    Speaking of which, CBC’s Markus Schwabe interviewed me about the upcoming reading in Sudbury. I read “New Clothes.” It has to be the first time that the phrase “effing G.D.” was spoken on CBC radio.

    I’ve been thinking of recording new material, beyond the demo versions I have already made, for a CD, but it’s a lot of work, expensive, and, judging by the rate of downloads and sales of my past catalogue, probably not worth it.