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"when used in folk and bluegrass music, the instrument can also be referred to as an upright bass, standup bass, bass fiddle, ...doghouse bass, dog-house, ...or bunkhouse bass." (Wikipedia)

My father, Charlie, played the bass in a Canadian band in the 1950s hence the name!

Archive for July, 2011

Lest We Forget

Lest We Forget Originally posted on 2007-05-23 11:35:32 In 1980 I attended the annual Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto, on Warrior’s Day, a day when veterans of past wars are honoured. There is a parade, the war vets march past, its quite the occasion. The parade stopped periodically, and this group of vets paused in [...]

Hey there, what are you listening to these days?…

Well I figured it was about time I got back to this website and see what I can make of it. About a year ago somehow (someone?) deleted almost all the work I had put into this website since 2006. It was particularly disheartening to contemplate having to start all over. But then I began [...]