I am still in awe of what happens every time I step out the door whether it’s for a walk, head to a club, meet a friend for a meal, hop in the vehicle and drive….somewhere, photograph a festival, have a random conversation with someone you just met…..something totally unexpected invariably transpires, something I was totally unprepared for. Whether I’m learning it or experiencing it at least it’s consistent. Standing back and studying the broader picture I find there are a hundred million large and teeny tiny connections, that, as the universe unfolds and does its thing, links us all together. Whether it’s a person, a concert, a band, a type of music, an experience, a friend of a friend, we are all our own “six degrees of separation”. I find it all rather fascinating……and I’m still in awe.
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Pat Blythe – SING! Toronto, Jeff Jones Trio and …Music!
Posted in music, Opinion, Review with tags Ault Sisters, Beyond The Cage, Bob Segarini, Cherry Cola's, Countermeasure, Craig Riddock, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Eddie and Quincy Bullen Jazz Review, Eddie Bullen, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Freeplay, Jeff Jones, Jeff Jones Trio, JJ3, Little Magic Sam, luvthemusic, Melissa Ogden, Mzansi Acappella Ensemble, NASA, Nelson Mandela, Pat Blythe, Patricia Silver, Retrocity, Reuben Cherry, Sam Taylor, SING! Toronto Vocal Arts Festival, Sister Someone, Swagger, The Swingles, Young People’s Theatre on June 8, 2019 by segariniPat Blythe – Something Personal …CMW …A Few Shows …and Music!
Posted in music, Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera, A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Bob Segarini, Burton Cummings, Canadian Music Week, Cherry Cola's, CMW, DBAWIS, Dirty Loops, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Eddie Bullen, Genesis, Horseshoe Tavern, Jeff Jones, Jeff Jones Trio, Little Magic Sam, luvthemusic, Ocean, Paddock, Pat Blythe, Quincy Bullen, Quincy Jones, Sam Taylor, Sarah Thawer, The Carpet Frogs, The Musical Box, Tom Cochrane and Red Rider, Tre-Michael Bullen, Tuesday Nights at Cherry Cola’s on May 24, 2019 by segariniWriting one’s column on the day it’s supposed to post is not the best in planning but it will have to do for today (and last week and probably next week). Right now I’m listening to The Beach Boys song God Only Knows and I can’t stop thinking of all the people that have shared my life, not just in the past four years but going as far back as I can remember. So add the following video I found on FB and a late night conversation and yes, once again my column takes a different fork in the road.
Pat Blythe – The Mariposa Experience….Part Three…..Eddie Bullen….a Hootenanny and More…..
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", A.J. Croce, Alan Doyle, Birds of Bellwoods, Bob Segarini, Danny Michele, Davide DiRenzo, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Eddie Bullen, Gene Hardy, Heavyweights Brass Band, Hootenanny on Hunter, Iskwé, Jeff Jones, Liberty Silver, Los Straightjackets, luvthemusic, Mariposa, Mariposa Folk Festival, Michael Dunstan, Nick Lowe, Pat Blythe, Quincy Bullen, Skye Wallace, Smooth Jazz Cruise, Sparkjivers, Valdy on August 17, 2018 by segariniIt’s been a busy Tuesday. It’s the last day with my daughter Colleen. A cappuccino and croissant at Zane’s, the local bakery, and then she’s off to catch her 1:30pm train back to Ottawa after a five-day stay here. At the end of the month it’s back to Thailand for her until summer next year. Later, at precisely 4pm it was tea time. I enjoyed the company of a friend over for a “British” tea of Welsh cakes, crumpets and Yorkshire Red. What is it about sharing a cuppa….the comfortable, companionable feeling you get whilst draining your second or third cup (or pot) and having a lovely chat. It’s oh so……..British…….and oh so relaxing. It’s the best way to catch up or get to know someone. Will that be one lump or two…….?
Pat Blythe – Tom Longboat and New Releases…Jeff Jones, Monowhales, OITC & Secret Broadcast…and Music!
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags a cappella, A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Adelaide Hall, Bob Segarini, Cadence, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Google Doodles, Jeff Jones, Jeff Jones and Roar, monowhales, One In The Chamber, Pat Blythe, Retrocity, Secret Broadcast, Sing, The Hideout, Tom Longboat, Toronto Northern Lights on June 6, 2018 by segariniYesterday was Tom Longboat’s 131st birthday. How do I know. Google Doodle. Longboat’s Iroquois name….Cogwagee…..part of the Onondaga which means Keepers of The Fire. Longboat was born in 1887 and raised on the Six Nations Reserve near Brantford. Enrolled (a legal obligation under the Indian Act) at the Mohawk Institutional Residential School at the age of 12 he eventually escaped to an uncle’s home who agreed to hide him from the authorities. A long-distance runner, Longboat is considered by many to be the greatest marathoner of all time.
Pat Blythe – A Tribute to Jack Richardson, Tom Cochrane and Music
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Bob Segarini, Bobby Curtola, Bobby Gimby, Coca Cola, Davide Di Renzo, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Fanshawe College, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre St Catharines, Five Man Electrical Band, Gerry Lee, Great Lakes Blues Society, Humboldt, Jack Richardson, Jack Richardson London Music Awards, Jack Richardson Music Awards, Jeff Jones, Juno, Ken Greer, luvthemusic, McCann-Erickson, Music Arts Industry Program, Nimbus 9, Order of Canada, Pat Blythe, SOCAN, Tara Scott, The Guess Who, The Staccatos, Tom Cochrane & Red Rider, Westernairs on April 11, 2018 by segariniBack in London, Ontario for the Jack Richardson Music Awards (JRMA) and Jack Richardson Music Week. My home town and it’s about time I attended. There are multiple events happening every night. Great Lakes Blues Society presents Bill Durst; Doll House Showcase celebrates the Women of London in Music with Juno nominee Emm Gryner; Battle of The High School Bands in honor of Richardson’s love of teaching and encouragement of London’s young musicians ($2,500 top prize); an oral history of the London music scene from the 1960’s forward presented by Greg Simpson and Bob Klanac; Jack’s London Live….a full evening devoted to promoting live music and the live music venues in London (wonder how many I can cover in a single evening) and of course, to cap off the week Jack Richardson Music Awards presentation and gala.
Pat Blythe – Herve Bassett, Tom Cochrane and Blonde…James Blonde…..
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Anjulie, Atlantic Records, Blushing Brides, Bob Segarini, Cadillac Lounge, Capital Records, Celebration Square, Dale Harrison, Davide DiRenzo, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Drake Underground, Francesco Yates, Frank Cosentino, Guenther Kapelle Wild T & the Spirit, Headstones, Herve Bassett, Hideout, James Blonde, James Green, James Green Electric, Jeff Jones, Jerome Godboo, Justin Timberlake, Ken Greer, Laura Lee Montgomery, Marshall Dane, Miami Vice, Mike Hopley, Neil Carson, Pat Blythe, Pharrell Williams, Phil Taylor, Red Rider, Rockpile, Shawn Brady, Soundbites 2017, Steph Mercier, Susan O'Quinn, Tequila Rocking Birds, Tom Cochrane, Toney Springer, Toronto Moon, Vision Quest on October 11, 2017 by segariniI always seem to playing catch-up. I’ve managed to reduce the number of projects by a whole two. There’s a very, very, very long list of shows and photo’s that need to be addressed (metaphorically speaking) before I start loading up the flash drives on the camera again. September came and went in about 30 seconds….and in that 30-second clip it was go, go, go with music, music and…….yep, more music. When at home there were brief forays to the fridge for what sustenance could be found and the occasional trip out to the back deck to savour a Bombay Sapphire. With the weather being what it was, and still is, we can all be excused for thinking it’s still mid-August and Christmas is months away. Ya right!!!! Heeeeeere’s October and the back end of Thanksgiving. Hang on to your hats, it’s December tomorrow……
Pat Blythe – The Blushing Brides and Smooth Jazz
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Bob Segarini, Chaudiere Club, Claude Jones, DBAWIS, Desmond Leahy, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Doug Inglis, Eddie Bullen, Gene Krupa, Gina Hargitay, Goddo, James Green, Jeff Jones, Larnell Lewis, Liberty Silver, London Bluesfest, Louis Armstrong., Matthew Greenberg, Maurice Raymond, Michael Dunstan, Miss Jamaica World, ONES Show, Pat Blythe, Quincy Bullen, Quisha Wint, RCA Records, Red Rider, Rob Cooper, Rockpile, Sascha Tukatsch, Smooth Jazz Cruise, Snarky Puppy, Strawberry Records, The Blushing Brides, The Brides, The Carpet Frogs, The Ink Spots, The River Gambler, Vic Cassis on September 13, 2017 by segariniHoly summer!!! The weather is simply gorgeous. Warm and sunny….Mother Nature has apparently had a relapse or she’s feeling a bit guilty about the rather insipid summer we just…..I don’t know…..experienced? Let’s see…..what else…..day-to-day shit you don’t need to hear about but I will say this, the homemade grape jelly IS AWESOME!!!! Made from my own concord grapes, the vines are now 20 years old. Every year it’s a battle between me and the urban wildlife. Just who plucks the most grapes? The ones left behind or dropped from the vines eventually ferment, providing the neighbourhood with a little late night comical relief as the raccoons waltz about, stumbling and bumbling until they flop over in a deep slumber. The following night is unusually quiet as they nurse their hangovers.
Pat Blythe: For The Love Of The Guitar
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Adolph Rickenbacker, Black Sabbath, Bob Segarini, Bonnie Raitt, chartar, chitarra, classical guitar, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Fanny, George Beauchamp, guitarra battente, Heart, Jeff Jones, Joan Jett, Julian Taylor, June Millington, Lee-La Baum, Leo Fender, Les Paul, Liona Boyd, Loretta Lynn, Matt Lazy, Memphis Minnie, Michael Zweig, Nancy Wilson, O.W. Appleton, Orville Gibson, Paul Bigsby, Paul James, quitarra, Rob Robbins, Sam Taylor, sanskrit, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, solid-body, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Suzi Quatro, The Lazys on July 20, 2016 by segariniTuesdays are “writing day”…..supposedly. Then all hell breaks loose. Why can’t it be on Monday, or even Wednesday AFTER I’ve filed my column? Deep breath…..inhale. It’s the exhale I sometimes forget. Okay, crank up the music. Ah, there’s nothing a little two-step around the kitchen floor that won’t cure whatever ails ya. ….and breathe….. Way behind on photo reviews and albums, so much to do, so little time. …and now for the column, something a little different.