On this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, I reflect on the role of Ojibway music pioneer Curtis Jonnie aka Shingoose in shaping the Six String Nation. #NDTR
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Dylan and Sparks have both taken creative risks and stylistic turns and influenced other artists. Dylan is mythologized by generations. Sparks is beloved by a dedicated few. I'll take the Sparks route if I have a choice in the matter!
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A new chapter in the life of Six String Nation began last night with the first meeting of the board of Six String Nation Projects Inc. - a brand new not-for-profit. It is a formidable team!
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Inspired by a Facebook post by Corin Raymond and a Substack essay by Ted Gioia, some thoughts on the gift of the Six String Nation.
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In celebration of Bruce Cockburn's 80th birthday, a story about Vancouver baseball, the War Measures Act and fibre-optic infrastructure (trust me, it all comes together).

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Mark Carney harnessed an energy unfamiliar to Canadians to win the election. But the narrow result suggests a more familiar default to caution and handwringing. Which will prevail?

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As an early adopter, I thought I was prepared for social media and when it arrived. In the meantime, I created a project that is meant to unfold over time and with broad perspective. Uh-oh!
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As promised (a while ago - sorry for the delay!) my latest Substack offers further detail on how and why a contribution from Don Cherry was minimized to make room for contributions from René Highway, the CCIQ Mosque and others.

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It takes a while (for good reasons!) in this new Substack post, but eventually I get around to celebrating the arrival of a new piece of material to our famed @CaltonCases case honouring the late indigenous dancer René Highway.
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Mike Myers is a maestro of cultural references and pulls out a great one to rally Canadians in the face of U.S. belligerence.
The roots of a uniquely Canadian accent of comedy speak to a perspective on the world someone like Trump can never understand.

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Who knows, it could be a pointless make work project for myself but I like to think that at least now I'll be able to reveal some video treasure that's never been seen before and try to clean up some of the video that HAS been available in less-than-ideal quality!

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Amazing! Now please advise how to advocate to get Later.com to add Bluesky functionality!