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March 20

Week 671: “The First Day of Spring” by Gandharvas

This song was huge in the 90s. I remember hearing it everywhere, marvelling at the…

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December 12

Week 657: “Christmas Time is Here” by Vince Guaraldi (Christopher John Cover)

I grew up in a household that used a fake Christmas tree. The reasons were…

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November 21

Week 654: “Disclaimer” by Fresh Kils

Do have that friend who can’t take a compliment without slipping into self-deprecation? The one…

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March 28

Week 620: “Lost in the Light” by Bahamas

The story of Terry Fox – the 22-year-old cancer survivor and amputee who set out…

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March 14

Week 618: “Foxglove” by Bruce Cockburn

For a white dude who was alive in the 80s, I have a very difficult…

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January 31

Week 612: “Junior Panthers” by Sloan

It’s unlikely that you’ve heard of Sloan if you live outside of Canada, but they’ve…

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October 11

Week 596: “Martha Sways” by Andy Shauf

Some songwriters can craft a perfect micro-story in the form of a three-minute song, as…

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July 26

Week 585: “Long Walk, Short Dock” by Blue Wednesday

In 1936, Mexico began an impressive project: the construction of a pier at the town…

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May 31

Week 577: “Coucou Waltz” by Nahre Sol

Traditional piano lessons are a structured, upward march through progressively more and more difficult pieces.…

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May 17

Week 575: “A Dot in Air” by I Am Robot and Proud

One of the fascinating things about the past is the way people in various time…

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March 8

Week 565: “The Hubble Constant” by Kid Koala

There are two kinds of movie scientists. Usually, the scientist is a minor character; a…

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January 25

Week 559: “The Times are Tired” by Alaskan Tapes

The other day, in the late afternoon, I suddenly got tired. Not sleepy, or spent…

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January 18

Week 558: “Elton d’août (remix maman)” by Malajube

My wife is using an app to learn French. It’s a noble pursuit – it…

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May 18

Week 523: “Dream. Build. Repeat.” by Jim Guthrie and JJ Ipsen

I am not a rollercoaster enthusiast, but there was a time in my life when…

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April 20

Week 519: “Ficelles” by Ingrid St. PIerre

Taking my own advice, I recently went through some old photos with the intention of…

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February 24

Week 511: “Plus Tôt” by Alexandra Stréliski

When I learned, probably sometime in my teens, that the history of Western art was…

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December 23

Week 502: “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” by Sarah Spring

I’ve featured a fair bit of Christmas music over the years, and I’ve tried to…

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November 11

Week 496: “Flickering Darkness” by Tom Richards

In the late 1980s, as the Cold War faded, the American military began allowing scientists…

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October 14

Week 492: “Harvest Moon” by Neil Young (SYML cover)

Given that today is Canadian Thanksgiving, I’m going to be thankful for Neil Young. He…

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September 30

Week 490: “Part 1 – Opening” by Kenny Wheeler

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the experience of singing in a choir during…

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