For those of you who might be wondering why I have not been very active performing music this past month or so, here is a wee story:
This is a photo of me (looking as goofy as ever) and Rose…
Mar 6 2016
Jan 26 2016
January 26, 2016 - Good Start So Far
Well that was fun. I'm just back from down south Alberta where I played some shows in Calgary and Canmore with Kimberley MacGregor - sure did feel nice to get outta town and meet some new folks. Everywhere we went…
Nov 12 2015
November 12, 2015 - 'Time Flies Like An Arrow, Fruit Flies Like A Banana" (Townes Van Zandt)
Well that was some kinda summer! First off, apologies for the blog-lapse but, as you’ll see, I’ve been busy: I got a new record, Fluke Or Flounder, done, was artist liaison for a multi-festival recording project, attended an artist residency…
Apr 24 2015
April 24, 2015 - Dust
It's springtime in Edmonton: geese are goosing, rabbits rutting, squirrels seem squirrellier, and the magpies are flapping and fluffing about it all. The snow has been replaced by mounds and vast skids of grit and Depressionesque dust storms.
Despite the…
Despite the…
Apr 8 2015
April 8, 2015 - Ulysses Never Sailed Saskatchewan
Still plugging away here at all my social media responsibilities as well as trying to line up shows, get with some players, rehearse, write, apply for grants, keep lining up and realigning all my wee ducks out on the coast…
Mar 27 2015
March 27, 2015 - It's Not Me
I am now stuck in a bit of a waiting game - big plans and limited resources. Being away from Canada and performing for the past 7 years has meant that I need to work hard at establishing myself as…
Mar 19 2015
March 12, 2015 - My Happy Trip To Vancouver - Part 3 - Where I find life at Afterlife and introduce you to Emily
Okay, for 3 weeks we talked, planned, and practiced. Next it was time to get some of this work recorded for some demos that I will use to apply for funding and to shop around to labels. My other two…
Mar 16 2015
March 15, 2015 - Post Gig
Just a quick little note here. Thanks everyone for coming out to my show at the Cask and Barrel this past Saturday afternoon - it was a beautiful day and I don't take for granted that you chose to come…
Mar 12 2015
March 12, 2015 - My Happy Trip To Vancouver - Part 2 - Where I get Rhythm and start to introduce you to some songs
Throughout my stay in Vancouver I was lucky to stay at my old pal Keith Rose's place, a house I had lived in before; this gave me a good base for all the nostalgia I was feeling. Yet another lucky…
Feb 27 2015
February 27, 2015 - My Happy Trip To Vancouver - Part 1 - Where I arrive and am placed on The Rack
Well that was a nice wee trip. I'm just back from spending the last 5 weeks in Vancouver with a way too short trip to Victoria. It's been around 11 years since I was last on the coast and I…
Jan 29 2015
January 29, 2015 - Sputter and toss
you can listen to me channel a myriad of Looney Tunes speech impediments whilst spouting a load of bollocks here - http://satanscabaret.com/john-guliak/
Jan 23 2015
January 23, 2015 - Vancouver
when i awoke this morning it was raining. for just a minute i thought i was in Glasgow - but this rain was juicier - they call it a Pineapple Express (i don't know what kind of weather 'express' Glasgow…