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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!

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Christmas 2010

***2009 version of this survey is available here: http://doghousecharlie.com/2010/10/christmas/ ***PLEASE NOTE: In some cases I have added programs that have already aired, but are available for 7 days or more via the internet archive. Be sure and watch for this aspect.*** I would appreciate your comments, criticisms, suggestions, corrections and additions to this survey of [...]

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 [...]

Christmas

Christmas Programming 2009 2009-12-05 17:53:35 End of the Year Programming The Boys are Back in Town Matinee Idle has returned to the airwaves and internet stream of Radio New Zealand National. Presented by Phil O’Brien and Simon Morris Email: phil@radionz.co.nz Text: 2101 (texts cost 20c) Facebook: I (heart) Matinee Idle Follow Matinee Idle on Twitter [...]

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