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Roxanne Tellier – Don’t Get Around Much Any More

Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Alannah Myles, Alison Young, Beverlie Robertson The Chanteclaires, Bob Cohen, Bob Dylan, Bob Segarini, Bohemian Embassy, by Rosemary Solway, Chick Roberts, David Woodhead, DBAWIS, Dede Higgins, Don Cullen, Don’t Get Around Much Anymore, Eric Alper, Gordon Lightfoot, Harbourfront, Joanne Crabtree, John Robert Columbo, Judith Orban, Keith McKie, Kensington Market, Kensington Market Jazz Festival, Klaas von Graft, Linda Goldman, Lois and Bram, Lorne Michaels, Margaret Atwood, Milton Acorn and Al Purdy, Molly Johnson, Nancy Simmonds, Nancy White, Owen McBride, Perth County Conspiracy, Richard Underhill, Riverboat, Robert Priest, Roxanne Tellier, Sharon, Sharon Hampson, Sylvia Tyson, Terry Jones, The Boat, The Dirty Shames, The Shuffle Demons, The Sinners, Wayne and Shuster, Yorkville on September 26, 2016 by segarini

Ach and oy vey! This house move is cramping my style, big time. Haven’t been able to get out to a lot of events, because time’s a ticking, and there’s only so many hours in a day. I’d like to say I’ve become more selective in my outing choices. But the truth is, moving and packing is a bitch. There just isn’t any time to gallivant around.

But let me tell you about two recent events I did manage to squeeze in. Both were wonders in their own ways.

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Roxanne Tellier: My Toronto Part 3 – More Rockers: I’ll Never Forget Ol’ WhatsisName …

Posted in Opinion with tags Bernie LaBarge, Blood Sweat and Tears, Bob Segarini, Bobby Economou, Burton Cummings, Dave Dunlop, David Clayton Thomas, DBAWIS, Dean McTaggart, Devotion, Domenic Troiano, Domenic Troiano Band, Don Elliot, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Doug Macaskill, Earl Seymour, El Mocambo, Garry Peterson, George Olliver, Glass Tiger, Glenn Olive, Grant Slater, Henry Babraj, Holly Cole, Island Jazz Messengers, James Cotton, Jim Kale, Joe Cocker, Joe Walsh, Josef Chirowski, Kevin Breit, Lois and Bram, Long John Baldry, Mandala, Manteca, Mike Sloski, Moe Koffman, Off The Record, Paul DeLong, Pentti Glan, Prakash John, Ram, Rick Tait, Rob Gusevs, Robbie Lane & The Disciples, Ronnie Hawkins, Rough Trade, Roxanne Tellier, Roy Kenner, Russ Boswell, Sharon, Shuffle Demons., Songship, Steve McDade, Tangents, Teenage Head, Terry Hatty, Terry Promane, The Arrows, The Boss Brass. Gzowski 90 Minutes Live, The Chambers Brothers, The Five Rogues, The Guess Who, The James Gang, The Kings, The Lincolns, The Men From U.N.C.L.E., The Partland Brothers, The Quivering Bumpkins, The Terry Hatty Band, Tommy Ambrose’s Big Band, Warning on April 27, 2014 by segarini

Last week’s ramble down Toronto’s musical memory lane seems to have touched a chord in those who were there, or wish they had been. The list of other musicians and bands from the 70’s and 80’s, many of whom became friends, then or since, is endless. Such a roster of incredible talent! It’s heartening to see how many of those great players are still around, and still entertaining their fans, either on record or live.