Comments on: Now there’s another juxtaposition

By: CGHill

CGHill — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:00:21 +0000

Actually, I think I probably know them all, but I can’t guarantee I’d get them in the right order.

I suspect that there are those of us on this side of the 49th who have heard of Gordon Lightfoot but have no idea of his Canadian roots: he just seems to have come from somewhere, you know, up there. God forbid they should get a whiff of Ian and Sylvia.

By: canadienne

canadienne — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:50:52 +0000

Namedropping Canadian musicians will win you points with many Canadians – Wow, here’s an American who has heard of Gordon Lightfoot! (If you can quote all the lyrics to “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” we may have to make you an honorary citizen.)

By: CGHill

CGHill — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:54:50 +0000

"Too Bad," an early single, actually got a smidgen of airplay down here; I thought enough of it to track down the Cognac and Bologna album. Eventually it was reissued as a CD twofer with Wrap It, so I wound up with both. As long as I'm dropping the names of Canadian acts, I want to mention Wintersleep, whose "Oblivion" (from Welcome to the Night Sky) haunts me now and then. See? Anybody can throw Gordon Lightfoot and the Guess Who out there. :)

By: canadienne

canadienne — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:03:16 +0000

OMG Doug and the Slugs, I have actually seen them live! Sadly, the eponymous (had to use that word in a sentence, sorry!) is no longer with us.

By: CGHill

CGHill — Sun, 31 May 2009 19:47:37 +0000

In that case, I probably should not mention my two Doug and the Slugs albums.

We have something resembling a music server at work, to which staffers can connect. I’ve drawn a few (maybe 60, 70) items from there, but most of the stuff to which I listen comes from my own collection.

People who drop in at the office are often startled by what they hear; I’ve taken to describing it as “the playlist from a radio station in hell.”

By: canadienne

canadienne — Sun, 31 May 2009 19:28:20 +0000

You seem to have a very wide and interesting range of tunes. At work, we all share our iTunes libraries, makes for interesting listening. And you are one of the few Americans (or Candians, even) who has even heard of Damhnait Doyle. I am impressed.

By: CGHill

CGHill — Wed, 27 May 2009 21:33:33 +0000

It’s a mess. The Randomator (as I call it) pulls 360 songs from the 4,560 on hand, based on how long it’s been since they were played. (Most of the current batch haven’t been aired since late March or early April.)

Last two songs: “New York Groove,” Hello; “24 Hour Break-Up Session,” Local H.

By: canadienne

canadienne — Wed, 27 May 2009 21:22:03 +0000

I’d love it if your iTunes playlist was on the same network as mine.